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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
+18.18%
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
$1.23B
AUM Growth
+$150M
Cap. Flow
+$26.9M
Cap. Flow %
2.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
96.59%
Holding
47
New
7
Increased
3
Reduced
3
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HP icon
Helmerich & Payne
HP
+$19M
2
XCO
Exco Resources
XCO
+$8.82M
3
TRQ
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
+$3.11M
4
EMWP
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
+$2.9M
5
SLH
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
+$1.24M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LMNS
LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR)
LMNS
+$1.38M
2
ALTR
Altera Corp
ALTR
+$1M
3
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$992K
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$829K
5
NYT icon
New York Times
NYT
+$827K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 50.39%
2 Materials 18.71%
3 Real Estate 17.54%
4 Energy 5.01%
5 Consumer Discretionary 3.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BB icon
1
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$433M 35.17%
46,724,700
– –
RFP
2
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$219M 17.8%
29,048,190
– –
KW
3
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$216M 17.5%
8,954,948
+7
+0% +$172
IBM icon
4
IBM
IBM
$222B
$188M 15.22%
1,425,175
-628
-0% -$84.4K
NXH
5
Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. Common Stock
NXH
$396M
$39.1M 3.17%
4,238,805
– –
XCO
6
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$31.7M 2.57%
1,702,594
+533,333
+46% +$8.82M
PTVCB
7
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$23.2M 1.88%
969,875
– –
HP icon
8
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$18.7M 1.52%
348,974
+344,000
+6,916% +$19M
SD
9
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$11.2M 0.91%
57,296,933
– –
BCE icon
10
BCE
BCE
$22.1B
$10.3M 0.84%
268,300
– –
JNJ icon
11
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$8.51M 0.69%
82,850
– –
PKX icon
12
POSCO
PKX
$17.3B
$6.78M 0.55%
191,879
– –
PFE icon
13
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$6.78M 0.55%
221,340
-26,350
-11% -$829K
WFC icon
14
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$3.77M 0.31%
69,300
– –
TRQ
15
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
$2.91M 0.24%
+115,040
New +$3.11M
BRK.B icon
16
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$2.71M 0.22%
20,500
-1,000
-5% -$134K
EMWP
17
DELISTED
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
$1.83M 0.15%
+10,000
New +$2.9M
SLH
18
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$1.25M 0.1%
+22,800
New +$1.24M
BRK.A icon
19
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$1.19M 0.1%
6
– –
PCP
20
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$998K 0.08%
+4,300
New +$994K
USB icon
21
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
$989K 0.08%
23,200
– –
OVTI
22
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$827K 0.07%
28,500
– –
USG
23
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$797K 0.06%
32,800
– –
RYAM icon
24
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$586M
$685K 0.06%
70,000
– –
RLD
25
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
$486K 0.04%
+46,100
New +$479K
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Prem Watsa's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Prem Watsa held 47 positions worth $1.23B, up 14% from $1.08B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 97% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q4 2015 filing shows 7 new, 3 increased, 3 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd: 115,040 shares worth $2.91M. The largest sale was LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR), an estimated $1.38M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 50% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Real Estate.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q4 2015 buy was Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd: 115,040 shares worth $2.91M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Helmerich & Payne in Q4 2015, an estimated $19M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Pfizer, cutting an estimated $829K.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited LUMENIS LTD CL B ORD SHS (ISR) in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $1.38M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 97% of its $1.23B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Prem Watsa opened 7 new positions and closed 14 in Q4 2015.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $1.23B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.