Did Gates completely sell off Microsoft? Just look at the stock price—MSFT is still up 3%, so no worries... The guy who wrote the first line of code in a garage and built Microsoft from the ground up—this is his baby, no way he’d sell everything. The entity behind this sell-off isn’t even him personally; it’s the foundation’s trust. Gates himself still holds nearly 1% of Microsoft shares and remains one of the largest individual shareholders. However, the biggest stakeholders in Microsoft right now are Vanguard and BlackRock. So why sell? Because Gates plans to spend all the foundation’s money by 2045 while he’s still alive. Kind of like CZ’s philosophy on wealth inheritance—he wants to personally see the money go to meaningful causes, like vaccines, poverty, and reducing infant mortality. He doesn’t need the money anymore; now it’s all about giving back to society. What’s even more interesting is that while the Gates Foundation is selling, Wall Street shark Bill Ackman is going all in, scooping up nearly $2.3 billion worth of shares!