By Adam Hales
Publication Date: 2025-11-25 14:24:00
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is the investment fund that supports the Foundation’s charitable work. It manages large assets donated by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and the large past and ongoing donations from Warren Buffett.
Interestingly, the Trust reduced its Microsoft stake by about 65 percent in the quarter ending on 30 September 2025, selling more than 17 million shares during that period. Before the sale, Microsoft was the Trust’s largest holding at roughly $13 billion, which made up nearly one-third of the entire portfolio.
How did Gates’ Trust portfolio change after the Microsoft sale?
After the sale of 65 percent of its Microsoft shares, the…
