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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
AllianceBernstein
101
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$4.51M -$81.9K -2,805 -2%
Swiss National Bank
102
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$4.48M – – –
CAM
103
Commonfund Asset Management
Connecticut
$4.46M +$946K +32,400 +27%
EVM
104
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$4.4M -$31.3K -1,071 -0.7%
WFM
105
Wilmington Funds Management
Delaware
$4.27M -$92K -3,150 -2%
Comerica Bank
106
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.16M -$318K -10,877 -7%
ERSOT
107
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.99M – – –
ProShare Advisors
108
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$3.91M +$3.4M +116,433 +651%
Canada Life
109
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$3.88M +$1.05K +36 +0%
ASRS
110
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$3.8M -$425K -14,550 -10%
Prudential Financial
111
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.41M -$197K -6,750 -5%
Federated Hermes
112
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3.4M -$53.5K -1,832 -2%
MOACM
113
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.35M +$132K +4,517 +4%
TA
114
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.23M +$50K +1,713 +2%
Citigroup
115
Citigroup
New York
$3.19M +$3.08M +105,567 +2,499%
SG Americas Securities
116
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.12M +$691K +23,655 +28%
Citadel Advisors
117
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.1M +$1.74M +59,697 +127%
PPA
118
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3M -$87.3K -2,988 -3%
KeyBank National Association
119
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$2.99M +$34K +1,164 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
120
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.96M +$482K +16,506 +19%
TD Asset Management
121
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.92M -$1.56M -53,550 -35%
SCM
122
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.86M +$2.87M +98,312 New
PI
123
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.72M +$2.73M +93,485 New
BG
124
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.61M +$178K +6,102 +7%
UBS AM
125
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.54M -$83.2K -2,850 -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.