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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
MERSOM
151
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.48M +$591K +20,250 +67%
LSERS
152
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.47M +$1.48M +50,550 New
Legal & General Group
153
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.46M +$115K +3,934 +8%
Credit Agricole
154
Credit Agricole
France
$1.4M – – –
STC
155
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.39M +$722K +24,739 +107%
Bank of America
156
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.35M -$552K -18,888 -29%
RCM
157
Raptor Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.3M – – –
SCA
158
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$1.29M +$1.3M +44,457 New
Bank of Montreal
159
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.27M -$28K -960 -2%
GF
160
Gabelli Funds
New York
$1.22M +$131K +4,500 +12%
SCM
161
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.19M +$1.19M +40,890 New
AQR Capital Management
162
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.17M +$466K +15,945 +66%
LMGAM
163
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.17M -$514K -17,602 -30%
ACM
164
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$1.17M – – –
DCM
165
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.11M -$152K -5,222 -12%
Nomura Holdings
166
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.04M +$716K +24,520 +218%
PA
167
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$1M +$77.1K +2,640 +8%
URS
168
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$960K – – –
JG
169
Jefferies Group
New York
$959K +$554K +18,967 +135%
B
170
Baird
Wisconsin
$925K +$928K +31,791 New
RJA
171
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$924K +$44.9K +1,536 +5%
DCM
172
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
$918K +$922K +31,568 New
Allianz Asset Management
173
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$890K +$21.9K +750 +3%
U
174
UBS
Switzerland
$869K +$727K +24,909 +501%
AIP
175
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$854K – – –
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7
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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.