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Gates Foundation Trust Portfolio holdings
AUM
$31.7B
1-Year Est. Return
20.52%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+5.93%
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
$20.9B
AUM Growth
-$1.04B
(-4.7%)
Cap. Flow
-$2.12B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-10.15%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
95.94%
Holding
19
New
–
Increased
–
Reduced
2
Closed
1
Top Buys
No buys this quarter
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$1.01B |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$873M |
| 3 |
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
|
+$237M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 50.09% |
| 2 | Industrials | 28.96% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 7.38% |
| 4 | Technology | 4.52% |
| 5 | Materials | 3.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.11T
| $10.5B | 50.09% |
52,078,974
-5,000,000
| -9% | -$1.01B |
|
2
Waste Management
WM
$96.1B
| $1.94B | 9.27% |
18,633,672
| – | – |
|
3
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.3B
| $1.53B | 7.34% |
17,126,874
| – | – |
|
4
Caterpillar
CAT
$387B
| $1.53B | 7.3% |
11,260,857
| – | – |
|
5
Walmart Inc
WMT
$900B
| $1.13B | 5.42% |
34,809,000
| – | – |
|
|
6
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.92T
| $944M | 4.52% |
8,000,000
-8,000,000
| -50% | -$873M |
|
7
Ecolab
ECL
$79.6B
| $771M | 3.69% |
4,366,426
| – | – |
|
8
Crown Castle
CCI
$33.1B
| $683M | 3.27% |
5,332,900
| – | – |
|
9
FedEx
FDX
$74B
| $549M | 2.63% |
3,024,999
| – | – |
|
10
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.7B
| $506M | 2.42% |
4,525,329
| – | – |
|
11
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$22.8B
| $410M | 1.96% |
6,214,719
| – | – |
|
12
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| $187M | 0.89% |
16,879,104
| – | – |
|
13
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.4B
| $88.1M | 0.42% |
3,639,349
| – | – |
|
14
AutoNation
AN
$7.37B
| $67.8M | 0.32% |
1,898,717
| – | – |
|
15
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.49B
| $52.8M | 0.25% |
2,119,515
| – | – |
|
16
Arcos Dorados Holdings
ARCO
$1.77B
| $21.9M | 0.11% |
3,145,655
| – | – |
|
17
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.65B
| $12.4M | 0.06% |
743,027
| – | – |
|
|
18
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.67B
| $7.16M | 0.03% |
578,525
| – | – |
|
|
WBA
19
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| – | – |
-3,475,398
| Closed | -$237M |
|
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Gates Foundation Trust's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Gates Foundation Trust held 19 positions worth $20.9B, down 4.7% from $21.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 96% of the portfolio.
Gates Foundation Trust withdrew a net $2.12B in Q1 2019, closing 1 position and reducing 2 holdings. Its most notable exit was Walgreens Boots Alliance, an estimated $237M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 50% of assets, down from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Staples.
- Gates Foundation Trust's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $1.01B.
- Gates Foundation Trust fully exited Walgreens Boots Alliance in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $237M.
- Gates Foundation Trust's ten largest holdings make up 96% of its $20.9B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Gates Foundation Trust opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2019.
- Gates Foundation Trust's portfolio value fell 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to $20.9B.
Based on Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.