Hedge Funds
Here’s an overview, from Bill Ackman, on why his Pershing Square Capital is struggling. The fact is; the fund isn’t correlated. Perhaps the largest correlation in our portfolio is one that we have not previously considered; that is, the fact that we own large stakes in each of these companies. We have had the benefit of a “following” of investors who track and own many of our holdings. This has given us significantly greater clout than is reflected by our percentage ownership of these companies, and we believe that it is partially what has caused the “pop” in market price...

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