Fairfax Holdings Buys Abitibibowater, Berkshire Hathaway, Citigroup Inc., Sells Johnson & Johnson, Stewart Enterprises Inc.

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May 13, 2011
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Prem Watsa’s insurance company Fairfax Holdings reported its first quarter portfolio holdings. The company buys Abitibibowater, Berkshire Hathaway, Citigroup Inc., Old Republic International Corp., sells Johnson & Johnson, Stewart Enterprises Inc. during the 3-months ended 03/31/2011, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Inc.. As of 03/31/2011, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Inc. owns 41 stocks with a total value of $3 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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This is the sector weightings of his portfolio:

Health Care

25.3%

Technology

14.7%

Telecommunications

12%

Financials

9.4%

Oil & Gas

9.4%

Basic Materials

8.4%

Consumer Goods

6.1%

Industrials

3.7%

Consumer Services

2.6%



These are the top 5 holdings of Prem Watsa

  1. ABITIBIBOWATER (ABH) - 17,008,276 shares, 15.03% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 28.52%
  2. Dell Inc. (DELL) - 22,693,489 shares, 10.83% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.04%
  3. JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ) - 5,184,300 shares, 10.1% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 24.69%
  4. SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC. (SD) - 21,307,600 shares, 8.97% of the total portfolio.
  5. INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP INC. (ICO) - 22,577,788 shares, 8.38% of the total portfolio.


Added: Abitibibowater (ABH, Financial)

Prem Watsa added to his holdings in Abitibibowater by 28.52%. His purchase prices were between $23.29 and $30, with an estimated average price of $27.12. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 3.34%. His holdings were 17,008,276 shares as of 03/31/2011.

AbitibiBowater Inc is engaged in the production of newsprint and coated and specialty papers. Abitibibowater has a market cap of $2.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.88 .

Added: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B, Financial)

Prem Watsa added to his holdings in Berkshire Hathaway by 75%. His purchase prices were between $79.4 and $87.28, with an estimated average price of $83.37. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.01%. His holdings were 10,500 shares as of 03/31/2011.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Berkshire Hathaway has a market cap of $199.55 billion; its shares were traded at around $80.7 with a P/E ratio of 15.9 and P/S ratio of 1.5. Berkshire Hathaway had an annual average earnings growth of 10.8% over the past 10 years.

Reduced: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial)

Prem Watsa reduced to his holdings in Johnson & Johnson by 24.69%. His sale prices were between $57.66 and $63.35, with an estimated average price of $60.71. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was -3.31%. Prem Watsa still held 5,184,300 shares as of 03/31/2011.

Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the health care field in many countries of the world. Johnson & Johnson has a market cap of $184.12 billion; its shares were traded at around $67.19 with a P/E ratio of 13.9 and P/S ratio of 2.9. The dividend yield of Johnson & Johnson stocks is 3.3%. Johnson & Johnson had an annual average earnings growth of 9.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Johnson & Johnson the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Reduced: Stewart Enterprises Inc. (STEI, Financial)

Prem Watsa reduced to his holdings in Stewart Enterprises Inc. by 72.16%. His sale prices were between $6.34 and $7.8, with an estimated average price of $7.07. The impact to his portfolio due to this sale was -0.75%. Prem Watsa still held 1,136,546 shares as of 03/31/2011.

STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC. is a provider of products and services in the death care industry in North America. Stewart Enterprises Inc. has a market cap of $730.3 million; its shares were traded at around $7.98 with a P/E ratio of 23.5 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Stewart Enterprises Inc. stocks is 1.6%.