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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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Jan 16, 2013 03:50PM Icahn Joins Sharks in Cry for Ackman Blood
Jan 15, 2013 03:06PM Ackman Ready for "Counterattack" on Herbalife (HLF) as Short Bet Turns Against Him
Jan 15, 2013 10:00AM Herbalife (HLF) Continues Higher on 'Squeeze'; Shorts Look to Regain Control
Jan 14, 2013 12:21PM 'Mother of all Short Squeezes' Could Punish Ackman and Other Herbalife (HLF) Shorts
Jan 14, 2013 10:55AM Herbalife (HLF) 'Relief Rally' Continues as Shorts Take Larger Positions
Jan 11, 2013 04:46PM Top 10 News Items for 01/07 to 01/11: BofA Ends Battle with Sallie; Record Sales at AT&T; A Cheaper iPhone?; Herbalife Tested
Jan 11, 2013 12:22PM Is Herbalife (HLF) About to Rock Ackman's World?
Jan 10, 2013 05:32PM Market Wrap: More Questions than Answers for Herbalife; Surplus in Cali; A Super-value?; Nokia is Back-ia
Jan 10, 2013 01:36PM UPDATE: Ackman's Pershing Square Responds to Herbalife (HLF)
Jan 10, 2013 12:03PM Streetinsider.com's Hot Lunchtime Reads 01/10: (CLWR) (SWHC) (HLF) (INTC)
Jan 10, 2013 11:05AM Does Dan Loeb Think Bill Ackman Has Lost His Touch? (HLF) (JCP)
Jan 10, 2013 08:51AM Herbalife (HLF) Bars Ackman From Attending Today's Meeting - Gasparino
Jan 10, 2013 06:30AM Is Activist Investor Carl Icahn Now Joining the Battle Over Herbalife (HLF)?
Jan 9, 2013 05:32PM Market Wrap: Obama to Name Geithner Successor; The Herbalife Battle Rages; AIG Says 'No Thanks' to Lawsuit
Jan 9, 2013 03:31PM Loeb Lays Out Argument in Favor of Herbalife (HLF)
Jan 9, 2013 01:46PM Ackman Responds to Loeb on Herbalife (HLF), Welcomes Additional 'Sunlight to the Situation'
Jan 9, 2013 10:48AM Hedge Funds Square Off in Epic Battle; Herbalife (HLF) Fate Hangs in Balance
Jan 8, 2013 01:14PM Power Attorney Boies to Attend Herbalife's (HLF) 1/10 Conference - FBN
Jan 4, 2013 01:16PM Robert Chapman Defends Herbalife (HLF), Says Stock Can Go to Triple-Digits
Jan 4, 2013 12:13PM Streetinsider.com's Hot Lunchtime Reads 01/04: (NFLX) (XOM) (LYB) (HLF) (INTC)
Jan 4, 2013 11:43AM Herbalife (HLF) Hedge Fund Long Coming Up Shortly on CNBC
Jan 4, 2013 10:11AM Bill Ackman Not Sweating Herbalife (HLF) Squeeze; Hasn't Covered a Share
Jan 3, 2013 05:16PM Market Wrap: FOMC May End QE Early; Transocean Settles Up; Bausch & Lomb Draws Attention
Jan 3, 2013 12:45PM Former Herbalife (HLF) Bear Points Out Where Ackman Went Wrong
Jan 3, 2013 06:18AM Ackman's Pershing Square No Longer Wants Sale of General Growth (GGP)
Jan 2, 2013 02:59PM Herbalife (HLF) Becomes 'Best Idea for 2013' at One Firm Amid Ackman Bashing
Dec 31, 2012 04:51PM Market Wrap: No Vote on Cliff Proposals; S&P Rose 13.4% in FY12; Clinton to Make 'Full Recovery' from Clot
Dec 31, 2012 03:15PM Herbalife (HLF) Traders All But Forget Ackman's Ominous Words
Dec 31, 2012 01:12PM Herbalife (HLF) Continues Post Ack-Attack Bounce
Dec 28, 2012 04:23PM Top 10 News Items for 12/24 - 12/28: Obama Stalls on Cliff; Marvell Loses Big Suit; Holiday Sales Cause Concern
Dec 28, 2012 01:04PM Ackman Goes After Herbalife's (HLF) Bread and Butter
Dec 28, 2012 11:14AM Herbalife (HLF) is Pure, Unadulterated, Hedge Fund Porn
Dec 27, 2012 08:56AM Herbalife (HLF) Remains In Play; Short Interest Rises 27% Just Before Ackman Disclosure
Dec 26, 2012 01:17PM Some Have the Guts to Bet Against Ackman on Herbalife (HLF)
Dec 26, 2012 09:29AM StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers 12/26: (GOL) (RAD) (HLF) Higher; (AMPL) (SINA) Lower (more...)
Dec 26, 2012 08:06AM Herbalife (HLF) Taps Law Firm Following Ackman Allegations
Dec 26, 2012 06:50AM Herbalife (HLF) Pressure Mounts as Another Noted Hedgie Goes Short
Dec 24, 2012 08:14AM B. Riley Drops Coverage of Herbalife (HLF) Amid Ack-Attack
Dec 21, 2012 04:17PM Top 10 News Items for 12/17 to 12/21: 'Plan B' Deflates; ICE Makes NYSE Acquisition; GM Reduces Treasury's Grip; Ackman Tears into Herbalife
Dec 21, 2012 03:46PM Ackman's Pershing Square Launches Website Dedicated to Herbalife (HLF)
Dec 21, 2012 01:09PM Herbalife (HLF) Continues Getting Hit, Now Down ~20%; Nears Key Support
Dec 21, 2012 12:34PM Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 12/21: (HALO) (ASCA) (FCFC) Higher; (HEB) (EDMC) (RIMM) Lower
Dec 21, 2012 10:55AM Is Ackman the Lone 'Big Short' in Herbalife (HLF)?
Dec 21, 2012 08:19AM Herbalife (HLF) to Host Analyst Day to Respond to Short Seller Ackman
Dec 20, 2012 05:34PM Market Wrap: Herbalife's Strife; GDP Keeps Growing; An ICE-y Acquisition; Fresh Fees for Facebook?
Dec 20, 2012 03:51PM Herbalife (HLF) Gets Ack-Attacked
Dec 20, 2012 02:00PM Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows of the Day 12/20: (SCS) (ARRS) (SNTS) High; (HLF) (BBBY) (TLR) Lpw
Dec 20, 2012 01:28PM Ackman's Short on Herbalife (HLF) Said to be Over 20M Shares
Dec 20, 2012 01:10PM Ackman has 'Enormous Confidence' in JCPenney (JCP) CEO Johnson - CNBC
Dec 20, 2012 01:08PM Ackman Thinks Herbalife (HLF) Buying Stock to Support Price

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