Bill Ackman's Big Bet On Meta Stock Is Finally Paying Off: Here's The 2026 Gain So Far

Bill Ackman’s Big Bet On Meta Stock Is Finally Paying Off: Here’s The 2026 Gain So Far - Meta Platforms ( - Benzinga Benzinga España Italia 대한민국 日本 Français My Account Login SPY 754.11 0.32% QQQ 726.10 0.39% BTC/USD 63771.53 0.9439% DIA 525.73 0.29% GLD 376.53 0.44% TLT 84.41 0.1% Get Benzinga Pro Data & APIs Events Premarket Advertise Contribute España Italia 대한민국 日本 Français Login Register Benzinga Premium Services Benzinga Edge Benzinga Pro Benzinga Research Benzinga APIs Financial News Financial News Large Cap Stocks Small-Cap Stocks Insider Trades Earnings Technology AI News Personal Finance ETF News Crypto News Dividend News Latest Rumors Latest Offerings News Investment Ideas Investment Ideas Stock of the Day Stock Whisper Index Analyst Ratings Analyst Color Financial Advisors Government Trades Trading Ideas Stock Screener Markets Markets Premarket Movers After Hours Options ETFs Commodities Prediction Markets Private Markets Bonds Futures Forex Top Stocks Top Stocks Apple (AAPL) Tesla (TSLA) Amazon (AMZN) Nvidia (NVDA) Alphabet (GOOGL) Meta Platforms (META) Microsoft (MSFT) StreetTracks Gold Shares (GLD) IBIT Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) Top Value Stocks Top Momentum Stocks Top Growth Stocks Top Quality Stocks Learn Learn Investing Guides Personal Finance Mortgages Best Credit Cards Best Dividend Stocks Best Swing Trade Stocks Investment Ideas Investment Ideas Stock of the Day Stock Whisper Index Analyst Ratings Analyst Color Financial Advisors Government Trades Trading Ideas Stock Screener Markets Markets Premarket Movers After Hours Options ETFs Commodities Prediction Markets Private Markets Bonds Futures Forex Top Stocks Top Stocks Apple (AAPL) Tesla (TSLA) Amazon (AMZN) Nvidia (NVDA) Alphabet (GOOGL) Meta Platforms (META) Microsoft (MSFT) StreetTracks Gold Shares (GLD) IBIT Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) Top Value Stocks Top Momentum Stocks Top Growth Stocks Top Quality Stocks Learn Learn Investing Guides Personal Finance Mortgages Best Credit Cards Best Dividend Stocks Best Swing Trade Stocks Research My Stocks Tools Free Benzinga Pro Trial Calendars Analyst Ratings Calendar Conference Call Calendar Dividend Calendar Earnings Calendar Economic Calendar Events Calendar FDA Calendar Guidance Calendar IPO Calendar M&A Calendar Unusual Options Activity Calendar SPAC Calendar Stock Split Calendar Trade Ideas Stock Reports Insider Trades Trade Idea Feed Analyst Ratings Unusual Options Activity Heatmaps Free Newsletter Government Trades Perfect Stock Portfolio Easy Income Portfolio Short Interest Most Shorted Largest Increase Largest Decrease Calculators Options Profit Calculator Margin Calculator Forex Profit Calculator 100x Options Profit Calculator Covered Call Calculator Cash-Secured Put Calculator Long Call Calculator Long Put Calculator Screeners Stock Screener Top Momentum Stocks Top Quality Stocks Top Value Stocks Top Growth Stocks Compare Best Stocks Best Momentum Stocks Best Quality Stocks Best Value Stocks Best Growth Stocks Recent Markets SPY 754.11 0.32% QQQ 726.10 0.39% BTC/USD 63771.53 0.9439% DIA 525.73 0.29% GLD 376.53 0.44% TLT 84.41 0.1% July 10, 2026 2:00 PM 3 min read Bill Ackman’s Big Bet On Meta Stock Is Finally Paying Off: Here’s The 2026 Gain So Far Here’s a look at how much Ackman’s position is up in 2026. Ackman Buys Meta Stock in Q4 Ackman announced the new stake in Meta in an investment presentation in February 2026, before a 13F filing officially unveiled the full size. In the fourth quarter filing, it was unveiled that Pershing Square Capital Management bought 2,673,569 META shares. That position was later slightly reduced to 2,660,861 shares in the first quarter. It is unknown the exact date that Ackman bought the shares, but many point to November after Meta’s third-quarter earnings report. Meta stock traded between $581.25 and $759.19 in the fourth quarter, with the low set on Nov. 19, 2025 and the high set on Oct. 29, 2025. Based on those prices, Meta stock is down 12.1% from the fourth quarter high and up 14.8% from the fourth quarter lows. Without knowing Ackman’s exact timeline, we use the end of the fourth quarter to estimate how much the position is up in 2026. The position ended 2025 worth $1,756,407,737.49. Today, the position is worth $1,776,204,543.33. This means the Meta position is up $19,796,805.84, or nearly $20 million since the start of the year. Ackman’s Belief in Meta A second-quarter 13F for Pershing Square will come out by Aug. 14 and show whether the hedge fund kept their large position in Meta or changed the position at all. In February, Ackman shared his bullishness on the Magnificent Seven stock during an investor presentation. “We believe Meta’s current share price underappreciates the company’s long-term upside potential from AI and represents a deeply discounted valuation for one of the world’s greatest businesses,” Pershing Square said in the presentation. Meta is a “leader in the fast-growing digital advertising space and one of the clearest beneficiaries o