Investors who trade like Prem Watsa
The 29 other tracked superinvestors ranked by shared-ticker overlap with Prem Watsa's (Fairfax Financial) latest 13F portfolio. Jaccard similarity — the fraction of tickers held by both investors out of the union of tickers held by either.
Top similar investors
- 1Michael BurryScion Asset Management8%Jaccard2 shared of 25 total tickers — PFE · LULU
- 2David TepperAppaloosa Management6%Jaccard2 shared of 36 total tickers — TSM · BRK.B
- 3François RochonGiverny Capital5%Jaccard3 shared of 56 total tickers — TSM · LULU · BRK.B
- 4Bill NygrenOakmark Funds5%Jaccard5 shared of 96 total tickers — CVS · GM · PFE · MRK · BRK.B
- 5Andreas HalvorsenViking Global Investors5%Jaccard3 shared of 58 total tickers — CVS · TSM · GM
- 6Terry SmithFundsmith4%Jaccard2 shared of 45 total tickers — TSM · PFE
- 7Chris HohnTCI Fund Management4%Jaccard1 shared of 25 total tickers — CNI
- 8Li LuHimalaya Capital4%Jaccard1 shared of 26 total tickers — BRK.B
- 9Howard MarksOaktree Capital4%Jaccard2 shared of 55 total tickers — GTX · MX
- 10Stanley DruckenmillerDuquesne Family Office4%Jaccard2 shared of 57 total tickers — CLF · TSM
- 11David RolfeWedgewood Partners3%Jaccard1 shared of 33 total tickers — TSM
- 12Stephen MandelLone Pine Capital3%Jaccard1 shared of 34 total tickers — TSM
- 13Chuck AkreAkre Capital Management3%Jaccard1 shared of 35 total tickers — BRK.B
- 14Tom SlaterBaillie Gifford (Long Term Global Growth)3%Jaccard3 shared of 110 total tickers — TSM · PFE · BRK.B
- 15Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management3%Jaccard15 shared of 555 total tickers — UAA · KHC · CVS · CLF · TSM
Method
Jaccard similarity = |A ∩ B| / |A ∪ B| where A and B are the sets of tickers each investor holds in their most recent 13F filing.
A score of 100% means both investors hold exactly the same tickers. A score of 0% means no overlap. In practice, tracked superinvestors rarely exceed 40% — they pick unique spots even within similar philosophies.
Source data: SEC EDGAR 13F-HR filings, latest quarter available per investor. v1 uses unweighted Jaccard (set membership). v2 will add position-weighted similarity for a finer-grained score.
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Frequently asked questions
Which investors are most similar to Prem Watsa?
Top portfolio-similarity peers to Prem Watsa (Fairfax Financial): Michael Burry (Scion Asset Management, 8% Jaccard); David Tepper (Appaloosa Management, 6% Jaccard); François Rochon (Giverny Capital, 5% Jaccard). Full ranking of all 29 tracked peers below, by shared-ticker overlap.
How is investor similarity calculated?
HoldLens uses Jaccard similarity on shared tickers: |A ∩ B| / |A ∪ B|. For each pair of investors, count tickers held by both, divide by tickers held by either. Range 0% (no overlap) to 100% (identical portfolio). Computed from latest SEC 13F-HR filings for Prem Watsa and the 29 other tracked superinvestors.
Why does Prem Watsa's portfolio overlap with these investors?
Portfolio overlap reflects shared investment thesis, sector orientation, or fund-of-funds inheritance. High Jaccard (>50%) is rare and usually signals tight thesis alignment; 20-40% suggests overlapping sectors; <10% means distinct strategies. Click each peer below for their full 13F positions and ConvictionScore.
How current is the Prem Watsa similarity ranking?
Updated on each quarterly 13F-HR filing cycle (45-day statutory lag per SEC). Similarity scores refresh as new positions are added or exited. See /methodology for the federation cadence + 13F filing-window math.
Similarity computed from publicly filed 13F portfolios. 13F filings show long US equity positions only (no shorts, no cash, no non-US positions). Not investment advice.