Security Snapshot

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC - Common Stock (WM) Institutional Ownership

CUSIP: 94106L109

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q1 2026

Latest Period

Q1 2026

Institutions Reporting

2,345

Shares (Excl. Options)

329,257,659

Price

$229.79

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Latest holder snapshot 5 signals
Portfolio coverage rank
0.08%
Share change
+885,965
Value change
+$292,030,365
Number of holders
2,345
Issuer context Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 3 identity fields
Shares outstanding
403,688,953
SEC-reported price per share
$214.40
Insider filing price
$214.40
13F Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
13F Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Key facts

  • WM - WASTE MANAGEMENT INC - Common Stock is tracked under CUSIP 94106L109.
  • 2345 institutions reported positions in Q1 2026.
  • 2 significant owners is listed from Schedule 13D/13G reporting.

Change

  • Holder count moved from 2,301 to 2,345 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.
  • SEC-reported value moved from $72,085,416,946 to $75,614,042,565.

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  • You can quickly see who holds this security, then open quarter and manager detail pages for full evidence.
  • 13F and Schedule 13D/13G sections are kept together so you can cross-check institutional and beneficial ownership context.

Evidence

Source: SEC Form 13F

Latest holder context comes from 2345 institutions filings for Q1 2026.

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Security key

94106L109

Latest holder period

Q1 2026

13F holders

2,345

13D/G owners

2

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13D/G owners

Significant owners

Large-stake holder rows connected to Schedule 13D/G evidence.

Rows
2
Security
WM
Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 7.2% $6,389,571,186 28,934,344 Gates Foundation Trust 30 Sep 2025
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 7.2% $6,641,879,803 28,904,129 Vanguard Capital Management 31 Mar 2026

As of 31 Mar 2026, 2,345 institutional investors reported holding 329,257,659 shares of WASTE MANAGEMENT INC - Common Stock (WM). This represents 82% of the company’s total 403,688,953 outstanding shares.

13F concentration

Top 25 institutional shareholders

Largest 13F positions for this security by reported shares and value.

Top holder share
48%
Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 7.5% 30,198,865 +1.6% 0.12% $6,939,397,237
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 6.8% 27,642,344 -4.5% 20% $6,351,934,228
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.2% 25,169,513 0% 0.14% $5,783,702,392
STATE STREET CORP 4.3% 17,501,722 +0.64% 0.14% $4,021,720,698
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 2.5% 10,236,665 0% 0.12% $2,352,283,250
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.3% 9,191,350 +2.2% 0.13% $2,104,617,372
Capital Research Global Investors 2.2% 8,732,043 +285% 0.31% $2,006,536,481
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1.8% 7,427,407 +11% 0.4% $1,709,173,316
MORGAN STANLEY 1.8% 7,077,170 +6.1% 0.1% $1,626,263,353
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.2% 4,981,578 -5.6% 3.4% $1,144,716,809
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.1% 4,404,042 +85% 0.19% $1,012,004,000
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 1.1% 4,261,710 +14% 0.2% $979,298,445
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.97% 3,908,938 +1.2% 0.12% $898,234,863
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.9% 3,646,613 +8.4% 0.11% $837,955,227
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.86% 3,467,788 -1.8% 0.74% $793,741,995
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.83% 3,349,866 -6.1% 0.06% $769,765,571
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.76% 3,086,105 +2.8% 0.15% $709,156,068
Amundi 0.74% 2,983,433 -8.8% 0.19% $685,546,543
Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.72% 2,926,613 +4.7% 2.3% $672,506,402
BARCLAYS PLC 0.67% 2,723,198 +34% 0.22% $625,763,669
Legal & General Group Plc 0.66% 2,644,872 +1.3% 0.14% $607,765,139
Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.61% 2,474,638 -1.3% 0.5% $568,647,104
Swedbank AB 0.59% 2,392,868 +17% 0.58% $549,857,136
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.58% 2,350,855 +3.1% 0.08% $540,202,937
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.57% 2,320,966 +1.2% 0.11% $533,339,904

Quarter history

Institutional holders across reporting periods

Holder count, reported shares/value, and median price by quarter.

Periods
49
Latest
Q1 2026
Rows shown
1-25 of 49
Period 13F Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2026 Q1 329,257,659 $75,614,042,565 +$292,030,365 $229.79 2,345
2025 Q4 328,102,386 $72,085,416,946 +$1,351,983,694 $219.71 2,301
2025 Q3 319,434,074 $70,500,510,068 -$1,221,274,896 $220.83 2,164
2025 Q2 324,729,548 $74,260,080,684 +$1,059,662,080 $228.82 2,210
2025 Q1 320,822,000 $74,262,144,225 -$1,071,918,441 $231.51 2,178
2024 Q4 325,948,435 $65,797,039,196 +$811,863,898 $201.79 2,111
2024 Q3 320,251,852 $66,482,936,741 -$393,474,463 $207.60 1,982
2024 Q2 322,841,695 $68,835,246,273 +$82,825,243 $213.34 1,992
2024 Q1 323,054,328 $68,808,102,152 +$68,188,856 $213.15 1,956
2023 Q4 323,773,647 $57,967,003,709 -$2,277,780 $179.10 1,863
2023 Q3 323,096,467 $49,308,725,499 -$213,712,839 $152.44 1,734
2023 Q2 324,390,702 $56,186,305,421 -$655,295,564 $173.42 1,762
2023 Q1 328,014,443 $53,481,587,215 +$426,597,942 $163.17 1,722
2022 Q4 326,755,554 $51,267,410,246 -$308,571,925 $156.88 1,726
2022 Q3 330,208,840 $52,954,827,806 +$2,981,442,273 $160.21 1,681
2022 Q2 311,005,143 $47,538,284,312 -$36,248,616 $152.98 1,658
2022 Q1 313,448,064 $49,676,441,059 -$432,908,290 $158.50 1,650
2021 Q4 315,966,766 $52,639,623,663 -$13,334,419 $166.90 1,681
2021 Q3 314,852,199 $47,002,884,784 -$136,103,547 $149.36 1,531
2021 Q2 316,455,251 $44,277,701,285 -$359,201,715 $140.11 1,506
2021 Q1 318,313,307 $41,023,723,791 +$719,604,405 $129.02 1,472
2020 Q4 313,220,954 $36,882,892,956 +$389,562,207 $117.93 1,443
2020 Q3 309,418,976 $34,983,296,890 -$60,329,787 $113.17 1,359
2020 Q2 309,433,057 $32,722,140,417 -$87,336,210 $105.91 1,348
2020 Q1 310,798,208 $28,758,513,686 -$385,414,147 $92.56 1,313
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