Bill Ackman Unveils Six New Stock Picks -- WSJ

By Peter Rudegeair

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square made investments in six new public companies since the end of March:

-- Visa

-- Mastercard

-- Netflix

-- S&P Global

-- Intercontinental Exchange

-- Alcon

The additions were disclosed in a letter to shareholders that accompanied Pershing Square's quarterly earnings release, the firm's first since it went public in April. Ackman tends to hold a concentrated portfolio of stocks over long periods. Adding six new positions in a few months marks an unusually active period for the investor.

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August 12, 2026 17:17 ET (21:17 GMT)