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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q1 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-03-31, filed 2023-05-15

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 34 US equity positions worth $390.6m in its Q1 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 18.4% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and OLN. Versus Q4 2022 it opened 1 new position, added to 12, reduced 9 and exited 0.

$391m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
34
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
18.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
74.1%
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 2022: 1 new, 12 added, 9 reduced, 0 exited

34 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–18.4%$72.0m233,163+1.8%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–14.4%$56.3m121+13%added
OLN OLIN CORPBasic Materials7.5%$29.4m530,379−17%reduced
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials6.3%$24.4m498,388+9.3%added
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOBAL–5.6%$22.0m986,609+4.1%added
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services5.3%$20.8m656,485+10%added
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials4.8%$18.9m4.01m+13%added
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive4.4%$17.4m82,537+88%added
DINO HF SINCLAIR CORPEnergy3.7%$14.5m299,436+6.9%added
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy3.5%$13.7m98,013−19%reduced
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services2.9%$11.4m114,086+0.9%added
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive2.7%$10.7m74,577+6.7%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical2.6%$10.2m97,608−1.3%reduced
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials2.5%$9.9m41,424−0.5%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–2.5%$9.8m89,467−12%reduced
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials2.4%$9.5m227,360+1.3%added
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.9%$7.4m39,598−0.5%held
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.7%$6.5m228,666+17%added
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare1.2%$4.7m44,4730.0%held
HXL HEXCEL CORP NEWIndustrials1.2%$4.6m66,804−6.3%reduced
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.9%$3.5m20,1550.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.5%$2.1m4,269−14%reduced
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–0.5%$1.9m248,123−0.9%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.4%$1.7m17,8210.0%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$1.4m11,405−0.8%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.4%$1.4m22,4250.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.3%$1.1m6,518−1.2%reduced
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services0.2%$836k27,743−0.4%held
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.1%$581k3,5250.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$572k3,5040.0%held
GEHC GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES IHealthcare0.1%$487k5,936–new
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.07%$288k1,5820.0%held
DOW DOW HLDGS INCBasic Materials0.07%$283k5,1690.0%held
SHEL SHELL PLCEnergy0.07%$280k4,8680.0%held

Sector mix

  • Unclassified41.5%
  • Basic Materials18.7%
  • Energy9.1%
  • Consumer Defensive8.2%
  • Financial Services6.7%
  • Industrials6.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.0%
  • Communication Services2.9%
  • Technology2.0%
  • Healthcare1.3%

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