Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust as of Dec. 31, 2008
Portfolio Holdings for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust holds 41 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2008 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 47.8 | $4.3B | 1.4M | 3214.00 | |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 4.4 | $396M | 6.4M | 62.19 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | 3.8 | $342M | 4.3M | 79.83 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | 3.5 | $322M | 6.1M | 52.50 | |
| Canadian Natl Ry (CNI) | 3.4 | $309M | 8.4M | 36.76 | |
| Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) | 2.9 | $267M | 4.8M | 56.06 | |
| Waste Management (WM) | 2.9 | $259M | 7.8M | 33.14 | |
| Coca-Cola Company (KO) | 2.8 | $257M | 5.7M | 45.27 | |
| Schering Plough Corp | 2.8 | $255M | 15M | 17.03 | |
| Merck & Co | 2.7 | $245M | 8.1M | 30.40 | |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | 2.5 | $227M | 5.1M | 44.67 | |
| BP (BP) | 2.4 | $217M | 4.6M | 46.74 | |
| Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (KOF) | 2.2 | $199M | 4.6M | 43.51 | |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 2.0 | $185M | 3.5M | 53.37 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 1.7 | $151M | 2.5M | 59.83 | |
| Wyeth | 1.5 | $140M | 3.7M | 37.51 | |
| Baxter International (BAX) | 1.2 | $107M | 2.0M | 53.59 | |
| AutoNation (AN) | 1.1 | $101M | 10M | 9.88 | |
| Grupo Televisa (TV) | 1.1 | $100M | 6.7M | 14.94 | |
| FedEx Corporation (FDX) | 1.1 | $98M | 1.5M | 64.15 | |
| Crown Castle International | 1.0 | $94M | 5.3M | 17.58 | |
| Pfizer (PFE) | 0.7 | $60M | 3.4M | 17.71 | |
| Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) | 0.6 | $55M | 1.6M | 33.27 | |
| Eastman Kodak Company | 0.4 | $40M | 6.1M | 6.58 | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) | 0.4 | $38M | 938k | 40.27 | |
| Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) | 0.4 | $36M | 1.0M | 36.14 | |
| Republic Services (RSG) | 0.4 | $34M | 1.4M | 24.79 | |
| Daimler Ag reg (MBGAF) | 0.4 | $33M | 862k | 38.28 | |
| Home Depot (HD) | 0.4 | $32M | 1.4M | 23.02 | |
| Seattle Genetics | 0.3 | $32M | 3.5M | 8.94 | |
| Progressive Corporation (PGR) | 0.3 | $30M | 2.0M | 14.81 | |
| Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) | 0.2 | $18M | 1.3M | 14.11 | |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises | 0.1 | $12M | 1.0M | 12.03 | |
| Peabody Energy Corporation | 0.1 | $11M | 500k | 22.75 | |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) | 0.1 | $12M | 278k | 42.57 | |
| Via | 0.1 | $9.5M | 500k | 19.06 | |
| IAC/InterActive | 0.1 | $8.4M | 535k | 15.73 | |
| Crocs (CROX) | 0.0 | $3.7M | 3.0M | 1.24 | |
| Greater China Fund | 0.0 | $1.4M | 166k | 8.32 | |
| Bank of Florida Corporation (BOFL) | 0.0 | $1.3M | 304k | 4.21 | |
| Cox Radio Inc cl a | 0.0 | $601k | 100k | 6.01 |
