What Dragged Down Ackman’s Pershing Square Gains in 2024

Nike and Universal were among the fund’s losers, while Brookfield, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac rose.

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With close to half of the stocks in the hedge fund ending 2024 in negative territory, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings posted a net gain of 10.2 percent in a year when the S&P 500 climbed 23 percent, making it the first time since 2017 that Ackman has failed to beat the broader stock market.

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