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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
-7.87%
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
$1.48B
AUM Growth
+$16.9M
Cap. Flow
+$189M
Cap. Flow %
12.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
96.8%
Holding
46
New
4
Increased
2
Reduced
1
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$203M
2
BYI
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
+$1.56M
3
RYAM icon
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
+$446K
4
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$243K
5
TRQ
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
+$178K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IDIX
IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
IDIX
+$1.21M
2
QCOR
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
+$600K
3
SUSS
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SUSS
+$517K
4
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$192K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 45.19%
2 Materials 30.87%
3 Energy 13.42%
4 Consumer Discretionary 3.63%
5 Financials 2.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LRN icon
26
Stride
LRN
$3.51B
$529K 0.04%
33,133
– –
HOLX
27
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$486K 0.03%
20,000
– –
BP icon
28
BP
BP
$115B
$483K 0.03%
13,448
– –
RYAM icon
29
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$586M
$419K 0.03%
+12,700
New +$446K
PTEN icon
30
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.71B
$390K 0.03%
12,000
– –
STL
31
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$320K 0.02%
25,000
– –
NEU icon
32
NewMarket
NEU
$8.62B
$286K 0.02%
750
– –
GD icon
33
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$280K 0.02%
2,200
– –
MBI icon
34
MBIA
MBI
$250M
$275K 0.02%
30,000
– –
NAVI icon
35
Navient
NAVI
$886M
$266K 0.02%
15,000
– –
EDU icon
36
New Oriental
EDU
$8.88B
$257K 0.02%
11,100
– –
CSX icon
37
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.6B
$244K 0.02%
22,800
– –
PCP
38
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$237K 0.02%
+1,000
New +$243K
PWE
39
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
$233K 0.02%
34,700
+18,800
+118% +$149K
NTP
40
DELISTED
Nam Tai Property Inc.
NTP
$211K 0.01%
35,000
– –
TRQ
41
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
$189K 0.01%
+5,050
New +$178K
SLM icon
42
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.97B
$128K 0.01%
15,000
– –
SUSS
43
DELISTED
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
SUSS
– –
-6,400
Closed -$517K
QCOR
44
DELISTED
QUESTCOR PHARMA INC
QCOR
– –
-6,500
Closed -$600K
IDIX
45
DELISTED
IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
IDIX
– –
-50,400
Closed -$1.21M
1
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Prem Watsa's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Prem Watsa held 46 positions worth $1.48B, up 1.2% from $1.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 97% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa deployed $189M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 4 new positions and adding to 2 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: 21,400 shares worth $1.73M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 45% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Johnson & Johnson, an estimated $192K trimmed.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q3 2014 buy was BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: 21,400 shares worth $1.73M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to IBM in Q3 2014, an estimated $203M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Johnson & Johnson, cutting an estimated $192K.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $1.21M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 97% of its $1.48B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Prem Watsa opened 4 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2014.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.48B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.