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William Ackman

William Ackman's Portfolio

Ticker	# of Shares	Price	Value
GOOG	9,377,195	$353.47	$3,314,557,117
HLT	9,332,853	$317.60	$2,964,114,113
	15,095,528	$195.32	$2,948,458,529
QSR	23,348,135	$73.89	$1,725,193,696
LOW	7,468,850	$223.35	$1,668,167,648
HHC	16,570,228	$78.76	$1,305,071,158
GOOGL	2,185,000	$354.30	$774,145,500
CMG	953,608	$32.79	$31,268,807
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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.

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Jun 3, 2013 04:20PM Is the Herbalife (HLF) Squeeze Forcing Ackman to Sell CP (CP) Prematurely?
Jun 3, 2013 04:17PM Ackman's Pershing Square Plans Sale of 7M Canadian Pacific (CP) Shares
May 21, 2013 12:48PM Herbalife (HLF) Hires New Auditor to Ackman's Chagrin
May 21, 2013 12:42PM Shorts Buried in MLM Companies (HLF) (USNA) (NUS)
May 21, 2013 10:35AM Investors Brace for Epic Herbalife (HLF) Short Squeeze
May 20, 2013 05:35PM The Hispanic Community is Not Happy with Herbalife (HLF)
May 9, 2013 03:00PM Third Point's Loeb Said to Joke About Ackman's Research on Herbalife (HLF)
May 8, 2013 03:55PM Ira Sohn Lights Up Wall Street and Twitter
May 8, 2013 03:44PM Stocks Crossing 50-Day SMA 05/08: (FB) (WIN) (PG) Above; (CIE) (AOL) (SD) Below
May 8, 2013 02:11PM Ackman Doesn't Address Herbalife (HLF) at Ira Sohn
May 8, 2013 01:43PM Bill Ackman reiterates that he likes Procter & Gamble (PG)
May 8, 2013 01:30PM Herbalife (HLF) on Watch Ahead of Bill Ackman Ira Sohn Presentation
Apr 29, 2013 08:18AM Hedge Funds Load Up on Shares of J.C. Penney (JCP)
Apr 29, 2013 08:16AM Ackman Finds a Few more 'Friends' in J.C. Penney (JCP)
Apr 15, 2013 10:15AM Ackman's Pershing Square Goes Big Into Mondelez (MDLZ), Filing Shows after Confidential Treatment Withdrawn
Apr 12, 2013 10:23AM UPDATE: DA Davidson Upgrades Herbalife (HLF) to Buy; Boosts PT Up to $78
Apr 12, 2013 07:33AM JCPenney (JCP) Seeks to Raise Over $1B as Cash Pile Dwindles
Apr 11, 2013 03:10PM Ackman: JCPenney (JCP) is Still Worth $75/Share
Apr 11, 2013 02:14PM UPDATE: Ackman says JCPenney (JCP) will restart coupon circulars in newspapers
Apr 10, 2013 05:39PM Herbalife (HLF) Bet Was a Big Winner for Third Point in Q1
Apr 10, 2013 04:00PM Ackman Sticking with J.C. Penney (JCP) - WWD
Apr 10, 2013 07:46AM Ackman Not Giving Up on JCPenney (JCP)...Yet
Apr 9, 2013 01:01PM Herbalife's (HLF) Fate Continues to Be Dominated by Outside Forces
Apr 9, 2013 11:22AM Herbalife (HLF) Still Has One Fan, Regardless of Market Chatter/Auditor Resignations
Apr 9, 2013 10:20AM Neither Bill Ackman or Carl Icahn Involved in Insider Trading on Herbalife (HLF)
Apr 9, 2013 10:07AM Herbalife (HLF) Auditor Resigns After Providing Insider Information
Apr 9, 2013 08:18AM J.C. Penney (JCP) CEO Change Sounds Alarm on Wall Street; Deutsche Bank Comments
Apr 9, 2013 07:35AM Buy Herbalife! Ackman's Foresight Under Fire Following JCPenney (JCP) Shakeup
Apr 8, 2013 08:23AM JCPenney (JCP) Could Take Another Hit on Huge Martha Stewart Inventory Pile
Apr 5, 2013 12:43PM Ackman Says Herbalife (HLF) Was First Case of 'Sniping' Among Fund Managers
Apr 5, 2013 12:30PM Too Much, Too Fast at JCPenney (JCP)? Ackman Thinks So...
Apr 3, 2013 02:57PM Herbalife (HLF) CEO Johnson Receives 'Max Compensation' in FY12
Apr 3, 2013 02:38PM Pershing Square Claws for 6% Gain in Q1
Apr 1, 2013 10:39AM What's the 'REIT' Option for JCPenney (JCP)? Lowered Expectations...
Mar 20, 2013 09:34AM Tough Pill to Swallow: Icahn Up Slightly on Herbalife (HLF) Amid $600M+ Bet
Mar 19, 2013 07:53AM Ackman Needs to Push Harder for JCPenney (JCP) to Go Private, or Else Risk More Losses
Mar 15, 2013 08:13AM Herbalife (HLF) Brushes Off Latest Ack-Attack as 'Nothing New'
Mar 14, 2013 09:10AM Ackman's Pershing Square Compares Herbalife (HLF) to Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing
Mar 13, 2013 05:10PM Market Wrap: New Pope Elected; Dow Streak Hits 9, S&P is Next; A BlackBerry Surprise!
Mar 13, 2013 02:51PM Short Seller Sues Banks, Icahn Over Support of Herbalife (HLF) (BAC) (JPM)
Mar 12, 2013 10:34PM Ackman Breathes Easier as Major Consumer Group Calls for FTC Investigation of Herbalife (HLF)
Mar 12, 2013 12:31PM J.C. Penney's (JCP) CEO Johnson is Safe... for Now
Mar 12, 2013 07:27AM Herbalife (HLF) Cuts Ties With Online Recruitment Sites in Effort to Thwart Ackman
Mar 7, 2013 09:14AM It's a Carl Icahn Market
Mar 5, 2013 03:37PM Is Ron Johnson's Time Up at J.C. Penney's (JCP)?
Mar 5, 2013 11:30AM Herbalife (HLF) Director Accuses Ackman of 'Throwing Rocks' to Support Short
Mar 4, 2013 05:13PM Ackman's Flagship Fund Slips 0.1% in Feb.; JCPenney (JCP), Herbalife (HLF) Didn't Help
Mar 1, 2013 04:24PM Top 10 News Items for 02/25 - 03/01: Investors Love/Hate Groupon; Best Buy Not Bought; Icahn Becomes Vitamin Salesman
Mar 1, 2013 11:07AM Icahn Adds Up $230M to War Chest to Squeeze Ackman's Brains Out in Herbalife (HLF)
Feb 28, 2013 04:00PM Carl Icahn Discusses Herbalife (HLF) Director Deal and Bashes Ackman

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