Stocks/Funds/CIK 1166559

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST

long-term holderconcentrated
Quarterly 13F filings · Latest period 2026-03-31 · CIK 1166559
Assets
$31.67B
-24.3% YoY
Holdings
22
Lifetime alpha vs market
+1.51% annual
Average hold time
6.1 yr
median 4.8 yr

Quarterly history

Cum return +62% vs S&P +52% · α +9% lifetimeAUM $31.7B · peak $47.8BFlow $-5.8B (-17%)2016-062017-122019-062020-122022-062023-122025-062026-03
AUM ($B)fundS&P 500(gap = α)/ Flow in/out

Behavior signals (lifetime)

Dip response
+0.69%
adds when stocks drop
when a holding falls −10%+
Middle response
-0.87%
baseline attrition
Rally response
+3.05%
adds into rallies
when a holding rises +10%+

Top positions · 22

Ticker$ value% portYoYHold time
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc.$8.17B25.8%10.5 yr
WMWaste Management, Inc.$6.35B20.1%+0.8%10.5 yr
CNICanadian National Railwa$5.33B16.8%+8.2%10.5 yr
CATCaterpillar Inc.$4.50B14.2%+117.8%10.5 yr
DEDeere & Company$2.00B6.3%+21.2%4.8 yr
ECLEcolab Inc.$1.39B4.4%+6.0%10.5 yr
WMTWalmart Inc.$1.04B3.3%+42.8%10.5 yr
FDXFedEx Corporation$849M2.7%+49.3%10.5 yr
KOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. $606M1.9%+11.4%10.5 yr
WCNWaste Connections, Inc.$331M1.0%-16.2%3.8 yr
MSGSMadison Square Garden Sp$190M0.6%+65.1%4.8 yr
CPNGCoupang, Inc.$175M0.6%-13.9%5.3 yr
BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/$118M0.4%+14.7%3.0 yr
PCARPACCAR Inc$116M0.4%+21.7%1.8 yr
WSTWest Pharmaceutical Serv$111M0.4%+12.3%1.3 yr

Portfolio composition (YoY)

Industry mix
Insurance - Diversified25.8%+3.9pp$8.17B
Waste Management21.1%+2.3pp$6.68B
Agricultural - Machinery20.5%+10.7pp$6.51B
Railroads16.8%+4.0pp$5.33B
Chemicals - Specialty4.4%+1.2pp$1.39B
Discount Stores3.3%+1.4pp$1.04B
Integrated Freight & Logistics2.7%+1.0pp$849M
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic1.9%+0.6pp$606M
Entertainment0.6%+0.3pp$190M
Specialty Retail0.6%+0.1pp$175M
Country
US79.2%-4.8pp
CA17.9%+4.1pp
MX1.9%+0.6pp
KR0.6%+0.1pp
BE0.4%+0.1pp
CH0.1%+0.0pp
Top 5: 83.2% · Top 10: 96.5% · Top 25: 100.0%

Winners

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %
CAT$2.43B+2.82B117.8%
CNI$5.34B+0.43B8.2%
DE$1.67B+0.35B21.2%
WMT$798M+0.34B42.8%
FDX$618M+0.30B49.3%

Losers

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %
WCN$419M-0.07B-16.2%
SDGR$138M-0.06B-42.5%
CPNG$203M-0.03B-13.9%
KHC$80M-0.02B-21.4%
HRL$68M-0.02B-23.5%

Top buys this quarter · 0

No buys this quarter

Top sells this quarter · 3

MSFT Microsoft Corporationexit$2.85B
WM Waste Management, Inc.$297M
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc.$0M

Quarterly history (TTM returns)

PeriodAUM# PosReturn (1yr)SPY (1yr)Alpha (1yr)Flow
2026-03-31$31.67B22+26.26%+17.59%+8.67%-5.85B
2025-12-31$35.36B23+17.35%+17.72%-0.36%-2.36B
2025-09-30$36.58B23+8.78%+17.52%-8.74%-11.66B
2025-06-30$47.78B25+8.21%+14.94%-6.73%-0.02B
2025-03-31$41.81B25-5.35%+8.30%-13.66%+0.38B
2024-12-31$42.02B24+7.59%+24.89%-17.29%-1.08B
2024-09-30$45.09B24+31.02%+36.04%-5.02%-2.79B
2024-06-30$47.67B23+20.48%+24.49%-4.01%+1.81B
2024-03-31$45.86B24+33.08%+29.62%+3.46%-1.53B
2023-12-31$42.28B24+29.19%+26.18%+3.01%-3.01B
2023-09-30$38.91B74+18.97%+21.57%-2.60%+0.07B
2023-06-30$42.06B23+27.72%+19.42%+8.30%+1.78B
2023-03-31$36.46B22+1.59%-7.82%+9.41%-2.41B
2022-12-31$35.73B23+7.18%+7.56%-0.38%-0.70B
2022-09-30$33.99B21-0.84%-4.93%+4.09%+16.45B
2022-06-30$17.68B20-12.14%-16.11%+3.97%+0.32B