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Fairfax Financial

by Prem Watsa, CEO since 1985 holding company

Legal name
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd
On record since?
Q2 2013
Filings read
53
Style
Value
Website
fairfax.ca
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CIK
0000915191
Read since
Aug 22, 2026

Q2 2026 · filed Aug 14, 2026 · $2.6B US stock · 32 positions · Very concentrated · Moderate turnover · Top: ORLA 21.6% · EGO 16.2% · KHC 12.8%

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Streakslongest held · 53 quarters on record

  1. JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.7%53+ quarters
  2. BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 0.0%53+ quarters
  3. HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 1.5%46 quarters
  4. TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 1.7%36 quarters
  5. GM General Motors Company 1.1%33 quarters

2 names have been in this book every quarter on record (53). New in this book this quarter: EGO, KSPI, RCI, DPZ, EA and 1 more.

Over time53 quarters, Q2 2013 to Q2 2026

US stock$2.6B Q2 2026

Positions32 Q2 2026

Picture100.0% Q2 2026

Turnover40%/yr Q2 2026

Filings53

  1. Q2 2026 filed Aug 14, 26 $2.6B · 32 positions  · 6 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 6 new · 3 exited
  2. Q1 2026 filed May 15, 26 $1.9B · 29 positions  · 2 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 2 exited
  3. Q4 2025 filed Feb 17, 26 $2.1B · 29 positions  · 3 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 3 new · 3 exited
  4. Q3 2025 filed Nov 14, 25 $2.1B · 29 positions  · 3 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 3 new · 2 exited
  5. Q2 2025 filed Aug 14, 25 $1.9B · 28 positions  · 2 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 3 exited
  6. Q1 2025 filed May 15, 25 $1.8B · 29 positions  · 1 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 3 exited
  7. Q4 2024 filed Feb 14, 25 $1.6B · 31 positions  · 4 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 4 new · 4 exited
  8. Q3 2024 filed Nov 14, 24 $1.1B · 31 positions  · 2 new · 9 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 9 exited
  9. Q2 2024 filed Aug 14, 24 $1.2B · 38 positions  · 2 new · 6 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 6 exited
  10. Q1 2024 filed May 15, 24 $1.2B · 42 positions  · 1 new · 16 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 16 exited
  11. Q4 2023 filed Feb 14, 24 $1.5B · 57 positions  · 1 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 4 exited
  12. Q3 2023 filed Nov 14, 23 $1.5B · 60 positions  · 2 new · 2 exited mostly · Very concentrated 2 new · 2 exited
  13. Q2 2023 filed Aug 14, 23 $1.5B · 60 positions  · 6 new · 12 exited mostly · Very concentrated 6 new · 12 exited
  14. Q1 2023 filed May 15, 23 $1.4B · 66 positions  · 2 new · 10 exited mostly · Very concentrated 2 new · 10 exited
  15. Q4 2022 filed Feb 14, 23 $3.7B · 74 positions  · 11 new · 9 exited full · Very concentrated 11 new · 9 exited
  16. Q3 2022 filed Nov 14, 22 $3.5B · 72 positions  · 4 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 4 new · 2 exited
  17. Q2 2022 filed Aug 15, 22 $2.8B · 70 positions  · 7 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 7 new · 3 exited
  18. Q1 2022 filed May 16, 22 $3.0B · 66 positions  · 9 new · 6 exited full · Very concentrated 9 new · 6 exited
  19. Q4 2021 filed Feb 14, 22 $3.1B · 63 positions  · 9 new · 7 exited full · Very concentrated 9 new · 7 exited
  20. Q3 2021 filed Nov 17, 21 $3.1B · 61 positions  · 10 new · 8 exited full · Very concentrated 10 new · 8 exited
  21. Q2 2021 filed Aug 16, 21 $3.1B · 59 positions  · 11 new · 9 exited full · Very concentrated 11 new · 9 exited
  22. Q1 2021 filed May 14, 21 $2.9B · 57 positions  · 8 new · 10 exited full · Very concentrated 8 new · 10 exited
  23. Q4 2020 filed Feb 12, 21 $2.2B · 59 positions  · 10 new · 11 exited full · Very concentrated 10 new · 11 exited
