GATES FOUNDATION TRUST

KIRKLAND, WA · CIK 0001166559

Portfolio Value: $25.75B

Positions: 19

Period: 2017-09-30

Filed: 2017-11-14

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GATES FOUNDATION TRUST Q3 2017 13F Filing Summary

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST (KIRKLAND, WA) reported a portfolio value of $25.75B across 19 positions in their Q3 2017 SEC 13F filing (period ending 2017-09-30). The top 10 positions account for 94.2% of the portfolio.

Top holdings: BRK/B$12.57B·MSFT$4.17B·WM$1.46B·CNI$1.42B·CAT$1.40B

Holdings Heatmap

BRK/B48.8% · $12.57B+15.5%MSFT16.2% · $4.17B-12.5%WM5.7%CNI5.5%CAT5.5%WMT3.5%

FDX2.6% · $682.38M ECL2.2% · $561.57M UPS2.1% · $543.45M CCI2.1% · $533.18M KOF1.9%TV1.6%

WBA1.0% · $268.37M LBTYA0.5% · $119.01M AN0.3% · $90.11M LBTYA0.3%ARCO0.1%LBTYA0.1%

LBTYA0.0% · $8.80M

Top 19 holdings by portfolio weight. Block width = holding percentage. Green = new/increased, red = reduced, gray = unchanged.

Largest Trades This Quarter

Largest Adds1

BRK/B

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL

Largest Reductions1

All Holdings

#	Stock	Value↓	Shares	Weight	Change
1	BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	$12.57B	68,569,972	48.82%	+15.5%
2	MSFTMICROSOFT CORP	$4.17B	56,000,000	16.20%	-12.5%
3	WMWASTE MGMT INC DEL	$1.46B	18,633,672	5.66%	-
4	CNICANADIAN NATL RY CO	$1.42B	17,126,874	5.51%	-
5	CATCATERPILLAR INC DEL	$1.40B	11,260,857	5.45%	-
6	WMTWAL-MART STORES INC	$906.66M	11,603,000	3.52%	-
7	FDXFEDEX CORP	$682.38M	3,024,999	2.65%	-
8	ECLECOLAB INC	$561.57M	4,366,426	2.18%	-
9	UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC	$543.45M	4,525,329	2.11%	-
10	CCICROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW	$533.18M	5,332,900	2.07%	-

Position Changes

Stock	Value	Shares	Share Chg	% Chg
BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	$12.57B	68,569,972	+9.22M	+15.5%

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