GATES FOUNDATION TRUST

KIRKLAND, WA · CIK 0001166559

Portfolio Value: $21.93B

Positions: 19

Period: 2018-12-31

Filed: 2019-02-14

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GATES FOUNDATION TRUST Q4 2018 13F Filing Summary

GATES FOUNDATION TRUST (KIRKLAND, WA) reported a portfolio value of $21.93B across 19 positions in their Q4 2018 SEC 13F filing (period ending 2018-12-31). The top 10 positions account for 95.2% of the portfolio.

Top holdings: BRK/B$11.65B·WM$1.66B·MSFT$1.63B·CAT$1.43B·CNI$1.27B

Holdings Heatmap

BRK/B53.2% · $11.65B-8.1%WM7.6%MSFT7.4%-33.3%CAT6.5%CNI5.8%WMT4.9%

ECL2.9% · $643.39M CCI2.6% · $579.31M FDX2.2% · $488.02M UPS2.0% · $441.36M KOF1.7%WBA1.1%

TV1.0% · $212.34M LBTYA0.3% · $75.12M AN0.3% · $67.78M LBTYA0.2%ARCO0.1%LILA0.0%

LILA0.0% · $5.36M

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

$11.65B

-8.1%

All Holdings

#	Stock	Value↓	Shares	Weight	Change
1	BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	$11.65B	57,078,974	53.15%	-8.1%
2	WMWASTE MGMT INC DEL	$1.66B	18,633,672	7.56%	-
3	MSFTMICROSOFT CORP	$1.63B	16,000,000	7.41%	-33.3%
4	CATCATERPILLAR INC DEL	$1.43B	11,260,857	6.53%	-
5	CNICANADIAN NATL RY CO	$1.27B	17,126,874	5.79%	-
6	WMTWALMART INC	$1.08B	11,603,000	4.93%	-
7	ECLECOLAB INC	$643.39M	4,366,426	2.93%	-
8	CCICROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW	$579.31M	5,332,900	2.64%	-
9	FDXFEDEX CORP	$488.02M	3,024,999	2.23%	-
10	UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC	$441.36M	4,525,329	2.01%	-

Position Changes

Stock	Value	Shares	Share Chg	% Chg
BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	$11.65B	57,078,974	-5.00M	-8.1%
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP	$1.63B	16,000,000	-8.00M	-33.3%

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