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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
+28.47%
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
$2.87B
AUM Growth
+$618M
Cap. Flow
+$13.3M
Cap. Flow %
0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
91.2%
Holding
67
New
8
Increased
15
Reduced
7
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HRB icon
H&R Block
HRB
+$14.6M
2
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$3.87M
3
HP icon
Helmerich & Payne
HP
+$3.56M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$3.55M
5
ATCO
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
+$2.23M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$10.2M
2
MCFT icon
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
+$5.03M
3
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.47M
4
SLCA
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
+$2.34M
5
TAC icon
TransAlta
TAC
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 48.76%
2 Technology 16.67%
3 Materials 11.83%
4 Real Estate 9.51%
5 Consumer Discretionary 4.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ATCO
1
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$1.36B 47.52%
99,812,371
+173,819
+0.2% +$2.23M
BB icon
2
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$392M 13.69%
46,724,700
– –
RFP
3
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$335M 11.67%
30,548,190
– –
KW
4
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$270M 9.4%
13,322,009
– –
CCAP icon
5
Crescent Capital BDC
CCAP
$395M
$64.7M 2.26%
3,796,246
– –
MU icon
6
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
$60.4M 2.11%
685,000
-15,000
-2% -$1.27M
MCFT icon
7
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$617M
$44.8M 1.56%
1,687,145
-181,320
-10% -$5.03M
GOOGL icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$34.5M 1.2%
334,620
– –
BEN icon
9
Franklin Templeton, Inc.
BEN
$17.4B
$29.6M 1.03%
1,000,000
– –
GM icon
10
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
$21.6M 0.75%
375,965
– –
LUMN icon
11
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
$19M 0.66%
1,425,000
-822,100
-37% -$10.2M
GE icon
12
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$18.3M 0.64%
279,065
– –
HRB icon
13
H&R Block
HRB
$6.62B
$16.8M 0.59%
+770,894
New +$14.6M
CVX icon
14
Chevron
CVX
$403B
$16.3M 0.57%
155,800
– –
BNS icon
15
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$15.5M 0.54%
247,100
– –
BKNG icon
16
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$15.1M 0.53%
162,500
– –
HP icon
17
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$15M 0.52%
555,105
+128,705
+30% +$3.56M
PFE icon
18
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$14.5M 0.51%
400,900
+100,000
+33% +$3.55M
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$13.3M 0.46%
181,199
+52,400
+41% +$3.87M
JNJ icon
20
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$12.1M 0.42%
73,400
– –
TSM icon
21
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$11.1M 0.39%
93,700
– –
DSSI
22
DELISTED
Diamond S Shipping Inc. Common Shares
DSSI
$10.4M 0.36%
1,034,681
– –
EAF icon
23
GrafTech
EAF
$178M
$10.3M 0.36%
84,012
-1,251
-1% -$144K
LTRPA
24
DELISTED
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Series A
LTRPA
$7.89M 0.28%
1,236,417
+219,417
+22% +$1.19M
AGX icon
25
Argan
AGX
$7.03B
$3.2M 0.11%
60,000
+17,800
+42% +$858K
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Prem Watsa's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, Prem Watsa held 67 positions worth $2.87B, up 27% from $2.25B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 91% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa's Q1 2021 filing shows 8 new, 15 increased, 7 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was H&R Block: 770,894 shares worth $16.8M. The largest sale was Lumen, an estimated $10.2M.

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

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q1 2021 buy was H&R Block: 770,894 shares worth $16.8M.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Merck in Q1 2021, an estimated $3.87M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Lumen, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited Tiffany & Co. in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $2.47M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 91% of its $2.87B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • Prem Watsa opened 8 new positions and closed 10 in Q1 2021.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 27% quarter-over-quarter to $2.87B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 14 May 2021.