“To be clear, our sale of $GOOG was not a bet against the company. We are very bullish long term on Alphabet. But at current valuations and in light of our finite capital base, we used $GOOG as a source of funds for $MSFT,” Ackman wrote. In a separate post on Saturday, Ackman said his company used the sale of shares of Google parernt Alphabet to help fund the Microsoft share acquisition. Ackman disclosed the investment in a lengthy post Friday ahead of his firm’s quarterly 13F filing, saying Pershing Square began accumulating shares in February after Microsoft’s stock declined following its fiscal second-quarter earnings report. Get stock recommendations, portfolio guidance, and more from The Motley Fool’s premium services.<\/p>\n
As a result, some investors pay close attention to what stocks the fund is buying and selling. The hedge fund manager said investors have become overly concerned about Microsoft’s competitive positioning in AI and the durability of growth at its Azure cloud business. A high-profile hedge fund recently bought Microsoft stock and sold its Alphabet shares. The sell-off was driven largely by fears that artificial intelligence will eat software and specifically that Microsoft’s hefty AI investments won’t produce the desired results. Ackman cited Microsoft’s “highly compelling valuation” on the heels of recent sell-offs as a core reason for backing the stock. Microsoft (MSFT +3.04%) stock is solidly in the green on Friday despite a bearish backdrop for tech stocks.<\/p>\n
Cost basis and return based on previous market day close. Microsoft is rising today following news that Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management had bought shares and sold out of its position in Alphabet. The stock had been up as much as 4.1% earlier in the session.<\/p>\n
The company’s share price was up 3% as of noon ET. He said the company’s Office productivity suite, known as M365, remains deeply embedded across enterprises and difficult to replicate because of Microsoft’s security, compliance and identity infrastructure. Microsoft shares have fallen more than 26% from their record high reached in July 2025.<\/p>\n
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