Latest Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Stock Portfolio
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Performance:
2025 Q4: 1.95%YTD: 13.03%2024: 9.88%
Performance for 2025 Q4 is 1.95%, and YTD is 13.03%, and 2024 is 9.88%.
About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and 13F Hedge Fund Stock Holdings
On 2026-02-17, the fund reported it's updated stock portfolio. In the 13F Holdings report, GATES FOUNDATION TRUST reported an equity portfolio of $35.4 Billions as of 31 Dec, 2025.
The top stock holdings of GATES FOUNDATION TRUST are , WM, CNI. The fund has invested 27.6% of it's portfolio in BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL and 18% of portfolio in WASTE MGMT INC DEL.
They significantly reduced their stock positions in MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL.
The top stock holdings of GATES FOUNDATION TRUST are , WM, CNI. The fund has invested 27.6% of it's portfolio in BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL and 18% of portfolio in WASTE MGMT INC DEL.
They significantly reduced their stock positions in MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Annual Return Estimates Vs S&P 500
Our best estimate is that GATES FOUNDATION TRUST made a return of 1.95% in the last quarter. In trailing 12 months, it's portfolio return was 13.03%.
- Performance
- S&P 500
New Buys
Additions
Reductions
| Ticker | % Reduced |
|---|---|
| microsoft corp | -16.32 |
| berkshire hathaway inc del | -10.84 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust reduced stake in above stock
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Sector Distribution
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST has about 44.1% of it's holdings in Others sector.
- Others
- Industrials
- Technology
- Basic Materials
- Consumer Defensive
| Sector | % |
|---|---|
| Others | 44.1 |
| Industrials | 36.2 |
| Technology | 10.5 |
| Basic Materials | 3.9 |
| Consumer Defensive | 3 |
Market Cap. Distribution
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST has about 55% of it's portfolio invested in the large-cap and mega-cap stocks.
- UNALLOCATED
- LARGE-CAP
- MEGA-CAP
| Category | % |
|---|---|
| UNALLOCATED | 44.1 |
| LARGE-CAP | 31.3 |
| MEGA-CAP | 23.7 |
Stocks belong to which Index?
About 53.4% of the stocks held by GATES FOUNDATION TRUST either belong to S&P 500 or RUSSELL 2000 index.
- S&P 500
- Others
| Index | % |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 53.4 |
| Others | 46.2 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Holdings Map
This heatmap illustrates the top 50 positions within the fund's portfolio.
Current Stock Holdings of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST has 23 stocks in it's portfolio. About 95.7% of the portfolio is in top 10 stocks. MSFT proved to be the most loss making stock for the portfolio. CAT was the most profitable stock for GATES FOUNDATION TRUST last quarter.
Last Reported on: 17 Feb, 2026| Ticker | Namesorted ascending | % Portfolio | Shares Held | $ Value | Type | % Change | Options | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUD | anheuser busch inbev sa/nv | 0.31 | 1,703,000 | 109,060,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| CAT | caterpillar inc | 10.29 | 6,353,610 | 3,639,790,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| CNI | canadian natl ry co | 14.49 | 51,826,800 | 5,123,080,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| CPNG | coupang inc | 0.62 | 9,248,040 | 218,161,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| DE | deere & co | 4.68 | 3,557,380 | 1,656,210,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| DHR | danaher corporation | 0.24 | 373,000 | 85,387,200 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| ECL | ecolab inc | 3.87 | 5,218,040 | 1,369,840,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| FDX | fedex corp | 1.95 | 2,384,360 | 688,747,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| HRL | hormel foods corp | 0.14 | 2,085,290 | 49,421,400 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| KHC | kraft heinz co | 0.17 | 2,472,600 | 59,960,600 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| KOF | coca-cola femsa sab de cv | 1.67 | 6,214,720 | 588,596,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| MCD | mcdonalds corp | 0.29 | 334,900 | 102,355,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| MSFT | microsoft corp | 10.52 | 7,691,210 | 3,719,620,000 | reduced | -16.32 | ||
| MSGS | madison square grdn sprt cor | 0.43 | 592,406 | 153,226,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| ONON | on hldg ag | 0.07 | 500,000 | 23,240,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| PCAR | paccar inc | 0.31 | 1,000,000 | 109,510,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| SDGR | schrodinger inc | 0.35 | 6,981,660 | 124,832,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| WCN | waste connections inc | 1.01 | 2,039,180 | 357,590,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| WM | waste mgmt inc del | 17.98 | 28,934,300 | 6,357,160,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| WMT | walmart inc | 2.64 | 8,390,480 | 934,783,000 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||