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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q4 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-12-31, filed 2024-02-14

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $477.8m in its Q4 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 17.4% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and DG. Versus Q3 2023 it opened 2 new positions, added to 16, reduced 3 and exited 0.

$478m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
35
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
17.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
80.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
11
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 2023: 2 new, 16 added, 3 reduced, 0 exited

35 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–17.4%$83.3m233,545+0.9%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–14.2%$67.8m125−3.1%reduced
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive11.8%$56.6m416,140+3.5%added
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services10.9%$51.9m1.39m+2.9%added
OLN OLIN CORPBasic Materials5.7%$27.3m505,528−0.1%held
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials5.6%$26.6m4.40m+5.0%added
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials5.1%$24.2m584,153+11%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services3.8%$18.1m200,311+64%added
DINO HF SINCLAIR CORPEnergy3.2%$15.1m272,556+1.6%added
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOBAL–2.8%$13.2m890,526−23%reduced
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive2.7%$12.8m90,095+5.1%added
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials2.6%$12.3m314,106+17%added
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials2.0%$9.8m40,749−0.3%held
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical1.9%$9.2m96,221+1.4%added
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.6%$7.7m241,982+1.2%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–1.2%$5.6m56,3350.0%held
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology1.2%$5.6m24,471−0.4%held
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy1.0%$5.0m38,482+8.4%added
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare1.0%$4.9m44,575+0.3%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.8%$3.8m20,1550.0%held
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–0.6%$3.0m237,026−4.0%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.6%$2.9m4,341+9.0%added
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.4%$2.1m16,5590.0%held
OVV OVINTIV INCEnergy0.3%$1.4m32,974–new
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.3%$1.3m22,4250.0%held
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$1.2m11,308−0.3%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.3%$1.2m6,4260.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services0.2%$906k27,500−0.3%held
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.2%$818k4,250+32%added
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$706k4,731+45%added
GEHC GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES IHealthcare0.07%$354k4,5810.0%held
SHEL SHELL PLCEnergy0.07%$327k4,968+19%added
DOW DOW HLDGS INCBasic Materials0.06%$283k5,1690.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.05%$247k1,4570.0%held
MCHP MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC.Technology0.05%$218k2,418–new

Sector mix

  • Unclassified36.2%
  • Basic Materials16.4%
  • Consumer Defensive15.4%
  • Financial Services12.1%
  • Energy6.3%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Communication Services3.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.2%
  • Technology1.4%
  • Healthcare1.1%

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