Bill Gates’ 5 Most Recent Investments
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Bill Gates’ Most Recent Investments
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 by the American billionaire, philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, the fund reported $22.34 billion in managed 13F securities. Its top 10 holdings account for about 96% of the total portfolio. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is not your usual hedge fund investing money to optimize profits and increase returns. The foundation says its goal is to solve key problems faced by humans worldwide, including poverty, diseases, food insecurity and lack of opportunities. As of 2018, Bill and his wife Melinda Gates has donated around $36 billion to the foundation. Legendary investor Warren Buffett, who is also a close friend of Gates’, plays a key role in the foundation and Gates’ philanthropy projects. In 2006, the 90-year-old Oracle of Omaha pledged most of his fortune to the Gates Foundation.