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 |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
|
+$181M |
| 2 |
SAFM
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
|
+$98.8M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$1.43B |
| 2 |
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
|
+$593M |
| 3 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$324M |
| 4 |
Televisa
TV
|
+$95.1M |
| 5 |
Affirm
AFRM
|
+$4.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 43.85% |
| 2 | Industrials | 35.38% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 6.28% |
| 4 | Materials | 4.46% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 4.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $10.1B | 43.85% |
33,686,679
-5,000,000
| -13% | -$1.43B |
|
2
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| $3.11B | 13.54% |
18,633,672
| – | – |
|
3
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| $2B | 8.72% |
9,685,132
| – | – |
|
4
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $1.61B | 6.99% |
13,066,169
| – | – |
|
5
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
| $1.02B | 4.46% |
4,366,427
| – | – |
|
6
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $1B | 4.36% |
20,765,217
| – | – |
|
7
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
| $953M | 4.15% |
4,564,046
| – | – |
|
|
8
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $652M | 2.84% |
1,937,703
-1,000,000
| -34% | -$324M |
|
9
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
| $490M | 2.13% |
2,284,015
| – | – |
|
10
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
| $386M | 1.68% |
1,493,712
| – | – |
|
11
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $354M | 1.54% |
1,033,598
| – | – |
|
12
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$23.6B
| $341M | 1.48% |
6,214,719
| – | – |
|
13
Schrodinger
SDGR
$1.47B
| $243M | 1.06% |
6,981,664
| – | – |
|
|
14
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$85B
| $178M | 0.78% |
+2,478,545
| New | +$181M |
|
15
Coupang
CPNG
$29.6B
| $168M | 0.73% |
5,714,285
| – | – |
|
|
SAFM
16
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $100M | 0.44% |
+524,236
| New | +$98.8M |
|
|
17
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| $66M | 0.29% |
7,038,529
-9,264,360
| -57% | -$95.1M |
|
18
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $62.4M | 0.27% |
431,080
| – | – |
|
|
19
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $62.2M | 0.27% |
429,820
| – | – |
|
20
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.78B
| $48.3M | 0.21% |
278,147
| – | – |
|
|
WEBR
21
DELISTED
Weber Inc.
WEBR
| $32.3M | 0.14% |
2,500,000
| – | – |
|
22
On Holding
ONON
$10B
| $18.9M | 0.08% |
500,000
| – | – |
|
|
23
Affirm
AFRM
$25.8B
| – | – |
-35,229
| Closed | -$4.2M |
|
|
KSU
24
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| – | – |
-2,190,000
| Closed | -$593M |
|
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Bill Gates's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, Bill Gates held 24 positions worth $23B, down 0.94% from $23.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 93% of the portfolio.
Bill Gates withdrew a net $2.17B in Q4 2021, closing 2 positions and reducing 3 holdings. Its most notable exit was Kansas City Southern, an estimated $593M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 44% of assets, down from 46% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Staples.
Against the trend, Bill Gates opened a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City worth $178M.
- Bill Gates's largest Q4 2021 buy was Canadian Pacific Kansas City: 2,478,545 shares worth $178M.
- Bill Gates's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $1.43B.
- Bill Gates fully exited Kansas City Southern in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $593M.
- Bill Gates's ten largest holdings make up 93% of its $23B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- Bill Gates opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2021.
- Bill Gates's portfolio value fell 0.94% quarter-over-quarter to $23B.
Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.