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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q4 2008

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-12-31, filed 2009-02-09

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 37 US equity positions worth $81.4m in its Q4 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is MCY at 18.2% of the reported book, followed by EXMOC and GE. Versus Q3 2008 it opened 2 new positions, added to 13, reduced 6 and exited 3.

$81.4m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
37
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
18.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
67.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
14
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 Q3 2008: 2 new, 13 added, 6 reduced, 3 exited

37 rows
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services18.2%$14.8m321,691+7.1%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–10.3%$8.4m104,7320.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials8.1%$6.6m405,0350.0%held
CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP I no ticker–7.6%$6.2m246,251−12%reduced
WALGREEN CO no ticker–4.6%$3.8m152,042+18%added
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials4.2%$3.5m84,965+11%added
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology4.0%$3.3m222,050+32%added
MYLAN INC no ticker–3.7%$3.0m302,345−18%reduced
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services3.5%$2.8m189,666+16%added
MERCK & CO INC no ticker–3.4%$2.8m92,3780.0%held
DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF INCTechnology3.4%$2.8m99,520+0.6%added
EATON CORP no ticker–3.4%$2.8m55,760–new
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services3.2%$2.6m125,080−17%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive2.0%$1.6m35,8000.0%held
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–1.7%$1.4m174,526+16%added
IPC HLDGS LTD no ticker–1.6%$1.3m43,996+1.9%added
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP no ticker–1.6%$1.3m76,8000.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive1.4%$1.1m21,7770.0%held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare1.3%$1.1m46,5760.0%held
TELLABS INC no ticker–1.3%$1.1m256,655+6.0%added
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer Cyclical1.3%$1.0m45,181+0.8%added
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–1.2%$989k3,702+12%added
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.Industrials1.2%$967k26,4000.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare1.1%$915k15,3000.0%held
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services1.0%$809k15,8640.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.8%$687k12,9680.0%held
CNA CNA FINL CORPFinancial Services0.8%$637k38,760+19%added
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.8%$624k11,7000.0%held
VICAL INC no ticker–0.7%$584k414,0350.0%held
STEIN MART INC no ticker–0.7%$564k499,425+2.0%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.6%$476k7,699−16%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$283k6,5050.0%held
WYETH no ticker–0.3%$278k7,4000.0%held
GANNETT INC no ticker–0.3%$236k29,570−49%reduced
SYNERGETICS USA INC no ticker–0.1%$101k112,558–new
MOTOROLA INC no ticker–0.10%$80.0k18,0000.0%held
NATIONAL CITY CORP no ticker–0.04%$36.0k19,659−86%reduced

Exited since Q3 2008

3 rows
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC no ticker5.1%$4.9m
COP CONOCOPHILLIPS0.3%$271k
PEP PEPSICO INC0.3%$257k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified43.6%
  • Financial Services26.7%
  • Industrials9.2%
  • Technology7.4%
  • Consumer Defensive4.3%
  • Basic Materials4.2%
  • Healthcare3.2%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.3%

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