🚨BREAKING: Gates Foundation Trust fully exits Microsoft.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has sold its remaining 7.7M Microsoft (MSFT) shares, worth ~$3.2B, ending a decades-long financial tie to the company Bill Gates co-founded in 1975.
What happened
The trust had already reduced its position from 28.5M shares (end of Q1 2025) to 7.7M by year-end.
A new SEC 13F filing shows the final sell-down was completed in Q1 2026.
Why sell?
Diversification of the portfolio
Funding the Foundation’s charitable work
Gates has said the Foundation is expected to wind down over the next ~20 years, with assets directed to philanthropy
Important context This move isn’t a bearish call on Microsoft—it looks more like disciplined capital management for a large charitable trust.
Analyst angle Some analysts still argue MSFT is meaningfully undervalued (e.g., GF Score: 95/100, with estimates suggesting ~23% upside).
$MSFT — Do you see this as smart portfolio management, or a headline worth watching?