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Gates Foundation Trust’s Microsoft MSFT Stock Holding History

Gates Foundation Trust’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

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Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $2.3T AUM 54.33% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $999B AUM 46.22% 1-Year Est. Return
Invesco
Invesco Atlanta, Georgia $1.26T AUM 61.52% 1-Year Est. Return

Gates Foundation Trust's MSFT Position: Q1 2026 in Review

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

Gates Foundation Trust first reported a position in MSFT in Q2 2017 and held it in 26 quarters. The position peaked at $15.6B in Q2 2024. 6,210 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSFT as of Q1 2026.

  • Gates Foundation Trust reported no remaining Microsoft position as of Q1 2026 after selling out during the quarter.
  • Gates Foundation Trust sold 7,691,207 Microsoft shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $3.72B.
  • Gates Foundation Trust first reported a position in Microsoft in Q2 2017 and held it in 26 quarters.
  • Gates Foundation Trust's Microsoft position peaked at $15.6B in Q2 2024.
  • 6,210 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.