Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both soared over 30%! Hedge fund mogul Ackman posted igniting privatization expectations for the two companies.

Ackman wrote that he has Held common stocks of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for over 10 years, acknowledging that they have not been great investments so far, but he stated, "What makes these two companies particularly interesting today, compared to any other time in history, is that there are reliable pathways to take them out of conservatorship in a relatively short period of time, specifically within the next two years."

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US stocks fluctuated as both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac surged over 33%, with billionaire Ackman stating that the two companies are likely to be released from conservatorship.

On December 31, at Glenweigh, both Fannie Mae (FNMA.US) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.US) surged over 33% at close. This optimism was sparked by billionaire Bill Ackman's Post, which indicated that these two companies might escape federal government conservatorship under Trump 2.0. Ackman wrote, "What is particularly interesting about these two companies today is that there are reliable pathways to move them out of conservatorship within a relatively short period, specifically in the next two years." During Trump's first term, he attempted multiple times to privatize the two entities. Within a month after Trump's victory in 2024, the stocks of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's...

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