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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
+2.72%
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
$1.88B
AUM Growth
+$130M
Cap. Flow
-$260M
Cap. Flow %
-13.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
87.2%
Holding
72
New
5
Increased
9
Reduced
4
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
OXY icon
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
+$179M
2
VOO icon
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
+$31.9M
3
ORLA
Orla Mining
ORLA
+$20.2M
4
DICE
DICE Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
DICE
+$4.49M
5
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$3.16M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$97.2M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$51.2M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$7.61M
4
PRVB
Provention Bio, Inc. Common Stock
PRVB
+$6.67M
5
GTXAP
Garrett Motion Inc. Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
GTXAP
+$1.39M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 29.19%
2 Energy 19.95%
3 Real Estate 11.67%
4 Materials 4.62%
5 Financials 4.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GNTX icon
26
Gentex
GNTX
$4.98B
$2.49M 0.13%
85,000
+75,200
+767% +$2.07M
OR icon
27
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$6.76B
$2.45M 0.13%
160,000
– –
CIGI icon
28
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.47B
$2.44M 0.13%
25,000
– –
KKR icon
29
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$2.24M 0.12%
40,000
– –
GTX icon
30
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.96B
$2.16M 0.11%
285,760
+175,860
+160% +$1.41M
MIDD icon
31
Middleby
MIDD
$5.22B
$2.14M 0.11%
14,500
– –
IMAX icon
32
IMAX
IMAX
$2.89B
$2.12M 0.11%
125,000
– –
ATS icon
33
ATS Corp
ATS
$1.94B
$1.84M 0.1%
+40,000
New +$1.8M
DOO
34
Bombardier Recreational Products
DOO
$4.99B
$1.79M 0.1%
21,200
– –
BN icon
35
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$1.68M 0.09%
75,000
– –
SLCA
36
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.58M 0.08%
130,000
– –
FHN icon
37
First Horizon
FHN
$11.7B
$1.57M 0.08%
139,300
+49,000
+54% +$656K
EPAM icon
38
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.69B
$1.56M 0.08%
+6,950
New +$1.75M
DENN
39
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$1.54M 0.08%
125,000
– –
UA icon
40
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.25B
$1.54M 0.08%
229,000
– –
CRDO icon
41
Credo Technology Group
CRDO
$43B
$1.52M 0.08%
87,566
– –
MX icon
42
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$121M
$1.39M 0.07%
125,000
– –
J icon
43
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
$1.31M 0.07%
13,299
– –
MGM icon
44
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11B
$1.3M 0.07%
29,500
– –
CP icon
45
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$85B
$1.21M 0.06%
15,000
– –
DIN icon
46
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
$1.16M 0.06%
20,000
– –
ICD
47
DELISTED
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
ICD
$1.07M 0.06%
390,294
– –
LTRPA
48
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$1.06M 0.06%
1,650,000
– –
CVS icon
49
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$1.04M 0.06%
15,000
– –
DAR icon
50
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$10.4B
$1.03M 0.05%
16,200
– –
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Prem Watsa's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2023, Prem Watsa held 72 positions worth $1.88B, up 7.4% from $1.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 87% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa withdrew a net $260M in Q2 2023, closing 11 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bank of America, an estimated $97.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 29% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Real Estate.

Against the trend, Prem Watsa opened a new position in DICE Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock worth $6.04M.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q2 2023 buy was DICE Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock: 130,000 shares worth $6.04M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Occidental Petroleum in Q2 2023, an estimated $179M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was GE Aerospace, cutting an estimated $7.61M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $97.2M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 87% of its $1.88B portfolio in Q2 2023.
  • Prem Watsa opened 5 new positions and closed 11 in Q2 2023.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $1.88B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.