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Ackman blames retail traders for sudden drop in new closed-end fund

By Thomson Reuters Apr 30, 2026 | 12:17 PM

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – Billionaire Bill Ackman on ​Thursday blamed ‌retail investors for the sudden drop in his newly ‌listed ​closed-end ⁠fund’s stock ⁠price on Wednesday and said he expects the price ​to rebound.

The hedge fund ⁠manager ⁠also told journalists ​that he and ​his employees put ‌hundreds of millions in capital into the ⁠new vehicle.

Fellow hedge fund manager Marc Lasry ⁠and ‌other prominent ⁠investors including ​the ‌family office of ​the CEO ⁠of Meta Mark Zuckerberg were among institutional investors.

(Reporting by Nell ​Mackenzie)