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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q1 2011

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2011-03-31, filed 2011-05-10

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 31 US equity positions worth $105.0m in its Q1 2011 13F filing. Its largest position is EXMOC at 22.6% of the reported book, followed by MCY and GE. Versus Q4 2010 it opened 4 new positions, added to 6, reduced 1 and exited 14.

$105m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
31
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
22.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
78.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
10
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 2010: 4 new, 6 added, 1 reduced, 14 exited

31 rows
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–22.6%$23.7m281,7300.0%held
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services15.5%$16.3m416,617+5.9%added
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials7.7%$8.1m403,2180.0%held
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials7.2%$7.6m138,832+64%added
CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP I no ticker–7.1%$7.5m239,145+1.3%added
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare4.3%$4.5m136,6680.0%held
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials4.0%$4.2m267,345–new
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services3.7%$3.9m224,430+0.4%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare3.0%$3.2m53,630+21%added
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology3.0%$3.1m154,965+8.5%added
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive2.3%$2.4m35,8000.0%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive2.1%$2.2m34,1460.0%held
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–1.8%$1.9m129,2960.0%held
VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD no ticker–1.6%$1.6m49,0910.0%held
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–1.5%$1.6m42,700–new
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive1.5%$1.5m20,9770.0%held
TELLABS INC no ticker–1.4%$1.5m289,055+13%added
WHITE MTNS INS GROUP LTD no ticker–1.3%$1.3m3,6910.0%held
VICAL INC no ticker–1.2%$1.2m411,9210.0%held
CNA CNA FINL CORPFinancial Services1.1%$1.1m38,6800.0%held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare0.9%$987k37,3490.0%held
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive0.9%$978k19,550–new
CB CHUBB CORPFinancial Services0.9%$973k15,8640.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.9%$945k12,9680.0%held
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.5%$559k11,4000.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.5%$474k7,6990.0%held
BRO BROWN & BROWN INCFinancial Services0.4%$439k17,000−89%reduced
GANNETT INC no ticker–0.3%$319k20,9110.0%held
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.3%$295k3,7000.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$232k3,6000.0%held
CIGNA CORPORATION no ticker–0.2%$220k4,959–new

Exited since Q4 2010

14 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL13.2%$19.2m
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL7.1%$10.4m
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP4.8%$7.0m
DBD DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC2.2%$3.2m
STATOIL ASA no ticker1.8%$2.7m
SNY SANOFI SA1.8%$2.6m
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.1.0%$1.5m
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC0.9%$1.3m
Leucadia National no ticker0.9%$1.2m
WMT WALMART INC0.6%$809k
PFE PFIZER INC0.5%$677k
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO no ticker0.2%$363k
HONGBP HONEYWELL INTL INC0.1%$213k
Motorola Incorporated no ticker0.1%$163k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified39.9%
  • Financial Services21.7%
  • Basic Materials11.2%
  • Healthcare8.8%
  • Industrials7.7%
  • Consumer Defensive7.5%
  • Technology3.0%
  • 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