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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q1 2008

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-03-31, filed 2008-05-06

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 44 US equity positions worth $105.7m in its Q1 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is GE at 14.2% of the reported book, followed by MCY and EXMOC. Versus Q4 2007 it opened 3 new positions, added to 14, reduced 7 and exited 6.

$106m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
44
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
64.1%
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

Against Q4 2007: 3 new, 14 added, 7 reduced, 6 exited

44 rows
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials14.2%$15.0m405,028−0.6%reduced
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services14.1%$14.9m336,787+19%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–8.5%$8.9m105,732−0.6%reduced
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC no ticker–4.3%$4.6m96,0000.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services4.1%$4.4m191,299+2.4%added
MYLAN INC no ticker–4.0%$4.2m366,120+0.2%held
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services3.9%$4.2m119,305+0.2%held
LEG LEGGETT & PLATT INCConsumer Cyclical3.8%$4.0m265,005+12%added
DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF INCTechnology3.8%$4.0m106,160+234%added
MERCK & CO INC no ticker–3.3%$3.5m92,3780.0%held
STEIN MART INC no ticker–2.6%$2.7m485,225+38%added
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services2.5%$2.6m149,980+231%added
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive2.1%$2.2m36,4000.0%held
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology1.9%$2.0m93,4250.0%held
WALGREEN CO no ticker–1.8%$1.9m49,562+11%added
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–1.8%$1.9m145,601+98%added
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials1.7%$1.8m39,6150.0%held
VICAL INC no ticker–1.4%$1.5m418,9350.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive1.4%$1.4m22,0770.0%held
NATIONAL CITY CORP no ticker–1.3%$1.4m142,004+0.6%added
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials1.3%$1.4m26,4000.0%held
TELLABS INC no ticker–1.2%$1.3m241,255+432%added
IPC HLDGS LTD no ticker–1.2%$1.2m43,6210.0%held
GANNETT INC no ticker–1.1%$1.1m39,145–new
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical1.1%$1.1m40,451+153%added
CHFCUSD CHEMICAL FINL CORP–1.1%$1.1m47,055+0.5%added
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP no ticker–1.0%$1.1m76,8000.0%held
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–0.9%$998k2,079+0.2%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.9%$993k15,300−32%reduced
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.9%$992k46,5760.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.8%$895k12,9680.0%held
CNA CNA FINL CORPFinancial Services0.8%$837k32,460+181%added
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services0.7%$785k15,8640.0%held
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical0.6%$684k29,835–new
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.6%$645k11,700−4.0%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.6%$639k9,1200.0%held
TCF FINL CORP no ticker–0.5%$522k29,110–new
99 CENTS ONLY STORES no ticker–0.5%$511k51,715+3.6%added
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.4%$468k6,140−7.5%reduced
WYETH no ticker–0.3%$309k7,4000.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$260k3,600−22%reduced
T AT&T INCCommunication Services0.2%$240k6,263−7.6%reduced
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker–0.2%$201k4,9590.0%held
MOTOROLA INC no ticker–0.2%$167k18,0000.0%held

Exited since Q4 2007

6 rows
LLY ELI LILLY & CO1.1%$1.1m
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker0.8%$825k
MO ALTRIA GROUP INC0.5%$507k
ABX BARRICK GOLD CORP0.4%$452k
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORP0.2%$262k
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC no ticker0.2%$218k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified38.0%
  • Financial Services26.2%
  • Industrials15.5%
  • Technology5.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical5.5%
  • Consumer Defensive4.3%
  • Healthcare2.5%
  • Basic Materials1.7%
  • Energy0.4%
  • Communication Services0.2%

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