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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
-6.86%
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
$1.42B
AUM Growth
-$125M
Cap. Flow
-$7.32M
Cap. Flow %
-0.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
97.79%
Holding
47
New
4
Increased
4
Reduced
2
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DRC
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
+$1.31M
2
BB icon
BlackBerry
BB
+$457K
3
TLM
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
+$447K
4
ATW
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
+$238K
5
PTEN icon
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
+$223K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CRESY
Cresud
CRESY
+$7.27M
2
CBST
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
+$2.03M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$441K
4
NAVI icon
Navient
NAVI
+$324K
5
USG
Usg
USG
+$284K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 44.74%
2 Materials 35.4%
3 Energy 8.78%
4 Consumer Discretionary 5.43%
5 Financials 2.5%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RFP
1
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$501M 35.26%
29,044,012
– –
BB icon
2
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$417M 29.33%
46,699,700
+45,000
+0.1% +$457K
IBM icon
3
IBM
IBM
$222B
$219M 15.41%
1,425,803
– –
SD
4
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$90.6M 6.38%
50,886,188
– –
NXH
5
Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. Common Stock
NXH
$396M
$77M 5.43%
4,238,805
– –
XCO
6
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$32.1M 2.26%
1,169,261
– –
PTVCB
7
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$22.6M 1.59%
969,875
– –
BCE icon
8
BCE
BCE
$22.1B
$11.4M 0.8%
268,300
– –
KW
9
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$10.4M 0.74%
400,000
– –
JNJ icon
10
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$8.33M 0.59%
82,850
– –
PFE icon
11
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$8.18M 0.58%
247,690
– –
WFC icon
12
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$3.77M 0.27%
69,300
– –
BRK.B icon
13
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$3.11M 0.22%
21,500
-3,000
-12% -$441K
BRK.A icon
14
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$1.31M 0.09%
6
– –
DRC
15
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
$1.3M 0.09%
+16,200
New +$1.31M
C icon
16
Citigroup
C
$221B
$1.03M 0.07%
20,000
– –
USB icon
17
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
$1.01M 0.07%
23,200
– –
NYT icon
18
New York Times
NYT
$10.6B
$963K 0.07%
70,000
– –
USG
19
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$875K 0.06%
32,800
-10,000
-23% -$284K
MRK icon
20
Merck
MRK
$376B
$690K 0.05%
12,576
– –
ORI icon
21
Old Republic International
ORI
$10B
$672K 0.05%
45,000
– –
FLG
22
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.59B
$669K 0.05%
13,333
– –
DXM
23
DELISTED
DEX MEDIA INC NEW COM STK (DE)
DXM
$667K 0.05%
159,198
– –
HOLX
24
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$660K 0.05%
20,000
– –
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25
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$586M
$595K 0.04%
40,000
– –
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Prem Watsa's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Prem Watsa held 47 positions worth $1.42B, down 8.1% from $1.54B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 98% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q1 2015 filing shows 4 new, 4 increased, 2 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC: 16,200 shares worth $1.3M. The largest sale was Cresud, an estimated $7.27M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 45% of assets, down from 47% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q1 2015 buy was DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC: 16,200 shares worth $1.3M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to BlackBerry in Q1 2015, an estimated $457K increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $441K.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Cresud in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $7.27M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 98% of its $1.42B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Prem Watsa opened 4 new positions and closed 4 in Q1 2015.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value fell 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $1.42B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 14 May 2015.