Bill Gates
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill Gates Waste Connections Inc stake
total: 105
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust WCN trades
- Total transactions:
- 2
- New positions:
- 1
- Reduced:
- 1
- Held since:
- 2022 Q3
- Held for:
- 16 quarters
- Latest activity:
- 2025 Q3
According to 2026 Q2 report, Bill Gates holds 2,039,175 Waste Connections Inc (WCN) shares with a market value of roughly $339.91M accounting for 0.99% of the overall portfolio. To date, the estimated cost basis is nearly $135.13 for "buy" trades and estimated average "sell" price is $175.8. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust first purchased WCN in 2022 Q3, initially acquiring about 2.15M shares. Since the initial investment in Waste Connections Inc (WCN), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has made 1 more transaction.
When did Bill Gates buy Waste Connections Inc (WCN)?
Bill Gates first invested in Waste Connections Inc (WCN) in 2022 Q3 at the reported quarter-end price of $135.13 per share.
What's the cost basis of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust's WCN stake?
The estimated cost basis for Waste Connections Inc (WCN) stake is around $135.13 per share. This represents their average reported price* across all buy transactions
Estimated cost basis*
- Weighted AVG buy price:
- $135.13
- Weighted AVG sell price:
- $175.80
Bill Gates's historical trades in Waste Connections Inc
2 results
| Period |
% of portfolio |
Shares held after* |
Reported price* |
Value* |
% (shares) of activity |
% change to portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025 Q3
|
0.98%
|
2,039,175
|
$175.80
|
$358,486,965
|
-5.12% (-110,000)
|
-0.04%
|
|
2022 Q3
|
0.85%
|
2,149,175
|
$135.13
|
$290,418,000
|
new
|
+0.85%
|
* Shares, change to shares, sold shares, shares held after: split-adjusted.
* Reported price: this doesn't represent the actual buy or sell price. It is the split-adjusted price of the security as of the last day of the reported period.
If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported split-adjusted price prior to the actual period.
If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported split-adjusted price prior to the actual period.
* Estimated cost basis: based on "Reported price*" (not earlier than 2013 Q2). Calculation starts from the latest "new buy" activity to the latest "close out" activity (if any).
* Value or Price: If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported value (or price) prior to the actual period.
* New buy or own: this means there is no earlier reporting (for us or in general). So we can't know if the actual purchase of the security happened at the reported period or earlier.