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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q4 2007

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2007-12-31, filed 2008-02-07

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 47 US equity positions worth $105.7m in its Q4 2007 13F filing. Its largest position is GE at 14.3% of the reported book, followed by MCY and EXMOC.

$106m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
47
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
65.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
16
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
75
Quarters on file since Q4 2007
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

47 rows
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials14.3%$15.1m407,276–
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services13.4%$14.1m283,398–
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–9.4%$10.0m106,332–
MERCK & CO INC no ticker–5.1%$5.4m92,378–
MYLAN INC no ticker–4.9%$5.1m365,520–
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC no ticker–4.8%$5.0m96,000–
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services4.0%$4.3m119,055–
LEG LEGGETT & PLATT INCConsumer Cyclical3.9%$4.1m235,885–
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services3.7%$3.9m186,859–
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology2.4%$2.5m93,425–
NATIONAL CITY CORP no ticker–2.2%$2.3m141,154–
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive2.1%$2.2m36,400–
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP no ticker–1.9%$2.0m76,800–
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials1.8%$1.9m39,615–
VICAL INC no ticker–1.7%$1.8m418,935–
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.6%$1.7m44,685–
STEIN MART INC no ticker–1.6%$1.7m351,425–
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive1.5%$1.5m22,077–
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare1.4%$1.5m22,556–
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials1.4%$1.5m26,400–
IPC HLDGS LTD no ticker–1.2%$1.3m43,621–
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare1.2%$1.2m46,576–
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare1.1%$1.1m21,089–
CHFCUSD CHEMICAL FINL CORP–1.1%$1.1m46,805–
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–1.0%$1.1m12,968–
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–1.0%$1.1m2,074–
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services1.0%$1.1m45,340–
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–0.9%$988k73,600–
DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF INCTechnology0.9%$922k31,815–
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services0.8%$866k15,864–
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker–0.8%$825k11,765–
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.6%$684k12,190–
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.6%$670k9,120–
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.6%$586k6,640–
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.5%$507k6,705–
ABX BARRICK GOLD CORPFinancial Services0.4%$452k10,748–
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$430k15,966–
99 CENTS ONLY STORES no ticker–0.4%$397k49,915–
CNA CNA FINL CORPFinancial Services0.4%$389k11,550–
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$349k4,600–
WYETH no ticker–0.3%$327k7,400–
TELLABS INC no ticker–0.3%$297k45,355–
MOTOROLA INC no ticker–0.3%$289k18,000–
T AT&T INCCommunication Services0.3%$282k6,778–
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker–0.3%$266k4,959–
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials0.2%$262k14,255–
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC no ticker–0.2%$218k3,740–

Sector mix

  • Unclassified40.8%
  • Financial Services23.7%
  • Industrials15.7%
  • Consumer Defensive5.0%
  • Healthcare4.3%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.3%
  • Technology3.2%
  • Basic Materials2.1%
  • Energy0.6%
  • Communication Services0.3%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (75)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202650$885m
Q1 202644$837m
Q4 202539$870m
Q3 202538$801m
Q2 202537$711m
Q1 202536$620m
Q4 202437$560m
Q3 202437$592m
Q2 202439$559m
Q1 202436$547m
Q4 202335$478m
Q3 202333$417m
Q2 202333$423m
Q1 202334$391m
Q4 202233$367m
Q3 202234$331m
Q2 202232$338m
Q1 202232$393m
Q4 202133$321m
Q3 202138$309m
Q2 202136$301m
Q1 202130$265m
Q4 202030$229m
Q3 202027$195m
Q2 202027$177m
Q1 202027$159m
Q4 201928$186m
Q3 201928$175m
Q2 201927$169m
Q1 201928$163m
Q4 201828$156m
Q3 201829$173m
Q2 201829$160m
Q1 201826$144m
Q4 201726$134m
Q3 201726$135m
Q2 201728$130m
Q1 201728$134m
Q4 201628$135m
Q3 201630$138m
Q2 201630$138m
Q1 201630$139m
Q4 201532$143m
Q3 201531$143m
Q2 201531$149m
Q1 201531$154m
Q4 201430$157m
Q3 201430$163m
Q2 201429$170m
Q1 201430$174m
Q4 201331$176m
Q3 201330$169m
Q2 201330$169m
Q1 201322$111m
Q4 201222$104m
Q3 201225$109m
Q2 201230$109m
Q1 201231$114m
Q4 201130$110m
Q3 201130$98.5m
Q2 201128$97.5m
Q1 201131$105m
Q4 201041$146m
Q3 201031$93.2m
Q2 201030$86.7m
Q1 201029$86.4m
Q4 200930$80.6m
Q3 200933$80.2m
Q2 200932$71.1m
Q1 200933$66.0m
Q4 200837$81.4m
Q3 200838$96.8m
Q2 200844$102m
Q1 200844$106m
Q4 200747$106m

Where Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) was early

19 rows
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCQ2 200814 of 1690.3%2.3%19Held at last filing, Q2 2026+266%
MRK MERCK & CO INCQ1 20101 of 1955.9%5.9%66Held at last filing, Q2 2026+261%
SNY SANOFIQ4 20102 of 1091.8%3.9%23Exited by Q4 2018+39%
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCQ4 20102 of 1130.9%2.0%54Held at last filing, Q2 2026+493%
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELQ4 20106 of 617.1%19.2%54Held at last filing, Q2 2026+522%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELQ4 20108 of 18013.2%26.5%54Held at last filing, Q2 2026+525%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPQ4 20109 of 3744.8%4.8%14Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1237%
TGT TARGET CORPQ1 201113 of 1910.9%1.1%5Exited by Q2 2012+17%
PAYX PAYCHEX INCQ3 20112 of 1261.3%2.4%4Held at last filing, Q2 2026+273%
MMM 3M COQ3 20118 of 1651.1%1.4%9Exited by Q4 2013+66%
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COQ1 201515 of 1941.2%2.3%46Held at last filing, Q2 2026+333%
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEWQ2 20164 of 1252.5%3.5%28Exited by Q2 2023+64%
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INCQ2 20171 of 441.3%4.8%37Held at last filing, Q2 2026−62%
EQNR EQUINOR ASAQ2 20181 of 821.8%2.1%33Held at last filing, Q2 2026+19%
CMI CUMMINS INCQ3 201813 of 1552.5%3.3%32Held at last filing, Q2 2026+388%
SWKS SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INCQ1 20199 of 1543.0%3.9%4Exited by Q1 2020+47%
GPC GENUINE PARTS COQ1 20204 of 1311.3%1.5%5Exited by Q2 2021+72%
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCQ1 202012 of 1401.7%10.6%26Held at last filing, Q2 2026+83%
DINO HF SINCLAIR CORPQ1 20225 of 1222.8%4.6%18Held at last filing, Q2 2026+75%

Concentration and tenure

19.2%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
74.3%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
5
Median completed holding, quarters