Waste Management Ownership | Who Owns Waste Management?

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Waste Management Ownership Summary

Waste Management is owned by 84.77% institutional investors, 0.26% insiders, and 14.98% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.68% of WM shares. Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest is the top mutual fund, with 3.20% of its assets in Waste Management shares.

WM Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Waste Management	84.77%	0.26%	14.98%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	67.86%	16.45%	15.69%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	38.99M	9.68%	$8.57B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	30.73M	7.62%	$6.85B
Bill & melinda gates foundation trust	26.72M	6.63%	$5.96B
Vanguard capital management	25.18M	6.25%	$5.61B
State street	18.01M	4.47%	$4.01B
Capital research global investors	10.44M	2.59%	$2.33B
Geode capital management	9.07M	2.25%	$2.01B
Ci private wealth	8.17M	2.03%	$76.40M
Ameriprise financial	7.09M	1.76%	$1.58B
Morgan stanley	6.58M	1.63%	$1.47B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Morgan stanley institutional investment advisors	1.45M	30.12%	$322.48M
Bill & melinda gates foundation trust	26.72M	17.30%	$5.96B
Ecofi investissements sa	14.90K	11.87%	$3.32M
Tlw wealth management	52.96K	6.68%	$11.80M
Sustainable growth advisers, lp	2.06M	4.51%	$459.50M
Terra alpha investments	20.04K	4.51%	$4.40M
Pictet bank & trust	15.90K	3.80%	$3.54M
Ycg	192.91K	3.78%	$43.00M
Westchester capital management	88.59K	3.56%	$19.74M
Atwater malick	71.45K	3.47%	$15.93M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Ci private wealth	8.17M	0.10%	7.86M
Norges bank	4.77M	0.11%	4.77M
Sixth street partners management company	2.35M	0.07%	2.35M
Capital research global investors	10.44M	0.32%	1.71M
Vanguard group	38.99M	0.12%	553.61K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Holocene advisors, lp	-	-	-1.12M
Pictet asset management sa	578.78K	0.12%	-929.84K
Bill & melinda gates foundation trust	26.72M	17.30%	-921.60K
Barclays	1.88M	0.08%	-839.05K
Diamant asset management	3.78K	0.57%	-767.16K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	4.77M	0.11%	4.77M	$1.06B
Sixth street partners management company	2.35M	0.07%	2.35M	$523.40M
Exoduspoint capital management, lp	176.03K	0.25%	176.03K	$39.23M
Axa investment managers	63.03K	0.04%	63.03K	$13.92M
Ubs oconnor	61.67K	1.58%	61.67K	$13.55M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
New millennium group	-1.00
Morganrosel wealth management	-1.00
Transcendent capital group	-5.00
Bridge generations wealth management	-5.00
Curio wealth	-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	2,384	-1.04%	341,773,820	3.45%	84	1.26%	1,084	-6.71%	905	8.77%
Mar 31, 2026	2,350	-0.42%	329,656,003	0.90%	81	1.24%	1,130	-4.48%	816	3.82%
Dec 31, 2025	1,949	-12.13%	245,478,839	-23.19%	60	0.97%	945	-7.98%	671	-13.20%
Sep 30, 2025	1,792	-21.27%	202,805,181	-37.58%	50	0.77%	827	-23.00%	632	-19.18%
Jun 30, 2025	2,250	1.12%	326,696,050	2.11%	81	1.28%	1,058	1.44%	776	-2.76%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	12.79M	3.20%	35.81K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	12.75M	3.19%	-85.34K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	12.75M	3.17%	-85.34K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	12.71M	3.16%	-4.25K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	9.70M	2.43%	101.33K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	4.99M	1.25%	7.96K
Fidelity 500 Index	4.74M	1.19%	-9.16K
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	4.56M	1.14%	3.85K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	4.54M	1.13%	-66.65K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	4.42M	1.10%	-23.22K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 04, 2026	Carroll John A.	VP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$300.16K
Jun 05, 2026	Carrasco Rafael	SVP of Enterprise Strategy	Sell	$585.33K
Mar 09, 2026	Reed David L.	EVP & CFO	Sell	$18.39K
Mar 09, 2026	Morris John J	President & COO	Sell	$1.02M
Mar 09, 2026	Varkey Johnson	SVP-Chief Information Officer	Sell	$29.68K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	32
2025 Q4	1	1
2025 Q3	-	1
2025 Q2	-	6

WM Ownership FAQ

Who owns the most shares of Waste Management?

Waste Management’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (38.99M shares, 9.68%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (30.73M shares, 7.62%), and Bill & melinda gates foundation trust (26.72M shares, 6.63%). Together, they hold 23.93% of Waste Management’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Waste Management?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Waste Management.

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

Morgan stanley institutional investment advisors is Waste Management’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 30.12% of its assets in 1.45M Waste Management shares, valued at 322.48M$.

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

Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest is the top mutual fund holder of Waste Management shares, with 3.20% of its total shares outstanding invested in 12.79M Waste Management shares.

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