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William Ackman

William Ackman's Portfolio

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HLT	9,332,853	$298.64	$2,787,163,220
LOW	7,468,850	$251.89	$1,881,328,627
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HHC	16,570,228	$78.76	$1,305,071,158
GOOGL	2,185,000	$298.52	$652,266,200
CMG	953,608	$35.37	$33,729,115
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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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Aug 12, 2008 05:09PM Best Trade Ever - Ackman Scores Big on Longs Drug Stores (LDG)
Aug 5, 2008 08:51AM Ackman's Pershing Square Builds 8.8% Stake in Longs Drug Stores (LDG)
Jul 15, 2008 08:26AM Bill Ackman Said He Is Short Fannie and Freddie, Introduces Plan to Reorganize The GSEs (FNM, FRE)
Jun 10, 2008 05:37PM Borders (BGP) First-Round Bids Were Called For This Week-FT
May 29, 2008 05:52PM Take A Page Out of Seth Klarman's Book and Buy Borders (BGP)
May 22, 2008 11:24AM Borders (BGP) Announces Strategic Alternatives Process Still Ongoing
May 21, 2008 07:04AM Reports Barnes & Noble (BKS) Exploring Bid for Borders (BGP)
Apr 9, 2008 05:42PM Borders Group (BGP) Closes Pershing Square Financing Agreement
Apr 7, 2008 05:03PM Catenacci/Principled Asset Boosts Stake in Border Group (BGP) to 5.73%
Apr 7, 2008 09:28AM Borders (BGP) Finalizes Funding Deal with Pershing Square On Improved Terms
Mar 25, 2008 01:13PM Borders Group (BGP) Volatile As Company Weighs Options
Mar 20, 2008 12:33PM Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 3/20: CCOW, NRGN, DITC, MFA Higher; EPIX, CIT, BGP, TMA Lower
Mar 20, 2008 09:29AM Pre-Open Movers: Winnebago (WGO) Sinks On Poor Results, Borders (BGP) Up On Earnings/Strategic Review
Mar 20, 2008 09:13AM Borders (BGP) Gets Much Needed Funding From Ackman's Pershing Square
Mar 20, 2008 07:15AM Borders Group (BGP) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c; To Review Strategic Alternatives
Mar 12, 2008 12:20PM Borders Group (BGP) Ceased Negations With A&R Whitcoulls Regarding Australia/New Zealand Businesses
Feb 25, 2008 05:54PM MBIA (MBI) To Separate Public and Structured Finance Business
Feb 25, 2008 11:55AM MBIA (MBI) Releases Letter Sent to NY Insurance Department on Ackman Plan
Feb 20, 2008 05:18PM MBIA (MBI) Said Ackman's Split Proposal Is Not Credible
Feb 14, 2008 03:15PM Pershing Square's Bill Ackman Increases His Stake In Sears Holdings (SHLD)
Jan 31, 2008 10:42AM Ackman's Pershing Square Raises Questions for MBIA (MBI) To Address On Call
Jan 30, 2008 01:13PM Ackman Submiting Data To SEC and NY Insurance Commission on Larger Bond Insurer Losses - CNBC
Jan 17, 2008 03:57PM Borders Group (BGP) Appoints Partner of Pershing Capital to Board
Jan 10, 2008 11:11AM Pershing Square's Ackman Said MBIA (MBI) May Run Out of Cash By The End of the Year
Jan 9, 2008 11:01AM Ackmans's Pershing Square Capital Boosts Stake in Borders Group (BGP) to 18%
Jan 3, 2008 04:17PM CNBC Faber Notes Letter To Clients From Ackman's Pershing Square on Target (TGT)

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