GATES FOUNDATION TRUST

KIRKLAND, WA · CIK 0001166559

Portfolio Value: $26.47B

Positions: 19

Period: 2017-12-31

Filed: 2018-02-14

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GATES FOUNDATION TRUST Q4 2017 13F Filing Summary

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST (KIRKLAND, WA) reported a portfolio value of $26.47B across 19 positions in their Q4 2017 SEC 13F filing (period ending 2017-12-31). The top 10 positions account for 94.9% of the portfolio.

Top holdings: BRK/B$12.60B·MSFT$4.11B·CAT$1.77B·WM$1.61B·CNI$1.41B

Holdings Heatmap

BRK/B47.6% · $12.60B-7.3%MSFT15.5% · $4.11B-14.3%CAT6.7%WM6.1%CNI5.3%WMT4.3%

FDX2.9% · $754.86M CCI2.2% · $592.00M ECL2.2% · $585.89M UPS2.0% · $539.19M KOF1.6%TV1.2%

WBA1.0% · $252.38M LBTYA0.5% · $123.16M AN0.4% · $97.46M LBTYA0.3%ARCO0.1%LBTYA0.0%

LBTYA0.0% · $7.46M

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

Largest Trades This Quarter

Largest Reductions2

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL

$12.60B

-7.3%

All Holdings

#	Stock	Value↓	Shares	Weight	Change
1	BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	$12.60B	63,569,972	47.61%	-7.3%
2	MSFTMICROSOFT CORP	$4.11B	48,000,000	15.51%	-14.3%
3	CATCATERPILLAR INC DEL	$1.77B	11,260,857	6.70%	-
4	WMWASTE MGMT INC DEL	$1.61B	18,633,672	6.08%	-
5	CNICANADIAN NATL RY CO	$1.41B	17,126,874	5.34%	-
6	WMTWAL-MART STORES INC	$1.15B	11,603,000	4.33%	-
7	FDXFEDEX CORP	$754.86M	3,024,999	2.85%	-
8	CCICROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW	$592.00M	5,332,900	2.24%	-
9	ECLECOLAB INC	$585.89M	4,366,426	2.21%	-
10	UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC	$539.19M	4,525,329	2.04%	-

Position Changes

Stock	Value	Shares	Share Chg	% Chg
BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	$12.60B	63,569,972	-5.00M	-7.3%
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP	$4.11B	48,000,000	-8.00M	-14.3%

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