Prem Watsa - Fairfax Financial Holdings Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis

How Fairfax Financial Holdings allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.

As of Mar 31, 2026, Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings portfolio reflects a concentrated approach across 28 reported 13F positions. Portfolio returns are primarily driven by a small set of high-conviction positions such as Orla Mining Ltd., Under Armour,, and CVS Health, with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 63% of total exposure and Orla Mining Ltd. alone contributing ~26%. While the portfolio includes 28 positions, economic outcomes are highly concentrated in a narrow set of basic materials and consumer cyclical companies names, indicating a meaningful divergence between structural diversification and return concentration. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments remains limited relative to peers, with performance weighted across basic materials, consumer discretionary, and healthcare. The portfolio exhibits low turnover, consistent with a buy-and-hold posture held through multiple reporting cycles. Distinctive traits include Long-Term Holder, Moderately Concentrated, Economically Concentrated.

Investment Style

Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.

High Conviction

Primary type: High-Conviction Investor

Traits: Long-Term Holder, Moderately Concentrated, Economically Concentrated, Structurally Diversified

Turnover profile

Moderate

Holding horizon

Long-Term

Portfolio Construction

Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.

Portfolio construction is moderately concentrated: top three names represent 48.9% of assets, top five 62.9%, and the largest single position is 25.8%.

Top 3 weight

48.9%

Top 5 weight

62.9%

Top 10 weight

88.1%

Largest position

25.8%

Top holdings: Orla Mining Ltd., Under Armour, Inc., CVS Health Corporation, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc., Under Armour, Inc. — view full holdings

Sector Preferences

Where capital is allocated by sector.

Capital is tilted toward Basic Materials and Consumer Cyclical, with 11 sectors represented in the latest filing.

Leading sectors: Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Healthcare

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Risk Framework

Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.

This investor accepts moderate single-name risk (largest position 25.8%, top ten 88.1%) and moderate economic diversification (HHI 0.09). Turnover tolerance maps to a moderate profile.

Largest position

25.8%

Top 10 weight

88.1%

Max sector

32.3%

Diversification

Moderate

Strategy Evolution

How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026

  • Top-five concentration rose from 62.1% to 62.9%.
  • Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 17.7%.

For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.

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