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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q3 2008

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-09-30, filed 2008-11-10

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 38 US equity positions worth $96.8m in its Q3 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is MCY at 17.0% of the reported book, followed by GE and EXMOC. Versus Q2 2008 it opened 1 new position, added to 4, reduced 7 and exited 7.

$96.8m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
38
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
17.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
66.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
15
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 Q2 2008: 1 new, 4 added, 7 reduced, 7 exited

38 rows
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services17.0%$16.4m300,303−11%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials10.7%$10.3m405,0320.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–8.4%$8.1m104,7320.0%held
CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP I no ticker–7.0%$6.8m280,070–new
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC no ticker–5.1%$4.9m75,700−21%reduced
MYLAN INC no ticker–4.3%$4.2m368,7700.0%held
WALGREEN CO no ticker–4.1%$4.0m128,587+91%added
DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF INCTechnology3.4%$3.3m98,9400.0%held
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services3.4%$3.3m150,3050.0%held
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology3.3%$3.2m168,850+81%added
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services3.1%$3.0m163,571−28%reduced
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials3.1%$3.0m76,315+94%added
MERCK & CO INC no ticker–3.0%$2.9m92,3780.0%held
STEIN MART INC no ticker–2.0%$1.9m489,5750.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive2.0%$1.9m35,8000.0%held
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–1.6%$1.6m3,3190.0%held
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–1.6%$1.5m150,001−0.5%reduced
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP no ticker–1.5%$1.4m76,8000.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive1.5%$1.4m21,777−1.4%reduced
IPC HLDGS LTD no ticker–1.3%$1.3m43,1710.0%held
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical1.2%$1.2m44,831+11%added
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials1.1%$1.1m26,4000.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare1.1%$1.1m15,3000.0%held
GANNETT INC no ticker–1.0%$986k58,0650.0%held
TELLABS INC no ticker–1.0%$983k242,1300.0%held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare1.0%$971k46,5760.0%held
VICAL INC no ticker–0.9%$894k414,035−1.2%reduced
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services0.9%$871k15,8640.0%held
CNA CNA FINL CORPFinancial Services0.9%$852k32,4600.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.8%$765k12,9680.0%held
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.7%$674k11,7000.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.7%$636k9,1200.0%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$313k6,5050.0%held
WYETH no ticker–0.3%$273k7,4000.0%held
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.3%$271k3,700−7.5%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$257k3,6000.0%held
NATIONAL CITY CORP no ticker–0.3%$245k140,0040.0%held
MOTOROLA INC no ticker–0.1%$129k18,0000.0%held

Exited since Q2 2008

7 rows
LEG LEGGETT & PLATT INC4.6%$4.7m
MCO MOODYS CORP3.5%$3.6m
CHFCUSD CHEMICAL FINL CORP0.9%$960k
LOW LOWES COS INC0.6%$619k
TCF FINL CORP no ticker0.3%$350k
99 CENTS ONLY STORES no ticker0.3%$341k
T AT&T INC0.2%$211k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified44.4%
  • Financial Services25.2%
  • Industrials11.8%
  • Technology6.6%
  • Consumer Defensive4.7%
  • Basic Materials3.1%
  • Healthcare2.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.2%
  • Energy0.3%

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