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Gates Foundation Trust

Gates Foundation Trust Portfolio holdings

AUM $31.7B
1-Year Est. Return 20.52%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.04%
1 Year Est. Return
+20.52%
3 Year Est. Return
+66.11%
5 Year Est. Return
+94.75%
10 Year Est. Return
+335.65%
AUM
$23.1B
AUM Growth
+$4.23B
Cap. Flow
+$3.56B
Cap. Flow %
15.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
93.55%
Holding
19
New
1
Increased
Reduced
1
Closed

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$4.39B

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$832M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 43.53%
2 Industrials 22.18%
3 Technology 19.1%
4 Consumer Staples 6.08%
5 Communication Services 2.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BRK.B icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.11T
$10.1B 43.53%
59,349,971
-5,000,000
-8% -$832M
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.92T
$4.41B 19.1%
+64,000,000
New +$4.39B
CNI icon
3
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.3B
$1.39B 6.01%
17,126,874
WM icon
4
Waste Management
WM
$96.1B
$1.37B 5.92%
18,633,672
CAT icon
5
Caterpillar
CAT
$387B
$1.21B 5.24%
11,260,857
WMT icon
6
Walmart Inc
WMT
$900B
$878M 3.8%
34,809,000
FDX icon
7
FedEx
FDX
$74B
$657M 2.85%
3,024,999
ECL icon
8
Ecolab
ECL
$79.6B
$580M 2.51%
4,366,426
CCI icon
9
Crown Castle
CCI
$33.1B
$534M 2.31%
5,332,900
KOF icon
10
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$22.8B
$526M 2.28%
6,214,719
UPS icon
11
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.7B
$500M 2.17%
4,525,329
TV icon
12
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
$411M 1.78%
16,879,104
WBA
13
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$272M 1.18%
3,475,398
LBTYK icon
14
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.4B
$113M 0.49%
3,639,349
AN icon
15
AutoNation
AN
$7.37B
$80M 0.35%
1,898,717
LBTYA icon
16
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.49B
$68.1M 0.29%
2,119,515
ARCO icon
17
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.77B
$22.8M 0.1%
3,145,655
LILAK icon
18
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.65B
$13.6M 0.06%
743,027
LILA icon
19
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.67B
$8.06M 0.03%
578,525

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Gates Foundation Trust's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Gates Foundation Trust held 19 positions worth $23.1B, up 22% from $18.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 94% of the portfolio.

Gates Foundation Trust deployed $3.56B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 1 new position. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 64,000,000 shares worth $4.41B.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 44% of assets, down from 57% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, an estimated $832M trimmed.

  • Gates Foundation Trust's largest Q2 2017 buy was Microsoft: 64,000,000 shares worth $4.41B.
  • Gates Foundation Trust's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $832M.
  • Gates Foundation Trust's ten largest holdings make up 94% of its $23.1B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Gates Foundation Trust opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q2 2017.
  • Gates Foundation Trust's portfolio value rose 22% quarter-over-quarter to $23.1B.

Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.