Warren Buffett for years has been giving away some of his considerable wealth to the foundation run by his pals Bill and Melinda Gates.
As a result, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation -- along with Gates himself -- now owns more than 5% of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) disclosed the ownership stake following an annual gift of more than 13.5 million shares on July 16. The shares are worth just under $13 billion. Gates also owns some Berkshire stock apart from the foundation.
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According to the SEC filing, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to sell 60 million shares by June 30, 2020 to donate to charity.
Buffett is the world's third-wealthiest person. Gates, who co-founded Microsoft (MSFT), is the second. They have been friends for years and Buffett has been gifting money and shares to the Gates foundation -- along with several other philanthropic groups -- since 2006.
In another regulatory filing, Berkshire disclosed that Buffett recently donated more than 1.35 million class B shares to a charity bearing the name of Buffett's late wife Susan Thompson. Buffett also donated 950,000 class B shares to three other charities run by his children.
