Caterpillar retired 1.8% of its shares in twelve months, so this stake grew 1.8% without buying a share.
Shares held, 8 quarters
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Gates Foundation’s cannibal stocks
Gates Foundation Trust · 13F for Q2 2026
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$17.1Bin these positions
Q2 2026latest 13F filing
Waste Management retired 0.8% of its shares in twelve months, so this stake grew 0.8% without buying a share.
Shares held, 8 quarters
Deere & retired 0.3% of its shares in twelve months, so this stake grew 0.3% without buying a share.
Shares held, 8 quarters
Walmart retired 0.5% of its shares in twelve months, so this stake grew 0.5% without buying a share.
Shares held, 8 quarters
Fedex has retired 25.4% of its shares since its peak.
Shares held, 8 quarters
Home Depot has retired 57.5% of its shares since its peak.
Shares held, 8 quarters
McDonald's retired 0.6% of its shares in twelve months, so this stake grew 0.6% without buying a share.
Shares held, 8 quarters
Values as reported in the 13F at quarter end. See the Q2 2026 filing on EDGAR.
Questions
Which cannibal stocks does Gates Foundation own?
In the Q2 2026 13F, Gates Foundation Trust held CAT, WM, DE, WMT, FDX, HD, MCD. 7 of them are on the Buyback Radar leaderboard.
Where does this data come from?
From Gates Foundation Trust's 13F filings with the SEC, the last eight quarters, amendments applied, options excluded. A 13F shows US-listed stock positions at quarter end and is filed up to 45 days later, so it is a record, not a live portfolio.
How do buybacks help Gates Foundation?
Caterpillar retired 1.8% of its shares in the last twelve months. That alone made every remaining share, including Gates Foundation's 6,353,614, 1.8% bigger as a slice of the company, without buying anything.
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