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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
Morgan Stanley
51
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19.4M +$11.1M +378,905 +132%
SAM
52
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
$18.2M +$299K +10,245 +2%
TSAM
53
Trinity Street Asset Management
United Kingdom
$17.3M +$17.4M +596,223 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$17.2M +$4.04M +138,301 +30%
EAM
55
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$16.1M -$526K -18,000 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
56
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$15.4M -$477K -16,335 -3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
57
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$15.3M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
58
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.2M +$15.3M +523,407 New
BIM
59
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$15.1M -$140K -4,784 -0.9%
FAM
60
Fred Alger Management
New York
$14.2M +$282K +9,663 +2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
61
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$14.1M -$64.8K -2,218 -0.5%
TCIM
62
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$14M -$6.96M -238,288 -33%
Principal Financial Group
63
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$13.9M +$1.47M +50,367 +12%
JHIU
64
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$13.8M +$9.41M +322,350 +211%
Nordea Investment Management
65
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$13.6M +$776K +26,584 +6%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
66
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$12.8M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
67
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$12.8M +$1.12M +38,301 +10%
RFC
68
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$12.7M +$10.1M +346,014 +300%
ESCM
69
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$12M +$12M +412,439 New
Deutsche Bank
70
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12M +$4.64M +158,742 +63%
EAM
71
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$11.9M -$12M -410,898 -50%
AIMCA
72
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$11.8M -$9.28M -317,730 -44%
First Trust Advisors
73
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$11.2M +$5.29M +181,118 +88%
AIG
74
American International Group
New York
$11M -$351K -12,034 -3%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
75
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$10.6M -$666K -22,800 -6%
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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.