Prem Watsa

Prem Watsa

13F
Fairfax Financial Holdings
Last update 2024-08-14 38 Stocks (2 new)
Value $1.18 Bil Turnover 7 %
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Prem Watsa Profile

Prem Watsa was born on Aug. 5, 1950. His parents were originally from the small Christian community in the southern city of Mangalore, India. He studied at the Indian Institute of Technology, with a major in chemical engineering. On Sept. 11, 1972, Watsa arrived in London, Ontario with $8 in his pocket and a $600 draft toward the first year's tuition. He attended the MBA program at what later became the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. He took his first job Confederation Life in 1974. John Watson, the director of research, handed him the book, "Security Analysis."
Watsa's Fairfax Financial is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.
Fairfax's corporate objective is to achieve a high rate of return on invested capital and build long-term shareholder value. Fairfax seeks to differentiate itself by combining disciplined underwriting with the investment of its assets on a total return basis, which Fairfax believes provides above-average returns over the long-term.

Prem Watsa Investing Philosophy


In 1985, Watsa met Francis Chou, who told him how Warren Buffett made his money through investing Berkshire Hathaway's insurance float. As such, he based Fairfax Financial's strategy off this practive as well. Watsa emphasizes a conservative value investment philosophy, seeking to invest assets on a total return basis, which includes realized and unrealized gains over the long term.
Prem Watsa Top Holdings of 2024-06-30 View Full List
Ticker
Company
Shares
Value ($1000)
Shares Change %
Weighting %
Trade Impact %
% of Shares outstanding
3M Change %
YTD Change %
Market Cap $Mil
Industry
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corp
6,020,418
379165.930
0%
32.050
0%
0.660
-17.26%
-15.10%
46861.686
Oil & Gas
ORLA
Orla Mining Ltd
55,655,229
213127.780
0%
18.020
0%
17.410
+29.28%
+48.77%
1545.747
Metals & Mining
KW
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc
13,322,009
129356.710
0%
10.940
0%
9.700
+3.81%
-8.90%
1468.937
Real Estate
BB
BlackBerry Ltd
46,724,700
116344.500
0%
9.840
0%
7.920
-6.61%
-36.16%
1332.671
Software
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc
274,620
49997.320
0%
4.230
0%
0.000
-0.12%
+22.80%
2104613.570
Interactive Media
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
95,000
47503.800
+1,087.50%
4.020
+3.68%
-
+3.31%
+19.66%
480038.137
 
UAA
Under Armour Inc
4,223,700
28172.080
New Holding
2.380
+2.38%
0.980
+22.67%
-2.73%
3558.772
Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
141,700
24631.710
+51.23%
2.080
+0.70%
0.000
+15.35%
+85.20%
988155.683
Semiconductors
BEN
Franklin Resources Inc
1,000,000
22380.000
0%
1.890
0%
0.190
-7.81%
-26.64%
10862.677
Asset Management
MRK
Merck & Co Inc
172,900
21394.650
0%
1.810
0%
0.010
-8.95%
-4.35%
259361.689
Drug Manufacturers

Prem Watsa's Historical Top Holdings Breakdowns

Prem Watsa's Top Stock Picks View Full List
Ticker
Company
Date
Action
Impact %
Price Range
Price
Price Change from Avrg%
Comment
Current Shares
Share Change
MU
Micron Technology Inc2024-06-30Reduce
-6.29%
106.77 ($126.02) 153.45
$99.65
-20.93%
Reduce -94.23%
40,100
-655,000
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF2024-06-30Add
+3.68%
455.1 ($481.2) 504.28
$522.67
8.62%
Add 1087.5%
95,000
87,000
CCAP
Crescent Capital BDC Inc2024-06-30Sold Out
-2.73%
16.96 ($17.86) 19.1
$18.18
1.79%
Sold Out
0
-1,945,858
UAA
Under Armour Inc2024-06-30New Buy
+2.38%
6.55 ($6.82) 7.31
$8.55
25.37%
New holding
4,223,700
4,223,700
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd2024-06-30Add
+0.70%
127.7 ($151.69) 179.69
$190.54
25.61%
Add 51.23%
141,700
48,000
META
Meta Platforms Inc2024-06-30New Buy
+0.55%
430.17 ($486.09) 527.34
$567.58
16.76%
New holding
12,800
12,800
GE
GE Aerospace2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.29%
136.47 ($159.66) 168.86
$171.78
7.59%
Sold Out
0
-25,600
CRDO
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.15%
16.92 ($22.11) 31.94
$37.70
70.51%
Sold Out
0
-87,566
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.14%
76.19 ($81.38) 89.24
$77.16
-5.19%
Sold Out
0
-19,100
CVS
CVS Health Corp2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.10%
53.63 ($62.55) 79.56
$56.46
-9.74%
Sold Out
0
-15,000

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