Waste Management
2,179 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.8B invested in Waste Management in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 117 funds opening new positions, 908 increasing their positions, 790 reducing their positions, and 142 closing their positions.
100% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $511M | Put options by funds: $256M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 908 | Existing positions reduced: 790
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $74.6B → $70.8B (-$3.72B)
1.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.03% → 79.69% (-1.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,230 → 2,179 (-51)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 117 | Existing positions closed: 142
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 31 (-15)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vontobel Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$406M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$212M |
| 3 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
+$196M |
| 4 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$181M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$174M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Foundation Trust
Kirkland,
Washington
|
-$743M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$300M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$192M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$146M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$126M |
WM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
2,179 of the 7,638 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Waste Management (WM) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $70.8B — down 5% from $74.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 142 funds closed out of WM and 117 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 790 trimmed existing stakes and 908 added.
The largest buyer was Vontobel Holding, adding an estimated $406M. The largest seller was Gates Foundation Trust, cutting an estimated $743M.
- 2,179 institutional investors held Waste Management (WM) as of Q3 2025, down from 2,230 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $70.8B of Waste Management stock for Q3 2025, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 117 funds opened new Waste Management positions in Q3 2025 and 142 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
- The largest Waste Management buyer in Q3 2025 was Vontobel Holding, an estimated $406M added.
- The largest Waste Management seller in Q3 2025 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $743M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.