Waste Connections, Inc.
WCN- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Refuse Systems
- SEC CIK
- 0001318220
In the last 90 days, Waste Connections, Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 5 sales; 842 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $35.4B in total; Gates Foundation Trust is the only superinvestor holding it.
13F holders, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Waste Connections, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works
- Institutional holders
- 796
- −10 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 214.2M
- +30.8M (+16.8%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $34.8B
- +$2.58B (+8.0%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 97
- 265 more added
- Sold out
- 107
- 304 more reduced
9 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting WCN on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 842 | $35.4B |
| Q1 2026 | 796 | $34.8B |
| Q4 2025 | 815 | $38.5B |
| Q3 2025 | 750 | $37.2B |
| Q2 2025 | 767 | $41.3B |
| Q1 2025 | 737 | $43.2B |
| Q4 2024 | 736 | $37.9B |
| Q3 2024 | 729 | $39.6B |
| Q2 2024 | 696 | $38.8B |
| Q1 2024 | 682 | $38.0B |
| Q4 2023 | 638 | $33.3B |
| Q3 2023 | 607 | $30.4B |
| Q2 2023 | 605 | $32.0B |
| Q1 2023 | 602 | $31.2B |
| Q4 2022 | 603 | $29.7B |
| Q3 2022 | 567 | $30.8B |
| Q2 2022 | 561 | $27.4B |
| Q1 2022 | 534 | $30.3B |
| Q4 2021 | 528 | $30.0B |
| Q3 2021 | 470 | $27.6B |
| Q2 2021 | 478 | $25.8B |
| Q1 2021 | 460 | $23.4B |
Institutions, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Waste Connections, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 15,855,163 | $2.58B | 0.06% | +15,855,163 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 12,210,661 | $1.98B | 0.38% | +167,263+1.4% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 11,135,258 | $1.81B | 0.09% | +11,135,258 | New |
| FMR LLC | 8,964,650 | $1.46B | 0.08% | −1,299,832−12.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 8,135,633 | $1.32B | 0.56% | −471,947−5.5% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 7,113,604 | $1.16B | 1.53% | +1,461,575+25.9% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6,191,564 | $1.01B | 0.02% | +260,652+4.4% | Added |
| Capital International Investors | 5,228,050 | $849.2M | 0.20% | −1,240,209−19.2% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 4,980,317 | $809.1M | 0.97% | −639,109−11.4% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 4,935,243 | $801.7M | 0.15% | +259,506+5.6% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 4,713,805 | $765.7M | 0.10% | +1,813,042+62.5% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 4,030,266 | $652.8M | 0.53% | +184,989+4.8% | Added |
| WCM Investment Management, LLC | 3,875,396 | $627.3M | 1.43% | −2,410,994−38.4% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,724,204 | $604.6M | 0.52% | +1,219,056+48.7% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 3,444,052 | $559.5M | 0.46% | +2,364,917+219.1% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 3,113,950 | $505.8M | 0.36% | +2,079,195+200.9% | Added |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 2,817,119 | $457.6M | 0.05% | +147,399+5.5% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 2,669,108 | $433.6M | 0.03% | −699,774−20.8% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,576,878 | $418.6M | 0.03% | −466,269−15.3% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 2,547,069 | $413.1M | 1.41% | −217,807−7.9% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2,477,061 | $400.9M | 0.03% | −2,286,681−48.0% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 2,453,637 | $398.6M | 0.10% | +2,453,637 | New |
| Stockbridge Partners LLC | 2,451,169 | $398.2M | 9.62% | +83,856+3.5% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 2,325,461 | $377.7M | 0.40% | −1,182,944−33.7% | Reduced |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc | 2,117,425 | $344.0M | 2.40% | +1,635,720+339.6% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 2,048,147 | $332.7M | 0.58% | +3,378+0.2% | Added |
| Gates Foundation TrustSuperinvestorGates Foundation Trust | 2,039,175 | $331.2M | 1.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| National Bank of Canada | 1,998,395 | $323.7M | 0.33% | −86,178−4.1% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 1,966,153 | $319.4M | 0.01% | +59,472+3.1% | Added |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 1,822,200 | $286.5M | 4.34% | −523,366−22.3% | Reduced |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 1,700,377 | $276.2M | 0.45% | +22,604+1.3% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 1,673,089 | $271.9M | 0.63% | +345,222+26.0% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 1,611,310 | $261.8M | 0.17% | +38,199+2.4% | Added |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 1,488,548 | $241.8M | 0.13% | −320,193−17.7% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,401,424 | $227.6M | 0.08% | +67,326+5.0% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 1,367,198 | $222.2M | 0.17% | +172,095+14.4% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,266,733 | $205.8M | 0.04% | +1,264,884+68,409.1% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 1,242,065 | $201.5M | 0.05% | −46,401−3.6% | Reduced |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1,200,977 | $195.1M | 0.11% | +497,944+70.8% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado | 1,114,166 | $181.0M | 0.71% | −104,763−8.6% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 1,108,569 | $178.4M | 0.08% | +333,257+43.0% | Added |
