GATES FOUNDATION TRUST — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1166559 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-05-15

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST manages $31.67B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 22 reported positions as of its 2026-03-31 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are BRK.B (25.80%), WM (20.06%), CNI (16.82%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2025-12-31 filing) the fund opened 0 new positions, exited 1, added to 7, and trimmed 9.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

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AUM

$31.67B

Long-equity book

Holdings

22

Distinct positions

Period

2026-03-31

Filed 2026-05-15

Q/Q Activity

+0 / −1 / ↑7 / ↓9

vs 2025-12-31

Firm Profile & Key People
Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

  • CATERPILLAR INC$861.5M +23.7%
  • DEERE & CO$347.7M +21.0%
  • FEDEX CORP$160.5M +23.3%
  • WALMART INC$108.0M +11.6%
  • MADISON SQUARE GRDN SPRT COR$37.2M +24.3%
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Top Trims

  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL-$1.59B -16.3%
  • SCHRODINGER INC-$45.5M -36.5%
  • COUPANG INC-$43.6M -20.0%
  • WASTE CONNECTIONS INC-$26.3M -7.4%
  • DANAHER CORP DEL-$14.7M -17.2%
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New Positions

  • No new positions this quarter.
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Exited Positions

  • MICROSOFT CORP$3.72B
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All Holdings

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B 084670702 $8.17B 25.80% 17,048,304 SH
2 WASTE MGMT INC DEL WM 94106L109 $6.35B 20.06% 27,642,344 SH
3 CANADIAN NATL RY CO CNI 136375102 $5.33B 16.82% 51,826,786 SH
4 CATERPILLAR INC CAT 149123101 $4.50B 14.22% 6,353,614 SH
5 DEERE & CO DE 244199105 $2.00B 6.33% 3,557,378 SH
6 ECOLAB INC ECL 278865100 $1.39B 4.38% 5,218,044 SH
7 WALMART INC WMT 931142103 $1.04B 3.29% 8,390,477 SH
8 FEDEX CORP FDX 31428X106 $849.3M 2.68% 2,384,362 SH
9 COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV KOF 191241108 $606.2M 1.91% 6,214,719 SH
10 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC WCN 94106B101 $331.2M 1.05% 2,039,175 SH
11 MADISON SQUARE GRDN SPRT COR MSGS 55825T103 $190.4M 0.60% 592,406 SH
12 COUPANG INC CPNG 22266T109 $174.6M 0.55% 9,248,045 SH
13 ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NV BUD 03524A108 $118.1M 0.37% 1,703,000 SH
14 PACCAR INC PCAR 693718108 $115.5M 0.36% 1,000,000 SH
15 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SVSC INC WST 955306105 $111.4M 0.35% 444,500 SH
16 MCDONALDS CORP MCD 580135101 $104.1M 0.33% 334,900 SH
17 SCHRODINGER INC SDGR 80810D103 $79.3M 0.25% 6,981,664 SH
18 DANAHER CORP DEL DHR 235851102 $70.7M 0.22% 373,000 SH
19 KRAFT HEINZ CO KHC 500754106 $55.6M 0.18% 2,472,600 SH
20 HORMEL FOODS CORP HRL 440452100 $47.2M 0.15% 2,085,290 SH
21 ON HLDG AG ONON H5919C104 $17.0M 0.05% 500,000 SH
22 VERALTO CORP VLTO 92338C103 $11.0M 0.03% 124,333 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-03-31 2026-05-15 $31.67B 22 0001104659-26-062592
2025-12-31 2026-02-17 $35.36B 23 0001104659-26-016458
2025-09-30 2025-11-14 $36.58B 23 0001104659-25-112544