Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital sold stakes in Dow component Kraft (NASDAQ:
KFT), the largest U.S. food company, during the second quarter, according to a 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The hedge fund also eliminated stakes in discount retailer Family Dollar (NYSE:
FDO) and Fortune Brands (NYSE:
FBHS).
The filing also indicates
Pershing Square trimmed its position in Citigroup (NYSE: C)
. Pershing Square maintained a position in property firm Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE:
ALEX) at the end of June.
On June 29, 2012, the Pershing Square funds were entitled but had not yet received one share of Alexander & Baldwin. New and one share of Matson for each share of Alexander & Baldwin Holdings held by such funds, according to the 13F.
Pershing still holds stakes in spirits maker Beam (NYSE:
BEAM), Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:
CP), Howard Hughes (NYSE:
HHC) and J.C. Penney (NYSE:
JCP). The firm's new position of note for the quarter was Procter & Gamble (NYSE:
PG), the world's largest consumer staples firm.
Pershing's position in Procter & Gamble has prompted
speculation regarding Ackman's intent with investors wondering if he will push for management change and/or spin-offs of non-essential brands.
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