Waste Connections
256 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.05B invested in Waste Connections in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
109% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $92K | Put options by funds: $44K
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.09B → $5.05B (-$42.5M)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 96
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 260 → 256 (-4)
1.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 141.89% → 139.9% (-2%)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 29
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$70.7M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$59.9M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$28.2M |
| 4 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$21.9M |
| 5 |
CGT
Capital Guardian Trust
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$20.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$128M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$64.5M |
| 3 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$36.4M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$20.5M |
| 5 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$16.9M |
WCN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
256 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waste Connections (WCN) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $5.05B — down 0.84% from $5.09B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of WCN and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 96 trimmed existing stakes and 93 added.
The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, adding an estimated $70.7M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $128M.
- 256 institutional investors held Waste Connections (WCN) as of Q1 2014, down from 260 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $5.05B of Waste Connections stock for Q1 2014, down 0.84% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Waste Connections positions in Q1 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Waste Connections buyer in Q1 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $70.7M added.
- The largest Waste Connections seller in Q1 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $128M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.