Pick-A-Ticker

Congratulations to Bill Ackman, the winner of the inaugural Pick-a-Ticker competition. Final results are listed below. We look forward to launching Pick-A-Ticker again in the fall and hope you will follow along. Thank you to all of the contestants who participated. To participate in the 2025-2026 Pick-A-Ticker contest, email investorsconf@robinhood.org

The Robin Hood Foundation, a charitable organization committed to alleviating poverty in New York City, has enlisted the boldest names in finance in a stock-picking contest. Contestants have donated $10,000 and made two stock picks—a long and a short—per entry. Beginning on October 28 they have been competing to see whose investments perform best over a six-month period.

The investor with the highest total return on their picks at market close on April 30 will be the winner. The total amount raised exceeds $400,000, including the contestants’ commitments and other donations toward the campaign. Two-thirds of the total purse will be allocated to the charity of the winner’s choice.

Follow the leaderboard to see who’s ahead as of the most recent market close:

Compare the total return of all contestants’ long and short picks since the contest began at market close on October 28, 2024.

All contestants were required to publicly reveal their long pick. We gave them the option to keep their short pick confidential. If multiple contestants made the same pick, all are listed on the corresponding card.

For confidential short picks, we’re showing the performance of the broader sector to which they belong, but for the purposes of determining the total return and leaderboard standing, we’re calculating the performance of the actual picks behind the scenes.