(1)可能是GGP大漲1000%,且近幾年Pershing Square成績"不錯"(2011年小賠1.1%,2014年到五月表現特好),讓Ackman藝高人膽大,所以敢於重壓(我猜的).
(2)不過HLF 10億空單(成本40美元,現在股價67.77美元),估計已經賠掉0.7 Billion,相當於Ackman 46%身家,也難怪Ackman氣不過,要short HLF to "the end of the earth".
http://www.insidermonkey.com/hedge-fund/pershing+square/13/
Bill Ackman is a long term value investor, taking advantage of short term downward moves in prices. He is particularly successful at special situations investments. William Ackman’s Pershing Square has a very concentrated portfolio. Bill Ackman’s returns have displayed option-like characteristics in 2009 and 2010. His General Growth Properties investment is almost as big as John Paulson’s subprime shorts. In May 2009, he recommended GGP stock at the Ira Sohn Conference and the stock returned more than 1000% since then
. As a result of that investment, Ackman had a great 2010, returning 29.7%. Bill Ackman's Pershing Square lost 1.1% in 2011 but gained 12.4% in 2012, 9.7% in 2013. Bill Ackman is displaying amazing returns so far in 2014. His flagship fund is up 22.1 through the end of May. Bill Ackman's net worth is north of $1.5 billion and Pershing Square had around $12 billion in AUM in early 2014.
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