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Gates Foundation Trust

by Michael Larson, CIO since 1994 other

Legal name
Gates Foundation Trust
On record since?
Q2 2013
Filings read
53
Website
gatesfoundation.org
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CIK
0001166559
Read since
Aug 22, 2026

Q2 2026 · filed Aug 14, 2026 · $34.4B US stock · 24 positions · Very concentrated · Low turnover · Top: BRK.B 21.4% · CAT 19.6% · CNI 17.9%

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Streakslongest held · 53 quarters on record

  1. BRK.B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B 21.4%53+ quarters
  2. CAT Caterpillar Inc. 19.6%53+ quarters
  3. CNI Canadian National Railway 17.9%53+ quarters
  4. WM Waste Management, Inc. 17.3%53+ quarters
  5. ECL Ecolab, Inc. 4.2%53+ quarters

8 names have been in this book every quarter on record (53). New in this book this quarter: HD, FDXF.

Over time53 quarters, Q2 2013 to Q2 2026

US stock$34.4B Q2 2026

Positions24 Q2 2026

Picture100.0% Q2 2026

Turnover6%/yr Q2 2026

Filings53

  1. Q2 2026 filed Aug 14, 26 $34.4B · 24 positions  · 2 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 0 exited
  2. Q1 2026 filed May 15, 26 $31.7B · 22 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  3. Q4 2025 filed Feb 17, 26 $35.4B · 23 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  4. Q3 2025 filed Nov 14, 25 $36.6B · 23 positions  · 0 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 2 exited
  5. Q2 2025 filed Aug 14, 25 $47.8B · 25 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  6. Q1 2025 filed May 15, 25 $41.8B · 25 positions  · 1 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 0 exited
  7. Q4 2024 filed Feb 14, 25 $42.0B · 24 positions  · 1 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 1 exited
  8. Q3 2024 filed Nov 14, 24 $45.1B · 24 positions  · 1 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 0 exited
  9. Q2 2024 filed Aug 14, 24 $47.7B · 23 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  10. Q1 2024 filed May 15, 24 $45.9B · 24 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  11. Q4 2023 filed Feb 14, 24 $42.3B · 24 positions  · 1 new · 51 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 51 exited
  12. Q3 2023 filed Nov 14, 23 $38.9B · 74 positions  · 51 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 51 new · 0 exited
  13. Q2 2023 filed Aug 14, 23 $42.1B · 23 positions  · 1 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 0 exited
  14. Q1 2023 filed May 15, 23 $36.5B · 22 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  15. Q4 2022 filed Feb 14, 23 $35.7B · 23 positions  · 2 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 0 exited
  16. Q3 2022 filed Nov 14, 22 $34.0B · 21 positions  · 2 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 1 exited
  17. Q2 2022 filed Aug 15, 22 $17.7B · 20 positions  · 2 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 0 exited
  18. Q1 2022 filed May 16, 22 $19.8B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 4 exited
  19. Q4 2021 filed Feb 14, 22 $23.0B · 22 positions  · 2 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 2 exited
  20. Q3 2021 filed Nov 15, 21 $23.2B · 22 positions  · 7 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 7 new · 0 exited
  21. Q2 2021 filed Aug 16, 21 $23.9B · 15 positions  · 0 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 2 exited
  22. Q1 2021 filed May 17, 21 $21.0B · 17 positions  · 1 new · 5 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 5 exited
  23. Q4 2020 filed Feb 12, 21 $22.3B · 21 positions  · 0 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 3 exited
  24. Q3 2020 filed Nov 16, 20 $22.1B · 24 positions  · 2 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 1 exited
  25. Q2 2020 filed Aug 14, 20 $17.9B · 23 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  26. Q1 2020 filed May 15, 20 $17.4B · 23 positions  · 7 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 7 new · 0 exited
  27. Q4 2019 filed Feb 14, 19 $21.4B · 16 positions  · 0 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 2 exited
  28. Q3 2019 filed Nov 14, 19 $21.2B · 18 positions  · 2 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 0 exited
  29. Q2 2019 filed Aug 14, 19 $19.8B · 16 positions  · 0 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 2 exited
  30. Q1 2019 filed May 15, 19 $20.9B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  31. Q4 2018 filed Feb 14, 19 $21.9B · 19 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  32. Q3 2018 filed Nov 14, 18 $25.8B · 19 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  33. Q2 2018 filed Aug 14, 18 $22.1B · 19 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  34. Q1 2018 filed May 15, 18 $24.5B · 19 positions  · 2 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 2 exited
  35. Q4 2017 filed Feb 14, 18 $26.5B · 19 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  36. Q3 2017 filed Nov 14, 17 $25.8B · 19 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  37. Q2 2017 filed Aug 14, 17 $23.1B · 19 positions  · 1 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 0 exited
  38. Q1 2017 filed May 15, 17 $18.9B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  39. Q4 2016 filed Feb 14, 17 $19.0B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  40. Q3 2016 filed Nov 14, 16 $18.5B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  41. Q2 2016 filed Aug 15, 16 $16.8B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  42. Q1 2016 filed May 13, 16 $17.2B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  43. Q4 2015 filed Feb 12, 16 $16.7B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  44. Q3 2015 filed Nov 13, 15 $17.2B · 19 positions  · 2 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 0 exited
  45. Q2 2015 filed Aug 14, 15 $17.0B · 17 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  46. Q1 2015 filed May 15, 15 $18.6B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  47. Q4 2014 filed Feb 13, 15 $20.0B · 19 positions  · 4 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 4 new · 4 exited
  48. Q3 2014 filed Nov 14, 14 $21.7B · 19 positions  · 0 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 1 exited
  49. Q2 2014 filed Aug 14, 14 $20.0B · 20 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited
  50. Q1 2014 filed May 15, 14 $19.8B · 20 positions  · 2 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 0 exited
  51. Q4 2013 filed Feb 14, 14 $20.1B · 18 positions  · 0 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 4 exited
  52. Q3 2013 filed Nov 14, 13 $19.5B · 22 positions  · 1 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 0 exited
  53. Q2 2013 filed Aug 14, 13 $17.8B · 21 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited

People2

  • Michael Larson · CIO · 1994–CIO of Cascade Asset Management, the family office that directs all investment activity for Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation Trust; the trust's 13F is Cascade's book. Source: cascadeassetmanagement.com/meet-our-leadership
  • Bill Gates · chairman · 2000–Trustee since the 2000 founding; sole trustee since Melinda French Gates left in June 2024. Source: CNN 2024-05-13