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Waste Connections
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260 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.09B invested in Waste Connections in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 16

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 87

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 241 → 260 (+19)

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 141.45% → 141.89% (+0.44%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.24B → $5.09B (-$151M)

Holders
260
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+7.88%
% of All Funds
7.55%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
36
Increased
100
Reduced
87
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$88.2M
2
BC
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
+$78.5M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$66.9M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$22.3M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$15.3M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$208M
2
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
-$75.2M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$66.7M
4
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$26.5M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$15.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIM
26
RS Investment Management
California
$60.9M -$997K -34,140 -2%
Capital Research Global Investors
27
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$60.4M – – –
Brown Advisory
28
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$58.8M +$2.12M +72,577 +4%
SCM
29
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$56.4M +$13.1M +448,200 +30%
Mackenzie Financial
30
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$56M +$8.81M +301,627 +19%
Bank of New York Mellon
31
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$55.3M -$1.7M -58,153 -3%
Northern Trust
32
Northern Trust
Illinois
$42.2M -$469K -16,058 -1%
Capital World Investors
33
Capital World Investors
California
$39.9M +$1.53M +52,500 +4%
Westfield Capital Management
34
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$38M -$26.5M -906,315 -41%
WRF
35
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$35.8M -$3.78M -129,323 -10%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
36
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$35M +$406K +13,900 +1%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$34.8M +$53.7K +1,838 +0.2%
WC
38
Weatherbie Capital
Massachusetts
$33.7M +$397K +13,606 +1%
PC
39
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$33.2M -$193K -6,609 -0.6%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
40
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$31.6M -$478K -16,355 -1%
N
41
Nuveen
North Carolina
$30.2M +$22.3M +764,389 +278%
RMDI
42
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$29.2M +$150K +5,139 +0.5%
Balyasny Asset Management
43
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$28.7M +$8.81M +301,563 +44%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
44
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$25.6M +$2.69M +92,169 +12%
Geode Capital Management
45
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$24.6M +$2.12M +72,734 +9%
CIP
46
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$22.3M +$334K +11,452 +2%
FPP
47
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$21.5M – – –
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
48
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$21.3M -$165K -5,664 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$20.7M -$1.17M -40,138 -5%
Lord, Abbett & Co
50
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$20.5M +$579K +19,815 +3%
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WCN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

260 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waste Connections (WCN) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $5.09B — down 2.9% from $5.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new WCN positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, adding an estimated $88.2M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $208M.

  • 260 institutional investors held Waste Connections (WCN) as of Q4 2013, up from 241 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.09B of Waste Connections stock for Q4 2013, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Waste Connections positions in Q4 2013 and 16 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Waste Connections buyer in Q4 2013 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $88.2M added.
  • The largest Waste Connections seller in Q4 2013 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $208M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.