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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
+12.28%
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
$3.11B
AUM Growth
+$241M
Cap. Flow
-$51.6M
Cap. Flow %
-1.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
92.52%
Holding
68
New
11
Increased
3
Reduced
6
Closed
9

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCFT icon
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
+$37.9M
2
EAF icon
GrafTech
EAF
+$10.3M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$7M
4
MOMO
Hello Group
MOMO
+$1.98M
5
AGX icon
Argan
AGX
+$1.62M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 46.59%
2 Technology 21.06%
3 Materials 12.15%
4 Real Estate 8.61%
5 Financials 4.05%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
QSR icon
26
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.2B
$2.8M 0.09%
43,500
CIGI icon
27
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.47B
$2.79M 0.09%
25,000
IMAX icon
28
IMAX
IMAX
$2.89B
$2.69M 0.09%
125,000
LORL
29
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
$2.56M 0.08%
66,000
BN icon
30
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$2.55M 0.08%
92,775
-649
-0.7% -$16.6K
MIDD icon
31
Middleby
MIDD
$5.22B
$2.51M 0.08%
14,500
KKR icon
32
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$2.37M 0.08%
40,000
DIN icon
33
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
$2.27M 0.07%
25,500
CVS icon
34
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$2.21M 0.07%
26,500
UA icon
35
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
$2.21M 0.07%
119,000
OR icon
36
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$6.76B
$2.19M 0.07%
160,000
DENN
37
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$2.06M 0.07%
125,000
FNF icon
38
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
$1.74M 0.06%
41,600
DK icon
39
Delek US
DK
$4.38B
$1.51M 0.05%
70,000
SLCA
40
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.5M 0.05%
130,000
KLIC icon
41
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$4.49B
$1.47M 0.05%
24,000
-17,000
-41% -$915K
J icon
42
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
$1.47M 0.05%
13,299
IRBT
43
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$1.4M 0.05%
+15,000
New +$1.54M
MX icon
44
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$121M
$1.34M 0.04%
+56,200
New +$1.38M
GRP.U
45
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
$1.33M 0.04%
20,000
AGX icon
46
Argan
AGX
$7.03B
$1.31M 0.04%
27,500
-32,500
-54% -$1.62M
NWPX icon
47
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.06B
$1.22M 0.04%
43,000
LBRDK
48
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$1.11M 0.04%
6,380
DAR icon
49
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$10.4B
$1.09M 0.04%
16,200
VMD icon
50
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$337M
$1.07M 0.03%
+150,000
New +$1.3M

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Prem Watsa's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, Prem Watsa held 68 positions worth $3.11B, up 8.4% from $2.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 93% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q2 2021 filing shows 11 new, 3 increased, 6 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: 11,313 shares worth $4.45M. The largest sale was MasterCraft Boat Holdings, an estimated $37.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 47% of assets, down from 49% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Materials.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q2 2021 buy was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: 11,313 shares worth $4.45M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A in Q2 2021, an estimated $2.01M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was MasterCraft Boat Holdings, cutting an estimated $37.9M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited GrafTech in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $10.3M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 93% of its $3.11B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • Prem Watsa opened 11 new positions and closed 9 in Q2 2021.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.11B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.