Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman makes a brilliant comeback.
His fund, Pershing Square, is up 24.7 percent this year. The fund was a frequent topic last year due to the new exposure at Starbucks and Hilton Worldwide Holdings.
Ackman said that good performance is mainly due to investment in ADP, Lowe's, Starbucks and Chipotle. During the third quarter of 2018, Pershing closed its positions on Mondelez and invested in Starbucks at an average price of $ 51 per share. This means that the fund manager is about 37% ahead of this investment.
The fund also saw success from its stake on Chipotle, which is over 136% in the past 12 months at $ 593.66 per share. Akcman helped appoint Brian Niccol - who came from Taco Bell - as CEO at the beginning of last year. Pershing Square is the second largest shareholder in Chipotle. Ackman made his first investment in Chipotle in 2016 for an average price of $ 045 per share.
The fund made a quick $ 100 million in winnings from a stake in Nike, which sold last year.
These good results come after a series of negative returns. By the beginning of 2018, the Fund's assets had been cut by half from their peak of $ 20 billion in 2015. The net asset value had fallen by 4% in 2017 and lost an extra 0.7% in 2018.
Part of the challenges facing Pershing included a $ 4 billion loss from a deal with Valeant Pharmaceuticals. The Herbalife has proved to be quite expensive not only in monetary value but also in reputation for the battle with Carl Icahn.
Source: CNBC
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