WCN Waste Connections, Inc.: institutional ownership and insider trading
890 funds reported holding $41.3B of Waste Connections, Inc. in their latest 13F filings; in Q2 2026 funds net bought $406M, with 120 new positions and 76 funds selling out; over the last 12 months insiders bought $7.61M and sold $6.46M on the open market; over its last four quarters it reported revenue of $9.94B and net income of $1.13B.
WCN revenue and earnings
- Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026: revenue $2.64B, net income $359M, EPS 1.43
- Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026: revenue $2.56B, net income $296M, EPS 1.17
- Quarter ended Mar 31, 2026: revenue $2.37B, net income $219M, EPS 0.86
- Quarter ended Dec 31, 2025: revenue $2.37B, net income $259M, EPS 1.01
Famous investors holding WCN
- Bill Gates (Gates Foundation Trust): $340M, 1.0% of the portfolio
- Two Sigma (Two Sigma Investments): $541M, 0.4% of the portfolio
- Izzy Englander (Millennium Management): $221M, 0.1% of the portfolio
- Ken Griffin (Citadel Advisors): $496M, 0.1% of the portfolio
- D. E. Shaw (D. E. Shaw & Co.): $88.4M, 0.0% of the portfolio
- Renaissance Technologies (Renaissance Technologies): $20.0M, 0.0% of the portfolio
- Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates): $1.27M, 0.0% of the portfolio
Largest institutional holders of WCN
- VANGUARD GROUP INC — $5.46B
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — $2.63B
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY, RBMCF, RYLBF, RYPBF) — $2.20B
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — $1.87B
- BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ (BMO, BERZ, BNKD, BNKU, BULZ, CARD, CARU, DULL, FLYD, FLYU, FNGD, FNGO, FNGS, FNGU, GDXD, GDXU, JETD) — $1.45B
- 1832 Asset Management L.P. — $1.24B
- BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) — $1.06B
- FMR LLC — $890M
- Capital International Investors — $764M
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — $684M
Recent WCN insider trades
- Aug 19, 2026: Nielsen Iii Robert sold 700 shares ($119K)
- Aug 18, 2026: Rivard Philip sold 2,500 shares ($416K)
- Aug 13, 2026: Netherton Susan sold 1,750 shares ($291K)
- Jul 29, 2026: Nielsen Iii Robert sold 300 shares ($51.9K)
Members of Congress trading WCN
- Sep 23, 2025: Val T. Hoyle sold $1.00K–$15.0K
- Jul 11, 2025: Ritchie Torres sold $1.00K–$15.0K
- Oct 29, 2024: Val T. Hoyle bought $1.00K–$15.0K
5%+ owners
- Vanguard Capital Management: 7.8% (Schedule 13G, filed Apr 28, 2026)