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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q1 2022

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2022-03-31, filed 2022-05-16

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 32 US equity positions worth $393.4m in its Q1 2022 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 18.9% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and OLN. Versus Q4 2021 it opened 2 new positions, added to 12, reduced 4 and exited 3.

$393m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
32
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
18.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.3%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
12
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 2021: 2 new, 12 added, 4 reduced, 3 exited

32 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–18.9%$74.4m210,746−0.4%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–10.8%$42.3m80−7.0%reduced
OLN OLIN CORPBasic Materials10.0%$39.3m751,253+4.8%added
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOBAL–8.7%$34.3m906,403+21%added
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials7.9%$31.0m390,240+2.1%added
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL–7.1%$27.7m32,757+274%added
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials3.7%$14.6m2.49m+4.9%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–3.3%$13.1m159,094−0.1%held
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy3.1%$12.1m119,079+0.3%held
DINO HF SINCLAIR CORPEnergy2.8%$11.1m279,185–new
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive2.8%$11.0m68,469+0.3%held
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials2.3%$9.0m154,305+14%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical2.0%$8.0m88,073+12%added
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services2.0%$7.9m142,768+5.6%added
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.9%$7.4m196,7520.0%held
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials1.8%$7.3m35,382+21%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services1.7%$6.7m49,107+29%added
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.3%$5.0m26,957+16%added
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEWIndustrials1.1%$4.3m71,4900.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services1.0%$3.9m20,624−3.0%reduced
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.9%$3.7m20,0000.0%held
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare0.9%$3.6m44,0730.0%held
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive0.9%$3.4m15,095+42%added
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.8%$3.0m5,166−6.1%reduced
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–0.5%$2.1m254,7440.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services0.5%$2.0m61,190−4.0%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.4%$1.6m17,8210.0%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$1.4m10,6390.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.3%$1.4m22,0000.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$535k3,2880.0%held
SHEL SHELL PLCEnergy0.07%$267k4,868–new
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.07%$265k1,5820.0%held

Exited since Q4 2021

3 rows
HFCUSD HOLLYFRONTIER CORP2.7%$8.8m
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC0.07%$211k
SYF SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL0.06%$206k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified49.3%
  • Basic Materials21.6%
  • Energy8.0%
  • Industrials5.6%
  • Consumer Defensive4.8%
  • Financial Services4.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.4%
  • Communication Services1.7%
  • Technology1.3%
  • Healthcare0.9%

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