Semper Augustus Investments Group 13F holdings, Q2 2008
Holdings as of June 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Semper Augustus Investments Group disclosed 44 US equity positions worth $102.3m in its Q2 2008 13F filing. The largest position was MCY at 15.4% of the reported book, followed by GE and EXMOC. Against the Q1 2008 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 8 and reduced 8 among the top 44 holdings.
What did Semper Augustus Investments Group own in Q2 2008? Top 44 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q1 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEW | Financial Services | 15.4% | $15.8m | 337,451 | 0% | held |
| 2 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 10.6% | $10.8m | 405,030 | 0% | held |
| 3 | EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP | 9.0% | $9.2m | 104,732 | -1% | reduced | |
| 4 | ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC | 5.8% | $5.9m | 95,700 | -0% | held | |
| 5 | LEG LEGGETT & PLATT INC | Consumer Cyclical | 4.6% | $4.7m | 280,330 | 6% | added |
| 6 | MYLAN INC | 4.4% | $4.5m | 368,770 | 1% | added | |
| 7 | WAFD WASHINGTON FED INC | Financial Services | 4.0% | $4.1m | 226,424 | 18% | added |
| 8 | MCO MOODYS CORP | Financial Services | 3.5% | $3.6m | 104,485 | -12% | reduced |
| 9 | DBD DIEBOLD INC | Technology | 3.4% | $3.5m | 98,940 | -7% | reduced |
| 10 | MERCK & CO INC | 3.4% | $3.5m | 92,378 | 0% | held | |
| 11 | BRO BROWN & BROWN INC | Financial Services | 2.6% | $2.6m | 150,305 | 0% | held |
| 12 | STEIN MART INC | 2.2% | $2.2m | 489,575 | 1% | added | |
| 13 | WALGREEN CO | 2.1% | $2.2m | 67,237 | 36% | added | |
| 14 | NEM NEWMONT MINING CORP | Basic Materials | 2.0% | $2.1m | 39,415 | -1% | reduced |
| 15 | INTC INTEL CORP | Technology | 2.0% | $2.0m | 93,425 | 0% | held |
| 16 | KO COCA COLA CO | Consumer Defensive | 1.8% | $1.9m | 35,800 | -2% | reduced |
| 17 | AVX CORP NEW | 1.7% | $1.7m | 150,801 | 4% | added | |
| 18 | COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | Consumer Defensive | 1.5% | $1.5m | 22,077 | 0% | held |
| 19 | SCHERING PLOUGH CORP | 1.5% | $1.5m | 76,800 | 0% | held | |
| 20 | WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD | 1.4% | $1.4m | 3,319 | 60% | added | |
| 21 | VICAL INC | 1.4% | $1.4m | 418,935 | 0% | held | |
| 22 | EMR EMERSON ELEC CO | Industrials | 1.3% | $1.3m | 26,400 | 0% | held |
| 23 | GANNETT INC | 1.2% | $1.3m | 58,065 | 48% | added | |
| 24 | IPC HLDGS LTD | 1.1% | $1.1m | 43,171 | -1% | reduced | |
| 25 | TELLABS INC | 1.1% | $1.1m | 242,130 | 0% | held | |
| 26 | RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC SPONS | 1.0% | $1.1m | 12,968 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 1.0% | $984.0k | 15,300 | 0% | held |
| 28 | CHEMICAL FINL CORP | 0.9% | $960.0k | 47,055 | 0% | held | |
| 29 | BMY BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO | Healthcare | 0.9% | $956.0k | 46,576 | 0% | held |
| 30 | HD HOME DEPOT INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.9% | $947.0k | 40,451 | 0% | held |
| 31 | CNA CNA FINL CORP | Financial Services | 0.8% | $816.0k | 32,460 | 0% | held |
| 32 | CB CHUBB CORP | Financial Services | 0.8% | $777.0k | 15,864 | 0% | held |
| 33 | NATIONAL CITY CORP | 0.7% | $668.0k | 140,004 | -1% | reduced | |
| 34 | ABT ABBOTT LABS | Healthcare | 0.6% | $620.0k | 11,700 | 0% | held |
| 35 | LOW LOWES COS INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.6% | $619.0k | 29,835 | 0% | held |
| 36 | PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO | Consumer Defensive | 0.5% | $555.0k | 9,120 | 0% | held |
| 37 | COP CONOCOPHILLIPS | Energy | 0.4% | $378.0k | 4,000 | -35% | reduced |
| 38 | WYETH | 0.3% | $355.0k | 7,400 | 0% | held | |
| 39 | TCF FINL CORP | 0.3% | $350.0k | 29,110 | 0% | held | |
| 40 | 99 CENTS ONLY STORES | 0.3% | $341.0k | 51,715 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | Consumer Defensive | 0.3% | $321.0k | 6,505 | – | new |
| 42 | PEP PEPSICO INC | Consumer Defensive | 0.2% | $229.0k | 3,600 | 0% | held |
| 43 | T AT&T INC | Communication Services | 0.2% | $211.0k | 6,263 | 0% | held |
| 44 | MOTOROLA INC | 0.1% | $132.0k | 18,000 | 0% | held |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.