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 |
West Pharmaceutical
WST
|
+$123M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$1.21B |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrials | 43.37% |
| 2 | Technology | 25.55% |
| 3 | Financials | 21.88% |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 3.87% |
| 5 | Materials | 3.16% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $10.7B | 25.55% |
28,457,247
| – | – |
|
|
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $9.15B | 21.88% |
17,172,435
-2,482,589
| -13% | -$1.21B |
|
3
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
| $7.46B | 17.85% |
32,234,344
| – | – |
|
4
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $5.34B | 12.78% |
54,826,786
| – | – |
|
5
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| $2.43B | 5.8% |
7,353,614
| – | – |
|
6
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $1.67B | 3.99% |
3,557,378
| – | – |
|
7
Ecolab
ECL
$78.9B
| $1.32B | 3.16% |
5,218,044
| – | – |
|
8
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $798M | 1.91% |
9,090,477
| – | – |
|
9
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
| $618M | 1.48% |
2,534,362
| – | – |
|
10
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$23.6B
| $567M | 1.36% |
6,214,719
| – | – |
|
|
WCN
11
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.6B
| $419M | 1% |
2,149,175
| – | – |
|
12
Coupang
CPNG
$29.6B
| $203M | 0.49% |
9,248,045
| – | – |
|
13
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
| $148M | 0.35% |
1,420,072
| – | – |
|
14
Schrodinger
SDGR
$1.47B
| $138M | 0.33% |
6,981,664
| – | – |
|
15
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.78B
| $115M | 0.28% |
592,406
| – | – |
|
16
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $105M | 0.25% |
1,703,000
| – | – |
|
17
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $105M | 0.25% |
334,900
| – | – |
|
|
18
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24.8B
| $99.5M | 0.24% |
+444,500
| New | +$123M |
|
19
PACCAR
PCAR
$69B
| $97.4M | 0.23% |
1,000,000
| – | – |
|
20
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
| $83.1M | 0.2% |
755,089
| – | – |
|
21
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
| $79.8M | 0.19% |
2,622,600
| – | – |
|
22
Danaher
DHR
$154B
| $76.5M | 0.18% |
373,000
| – | – |
|
23
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $67.9M | 0.16% |
2,195,290
| – | – |
|
24
On Holding
ONON
$10B
| $22M | 0.05% |
500,000
| – | – |
|
25
Veralto
VLTO
$24.1B
| $12.1M | 0.03% |
124,333
| – | – |
|
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Bill Gates's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2025, Bill Gates held 25 positions worth $41.8B, down 0.5% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 96% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q1 2025: portfolio turnover was 4%. Bill Gates opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 25-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 43% of assets, up from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
- Bill Gates's largest Q1 2025 buy was West Pharmaceutical: 444,500 shares worth $99.5M.
- Bill Gates's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $1.21B.
- Bill Gates's ten largest holdings make up 96% of its $41.8B portfolio in Q1 2025.
- Bill Gates opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q1 2025.
- Bill Gates's portfolio value fell 0.5% quarter-over-quarter to $41.8B.
Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 15 May 2025.