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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q4 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-12-31, filed 2017-02-13

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 28 US equity positions worth $134.8m in its Q4 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 22.2% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and EXMOC. Versus Q3 2016 it opened 0 new positions, added to 1, reduced 4 and exited 2.

$135m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
28
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
22.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
72.4%
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 Q3 2016: 0 new, 1 added, 4 reduced, 2 exited

28 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–22.2%$30.0m183,949−2.5%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–15.6%$21.0m860.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–7.1%$9.6m106,369−0.4%held
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–5.3%$7.1m304,676−0.1%held
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials5.0%$6.7m197,496−0.2%held
18614USD GOLDCORP INC NEW–4.5%$6.0m443,630+19%added
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare3.4%$4.6m78,4770.0%held
SNY SANOFI SAHealthcare3.2%$4.3m105,610−0.2%held
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEWIndustrials3.2%$4.3m82,781−0.1%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials3.0%$4.1m129,4150.0%held
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services2.9%$3.9m65,295−62%reduced
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–2.6%$3.5m223,165−0.1%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive2.4%$3.2m20,251−0.3%held
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology2.3%$3.2m87,025−0.1%held
VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD no ticker–2.3%$3.1m56,0010.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services2.0%$2.7m36,242−0.1%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services1.8%$2.4m20,0000.0%held
STATOIL ASA no ticker–1.7%$2.3m126,874−0.1%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare1.7%$2.3m19,844−0.1%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive1.5%$2.1m50,0000.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services1.4%$1.9m56,253−76%reduced
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V no ticker–1.3%$1.8m55,920−0.2%held
CNA CNA FINL CORPFinancial Services1.2%$1.6m37,530−0.1%held
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials0.9%$1.2m386,390−27%reduced
CB CHUBB LIMITEDFinancial Services0.6%$795k6,0180.0%held
DST SYS INC DEL no ticker–0.4%$591k5,5140.0%held
MDT Medtronic PlcHealthcare0.3%$356k5,0000.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$265k4,8680.0%held

Exited since Q3 2016

2 rows
SYF SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL0.2%$267k
VICAL INC no ticker0.08%$112k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified63.2%
  • Financial Services9.9%
  • Healthcare8.6%
  • Industrials6.2%
  • Basic Materials5.9%
  • Consumer Defensive3.9%
  • Technology2.3%

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