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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
VanEck Associates
201
VanEck Associates
New York
$490K -$18.4K -629 -4%
CM
202
Castleark Management
Illinois
$489K -$324K -11,100 -40%
RBA
203
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$474K – – –
MCM
204
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$472K – – –
WP
205
WMS Partners
Maryland
$460K +$462K +15,825 New
CA
206
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$458K +$23.7K +813 +5%
PM
207
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
$447K +$449K +15,377 New
AG
208
Aperio Group
California
$406K -$388K -13,271 Closed
PCP
209
Perimeter Capital Partners
Georgia
$398K +$399K +13,668 New
RFS
210
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$387K – – –
Natixis Advisors
211
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$364K +$8.61K +295 +2%
MBTD
212
Mechanics Bank - Trust Department
California
$356K – – –
BC
213
Burney Company
Virginia
$339K +$340K +11,660 New
QT
214
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$321K +$323K +11,055 New
PAM
215
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$315K +$15.3K +525 +5%
Mariner
216
Mariner
Kansas
$305K – – –
TH
217
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$280K -$208K -7,122 -43%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
218
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$275K +$276K +9,450 New
SCM
219
Stux Capital Management
New York
$271K +$272K +9,300 New
LIM
220
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$262K – – –
YMRC
221
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$262K – – –
OA
222
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$250K +$51.6K +1,767 +26%
TAM
223
Telluride Asset Management
Minnesota
$240K +$241K +8,243 New
WT
224
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$227K -$10.2K -348 -4%
RHBC
225
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$218K – – –
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9
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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.