Portfolio holdings of Michael Larson. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust's Portfolio. Michael Larson stock picks:

Stock Holdings

Michael Larson - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

Period: Q1 2013
Portfolio date: 31 Mar 2013
No. of stocks: 26
Portfolio value: $18,119,339,000

Stock% of portfolioSharesRecent activityReported Price*
hist BRK.B - Berkshire Hathaway CL B 46.48 80,831,373 Reduce 7.18% $104.20
hist KO - Coca Cola Co. 7.59 34,002,000 $40.44
hist KOF - Coca-Cola FEMSA S A CV 5.62 6,214,719 $163.77
hist MCD - McDonald's Corp. 5.43 9,872,500 $99.69
hist CAT - Caterpillar Inc. 4.93 10,260,857 $86.97
hist CNI - Canadian Natl Railway Co. 4.74 8,563,437 $100.30
hist WMT - Wal-Mart Stores 4.59 11,103,000 $74.83
hist WM - Waste Management Inc. 4.03 18,633,672 $39.21
hist XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp. 3.80 7,643,858 $90.11
hist TV - Grupo Televisa SA 2.48 16,879,103 $26.61
hist CCI - Crown Castle International Corp. 2.05 5,332,900 $69.64
hist ECL - Ecolab Inc. 1.93 4,366,425 $80.18
hist BP - BP plc 1.67 7,133,000 $42.35
hist FDX - FedEx Corp. 1.64 3,024,999 $98.20
hist LBTYA - Liberty Global Inc. 0.86 2,119,515 $73.40
hist PG - Procter & Gamble 0.64 1,500,000 $77.06
hist AN - AutoNation Inc. 0.46 1,898,716 $43.75
hist LBTYK - Liberty Global Inc. C 0.27 706,507 $68.63
hist RSG - Republic Services 0.25 1,350,000 $33.00
hist FMX - Fomento Economico Mexicano 0.14 218,000 $113.50
hist WSH - Willis Group Holdings Plc 0.13 602,700 $39.49
hist TM - Toyota Motor Corp. 0.09 153,300 $102.64
hist SIG - Signet Jewelers Ltd. 0.07 187,130 $67.00
hist ORBK - Orbotech Ltd. 0.05 823,300 $10.08
hist ALV - Autoliv Inc. 0.05 123,600 $69.14
hist DMND - Diamond Foods Inc. 0.04 441,163 $16.86

* Reported Price is the price of the security on the portfolio date. This value is significant in that it indicates the portfolio manager's confidence in the stock at that price and suggests at least some level of undervaluation and/or margin of safety.

Sector % analysis

Financials 46.61

Consumer Staples 12.82

Industrials 10.85

Services 8.42

Consumer Goods 5.94

Consumer Discretionary 5.89

Energy 3.80

Materials 3.60

Technology 2.10

Articles & Commentaries

14 May 2012 Bill Gates at Berkshire Meeting

Microsoft founder Bill Gates talks to CNBC's Becky Quick at the annual Berkshire shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. He addresses Buffett's prostate cancer diagnosis, his feelings about the shareholder meeting, gold, and billionaires agreeing to give away their money.


13 May 2012 Ecolab CEO Flattered By Gates Firms' Investment Strategy
The Minneapolis-based manufacturer of soaps and sanitizing equipment on Monday revealed that it will allow the Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) co-founder's Cascade Investment LLC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust to acquire up to 25% of Ecolab's shares.
11 Dec 2011 People Person
Melinda Gates discusses her fight against global poverty.