Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Gates Foundation Trust · Holdings as of Sep 30, 2024, filed by Nov 15, 2024 · US long stock positions only

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

Reported value

$45B

24 positions shown

Copycat since 2016

3.37x

13% per year

vs SPY

behind

SPY 3.57x same window

Top position

MSFT

28% of book

Copying these filings vs SPY

$1 at every deadline since 2016

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 · Sep 2024

MSFT 28% BRK.B 23% WM 15% CNI 14% CAT 6% DE 3% ECL 3% WMT 2% KOF 1%

+9 more 1%

Symbol	Value	% of book	vs prior quarter
MSFT	$12.5B	28%	trimmed
BRK.B	$10.2B	23%	trimmed
WM	$6.7B	15%	trimmed
CNI	$6.4B	14%	unchanged
CAT	$2.9B	6%	unchanged
DE	$1.5B	3%	unchanged
ECL	$1.3B	3%	unchanged
WMT	$734M	2%	unchanged
FDX	$694M	2%	added
KOF	$551M	1%	unchanged
WCN	$384M	1%	unchanged
CPNG	$227M	1%	unchanged
CCI	$168M	0%	unchanged
SDGR	$130M	0%	unchanged
MSGS	$123M	0%	unchanged
BUD	$113M	0%	unchanged
DHR	$104M	0%	unchanged
UPS	$103M	0%	unchanged
PCAR	$99M	0%	new
KHC	$92M	0%	unchanged
HRL	$70M	0%	unchanged
unlisted	$25M	0%	unchanged
VLTO	$14M	0%	unchanged
unlisted	$293K	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.