GATES FOUNDATION TRUST

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1166559
League rank
#620
in Fundamental concentrated · #3631 overall
Long book
$31.67B
Q1 2026
Positions
22
Top-10 weight
97%
concentration
Last quarter
+11.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
4%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $31.67B US long book across 22 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC, CANADIAN NATL RAILWAY CO, CATERPILLAR INC, DEERE & CO.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.4pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 2 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-0.6%
Q2 2024
+3.1%
Q3 2024
-3.8%
Q4 2024
+2.7%
Q1 2025
+9.2%
Q2 2025
+1.5%
Q3 2025
+2.0%
Q4 2025
+1.9%
Q1 2026
+11.7%

Sector allocation

Industrials
41%
Financials
26%
Utilities
22%
Other
5%
Consumer discretionary
4%
Healthcare
1%
Services media
1%
Consumer staples
0%

Long book by quarter

$45.86B
Q1 2024
$47.67B
Q2 2024
$45.09B
Q3 2024
$42.02B
Q4 2024
$41.81B
Q1 2025
$47.78B
Q2 2025
$36.58B
Q3 2025
$35.36B
Q4 2025
$31.67B
Q1 2026

What does GATES FOUNDATION own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials17.0M$8.17B25.8%-12.2%
WM WASTE MANAGEMENT INCUtilities27.6M$6.35B20.1%-4.5%
CNI CANADIAN NATL RAILWAY COIndustrials51.8M$5.33B16.8%Held
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials6.4M$4.50B14.2%Held
DE DEERE & COIndustrials3.6M$2.00B6.3%Held
ECL ECOLAB INCOther5.2M$1.39B4.4%Held
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary8.4M$1.04B3.3%Held
FDX FEDEX CORPIndustrials2.4M$849.3M2.7%Held
WCN WASTE CONNECTIONS INCUtilities2.0M$331.2M1.0%Held
MSGS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTSServices media592.4K$190.4M0.6%Held
CPNG COUPANG INCConsumer discretionary9.2M$174.6M0.6%Held
PCAR PACCAR INCIndustrials1.0M$115.5M0.4%Held
WST WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICESHealthcare444.5K$111.4M0.4%Held
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary334.9K$104.1M0.3%Held
SDGR SCHRODINGER INCHealthcare7.0M$79.3M0.3%Held
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology373.0K$70.7M0.2%Held
KHC KRAFT HEINZ CO/THEConsumer staples2.5M$55.6M0.2%Held
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer staples2.1M$47.2M0.1%Held
ONON ON HOLDING AG-CLASS AOther500.0K$17.0M0.1%Held
VLTO VERALTO CORPTechnology124.3K$11.0M0.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202622$31.67B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 202623$35.36B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202523$36.58B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 202525$47.78B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202525$41.81B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202524$42.02B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202424$45.09B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202423$47.67B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202424$45.86B canonicalSEC ↗