Known for concentrated, long-term value investing, Bruce Berkowitz founded Fairholme Capital Management and built a reputation running retail and institutional equity funds that target undervalued U.S. companies, often in financials and distressed sectors. The portfolio management style blends fundamental, bottom-up stock selection with opportunistic stakes in cyclically depressed assets; clients include mutual fund investors and institutional accounts.
Known for concentrated, long-term value investing, Bruce Berkowitz founded Fairholme Capital Management and built a reputation running retail and institutional equity funds that target undervalued U.S. companies, often in financials and distressed sectors. The portfolio management style blends fundamental, bottom-up stock selection with opportunistic stakes in cyclically depressed assets; clients include mutual fund investors and institutional accounts.
Concentrated, long-term value investor prioritizing deep fundamental research and asymmetric risk-reward opportunities. Prefers large, cyclical U.S. companies and distressed financials where intrinsic value diverges from market price. Employs bottom-up stock selection with high-conviction stakes, active engagement, and patient multi-year horizons. Risk discipline centers on margin-of-safety, position sizing, and capital preservation while tolerating short-term volatility. Opportunistic about restructurings, balance-sheet arbitrage, and catalysts that unlock shareholder value.
Concentrated, long-term value investor prioritizing deep fundamental research and asymmetric risk-reward opportunities. Prefers large, cyclical U.S. companies and distressed financials where intrinsic value diverges from market price. Employs bottom-up stock selection with high-conviction stakes, active engagement, and patient multi-year horizons. Risk discipline centers on margin-of-safety, position sizing, and capital preservation while tolerating short-term volatility. Opportunistic about restructurings, balance-sheet arbitrage, and catalysts that unlock shareholder value.
| Trades 2134 | Longs Won 1193/2134 55% | Profit Factor 1.5 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $30.64M |
| Average Win $7.41M | Best Trade (Mar 31) $698.45M | Sharpe Ratio -28.9 |
| Average Loss -$6.25M | Worst Trade (Dec 31) -$438.47M | Z-Score -10.13 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 2y 3m 3w 6d | Expectancy $1.39M |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.06% | 0.37% | 1.41% | 3.98% | 9.29% | 19.02% | 35.41% | 61.25% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 254 | 229 | 204 | 178 | 153 | 127 | 102 | 76 | 51 | 25 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL Apple Inc. | 2,400 | $328,762.45 | $822,192 | - | $493,429.55 | 150.09% | +0.17% |
BRK-A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 11 | $7.72M | $8.73M | - | $1.01M | 13.06% | +0.572% |
BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 87,852 | $37.07M | $46.49M | - | $9.42M | 25.42% | +0.673% |
CPB The Campbell's Company | 116,500 | $2.59M | $2.31M | - | -$283,095 | -10.91% | 0.0 |
EPD Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 5.46M | $132.9M | $198.51M | - | $65.61M | 49.37% | +2.291% |
HOMB Home BancShares Inc. | 12,100 | $325,853 | $352,896.5 | - | $27,043.5 | 8.3% | +1.022% |
JOE The St. Joe Company | 18.18M | $398.45M | $1.24B | - | $842.59M | 211.46% | +0.745% |
KHC The Kraft Heinz Company | 202,300 | $4.66M | $4.73M | - | $71,448.5 | 1.53% | +0.451% |
OZK Bank OZK | 921,252 | $40.86M | $42.35M | - | $1.49M | 3.64% | +0.279% |
PFE Pfizer Inc. | 231,000 | $5.56M | $6.82M | - | $1.25M | 22.55% | +0.238% |
PGR Progressive Corporation | 72,200 | $15.18M | $15.59M | - | $403,146 | 2.65% | +1.006% |
UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. | 23,800 | $2.56M | $2.31M | - | -$248,948 | -9.73% | -0.808% |
WRB W.R. Berkley Corporation | 256,350 | $11.44M | $19.04M | - | $7.6M | 66.42% | +0.406% |