Semper Augustus Investments Group 13F holdings, Q3 2008
Holdings as of September 30, 2008 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Semper Augustus Investments Group disclosed 38 US equity positions worth $96.8m in its Q3 2008 13F filing. The largest position was MCY at 17.0% of the reported book, followed by GE and EXMOC. Against the Q2 2008 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 4 and reduced 7 among the top 38 holdings.
What did Semper Augustus Investments Group own in Q3 2008? Top 38 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEW | Financial Services | 17.0% | $16.4m | 300,303 | -11% | reduced |
| 2 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 10.7% | $10.3m | 405,032 | 0% | held |
| 3 | EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP | 8.4% | $8.1m | 104,732 | 0% | held | |
| 4 | CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP I | 7.0% | $6.8m | 280,070 | – | new | |
| 5 | ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC | 5.1% | $4.9m | 75,700 | -21% | reduced | |
| 6 | MYLAN INC | 4.3% | $4.2m | 368,770 | 0% | held | |
| 7 | WALGREEN CO | 4.1% | $4.0m | 128,587 | 91% | added | |
| 8 | DBD DIEBOLD INC | Technology | 3.4% | $3.3m | 98,940 | 0% | held |
| 9 | BRO BROWN & BROWN INC | Financial Services | 3.4% | $3.2m | 150,305 | 0% | held |
| 10 | INTC INTEL CORP | Technology | 3.3% | $3.2m | 168,850 | 81% | added |
| 11 | WAFD WASHINGTON FED INC | Financial Services | 3.1% | $3.0m | 163,571 | -28% | reduced |
| 12 | NEM NEWMONT MINING CORP | Basic Materials | 3.1% | $3.0m | 76,315 | 94% | added |
| 13 | MERCK & CO INC | 3.0% | $2.9m | 92,378 | 0% | held | |
| 14 | STEIN MART INC | 2.0% | $1.9m | 489,575 | 0% | held | |
| 15 | KO COCA COLA CO | Consumer Defensive | 2.0% | $1.9m | 35,800 | 0% | held |
| 16 | WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD | 1.6% | $1.6m | 3,319 | 0% | held | |
| 17 | AVX CORP NEW | 1.6% | $1.5m | 150,001 | -1% | reduced | |
| 18 | SCHERING PLOUGH CORP | 1.5% | $1.4m | 76,800 | 0% | held | |
| 19 | COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | Consumer Defensive | 1.5% | $1.4m | 21,777 | -1% | reduced |
| 20 | IPC HLDGS LTD | 1.3% | $1.3m | 43,171 | 0% | held | |
| 21 | HD HOME DEPOT INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.2% | $1.2m | 44,831 | 11% | added |
| 22 | EMR EMERSON ELEC CO | Industrials | 1.1% | $1.1m | 26,400 | 0% | held |
| 23 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 1.1% | $1.1m | 15,300 | 0% | held |
| 24 | GANNETT INC | 1.0% | $986.0k | 58,065 | 0% | held | |
| 25 | TELLABS INC | 1.0% | $983.0k | 242,130 | 0% | held | |
| 26 | BMY BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO | Healthcare | 1.0% | $971.0k | 46,576 | 0% | held |
| 27 | VICAL INC | 0.9% | $894.0k | 414,035 | -1% | reduced | |
| 28 | CB CHUBB CORP | Financial Services | 0.9% | $871.0k | 15,864 | 0% | held |
| 29 | CNA CNA FINL CORP | Financial Services | 0.9% | $852.0k | 32,460 | 0% | held |
| 30 | RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC SPONS | 0.8% | $765.0k | 12,968 | 0% | held | |
| 31 | ABT ABBOTT LABS | Healthcare | 0.7% | $674.0k | 11,700 | 0% | held |
| 32 | PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO | Consumer Defensive | 0.7% | $636.0k | 9,120 | 0% | held |
| 33 | PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC | Consumer Defensive | 0.3% | $313.0k | 6,505 | 0% | held |
| 34 | WYETH | 0.3% | $273.0k | 7,400 | 0% | held | |
| 35 | COP CONOCOPHILLIPS | Energy | 0.3% | $271.0k | 3,700 | -7% | reduced |
| 36 | PEP PEPSICO INC | Consumer Defensive | 0.3% | $257.0k | 3,600 | 0% | held |
| 37 | NATIONAL CITY CORP | 0.3% | $245.0k | 140,004 | 0% | held | |
| 38 | MOTOROLA INC | 0.1% | $129.0k | 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.