This is the latest stock picks from Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation Trust. The foundation's portfolio is run by Michael
Larson. As of 06/30/2012, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Trust owns 27 stocks with a total value of $15.6 billion.
These are the details of the buys and sells.
- New Purchases:
TM
,
- Added Positions:
WMT
,
CX
,
- Reduced Positions:
BRK.B
,
For the details of
Bill Gates
's stock buys and sells, go to
http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Bill+Gates
This is the
sector weightings of his portfolio:
|
Financials
|
43.3%
|
|
Consumer Services
|
17.7% |
|
Industrials
|
17.6% |
|
Consumer Goods
|
11.3% |
|
Oil & Gas
|
6% |
|
Technology
|
2% |
|
Basic Materials
|
1.9% |
|
Health Care
|
0.2% |
These are the top 5 holdings of Bill Gates
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (
BRK.B
) - 81,204,077 shares, 43.3% of the total portfolio. Shares
reduced by 5.8%
- The Coca-Cola Company (
KO
) - 23,364,000 shares, 5.8% of the total portfolio.
- McDonald's Corporation (
MCD
) - 9,872,500 shares, 5.6% of the total portfolio.
- Caterpillar Inc. (
CAT
) - 10,090,400 shares, 5.5% of the total portfolio.
- Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. De C.V. (ADR) (
KOF
) - 6,214,719 shares, 5.2% of the total portfolio.
New Purchase: Toyota Motor Corporation (adr) (
TM
)
Bill Gates initiated holdings in Toyota Motor Corporation (adr).
His purchase prices were between $74.48 and $86.63, with an
estimated average price of $78.97. The impact to his portfolio
due to this purchase was 0.08%. His holdings were 153,300 shares
as of 06/30/2012.
Added: Wal-mart Stores, Inc. (
WMT
)
Bill Gates added to his holdings in Wal-mart Stores, Inc. by
8.72%. His purchase prices were between $57.77 and $68.86, with
an estimated average price of $62.97. The impact to his portfolio
due to this purchase was 0.38%. His holdings were 10,603,000
shares as of 06/30/2012.
Added: Cemex Sab De Cv (adr) (
CX
)
Bill Gates added to his holdings in Cemex Sab De Cv (adr) by 4%.
His purchase prices were between $4.99 and $7.76, with an
estimated average price of $6.27. The impact to his portfolio due
to this purchase was 0.01%. His holdings were 6,566,511 shares as
of 06/30/2012.
Reduced: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (
BRK.B
)
Bill Gates reduced to his holdings in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. by
5.8%. His sale prices were between $78.39 and $82.95, with an
estimated average price of $80.47. The impact to his portfolio
due to this sale was -2.57%. Bill Gates still held 81,204,077
shares as of 06/30/2012.
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