Date updated:04-12-2008
While Warren Buffett draws legions of copy-cat investors, studying the market moves of his friend and fellow value fan Bill Gates also may be instructive -- and profitable. Several current holdings of Cascade Investment, Gates' 14-year-old investment vehicle, have paid big returns already, while the Kirkland, Wash.-based company's more recent bets, on stocks such as Mexican brewer Fomento Económico Mexicano, or Femsa (ticker: FMX), look promising.

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CNI
Canadian Natl Rai - $53.90
- -0.31%
- $53.87
Canadian National Railway (CNI), based in Montreal, was Cascade's largest position on Dec. 31, at about $1.6 billion.

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RSG
Republic Svcs Inc - $27.40
- -0.44%
- $27.49
Other big holdings included Republic Services, shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A) and Grupo Televisa (TV), Mexico's largest broadcaster. There wasn't a tech stock in the bunch.

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BRK.A
Brk.a - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Other big holdings included Republic Services, shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A) and Grupo Televisa (TV), Mexico's largest broadcaster. There wasn't a tech stock in the bunch.

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TV
Telvisa S.a. - $20.76
- -0.95%
- $20.86
Other big holdings included Republic Services, shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A) and Grupo Televisa (TV), Mexico's largest broadcaster. There wasn't a tech stock in the bunch.

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FMX
Fomento Economico - $43.52
- +0.12%
- $43.24
the Kirkland, Wash.-based company's more recent bets, on stocks such as Mexican brewer Fomento Económico Mexicano, or Femsa (ticker: FMX), look promising.

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PNM
Pnm Res Inc (hldg - $11.01
- -0.90%
- $11.05
No Analysis added

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OTTR
Otter Tail Corpor - $23.22
- -0.81%
- $23.38
No Analysis added

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WIW
Western/claymr Fd - $12.2904
- +0.74%
- $12.08
No Analysis added
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