We are live on ! Find out more
PW

Prem Watsa Fairfax Financial Holdings

AUM $2.64B
1-Year Est. Return 24.46%
 

Prem Watsa is the founder and chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a Canada-based insurance and investment company frequently compared to a Berkshire-style model. Fairfax combines underwriting operations with a value-oriented investment portfolio managed with a long-term horizon. Watsa is known for contrarian positioning, careful attention to insurance float, and candid annual letters.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-1.51%
1 Year Est. Return
+24.46%
3 Year Est. Return
+70.73%
5 Year Est. Return
+102.15%
10 Year Est. Return
+491.91%
AUM
$2.64B
AUM Growth
+$696M
Cap. Flow
+$841M
Cap. Flow %
31.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
90.75%
Holding
35
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
2
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EGO icon
Eldorado Gold
EGO
+$448M
2
ORLA
Orla Mining
ORLA
+$354M
3
KHC icon
Kraft Heinz
KHC
+$209M
4
WEN icon
Wendy's
WEN
+$33.9M
5
TAP icon
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
+$23.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KW
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
+$144M
2
BB icon
BlackBerry
BB
+$113M
3
GTX icon
Garrett Motion
GTX
+$2.27M
4
PRTH icon
Priority Technology Holdings
PRTH
+$333K
5
MX icon
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
+$303K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 43.05%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.18%
3 Consumer Staples 15.74%
4 Healthcare 13.13%
5 Industrials 2.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ORLA
1
DELISTED
Orla Mining
ORLA
$568M 21.55%
58,399,504
+26,582,275
+84% +$354M
EGO icon
2
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$11.9B
$427M 16.18%
+13,746,506
New +$448M
KHC icon
3
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
$338M 12.8%
14,306,500
+9,038,300
+172% +$209M
UAA icon
4
Under Armour
UAA
$2.32B
$290M 10.98%
45,356,965
+2,356,093
+5% +$14M
CVS icon
5
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$281M 10.63%
2,712,000
– –
CLF icon
6
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.43B
$140M 5.3%
14,899,273
– –
UA icon
7
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
$137M 5.18%
21,999,128
– –
TAP icon
8
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.01B
$77.7M 2.94%
1,994,500
+556,000
+39% +$23.2M
ATS icon
9
ATS Corp
ATS
$1.94B
$70.5M 2.67%
2,486,400
– –
WEN icon
10
Wendy's
WEN
$1.72B
$66.3M 2.51%
8,005,627
+4,736,725
+145% +$33.9M
TSM icon
11
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$44.7M 1.69%
93,700
– –
HP icon
12
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$38.5M 1.46%
1,174,105
– –
BNS icon
13
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$31.2M 1.18%
359,100
– –
GM icon
14
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
$29M 1.1%
375,965
– –
PFE icon
15
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$25.1M 0.95%
1,043,900
+53,000
+5% +$1.39M
MRK icon
16
Merck
MRK
$376B
$22.2M 0.84%
172,900
– –
JNJ icon
17
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$18.6M 0.71%
73,400
– –
KSPI icon
18
Kaspi.kz JSC
KSPI
$20.1B
$9.18M 0.35%
+106,000
New +$8.99M
RCI icon
19
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.6B
$4.87M 0.18%
+150,200
New +$5.42M
GTX icon
20
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.96B
$3.72M 0.14%
102,783
-81,677
-44% -$2.27M
CNI icon
21
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
$2.95M 0.11%
24,800
– –
CIGI icon
22
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.47B
$2.33M 0.09%
25,000
– –
WBD icon
23
Warner Bros
WBD
$71.6B
$2.18M 0.08%
81,900
+24,000
+41% +$649K
DPZ icon
24
Domino's
DPZ
$11.3B
$2.14M 0.08%
+7,230
New +$2.38M
CPRI icon
25
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
$1.45M 0.06%
78,100
– –
1
2

Similar funds

NSUP
NLB Skladi upravljanje premozenja Ljubljana $2.64B AUM
RAM
RWC Asset Management London, United Kingdom $2.64B AUM 33.18% 1-Year Est. Return
PCG
Prosperity Consulting Group Owings Mills, Maryland $2.64B AUM 23.19% 1-Year Est. Return
MIAS
Mason Investment Advisory Services Reston, Virginia $2.63B AUM 41.49% 1-Year Est. Return
LT
Lindsell Train London, United Kingdom $2.63B AUM 2.97% 1-Year Est. Return
TW
Trajan Wealth Scottsdale, Arizona $2.65B AUM 17.06% 1-Year Est. Return
BB
Bell Bank Fargo, North Dakota $2.62B AUM 23.93% 1-Year Est. Return
ACM
Anomaly Capital Management New York $2.62B AUM 23.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Prem Watsa's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Prem Watsa held 35 positions worth $2.64B, up 36% from $1.94B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 91% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa deployed $841M of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 6 new positions and adding to 7 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Eldorado Gold: 13,746,506 shares worth $427M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 43% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Garrett Motion, an estimated $2.27M trimmed.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q2 2026 buy was Eldorado Gold: 13,746,506 shares worth $427M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Orla Mining in Q2 2026, an estimated $354M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Garrett Motion, cutting an estimated $2.27M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Kennedy-Wilson Holdings in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $144M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 91% of its $2.64B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Prem Watsa opened 6 new positions and closed 3 in Q2 2026.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 36% quarter-over-quarter to $2.64B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.