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Waste Connections Ownership | Who Owns Waste Connections?

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Waste Connections Ownership Summary

Waste Connections is owned by 52.67% institutional investors, 0.22% insiders, and 47.11% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.13% of WCN shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.17% of its assets in Waste Connections shares.

WCN Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWaste Connections52.67%0.22%47.11%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 47.66%12.56%39.78%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group31.16M12.13%$5.46B
Royal bank of canada10.79M4.17%$1.90B
Fmr10.38M4.02%$1.82B
Bank of montreal /can/8.61M3.35%$1.51B
Blackrock8.33M3.23%$1.46B
Capital investors6.47M2.52%$1.13B
Wcm investment management6.29M2.45%$1.12B
Mackenzie financial6.14M2.37%$1.08B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.93M2.31%$1.04B
Jpmorgan chase4.76M1.85%$835.37M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Visualize group lp228.14K13.43%$40.11M
Stockbridge partners2.23M7.60%$392.83M
Oakmont166.46K5.05%$29.19M
Mirabaud asset management56.62K4.98%$10.75M
Montrusco bolton investments2.35M4.96%$397.87M
Sycomore asset management117.23K4.67%$28.21M
Clearalpha technologies lp9.11K4.38%$1.60M
Baskin financial services290.40K3.83%$50.92M
Harvey partners224.00K3.50%$39.38M
Brasada capital management, lp111.18K3.24%$19.24M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fmr10.38M0.09%4.87M
Norges bank3.98M0.07%3.98M
Capital investors6.47M0.18%1.42M
Jpmorgan chase4.76M0.05%1.29M
Wellington management group llp4.46M0.14%1.26M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Alphinity investment management pty---3.05M
Fil3.39M0.47%-2.79M
Winslow capital management---1.89M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/3.36M0.06%-999.35K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.93M0.02%-738.17K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank3.98M0.07%3.98M$697.52M
Tredje ap-fonden154.80K0.20%154.80K$27.15M
Walleye capital117.85K0.08%117.85K$20.72M
Mufg securities emea90.00K0.18%90.00K$15.79M
Twinbeech capital lp68.17K0.47%68.17K$11.98M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Total investment management-1.00
Van hulzen asset management-1.00
Tortoise investment management-4.00
Raleigh capital management-4.00
Abound wealth management-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2025586-23.30%135,333,669-35.76%520.79%297-11.61%187-31.75%
Sep 30, 2025723-5.24%206,185,153-3.71%791.16%325-15.80%2526.78%
Jun 30, 20257682.95%219,281,1661.29%841.21%39016.07%237-16.25%
Mar 31, 2025734-1.21%216,005,567-1.50%831.16%328-0.30%281-0.35%
Dec 31, 2024680-6.72%213,492,153-1.42%821.17%299-13.58%261-

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF8.19M3.17%8.14K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv8.06M3.15%17.43K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional5.55M2.17%-28.99K
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv3.74M1.46%2.88K
Vanguard Growth Index Investor3.09M1.21%18.87K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral2.43M0.95%18.90K
Fidelity Magellan2.27M0.89%-14.40K
American Funds Washington Mutual A2.26M0.89%538.16K
Capital Group Wash Mutual Invtrs Comp2.26M0.89%538.16K
Pictet Water Segregated Accounts2.25M0.87%2.25M

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 04, 2026TAN DEREK SR VP Chief Accounting OfficerSell$200.62K
Dec 10, 2025NIELSEN III ROBERT SR VP OperationsSell$335.18K
Oct 28, 2025GUILLET EDWARD E-Sell$1.57M
Aug 12, 2025Shea Patrick James Exec VP, General Counsel & SecSell$942.26K
Aug 08, 2025NIELSEN III ROBERT SR VP OperationsSell$190.00K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2026 Q1-1
2025 Q4-2
2025 Q3-3
2025 Q2-2
2025 Q1-5

WCN Ownership FAQ

Who owns the most shares of Waste Connections?

Waste Connections’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (31.16M shares, 12.13%), Royal bank of canada (10.79M shares, 4.17%), and Fmr (10.38M shares, 4.02%). Together, they hold 20.32% of Waste Connections’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Waste Connections?

Yes, BlackRock owns 3.23% of Waste Connections, totaling 8.33M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.03% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.46B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 186.1K shares, a 2.29% change.

Who is Waste Connections’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Visualize group lp is Waste Connections’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 13.43% of its assets in 228.14K Waste Connections shares, valued at 40.11M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Waste Connections shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Waste Connections shares, with 3.17% of its total shares outstanding invested in 8.19M Waste Connections shares.

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