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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
+28.78%
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
$2.25B
AUM Growth
+$477M
Cap. Flow
-$1.99M
Cap. Flow %
-0.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
91.48%
Holding
70
New
10
Increased
6
Reduced
6
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$11M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$9.85M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$5.05M
4
HP icon
Helmerich & Payne
HP
+$3.88M
5
ATCO
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
+$2.44M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FIT
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
+$15M
2
GIL icon
Gildan
GIL
+$14.4M
3
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$6.59M
4
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$1.11M
5
CETV
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd
CETV
+$967K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 49.32%
2 Technology 17.04%
3 Real Estate 10.72%
4 Materials 9.09%
5 Financials 4.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ATCO
1
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$1.08B 47.98%
99,638,552
+237,600
+0.2% +$2.44M
BB icon
2
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$310M 13.77%
46,724,700
– –
KW
3
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$238M 10.6%
13,322,009
– –
RFP
4
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$200M 8.88%
30,548,190
– –
CCAP icon
5
Crescent Capital BDC
CCAP
$395M
$55.3M 2.46%
3,796,246
– –
MU icon
6
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
$52.6M 2.34%
700,000
– –
MCFT icon
7
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$617M
$46.4M 2.06%
1,868,465
– –
GOOGL icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$29.3M 1.3%
334,620
+60,000
+22% +$5.05M
BEN icon
9
Franklin Templeton, Inc.
BEN
$17.4B
$25M 1.11%
1,000,000
– –
LUMN icon
10
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
$21.9M 0.97%
2,247,100
-112,000
-5% -$1.11M
GM icon
11
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
$15.7M 0.7%
375,965
– –
GE icon
12
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$15M 0.67%
279,065
– –
BKNG icon
13
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$14.4M 0.64%
162,500
– –
BNS icon
14
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$13.3M 0.59%
247,100
– –
CVX icon
15
Chevron
CVX
$403B
$13.1M 0.58%
155,800
– –
JNJ icon
16
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$11.5M 0.51%
73,400
– –
PFE icon
17
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$11.1M 0.49%
+300,900
New +$11M
TSM icon
18
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$10.2M 0.45%
93,700
– –
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$10.1M 0.45%
+128,799
New +$9.85M
HP icon
20
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$9.88M 0.44%
426,400
+200,000
+88% +$3.88M
EAF icon
21
GrafTech
EAF
$178M
$9.08M 0.4%
85,263
– –
DSSI
22
DELISTED
Diamond S Shipping Inc. Common Shares
DSSI
$6.89M 0.31%
1,034,681
– –
LTRPA
23
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$4.41M 0.2%
1,017,000
+663,000
+187% +$1.79M
TIF
24
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.47M 0.11%
18,800
– –
SLCA
25
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.42M 0.11%
345,000
– –
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Prem Watsa's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2020, Prem Watsa held 70 positions worth $2.25B, up 27% from $1.77B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 91% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q4 2020 filing shows 10 new, 6 increased, 6 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 300,900 shares worth $11.1M. The largest sale was Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock, an estimated $15M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 49% of assets, down from 51% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Real Estate.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q4 2020 buy was Pfizer: 300,900 shares worth $11.1M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q4 2020, an estimated $5.05M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Lumen, cutting an estimated $1.11M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $15M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 91% of its $2.25B portfolio in Q4 2020.
  • Prem Watsa opened 10 new positions and closed 11 in Q4 2020.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 27% quarter-over-quarter to $2.25B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 12 Feb 2021.