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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
+3.3%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$54.6M
Cap. Flow
+$7.86M
Cap. Flow %
0.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
92.68%
Holding
70
New
9
Increased
4
Reduced
3
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$15.7M
2
NUAN
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
+$3.5M
3
TME icon
Tencent Music
TME
+$3.02M
4
TSAT icon
Telesat
TSAT
+$2.07M
5
ICD
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
ICD
+$1.38M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CCAP icon
Crescent Capital BDC
CCAP
+$8.78M
2
TRIL
Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
TRIL
+$5.99M
3
LORL
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
+$2.84M
4
VOO icon
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
+$1.5M
5
TXNM
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
+$1.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 46.14%
2 Technology 16.82%
3 Materials 15.01%
4 Real Estate 10.31%
5 Financials 3.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KKR icon
26
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$2.98M 0.1%
40,000
– –
MIDD icon
27
Middleby
MIDD
$5.22B
$2.85M 0.09%
14,500
– –
TME icon
28
Tencent Music
TME
$14.4B
$2.8M 0.09%
+409,000
New +$3.02M
CVS icon
29
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$2.73M 0.09%
26,500
– –
QSR icon
30
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.2B
$2.64M 0.08%
43,500
– –
IMAX icon
31
IMAX
IMAX
$2.89B
$2.23M 0.07%
125,000
– –
UA icon
32
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
$2.15M 0.07%
119,000
– –
MX icon
33
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$121M
$2.1M 0.07%
100,000
+43,800
+78% +$809K
FNF icon
34
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
$2.09M 0.07%
41,600
– –
DENN
35
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$2M 0.06%
125,000
– –
OR icon
36
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$6.76B
$1.95M 0.06%
160,000
– –
DIN icon
37
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
$1.93M 0.06%
25,500
– –
VOO icon
38
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$1.02T
$1.93M 0.06%
4,416
-3,547
-45% -$1.5M
TSAT icon
39
Telesat
TSAT
$674M
$1.87M 0.06%
+66,000
New +$2.07M
GRP.U
40
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
$1.67M 0.05%
20,000
– –
J icon
41
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
$1.53M 0.05%
13,299
– –
CSPR
42
DELISTED
Casper Sleep Inc.
CSPR
$1.46M 0.05%
+219,000
New +$1.17M
CNNE icon
43
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$672M
$1.41M 0.05%
40,000
– –
GTXAP
44
DELISTED
Garrett Motion Inc. Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
GTXAP
$1.33M 0.04%
+159,239
New +$1.29M
SLCA
45
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.22M 0.04%
130,000
– –
ICD
46
DELISTED
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
ICD
$1.17M 0.04%
+390,294
New +$1.38M
DAR icon
47
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$10.4B
$1.12M 0.04%
16,200
– –
CP icon
48
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$85B
$1.08M 0.03%
+15,000
New +$1.1M
AGX icon
49
Argan
AGX
$7.03B
$1.06M 0.03%
27,500
– –
LBRDK
50
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$1.03M 0.03%
6,380
– –
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Prem Watsa's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, Prem Watsa held 70 positions worth $3.12B, up 1.8% from $3.07B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 93% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q4 2021 filing shows 9 new, 4 increased, 3 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Tencent Music: 409,000 shares worth $2.8M. The largest sale was Crescent Capital BDC, an estimated $8.78M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 46% of assets, down from 50% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Materials.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q4 2021 buy was Tencent Music: 409,000 shares worth $2.8M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Alibaba in Q4 2021, an estimated $15.7M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Crescent Capital BDC, cutting an estimated $8.78M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Trillium Therapeutics Inc. in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $5.99M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 93% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • Prem Watsa opened 9 new positions and closed 7 in Q4 2021.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 1.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.