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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q4 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-12-31, filed 2018-02-13

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 26 US equity positions worth $133.5m in its Q4 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 26.5% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and EXMOC. Versus Q3 2017 it opened 0 new positions, added to 2, reduced 7 and exited 0.

$134m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
26
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
26.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
77.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
8
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 2017: 0 new, 2 added, 7 reduced, 0 exited

26 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–26.5%$35.4m178,763−1.9%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–19.2%$25.6m860.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–6.6%$8.9m106,1130.0%held
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials5.4%$7.2m191,211−2.9%reduced
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive4.2%$5.5m59,601+1.7%added
18614USD GOLDCORP INC NEW–3.8%$5.1m400,354−9.4%reduced
SNY SANOFI SAHealthcare3.4%$4.5m105,1380.0%held
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEWIndustrials3.1%$4.2m67,384−18%reduced
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–2.9%$3.8m328,877+37%added
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive2.8%$3.8m20,2510.0%held
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services2.6%$3.5m64,7610.0%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services2.0%$2.7m20,0000.0%held
VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD no ticker–2.0%$2.6m55,8510.0%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical1.9%$2.5m40,2320.0%held
STATOIL ASA no ticker–1.8%$2.4m113,264−10%reduced
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare1.8%$2.4m42,7230.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services1.6%$2.2m22,0910.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials1.6%$2.1m119,4150.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services1.4%$1.9m56,0040.0%held
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–1.3%$1.8m103,449−54%reduced
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials1.2%$1.6m381,690−0.1%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive1.0%$1.4m30,0000.0%held
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology0.7%$995k21,550−75%reduced
DST SYS INC DEL no ticker–0.5%$629k10,1360.0%held
MDT Medtronic PlcHealthcare0.3%$404k5,0000.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$325k4,8680.0%held

Sector mix

  • Unclassified64.9%
  • Consumer Defensive8.0%
  • Financial Services7.7%
  • Basic Materials6.6%
  • Healthcare5.5%
  • Industrials4.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.9%
  • Technology0.7%

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