Pershing Square Holdings, an investment holding company, released its second quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Pershing Square is an alternative asset manager that primarily manages capital in publicly traded investment vehicles, with 98% of its capital structure dedicated to such assets, including Howard Hughes Holdings.
This capital permanency allows for long-term investments, fostering sustainable competitive advantages and yielding substantial market returns since 2018. The investment strategy focuses on acquiring high-quality companies at safe price points, anticipating significant annual EPS growth of 15% or more in the coming years. Additionally, reviewing the Fund's top five holdings could help identify its best picks for 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, Pershing Square Holdings highlighted Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN). Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) is an alternative asset manager and holding company. On August 17, 2026, Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) closed at $42.75 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $95.43 billion.
Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) posted a one‑month return of 1.42%, while its shares lost 0.54% over the past 52 weeks. Pershing Square Holdings stated the following regarding Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) in its Q2 2026 investor letter: "Brookfield Corporation's (NYSE:BN) share price rose 5% in the second quarter but remains down 7% year-to-date. Strong company performance has been overshadowed by sector-wide concerns including the durability of business development companies as a growth vector, and the risk to asset managers who have high investment allocations to private credit and/or software companies which may be at risk for disintermediation.
Importantly, Brookfield has immaterial exposure to these risks and has accordingly outperformed peers year-to-date. We believe Brookfield remains on track for mid-teens-or-better distributable EPS growth this year, dependent on the exact pace of BN's carried interest realizations which should meaningfully accelerate over the next several quarters. BN trades at14 times our earnings estimate, a low multiple given our views on growth and business quality." Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) is not on our list of 40 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds Heading Into 2026.
According to our database, 47 hedge fund portfolios held Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) at the end of the first quarter, up from 46 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.
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