Prem Watsa
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Prem Watsa’s Latest Stock Portfolio: Fairfax’s Biggest Buys and SellsFAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/CAN (Prem Watsa) reported an equity portfolio valued at approximately $1.94 billion in the latest reported quarter, reflecting Prem Watsa’s value-…
Prem Watsa Portfolio Analysis: Top 10 Positions and Key ChangesPrem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings reported an equity portfolio of approximately ~$2.0 billion in the latest quarter, continuing to reflect a contrarian, value-driven appro…
Prem Watsa: Positioning Through Deep Value & OptionalityThe latest 13F from Fairfax Financial reflects a steady, high-conviction allocation toward real assets, energy, and restructuring platforms — with minimal turnover during the qu…
Prem Watsa’s Top 5 Positions Represent 70.19% Of The Total PortfolioPrem Watsa’s top 5 positions make up 70.19% of his current portfolio, showing a highly concentrated approach. His largest holding, Orla Mining Ltd (ORLA), alone accounts for 29.…- Prem Watsa’s Top 5 Positions Make Up 70.81% Of His PortfolioPrem Watsa’s top 5 U.S.-listed equity positions, as disclosed in his latest 13F filing, make up an outsized 70.81% of that portfolio — reflecting a conviction-driven strategy an…
Prem Watsa: Top 5 Positions Make Up 66.81% of His Portfolio (Analysis)Prem Watsa’s top 5 positions make up 66.81% of his current portfolio, indicating a moderately concentrated approach. His largest holding, Orla Mining Ltd (ORLA), accounts for 19…
How Prem Watsa Built Fairfax While Missing FAANGPrem Watsa’s 2019 shareholder letter isn’t just a business update—it’s a clear example of long-term investing and disciplined growth in action. Fairfax earned a record $2 billio…- Lessons from a Painful Investment — Prem Watsa’s BlackBerry BlunderIn his 2023 Shareholder Letter, Prem Watsa, often called the “Warren Buffett of the North,” issued a rare and candid mea culpa that offers a sobering lesson in humility, risk, a…
Prem Watsa: Knowing When To Shift from Defense to OffenseI often reflect on my past investment predictions and decisions—what went right, what went wrong, and what I can learn going forward. As I looked back, I was reading the Fairfax…
Prem Watsa – More Information, Same Human NatureIn the world of investing, information is everywhere. We have real-time stock quotes, earnings reports, and economic forecasts at our fingertips. Yet, as Prem Watsa pointed out …
Prem Watsa on Market Cycles: Why Growth Stocks Won’t Dominate ForeverIn a world where momentum and technology stocks have dominated the markets for the past decade, the principles of value investing have often been overshadowed. However, as Prem …
Prem Watsa – Top 10 Holdings – Latest 13FOne of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track the…
Prem Watsa: Lean Years in Investing: A Reality for Even the BestIn his 2000 Fairfax Financial Shareholder Letter, Prem Watsa discusses Fairfax’s underperformance, noting that for the first time in two consecutive years, the company did not a…
Prem Watsa: Caveat Emptor: The Risks of Long-Term Investment OptimismIn his 2015 Annual Letter, Prem Watsa criticizes the belief that common shares are always great long-term investments, noting historical downturns like the 1929 Dow Jones crash …
Prem Watsa: How To Achieve 20%+ ReturnsIn his 1987 Shareholder Letter, Prem Watsa discusses how short-term market fluctuations are driven by emotions and don’t reflect underlying business fundamentals. They advise in…
Prem Watsa: Navigating Investment Pitfalls: Insights on Regrets and SuccessIn this interview with Bloomberg, Prem Watsa admits to making numerous mistakes during his investing career. He acknowledges John Templeton’s point that even the best investors …
Prem Watsa – Top 10 Holdings – Latest 13FOne of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track the…
Prem Watsa: Caveat Emptor! Human Nature Has Not Changed At All Over All These YearsEarlier this year in his 2022 Annual Report, Prem Watsa warns investors to be careful (caveat emptor), and to remember that human nature has not changed at all over all these ye…