Who owns WM?
Institutional ownership of Waste Management Inc. from Form 13F, Q2 2026
2,364 institutional managers reported holding Waste Management Inc. (WM) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 332,806,984 shares worth $74.2B. The largest reported holder was BlackRock, Inc. Managers that filed both quarters added a net 2,641,200 shares (+0.8%). 127 opened new positions and 112 sold out.
- Funds holding
- 2,364
- Value held
- $74.2B
- New / sold out
- 127 / 112
- Net shares, same filers
- +0.8%
Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
Largest holders of WM
| Fund | Value | Share of 13F holdings | Shares | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $6.8B | 9.2% | 30,733,944 | Added |
| Gates Foundation Trust | $6.0B | 8.0% | 26,720,744 | Trimmed |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $5.6B | 7.6% | 25,179,716 | Unchanged |
| State Street Corp | $4.0B | 5.4% | 18,008,931 | Added |
| Capital Research Global Investors | $2.3B | 3.1% | 10,438,136 | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $2.3B | 3.0% | 10,121,428 | Trimmed |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $2.0B | 2.7% | 9,068,808 | Trimmed |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | $1.6B | 2.1% | 7,086,113 | Trimmed |
| Morgan Stanley | $1.5B | 2.0% | 6,584,906 | Trimmed |
| Parnassus Investments, LLC | $1.1B | 1.4% | 4,792,005 | Trimmed |
| Norges Bank | $1.1B | 1.4% | 4,771,642 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | $1.1B | 1.4% | 4,739,983 | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | $966M | 1.3% | 4,335,084 | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | $838M | 1.1% | 3,759,398 | Trimmed |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $802M | 1.1% | 3,598,308 | Trimmed |
| Bank of America Corp | $696M | 0.9% | 3,124,403 | Trimmed |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $696M | 0.9% | 3,121,427 | Added |
| Nordea Investment Management AB | $657M | 0.9% | 2,957,041 | Trimmed |
| Amundi | $641M | 0.9% | 2,878,103 | Trimmed |
| Swedbank AB | $618M | 0.8% | 2,771,422 | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | $614M | 0.8% | 2,753,631 | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $597M | 0.8% | 2,680,349 | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | $542M | 0.7% | 2,433,136 | Trimmed |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | $530M | 0.7% | 2,375,932 | Trimmed |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | $528M | 0.7% | 2,366,960 | Added |
Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 332,806,984 WM shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.
Biggest buyers in Q2 2026
- Norges Bank New+$1.1B
- Capital Research Global Investors Added+$380M
- BlackRock, Inc. Added+$119M
- Citadel Advisors LLC Added+$115M
- State Street Corp Added+$113M
- DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main Added+$111M
- Jane Street Group, LLC Added+$108M
- JPMorgan Chase & Co Added+$93.7M
- Swedbank AB Added+$84.4M
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Added+$79.3M
Biggest sellers in Q2 2026
- Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Trimmed-$207M
- Gates Foundation Trust Trimmed-$205M
- Barclays PLC Trimmed-$187M
- Diamant Asset Management, Inc. Trimmed-$171M
- Two Sigma Investments, LP Trimmed-$157M
- Vontobel Holding Ltd. Trimmed-$123M
- SG Americas Securities, LLC Trimmed-$121M
- Nordea Investment Management AB Trimmed-$114M
- Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich Trimmed-$110M
- Morgan Stanley Trimmed-$110M
The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $4.5B and sold $3.9B; 894 added and 885 trimmed.
Questions about WM ownership
- Who owns WM stock?
- 2,364 institutional investment managers reported WM positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 332,806,984 shares worth $74.2B in total. BlackRock, Inc. reported the largest position.
- Are funds buying or selling WM?
- In Q2 2026, 127 managers opened new WM positions, 894 added, 885 trimmed and 112 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 2,641,200 shares.
- How current is this WM institutional ownership data?
- It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
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