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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
+6.29%
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
$1.46B
AUM Growth
+$37.2M
Cap. Flow
-$13.8M
Cap. Flow %
-0.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
97.23%
Holding
46
New
4
Increased
–
Reduced
2
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOR
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
+$557K
2
IDIX
IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
IDIX
+$525K
3
SUSS
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SUSS
+$474K
4
NAVI icon
Navient
NAVI
+$248K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPLP
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
SPLP
+$509K
2
APF
Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific Fund
APF
+$413K
3
CTB
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
+$398K
4
HNR
Harvest Natural Resources
HNR
+$375K
5
SLM icon
SLM Corp
SLM
+$238K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 33.41%
2 Technology 32.68%
3 Energy 23.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 3.46%
5 Financials 2.63%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QCOR
26
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
$600K 0.04%
+6,500
New +$557K
BP icon
27
BP
BP
$115B
$580K 0.04%
13,448
– –
SUSS
28
DELISTED
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SUSS
$517K 0.04%
+6,400
New +$474K
HOLX
29
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$507K 0.03%
20,000
– –
PTEN icon
30
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.71B
$419K 0.03%
12,000
-5,000
-29% -$164K
MBI icon
31
MBIA
MBI
$250M
$331K 0.02%
30,000
– –
STL
32
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$300K 0.02%
25,000
– –
EDU icon
33
New Oriental
EDU
$8.88B
$295K 0.02%
11,100
– –
NEU icon
34
NewMarket
NEU
$8.62B
$294K 0.02%
750
– –
NAVI icon
35
Navient
NAVI
$886M
$266K 0.02%
+15,000
New +$248K
NTP
36
DELISTED
Nam Tai Property Inc.
NTP
$264K 0.02%
35,000
– –
GD icon
37
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$256K 0.02%
2,200
– –
CSX icon
38
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.6B
$234K 0.02%
22,800
– –
IBM icon
39
IBM
IBM
$222B
$217K 0.01%
1,255
– –
PWE
40
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
$155K 0.01%
15,900
– –
SLM icon
41
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.97B
$125K 0.01%
15,000
-26,970
-64% -$238K
SPLP
42
DELISTED
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
SPLP
– –
-30,000
Closed -$509K
CTB
43
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
– –
-16,400
Closed -$398K
APF
44
DELISTED
Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific Fund
APF
– –
-24,500
Closed -$413K
HNR
45
DELISTED
Harvest Natural Resources
HNR
– –
-25,000
Closed -$375K
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Prem Watsa's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Prem Watsa held 46 positions worth $1.46B, up 2.6% from $1.43B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 97% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q2 2014 filing shows 4 new, 2 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was QUESTCOR PHARMA INC: 6,500 shares worth $600K. The largest sale was STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P., an estimated $509K.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 33% of assets, down from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Energy.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q2 2014 buy was QUESTCOR PHARMA INC: 6,500 shares worth $600K.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was SLM Corp, cutting an estimated $238K.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $509K.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 97% of its $1.46B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Prem Watsa opened 4 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2014.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 2.6% quarter-over-quarter to $1.46B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.