Pershing Square Capital

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors is out, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what each was buying...

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors is out, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what each was buying...

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors were out this week, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what...

The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors were out this week, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what...

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) experienced a surge Tuesday following both the announcement of new care benefits, as well as some big news from a hedge fund billionaire. What Happened Pershing Square Capital's Bill Ackman revealed his new long position in Starbucks while speaking at a New York...

Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) shares ticked lower Thursday afternoon following a Dow Jones report that Pershing Square Capital's Bill Ackman sold his high profile stake in the company ahead of third quarter results slated for after the close. What Happened Ackman starting buying Nike in October around...

Bill Ackman is done talking about Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF). After restructuring his high-profile short position, which is now represented entirely by put options, the Pershing Square Capital manager said he's finished commenting on the stock.  “Going forward we intend to...

Roughly a year has passed since Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG)’s disastrous food contamination outbreaks. Unfortunately for investors, Chipotle’s revenue and share price are still significantly down from their pre-outbreak peaks. However, Chipotle investors received some...

The battle between Bill Ackman and Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF), quite unbelievably, is still as heated as it ever was. For those unfamiliar with the story, Ackman is the hedge fund manager who famously (and publicly) bet $1 billion against the multi-level marketing company back in December 2012,...

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) disclosed that it was spending less on “responding to attacks on the company's business model” in its Q1 results. The news continued an overall trend for the company. Looking back, the company recorded an expense of $7.125 million for the quarter ended...

Equity hedge funds had a lackluster year, yet when Bloomberg released its list of 100 Top Performing Large Hedge Funds (those with assets under management equal or above $1 billion), the No. 1 slot was taken by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital, a hedge fund that deals primarily in...

The drama at embattled retailer J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) came to a swift conclusion Tuesday morning as activist investor Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management resigned from the company's board. Ackman owns about 17.7 percent of the shares in J.C. Penney. In a statement issued by...

Third Point Capital founder Dan Loeb has been getting plenty of press these days. After taking an 8.2 percent stake in controversial and embattled Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), three percent of Third Point's $10.1 billion in investor cash is now devoted to a long bet on a company that some investors think...

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital sold stakes in Dow component Kraft (NASDAQ: KFT), the largest U.S. food company, during the second quarter, according to a 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The hedge fund also eliminated stakes in discount retailer Family Dollar (NYSE:...