William Ackman
William Ackman's Portfolio
| Ticker | # of Shares | Price | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP | 24,159,888 | $136.07 | $3,287,435,961 | |
| PG | 27,946,892 | $78.77 | $2,201,376,683 | |
| GGP | 74,733,712 | $23.02 | $1,720,370,051 | |
| BEAM | 20,818,545 | $67.93 | $1,414,203,762 | |
| JCP | 39,075,771 | $18.97 | $741,267,376 | |
| BKW | 38,372,120 | $18.86 | $723,698,184 | |
| HHC | 3,568,017 | $108.04 | $385,488,557 | |
| MDLZ | 5,978,956 | $30.79 | $184,092,056 | |
| MATX | 3,033,985 | $26.16 | $79,369,048 | |
| PG | 957,600 | $78.77 | $75,430,152 | |
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Bill Ackman runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, which he started in 2003 following the dissolution of Gotham Partners.
Ackman is a value investor with an activist bent. Activist investors agitate management for changes. He owns large positions in Target (NYSE: TGT) and Borders (NYSE: BGP). He has also been involved in activist situations at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).
Ackman proved his acumen as a short seller in 2007/2008 as short positions he held in MBIA (NYSE: MBI) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK) proved to be big winners due to the credit crunch.
In July 2008, Ackman said he was short the common stock of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). Ackman also laid out a plan to reorganize the GSEs, which would wipe out the common shareholders.
