Gates Foundation Trust 13F, Q4 2024
Bill Gates · quarter ending 31 December 2024 · filed 14 February 2025 · SEC CIK 1166559
Common stock only: shares the fund reported owning at the quarter end, valued as filed.
Largest positions, Q4 2024
Weights are against the whole filed book. Changes are in shares held, against the Q3 2024 filing.
| Company | Ticker | Value | % of book | vs Q3 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | $11.99B | 28.6% | unchanged |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | BRK/B | $8.91B | 21.2% | -11% shares |
| WASTE MGMT INC DEL | WM | $6.50B | 15.5% | unchanged |
| CANADIAN NATL RY CO | CNI | $5.57B | 13.3% | unchanged |
| CATERPILLAR INC | CAT | $2.67B | 6.3% | unchanged |
| DEERE & CO | DE | $1.51B | 3.6% | unchanged |
| ECOLAB INC | ECL | $1.22B | 2.9% | unchanged |
| WALMART INC | WMT | $821.32M | 1.9% | unchanged |
| FEDEX CORP | FDX | $712.99M | 1.7% | unchanged |
| COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV | KOF | $484.06M | 1.1% | unchanged |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC | WCN | $368.76M | 0.9% | unchanged |
| COUPANG INC | CPNG | $203.27M | 0.5% | unchanged |
| SCHRODINGER INC | SDGR | $134.68M | 0.3% | unchanged |
| MADISON SQUARE GRDN SPRT COR | MSGS | $133.69M | 0.3% | unchanged |
| CROWN CASTLE INC | CCI | $128.89M | 0.3% | unchanged |
| PACCAR INC | PCAR | $104.02M | 0.3% | unchanged |
| MCDONALDS CORP | MCD | $97.08M | 0.2% | new |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | UPS | $95.22M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| DANAHER CORPORATION | DHR | $85.62M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NV | BUD | $85.27M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| KRAFT HEINZ CO | KHC | $80.54M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| HORMEL FOODS CORP | HRL | $68.87M | 0.2% | unchanged |
| ON HLDG AG | $27.39M | 0.1% | unchanged | |
| VERALTO CORP | VLTO | $12.66M | 0.0% | unchanged |
What changed since Q3 2024
Against the Q3 2024 filing, Gates Foundation Trust opened 1 new position, added to 0, trimmed 1, left 22 unchanged and exited 1. Every position is compared, matched on its CUSIP; a change of 2% or less in shares counts as unchanged.
New positions
- MCD$97.08M
Exited
- VROOM INCwas $292.8K
Added to
No position was increased by more than 2%.
Trimmed
- BRK/B-11%$8.91B
Other quarters
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, accession 0001104659-25-014123, 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.