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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has fully exited its long-held position in Microsoft.
The Gates Foundation Trust sold its final 7.7 million Microsoft shares in Q1 2026.
KEY POINTS
- This exits all Microsoft holdings for the first time in decades, ending a major endowment-company relationship.
- The trust sharply reduced its Microsoft stake throughout 2025, including a 65% cut in Q3 2025.
- The divestment is part of plans to increase annual philanthropy spending to $9 billion and wind down the endowment.
- Bill Gates’ personal Microsoft holdings, over 100 million shares, are unaffected by the trust's action.
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