Bill Gates will remain known as one of the founders of Microsoft and responsible for developing the Windows computer operating system. However, A few years ago he left a lot of work done for this company & # 39; s commitment to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation & # 39 ;, the largest private charitable foundation in the world.
The fact that he manages Microsoft and delegates many of his responsibilities to other people does not mean that Gates is completely indifferent to the company. In fact, according to 2019 data, I will continue to share, about $ 55 million in Microsoft shares.
From November 2019, when the & # 39; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation & # 39; submitting their final quarterly report to the United States Commission and the Stock Market, containing the participation of 16 different companies, a total of $ 21,000 in investments. 54% of that total in one company, called Berkshire Hathaway.
Berkshire Hathaway belongs to Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway is a community owned by Warren Buffett, one of the largest investors in the world, in addition to being the largest shareholder, president and CEO of the company, so it remains 2017 ranked third on Forbes' list of the wealthiest people in the world. Buffett is one of Bill Gates' close friends.
This community is of interest to internationally recognized companies such as Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, Delta Air Lines and, since 2016, Apple, one of Microsoft's major competitors. Specifically, Berkshire Hathaway holds 248,838,679 shares of Apple (or 5.68%), valued at $ 79,000.
However, since the details were published in November, the number of shares may have varied, and may have been reduced or increased. The boys of Next Web I did count to know how many of those shares would be Bill Gates.
Berkshire Hathaway owns 248,838,679 shares of Apple, approximately
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation owns 54,912,525 shares of Berkshire Hathaway as of November 2019, when the stock traded at $ 555,000, which is about $ 12.5 billion today, the company's total. Berkshire Hathaway owns 248,838,679 Apple shares In November 2019, when the market capitalization was made at $ 1.4 billion, equivalent to $ 79,000 today, the company's 5.68 percent.
2.25% of the $ 79 billion in shares of Apple Berkshire Hathaway owned by Bill and Melinda Gates, today represent the total $ 1.8 billion in Apple shares. That is, only 0.13% of Apple's total value comes from trust.
Not that it's a funny number, far from it. Surprisingly, though, Microsoft's cofounder had many shares in the company that was its main rival.
Via | Next Web
