UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
12-31-2023
Check here if Amendment: ☐ Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):☐ is a restatement.
☐ adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
Address:
2365 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
Form 13F File Number:
028-10098

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
Michael Larson
Title:
Authorized Agent
Phone:
425-889-7900


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Michael Larson
                         [Signature]
Kirkland, WASHINGTON
                 [City, State]
02-14-2024
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

☒ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 

☐ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) 

☐ 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
0
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
24
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
42283338859
          (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.]

  
NONE


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NVSPONSORED ADR03524A108110,047,8601,703,000SHSOLE1,703,000 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELCL B NEW0846707027,103,365,03419,916,349SHSOLE19,916,349 0 0
CANADIAN NATL RY COCOM1363751026,887,889,12554,826,786SHSOLE54,826,786 0 0
CARVANA COCL A14686910227,528,800520,000SHSOLE520,000 0 0
CATERPILLAR INCCOM1491231012,174,243,0517,353,614SHSOLE7,353,614 0 0
COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CVSPONSORD ADR REP191241108588,161,0066,214,719SHSOLE6,214,719 0 0
COUPANG INCCL A22266T109149,725,8499,248,045SHSOLE9,248,045 0 0
CROWN CASTLE INCCOM22822V101163,578,0941,420,072SHSOLE1,420,072 0 0
DANAHER CORPORATIONCOM23585110286,289,820373,000SHSOLE373,000 0 0
DEERE & COCOM2441991051,422,488,7413,557,378SHSOLE3,557,378 0 0
ECOLAB INCCOM2788651001,034,999,0275,218,044SHSOLE5,218,044 0 0
FEDEX CORPCOM31428X106388,147,5551,534,362SHSOLE1,534,362 0 0
HORMEL FOODS CORPCOM44045210070,490,7622,195,290SHSOLE2,195,290 0 0
KRAFT HEINZ COCOM50075410696,983,7482,622,600SHSOLE2,622,600 0 0
MADISON SQUARE GRDN SPRT CORCL A55825T103107,717,183592,406SHSOLE592,406 0 0
MICROSOFT CORPCOM59491810414,368,815,17938,210,869SHSOLE38,210,869 0 0
ON HLDG AGNAMEN AKT AH5919C10413,485,000500,000SHSOLE500,000 0 0
SCHRODINGER INCCOM80810D103249,943,5716,981,664SHSOLE6,981,664 0 0
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCCL B911312106118,722,643755,089SHSOLE755,089 0 0
VERALTO CORPCOM SHS92338C10310,227,633124,333SHSOLE124,333 0 0
VROOM INCCOM92918V1091,506,2502,500,000SHSOLE2,500,000 0 0
WALMART INCCOM931142103477,704,5663,030,159SHSOLE3,030,159 0 0
WASTE CONNECTIONS INCCOM94106B101320,807,3522,149,175SHSOLE2,149,175 0 0
WASTE MGMT INC DELCOM94106L1096,310,471,01035,234,344SHSOLE35,234,344 0 0