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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
+6.94%
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
$4.02B
AUM Growth
+$119M
Cap. Flow
-$422M
Cap. Flow %
-10.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
91.99%
Holding
82
New
9
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
7

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 48.26%
2 Materials 17.55%
3 Technology 8.98%
4 Real Estate 5.27%
5 Financials 4.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
TFII icon
26
TFI International
TFII
$11.6B
$2.35M 0.06%
23,600
CIGI icon
27
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.47B
$2.29M 0.06%
25,000
UA icon
28
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
$2.04M 0.05%
229,000
MIDD icon
29
Middleby
MIDD
$5.22B
$1.94M 0.05%
14,500
OR icon
30
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$6.76B
$1.92M 0.05%
160,000
KKR icon
31
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$1.86M 0.05%
40,000
IMAX icon
32
IMAX
IMAX
$2.89B
$1.83M 0.05%
125,000
BIL icon
33
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
BIL
$46.8B
$1.7M 0.04%
+18,600
New +$1.7M
CIXX
34
DELISTED
CI Financial Corp.
CIXX
$1.64M 0.04%
+165,200
New +$1.67M
SLCA
35
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.62M 0.04%
130,000
DOO
36
Bombardier Recreational Products
DOO
$4.99B
$1.61M 0.04%
21,200
FHN icon
37
First Horizon
FHN
$11.7B
$1.57M 0.04%
64,300
BN icon
38
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$1.57M 0.04%
75,000
-17,775
-19% -$398K
META icon
39
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$1.48M 0.04%
12,300
+5,300
+76% +$622K
CVS icon
40
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$1.4M 0.03%
15,000
VIVO
41
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$1.37M 0.03%
+41,400
New +$1.33M
GTXAP
42
DELISTED
Garrett Motion Inc. Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
GTXAP
$1.37M 0.03%
159,239
J icon
43
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
$1.32M 0.03%
13,299
DIN icon
44
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
$1.29M 0.03%
20,000
ICD
45
DELISTED
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
ICD
$1.26M 0.03%
390,294
MX icon
46
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$121M
$1.17M 0.03%
125,000
CRDO icon
47
Credo Technology Group
CRDO
$43B
$1.16M 0.03%
+87,566
New +$1.16M
DENN
48
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$1.15M 0.03%
125,000
CP icon
49
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$85B
$1.12M 0.03%
15,000
SWIR
50
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
$1.11M 0.03%
+38,200
New +$1.12M

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Prem Watsa's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2022, Prem Watsa held 82 positions worth $4.02B, up 3.1% from $3.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 92% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa withdrew a net $422M in Q4 2022, closing 7 positions and reducing 6 holdings. Its most notable exit was H&R Block, an estimated $44M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 48% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Technology.

Against the trend, Prem Watsa opened a new position in State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF worth $1.7M.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q4 2022 buy was State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF: 18,600 shares worth $1.7M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Orla Mining in Q4 2022, an estimated $1.79M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was Tencent Music, cutting an estimated $1.88M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited H&R Block in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $44M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 92% of its $4.02B portfolio in Q4 2022.
  • Prem Watsa opened 9 new positions and closed 7 in Q4 2022.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 3.1% quarter-over-quarter to $4.02B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 14 Feb 2023.