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WASTE CONNECTIONS INC (WCN)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
845
Reporting holders
$35.5B
Reported value
84.1%
Of shares outstanding
0.2%
Calls
0.2%
Puts
+43
Holder change
Institutions report 211,887,922 shares against 252,049,532 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.6B | 15,797,275 | 0.06% | 2q | HELD |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $2.2B incl. $550.0K options CALL | 13,188,665 | 0.33% | 31q | +8.0%+$163.1M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.9B | 11,232,978 | 0.08% | 2q | +0.9%+$16.3M |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | $1.4B incl. $3.0M options CALL | 8,665,651 | 0.48% | 31q | +6.5%+$88.4M |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | $1.2B | 7,456,684 | 0.62% | 31q | +4.8%+$57.2M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $1.1B | 6,370,788 | 0.02% | 8q | +2.9%+$29.9M |
| FMR LLC | $890.2M | 5,341,098 | 0.04% | 31q | -40.4%-$604.0M |
| Capital International Investors | $763.9M | 4,582,617 | 0.16% | 31q | -12.3%-$107.6M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $684.0M | 4,111,035 | 0.24% | 31q | +270.8%+$499.6M |
| NORGES BANK | $659.5M | 3,957,385 | 0.07% | 32q | -0.5%-$3.4M |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | $634.1M | 3,794,258 | 1.15% | 17q | -2.1%-$13.6M |
| TD Asset Management Inc | $633.9M | 3,804,528 | 0.55% | 31q | -5.6%-$37.6M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $598.0M | 3,587,785 | 0.05% | 31q | +764.0%+$528.8M |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | $589.7M | 3,544,278 | 0.46% | 31q | -4.8%-$29.9M |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | $541.1M | 3,245,893 | 0.39% | 11q | -5.8%-$33.0M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $510.5M | 3,062,730 | 0.03% | 31q | +14.7%+$65.6M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $495.8M incl. $13.9M options CALL+PUT | 2,890,779 | 0.06% | 31q | -7.2%-$38.3M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $477.9M | 2,867,268 | 0.08% | 31q | -41.9%-$344.7M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $434.3M | 2,605,542 | 0.04% | 31q | -7.5%-$35.3M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $415.2M incl. $6.3M options CALL | 2,446,717 | 0.02% | 31q | -1.2%-$5.1M |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | $414.5M | 2,488,903 | 0.79% | 31q | +48.8%+$135.9M |
| Fiera Capital Corp | $413.4M | 2,484,844 | 1.50% | 31q | -2.4%-$10.4M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $405.3M | 2,431,824 | 0.09% | 2q | -0.9%-$3.6M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $403.7M | 2,422,109 | 0.04% | 31q | -48.6%-$382.0M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $368.7M | 2,211,929 | 0.02% | 35q | -14.2%-$60.8M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $363.0M | 2,177,541 | 0.01% | 31q | +10.8%+$35.2M |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | $352.8M incl. $1.5M options CALL | 2,114,692 | 0.25% | 19q | +5.8%+$19.4M |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | $339.9M | 2,039,175 | 0.99% | 16q | HELD |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | $329.9M | 1,979,027 | 2.15% | 8q | -6.5%-$23.1M |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | $319.8M | 1,918,656 | 0.31% | 12q | -17.5%-$67.8M |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $284.4M | 1,708,241 | 0.16% | 19q | +6.0%+$16.1M |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | $278.7M | 1,673,823 | 0.45% | 31q | -18.3%-$62.3M |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | $254.0M | 1,523,777 | 0.39% | 31q | -10.4%-$29.4M |
| Atlas FRM LLC | $251.7M | 1,510,000 | 10.78% | new | NEW |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $235.1M | 1,410,253 | 0.07% | 34q | +0.6%+$1.5M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $227.9M | 1,367,325 | 0.04% | 9q | +7.9%+$16.8M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $220.6M | 1,323,486 | 0.08% | 23q | +57.7%+$80.7M |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP | $214.3M | 1,285,809 | 2.89% | 31q | +69.8%+$88.1M |
| UBS Group AG | $201.7M | 1,210,150 | 0.03% | 31q | +38.4%+$55.9M |
| Stockbridge Partners LLC | $193.6M | 1,161,217 | 4.07% | 11q | -52.6%-$215.0M |
| Skye Global Management LP | $191.4M | 1,148,000 | 3.72% | 14q | +23.2%+$36.0M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $191.1M | 1,146,384 | 0.04% | 31q | -7.7%-$15.9M |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | $187.8M | 1,126,933 | 0.12% | 31q | -17.6%-$40.0M |
| FIL Ltd | $185.8M | 1,114,828 | 0.13% | 31q | +128.8%+$104.6M |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $178.7M | 1,072,270 | 0.08% | 2q | +4.3%+$7.4M |
