Bill Gates
Gates Foundation Trust · SEC CIK 1166559
A charitable trust compounding patiently in a handful of franchises.
This filing is 67 days old. Gates Foundation Trust keeps roughly 97% of its positions in a typical quarter, so about 98% of this book is likely still intact today.
How half-life is computedSnapshot half-life is the number of days after the period end at which half of this specific fund's reported book is expected to have changed, measured from its own past filings. It is a decay estimate, not knowledge of current positions.
Largest holdings, as filed
Top 10 of 24 positions. Weights are against the whole filed book. 13F filings cover US-listed holdings only.
| Company | Ticker | Value | % of book | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | BRK/B | $7.35B | 21.4% | |
| CATERPILLAR INC | CAT | $6.77B | 19.6% | |
| CANADIAN NATL RY CO | CNI | $6.18B | 17.9% | |
| WASTE MGMT INC DEL | WM | $5.96B | 17.3% | |
| DEERE & CO | DE | $2.26B | 6.6% | |
| ECOLAB INC | ECL | $1.45B | 4.2% | |
| WALMART INC | WMT | $950.31M | 2.8% | |
| FEDEX CORP | FDX | $746.62M | 2.2% | |
| COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV | KOF | $660.31M | 1.9% | |
| HOME DEPOT INC | HD | $352.68M | 1.0% |
Freshness: how likely each position is still held today, from this fund's own turnover history, each position's tenure and the filing's age. Hover a bar for the numbers. Method.
What changed last quarter
Between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026, the largest new position was HD, now $352.68M; the largest trim was BRK/B (shares down 14%). All of it computed from the two filings, nothing inferred.
Biggest buys, Q2 2026
- HD new$352.68M
Exited since Q1 2026
None of the previous quarter's 40 largest positions disappeared from the latest filing.
Exit scan covers the previous quarter's 40 largest positions, a stated bound, because reading a mega fund's entire book per page render is not honest engineering.
Common questions
What are Bill Gates's biggest holdings?
As of the Q2 2026 13F, the largest reported positions at Gates Foundation Trust are BRK/B (21.4% of the book), CAT (19.6% of the book), CNI (17.9% of the book).
How big is Gates Foundation Trust's portfolio?
The latest 13F reports $34.42B across 24 US-listed positions. 13F filings cover US-listed holdings only, so non-US positions and shorts are not included.
Does Bill Gates still hold these positions?
Unknown for certain: a 13F may be filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Based on Gates Foundation Trust's own filing history, the fund keeps roughly 97% of positions in a typical quarter, so at 67 days since the period end roughly 98% of this book is likely intact. The snapshot half-life for this fund is about 2417 days.
What did Bill Gates buy and sell last quarter?
Between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026, the largest new position was HD, now $352.68M; the largest trim was BRK/B (shares down 14%). All of it computed from the two filings, nothing inferred.
Funds with overlapping books
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Source: SEC EDGAR 13F filings. Values are as filed and cover US-listed positions only. A 13F may be filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so positions can change before the filing is even public; the freshness figures above quantify that lag instead of hiding it. Educational information, not financial advice.