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Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
Thesis: Fannie Mae is the larger half of a government-backed mortgage duopoly that guarantees roughly a quarter of U.S. single-family mortgage debt and earns ~$14–17B of annual net income — yet the common trades at ~$8.00 (~$9.3B market cap on ~1.16B shares) because it has sat in federal conservatorship since 2008. The bull case is a recapitalization-and-IPO exit: capital is being rebuilt toward requirement, Treasury restored conservatorship-exit consent rights in January 2025, and an administration openly favorable to privatization is in place. Pershing Square's published model implies an IPO value of ~$31.81/share (~4x the current price), and bulls frame the wider opportunity as a potential 10x. The setup is highly asymmetric but genuinely speculative: the real debate is the timeline and the treatment of Treasury's senior preferred and 79.9% warrant, not the earnings power.
Thesis
- A profitable monopoly utility, priced as a ward of the state. Fannie guarantees ~25% of U.S. single-family mortgage debt and ~21% of multifamily, sitting behind ~$4 trillion of mortgages and earning ~$14–17B a year — economics the market discounts heavily only because the equity remains in conservatorship.
- The exit path is finally credible. Capital is being rebuilt toward the regulatory requirement, Treasury restored conservatorship-exit consent rights in January 2025, and FHFA / the administration have signaled openness to a recap-and-release. The ingredients for a recapitalization and IPO are assembling.
- The payoff is asymmetric. Pershing Square's dividend-growth model implies an IPO value of ~$31.81/share — roughly 4x the current ~$8.00 — with bulls framing the wider opportunity (a re-rate to a utility multiple plus the junior-preferred arbitrage) as a potential 10x. Downside is cushioned by a business that earns double-digit billions through the cycle.
- The debate is timing and the senior preferred, not the earnings. The open questions are how long political and legal processes take, and how Treasury's senior preferred liquidation preference and 79.9% common warrant are treated in any exit — the difference between a clean re-rate and heavy dilution.
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