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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
+18.18%
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
$1.23B
AUM Growth
+$150M
Cap. Flow
+$26.9M
Cap. Flow %
2.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
96.59%
Holding
47
New
7
Increased
3
Reduced
3
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HP icon
Helmerich & Payne
HP
+$19M
2
XCO
Exco Resources
XCO
+$8.82M
3
TRQ
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
+$3.11M
4
EMWP
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
+$2.9M
5
SLH
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
+$1.24M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LMNS
LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR)
LMNS
+$1.38M
2
ALTR
Altera Corp
ALTR
+$1M
3
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$992K
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$829K
5
NYT icon
New York Times
NYT
+$827K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 50.39%
2 Materials 18.71%
3 Real Estate 17.54%
4 Energy 5.01%
5 Consumer Discretionary 3.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ENOV icon
26
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$380K 0.03%
+9,470
New +$435K
EDU icon
27
New Oriental
EDU
$8.88B
$348K 0.03%
11,100
– –
LRN icon
28
Stride
LRN
$3.51B
$292K 0.02%
33,133
– –
GD icon
29
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$206K 0.02%
1,500
– –
UPL
30
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$146K 0.01%
58,200
– –
ATW
31
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$108K 0.01%
+10,600
New +$162K
PWE
32
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
$47K ﹤0.01%
55,700
– –
DXM
33
DELISTED
DEX MEDIA INC NEW COM STK (DE)
DXM
$18K ﹤0.01%
159,198
– –
BP icon
34
BP
BP
$115B
– –
-24,958
Closed -$642K
C icon
35
Citigroup
C
$221B
– –
-20,000
Closed -$992K
CSX icon
36
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.6B
– –
-22,800
Closed -$204K
HOLX
37
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
– –
-20,000
Closed -$783K
MBI icon
38
MBIA
MBI
$250M
– –
-105,000
Closed -$638K
MRK icon
39
Merck
MRK
$376B
– –
-12,576
Closed -$592K
NYT icon
40
New York Times
NYT
$10.6B
– –
-70,000
Closed -$827K
PTEN icon
41
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.71B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$329K
FLG
42
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.59B
– –
-13,333
Closed -$722K
ALTR
43
DELISTED
Altera Corp
ALTR
– –
-20,000
Closed -$1M
YDLE
44
DELISTED
YODLEE INC COMMON STOCK
YDLE
– –
-30,000
Closed -$484K
LMNS
45
DELISTED
LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR)
LMNS
– –
-100,000
Closed -$1.38M
NTP
46
DELISTED
Nam Tai Property Inc.
NTP
– –
-35,000
Closed -$214K
STL
47
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
– –
-25,000
Closed -$372K
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Prem Watsa's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Prem Watsa held 47 positions worth $1.23B, up 14% from $1.08B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 97% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q4 2015 filing shows 7 new, 3 increased, 3 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd: 115,040 shares worth $2.91M. The largest sale was LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR), an estimated $1.38M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 50% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Real Estate.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q4 2015 buy was Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd: 115,040 shares worth $2.91M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Helmerich & Payne in Q4 2015, an estimated $19M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $829K.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR) in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $1.38M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 97% of its $1.23B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Prem Watsa opened 7 new positions and closed 14 in Q4 2015.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $1.23B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.