Waste Connections Ownership | Who Owns Waste Connections?


OverviewForecastRevenueFinancialsChartTranscripts

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.19% 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
Mackenzie financial6.14M2.37%$1.08B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.93M2.31%$1.04B
Jpmorgan chase4.76M1.85%$835.37M
Wellington management group llp4.46M1.72%$783.22M

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
Sycomore asset management117.23K4.67%$28.21M
Clearalpha technologies lp9.11K4.38%$1.60M
Montrusco bolton investments1.82M4.34%$286.52M
Nicola wealth management208.60K4.07%$33.89M
Baskin financial services286.19K3.81%$46.50M
Harvey partners224.00K3.50%$39.38M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fmr10.38M0.09%4.87M
Norges bank3.98M0.07%3.98M
Vanguard fiduciary trust2.45M0.10%2.45M
Capital investors6.47M0.18%1.42M
Jpmorgan chase4.76M0.05%1.29M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Alphinity investment management pty---3.05M
Fil3.39M0.47%-2.79M
Wcm investment management3.88M1.43%-2.41M
Winslow capital management---1.89M
Pictet asset management sa2.33M0.40%-1.18M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank3.98M0.07%3.98M$697.52M
Vanguard fiduciary trust2.45M0.10%2.45M$398.65M
Vanguard global advisers1.03M0.09%1.03M$166.97M
Vanguard asset management443.84K0.06%443.84K$72.11M
Tredje ap-fonden154.80K0.20%154.80K$27.15M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Total investment management-1.00
Van hulzen asset management-1.00
Nemes rush group-1.00
Concord wealth partners-1.00
Toth financial advisory-2.00

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv8.12M3.19%26.00K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF8.19M3.17%8.14K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional5.52M2.17%-41.22K
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv3.74M1.47%-2.45K
Vanguard Growth Index Investor3.01M1.18%-85.09K
Capital Group Fundamental Invtrs Comp2.59M1.02%784.53K
American Funds Fundamental Invs A2.59M1.02%784.53K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral2.47M0.97%18.53K
Capital Group Wash Mutual Invtrs Comp2.26M0.89%-
American Funds Washington Mutual A2.26M0.89%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Apr 30, 2026HANSEN ERIC Senior Vice President and CIOSell$988.92K
Apr 27, 2026LITTLE JAMES Executive VP EngineeringSell$427.17K
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

Insider Transactions Trends


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

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Waste Connections shares, with 3.19% of its total shares outstanding invested in 8.12M Waste Connections shares.

Try Tickergate Pro Free

Customize Everything. 100% Flexibility. Fast and Easy to Use (No code or Excel Needed)

  • Customize your own personal stocks lists, views and charts

  • Choose from hundreds of fields, up to 15 years of history

  • Conduct deep comparison analysis

  • Discover trending investment themes

  • Find your next best investment

  • Research stocks using tools