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Waste Connections
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Who owns Waste Connections?

Institutions own 85.0% of Waste Connections's shares, through 866 funds, banks and other managers that report their holdings to the SEC; individual investors and others hold the rest. The largest on 30 June 2026 were Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.2%), Royal Bank Of Canada (5.2%), Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC (4.4%).

Institutions own
85.0%
Institutional holders
866
The 10 largest hold
31.9%
Free float
99.7%
Holdings as of
30 Jun 2026

Who owns the shares

10 largest holders 31.9% Other institutions 53.1% Individuals and others 15.0%

Shares free to trade

Free float 249.33M shares ·99.7% Closely held 848.57K shares ·0.3%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

The largest shareholders

#HolderSharesOf the companyValueChange last quarter (shares)
1Vanguard Capital Management LLC15,797,2756.19%2.63B USD-57,888
2Royal Bank Of Canada13,188,6655.17%2.20B USD+978,004
3Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC11,232,9784.40%1.87B USD+97,720
4Bank Of Montreal /can/8,665,6513.39%1.44B USD+530,018
51832 Asset Management L.P.7,456,6842.92%1.24B USD+343,080
6BlackRock, Inc.6,370,7882.49%1.06B USD+179,224
7FMR LLC5,341,0982.09%890.24M USD-3,623,552
8Mackenzie Financial Corp4,699,7321.84%21.41M USD-280,585
9Capital International Investors4,582,6171.79%763.91M USD-645,433
10Aqr Capital Management LLC4,111,0351.61%683.99M USD+3,002,466

All institutions last quarter

Bought or added
540 · 128 new
Sold or cut
400 · 87 sold out
Net shares bought
+2.96M · 493.95M USD
Institutional ownership
83.7% → 85.0%

Biggest buyers last quarter

  • Norges BankNew position
  • Invesco Ltd.+3,172,521
  • Aqr Capital Management LLC+3,002,466
  • Atlas Frm LLCNew position
  • Consulta LtdNew position

Biggest sellers last quarter

  • FMR LLC-3,623,552
  • Goldman Sachs Group Inc-2,291,696
  • Wellington Management Group LLP-2,067,975
  • Stockbridge Partners LLC-1,289,952
  • Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.-847,370

From the holders' 13F filings with the SEC for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026, filed up to 45 days after it; the buyers and sellers are among the 100 largest holders.

Common questions about Waste Connections's shareholders

Source: Financial Modeling Prep