BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST's Q1 2022 13F: 4 exits

Form 13F-HR for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 · filed May 16, 2022 · 18 reported positions · accession 0001104659-22-061355

What changed this quarter

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST's changes in reported equity positions, Q1 2022
Activity Security Weight before Weight now Change Shares Shares %
Reduced BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (BRK-B) 43.8% 51.2% +7.4 pts −5M sh −15%
Reduced WALMART INC (WMT) 4.4% 2.3% −2.1 pts −3.9M sh −56%
Reduced CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW (CCI) 4.1% 1.3% −2.8 pts −3.14M sh −69%
Reduced CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) 8.7% 8.3% −0.4 pts −2.33M sh −24%
Reduced UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) 2.1% 0.8% −1.3 pts −1.54M sh −68%
Reduced MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) 2.8% 1.5% −1.4 pts −993K sh −51%
Reduced FEDEX CORP (FDX) 1.7% 0.6% −1.1 pts −959K sh −64%
Exited CANADIAN PAC RY LTD (CP) 0.8% — −0.8 pts −2.48M sh −100%
Exited GRUPO TELEVISA S A B (TV) 0.3% — −0.3 pts −7.04M sh −100%
Reduced DEERE & CO (DE) 1.5% 1.9% +0.3 pts −134K sh −13%
Exited ALPHABET INC (GOOGL) 0.3% — −0.3 pts −21,554 sh −100%
Exited ALPHABET INC (GOOG) 0.3% — −0.3 pts −21,491 sh −100%

Reported by the fund in its Form 13F filed with the SEC; holdings are as of the quarter-end report date and may have changed since. For informational purposes only — not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. FilingExplorer is not affiliated with or endorsed by this fund. How this brief is compiled

Top 10 positions — 95.9% of the equity book

Changes in the top 10 this quarter: DE entered · KOF entered · UPS left · FDX left

# Security Weight before Weight now
1 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (BRK-B) 43.8% 51.2%
2 WASTE MGMT INC DEL (WM) 13.5% 14.9%
3 CANADIAN NATL RY CO (CNI) 7.0% 8.9%
4 CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) 8.7% 8.3%
5 ECOLAB INC (ECL) 4.5% 3.9%
6 WALMART INC (WMT) 4.4% 2.3%
7 DEERE & CO (DE) 1.5% 1.9% Entered the top 10
8 COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV (KOF) 1.5% 1.7% Entered the top 10
9 MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) 2.8% 1.5%
10 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP NEW (CCI) 4.1% 1.3%
— UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) 2.1% 0.8% Left the top 10
— FEDEX CORP (FDX) 1.7% 0.6% Left the top 10

Weights are each position's reported value as a share of the fund's reported equity positions (options and principal-amount holdings excluded).