diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunModels.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunModels.ml
index a694973fd..1e65fe2be 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunModels.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunModels.ml
@@ -333,19 +333,19 @@ let variable_initialization (e, typ) =
   {exec; check= no_check}
 
 
-let model_by_value value (id, _) mem = Dom.Mem.add_stack (Loc.of_id id) value mem
+let model_by_value value id mem = Dom.Mem.add_stack (Loc.of_id id) value mem
 
 let by_value =
-  let exec ~value _ ~ret mem = model_by_value value ret mem in
+  let exec ~value _ ~ret:(ret_id, _) mem = model_by_value value ret_id mem in
   fun value -> {exec= exec ~value; check= no_check}
 
 
 let by_risky_value_from lib_fun =
-  let exec ~value {location} ~ret mem =
+  let exec ~value {location} ~ret:(ret_id, _) mem =
     let traces =
       Trace.(Set.add_elem location (through ~risky_fun:(Some lib_fun))) (Dom.Val.get_traces value)
     in
-    model_by_value {value with traces} ret mem
+    model_by_value {value with traces} ret_id mem
   in
   fun value -> {exec= exec ~value; check= no_check}
 
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ let eval_array_locs_length arr_locs mem =
 
 (* Java only *)
 let get_array_length array_exp =
-  let exec _ ~ret mem =
+  let exec _ ~ret:(ret_id, _) mem =
     let result = eval_array_locs_length (Sem.eval_locs array_exp mem) mem in
-    model_by_value result ret mem
+    model_by_value result ret_id mem
   in
   {exec; check= no_check}
 
@@ -634,27 +634,35 @@ module Collection = struct
   let add coll_id = {exec= change_size_by ~size_f:Itv.incr coll_id; check= no_check}
 
   let size coll_exp =
-    let exec _ ~ret mem =
+    let exec _ ~ret:(ret_id, _) mem =
       let result = eval_collection_length coll_exp mem in
-      model_by_value result ret mem
+      model_by_value result ret_id mem
     in
     {exec; check= no_check}
 
 
   let iterator coll_exp =
-    let exec {integer_type_widths} ~ret mem =
+    let exec {integer_type_widths} ~ret:(ret_id, _) mem =
       let itr = Sem.eval integer_type_widths coll_exp mem in
-      model_by_value itr ret mem
+      model_by_value itr ret_id mem
+    in
+    {exec; check= no_check}
+
+
+  let init lhs_id rhs_exp =
+    let exec {integer_type_widths} ~ret:_ mem =
+      let itr = Sem.eval integer_type_widths rhs_exp mem in
+      model_by_value itr lhs_id mem
     in
     {exec; check= no_check}
 
 
   let hasNext iterator =
-    let exec _ ~ret mem =
+    let exec _ ~ret:(ret_id, _) mem =
       (* Set the size of the iterator to be [0, size-1], so that range
          will be size of the collection. *)
       let collection_size = eval_collection_length iterator mem |> Dom.Val.get_iterator_itv in
-      model_by_value collection_size ret mem
+      model_by_value collection_size ret_id mem
     in
     {exec; check= no_check}
 
