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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
LHCG
51
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$1.02M 0.03%
+7,400
New +$1.01M
IRBT
52
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$987K 0.03%
15,000
– –
WW
53
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$983K 0.03%
61,000
-19,000
-24% -$341K
GTX icon
54
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.96B
$882K 0.03%
109,900
– –
VMD icon
55
Viemed Healthcare
VMD
$337M
$784K 0.03%
150,000
– –
CHNG
56
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
$721K 0.02%
33,700
– –
DVN icon
57
Devon Energy
DVN
$54B
$511K 0.02%
11,600
– –
META icon
58
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$471K 0.02%
1,400
– –
BRK.A icon
59
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$451K 0.01%
1
– –
XERS icon
60
Xeris Biopharma Holdings
XERS
$1.59B
$441K 0.01%
+151,395
New +$327K
PXD
61
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$364K 0.01%
2,000
– –
EOG icon
62
EOG Resources
EOG
$80.3B
$355K 0.01%
+4,000
New +$359K
BNT
63
Brookfield Wealth Solutions
BNT
$12.4B
$21K ﹤0.01%
515
– –
TXNM
64
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.9B
– –
-27,951
Closed -$1.38M
SOLY
65
DELISTED
Soliton, Inc.
SOLY
– –
-34,500
Closed -$703K
KSU
66
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
– –
-4,800
Closed -$1.3M
PPD
67
DELISTED
PPD, Inc. Common Stock
PPD
– –
-16,500
Closed -$772K
LORL
68
DELISTED
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
LORL
– –
-66,000
Closed -$2.84M
TRIL
69
DELISTED
Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
TRIL
– –
-341,000
Closed -$5.99M
SBBP
70
DELISTED
Strongbridge Biopharma plc.
SBBP
– –
-193,107
Closed -$392K
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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.