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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
-2.8%
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
$2.48B
AUM Growth
–
Cap. Flow
+$2.63B
Cap. Flow %
105.68%
Top 10 Hldgs %
93.54%
Holding
41
New
39
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BB icon
BlackBerry
BB
+$751M
2
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$502M
3
RFP
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
+$431M
4
LVLT
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
+$257M
5
SD
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
+$163M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.82%
2 Healthcare 20.75%
3 Materials 15.38%
4 Industrials 10.86%
5 Energy 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRK icon
26
Merck
MRK
$376B
$557K 0.02%
+12,576
New +$562K
SLM icon
27
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.97B
$457K 0.02%
+55,960
New +$437K
MBI icon
28
MBIA
MBI
$250M
$399K 0.02%
+30,000
New +$377K
HOLX
29
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$386K 0.02%
+20,000
New +$418K
PTEN icon
30
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.71B
$368K 0.01%
+19,000
New +$415K
AIFU
31
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$110M
$270K 0.01%
+113
New +$286K
UPL
32
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$265K 0.01%
+13,400
New +$287K
EDU icon
33
New Oriental
EDU
$8.88B
$246K 0.01%
+11,100
New +$219K
HPQ icon
34
HP
HPQ
$27.2B
$233K 0.01%
+20,699
New +$211K
STL
35
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$233K 0.01%
+25,000
New +$228K
CTB
36
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$232K 0.01%
+7,000
New +$185K
IBM icon
37
IBM
IBM
$222B
$229K 0.01%
+1,255
New +$244K
NTP
38
DELISTED
Nam Tai Property Inc.
NTP
$196K 0.01%
+35,000
New +$314K
CITZ
39
DELISTED
CFS BANCORP INC
CITZ
$107K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$98.6K
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Prem Watsa's Q2 2013 Portfolio in Review

Q2 2013 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for Prem Watsa, which disclosed 41 positions worth $2.48B. Its ten largest holdings account for 94% of the portfolio.

Its largest position is BlackBerry: 51,854,700 shares worth $541M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, followed by Healthcare and Materials.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q2 2013 buy was BlackBerry: 51,854,700 shares worth $541M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 94% of its $2.48B portfolio in Q2 2013.
  • Prem Watsa disclosed 41 positions in Q2 2013, its first 13F filing on record.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2013, filed 15 Aug 2013.