BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST's Q3 2022 13F: 2 new positions, 1 exit

Form 13F-HR for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 · filed Nov 14, 2022 · 21 reported positions · accession 0001104659-22-118573

What changed this quarter

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST's changes in reported equity positions, Q3 2022
Activity Security Weight before Weight now Change Shares Shares %
Increased MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) 1.4% 26.9% +25.5 pts +38.32M sh +4057%
Increased CANADIAN NATL RY CO (CNI) 6.5% 17.4% +10.9 pts +44.55M sh +433%
Increased WASTE MGMT INC DEL (WM) 16.1% 16.6% +0.5 pts +16.6M sh +89%
Reduced BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (BRK-B) 53.6% 23.3% −30.2 pts −5M sh −14%
Increased DEERE & CO (DE) 1.5% 3.8% +2.3 pts +3.02M sh +335%
New WASTE CONNECTIONS INC (WCN) — 0.9% +0.9 pts +2.15M sh new
Exited SANDERSON FARMS INC (SAFM) 0.6% — −0.6 pts −524K sh −100%
Increased FEDEX CORP (FDX) 0.7% 0.7% 0.0 pts +1M sh +187%
New KRAFT HEINZ CO (KHC) — 0.3% +0.3 pts +2.62M sh new
Increased ECOLAB INC (ECL) 3.8% 2.1% −1.7 pts +500K sh +11%
Increased COUPANG INC (CPNG) 0.4% 0.5% 0.0 pts +3.53M sh +62%

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 — 96.8% of the equity book

Changes in the top 10 this quarter: WCN entered · CCI left

# Security Weight before Weight now
1 MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) 1.4% 26.9%
2 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (BRK-B) 53.6% 23.3%
3 CANADIAN NATL RY CO (CNI) 6.5% 17.4%
4 WASTE MGMT INC DEL (WM) 16.1% 16.6%
5 DEERE & CO (DE) 1.5% 3.8%
6 CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) 7.4% 3.5%
7 ECOLAB INC (ECL) 3.8% 2.1%
8 WALMART INC (WMT) 2.1% 1.2%
9 COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV (KOF) 1.9% 1.1%
10 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC (WCN) 0.0% 0.9% Entered the top 10
— CROWN CASTLE INC (CCI) 1.4% 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).