Waste Connections
272 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.75B invested in Waste Connections in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
8,289% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.7M | Put options by funds: $378K
60% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 267 → 272 (+5)
1.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 142.89% → 144.09% (+1.2%)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.56B → $5.75B (+$190M)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 106
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$64.1M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$53.9M |
| 3 |
FPP
Findlay Park Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$31.5M |
| 4 |
RIM
RS Investment Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24.6M |
| 5 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$17.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$39.2M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$28.4M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$22.5M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$21.7M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$19.6M |
WCN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
272 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waste Connections (WCN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $5.75B — up 3.4% from $5.56B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new WCN positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.
The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $64.1M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $39.2M.
- 272 institutional investors held Waste Connections (WCN) as of Q3 2015, up from 267 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $5.75B of Waste Connections stock for Q3 2015, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Waste Connections positions in Q3 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Waste Connections buyer in Q3 2015 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $64.1M added.
- The largest Waste Connections seller in Q3 2015 was Norges Bank, an estimated $39.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.