Total AUM
All capital managed, using the company’s reporting definition. This includes amounts such as PSH bond proceeds and HHH net debt that are not a uniform management-fee base.
HHH value creation · existing-fund compounding · new capital.
Standalone quarterly earnings; separate from annual results, cumulative YTD results and dated AUM snapshots.
Figures use the same dataset as the interactive history, displayed in the stated units with up to six decimal places. Reporting periods are not editorial review dates. Missing values are not zero. Date definitions · Published corrections
The business in one minute
Pershing Square Inc. (PS) owns the asset-management business. Its economics depend on fee-paying capital, fee rates, investment performance, new capital raised and HHH advisory fees, less the costs of running the organisation. PSH and PSUS are separate investment funds; Howard Hughes (HHH) is a separately listed holding company advised by Pershing.
Fund investment gains can enlarge the fee base without new subscriptions. External fundraising can add capital. HHH contributes through its advisory agreement and, where held, through its value inside Pershing-managed funds. Each route has different contractual limits.
Each ticker is a different ownership claim. Client assets are not PS shareholder equity or PS cash. Shared management creates overlapping exposures, not identical shareholder results.
All capital managed, using the company’s reporting definition. This includes amounts such as PSH bond proceeds and HHH net debt that are not a uniform management-fee base.
For recurring management fees, the relevant capital is the amount actually charged a management fee. PS’s published fee-paying AUM is a broader reporting measure: core-fund capital earning management and/or performance fees, plus HHH market capitalisation.
Total AUM and fee-paying capital are related but not interchangeable. Neither the same fee rate nor the same calculation applies to every dollar. HHH’s reported AUM measure is separate from its reference-share advisory-fee formula.
HHH advisory fees also feed directly into management-fee revenue, subject to contractual offsets. Eligible performance fees are an additional, variable stream.
Latest operating snapshot: approximately US$33bn total firm AUM at 30 September 2026; 98% permanent capital.
Latest operating snapshot: approximately US$13bn PSH, US$5bn PSUS and US$4bn HHH fee-paying AUM; rounded principal-vehicle subtotal only.
01 · Value within HHH
Better businesses, assets and capital allocation can increase HHH’s value per share. If its contractual share-price measure rises sufficiently, Pershing’s variable advisory fee can increase. Appreciation of HHH holdings can separately increase fund NAV, fee-paying capital and management fees.
HHH per-share value creation → share-price progress relative to the contractual reference → variable advisory fees can grow.
HHH appreciation → NAV of funds holding HHH can grow → fee-paying capital can grow → management fees can grow.
Why it matters: these are two potential channels, subject to ownership and contractual offsets. The advisory fee itself does not cause fund NAV to rise; HHH’s fee expense is also a cost to HHH.
The initial reference count is 59,393,938 shares, with an initial reference price of US$66.1453. The quarterly variable fee is 0.375% × the positive excess of the 15-trading-day quarter-end VWAP over the adjusted reference price × the contractual reference share count. VWAP means volume-weighted average trading price.
The base fee began at US$3.75m per quarter (US$15m annually). The base fee and reference price adjust annually for Core PCE inflation; the contract also specifies equitable adjustments for dividends and certain capital changes. Reference shares adjust for splits and similar reorganisations, not automatically for ordinary new share issuance. Issuing shares for cash, acquisitions or compensation therefore does not create an equivalent increase in the variable fee.
Dated evidence · Q2 2026: the reference price was US$67.6695 and the contractual VWAP was US$67.9560 at 30 June. Reported base fees were US$3.786m and variable fees US$0.064m, rounded, preserving the existing US$3.850m combined disclosure.
HHH fees reduce relevant fund management fees by the HHH fee multiplied by that fund’s ownership percentage of HHH attributable to fee-paying capital. Gross advisory fees and fund fee growth cannot simply be added without this reduction.
HHH Services Agreement · definitions and §7.2, 5 May 2025 ↗ · PS 10-Q · Note 4 and HHH Fees, 30 June 2026 ↗
Weak HHH capital allocation or operating results; dilution without sufficient per-share value creation; share-price performance lagging business progress; a less attractive opportunity set; and contractual fee offsets reducing PS’s net economic contribution.
02 · Growth of existing capital
Investment returns can increase PSH, PSUS and private-fund NAV. Where that capital pays fees, a larger NAV can increase management-fee revenue and the recurring fee base for later periods, without new external money. Performance fees or allocations may also arise where the agreement permits them and loss recovery requirements have been met.
PSH charges 1.5% annual management fees and a 16% performance fee subject to a high-water mark and reductions. PSUS charges 2% annual management fees and no performance fee. Private-fund classes have their own terms. Compare the existing fee arrangements →
Poor investment performance, drawdowns, redemptions, shrinking fee-paying capital, fund structural issues, and AUM becoming too large relative to the investable opportunity set. Closed-ended funds do not offer ordinary investor redemptions; repurchases and distributions can still reduce their capital base.
