Bill Gates has been quietly building a position in RSG. Filings dated August 20 show he purchased $346.5 million worth of Republic Services stock across 31 separate transactions. Trades ran from August 10 to August 19 at prices around $500 per share. This marks a sustained, deliberate accumulation — not a one-off bet.
The biggest sell-side story belongs to CHYM. Venture firm DST Global unloaded $313.9 million in Chime Financial shares across 42 transactions. All trades occurred August 18–19, filed August 20. Chime went public recently and the rapid exit signals the VC backer is taking profits off the IPO table.
SYK director Ronda Stryker filed $117.8 million in share sales this week. The Stryker family member sold across 20 trades on August 18–19. At $335–$336 per share, this is one of the largest director disposals seen in medtech this month.
At AUR, venture firm Index Ventures filed a $19.6 million block sale on August 19. The self-driving truck company has seen VC backers reduce exposure steadily this year. Micron's MU EVP Sumit Sadana also filed a $14 million sale on August 20, citing a pre-planned trading arrangement.
The contrasting signals are clear. Gates is buying waste infrastructure aggressively. Meanwhile, VC-backed tech insiders are heading for the exits.
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