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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q4 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-12-31, filed 2019-02-13

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 28 US equity positions worth $155.7m in its Q4 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 23.7% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and SBUX. Versus Q3 2018 it opened 0 new positions, added to 1, reduced 21 and exited 1.

$156m
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.
23.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
73.9%
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 2018: 0 new, 1 added, 21 reduced, 1 exited

28 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–23.7%$37.0m181,032−1.6%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–16.7%$26.0m85−1.2%reduced
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical7.1%$11.1m172,724−2.1%reduced
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services5.0%$7.8m150,972−2.2%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–4.9%$7.6m111,989−1.8%reduced
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive3.9%$6.1m55,987−2.8%reduced
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials3.9%$6.0m174,526−0.7%reduced
U S G CORP no ticker–3.6%$5.6m130,280−12%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive2.6%$4.0m19,516−1.5%reduced
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials2.5%$3.9m29,295−2.5%reduced
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology2.5%$3.9m52,592+73%added
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–2.4%$3.8m321,148−2.3%reduced
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEWIndustrials2.4%$3.7m64,762−2.3%reduced
18614USD GOLDCORP INC NEW–2.3%$3.6m367,048−3.4%reduced
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials2.3%$3.5m1.08m−2.1%reduced
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare2.1%$3.3m42,7230.0%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical1.8%$2.9m38,792−2.1%reduced
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services1.5%$2.4m20,0000.0%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services1.5%$2.4m21,468−2.1%reduced
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.5%$2.3m107,815−2.2%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services1.3%$2.0m21,284−2.2%reduced
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–0.9%$1.4m95,058−2.4%reduced
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services0.9%$1.4m54,022−2.1%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.9%$1.4m30,0000.0%held
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology0.6%$970k20,677−2.3%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.6%$904k119,415−0.1%held
MDT Medtronic PlcHealthcare0.3%$459k5,0500.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$284k4,8680.0%held

Exited since Q3 2018

1 row
SNY SANOFI SA3.2%$5.5m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified54.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical9.0%
  • Financial Services8.8%
  • Consumer Defensive7.4%
  • Basic Materials6.1%
  • Industrials5.5%
  • Technology3.1%
  • Healthcare2.4%
  • Communication Services1.5%
  • Energy1.5%

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