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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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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
SOMRS
126
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.52M +$13.1K +450 +0.5%
FIM
127
Friedberg Investment Management
Texas
$2.49M +$91.1K +3,120 +4%
PP
128
PDT Partners
New York
$2.45M +$1.39M +47,625 +130%
LA
129
Leonetti & Associates
Illinois
$2.44M -$37.2K -1,275 -1%
M&T Bank
130
M&T Bank
New York
$2.42M +$1.48M +50,748 +156%
WCM
131
Winton Capital Management
United Kingdom
$2.4M +$1.07M +36,579 +80%
GC
132
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.34M -$7.61M -260,577 -76%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
133
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$2.27M -$2.63M -90,000 -54%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
134
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.24M +$311K +10,662 +16%
Nisa Investment Advisors
135
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.23M -$175K -6,000 -7%
Los Angeles Capital Management
136
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.23M -$333K -11,393 -13%
SC
137
Sasco Capital
Connecticut
$2.17M – – –
IRF
138
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$2.09M -$84.5K -2,895 -4%
NG
139
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$2.06M +$133K +4,571 +7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
140
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.01M +$78.8K +2,700 +4%
EA
141
Evanston Advisors
Illinois
$1.97M -$730 -25 -0%
HCM
142
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$1.95M +$1.96M +67,067 New
Neuberger Berman Group
143
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.9M -$1.03M -35,241 -35%
CC
144
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.82M +$746K +25,557 +69%
CIC
145
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.73M -$64.8K -2,220 -4%
Barclays
146
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.73M +$1.16M +39,559 +189%
SB
147
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.65M +$14.3K +489 +0.9%
WT
148
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$1.63M +$11.7K +399 +0.7%
OPERF
149
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.53M +$377K +12,900 +33%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
150
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.52M -$236K -8,077 -13%
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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.