Gates Foundation Trust 13F, Q3 2023
Bill Gates · quarter ending 30 September 2023 · filed 14 November 2023 · SEC CIK 1166559
Common stock only: shares the fund reported owning at the quarter end, valued as filed.
Largest positions, Q3 2023
The 25 largest of 74 positions. Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q2 2023 filing.
| Company | Ticker | Value | % of book | vs Q2 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | $12.40B | 31.9% | unchanged |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | BRK/B | $7.89B | 20.3% | -10% shares |
| CANADIAN NATL RY CO | CNI | $5.94B | 15.3% | unchanged |
| WASTE MGMT INC DEL | WM | $5.37B | 13.8% | unchanged |
| CATERPILLAR INC | CAT | $2.01B | 5.2% | unchanged |
| DEERE & CO | DE | $1.48B | 3.8% | unchanged |
| ECOLAB INC | ECL | $883.94M | 2.3% | unchanged |
| COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV | KOF | $487.48M | 1.3% | unchanged |
| WALMART INC | WMT | $484.61M | 1.3% | unchanged |
| FEDEX CORP | FDX | $406.48M | 1.0% | unchanged |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC | WCN | $288.63M | 0.7% | unchanged |
| SCHRODINGER INC | SDGR | $197.37M | 0.5% | unchanged |
| COUPANG INC | CPNG | $157.22M | 0.4% | unchanged |
| CROWN CASTLE INC | CCI | $130.69M | 0.3% | unchanged |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | UPS | $117.70M | 0.3% | unchanged |
| MADISON SQUARE GRDN SPRT COR | MSGS | $104.44M | 0.3% | unchanged |
| ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NV | BUD | $94.18M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| DANAHER CORPORATION | DHR | $92.54M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| KRAFT HEINZ CO | KHC | $88.22M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| HORMEL FOODS CORP | HRL | $83.49M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| CARVANA CO | CVNA | $21.83M | 0.1% | unchanged |
| ON HLDG AG | $13.91M | 0.0% | unchanged | |
| APPLE INC | AAPL | $9.04M | 0.0% | new |
| META PLATFORMS INC | META | $8.12M | 0.0% | new |
| ISHARES TR | IYW | $6.04M | 0.0% | new |
What changed since Q2 2023
Against the Q2 2023 filing, Gates Foundation Trust opened 51 new positions, added to 0, trimmed 1, left 22 unchanged and exited 0. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.
Other quarters
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001104659-23-118104, filed by GATES FOUNDATION TRUST. Values are as filed and cover US-listed positions only; a 13F does not show short positions or holdings outside the US. A 13F may be filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so the fund may have traded since. Educational information, not financial advice.