Billionaire Bill Gates Has 51% of His Trust Invested in 2 Megacap Stocks

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) engages in various philanthropic activities around the world. The grant payments made by the organization come from the BMGF Trust, which holds and invests the endowment.The BMGF Trust has outperformed the S&P 500 by 13 percentage points in the last three years, due in part to concentrated positions in two megacap stocks. As of September, 28% of the portfolio was invested in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and 23% was invested in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B).These companies operate in very different parts of the economy, but both have been brilliant investments. During the three-year period that ended in September 2024, Microsoft returned 52% and Berkshire returned 68%, while the S&P 500 advanced 33%. Here's what investors should know about these megacap stocks.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool