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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
DSA
76
Davis Selected Advisers
Arizona
$10.5M -$1.06M -36,375 -9%
SIA
77
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$10M -$499K -17,100 -5%
CPIM
78
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$9.89M -$857K -29,340 -8%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
79
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$9.75M +$65.7K +2,250 +0.7%
BA
80
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$9.14M +$1.68M +57,452 +22%
NFA
81
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$9.12M -$90.5K -3,099 -1%
MAA
82
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$9.08M -$2.56M -87,753 -22%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
83
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$8.88M +$69.7K +2,386 +0.8%
RhumbLine Advisers
84
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$8.43M -$827K -28,310 -9%
EIP
85
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$8.21M -$75.2M -2,576,950 -90%
Charles Schwab
86
Charles Schwab
California
$8.03M +$937K +32,075 +13%
PCM
87
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$7.84M -$2.18M -74,602 -22%
BlackRock
88
BlackRock
New York
$6.98M +$6.3M +215,722 +892%
CFB
89
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$6.87M +$440K +15,063 +7%
FCM
90
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.81M -$535K -18,306 -7%
SAM
91
Steinberg Asset Management
New York
$6.54M -$265K -9,060 -4%
Janus Henderson Group
92
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$6.45M +$241K +8,249 +4%
MSA
93
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$6.38M +$3.64M +124,518 +131%
TRSOTSOK
94
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$5.83M -$547K -18,735 -9%
CS
95
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.7M +$1.07M +36,657 +23%
TAM
96
Telemark Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.67M -$438K -15,000 -7%
TPSF
97
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$5.67M -$33.6K -1,149 -0.6%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
98
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$5.22M +$590K +20,199 +13%
Millennium Management
99
Millennium Management
New York
$5.06M +$939K +32,166 +23%
MLICM
100
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$4.62M +$20.1K +689 +0.4%
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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.