BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST's Q4 2022 13F: 2 new positions

Form 13F-HR for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 · filed Feb 14, 2023 · 23 reported positions · accession 0001104659-23-021739

What changed this quarter

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST's changes in reported equity positions, Q4 2022
Activity Security Weight before Weight now Change Shares Shares %
Reduced BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (BRK-B) 23.3% 21.3% −2.0 pts −5M sh −17%
New HORMEL FOODS CORP (HRL) — 0.3% +0.3 pts +2.2M sh new
New DANAHER CORPORATION (DHR) — 0.3% +0.3 pts +373K sh new
Increased ECOLAB INC (ECL) 2.1% 2.1% +0.1 pts +352K sh +7%

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 — 96.4% of the equity book

No changes in the top 10 this quarter

# Security Weight before Weight now
1 MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) 26.9% 26.4%
2 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL (BRK-B) 23.3% 21.3%
3 CANADIAN NATL RY CO (CNI) 17.4% 18.2%
4 WASTE MGMT INC DEL (WM) 16.6% 15.5%
5 CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) 3.5% 4.9%
6 DEERE & CO (DE) 3.8% 4.7%
7 ECOLAB INC (ECL) 2.1% 2.1%
8 WALMART INC (WMT) 1.2% 1.2%
9 COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV (KOF) 1.1% 1.2%
10 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC (WCN) 0.9% 0.8%

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