Gates' foundation sold all of its Microsoft shares. Bill Ackman is loading up on the stock. What is Wall Street missing?
Key takeaways
- Gates' foundation sold all of its Microsoft shares.
- A very different story had already broken that morning.
- Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don t have to deal with tenants or fix freezers.
Gates' foundation sold all of its Microsoft shares. Bill Ackman is loading up on the stock. What is Wall Street missing? Rudro Chakrabarti Sun, May 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM GMT+7 6 min read MSFT GOOG The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust disclosed on Friday that it sold its final 7.7 million shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) during the first quarter — a roughly $3.2 billion exit that ends a decades-long position in the company Gates co-founded (1).
A very different story had already broken that morning. Hours before the Gates filing hit the SEC, Bill Ackman s Pershing Square Capital Management used a lengthy X post to announce a brand-new Microsoft position (2). Pershing s 13F, filed later that evening, showed roughly 5.65 million shares worth around $2.09 billion at quarter-end (3).
Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don t have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here s how