| Consulta Ltd | $175.0M | 1,050,000 | 6.31% | new | NEW |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | $167.9M incl. $19.1M options CALL+PUT | 893,721 | 0.19% | 31q | +15.7%+$22.8M |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | $167.0M | 1,001,908 | 0.11% | 16q | +309.8%+$126.3M |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | $166.3M | 997,444 | 0.68% | 31q | -5.3%-$9.4M |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO | $164.8M | 988,674 | 0.57% | 31q | -11.3%-$20.9M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $162.7M | 976,473 | 0.07% | 8q | -18.7%-$37.4M |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | $162.5M | 974,830 | 2.52% | 20q | -46.5%-$141.2M |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | $159.7M | 958,009 | 0.24% | 3q | -5.8%-$9.8M |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P | $144.0M | 863,747 | 2.49% | 31q | HELD |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | $141.6M | 859,373 | 0.37% | 19q | +3.1%+$4.3M |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $139.8M | 838,568 | 0.04% | 7q | -3.8%-$5.6M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $135.7M | 814,011 | 0.02% | 31q | -4.3%-$6.0M |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | $134.7M | 807,983 | 0.19% | 27q | +5.9%+$7.5M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $130.9M | 768,401 | 0.01% | 31q | -1.5%-$2.0M |
| DF DENT & CO INC | $128.3M | 769,572 | 2.43% | 31q | -10.5%-$15.0M |
| Amundi | $124.8M | 748,858 | 0.03% | 21q | HELD |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $123.3M | 739,812 | 0.02% | 31q | -0.8%-$938.3K |
| Swiss National Bank | $120.2M | 721,045 | 0.06% | 31q | -4.0%-$5.1M |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD | $118.5M | 710,833 | 0.46% | 15q | +4.0%+$4.6M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $116.9M | 719,460 | 0.04% | 31q | +5308.3%+$114.7M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $115.5M | 693,219 | 0.02% | 9q | +5.6%+$6.2M |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $114.4M | 686,101 | 0.06% | 31q | -53.9%-$133.8M |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS | $113.5M | 680,904 | 0.28% | 26q | +3.5%+$3.9M |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $101.6M | 609,721 | 0.38% | 21q | -4.0%-$4.2M |
| Rathbones Group PLC | $100.7M | 604,177 | 0.37% | 31q | -52.7%-$112.2M |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | $99.4M | 596,981 | 0.12% | 3q | +201.7%+$66.5M |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | $94.6M | 569,050 | 0.70% | 5q | +29.6%+$21.6M |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | $90.1M | 536,576 | 0.20% | 31q | -44.8%-$73.1M |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | $88.4M | 530,418 | 0.07% | 12q | -1.1%-$973.0K |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $88.4M | 530,332 | 0.04% | 31q | -31.0%-$39.7M |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | $86.3M | 534,779 | 0.15% | 27q | HELD |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | $85.6M | 513,233 | 0.56% | 31q | -2.7%-$2.4M |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. | $84.7M | 508,052 | 1.55% | 9q | HELD |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | $82.9M | 498,064 | 0.52% | 31q | -23.3%-$25.1M |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $81.7M | 490,330 | 0.06% | 2q | +10.5%+$7.7M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $81.1M | 486,281 | 0.02% | 6q | +11.7%+$8.5M |
| TCW GROUP INC | $77.5M | 464,660 | 0.52% | 31q | -13.4%-$12.0M |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. | $76.3M | 457,046 | 2.31% | 3q | +1.5%+$1.1M |
| PGGM Investments | $75.7M | 454,290 | 1.86% | 6q | HELD |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $74.5M | 446,841 | 0.07% | 16q | +18.0%+$11.3M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $73.5M | 440,617 | 0.08% | 3q | -22.7%-$21.6M |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | $72.0M | 434,987 | 0.22% | 38q | -47.5%-$65.2M |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | $71.7M | 304,509 | 0.02% | 31q | -16.6%-$14.3M |
| National Pension Service | $68.4M | 410,598 | 0.04% | 30q | +8.3%+$5.2M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $65.7M | 394,444 | 0.01% | 31q | +61.0%+$24.9M |
| DAVIS R M INC | $65.2M | 390,846 | 1.03% | 31q | HELD |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | $64.5M | 387,147 | 0.06% | 3q | -22.7%-$18.9M |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | $64.1M | 386,705 | 0.24% | 31q | +5.1%+$3.1M |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | $62.9M | 377,377 | 0.16% | new | NEW |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | $60.6M | 363,810 | 0.09% | 31q | +13.4%+$7.2M |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. | $60.1M | 361,031 | 1.62% | 10q | -4.8%-$3.0M |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | $58.8M | 352,832 | 1.37% | 25q | +4.6%+$2.6M |
| Sunriver Management LLC | $57.3M | 343,513 | 8.99% | 2q | +6.5%+$3.5M |
| EULAV Asset Management | $57.1M | 342,462 | 1.82% | 31q | -42.0%-$41.4M |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $55.5M | 333,031 | 0.01% | 31q | -1.3%-$704.7K |
Showing the largest 100 of 846 reported holders. The count of 845 above leaves out 1 position whose reported value failed our price check; it is listed here as filed.
