Accessibility Menu
Arrow-Thin-Down
S&P 500
6,722.66
+0.3%
+23.28
Arrow-Thin-Down
DJI
47,050.82
+0.2%
+104.41
Arrow-Thin-Down
NASDAQ
22,467.42
+0.4%
+93.24
Arrow-Thin-Down
Bitcoin
$74,788.00
+0.9%
+$665.25
Arrow-Thin-Down
AMZN
$215.53
+1.8%
+$3.79
Arrow-Thin-Down
GOOG
$309.17
+1.6%
+$4.75
Arrow-Thin-Down
META
$623.15
-0.7%
-$4.30
Arrow-Thin-Down
MSFT
$398.73
-0.3%
-$1.22
Arrow-Thin-Down
NVDA
$182.41
-0.4%
-$0.82
Arrow-Thin-Down
TSLA
$398.34
+0.7%
+$2.78
Most Active StocksDaily Stock GainersDaily Stock Losers

Bill Gates Has $34 Billion Invested in Just 5 Stocks

Following successful investors can give insights to where they see opportunity and Bill Gates has some interesting thoughts on where to put money.

By Travis Hoium – Dec 22, 2023 at 7:00AM EST

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has a whopping $39 billion invested in the stock market, and a vast majority of those funds are in just a few stocks. Some of that is because of donations, but the fund is also buying some interesting industrial stocks.

In this video, Travis Hoium covers the foundation's holdings and how the portfolio came to be what it is.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Dec. 19, 2023. The video was published on Dec. 19, 2023.

Read Next

About the Author

Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
TMFFlushDraw
X@travishoium

Travis Hoium has positions in Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Berkshire Hathaway, Coupang, Crown Castle, FedEx, and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends Canadian National Railway, Deere, Ecolab, United Parcel Service, and Waste Management. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Travis Hoium is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.

Stocks Mentioned

Microsoft Stock Quote
Microsoft
NASDAQ: MSFT
$398.84
(-0.28%)-$1.11
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Quote
Berkshire Hathaway
NYSE: BRKB
$492.99
(+0.16%)+$0.78

*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.

Premium Investing Services

Invest better with The Motley Fool. Get stock recommendations, portfolio guidance, and more from The Motley Fool's premium services.

View Premium Services