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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Gates Foundation Trust · Holdings as of Jun 30, 2023, filed by Aug 15, 2023 · US long stock positions only

The foundation's book. Berkshire plus a handful of long holds.

Reported value
$42B
23 positions shown
Copycat since 2016
3.37x
13% per year
vs SPY
behind
SPY 3.57x same window
Top position
MSFT
32% of book

Copying these filings vs SPY

$1 at every deadline since 2016
SPY 3.57x Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 3.37x
Price returns, dividends excluded on both lines. A copycat of public filings traded at each deadline, not the fund's actual performance.
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The book

tile = share of the filed book · tap a tile for the ticker · Jun 2023
MSFT 32% BRK.B 20% CNI 16% WM 15% CAT 4% DE 4% ECL 2%
+8 more 1%
SymbolValue% of bookvs prior quarter
MSFT $13.4B 32% unchanged
BRK.B $8.6B 20% added
CNI $6.6B 16% unchanged
WM $6.1B 15% unchanged
CAT $1.8B 4% unchanged
DE $1.6B 4% unchanged
ECL $974M 2% unchanged
KOF $518M 1% unchanged
WMT $475M 1% unchanged
FDX $380M 1% unchanged
SDGR $349M 1% unchanged
WCN $307M 1% unchanged
CCI $162M 0% unchanged
CPNG $161M 0% unchanged
UPS $133M 0% unchanged
MSGS $111M 0% unchanged
BUD $97M 0% new
KHC $93M 0% unchanged
DHR $90M 0% unchanged
HRL $88M 0% unchanged
unlisted $16M 0% unchanged
CVNA $13M 0% unchanged
unlisted $4M 0% unchanged
Positions built under SEC confidential treatment appear only after the SEC releases them. Cash, foreign listings and shorts never appear in these filings.