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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q1 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-03-31, filed 2019-05-14

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 28 US equity positions worth $162.8m in its Q1 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 22.4% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and SBUX. Versus Q4 2018 it opened 1 new position, added to 2, reduced 3 and exited 1.

$163m
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.
22.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
72.8%
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 Q4 2018: 1 new, 2 added, 3 reduced, 1 exited

28 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–22.4%$36.4m181,295+0.1%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–15.7%$25.6m850.0%held
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical7.9%$12.8m172,7240.0%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–5.5%$8.9m109,839−1.9%reduced
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services4.7%$7.7m153,035+1.4%added
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive4.0%$6.6m55,147−1.5%reduced
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials3.8%$6.2m174,5260.0%held
SWKS SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INCTechnology3.0%$4.9m59,003–new
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive2.9%$4.7m19,5160.0%held
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology2.9%$4.6m52,5920.0%held
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials2.8%$4.6m29,2810.0%held
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEWIndustrials2.8%$4.5m64,7620.0%held
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–2.6%$4.3m321,1480.0%held
18614USD GOLDCORP INC NEW–2.6%$4.2m366,798−0.1%held
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials2.3%$3.7m1.08m0.0%held
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare2.2%$3.6m42,7230.0%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services1.7%$2.7m20,0000.0%held
AVX CORP NEW no ticker–1.6%$2.5m146,367+54%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services1.5%$2.4m21,4680.0%held
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.5%$2.4m107,8150.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services1.4%$2.3m21,2840.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services1.0%$1.6m54,0220.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.9%$1.4m30,0000.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.7%$1.2m119,4150.0%held
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology0.7%$1.1m20,6770.0%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$1.1m12,723−67%reduced
MDT Medtronic PlcHealthcare0.3%$460k5,0500.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$305k4,8680.0%held

Exited since Q4 2018

1 row
U S G CORP no ticker3.6%$5.6m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified50.5%
  • Financial Services8.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical8.5%
  • Consumer Defensive7.8%
  • Technology6.5%
  • Industrials6.3%
  • Basic Materials6.1%
  • Healthcare2.5%
  • 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