03 · New external money
A track record and reputation can attract external investors. New subscriptions or new vehicles can add fee-paying capital and recurring management fees. Greater scale may support future fundraising, provided investment results, terms and investor demand remain supportive.
The distinction: Flywheel 2 grows capital already in the funds through investment returns. Flywheel 3 brings new external capital into the platform. Transfers between Pershing vehicles, debt issuance and secondary-market share trades are not automatically new external fee-paying capital.
Weak investment performance reducing fundraising demand; redemptions; fee compression; new capital entering lower-fee vehicles; weaker investor demand; or fund size growing faster than the investment opportunity set.
These are possible operating relationships, not guaranteed loops. HHH’s channels depend on ownership and contractual offsets.
Investment performance → existing fund NAV can grow → fee-paying capital can grow → management fees can grow.
Investment performance → track record can strengthen → fundraising may become easier → new fee-paying capital → management fees can grow.
HHH value creation → contractual share-price progress → HHH advisory fees can grow, subject to the reference mechanism.
HHH value creation → NAV of Pershing funds holding HHH can grow → fee-paying capital can grow → management fees can grow, after relevant offsets.
From the explanation to the evidence
Read balances at their stated dates and fee revenue over its stated period. Unavailable fund-level detail remains a disclosure gap.
Tests the amount of capital actually producing recurring management fees; read the reported FPAUM definition alongside it.
Fee-paying capital~US$22bn30 Sep 2026 · three principal permanent-capital vehiclesTests whether fee-paying capital is translating into PS revenue.
Management-fee revenueUS$68.029mQ2 2026 · FRE basisTests the engine that compounds existing fund NAV and supports fundraising.
Use annual, five-year and since-inception returns from each fund’s own disclosures. Distinguish net from gross returns, cumulative from annualised figures, NAV returns from share-price returns, and partial from full periods. No blended platform investment return is estimated here.
PSH’s existing historical NAV returns →Separates externally raised capital from investment-driven AUM growth.
Q2 2026 reported fee-paying AUM: US$16,970m opening + US$4,879m inflows + US$785m market-value change − US$376m outflows = US$22,258m closing.
These are the company’s roll-forward categories, not a clean external net-subscription series. Q2 outflows include US$273m of private-fund withdrawals used to participate in the PSUS transactions, alongside other movements. Do not call all outflows redemptions or all market-value change a fund return. No missing five-year flow breakdown is backsolved.
Q2 presentation · printed pp.5 and 9 ↗Shows the contribution from PS’s advisory relationship with HHH.
Separate base and variable fees and the resulting fund management-fee reductions. The Q2 2026 gross split is US$3.786m base plus US$0.064m variable. It is not the net incremental contribution after offsets, contra-revenue and operating costs.
HHH contractual mechanism and sources ↑Explore the preserved five-year charts and financial history →
The constraint to keep in view
Can Pershing grow fee-paying capital while maintaining investment performance as the amount of capital under management increases?
Larger fee-paying capital can increase recurring management fees, but larger funds may also reduce the number of investments large enough to materially affect fund performance. A concentrated strategy needs positions of sufficient size and liquidity. This is an operating question to track, not a bullish or bearish conclusion.
2021–2025 completed fiscal years. AUM metrics are 31 December balances; earnings metrics use Pershing Square's company-recast non-GAAP history. This describes the operating business, not PS share-price performance.
AUM can change because of investment performance, subscriptions, redemptions, fund launches and structural changes, as well as distributions and repurchases. Analyse AUM together with fee-paying capital and capital flows. The reported roll-forward groups some movements; no missing return/subscription/redemption split is estimated here. Read the disclosed Q2 capital bridge →
| Period | Management fees | Retained preferred fees | FRE revenue | FRE expenses | FRE | DE | FRE margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 162.443 | 75.555 | 237.998 | 29.112 | 208.886 | 207.954 | 87.8% |
| 2022 | 163.515 | 0.033 | 163.548 | 37.695 | 125.853 | 123.324 | 77% |
| 2023 | 170.801 | 177.660 | 348.461 | 34.262 | 314.199 | 307.869 | 90.2% |
| 2024 | 206.067 | 98.269 | 304.336 | 35.197 | 269.139 | 294.552 | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 240.032 | 102.604 | 342.636 | 44.711 | 297.925 | 312.533 | 87% |
2023 preferred fees include US$90.573m carried forward from earlier periods. Performance fees can be uneven; the annual margin is not solely a management-fee margin. Historical expense and tax presentation was recast; see the reconciliation notes before comparing years.
Presentation · printed pp.12 and 18–21 ↗Pershing Square’s current operating model centres on three principal permanent-capital fee vehicles: PSH, PSUS and HHH. As of 30 September 2026, the company reported rounded fee-paying AUM of approximately US$13bn, US$5bn and US$4bn respectively — about US$22bn across those three vehicles. That rounded September subtotal should not be treated as a new exact consolidated fee-paying-AUM figure. The table below preserves the latest exact vehicle-by-vehicle reconciliation available with reported quarterly fee revenue: 30 June 2026 capital and Q2 2026 revenue, in US$ millions, including private funds.
