Veteran activist investor and hedge fund manager known for concentrated, event-driven activism and public campaigns that target corporate strategy, capital allocation and management change. William Ackman founded and leads Pershing Square Capital Management, a US-based long/short activist hedge fund with a focus on deep fundamental research and high-conviction positions across consumer, healthcare and financials. Frequently engages in proxy fights and restructurings; market-facing style can catalyze outsized stock moves and generate both short-term volatility and long-term strategic shifts.
Veteran activist investor and hedge fund manager known for concentrated, event-driven activism and public campaigns that target corporate strategy, capital allocation and management change. William Ackman founded and leads Pershing Square Capital Management, a US-based long/short activist hedge fund with a focus on deep fundamental research and high-conviction positions across consumer, healthcare and financials. Frequently engages in proxy fights and restructurings; market-facing style can catalyze outsized stock moves and generate both short-term volatility and long-term strategic shifts.
Activist, event-driven investing focused on concentrated, high‑conviction positions that seek to unlock shareholder value through governance changes, capital allocation reform and strategic exits. Emphasizes deep fundamental research and scenario-driven underwriting, pairing long-term thesis conviction with tactical public campaigns and proxy engagement to catalyze outcomes. Capital allocation favors sizeable stakes in mid-to-large cap consumer, healthcare and financial names where operational fixes or balance-sheet restructuring can materially boost returns. Maintains a catalyst-oriented time horizon, disciplined risk sizing around idiosyncratic catalysts, and readiness to use public markets and media to accelerate value realization.
Activist, event-driven investing focused on concentrated, high‑conviction positions that seek to unlock shareholder value through governance changes, capital allocation reform and strategic exits. Emphasizes deep fundamental research and scenario-driven underwriting, pairing long-term thesis conviction with tactical public campaigns and proxy engagement to catalyze outcomes. Capital allocation favors sizeable stakes in mid-to-large cap consumer, healthcare and financial names where operational fixes or balance-sheet restructuring can materially boost returns. Maintains a catalyst-oriented time horizon, disciplined risk sizing around idiosyncratic catalysts, and readiness to use public markets and media to accelerate value realization.
| Trades 15 | Longs Won 9/15 60% | Profit Factor 4.13 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $313.05M |
| Average Win $245.37M | Best Trade (Oct 14) $1.06B | Sharpe Ratio 0.85 |
| Average Loss -$89.18M | Worst Trade (Oct 15) -$375.93M | Z-Score 0.73 (53.34%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 4m 1w 4d | Expectancy $111.55M |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.66% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 236 | 213 | 189 | 165 | 142 | 118 | 94 | 71 | 47 | 24 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 8.56M | $2.04B | $2.16B | - | $114.58M | 5.61% | -0.929% |
BN Brookfield Corporation | 57.48M | $2.45B | $2.07B | - | -$375.93M | -15.36% | +0.278% |
HHH Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. | 27.85M | $1.96B | $1.93B | - | -$21.47M | -1.1% | +1.669% |
HTZ Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | 14.99M | $33.96M | $28.71M | - | -$5.25M | -15.45% | +3.514% |
MA Mastercard Incorporated | 2.12M | $1.09B | $1.3B | - | $212.02M | 19.43% | +1.683% |
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A | 3.2M | $1.8B | $2.34B | - | $543.51M | 30.19% | -0.569% |
MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 6.21M | $2.32B | $3.32B | - | $1.01B | 43.5% | +0.298% |
NFLX Netflix, Inc. | 13.08M | $934.02M | $941.15M | - | $7.13M | 0.76% | +1.948% |
PSUS Pershing Square USA Ltd. | 4M | $165.2M | $148.96M | - | -$16.24M | -9.83% | +0.676% |
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. | 25.82M | $1.87B | $1.92B | - | $44.28M | 2.37% | +2.507% |
SEG Seaport Entertainment Group, Inc. | 5.02M | $133.63M | $112.73M | - | -$20.9M | -15.64% | +3.458% |
SPGI S&P Global Inc. | 2.59M | $999.14M | $1.08B | - | $83.35M | 8.34% | +2.171% |
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. | 34.33M | $2.48B | $2.4B | - | -$77.92M | -3.15% | +0.866% |
V Visa Inc. Class A | 3.27M | $1.12B | $1.3B | - | $178.99M | 15.95% | +1.632% |