Pershing Square Holdings

2021 was a fantastic year for PSH, yet it trades on a 30% discount

Pershing Square Holdings - Overview

Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) is a closed-end fund with net assets of £7.2bn, and the flagship fund of Pershing Square Capital Management led by Bill Ackman. Pershing Square is variously known as a ‘hedge fund’ or ‘activist’ manager, but a fundamental value investor is probably a fairer description. At times, hedging may be employed, seemingly to protect from large sell-offs rather than create a low volatility return stream. The portfolio is highly concentrated, with eight to 12 core holdings

First Quarter of 2020

We have knitted together the impact on the investment companies from what is now widely considered to be the most severe pandemic in a century. The collapse in asset prices over the latter part of March, brought the curtain down on an up-market that lasted more than ten years. In amongst this, there were pockets, such as the technology sector, that held up well. For many industries, the worst is still to come, as we brace ourselves for the sharpest contraction to global growth since the US great

Children of the Revolution

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but with March coming to a close we have perhaps seen the end of the first act. Most of the developed world is in various degrees of ‘lockdown’; anxiously watching poorly reported – and often poorly understood – numbers for indications that their government’s strategy is working. Meanwhile equity markets saw one of their worst ever quarters in Q1 2020, as whole swathes of the economy were shut down by government diktat. The speed with which the situation d

Third Quarter of 2019

There was palpable shift in sentiment over the third quarter with the cautionary undertone perhaps best reflected by gold’s resurgence. Ongoing trade jockeying between the US and China did not help the mood and neither did the Argentine debt default in August. At the real economy level, manufacturing output has been trending lower across some of the major global economies.

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Pershing Square Holdings – Share buyback

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PSH* – Pershing Square Holdings – Q1 2019 shareholder letter | LXI – LXi – Finals and proposed fundraising

Understanding the deepest discounts

At Hardman and Co, we try to answer the questions of why to invest in a company and what the risks are in doing so. For many investors, simply having a deep discount to NAV is a good enough answer to the first question. However, investors need to appreciate the risks and, in particular, the reasons why the shares are at a discount. Having understood those risks, investors need to be convinced that there is a catalyst for change on the part of the manager and how long (if at all) it will take for

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Pershing Square Holdings – Finals to 31 December 2018 | Merian Chrysalis – Proposed fundraising

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PSH* – Pershing Square Holdings – Dividend payments | UKW – Greencoat UK Wind – Results of placing | MERI – Merian Chrysalis – Portfolio update | SYNC – Syncona - Quarterly update

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Pershing Square Holdings – Q3 2018 shareholder letter | Renewables Infrastructure Group – Results of fundraising | Hipgnosis Songs – Acquisition | Riverstone Energy – Tender offer results

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3i Group - Interims to 30 September 2018 | Pershing Square Holdings - Q3 2018 quarterly call | Doric Nimrod Air One/Two/Three - Interims | NB Distressed Debt - Q3 2018 portfolio updates

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PSH* - Pershing Square Holdings – Investment in Hilton | INPP – International Public Partnerships – Results of fundraising

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PSH* - Pershing Square Holdings – New investment | SEQI - Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income – Results of fundraising | INPP – International Public Partnerships – Proposed fundraising | PRSR - PRS REIT – Finals to 30 June 2018 and quarterly trading update | PTF – Phaunos Timber – Board recommendation

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Pershing Square Holdings – Share purchases by PSCM affiliates | Tritax EuroBox – Pipeline update

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The Hardman & Co Monthly: April 2024

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Morning Note – 18 April 2024

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