BInsurance - DiversifiedBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B)
25.8%
Avg. buy price
$369.93
Estimated gain+29.5%Quarter-end price
$479.11
Last transaction
Reduced· Q1 2026Sold 12.2% of shares
Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft and is the sole chair of the Gates Foundation.
Gates Foundation Trust Holdings · Q1 2026
| Stock | % | Avg. buy price | Estimated gain | Quarter-end price | Last transaction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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BInsurance - DiversifiedBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B)
25.8%
Avg. buy price
$369.93
Estimated gain+29.5%Quarter-end price
$479.11
Last transaction
Reduced· Q1 2026Sold 12.2% of shares
|
B
Insurance - DiversifiedBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B)
|
25.8% | $369.93 | +29.5% | $479.11 | Reduced· Q1 2026Sold 12.2% of shares | |||||
 WWaste ManagementWaste Management, Inc. (WM)
20.1%
Avg. buy price
$139.58
Estimated gain+64.6%Quarter-end price
$229.79
Last transaction
Reduced· Q1 2026Sold 4.5% of shares
|
W
Waste ManagementWaste Management, Inc. (WM)
|
20.1% | $139.58 | +64.6% | $229.79 | Reduced· Q1 2026Sold 4.5% of shares | |||||
 CRailroadsCanadian National Railway Company (CNR.TO)
16.8%
Last transaction
Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 5.5% of shares
|
C
RailroadsCanadian National Railway Company (CNR.TO)
|
16.8% | – | – | – | Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 5.5% of shares | |||||
 CAgricultural - MachineryCaterpillar Inc. (CAT)
14.2%
Avg. buy price
$207.02
Estimated gain+242.2%Quarter-end price
$708.46
Last transaction
Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 13.6% of shares
|
C
Agricultural - MachineryCaterpillar Inc. (CAT)
|
14.2% | $207.02 | +242.2% | $708.46 | Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 13.6% of shares | |||||
 DAgricultural - MachineryDeere & Company (DE)
6.3%
Avg. buy price
$346.64
Estimated gain+62.5%Quarter-end price
$563.30
Last transaction
Reduced· Q4 2023Sold 9.2% of shares
|
D
Agricultural - MachineryDeere & Company (DE)
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6.3% | $346.64 | +62.5% | $563.30 | Reduced· Q4 2023Sold 9.2% of shares | |||||
 EChemicals - SpecialtyEcolab Inc. (ECL)
4.4%
Avg. buy price
$203.49
Estimated gain+30.7%Quarter-end price
$266.02
Last transaction
Added· Q4 2022Increased shares by 7.2%
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E
Chemicals - SpecialtyEcolab Inc. (ECL)
|
4.4% | $203.49 | +30.7% | $266.02 | Added· Q4 2022Increased shares by 7.2% | |||||
 WDiscount StoresWalmart Inc. (WMT)
3.3%
Avg. buy price
$53.59
Estimated gain+131.9%Quarter-end price
$124.28
Last transaction
Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 7.7% of shares
|
W
Discount StoresWalmart Inc. (WMT)
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3.3% | $53.59 | +131.9% | $124.28 | Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 7.7% of shares | |||||
 FIntegrated Freight & LogisticsFedEx Corporation (FDX)
2.7%
Avg. buy price
$252.17
Estimated gain+41.2%Quarter-end price
$356.18
Last transaction
Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 5.9% of shares
|
F
Integrated Freight & LogisticsFedEx Corporation (FDX)
|
2.7% | $252.17 | +41.2% | $356.18 | Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 5.9% of shares | |||||
 KBeverages - Non-AlcoholicCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF)
1.9%
|
K
Beverages - Non-AlcoholicCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF)
|
1.9% | – | – | – | – | |||||
 WWaste ManagementWaste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
1.0%
Avg. buy price
$136.35
Estimated gain+19.1%Quarter-end price
$162.44
Last transaction
Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 5.1% of shares
|
W
Waste ManagementWaste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
|
1.0% | $136.35 | +19.1% | $162.44 | Reduced· Q3 2025Sold 5.1% of shares | |||||
 MEntertainmentMadison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS)
0.6%
Avg. buy price
$166.43
Estimated gain+93.1%Quarter-end price
$321.40
Last transaction
Added· Q2 2022Increased shares by 113.0%
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M
EntertainmentMadison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS)
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0.6% | $166.43 | +93.1% | $321.40 | Added· Q2 2022Increased shares by 113.0% | |||||
 CSpecialty RetailCoupang, Inc. (CPNG)
0.6%
Quarter-end price
$18.88
Last transaction
Added· Q3 2022Increased shares by 61.8%
|
C
Specialty RetailCoupang, Inc. (CPNG)
|
0.6% | – | – | $18.88 | Added· Q3 2022Increased shares by 61.8% | |||||
 BBeverages - AlcoholicAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD)
0.4%
Last transaction
New· Q2 2023Opened a new position
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B
Beverages - AlcoholicAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD)
|
0.4% | – | – | – | New· Q2 2023Opened a new position | |||||
