- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has sold its remaining 7.7 million shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), a stake worth approximately $3.2 billion.
- The sale was part of a planned 20-year wind-down for liquidity, and Bill Gates personally still holds 103 million shares worth roughly $43 billion.
- On the same day, billionaire Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square disclosed it sold Alphabet stock and reinvested $2.3 billion into Microsoft.
Freshly disclosed 13-F filings show the philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust completely exited its Microsoft position in Q1 2026. This officially brings the Trust’s holdings to zero. However, Gates retains a massive personal stake of 103 million shares worth about $43 billion.
Consequently, the market witnessed a contrasting move on the exact filing day. Billionaire Bill Ackman’s investment arm, Pershing Square, sold its Alphabet (Google) stock and bought 5.65 million Microsoft shares for $2.3 billion. Ackman called MSFT a “highly compelling valuation play” but stressed the shift was not a bet against Alphabet.
He clarified the sell-off was due to profits, stating, “Selling Google is not a bet against the company. We are very bullish on Alphabet’s long-term prospects, but given current valuation considerations within our finite capital base, we used Google as a source of funds to buy Microsoft.” Meanwhile, Microsoft stock opened Monday’s trading session at $418 and has remained rangebound for a month with little price traction.
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