3 High Dividend Stocks Owned by Bill Gates

Bill and Melinda Gates have the plurality (45.23%) of their foundation’s investment account vested in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B), a company that has only paid a dividend once in the history of its existence. Many of their other holdings, however, pay regular dividends and can be worthwhile additions to many income investors’ portfolios. We vetted the ex-husband and wife’s most recent portfolio and picked out 3 high dividend stocks owned by Bill Gates. Here are our picks, listed below, in order of weight in Bill Gates’s portfolio.

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB (NYSE:KOF) is the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola in the world, operating primarily in the Mexican and Brazilian markets. Crown Castle International (NYSE:CCI) is a specialty real estate investment trust (REIT) owning and leasing cell towers to wireless service providers. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) is a well-known, worldwide manufacturer of heavy machinery and construction equipment. With over 15% of the global market share, CAT is the largest heavy equipment manufacturer in the world.

Source: Dividend Investor

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