 PIndustrial - MachineryPACCAR Inc (PCAR)
0.4%
Avg. buy price
$97.78
Estimated gain+18.1%Quarter-end price
$115.50
Last transaction
New· Q3 2024Opened a new position
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P
Industrial - MachineryPACCAR Inc (PCAR)
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0.4% | $97.78 | +18.1% | $115.50 | New· Q3 2024Opened a new position | |||||
 WMedical - Instruments & SuppliesWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST)
0.4%
Avg. buy price
$275.60
Estimated gain−9.1%Quarter-end price
$250.64
Last transaction
New· Q1 2025Opened a new position
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W
Medical - Instruments & SuppliesWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST)
|
0.4% | $275.60 | −9.1% | $250.64 | New· Q1 2025Opened a new position | |||||
M
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Exited−$3.2B
B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B)
−$1.2B
W
Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
−$297M
Largest holdings in Q1 2026, sized by their share of the disclosed portfolio. This shows what is owned, not what changed.
C
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
14.2%
Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft and is the sole chair of the Gates Foundation. This page shows the Gates Foundation Trust's quarterly Form 13F report of certain United States listed long positions, not Gates's personal account or every Foundation asset. Cash, short positions, private holdings, many derivatives, and some foreign securities may be absent.
Profile refreshed July 20, 2026
As of the Q1 2026 filing, Bill Gates's largest disclosed holdings are Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B), Waste Management, Inc. (WM), Canadian National Railway Company (CNR.TO). The table shows 15 of 22 positions by default, with an exact-count control for the remaining rows. Disclosed shares and values remain visible even when a separate market-price estimate is unavailable.
The biggest disclosed buys in Q1 2026 were New, based on the Gates Foundation Trust 13F filing. New positions are marked "new" in the table above.
The biggest reductions in Q1 2026 were Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B), Waste Management, Inc. (WM), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT). The filing comparison contains 1 full exits, summarized in the activity view above.
The latest 13F discloses $31.7B across 22 positions in Q1 2026. 13F filings cover US-listed long positions only; cash and short positions are not disclosed.
Funds file 13Fs up to 45 days after each quarter ends, so this portfolio reflects Q1 2026, the latest disclosed quarter. The filing date is shown with every table.
Non-rejected, non-superseded SEC Form 13F filings for Gates Foundation Trust provide the Q1 2026 holdings, disclosed values, and filing date shown here. WhoBought prefers filings whose value units validate and labels a sparse filing when validation is unavailable. Industry labels come from the local company classification record.
Performance uses daily closing prices for holdings with available market-price history. It covers the priced share of disclosed value (81%); holdings without sufficient price history are excluded from the calculation.
Bill Gates is an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. He later stepped away from running the company day to day and made philanthropy a central part of his work.
He was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. He met Paul Allen and began programming while attending Lakeside School.
No. Gates enrolled at Harvard in 1973, left two years later to build Microsoft with Paul Allen, and never returned to complete a degree.
No. He left the chief executive job in 2000, stepped down as chairman in 2014, and resigned from the board in 2020. He has continued as a technology adviser to Microsoft's leaders.
Most of Gates's early wealth came from his Microsoft ownership as the company grew and went public. He became a billionaire in 1987, a year after Microsoft's initial public offering.
Gates co-founded the organization that became the Gates Foundation. After Melinda French Gates left her co-chair role in 2024, he became the foundation's sole chair.
Gates and Warren Buffett started the Giving Pledge in 2010. It asks very wealthy people to commit at least half of their wealth to philanthropy over time.
Cascade Investment is a private investment and holding company founded and controlled by Gates. It is separate from the Gates Foundation Trust portfolio tracked on this page.
Published estimates move with asset prices and can become stale quickly, so this profile does not pin a dollar figure to Gates's personal wealth. The figures above concern the Trust's latest disclosed 13F positions, not his net worth.
No. It follows the Gates Foundation Trust's Form 13F filing. The current-holdings and quarterly-changes sections show that filing's US-listed long positions, not every asset Gates owns and not proof that he personally selected each trade.