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.
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
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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