Bill Gates Sells Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway Shares In Q1: Are These Still Top Positions?
Bill Gates Sells Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway Shares In Q1: Are These Still Top Positions?
Billionaire Bill Gates is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT). He is also known for his philanthropic efforts with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust.
亿万富翁比尔·盖茨最出名的是微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）的联合创始人和前首席执行官。他还因在比尔及梅琳达·盖茨基金会信托基金的慈善事业而闻名。
Those two items collided in the first quarter with the sale of Microsoft stock. Here's what to know.
这两个项目在第一季度与微软股票的出售相冲突。以下是需要了解的内容。
What Happened: Gates stepped down as the CEO of Microsoft in 2000 and later left the board of directors in 2020.
发生了什么：盖茨于 2000 年辞去微软首席执行官一职，随后在 2020 年离开董事会。
The co-founder of the software giant remains a large shareholder in the company through his own holdings and the stock holdings of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust.
这家软件巨头的联合创始人通过自己持有的股份以及比尔和梅琳达·盖茨基金会信托基金持有的股票，仍然是该公司的大股东。
A new 13F filing for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust reveals two key changes made in the first quarter.
比尔和梅琳达·盖茨基金会信托基金新的13F文件显示了第一季度做出的两项关键变化。
The trust sold 1.7 million Microsoft shares and 2.6 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK). The trades lowered the weighting of these two stocks by 4.5% and 13.1%, respectively.
该信托基金出售了170万股微软股票和伯克希尔哈撒韦公司（纽约证券交易所代码：BRK）的260万股股票。这些交易使这两只股票的权重分别降低了4.5％和13.1％。
After the sales, the top holdings of the trust are, with values from the end of the first quarter:
出售后，该信托的最大持股量为，其价值自第一季度末起：
Microsoft: 33.5% of the portfolio, 36,499,597 shares, $15.4 billion
微软：投资组合的33.5％，36,499,597股股票，154亿美元
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM): 16.4% of the portfolio, 35,234,344 shares, $7.5 billion
废物管理公司（纽约证券交易所代码：WM）：投资组合的16.4％，35,234,344股股票，75亿美元
Berkshire Hathaway: 15.9% of the portfolio, 17,303,097 shares, $7.3 billion
伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司：投资组合的15.9％，17,303,097股股票，73亿美元
With the latest trades, Berkshire Hathaway moved from the second-place spot down to third place.
在最新的交易中，伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司从第二名跌至第三名。
Related Link: Microsoft Q3 Earnings: Revenue Beat, EPS Beat, 'New Era Of AI Transformation' And More
相关链接：微软第三季度收益：收入超过预期、每股收益超过预期、“人工智能转型的新时代” 等
Why It's Important: Gates owns Microsoft shares in his Cascade Investments vehicle and his personal holdings. The former CEO once owned 45% of the company when it went public in 1986.
为何重要：盖茨拥有其Cascade Investments汽车的微软股票及其个人持股。1986年公司上市时，这位前首席执行官曾拥有该公司45％的股份。
The ownership stake has been reduced over the years by Gates and the foundation trust, which represents his philanthropic efforts.
多年来，盖茨和代表其慈善事业的基金会信托基金减少了所有权。
Berkshire Hathaway, led by Gates' friend Warren Buffett, has been a top investment of Gates and also sees shares donated by Buffett to the trust.
由盖茨的朋友沃伦·巴菲特领导的伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司一直是盖茨的最大投资，巴菲特也将股票捐赠给该信托基金。
The latest moves in the first quarter come as it was recently announced that Gates' ex-wife Melinda French Gates is stepping down as the co-chair of the trust. French Gates will be leaving for her own philanthropic efforts with an added $12.5 billion commitment.
第一季度的最新举措是在盖茨的前妻梅琳达·法兰西·盖茨最近宣布辞去该信托基金联席主席的职务之际采取的。法国人盖茨将前往自己的慈善事业，并承诺增加125亿美元。
The former Microsoft CEO is listed as the fifth richest person on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a wealth of $154 billion, up $13.6 billion year-to-date.
这位前微软首席执行官被列为彭博亿万富翁指数的第五大富豪，财富为1540亿美元，今年迄今增长136亿美元。
Gates' sale of Microsoft stock comes as shares have soared in the last year thanks to new artificial intelligence initiatives and growth. Microsoft shares are up 37% over the last year.
盖茨出售微软股票之际，由于新的人工智能举措和增长，去年股价飙升。微软的股价比去年上涨了37％。
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