Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Predicts That One of His Largest Positions Will More Than Double Within Four Years (Hint: Not Chipotle)
Investors closely monitor the moves of billionaire investor Bill Ackman and his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management. Pershing has put up some great returns, particularly over the last five years. The fund only owns about a dozen stocks at any given time, giving the team at Pershing plenty of resources to do their homework and making each investment extremely important. Given the concentration of the portfolio, you know Ackman is not going to want to invest unless he thinks the setup is incredibly asymmetric. Of course, investors should do their own due diligence because hedge funds invest very differently than retail investors, and even the greats like Ackman are prone to mistakes. In a recent update, however, Ackman and Pershing called out one of their newer positions and said they think it will at least double within the next four years, and no, they weren't talking about Pershing's longtime holding, Chipotle.Ackman on X recently disclosed that Pershing has taken a significant stake in the ride-sharing giant Uber (NYSE: UBER). Ackman said the fund now owns 30.3 million shares, which amounts to close to a $2.4 billion stake based on the current share price. Based on Pershing's holdings at the end of the third quarter, that purchase would make Uber Pershing's largest equity position.Continue reading

Investors closely monitor the moves of billionaire investor Bill Ackman and his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management. Pershing has put up some great returns, particularly over the last five years. The fund only owns about a dozen stocks at any given time, giving the team at Pershing plenty of resources to do their homework and making each investment extremely important. Given the concentration of the portfolio, you know Ackman is not going to want to invest unless he thinks the setup is incredibly asymmetric. Of course, investors should do their own due diligence because hedge funds invest very differently than retail investors, and even the greats like Ackman are prone to mistakes. In a recent update, however, Ackman and Pershing called out one of their newer positions and said they think it will at least double within the next four years, and no, they weren't talking about Pershing's longtime holding, Chipotle.
Ackman on X recently disclosed that Pershing has taken a significant stake in the ride-sharing giant Uber (NYSE: UBER). Ackman said the fund now owns 30.3 million shares, which amounts to close to a $2.4 billion stake based on the current share price. Based on Pershing's holdings at the end of the third quarter, that purchase would make Uber Pershing's largest equity position.