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Prem Watsa

Fairfax Financial Holdings · Insurance-float value investing Manages the equity portfolio of a property-and-casualty insurance holding company, taking long-term, often contrarian value positions funded by insurance float; the 13F reports only its US-listed holdings.

V. Prem Watsa is an Indian-Canadian billionaire businessman and the founder, chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings, sometimes referred to as the 'Canadian Warren Buffett'.

Wikipedia ↗ source: sec.gov

$2.6B reported 13F equity 32 positions as of 2026Q2 13F: latest change 2026-08-14

Portfolio allocation (reported 13F equity)

Long US-listed equity positions only; options excluded.

$2.6B13F equity
  • ORLA MINING LTD21.5%
  • ELDORADO GOLD CORP16.2%
  • KRAFT HEINZ CO12.8%
  • UNDER ARMOUR INC11.0%
  • CVS HEALTH CORP10.6%
  • CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC5.3%
  • UNDER ARMOUR INC5.2%
  • MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO2.9%
  • ATS CORP2.7%
  • WENDYS CO2.5%
  • Others9.3%

Reported 13F equity value — not a return, not AUM

Long US-listed equity positions only; filed with a ~45-day lag.

2026Q1 — $1.7B reported 13F equity2026Q2 — $2.6B reported 13F equity$2.6B$1.7B2026Q12026Q2
#TickerSecurity (as filed) % of 13FShares Reported priceCurrentValueActivity
1 — ORLA MINING LTD 21.5% 58,399,504 $9.73 — $568.5M Added +84%
2 — ELDORADO GOLD CORP 16.2% 13,746,506 $31.06 — $427.0M New
3 — KRAFT HEINZ CO 12.8% 14,306,500 $23.60 — $337.6M Added +172%
4 — UNDER ARMOUR INC 11.0% 45,356,965 $6.39 — $289.8M Added +5%
5 — CVS HEALTH CORP 10.6% 2,712,000 $103.43 — $280.5M New
6 — CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC 5.3% 14,899,273 $9.39 — $139.9M Held +0%
7 — UNDER ARMOUR INC 5.2% 21,999,128 $6.21 — $136.6M Held +0%
8 — MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO 2.9% 1,994,500 $38.94 — $77.7M Added +39%
9 — ATS CORP 2.7% 2,486,400 $28.35 — $70.5M Held +0%
10 — WENDYS CO 2.5% 8,005,627 $8.28 — $66.3M Added +145%
11 TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD 1.7% 93,700 $476.89 $431.81 -9.5% $44.7M Held +0%
12 — HELMERICH & PAYNE INC 1.5% 1,174,105 $32.75 — $38.5M Held +0%
13 — BANK NOVA SCOTIA 1.2% 359,100 $86.79 — $31.2M Held +0%
14 — GENERAL MOTORS CO 1.1% 375,965 $77.06 — $29.0M Held +0%
15 PFE PFIZER INC 1.0% 1,043,900 $24.06 $29.95 +24.5% $25.1M Added +5%
16 — MERCK & CO INC 0.8% 172,900 $128.39 — $22.2M New
17 — JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.7% 73,400 $253.96 — $18.6M New
18 — KASPI KZ JSC 0.3% 106,000 $86.56 — $9.2M New
19 — ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.2% 150,200 $32.43 — $4.9M New
20 — GARRETT MOTION INC 0.1% 102,783 $36.22 — $3.7M Trimmed −44%
21 — CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO 0.1% 24,800 $119.05 — $3.0M Held +0%
22 — COLLIERS INTL GROUP INC 0.1% 25,000 $93.04 — $2.3M Held +0%
23 — WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC 0.1% 81,900 $26.61 — $2.2M Added +41%
24 — DOMINO'S PIZZA INC 0.1% 7,230 $295.92 — $2.1M New
25 — CAPRI HOLDINGS LTD 0.1% 78,100 $18.57 — $1.5M Held +0%
26 — LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC 0.1% 12,500 $114.14 — $1.4M Held +0%
27 — PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC 0.0% 54,900 $21.38 — $1.2M Held +0%
28 — ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.0% 5,100 $204.99 — $1.0M New
29 — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 0.0% 1 $748,836.00 — $748836 Held +0%
30 — BRIGHTSTAR LOTTERY PLC 0.0% 68,733 $10.73 — $737505 Held +0%
31 — CEMENTOS PACASMAYO SAA 0.0% 50,000 $11.89 — $594500 New
32 — MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP 0.0% 62,500 $4.74 — $296250 Trimmed −50%
— — BLACKBERRY LTD — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%
— — KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%
— — PRIORITY TECH HOLDINGS INC — 0 — — $0 Sold-Out −100%

TradingPilot analysis of the reported 13F equity book

As of 2026Q2, Prem Watsa's reported 13F book holds 32 equity positions; the top 5 are 72% of it.

  1. ORLA MINING LTD — 21.5% of 13F
  2. ELDORADO GOLD CORP — 16.2% of 13F
  3. KRAFT HEINZ CO — 12.8% of 13F
  4. UNDER ARMOUR INC — 11.0% of 13F
  5. CVS HEALTH CORP — 10.6% of 13F

This quarter: 9 new, 7 added, 2 trimmed, 3 sold out.

Biggest share moves:
  • BLACKBERRY LTD — Sold-Out (−34,980,220 sh)
  • ORLA MINING LTD — Added (+26,582,275 sh)
  • KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC — Sold-Out (−13,322,009 sh)
  • KRAFT HEINZ CO — Added (+9,038,300 sh)
  • WENDYS CO — Added (+4,736,725 sh)