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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 Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VOO icon
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
+$4.34M
2
LTRPA
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
+$2.01M
3
ATCO
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
+$1.67M
4
IRBT
iRobot
IRBT
+$1.54M
5
MX icon
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
+$1.38M

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
GTX icon
51
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.96B
$874K 0.03%
+109,900
New +$808K
CHNG
52
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
$805K 0.03%
35,000
– –
NUAN
53
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$735K 0.02%
+13,500
New +$711K
KSU
54
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$680K 0.02%
+2,400
New +$693K
SBBP
55
DELISTED
Strongbridge Biopharma plc.
SBBP
$572K 0.02%
+193,107
New +$510K
OGN icon
56
Organon & Co
OGN
$3.61B
$523K 0.02%
+17,290
New +$569K
META icon
57
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$487K 0.02%
+1,400
New +$449K
BRK.A icon
58
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$418K 0.01%
1
– –
BNT
59
Brookfield Wealth Solutions
BNT
$12.4B
$18K ﹤0.01%
+515
New +$19.6K
CCI icon
60
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
– –
-4,000
Closed -$688K
EAF icon
61
GrafTech
EAF
$178M
– –
-84,012
Closed -$10.3M
MOMO
62
Hello Group
MOMO
$850M
– –
-134,000
Closed -$1.98M
MSGS icon
63
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.78B
– –
-8,000
Closed -$1.44M
STLA icon
64
Stellantis
STLA
$20.4B
– –
-89,713
Closed -$1.59M
WBD icon
65
Warner Bros
WBD
$71.6B
– –
-33,000
Closed -$1.43M
AT
66
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
– –
-250,000
Closed -$720K
CRHM
67
DELISTED
CRH Medical Corporation
CRHM
– –
-270,000
Closed -$1.07M
RP
68
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
– –
-8,000
Closed -$698K
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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.