Bill Gates’s Microsoft MSFT Stock Holding History

Bill Gates’s Portfolio MSFT Stock Details MSFT Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q1	–	Sell	-7,691,207	Closed	-$3.72B	–	23
2025 Q4	$3.72B	Sell	7,691,207 -1,500,000	-16%	-$752M	10.52%	4
2025 Q3	$4.76B	Sell	9,191,207 -17,000,000	-65%	-$8.67B	13.01%	4
2025 Q2	$13B	Sell	26,191,207 -2,266,040	-8%	-$984M	27.27%	1
2025 Q1	$10.7B	Hold	28,457,247	–	–	25.55%	1
2024 Q4	$12B	Sell	28,457,247 -500,000	-2%	-$213M	28.55%	1
2024 Q3	$12.5B	Sell	28,957,247 -5,932,350	-17%	-$2.54B	27.64%	1
2024 Q2	$15.6B	Sell	34,889,597 -1,610,000	-4%	-$680M	32.71%	1
2024 Q1	$15.4B	Sell	36,499,597 -1,711,272	-4%	-$693M	33.49%	1
2023 Q4	$14.4B	Sell	38,210,869 -1,075,301	-3%	-$383M	33.98%	1
2023 Q3	$12.4B	Buy	39,286,170 +21,500	+0.1%	+$7.1M	31.88%	1
2023 Q2	$13.4B	Hold	39,264,670	–	–	31.79%	1
2023 Q1	$11.3B	Hold	39,264,670	–	–	31.05%	1
2022 Q4	$9.42B	Hold	39,264,670	–	–	26.36%	1
2022 Q3	$9.14B	Buy	39,264,670 +38,320,050	+4,057%	+$10.1B	26.91%	1
2022 Q2	$243M	Hold	944,620	–	–	1.37%	9
2022 Q1	$291M	Sell	944,620 -993,083	-51%	-$299M	1.47%	9
2021 Q4	$652M	Sell	1,937,703 -1,000,000	-34%	-$324M	2.84%	8
2021 Q3	$828M	Buy	+2,937,703	New	+$855M	3.57%	7
2019 Q2	–	Sell	-8,000,000	Closed	-$944M	–	18
2019 Q1	$944M	Sell	8,000,000 -8,000,000	-50%	-$873M	4.52%	6
2018 Q4	$1.63B	Sell	16,000,000 -8,000,000	-33%	-$857M	7.41%	3
2018 Q3	$2.74B	Sell	24,000,000 -8,000,000	-25%	-$867M	10.63%	2
2018 Q2	$3.16B	Sell	32,000,000 -8,000,000	-20%	-$775M	14.27%	2
2018 Q1	$3.65B	Sell	40,000,000 -8,000,000	-17%	-$732M	14.93%	2
2017 Q4	$4.11B	Sell	48,000,000 -8,000,000	-14%	-$656M	15.51%	2
2017 Q3	$4.17B	Sell	56,000,000 -8,000,000	-13%	-$584M	16.2%	2
2017 Q2	$4.41B	Buy	+64,000,000	New	+$4.39B	19.1%	2

Other funds holding MSFT

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return

Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $999B AUM 46.22% 1-Year Est. Return

Invesco Atlanta, Georgia $1.26T AUM 61.52% 1-Year Est. Return

Bill Gates's MSFT Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Bill Gates sold out of Microsoft (MSFT) in Q1 2026, closing a stake of 7,691,207 shares — an estimated $3.72B sold.

Bill Gates first reported a position in MSFT in Q2 2017 and held it in 26 quarters. The position peaked at $15.6B in Q2 2024. 6,209 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSFT as of Q1 2026.

Bill Gates reported no remaining Microsoft position as of Q1 2026 after selling out during the quarter.
Bill Gates sold 7,691,207 Microsoft shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $3.72B.
Bill Gates first reported a position in Microsoft in Q2 2017 and held it in 26 quarters.
Bill Gates's Microsoft position peaked at $15.6B in Q2 2024.
6,209 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Microsoft as of Q1 2026.

Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.