Bill Gates Gates Foundation Trust
Bill Gates is co-chair of the Gates Foundation, whose trust manages a large endowment portfolio disclosed in public filings. While best known as co-founder of Microsoft and a global philanthropist, the foundation trust’s equity holdings are widely followed by investors for long-term positions and occasional large rebalancings. The portfolio reflects an endowment-style approach rather than an active trading mandate.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$1.54B |
| 2 |
BP
BP
|
+$4.37M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$520M |
| 2 |
TTF
Thai Fund
TTF
|
+$1.07M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 53.21% |
| 2 | Industrials | 17.31% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.18% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 5.27% |
| 5 | Energy | 5.03% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $11.6B | 53.21% |
83,625,314
+11,585,510
| +16% | +$1.54B |
|
2
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $1.22B | 5.6% |
17,126,874
| – | – |
|
3
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| $1.12B | 5.14% |
11,260,857
| – | – |
|
4
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $1.03B | 4.75% |
10,872,500
| – | – |
|
|
5
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $914M | 4.21% |
21,429,710
-12,572,290
| -37% | -$520M |
|
6
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $887M | 4.09% |
34,809,000
| – | – |
|
7
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| $886M | 4.08% |
18,633,672
| – | – |
|
8
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $766M | 3.53% |
8,143,858
| – | – |
|
9
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$23.6B
| $626M | 2.88% |
6,214,719
| – | – |
|
10
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| $572M | 2.63% |
16,879,103
| – | – |
|
11
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
| $501M | 2.31% |
4,366,425
| – | – |
|
12
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
| $488M | 2.25% |
3,024,999
| – | – |
|
13
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
| $429M | 1.98% |
5,332,900
| – | – |
|
|
14
BP
BP
$115B
| $325M | 1.5% |
9,053,712
+110,453
| +1% | +$4.37M |
|
15
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
| $145M | 0.67% |
4,366,545
| – | – |
|
16
AutoNation
AN
$6.6B
| $95.5M | 0.44% |
1,898,716
| – | – |
|
17
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
| $90.2M | 0.42% |
2,569,844
| – | – |
|
18
Republic Services
RSG
$67.6B
| $52.7M | 0.24% |
1,350,000
| – | – |
|
19
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.68B
| $18.3M | 0.08% |
3,145,655
| – | – |
|
|
TTF
20
DELISTED
Thai Fund
TTF
| – | – |
-95,586
| Closed | -$1.07M |
|
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Bill Gates's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Bill Gates held 20 positions worth $21.7B, up 8.7% from $20B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 90% of the portfolio.
Bill Gates deployed $1.03B of net new capital in Q3 2014, adding to 2 existing holdings.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 53% of assets, up from 46% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Coca-Cola, an estimated $520M trimmed.
- Bill Gates added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q3 2014, an estimated $1.54B increase.
- Bill Gates's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Coca-Cola, cutting an estimated $520M.
- Bill Gates fully exited Thai Fund in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $1.07M.
- Bill Gates's ten largest holdings make up 90% of its $21.7B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Bill Gates opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2014.
- Bill Gates's portfolio value rose 8.7% quarter-over-quarter to $21.7B.
Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.