@@ -792,6 +800,8 @@ module Call = struct
         $+ any_arg_of_typ (-"std" &:: "basic_string")
         $--> by_value Dom.Val.Itv.unknown_bool
       ; -"std" &:: "basic_string" &::.*--> no_model
+      ; +PatternMatch.implements_collection
+        &:: "<init>" <>$ capt_var_exn $+ capt_exp $--> Collection.init
       ; +PatternMatch.implements_collection
         &:: "get" <>$ capt_var_exn $+ capt_exp $--> Collection.get_or_set_at_index
       ; +PatternMatch.implements_collection
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java
index 1c7ff247b..ffb9ca0e9 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java
@@ -221,4 +221,34 @@ public class ArrayListTest {
     }
     return false;
   }
+
+  void constructor_linear(ArrayList<String> list) {
+    ArrayList<String> slist = new ArrayList<>(list);
+    for (int i = 0; i < slist.size(); i++) {}
+  }
+
+  void constructor_modify(ArrayList<String> list) {
+    // copying the reference here, so any change made to slist will
+    // affect list
+    ArrayList<String> slist = new ArrayList<>(list);
+    slist.add("a");
+    slist.add("b");
+    slist.add("c");
+    slist.add("d");
+    for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {}
+  }
+
+  void constructor_add_all(ArrayList<String> list, ArrayList<String> l) {
+    ArrayList<String> slist = new ArrayList<>(list);
+    slist.addAll(l); // increments the size of both list and slist by
+    // l.length
+    for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {}
+  }
+
+  void constructor_add_all_sym(ArrayList<String> list, ArrayList<String> l) {
+    ArrayList<String> slist = new ArrayList<>(list);
+    list.addAll(l); // increments the size of both list and slist by
+    // l.length
+    for (int i = 0; i < slist.size(); i++) {}
+  }
 }
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp
index 3b1a814e0..5140904af 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.arraylist_remov
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.arraylist_set_overrun_bad():void, 3, BUFFER_OVERRUN_L1, no_bucket, ERROR, [<Length trace>,Array declaration,Through,Array access: Offset: 1 Size: 1]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.arraylist_set_underrun_bad():void, 2, BUFFER_OVERRUN_L1, no_bucket, ERROR, [<Length trace>,Array declaration,Array access: Offset: 0 Size: 0]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.call_sortArrayList(java.util.ArrayList):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 4 + list.length × log(list.length), degree = 1 + 1⋅log,{list.length},call to void ArrayListTest.sortArrayList(ArrayList),Modeled call to List.length,{list.length},call to void ArrayListTest.sortArrayList(ArrayList),Modeled call to List.length]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.constructor_add_all(java.util.ArrayList,java.util.ArrayList):void, 4, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 11 + 5 ⋅ (l.length + list.length) + 4 ⋅ (l.length + list.length + 1), degree = 1,{l.length + list.length + 1},Loop at line 245,{l.length + list.length},Loop at line 245]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.constructor_add_all_sym(java.util.ArrayList,java.util.ArrayList):void, 4, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 11 + 5 ⋅ (l.length + list.length) + 4 ⋅ (l.length + list.length + 1), degree = 1,{l.length + list.length + 1},Loop at line 252,{l.length + list.length},Loop at line 252]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.constructor_linear(java.util.ArrayList):void, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 6 + 5 ⋅ list.length + 4 ⋅ (list.length + 1), degree = 1,{list.length + 1},Loop at line 227,{list.length},Loop at line 227]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.constructor_modify(java.util.ArrayList):void, 8, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 22 + 5 ⋅ (list.length + 4) + 4 ⋅ (list.length + 5), degree = 1,{list.length + 5},Loop at line 238,{list.length + 4},Loop at line 238]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.iterate_over_arraylist(java.util.ArrayList):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 6 + 5 ⋅ list.length, degree = 1,{list.length},Loop at line 14]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.iterate_over_arraylist_shortcut_FP(java.util.ArrayList):boolean, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 5 + 13 ⋅ (list.length - 1) + 2 ⋅ (list.length - 1) × (-Integer.intValue().lb + 11) + 4 ⋅ list.length × (-Integer.intValue().lb + 11), degree = 2,{-Integer.intValue().lb + 11},Loop at line 193,{list.length},Loop at line 193,{-Integer.intValue().lb + 11},Loop at line 193,{list.length - 1},Loop at line 193]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/ArrayListTest.java, ArrayListTest.iterate_over_arraylist_shortcut_FP(java.util.ArrayList):boolean, 2, BUFFER_OVERRUN_U5, no_bucket, ERROR, [<Length trace>,Unknown value from: __cast,Assignment,Array access: Offset: [-oo, +oo] Size: [0, +oo]]