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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
+8.88%
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
$1.11B
AUM Growth
-$418M
Cap. Flow
+$826K
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
97.26%
Holding
29
New
2
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VA
Virgin America Inc.
VA
+$613K
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$213K

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 53.19%
2 Real Estate 18.19%
3 Materials 14.35%
4 Energy 4.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 4.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BB icon
1
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$373M 33.58%
46,724,700
– –
IBM icon
2
IBM
IBM
$222B
$216M 19.51%
1,425,175
– –
KW
3
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$202M 18.19%
8,954,948
– –
RFP
4
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$144M 13%
30,548,190
– –
NXH
5
Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. Common Stock
NXH
$396M
$48.8M 4.39%
4,238,805
– –
XCO
6
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$27.3M 2.46%
1,702,594
– –
PTVCB
7
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$24.8M 2.24%
969,875
– –
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8
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$23.6M 2.12%
349,974
– –
PKX icon
9
POSCO
PKX
$17.3B
$9.8M 0.88%
191,879
– –
JNJ icon
10
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$9.79M 0.88%
82,850
– –
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11
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$7.11M 0.64%
221,340
– –
JEF icon
12
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$5.71M 0.51%
335,138
– –
TRQ
13
DELISTED
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd
TRQ
$3.42M 0.31%
115,040
– –
WFC icon
14
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$3.07M 0.28%
69,300
– –
BRK.B icon
15
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$2.82M 0.25%
19,500
– –
BRK.A icon
16
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$1.3M 0.12%
6
– –
USB icon
17
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
$995K 0.09%
23,200
– –
RYAM icon
18
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$586M
$935K 0.08%
70,000
– –
USG
19
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$848K 0.08%
32,800
– –
LXK
20
DELISTED
Lexmark Intl Inc
LXK
$647K 0.06%
16,200
– –
VA
21
DELISTED
Virgin America Inc.
VA
$589K 0.05%
+11,000
New +$613K
EDU icon
22
New Oriental
EDU
$8.88B
$514K 0.05%
11,100
– –
ENOV icon
23
Enovis
ENOV
$1.5B
$512K 0.05%
9,470
– –
LRN icon
24
Stride
LRN
$3.51B
$475K 0.04%
33,133
– –
CVT
25
DELISTED
CVENT, INC.
CVT
$460K 0.04%
14,500
– –
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Prem Watsa's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Prem Watsa held 29 positions worth $1.11B, down 27% from $1.53B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 97% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q3 2016 filing shows 2 new positions. Its largest new stake was Virgin America Inc.: 11,000 shares worth $589K.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 53% of assets, up from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Real Estate and Materials.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q3 2016 buy was Virgin America Inc.: 11,000 shares worth $589K.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 97% of its $1.11B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Prem Watsa opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2016.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value fell 27% quarter-over-quarter to $1.11B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 10 Nov 2016.