Breaking down the stocks Bill Gates (Cascade Investment) bought, sold, and held in Q2 2025, including their holdings at the end of the quarter. All data sourced from Cascade Investment's 13F filed on August 14, 2025.


Who is Cascade Investment?

Cascade Investment is the private investment vehicle managing the personal wealth of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the assets of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Established in 1995, the firm pursues a long-term value investing approach across diverse sectors including technology, energy, hospitality, and real estate. Michael Larsen, Cascade's CIO, applies a fundamental, long horizon investment approach across asset classes and geographies.

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Q2 '25 13F filed with SEC

Portfolio Changes in Q2 2025

New positions

Cascade Investment did not establish any new positions during Q2 2025.

Bought

Cascade Investment significantly increased its stake in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), adding approximately 6.95 million shares to bring the total holding to 24.12 million shares.

Sold

Cascade Investment trimmed its position in Microsoft (MSFT), reducing the holding by approximately 2.27 million shares to 26.19 million shares.


Holdings at the end of Q2 2025

Ticker Company Weight Change Value
MSFT Microsoft 27.9% Trimmed (-8%) $13027.77B
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway 25.1% Added (+40%) $11718.56B
WM Waste Management 15.8% $7375.86B
CNI Canadian National 12.2% $5704.18B
CAT Caterpillar 6.1% $2854.75B
DE Deere 3.9% $1808.89B
ECL Ecolab 3.0% $1405.95B
WMT Walmart 1.9% $888.87B
KOF Coca-Cola Femsa 1.3% $601.15B
FDX FedEx 1.2% $576.09B
WCN Waste Connections 0.9% $401.29B
CPNG Coupang 0.6% $277.07B

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