Exited position

Bill Ackman’s Alphabet (GOOGL) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Pershing Square Capital ManagementVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ1 2023Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares5.36MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported13Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Pershing Square Capital Management first reported Alphabet in Q1 2023. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Pershing Square Capital Management sold the entire position in Q2 2026, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q2 2026
Sold the entire position−32.38K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q1 2026
Sold 95.2% of the position−645.92K shares · 32.38K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $287.56 · Estimated holding basis $130.57

Q4 2025
Sold 86.0% of the position−4.17M shares · 678.30K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $313.00 · Estimated holding basis $130.57

Q3 2025
Sold 9.7% of the position−519.01K shares · 4.84M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $243.10 · Estimated holding basis $130.57

Q2 2025
Bought 20.8% more+925.00K shares · 5.36M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $176.23 · Estimated holding basis $130.57

Q1 2025
Bought 11.3% more+451.49K shares · 4.44M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $154.64 · Estimated holding basis $121.05

5 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Alphabet in Pershing Square Capital Management’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight0.1%Q1 2026
Last reported rank#11of 11 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight7.7%Q3 2025
Best historical rank#7Q4 2023
At peak importanceQ3 2025
GOOGL
7.7%
Largest holding
19.3%
SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$349.542026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Pershing Square Capital Management’s Form 13F disclosures. It is not Bill Ackman’s personal brokerage account, and 13F filings do not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.