- Billionaire investor Bill Ackman added six new holdings—Netflix, Visa, Mastercard, Alcon, Intercontinental Exchange, and S&P Global—to his portfolio during the second quarter.
- The major portfolio overhaul was driven by expectations of strong earnings growth, following a challenging year where his funds lagged behind the S&P 500 total return index.
- Ackman also recently invested in Microsoft, betting that artificial intelligence investments will support the company's market recovery.
- Bill Ackman added six new companies to Pershing Square USA, including Netflix, Visa, Mastercard, S&P Global, Intercontinental Exchange, and Alcon, anticipating strong earnings growth.
- Investors can gain exposure to these new positions through targeted exchange-traded funds such as VFH, XLC, IAI, and the dedicated ACKY fund.
- These ETFs offer diversified alternatives to capture Ackman's investment thesis across payments, streaming, and financial-infrastructure sectors.
- Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square acquired a 3.15 million-share position in Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), representing 4.9% of its portfolio, four years after incurring a $400 million loss on the stock.
- The hedge fund stated that Netflix has won the streaming wars and anticipates double-digit revenue compounding with slower content cost growth driving margin expansion.
- Pershing Square also established new stakes in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA), S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI), Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE), and Alcon AG (NYSE:ALC) during the portfolio reshuffle.