Ackman Boosts Stake In Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac In Surprise Move

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Mark Melin
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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, embroiled in a fight to take down Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) and boost his short crusade in the company with apparent Congressional assistance, has just increased his fund’s stake in Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Assctn Fnni Me (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC) – again a company exposed to government involvement. Regulatory filings show increased stake as confidence Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain intact improves According to 13-D regulatory filings released today, Ackman’s activist hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, boosted its stake in Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Assctn Fnni…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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