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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
-0.76%
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
$2.29B
AUM Growth
-$128M
Cap. Flow
-$585M
Cap. Flow %
-25.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
96.57%
Holding
38
New
2
Increased
1
Reduced
–
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DSSI
Diamond S Shipping Inc. Common Shares
DSSI
+$12.8M
2
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$1.02M
3
ARRY
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
+$772K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$1.37M
2
IDTI
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
+$1.32M
3
STMP
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
+$879K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 34.37%
2 Technology 16.17%
3 Real Estate 11.93%
4 Materials 9.81%
5 Communication Services 1.38%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ATCO
1
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$756M 32.99%
77,155,000
– –
BB icon
2
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$348M 15.19%
46,724,700
– –
KW
3
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$274M 11.93%
13,322,009
– –
RFP
4
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$220M 9.58%
30,548,190
– –
LUMN icon
5
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
$27.7M 1.21%
2,359,100
– –
JNJ icon
6
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$20.4M 0.89%
146,800
– –
GE icon
7
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$14.6M 0.64%
279,065
– –
GM icon
8
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
$14.5M 0.63%
375,965
– –
BNS icon
9
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$13.3M 0.58%
247,100
– –
DSSI
10
DELISTED
Diamond S Shipping Inc. Common Shares
DSSI
$13.2M 0.58%
+1,034,681
New +$12.8M
MU icon
11
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
$11.5M 0.5%
298,000
– –
HP icon
12
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$7.16M 0.31%
141,400
– –
MDR
13
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$6.33M 0.28%
655,400
– –
CRAY
14
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$5.92M 0.26%
170,000
– –
J icon
15
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
$3.96M 0.17%
56,822
– –
AGX icon
16
Argan
AGX
$7.03B
$3.48M 0.15%
86,000
– –
NWPX icon
17
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.06B
$3.46M 0.15%
135,000
– –
SBNY
18
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$3.07M 0.13%
25,400
– –
KLIC icon
19
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$4.49B
$2.93M 0.13%
130,000
– –
TSM icon
20
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$2.1M 0.09%
53,700
+24,700
+85% +$1.02M
NTES icon
21
NetEase
NTES
$82.1B
$2.05M 0.09%
40,000
– –
RHT
22
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$1.91M 0.08%
10,200
– –
SLCA
23
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.73M 0.08%
135,000
– –
ARRY
24
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
$1.27M 0.06%
+27,500
New +$772K
GTX icon
25
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.96B
$1.24M 0.05%
81,000
– –
1
2

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Prem Watsa's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Prem Watsa held 38 positions worth $2.29B, down 5.3% from $2.42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 97% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa withdrew a net $585M in Q2 2019, closing 3 positions. Its most notable exit was Celgene Corp, an estimated $1.37M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 34% of assets, up from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Real Estate.

Against the trend, Prem Watsa opened a new position in Diamond S Shipping Inc. Common Shares worth $13.2M.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q2 2019 buy was Diamond S Shipping Inc. Common Shares: 1,034,681 shares worth $13.2M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to TSMC in Q2 2019, an estimated $1.02M increase.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Celgene Corp in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $1.37M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 97% of its $2.29B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Prem Watsa opened 2 new positions and closed 3 in Q2 2019.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value fell 5.3% quarter-over-quarter to $2.29B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.