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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
+28.78%
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
$2.25B
AUM Growth
+$477M
Cap. Flow
-$1.99M
Cap. Flow %
-0.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
91.48%
Holding
70
New
10
Increased
6
Reduced
6
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$11M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$9.85M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$5.05M
4
HP icon
Helmerich & Payne
HP
+$3.88M
5
ATCO
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
+$2.44M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FIT
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
+$15M
2
GIL icon
Gildan
GIL
+$14.4M
3
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$6.59M
4
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$1.11M
5
CETV
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
+$967K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 49.32%
2 Technology 17.04%
3 Real Estate 10.72%
4 Materials 9.09%
5 Financials 4.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CLGX
51
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$866K 0.04%
+11,200
New +$838K
SPHR icon
52
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$5.69B
$841K 0.04%
8,000
– –
FLIR
53
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$833K 0.04%
19,000
– –
GRP.U
54
DELISTED
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
GRP.U
$823K 0.04%
13,500
– –
CCI icon
55
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
$637K 0.03%
4,000
– –
CRUS icon
56
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
$526K 0.02%
6,400
– –
LHCG
57
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$405K 0.02%
1,900
-1,000
-34% -$213K
BRK.A icon
58
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$348K 0.02%
1
– –
CBMG
59
DELISTED
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.
CBMG
$158K 0.01%
+8,600
New +$157K
CULP icon
60
Culp Inc
CULP
$43.5M
– –
-78,000
Closed -$959K
GIL icon
61
Gildan
GIL
$10.4B
– –
-730,000
Closed -$14.4M
NTES icon
62
NetEase
NTES
$82.1B
– –
-72,500
Closed -$6.59M
SAFT icon
63
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
– –
-6,600
Closed -$455K
ZBRA icon
64
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.4B
– –
-1,900
Closed -$479K
OSB
65
DELISTED
Norbord Inc.
OSB
– –
-30,000
Closed -$880K
FIT
66
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
– –
-2,150,000
Closed -$15M
GLIBA
67
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
– –
-11,000
Closed -$902K
IMMU
68
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
– –
-8,500
Closed -$722K
CETV
69
DELISTED
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
– –
-230,860
Closed -$967K
INWK
70
DELISTED
InnerWorkings, Inc.
INWK
– –
-130,000
Closed -$389K
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Prem Watsa's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2020, Prem Watsa held 70 positions worth $2.25B, up 27% from $1.77B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 91% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q4 2020 filing shows 10 new, 6 increased, 6 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 300,900 shares worth $11.1M. The largest sale was Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock, an estimated $15M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 49% of assets, down from 51% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Real Estate.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q4 2020 buy was Pfizer: 300,900 shares worth $11.1M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q4 2020, an estimated $5.05M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Lumen, cutting an estimated $1.11M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $15M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 91% of its $2.25B portfolio in Q4 2020.
  • Prem Watsa opened 10 new positions and closed 11 in Q4 2020.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 27% quarter-over-quarter to $2.25B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 12 Feb 2021.