Bill Ackman - Pershing Square Capital Management Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis

How Pershing Square Capital Management allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.

As of Mar 31, 2026, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management portfolio reflects a highly concentrated, high-conviction approach across 11 reported 13F positions. Portfolio returns are primarily driven by a small set of mega-cap compounders, with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 78% of total exposure and Brookfield alone contributing ~18%. While the portfolio includes 11 positions, economic outcomes are highly concentrated in a narrow set of large-cap technology and growth-oriented names, indicating a meaningful divergence between structural diversification and return concentration. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments is elevated relative to peers, with performance anchored in growth-oriented names across technology, consumer discretionary, and financials. The portfolio exhibits low turnover, consistent with a buy-and-hold posture held through multiple reporting cycles. Distinctive traits include Moderate Turnover, Highly Concentrated, Economically Concentrated.

Investment Style

Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.

Highly Concentrated High Conviction Growth

Primary type: Growth-Oriented Investor

Traits: Moderate Turnover, Highly Concentrated, Economically Concentrated

Turnover profile

Moderate

Holding horizon

Moderate

Portfolio Construction

Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.

Portfolio construction is highly concentrated: top three names represent 50.7% of assets, top five 78.2%, and the largest single position is 17.6%.

Top 3 weight

50.7%

Top 5 weight

78.2%

Top 10 weight

99.9%

Largest position

17.6%

Top holdings: Brookfield Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., Uber Technologies, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Restaurant Brands International — view full holdings

Sector Preferences

Where capital is allocated by sector.

Capital is tilted toward Technology and Consumer Cyclical, with 7 sectors represented in the latest filing.

Leading sectors: Technology, Consumer Cyclical, Financial Services

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Risk Framework

Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.

This investor accepts high single-name risk (largest position 17.6%, top ten 99.9%) and low economic diversification (HHI 0.06). Turnover tolerance maps to a moderate profile.

Largest position

17.6%

Top 10 weight

99.9%

Max sector

31.0%

Diversification

Low

Strategy Evolution

How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026

  • Top-five concentration rose from 72.2% to 78.2%.
  • Dominant sector mix shifted from Consumer Cyclical, Communication Services to Technology, Consumer Cyclical.
  • Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 20.7%.

For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.

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