Backtest · Bill Ackman
What if you'd copied
Bill Ackman?
Drag the sliders. See what Pershing Square Holdings would have turned your money into — and how that compares to just buying the S&P 500.
20142024
$1k$100k
If you invested $10,000 with Bill Ackman in 2015, today it would be worth:
$32,067
That's 3.2x your money (11.2% annualized over 11 years).
Compared to the S&P 500:
$38,168
S&P 500 actually beat Bill Ackman by $6,101 from this start.
Growth of $10,000 · 2015–2025
Bill Ackman
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