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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
+21.43%
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
$1.84B
AUM Growth
+$288M
Cap. Flow
+$91.2M
Cap. Flow %
4.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
92.02%
Holding
32
New
1
Increased
3
Reduced
2
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CLF icon
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
+$91.5M
2
KHC icon
Kraft Heinz
KHC
+$1.35M
3
TAP icon
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
+$1.15M
4
LWAY icon
Lifeway Foods
LWAY
+$390K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TFII icon
TFI International
TFII
+$1.79M
2
KKR icon
KKR & Co
KKR
+$482K
3
XERS icon
Xeris Biopharma Holdings
XERS
+$472K
4
CIGI icon
Colliers International
CIGI
+$393K
5
RVNC
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
+$64.1K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 35.35%
2 Energy 17.22%
3 Healthcare 12.36%
4 Technology 11.2%
5 Consumer Staples 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ORLA
1
DELISTED
Orla Mining
ORLA
$527M 28.57%
56,817,229
– –
OXY icon
2
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$61.3B
$297M 16.12%
6,020,418
– –
CVS icon
3
CVS Health
CVS
$119B
$184M 9.96%
2,712,000
– –
BB icon
4
BlackBerry
BB
$4.71B
$176M 9.52%
46,724,700
– –
CLF icon
5
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.43B
$122M 6.64%
14,899,273
+9,000,000
+153% +$91.5M
KW
6
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$116M 6.26%
13,322,009
– –
KHC icon
7
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
$102M 5.54%
3,359,000
+45,000
+1% +$1.35M
TAP icon
8
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.01B
$73.5M 3.98%
1,206,500
+20,000
+2% +$1.15M
ATS icon
9
ATS Corp
ATS
$1.94B
$60.8M 3.29%
2,486,400
– –
UAA icon
10
Under Armour
UAA
$2.32B
$39.4M 2.13%
6,311,800
– –
TSM icon
11
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$23.5M 1.27%
141,700
– –
HP icon
12
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$4.35B
$20.2M 1.1%
774,105
– –
GM icon
13
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
$17.7M 0.96%
375,965
– –
BNS icon
14
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$17M 0.92%
359,100
– –
PFE icon
15
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
$16.5M 0.89%
650,900
– –
MRK icon
16
Merck
MRK
$376B
$15.5M 0.84%
172,900
– –
JNJ icon
17
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$12.2M 0.66%
73,400
– –
MU icon
18
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
$6.95M 0.38%
80,000
– –
FNV icon
19
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$51.3B
$2.64M 0.14%
16,800
– –
CIGI icon
20
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.47B
$2.59M 0.14%
22,000
-3,000
-12% -$393K
GTX icon
21
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.96B
$2.55M 0.14%
304,360
– –
KKR icon
22
KKR & Co
KKR
$97.4B
$2.31M 0.13%
20,000
-3,500
-15% -$482K
GNTX icon
23
Gentex
GNTX
$4.98B
$1.98M 0.11%
85,000
– –
CPRI icon
24
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
$1.54M 0.08%
78,100
– –
ATHM icon
25
Autohome
ATHM
$2.56B
$1.5M 0.08%
54,000
– –
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Prem Watsa's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2025, Prem Watsa held 32 positions worth $1.84B, up 19% from $1.56B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 92% of the portfolio.

Prem Watsa deployed $91.2M of net new capital in Q1 2025, opening 1 new position and adding to 3 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Lifeway Foods: 17,367 shares worth $425K.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 35% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was KKR & Co, an estimated $482K trimmed.

  • Prem Watsa's largest Q1 2025 buy was Lifeway Foods: 17,367 shares worth $425K.
  • Prem Watsa added most to Cleveland-Cliffs in Q1 2025, an estimated $91.5M increase.
  • Prem Watsa's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was KKR & Co, cutting an estimated $482K.
  • Prem Watsa fully exited TFI International in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $1.79M.
  • Prem Watsa's ten largest holdings make up 92% of its $1.84B portfolio in Q1 2025.
  • Prem Watsa opened 1 new position and closed 3 in Q1 2025.
  • Prem Watsa's portfolio value rose 19% quarter-over-quarter to $1.84B.

Based on Fairfax Financial Holdings's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 15 May 2025.