Bill Ackman Buys Yum! Brands Inc., General Growth Properties Inc., Sells Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Sears Holdings Corp.

Bill Ackman\'s Pershing Square Q1 Portfolio Update

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May 18, 2009
Bill Ackman likes restaurants and retailers, or likes the real estate under the restaurants and retailers. He did well with Wendy's, poorly with Target. Now he is on restuarents again. This is the Q1 portfolio of Pershing Square. Bill Ackman owns 12 stocks with a total value of $2 billion.


Bill Ackman buys Yum! Brands Inc., sells Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Sears Holdings Corp. during the 3-months ended 03/31/2009, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.. Bill Ackman owns 12 stocks with a total value of $2 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.





New Purchases: YUM,


Added Positions: AIV, GGWPQ.PK,


Reduced Positions: V, WEN,


Sold Out: DPS, SHLD,





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This is the sector weightings of Bill Ackman's portfolio:


Technologygreen.gif 33.5%
Financialsgreen.gif 9.5%
Consumer Servicesgreen.gif 57%



These are the top 5 holdings of $GuruName


  1. Target Corp. (TGT) - 24,873,329 shares, 42.9% of the total portfolio
  2. EMC Corp. (EMC) - 58,619,033 shares, 33.51% of the total portfolio
  3. Wendy's International Inc. (WEN) - 32,324,580 shares, 8.15% of the total portfolio
  4. VISA INC (V) - 2,205,464 shares, 6.15% of the total portfolio
  5. Apartment Investment and Management Comp (AIV) - 8,126,734 shares, 2.23% of the total portfolio
Added: Apartment Investment and Management Comp (AIV, Financial)


Bill Ackman added to his holdings in Apartment Investment and Management Comp by 1525.35%. His purchase prices were between $4.88 and $11.94, with an estimated average price of $7.1. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.09%. His holdings were 8,126,734 shares as of 03/31/2009.


Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Denver Colorado owning and operating a geographically diversified portfolio of apartment communities through 19 regional operating centers. Aimco through its subsidiaries operates approximately 1800 properties including approximately 327000 apartment units and serves approximately one million residents each year. Aimco's properties are located in 47 states the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Apartment Investment and Management Comp has a market cap of $911.41 million; its shares were traded at around $7.77 with a P/E ratio of 2.93 and P/S ratio of 0.63. The dividend yield of Apartment Investment and Management Comp stocks is 5.15%. Apartment Investment and Management Comp had an annual average earning growth of 8.2% over the past 10 years.


Added: General Growth Properties Inc (GGWPQ.PK, Financial)


Bill Ackman added to his holdings in General Growth Properties Inc by 15.84%. His purchase prices were between $0.33 and $1.83, with an estimated average price of $0.8. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.11%. His holdings were 23,261,369 shares as of 03/31/2009.


General Growth Properties Inc has a market cap of $326.12 million; its shares were traded at around $1.05 with a P/E ratio of 0.62 and P/S ratio of 0.1. General Growth Properties Inc had an annual average earning growth of 15.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated General Growth Properties Inc the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.


New Purchase: Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM, Financial)


Bill Ackman initiated holdings in Yum! Brands Inc.. His purchase prices were between $24.34 and $30.23, with an estimated average price of $28. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.14%. His holdings were 1,554,315 shares as of 03/31/2009.


Yum! Brands Inc. is the one of the world's largest restaurant companies with restaurants around the world in numerous countries and territories. Tricon's three brands KFC Pizza Hut and Taco Bell some of are the global leaders of the chicken pizza and Mexican restaurant categories respectively. Yum! Brands Inc. has a market cap of $15.25 billion; its shares were traded at around $33.16 with a P/E ratio of 16.83 and P/S ratio of 1.35. The dividend yield of Yum! Brands Inc. stocks is 2.29%. Yum! Brands Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 9.9% over the past 5 years.


Reduced: Wendy's International Inc. (WEN, Financial)


Bill Ackman reduced to his holdings in Wendy's International Inc. by 31.29%. His sale prices were between $4.09 and $5.48, with an estimated average price of $5. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was -2.55%. Bill Ackman still held 32,324,580 shares as of 03/31/2009.


WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP Inc. is the third largest quick-service restaurant company in the United States and is the franchisor of the Wendy's and Arby's restaurant systems. The combined restaurant systems include more than 10000 restaurants in 50 states and 21 countries worldwide. Wendy's International Inc. has a market cap of $1.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $4.24 with and P/S ratio of 1.09. The dividend yield of Wendy's International Inc. stocks is 1.42%.


Reduced: VISA INC (V, Financial)


Bill Ackman reduced to his holdings in VISA INC by 69.09%. His sale prices were between $44.16 and $56.62, with an estimated average price of $52.3. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was -4.25%. Bill Ackman still held 2,205,464 shares as of 03/31/2009.


VISA operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network and is one of the most recognized global financial services brands. Visa facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions merchants consumers businesses and government entities. VISA INC has a market cap of $55.08 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.07 with a P/E ratio of 24.28 and P/S ratio of 8.79. The dividend yield of VISA INC stocks is 0.65%.


Sold Out: Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS, Financial)


Bill Ackman sold out his holdings in Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.. His sale prices were between $12.21 and $17.09, with an estimated average price of $15.6. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was less than 0.01%.


DR PEPPER SNAPPLE Group is one of the largest beverage companies in the Americas. They manufacture market and distribute more than 50 brands of carbonated soft drinks juices ready to drink teas mixers and other premium beverages across the United States Canada Mexico and the Caribbean. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. has a market cap of $5.6 billion; its shares were traded at around $22.07 with a P/E ratio of 12.19 and P/S ratio of 0.98.


Sold Out: Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD, Financial)


Bill Ackman sold out his holdings in Sears Holdings Corp.. His sale prices were between $35.53 and $49.21, with an estimated average price of $41.7. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was less than 0.01%.


Sears Holdings Corporation the parent of Kmart and Sears Roebuck and Co. is the leading home appliance retailer in North America and is a retail sales leader in tools lawn and garden home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore Craftsman and DieHard and a broad apparel offering including such well-known labels as Lands' End Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. Sears Holdings Corp. has a market cap of $6.08 billion; its shares were traded at around $49.87 with a P/E ratio of 28.99 and P/S ratio of 0.13. Sears Holdings Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 45% over the past 5 years.

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