We've compiled it recently 10 Best Stocks Buyed According to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. In this article, we will look at where the National Railway Corporation of Canada (NYSE:CNI) is opposing other shares of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust.
Bill Gates invested billions of dollars in stock to fund the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, widely regarded as the world's largest private foundation, a combination of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gate Hearning Foundation. According to the trust, its purpose is to address major humanitarian concerns such as poverty, lack of opportunities and infectious diseases. Over the past 30 years, Bill and Melinda have contributed an estimated $47.7 billion to the foundation and predecessors. The Foundation's Trust maintains a highly concentrated stock portfolio, reflecting the influence of Bill Gates and his long-time friend and former foundation trustee Warren Buffett.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has set a record $8.74 billion budget for 2025 and intends to increase annual allocations to $9 billion the following year. Foundation CEO Mark Suzman said the review of its council was consistent with the foundation’s goal, “Everyone, everyone should have the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.”
Previously seen as an aspect of science fiction, AI seems to have entered a normal life and is now looking for ways for consumers and businesses. Bill Gates predicts that by 2035, artificial intelligence will take over the roles traditionally held by doctors, teachers and other professionals and usher in what he calls the era of “free intelligence.” Gates believes that this transition will lead to a rapid development of AI technology that will be firmly integrated into everyday life, from better healthcare solutions and more accurate diagnosis to a wide range of opportunities with AI counselors and virtual assistants.
But despite the huge potential, Gates acknowledges that there are “understandable and effective” concerns about the existing capabilities of AI. In a 2023 blog post, he said that even the most advanced AI systems can make mistakes and may help spread misunderstandings. Still, Gates is optimistic: If he was to start a new company today, he told CNBC Math Math that it would be September 2024, which would be a "AI-centric" startup.
For this list, we selected stocks from the 13F portfolio of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust from the end of the fourth quarter of 2024. These stocks are also popular among elite hedge funds.
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A driverless train travels through the vast countryside, which illustrates the company's long-distance railway transportation service.
Shares of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust: $5.56 billion
Number of hedge fund holders: 56
National Railways Corporation of Canada (NYSE:CNI) is a North American transportation and logistics company based in Montreal, Canada, focusing on supply chain innovation and collaboration. It provides rail transport, intermodal solutions, freight and marine transport.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the revenue ton-mile of Canada National Railways (NYSE:CNI) fell 3% year-on-year to 59.3305 billion. Revenue was 113 million CAD to 4.358 billion CAD, while operating income fell 190 million CAD to 1.628 billion CAD. National Railways Canada (NYSE:CNI) also announced a 5% increase in dividends in 2025, extending its 29-year growth and approved another buyback program that can reach up to 20 million shares from February 2025 to February 2026.
Investment management company Appalaches Capital released its third-quarter 2024 investor letter. This is what the fund said:
“In the quarter, we established a central position among two railways: Canadian National Railways (NYSE:CNI) and CSX Corporation (CSX). Investing in a paper is simple. Despite being the cheapest, cleanest and safest form of freight transportation, domestic railways have not seen a growth in volume over the past 20 years. 4 Due to poor network reliability, there is a lack of volume growth and related share losses in trucking. However, there is strong evidence that this may not be the case. It seems that investors are overweighting the historical characteristics of the industry rather than applauding the improvements in recent and sustainable service metrics. If the rails can show any signs of sustained volume growth, our investment should perform well.
Overall CNI Ranked fourth In our stock picks for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. Although we acknowledge the potential of CNI as an investment, our belief lies in the belief that certain AI stocks provide higher returns in a shorter time frame and do this in a shorter time frame. AI stocks have risen since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks have lost about 25%. If you are looking for AI stocks that are more promising than CNI but have less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report The cheapest AI stock.
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