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Waste Connections
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285 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.58B invested in Waste Connections in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73,093% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.2M | Put options by funds: $44K

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.1B → $5.58B (+$482M)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 140.12% → 140.4% (+0.28%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 306 → 285 (-21)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 118

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 52

Holders
285
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-6.86%
% of All Funds
7.59%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
100
Reduced
118
Closed
52
Calls
$32.2M
Puts
$44K
Net Calls
+$32.2M
Net Calls Change
+$34.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
+$138M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$101M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$98.5M
4
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
+$62.9M
5
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
+$48.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$86.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$74.6M
3
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
-$56.6M
4
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$50.7M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
N
126
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.36M -$10.8M -355,071 -77%
SCM
127
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$3.24M +$21.6K +708 +0.7%
AQR Capital Management
128
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.21M -$449K -14,705 -13%
ECP
129
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$3.08M +$117K +3,838 +4%
SI
130
Sentry Investments
Ontario, Canada
$2.98M -$453K -14,850 -14%
SOMRS
131
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.7M -$133K -4,350 -5%
TD Asset Management
132
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.5M +$1.31M +42,900 +122%
Nisa Investment Advisors
133
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$2.42M -$101K -3,300 -4%
MSA
134
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.4M -$308K -10,085 -12%
ARTA
135
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$2.4M -$108K -3,524 -5%
Legal & General Group
136
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.37M +$377K +12,341 +20%
DIA
137
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$2.34M +$87K +2,850 +4%
Los Angeles Capital Management
138
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.28M +$1.9M +62,385 +715%
KeyBank National Association
139
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$2.27M -$15.4K -506 -0.7%
Neuberger Berman Group
140
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$2.23M -$130K -4,248 -6%
Bank of America
141
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.14M -$1.21M -39,504 -37%
CC
142
Curian Capital
Colorado
$2.08M +$317K +10,370 +19%
LMGAM
143
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.03M +$97K +3,178 +5%
CC
144
Cipher Capital
New York
$1.88M +$257K +8,426 +17%
OPERF
145
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.83M +$73.3K +2,400 +4%
RJA
146
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.81M -$82.4K -2,699 -5%
MERSOM
147
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.81M -$125K -4,080 -7%
SB
148
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.71M +$97.2K +3,184 +6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
149
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.7M +$746K +24,441 +86%
SC
150
Sasco Capital
Connecticut
$1.66M -$50.4K -1,650 -3%
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WCN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

285 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waste Connections (WCN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.58B — up 9.5% from $5.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of WCN and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 100 added.

The largest buyer was Perkins Investment Management, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $86.1M.

  • 285 institutional investors held Waste Connections (WCN) as of Q1 2015, down from 306 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.58B of Waste Connections stock for Q1 2015, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Waste Connections positions in Q1 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
  • The largest Waste Connections buyer in Q1 2015 was Perkins Investment Management, an estimated $138M added.
  • The largest Waste Connections seller in Q1 2015 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $86.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.