Semper Augustus Investments Group 13F holdings, Q4 2015
Holdings as of December 31, 2015 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Semper Augustus Investments Group disclosed 32 US equity positions worth $142.7m in its Q4 2015 13F filing. The largest position was BRK/B at 17.4% of the reported book, followed by EXMOC and BRK/A. Against the Q3 2015 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 1 and reduced 8 among the top 32 holdings.
What did Semper Augustus Investments Group own in Q4 2015? Top 32 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | 17.4% | $24.8m | 187,891 | -3% | reduced | |
| 2 | EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP | 14.0% | $20.0m | 256,418 | 0% | held | |
| 3 | BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | 11.9% | $17.0m | 86 | 0% | held | |
| 4 | MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEW | Financial Services | 6.4% | $9.2m | 196,847 | 0% | held |
| 5 | PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP | 5.8% | $8.2m | 35,397 | 0% | held | |
| 6 | WAFD WASHINGTON FED INC | Financial Services | 3.9% | $5.6m | 234,239 | -1% | reduced |
| 7 | LEUCADIA NATL CORP | 3.7% | $5.3m | 307,601 | -0% | held | |
| 8 | GOLDCORP INC NEW | 3.1% | $4.4m | 379,901 | -24% | reduced | |
| 9 | MRK MERCK & CO INC NEW | Healthcare | 2.9% | $4.2m | 78,729 | 0% | held |
| 10 | MSFT MICROSOFT CORP | Technology | 2.6% | $3.8m | 68,125 | -15% | reduced |
| 11 | NEM NEWMONT MINING CORP | Basic Materials | 2.5% | $3.6m | 200,263 | 143% | added |
| 12 | SNY SANOFI | 2.5% | $3.5m | 83,220 | 0% | held | |
| 13 | COST COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | Consumer Defensive | 2.3% | $3.3m | 20,302 | 0% | held |
| 14 | GE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | Industrials | 2.1% | $3.1m | 98,009 | -33% | reduced |
| 15 | INTC INTEL CORP | Technology | 2.1% | $3.0m | 88,248 | -24% | reduced |
| 16 | AVX CORP NEW | 1.9% | $2.8m | 226,869 | 0% | held | |
| 17 | VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD | 1.8% | $2.6m | 56,101 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC | Financial Services | 1.6% | $2.3m | 20,000 | 0% | held |
| 19 | KO COCA COLA CO | Consumer Defensive | 1.5% | $2.1m | 50,000 | 0% | held |
| 20 | PEP PEPSICO INC | Consumer Defensive | 1.5% | $2.1m | 21,475 | 0% | held |
| 21 | JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | Healthcare | 1.4% | $2.1m | 20,089 | 0% | held |
| 22 | STATOIL ASA | 1.3% | $1.8m | 128,114 | 0% | held | |
| 23 | AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | Financial Services | 1.2% | $1.7m | 24,415 | 0% | held |
| 24 | CNA CNA FINL CORP | Financial Services | 0.9% | $1.3m | 37,915 | 0% | held |
| 25 | CB CHUBB CORP | Financial Services | 0.9% | $1.3m | 10,000 | 0% | held |
| 26 | CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V | 0.9% | $1.3m | 33,166 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | KGC KINROSS GOLD CORP | Basic Materials | 0.7% | $976.0k | 536,458 | -2% | reduced |
| 28 | MDT MEDTRONIC PLC | Healthcare | 0.3% | $385.0k | 5,000 | 0% | held |
| 29 | SYF SYNCHRONY FINL | Financial Services | 0.2% | $291.0k | 9,571 | – | new |
| 30 | DST SYS INC DEL | 0.2% | $279.0k | 2,450 | 0% | held | |
| 31 | RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC | 0.2% | $223.0k | 4,868 | 0% | held | |
| 32 | VICAL INC | 0.1% | $153.0k | 374,146 | -7% | reduced |
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.