Bill Ackman
Pershing Square Capital Management
Bill Ackman (Pershing Square Capital Management) discloses a $13.71B portfolio across 11 US-listed positions in the latest 13F filing (2026Q1, filed May 15, 2026). The largest holding is BN at 17.6% of the book. The biggest move of the quarter: opened a new position in MSFT ($2.09B). Mechanically cloning this 13F returned 10.7%/yr over the past 12.2 years, versus 13.8%/yr for the S&P 500 across that identical 12.2-year window.
Holdings (11) · click any column to sort
| #↑ | Ticker | Issuer | % Port. | This Q | History | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BN | 17.6% | $2.42B | |||
| 2 | AMZN | 17.4% | $2.39B | |||
| 3 | UBER | 15.7% | $2.15B | |||
| 4 | MSFT | 15.3% | $2.09B | |||
| 5 | QSR | 12.2% | $1.67B | |||
| 6 | META | 11.1% | $1.52B | |||
| 7 | HHH | 8.7% | $1.19B | |||
| 8 | SEG | 0.8% | $108M | |||
| 9 | GOOG | 0.7% | $89M | |||
| 10 | HTZ | 0.5% | $70M | |||
| 11 | GOOGL | 0.1% | $9M |
- 1BNport17.6%val$2.42BBrookfield Corpthis Q hold·8q
- 2AMZNport17.4%val$2.39BAmazon.com Incthis Q hold·4q
- 3UBERport15.7%val$2.15BUber Technologies Incthis Q hold·5q
- 4MSFTport15.3%val$2.09BMicrosoft Corpthis Q New·—1q
- 5QSRport12.2%val$1.67BRestaurant Brands Internthis Q hold·40q
- 6METAport11.1%val$1.52BMeta Platforms Inc-class Athis Q hold·2q
- 7HHHport8.7%val$1.19BHoward Hughes Holdings Incthis Q hold·11q
- 8SEGport0.8%val$108MSeaport Entertainment Groupthis Q hold·7q
- 9GOOGport0.7%val$89MAlphabet Inc-cl Cthis Q -95%·13q
- 10HTZport0.5%val$70MHertz Global Hldgs Incthis Q hold·6q
- 11GOOGLport0.1%val$9MAlphabet Inc-cl Athis Q -95%·13q
2026Q1 moves, by size (4)(expand ↓)
| Ticker | Issuer | Move | % Port. | Δ Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | NEW | 15.3% | +100% | $2.09B |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | TRIM | 0.7% | -95% | $89M |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings IN | EXIT | 5.6% | -100% | $0 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | TRIM | 0.1% | -95% | $9M |
- NEWMSFT15.3%Microsoft CorpΔ +100%·$2.09B
- TRIMGOOG0.7%Alphabet Inc-cl CΔ -95%·$89M
- EXITHLT5.6%Hilton Worldwide Holdings INΔ -100%·$0
- TRIMGOOGL0.1%Alphabet Inc-cl AΔ -95%·$9M
About Bill Ackman
Bill Ackman runs Pershing Square Capital Management, a concentrated, long-biased activist fund that typically holds fewer than fifteen positions — the 2026 Q1 13F shows eleven, with the top five accounting for roughly 78% of a $13.7B disclosed book. His edge, historically, has been identifying businesses with durable pricing power and then using an activist ownership stake to pressure management on capital allocation or strategic direction. He became widely known for a series of high-conviction macro overlays on top of the equity book: most notably, a CDS hedge on corporate credit indices at the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020 that returned roughly $2.6B on a ~$27M premium outlay, and a subsequent well-publicized short on the CDX at rising rate expectations. Readers parsing the 13F should understand that the filing captures only long equity and certain option positions reported to the SEC — Ackman's macro overlays, interest rate hedges, and short book do not appear, which is why cloned long-only backtests tend to diverge materially from Pershing Square's actual fund returns.
2026Q1 brief
Pershing Square's $13.7B concentrated book got a significant reshuffle in 2026Q1, with MSFT arriving as a new 15.3% position — instantly Ackman's fourth-largest holding — and slotting neatly alongside existing mega-cap tech exposure in AMZN (17.4%) and META (11.1%). The 95% liquidation of both GOOG (trimmed to a rounding-error 0.7%) and GOOGL (0.07%) is striking: Ackman is effectively rotating out of Alphabet entirely while doubling down on the broader software/platform theme via Microsoft, perhaps preferring Azure's enterprise AI positioning over Google's more advertising-dependent revenue mix. HLT (previously 5.6%) was fully exited, ending a hospitality bet that never fit cleanly with the rest of the book. The portfolio now sits at just 11 positions with top-5 concentration at 78%, dominated by BN, AMZN, UBER, MSFT, and QSR. Watch whether MSFT gets scaled further toward a top-3 slot in Q2, and whether the residual Alphabet stub gets cleaned out entirely.
AI-generated. Not investment advice.
Filing history
Bill Ackman's disclosed 13F portfolio value and position count by quarter — the trajectory across every SEC filing.
| Quarter | Positions | Portfolio value |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 — what changed → | 11 | $13.71B |
| Q4 2025 — what changed → | 11 | $15.53B |
| Q3 2025 holdings | 11 | $14.64B |
| Q2 2025 — what changed → | 11 | $13.73B |
| Q1 2025 — what changed → | 11 | $11.93B |
| Q4 2024 holdings | 11 | $12.66B |
| Q3 2024 holdings | 11 | $12.92B |
| Q2 2024 holdings | 9 | $10.41B |
| Q1 2024 holdings | 7 | $10.76B |
| Q4 2023 holdings | 8 | $10.40B |
| Q3 2023 holdings | 8 | $10.49B |
| Q2 2023 holdings | 8 | $10.82B |
Values as disclosed at each quarter end. Older filings on EDGAR.
Multibaggers Bill Ackman held
Stocks up 5x or more since Bill Ackman first held them at conviction size — the holding record behind the returns. Longest unbroken run and largest book weight are shown for each.
- NFLX13.9xNETFLIX INC1q straight · peak 11.21%
- AMZN13.8xAMAZON.COM INC4q straight · peak 17.39% · still holds
- MSFT11.2xMICROSOFT CORP1q straight · peak 15.26% · still holds
- GOOG10.6xALPHABET INC-CL C13q straight · peak 13.3% · still holds
- GOOGL10.1xALPHABET INC-CL A13q straight · peak 8.04% · still holds
- META10.0xMETA PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A2q straight · peak 11.37% · still holds
Six biggest of 7. Price multiple since the first quarter we observed a conviction holding (2014Q1 at the earliest), not Bill Ackman's realized return — entry price and trades between filings aren't disclosed. Peak weight is share of disclosed US 13F book. All 129 multibaggers the cohort held →
Frequently asked questions
- What stocks does Bill Ackman own?
- As of 2026Q1, Bill Ackman's 13F discloses 11 positions worth $13.71B. The top five holdings: BN (17.6%), AMZN (17.4%), UBER (15.7%), MSFT (15.3%), QSR (12.2%). 13F filings cover long US-listed equities only — cash, bonds, shorts, and non-US positions are not disclosed.
- What did Bill Ackman buy this quarter?
- In 2026Q1, the filing shows 1 new position and 0 additions to existing holdings. The largest positions touched by buying: MSFT.
- How big is Bill Ackman's portfolio?
- $13.71B across 11 positions per the latest 13F (filed May 15, 2026). The top five holdings account for 78% of the disclosed book.
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Long US equity 13F-HR filings only — no shorts, no derivatives. SEC filings at EDGAR (CIK 0001336528). Not investment advice.