Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust as of Sept. 30, 2008
Portfolio Holdings for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust holds 56 positions in its portfolio as reported in the September 2008 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 54.0 | $6.0B | 1.4M | 4395.00 | |
| Canadian Natl Ry (CNI) | 3.4 | $375M | 7.8M | 47.83 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | 3.3 | $365M | 5.6M | 64.93 | |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 2.7 | $300M | 4.9M | 61.70 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | 2.6 | $294M | 3.8M | 77.66 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) | 2.5 | $285M | 4.8M | 59.89 | |
| Schering Plough Corp | 2.5 | $276M | 15M | 18.47 | |
| Merck & Co | 2.3 | $254M | 8.1M | 31.56 | |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | 2.1 | $241M | 4.0M | 59.60 | |
| BP (BP) | 2.1 | $232M | 4.6M | 50.17 | |
| Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF) | 2.0 | $230M | 4.6M | 50.46 | |
| Waste Management (WM) | 1.9 | $215M | 6.8M | 31.49 | |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 1.8 | $200M | 3.5M | 57.58 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1.6 | $174M | 2.5M | 69.28 | |
| Crown Castle International | 1.4 | $155M | 5.3M | 28.97 | |
| Coca-Cola Company (KO) | 1.3 | $142M | 2.7M | 52.88 | |
| Wyeth | 1.2 | $138M | 3.7M | 36.94 | |
| Grupo Televisa (TV) | 1.2 | $135M | 6.2M | 21.87 | |
| Baxter International (BAX) | 1.2 | $131M | 2.0M | 65.63 | |
| FedEx Corporation (FDX) | 1.1 | $121M | 1.5M | 79.04 | |
| Eastman Kodak Company | 0.8 | $93M | 6.1M | 15.38 | |
| AutoNation (AN) | 0.8 | $87M | 7.7M | 11.24 | |
| Pfizer (PFE) | 0.6 | $63M | 3.4M | 18.44 | |
| Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) | 0.5 | $57M | 1.6M | 34.84 | |
| Comcast Corporation | 0.5 | $53M | 2.7M | 19.72 | |
| Norfolk Southern (NSC) | 0.5 | $53M | 800k | 66.21 | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) | 0.4 | $48M | 2.2M | 21.91 | |
| Daimler Ag reg (MBGAF) | 0.4 | $44M | 862k | 50.50 | |
| Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) | 0.4 | $42M | 1.0M | 42.05 | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) | 0.4 | $41M | 938k | 44.03 | |
| Tyco Intl Ltd Bermuda | 0.4 | $42M | 1.2M | 35.02 | |
| Republic Services (RSG) | 0.4 | $41M | 1.4M | 29.98 | |
| Seattle Genetics | 0.3 | $38M | 3.5M | 10.70 | |
| Home Depot (HD) | 0.3 | $36M | 1.4M | 25.89 | |
| Progressive Corporation (PGR) | 0.3 | $35M | 2.0M | 17.40 | |
| Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) | 0.2 | $28M | 250k | 111.98 | |
| Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) | 0.2 | $21M | 1.1M | 19.58 | |
| Via | 0.1 | $12M | 500k | 24.84 | |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) | 0.1 | $13M | 278k | 45.79 | |
| IAC/InterActive | 0.1 | $9.3M | 535k | 17.30 | |
| American Intl Group | 0.1 | $8.3M | 2.5M | 3.33 | |
| Crocs (CROX) | 0.1 | $7.2M | 2.0M | 3.58 | |
| Walt Disney Company (DIS) | 0.0 | $3.1M | 100k | 30.69 | |
| Sony Corporation (SONY) | 0.0 | $3.1M | 100k | 30.87 | |
| Bank of Florida Corporation (BOFL) | 0.0 | $2.1M | 254k | 8.25 | |
| HSN | 0.0 | $2.4M | 214k | 11.01 | |
| Interval Leisure | 0.0 | $2.2M | 214k | 10.40 | |
| RadNet (RDNT) | 0.0 | $2.5M | 630k | 4.01 | |
| Ticketmaster | 0.0 | $2.3M | 214k | 10.73 | |
| Greater China Fund | 0.0 | $1.6M | 166k | 9.38 | |
| Cox Radio Inc cl a | 0.0 | $1.1M | 100k | 10.56 | |
| Philippine Long Distance Telephone | 0.0 | $1.6M | 28k | 56.34 | |
| ResMed (RMD) | 0.0 | $944k | 22k | 43.00 | |
| Nuvelo | 0.0 | $15k | 33k | 0.45 | |
| Tree | 0.0 | $172k | 36k | 4.82 | |
| Washington Mutual | 0.0 | $240k | 3.0M | 0.08 |
