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
|
+$1.84B |
| 2 |
Ecolab
ECL
|
+$217 |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
|
+$13M |
| 2 |
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
|
+$9.77M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 50.87% |
| 2 | Industrials | 30.66% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 5.87% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 4.16% |
| 5 | Materials | 3.77% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $12.1B | 50.87% |
43,686,679
+6,582,280
| +18% | +$1.84B |
|
2
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| $2.61B | 10.94% |
18,633,672
| – | – |
|
3
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| $2.21B | 9.26% |
10,156,756
| – | – |
|
4
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $1.47B | 6.15% |
13,907,283
| – | – |
|
5
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $1.07B | 4.49% |
22,802,118
| – | – |
|
6
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
| $992M | 4.16% |
5,086,680
| – | – |
|
|
7
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
| $899M | 3.77% |
4,366,427
+1
| +0% | +$217 |
|
8
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
| $583M | 2.44% |
2,801,790
| – | – |
|
9
Schrodinger
SDGR
$1.47B
| $528M | 2.21% |
6,981,664
| – | – |
|
10
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
| $446M | 1.87% |
1,493,712
| – | – |
|
11
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$23.6B
| $329M | 1.38% |
6,214,719
| – | – |
|
12
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| $241M | 1.01% |
16,879,104
| – | – |
|
13
Coupang
CPNG
$29.6B
| $239M | 1% |
5,714,285
| – | – |
|
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $53.9M | 0.23% |
429,820
| – | – |
|
|
15
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $52.6M | 0.22% |
431,080
| – | – |
|
|
16
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
| – | – |
-380,772
| Closed | -$9.77M |
|
|
17
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.55B
| – | – |
-507,517
| Closed | -$13M |
|
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Bill Gates's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Bill Gates held 17 positions worth $23.9B, up 14% from $21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 96% of the portfolio.
Bill Gates deployed $1.82B of net new capital in Q2 2021, adding to 2 existing holdings.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 51% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Staples.
On the sell side, the most notable exit was Liberty Global Class C, an estimated $13M sold.
- Bill Gates added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q2 2021, an estimated $1.84B increase.
- Bill Gates fully exited Liberty Global Class C in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $13M.
- Bill Gates's ten largest holdings make up 96% of its $23.9B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Bill Gates opened 0 new positions and closed 2 in Q2 2021.
- Bill Gates's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $23.9B.
Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.