Historical position

Bill Gates’s Abbott Laboratories (ABT) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Gates Foundation TrustVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ4 2003Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusHistorical positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares3.47MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported12Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Gates Foundation Trust first reported Abbott Laboratories in Q4 2003. Verified positive position history runs through Q4 2008. The current relationship status cannot be determined reliably from supported data.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q4 2008
No change3.47M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $53.37 · Estimated holding basis $53.55

Q1 2006
New position+3.47M shares · 3.47M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $42.47 · Estimated holding basis $39.43

Q2 2005
Sold the entire position−3.47M shares · No shares reported at quarter-end

5 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Abbott Laboratories in Gates Foundation Trust’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight2.0%Q4 2008
Last reported rank#14of 41 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight4.8%Q1 2005
Best historical rank#7Q1 2005
At peak importanceQ1 2005
ABT
4.8%
Largest holding
17.0%
SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$101.952026-09-11

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$53.37Q4 2008

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$53.55Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows the Gates Foundation Trust’s Form 13F disclosures. It is not Bill Gates’s personal brokerage account, and 13F filings do not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.