Semper Augustus Investments Group 13F holdings, Q4 2014
Holdings as of December 31, 2014 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Semper Augustus Investments Group disclosed 30 US equity positions worth $156.5m in its Q4 2014 13F filing. The largest position was BRK/B at 18.9% of the reported book, followed by EXMOC and BRK/A. Against the Q3 2014 filing, it opened 0 new positions, added to 1 and reduced 14 among the top 30 holdings.
What did Semper Augustus Investments Group own in Q4 2014? Top 30 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | 18.9% | $29.5m | 196,735 | -6% | reduced | |
| 2 | EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP | 15.1% | $23.6m | 255,232 | -1% | reduced | |
| 3 | BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | 12.4% | $19.4m | 86 | 0% | held | |
| 4 | MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEW | Financial Services | 7.2% | $11.2m | 198,443 | -24% | reduced |
| 5 | GOLDCORP INC NEW | 5.9% | $9.2m | 496,260 | 133% | added | |
| 6 | LEUCADIA NATL CORP | 4.5% | $7.0m | 313,575 | -1% | reduced | |
| 7 | WAFD WASHINGTON FED INC | Financial Services | 3.4% | $5.4m | 243,173 | -1% | reduced |
| 8 | MRK MERCK & CO INC NEW | Healthcare | 3.1% | $4.9m | 85,754 | -8% | reduced |
| 9 | INTC INTEL CORP | Technology | 2.9% | $4.5m | 125,156 | -0% | held |
| 10 | SNY SANOFI | 2.6% | $4.0m | 88,140 | -0% | held | |
| 11 | MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 2.5% | $4.0m | 85,475 | -1% | reduced |
| 12 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 2.4% | $3.8m | 150,329 | 0% | held |
| 13 | AVX CORP NEW | 2.0% | $3.1m | 218,397 | -1% | reduced | |
| 14 | COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | Consumer Defensive | 1.8% | $2.9m | 20,402 | -0% | held |
| 15 | RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS | 1.6% | $2.6m | 95,000 | -1% | reduced | |
| 16 | VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD | 1.5% | $2.4m | 57,431 | -0% | held | |
| 17 | STATOIL ASA | 1.5% | $2.3m | 129,355 | -0% | held | |
| 18 | PEP PEPSICO INC | Consumer Defensive | 1.4% | $2.1m | 22,643 | -24% | reduced |
| 19 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 1.4% | $2.1m | 20,363 | -46% | reduced |
| 20 | TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC | Financial Services | 1.4% | $2.1m | 20,000 | 0% | held |
| 21 | KO COCA COLA CO | Consumer Defensive | 1.3% | $2.1m | 50,000 | 0% | held |
| 22 | NEM NEWMONT MINING CORP | Basic Materials | 1.0% | $1.6m | 84,393 | -72% | reduced |
| 23 | KGC KINROSS GOLD CORP | Basic Materials | 1.0% | $1.6m | 551,378 | -35% | reduced |
| 24 | CNA CNA FINL CORP | Financial Services | 0.9% | $1.5m | 38,155 | 0% | held |
| 25 | CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V | 0.9% | $1.4m | 33,305 | -1% | reduced | |
| 26 | CB CHUBB CORP | Financial Services | 0.7% | $1.0m | 10,000 | 0% | held |
| 27 | VICAL INC | 0.3% | $427.0k | 406,821 | 0% | held | |
| 28 | MDT MEDTRONIC INC | Healthcare | 0.2% | $361.0k | 5,000 | 0% | held |
| 29 | RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | 0.2% | $326.0k | 4,868 | 0% | held | |
| 30 | AMPIO PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 0.0% | $34.0k | 10,000 | 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.