Collegiate Stock Picker Challenge
We are back for the 2025-26 Academic Year! Please sign up via the information below!
Fall 2025
The CFA Society Pittsburgh Collegiate Stock Picker Challenge Fall 2025 session wrapped up in December!
We were excited to host 74 students across 7 local universities.
The fall competition consisted of students from: Penn State Behrend, Saint Vincent, La Roche, Penn State, IUP, Gannon, and Saint Francis.
Congratulations to our winners below, as well as our top performing university, Penn State Behrend!
Top 10 Leaderboard (as of 12/15/25)
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Participant ID
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Return
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Brianawynn
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14.54
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Dylan
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13.74
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kayleelipp
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13.09
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Jmanendo2
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13.06
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Emily.jackovic
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12.85
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NickSimon
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12.83
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Brandon Konieczki
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12.44
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Josh Ciotti
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10.75
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Brayden Landherr
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9.77
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Rabaga
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9.19
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College Leaderboard (as of 12/15/25)
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College
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Return
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Penn State Behrend
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2.63
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Saint Vincent
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2.17
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La Roche
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-0.02
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Penn State
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-1.08
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IUP
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-3.86
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Gannon
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-4.93
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*College leaderboard includes universities with 2 or more students participating.
Event Timeline
Fall Session: Finished
Spring Session: February 15 – April 15
Participants Allowed
Unlimited
Prizes
Student Award: $50 (Amazon gift card) per student for Top 10
Team Award: $250 donation to chosen charity of selected university*
Overview
The Stock Picker Challenge gives students the opportunity to pick their own portfolio of stocks and compete against their fellow peers for the best total return. The Stock Picker challenge seeks to give a large group of students a chance to start investing and participate in a CFA event with minimal time commitment.
Guidelines
- Portfolio: 5 stocks
- Universe: Russell 3000 (3,000 Largest US Public Companies)
- Eligible Stocks to Choose: 3,000 largest US-based companies
- Performance: Equal-weighted total return of 5 stocks within portfolio
- Student Returns: Average Total Return of 5 stocks
- Team Returns: Average of student returns for each college*
Instructions
To compete, students fill out an entry survey that involves picking 5 stocks from a dropdown list. The signup process takes less than 5 minutes for students to complete! Good luck!
*Please note that we reserve the right to veto charity choice, if it is deemed contrary to the CFA Society Pittsburgh's mission. Please refrain from choosing organizations affiliated with a singular political party.
**University must have at least 3 participants to qualify for team prize.