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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
-13.98%
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
$1.36B
AUM Growth
-$56M
Cap. Flow
+$223M
Cap. Flow %
16.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
97.41%
Holding
51
New
8
Increased
3
Reduced
3
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KW
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
+$219M
2
PPO
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
+$2.02M
3
CTRX
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
+$990K
4
LMNS
LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR)
LMNS
+$893K
5
WEN icon
Wendy's
WEN
+$586K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DRC
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
+$1.02M
2
TLM
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
+$449K
3
ORI icon
Old Republic International
ORI
+$308K
4
TRQ
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
+$157K
5
BP icon
BP
BP
+$8.19K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 44.23%
2 Materials 24.23%
3 Real Estate 16.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 5.34%
5 Energy 4.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WEN icon
26
Wendy's
WEN
$1.72B
$600K 0.04%
+53,200
New +$586K
BP icon
27
BP
BP
$115B
$559K 0.04%
16,639
-234
-1% -$8.19K
OVTI
28
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$498K 0.04%
+19,000
New +$509K
BH icon
29
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.24B
$496K 0.04%
+1,800
New +$468K
ADVS
30
DELISTED
Advent Software Inc
ADVS
$495K 0.04%
+11,200
New +$490K
PTEN icon
31
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.71B
$470K 0.03%
25,000
– –
GKNT
32
DELISTED
GEEKNET INC COM NEW
GKNT
$441K 0.03%
+22,100
New +$290K
MBI icon
33
MBIA
MBI
$250M
$421K 0.03%
70,000
+20,000
+40% +$181K
LRN icon
34
Stride
LRN
$3.51B
$419K 0.03%
33,133
– –
UPL
35
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$407K 0.03%
32,500
– –
PCP
36
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$400K 0.03%
2,000
– –
ORI icon
37
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$391K 0.03%
25,000
-20,000
-44% -$308K
STL
38
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$367K 0.03%
25,000
– –
DRC
39
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$341K 0.03%
4,000
-12,200
-75% -$1.02M
NEU icon
40
NewMarket
NEU
$8.62B
$333K 0.02%
750
– –
ENOV icon
41
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$291K 0.02%
3,660
– –
EDU icon
42
New Oriental
EDU
$8.88B
$272K 0.02%
11,100
– –
CSX icon
43
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.6B
$249K 0.02%
22,800
– –
HP icon
44
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$222K 0.02%
3,157
– –
GD icon
45
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$212K 0.02%
1,500
– –
ATW
46
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$212K 0.02%
8,000
– –
NTP
47
DELISTED
Nam Tai Property Inc.
NTP
$168K 0.01%
35,000
– –
DXM
48
DELISTED
DEX MEDIA INC NEW COM STK (DE)
DXM
$115K 0.01%
159,198
– –
PWE
49
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
$96K 0.01%
55,700
– –
TRQ
50
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
– –
-5,050
Closed -$157K
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Prem Watsa's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Prem Watsa held 51 positions worth $1.36B, down 3.9% from $1.42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 97% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa deployed $223M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 8 new positions and adding to 3 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC: 34,000 shares worth $2.04M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 44% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Real Estate.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC, an estimated $1.02M trimmed.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q2 2015 buy was POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC: 34,000 shares worth $2.04M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings in Q2 2015, an estimated $219M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC, cutting an estimated $1.02M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited TALISMAN ENERGY INC in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $449K.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 97% of its $1.36B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Prem Watsa opened 8 new positions and closed 2 in Q2 2015.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value fell 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $1.36B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.