  24. Q3 2020 filed Nov 13, 20 $1.8B · 60 positions  · 5 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 5 new · 4 exited
  25. Q2 2020 filed Aug 14, 20 $1.6B · 59 positions  · 8 new · 5 exited full · Very concentrated 8 new · 5 exited
  26. Q1 2020 filed May 15, 20 $1.4B · 56 positions  · 20 new · 5 exited full · Very concentrated 20 new · 5 exited
  27. Q4 2019 filed Feb 14, 20 $2.0B · 41 positions  · 13 new · 4 exited mostly · Very concentrated 13 new · 4 exited
  28. Q3 2019 filed Nov 14, 19 $1.7B · 32 positions  · 2 new · 4 exited mostly · Very concentrated 2 new · 4 exited
  29. Q2 2019 filed Aug 14, 19 $1.8B · 34 positions  · 2 new · 3 exited mostly · Very concentrated 2 new · 3 exited
  30. Q1 2019 filed May 15, 19 $1.8B · 35 positions  · 5 new · 3 exited mostly · Very concentrated 5 new · 3 exited
  31. Q4 2018 filed Feb 14, 19 $1.3B · 33 positions  · 7 new · 7 exited mostly · Very concentrated 7 new · 7 exited
  32. Q3 2018 filed Nov 14, 18 $1.7B · 33 positions  · 2 new · 2 exited mostly · Very concentrated 2 new · 2 exited
  33. Q2 2018 filed Aug 14, 18 $1.2B · 33 positions  · 6 new · 11 exited partial · Very concentrated 6 new · 11 exited
  34. Q1 2018 filed May 15, 18 $1.3B · 38 positions  · 5 new · 11 exited partial · Very concentrated 5 new · 11 exited
  35. Q4 2017 filed Feb 14, 18 $1.4B · 44 positions  · 6 new · 10 exited full · Very concentrated 6 new · 10 exited
  36. Q3 2017 filed Nov 14, 17 $1.2B · 48 positions  · 19 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 19 new · 0 exited
  37. Q2 2017 filed Aug 11, 17 $1.1B · 29 positions  · 1 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 1 new · 3 exited
  38. Q1 2017 filed May 12, 17 $1.2B · 31 positions  · 5 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 5 new · 3 exited
  39. Q4 2016 filed Feb 13, 17 $1.2B · 29 positions  · 4 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 4 new · 4 exited
  40. Q3 2016 filed Nov 10, 16 $1.1B · 29 positions  · 2 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 0 exited
  41. Q2 2016 filed Aug 12, 16 $1.0B · 27 positions  · 4 new · 6 exited partial · Very concentrated 4 new · 6 exited
  42. Q1 2016 filed May 13, 16 $1.1B · 29 positions  · 6 new · 10 exited partial · Very concentrated 6 new · 10 exited
  43. Q4 2015 filed Feb 12, 16 $1.2B · 33 positions  · 7 new · 14 exited full · Very concentrated 7 new · 14 exited
  44. Q3 2015 filed Nov 13, 15 $1.1B · 40 positions  · 3 new · 12 exited full · Very concentrated 3 new · 12 exited
  45. Q2 2015 filed Aug 14, 15 $1.4B · 49 positions  · 8 new · 2 exited full · Very concentrated 8 new · 2 exited
  46. Q1 2015 filed May 14, 15 $1.4B · 43 positions  · 4 new · 4 exited full · Very concentrated 4 new · 4 exited
  47. Q4 2014 filed Feb 13, 15 $1.5B · 43 positions  · 2 new · 1 exited full · Very concentrated 2 new · 1 exited
  48. Q3 2014 filed Nov 14, 14 $1.5B · 42 positions  · 4 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 4 new · 3 exited
  49. Q2 2014 filed Aug 13, 14 $1.4B · 41 positions  · 5 new · 5 exited full · Very concentrated 5 new · 5 exited
  50. Q1 2014 filed May 14, 14 $1.4B · 41 positions  · 3 new · 3 exited full · Very concentrated 3 new · 3 exited
  51. Q4 2013 filed Feb 14, 14 $1.3B · 41 positions  · 7 new · 6 exited full · Very concentrated 7 new · 6 exited
  52. Q3 2013 filed Nov 14, 13 $1.5B · 40 positions  · 7 new · 6 exited full · Very concentrated 7 new · 6 exited
  53. Q2 2013 filed Aug 14, 13 $2.4B · 39 positions  · 0 new · 0 exited full · Very concentrated 0 new · 0 exited

People3

  • Prem Watsa · CEO · 1985–Chairman and chief executive. Source: Fairfax AIF 2021
  • Wade Burton · CIO · 2018–President and CIO of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel, the Fairfax investment arm; joined 2009. Source: Fairfax annual report 2017
  • Prem Watsa · founder · 1985–Took control of Markel Financial in 1985, renamed Fairfax in 1987; chairman and CEO since. Source: fairfax.ca/about-fairfax, AIF 2021