What the company announced
Form 8-K filings from the last 120 days, showing only the items worth a reader's attention. Earnings releases, exhibit attachments and general disclosures are filed constantly and are left out. Filed is when the SEC received it; event is the date the company says the thing happened.
| Filed | Event date | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-04 | Material agreement entered | filing |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD J | President & CEO | Bought | 50,000 | $7.6M |
| 2026-06-05 | Shea Patrick James | Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Sold | 7,500 | $1.2M |
| 2026-07-28 | Cloninger Robert Michael | SR VP, Deputy General Counsel | Sold | 2,811 | $480.7K ×2 |
| 2026-08-18 | RIVARD PHILIP | SR VP Business Development | Sold | 2,500 | $416.4K |
| 2026-10-27 | LITTLE JAMES | Executive VP Engineering | Sold | 2,000 | $370.4K |
| 2026-08-13 | Netherton Susan | SR VP People, Training & Dev | Sold | 1,750 | $290.5K |
| 2026-06-05 | CRAFT JASON | Executive Vice President & COO | Sold | 1,500 | $234.9K |
| 2026-10-26 | TAN DEREK | SR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | 1,000 | $186.8K |
| 2026-08-19 | NIELSEN III ROBERT | SR VP Operations | Sold | 700 | $119.0K |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 227 | $1.3B | 8,144,126 | 19 | 52 | 94 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 845 | $35.5B | 211,887,922 | 122 | 274 | 304 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 802 | $35.0B | 214,829,776 | 90 | 252 | 299 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 817 | $38.7B | 219,898,258 | 97 | 257 | 264 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 753 | $38.1B | 215,250,235 | 69 | 249 | 257 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | 772 | $43.4B | 232,067,247 | 83 | 288 | 220 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 745 | $43.5B | 221,600,231 | 65 | 245 | 269 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 745 | $39.5B | 229,477,326 | 54 | 233 | 269 | 0.3% |
| Q3 2024 | 732 | $40.3B | 224,876,684 | 75 | 248 | 240 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 701 | $39.6B | 225,181,239 | 58 | 259 | 223 | 0.2% |
| Q1 2024 | 686 | $39.2B | 227,152,178 | 84 | 217 | 250 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2023 | 642 | $34.1B | 227,774,046 | 65 | 186 | 230 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2023 | 609 | $30.6B | 226,788,461 | 45 | 239 | 177 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2023 | 608 | $32.3B | 225,327,973 | 51 | 190 | 218 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2023 | 600 | $32.0B | 230,079,015 | 57 | 210 | 205 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2022 | 605 | $29.8B | 224,740,286 | 73 | 182 | 212 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2022 | 550 | $173.8B | 1,270,019,429 | 61 | 163 | 196 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 547 | $223.4B | 1,792,772,892 | 75 | 196 | 167 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2022 | 524 | $289.1B | 2,067,764,368 | 57 | 179 | 165 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2021 | 518 | $190.8B | 1,379,524,552 | 64 | 176 | 138 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2021 | 462 | $310.4B | 2,453,678,752 | 32 | 161 | 145 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2021 | 468 | $168.6B | 1,223,405,106 | 51 | 157 | 152 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2021 | 450 | $158.4B | 1,265,132,878 | 41 | 170 | 141 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 471 | $234.2B | 2,071,164,453 | 52 | 156 | 150 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2020 | 445 | $177.1B | 1,428,558,867 | 46 | 145 | 146 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2020 | 431 | $164.0B | 1,457,385,695 | 56 | 133 | 162 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 421 | $136.2B | 1,452,114,680 | 45 | 151 | 148 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 430 | $118.6B | 1,133,704,545 | 42 | 142 | 135 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2019 | 408 | $91.4B | 884,825,974 | 44 | 140 | 127 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2019 | 402 | $68.4B | 628,240,883 | 40 | 139 | 135 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2019 | 420 | $64.6B | 659,802,151 | 43 | 129 | 150 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2018 | 417 | $81.6B | 946,104,089 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.0% |