WM Stock Ownership Breakdown

Making an investment decision in the stock market involves a certain amount of risk, so it's important to thoroughly review a company's stock before making any decisions. Stock float, number of short positions and outstanding shares are among the many factors an investor should take into account.

Investors cannot turn a blind eye to insiders as well as institutional ownership. They need to follow insider trades to determine the direction the stock is likely to take.

About 85.02% of WM shares are held by financial institutions. VANGUARD GROUP INC is the top corporate investor, holding 36.12M shares valued at $7.70B. A 8.92% stake in Waste Management, Inc. is owned by the company. BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST owns 35.23M shares valued at $7.51B, which translates its holding of 8.77% of the stake in the company.