Fee-paying capital is a balance while quarterly fees are a flow. PS defines reported HHH fee-paying AUM as HHH market capitalisation; this reporting measure is distinct from the contractual reference-share calculation of its advisory fee. Neither measure represents ownership of all those assets by PS.
| Fee engine | Fee-paying AUM | Q2 management fees · FRE basis |
|---|---|---|
| PSH | 12,936 | 45.694 |
| PSUS | 4,593 | 16.536 |
| HHH | 4,263 | 3.850 |
| Private funds | 467 | 1.949 |
Rounded fund balances sum to US$22.259bn versus the published US$22.258bn total. HHH’s fee amount combines US$3.786m base and US$0.064m variable fees. PSUS’s US$16.536m reflects a partial quarter, not a run rate.
Second-order effects: affiliated-fund transfers can alter rates without adding independent client capital. Fee offsets reduce some PSH performance fees as other qualifying fee streams grow. Subordinated performance fees allocated to CompCo are unavailable for PS shareholder dividends.
Presentation · printed pp.9–11 and reconciliation notes ↗The three operating flywheels explain how fees can grow. Staff costs, compensation allocations, taxes, financing and dilution determine what remains per PS share. Retained resources can support research and new capabilities; dividends distribute cash. Track the evidence that spending improves the organisation, alongside the capital constraints described in the core operating question.
PS Q2 2026 results and reconciliation ↗ · PS final prospectus · ownership and compensation ↗
| Arrangement | PSH | PSUS |
|---|---|---|
| Annual management rate | 1.5% of fee-paying NAV before accrued performance fees | 2% of NAV |
| Performance fee | 16% of qualifying NAV appreciation above a high-water mark, subject to reductions | No performance fee |
PSLP and PSINTL generally charge 1.5% annual management fees on fee-paying NAV before accrued performance fees or allocations, subject to class terms and waivers. PSLP investors can elect a 20% performance allocation or 30% above a non-cumulative 5% annual hard hurdle, subject to loss carryforwards. PSINTL generally charges 20% for Classes A/C/D/E; Class G uses 30% above that hurdle, while Class F pays neither management nor performance fees.
PS has no equity interest in PSLP’s general partner, PSGP. Do not treat all private-fund performance allocations as PS shareholder income. PS retains eligible preferred performance fees; excess subordinated fees go to CompCo for compensation. The preferred/subordinated split is an allocation of earned fees, not a promised investment return.
Final prospectus · Advisory Fees and Compensation, pp.126–128 ↗ · Q2 10-Q · fee allocation and ownership ↗
Separate HHH management-fee reduction: relevant funds receive a reduction linked to their fee-paying ownership of HHH. This differs from the PSH performance-fee offset below. HHH mechanism →
Fee offset: PSH’s contractual performance-fee reduction includes 20% of qualifying PSUS management fees. It reduces PSH’s applicable performance-fee burden, rather than being a cash dividend from PSUS to PSH. Unused offsets carry forward under the agreement; they do not guarantee an immediate cash benefit.
Second-order effect: more PSUS fee-paying capital can generate more management revenue for PS, while increasing the offset against PSH performance fees. Assess the net effect after offsets, costs and compensation. Growing PSUS assets is not itself an investment gain for PSUS common shareholders.
Repurchase trade-off: a PSH repurchase below NAV can raise NAV per remaining PSH share before costs, yet reduces fund assets and can reduce the manager’s fee base. What helps one instrument’s per-share arithmetic need not enlarge the other’s revenue.
PSH fee terms ↗ · PS fee definitions and offset arrangement ↗ · PSUS fees and PS performance compensation ↗
PS is the manager. Holdings, NAV and investor returns belong to the relevant vehicle; a manager-wide holdings disclosure is not a standalone fund portfolio.
Page structure and fee mechanics reviewed 28 October 2026. Historical figures retain their original reporting dates. Conditions affecting each flywheel are expandable in Overview; the existing cross-platform risks remain below.
Latest operating snapshot: company website figures as of 30 September 2026. Latest completed financial reporting period: Q2 2026 presentation and 10-Q, including printed pp.4–6, 10–12 and 18–21 of the presentation. USD millions unless stated; figures converted from reported thousands.
Weak investment results, key-person dependence and governance choices can affect several Pershing vehicles at once.
Compensation, fees, tax, financing and dilution determine the result per common share. Use this instrument’s own accounting perimeter.
Market multiples or fund discounts can change independently of operating progress. Historical operating relationships do not promise shareholder returns.
30 September 2026 AUM snapshot ↗
Q2 2026 primary financial disclosure ↗
Final prospectus · instruments, fees and compensation ↗
Reported values and calculated arithmetic are labelled. Interpretation explains possible relationships; missing histories are not filled with another instrument’s results. Rounding can affect sums and ratios.
The 2% educational arithmetic uses fixed assumptions. It is separate from reported observations and does not forecast PS revenue, NAV or returns. No undisclosed fund-level data is estimated.
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