Reported portfolio

Nelson Peltz

Trian Fund Management, L.P.

Last update 2026-08-12
Current positions
8
Top five concentration
94.2%
Largest position
35.6%
New positions
0
Closed positions
0

Reported holdings

8 positions
CompanyPortfolioRecent activitySharesReported priceReported valueUpdated / source
GE
GE Aerospace
35.61%
Unchanged4,030,765$374$1,506,418,000+$362,608,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
JHG
Janus Henderson Group plc
31.53%
Reduced 19.5%25,654,382−6,213,418$52$1,334,028,000−$303,021,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
SOLV
Solventum Corporation
15.02%
Unchanged8,236,753$77$635,465,000+$97,606,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
FERG
Ferguson Plc New
6.09%
Unchanged1,086,357$237$257,825,000+$4,421,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
WEN
Wendys Co.
5.97%
Added 0.1%30,468,434+22,412$8$252,583,000+$40,983,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
GEHC
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
4.67%
Added 76194.4%3,085,344+3,081,300$64$197,493,000+$197,205,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
IVZ
Invesco Ltd.
1.01%
Reduced 45.3%1,625,472−1,345,472$26$42,896,000−$29,268,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MICC
Magnum Ice Cream Co NV
0.10%
Unchanged241,042$17$4,197,000+$593,00013F2026-06-30 ↗

Reported price is calculated from the reported value and share count. It is not the investor's actual purchase price.

Filing history

Historical holdings

$4,230,905,000
Reported value
8
Positions
2026-08-12
Filed
Original filing ↗
TickerCompanyPortfolioSharesReported value
GEGE Aerospace35.61%4,030,765$1,506,418,000
JHGJanus Henderson Group plc31.53%25,654,382$1,334,028,000
SOLVSolventum Corporation15.02%8,236,753$635,465,000
FERGFerguson Plc New6.09%1,086,357$257,825,000
WENWendys Co.5.97%30,468,434$252,583,000
GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.4.67%3,085,344$197,493,000
IVZInvesco Ltd.1.01%1,625,472$42,896,000
MICCMagnum Ice Cream Co NV0.10%241,042$4,197,000

Investor background

Nelson Peltz

“From day one, Nelson has been a focused, collaborative member of P&G’s Board.”David S. Taylor, former Chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble

Nelson Peltz is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding partner of Trian Partners, an investment firm created in 2005 with Peter May and Ed Garden. Unlike activists whose experience began in securities analysis, Peltz first spent four decades buying, operating, restructuring and selling businesses. He entered his family’s food-distribution company in 1963, later built Triangle Industries with May into a major packaging group, and served as Chairman and CEO of Triarc Companies, where the successful revival of Snapple became a widely studied operating case.

That history explains Trian’s distinctive approach. The firm generally targets high-quality, mid-to-large-cap businesses with durable franchises but unrealized potential. It then develops a detailed plan addressing strategy, organic growth, costs, organizational complexity, portfolio composition, incentives, management succession and capital allocation. Trian prefers private engagement and board representation, but it will publish extensive white papers or conduct proxy contests when cooperation fails. Its method is therefore closer to private equity practiced through public minority stakes than to conventional value investing.

Peltz qualifies as a super investor because he combines an owner’s economic commitment, an operator’s understanding of execution and an activist’s ability to convert analysis into corporate action. His board history includes Heinz, Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Mondelēz, Ingersoll Rand, Unilever and Wendy’s. The most persuasive external validation came from P&G: after one of the closest and most contentious proxy contests in US corporate history, the company appointed him to its board, and departing CEO David Taylor later described him as focused, collaborative and constructive. That reversal—from resistance to endorsement—captures Peltz’s central skill: earning influence after confrontation.

The record is not uniformly successful. Trian lost its 2024 Disney proxy contest; Wendy’s has struggled despite the firm’s long involvement; and public reporting does not provide a complete audited flagship-fund return series. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trian’s flagship compounded at 9.7% from 2019 through 2023, below the S&P 500’s 14%. These limitations matter because operational impact at selected portfolio companies is not identical to investor-level performance.

Peltz nevertheless remains a genuine decision-maker. Trian’s 2026 Form ADV identifies him as CEO, an investment-committee member and a control person, although authority is shared with Peter May and a broader committee. The firm’s evolution also continues: in June 2026, Trian, General Catalyst and their partners completed the take-private acquisition of Janus Henderson, marking a partial return to whole-company ownership.