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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
BIL icon
51
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
BIL
$46.8B
$918K 0.05%
10,000
-8,600
-46% -$788K
TXNM
52
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.9B
$767K 0.04%
17,000
– –
DK icon
53
Delek US
DK
$4.38B
$766K 0.04%
32,000
– –
ARCE
54
DELISTED
Arco Platform Limited Class A Common Shares
ARCE
$764K 0.04%
+63,156
New +$749K
TSAT icon
55
Telesat
TSAT
$674M
$717K 0.04%
76,000
– –
TGNA
56
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$519K 0.03%
32,000
– –
BRK.A icon
57
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$519K 0.03%
1
– –
LBRDK
58
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$511K 0.03%
6,380
– –
XERS icon
59
Xeris Biopharma Holdings
XERS
$1.59B
$395K 0.02%
151,395
– –
CNSL
60
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$302K 0.02%
+78,850
New +$284K
AXP icon
61
American Express
AXP
$227B
– –
-1,600
Closed -$264K
BAC icon
62
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
– –
-3,402,000
Closed -$97.2M
BAM icon
63
Brookfield Asset Management
BAM
$83.5B
– –
-12,583
Closed -$412K
CVX icon
64
Chevron
CVX
$403B
– –
-314,000
Closed -$51.2M
DVN icon
65
Devon Energy
DVN
$54B
– –
-6,000
Closed -$304K
EOG icon
66
EOG Resources
EOG
$80.3B
– –
-2,000
Closed -$229K
FNF icon
67
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
– –
-19,390
Closed -$677K
BNT
68
Brookfield Wealth Solutions
BNT
$12.4B
– –
-515
Closed -$11.2K
PXD
69
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
– –
-1,000
Closed -$204K
GTXAP
70
DELISTED
Garrett Motion Inc. Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
GTXAP
– –
-159,239
Closed -$1.39M
PRVB
71
DELISTED
Provention Bio, Inc. Common Stock
PRVB
– –
-277,000
Closed -$6.67M
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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.