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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q3 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-09-30, filed 2023-11-14

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 33 US equity positions worth $417.2m in its Q3 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 19.4% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and DG. Versus Q2 2023 it opened 0 new positions, added to 7, reduced 10 and exited 0.

$417m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
33
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
19.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
80.1%
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 Q2 2023: 0 new, 7 added, 10 reduced, 0 exited

33 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–19.4%$81.1m231,533−1.3%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–16.4%$68.6m1290.0%held
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive10.2%$42.5m401,946+175%added
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services9.1%$37.9m1.35m+7.3%added
OLN OLIN CORPBasic Materials6.1%$25.3m506,188−2.5%reduced
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials4.7%$19.5m526,677+1.2%added
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials4.6%$19.1m4.19m+0.4%held
DINO HF SINCLAIR CORPEnergy3.7%$15.3m268,298−17%reduced
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOBAL–3.6%$15.0m1.16m+2.5%added
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials2.4%$9.9m268,121+5.3%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services2.4%$9.9m122,252+0.2%held
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials2.2%$9.3m40,888−0.9%reduced
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive2.2%$9.1m85,757+12%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical2.1%$8.7m94,860−2.3%reduced
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.9%$7.8m239,054+0.8%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–1.6%$6.6m56,335−24%reduced
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy1.2%$5.0m35,507−64%reduced
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.2%$4.9m24,571−38%reduced
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare1.1%$4.6m44,4440.0%held
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–0.8%$3.4m246,9770.0%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.8%$3.3m20,1550.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.5%$2.3m3,984−4.5%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.4%$1.8m16,5590.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.3%$1.3m22,4250.0%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$1.1m11,3430.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$959k6,4260.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services0.2%$706k27,5750.0%held
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.1%$549k3,2080.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$549k3,2530.0%held
GEHC GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES IHealthcare0.07%$312k4,5810.0%held
SHEL SHELL PLCEnergy0.06%$268k4,1680.0%held
DOW DOW HLDGS INCBasic Materials0.06%$267k5,1690.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.06%$247k1,457−7.9%reduced

Sector mix

  • Unclassified41.9%
  • Basic Materials15.4%
  • Consumer Defensive13.3%
  • Financial Services10.3%
  • Energy6.9%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Communication Services2.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.3%
  • Technology1.3%
  • Healthcare1.2%

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