| King Luther Capital Management Corp | 1,053,657 | $171.2M | 0.74% | −67,598−6.0% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 1,027,690 | $167.0M | 0.09% | +1,027,690 | New |
| Nomura Asset Management International Inc. | 1,016,883 | $165.2M | 0.28% | −69,330−6.4% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 972,081 | $158.2M | 0.39% | −990,389−50.5% | Reduced |
| Skye Global Management LP | 932,000 | $151.4M | 3.26% | +40,000+4.5% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 874,522 | $142.1M | 0.03% | +114,761+15.1% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 872,040 | $141.4M | 0.04% | −200,900−18.7% | Reduced |
| Snyder Capital Management L P | 859,769 | $139.7M | 2.71% | +70,652+9.0% | Added |
| DF Dent & Co Inc | 859,515 | $139.6M | 2.67% | −181,428−17.4% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 850,154 | $138.1M | 0.02% | −1,571−0.2% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 839,369 | $136.3M | 0.10% | +655,788+357.2% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 833,367 | $134.4M | 0.40% | +468,685+128.5% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 829,271 | $133.7M | 0.48% | +73,035+9.7% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 780,332 | $128.8M | 0.01% | −93,246−10.7% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 772,194 | $125.5M | 0.24% | −34,504−4.3% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 768,427 | $124.8M | 0.10% | +634,675+474.5% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 762,965 | $123.9M | 0.19% | +125,642+19.7% | Added |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP | 757,296 | $123.0M | 1.71% | +156,838+26.1% | Added |
| Swiss National Bank | 751,345 | $122.0M | 0.07% | +45,700+6.5% | Added |
| Amundi | 748,702 | $121.6M | 0.03% | +149,116+24.9% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 745,441 | $121.1M | 0.03% | +122,829+19.7% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 730,092 | $118.6M | 0.11% | +156,860+27.4% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 683,533 | $111.1M | 0.50% | −83,360−10.9% | Reduced |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 663,735 | $107.8M | 0.02% | +663,735 | New |
| Storebrand Asset Management AS | 657,728 | $106.8M | 0.31% | −343,598−34.3% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 656,234 | $106.3M | 0.02% | +27,957+4.4% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 649,044 | $105.5M | 0.62% | −413,248−38.9% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 638,608 | $103.7M | 0.41% | −30,834−4.6% | Reduced |
| Sands Capital Management, LLC | 634,903 | $103.1M | 0.40% | −330,977−34.3% | Reduced |
| EULAV Asset Management | 590,713 | $96.0M | 3.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 570,160 | $92.6M | 0.16% | +400,969+237.0% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 559,019 | $90.5M | 0.10% | +106,087+23.4% | Added |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | 556,985 | $90.5M | 1.15% | +144,650+35.1% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 534,779 | $88.1M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCW Group Inc | 536,576 | $87.2M | 0.66% | −75,601−12.3% | Reduced |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 536,255 | $86.9M | 0.08% | −371,061−40.9% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 527,447 | $85.7M | 0.62% | −122,145−18.8% | Reduced |
| Nicholas Company, Inc. | 508,147 | $82.5M | 1.62% | +59,035+13.1% | Added |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 500,750 | $81.3M | 0.09% | +63,200+14.4% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 365,219 | $79.6M | 0.03% | −22,333−5.8% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 487,213 | $79.2M | 0.06% | −348,178−41.7% | Reduced |
| PGGM Investments | 454,290 | $73.8M | 1.29% | +30,631+7.2% | Added |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. | 450,464 | $72.9M | 2.51% | +36,418+8.8% | Added |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | 443,841 | $72.1M | 0.06% | +443,841 | New |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 439,114 | $71.4M | 0.74% | −202,129−31.5% | Reduced |
| Nuveen, LLC | 435,258 | $70.7M | 0.02% | −925,748−68.0% | Reduced |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | 429,871 | $69.8M | 0.17% | +429,871 | New |
| Invesco Ltd. | 415,264 | $67.5M | 0.01% | +60,840+17.2% | Added |
| Davis R M Inc | 391,757 | $63.6M | 1.13% | +827+0.2% | Added |
| National Pension Service | 379,205 | $61.6M | 0.05% | −23,764−5.9% | Reduced |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 378,788 | $61.5M | 0.09% | +69,630+22.5% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 379,250 | $61.5M | 1.77% | −10,303−2.6% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 367,850 | $59.5M | 0.24% | −102,649−21.8% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 365,089 | $59.3M | 0.06% | +336,033+1,156.5% | Added |
| Junto Capital Management LP | 360,487 | $58.6M | 1.24% | +360,487 | New |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 337,186 | $54.8M | 1.27% | +285,126+547.7% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 337,259 | $54.8M | 0.01% | −118,391−26.0% | Reduced |
| Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc. | 324,023 | $52.6M | 2.58% | −38,757−10.7% | Reduced |
| Sunriver Management LLC | 322,683 | $52.4M | 8.86% | +322,683 | New |