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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q2 2024

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2024-06-30, filed 2024-08-14

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 39 US equity positions worth $559.0m in its Q2 2024 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 17.3% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and MCY. Versus Q1 2024 it opened 5 new positions, added to 14, reduced 8 and exited 2.

$559m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
39
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
17.3%
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.
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 Q1 2024: 5 new, 14 added, 8 reduced, 2 exited

39 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–17.3%$96.4m237,074+2.3%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–14.0%$78.4m128+2.4%added
MCY MERCURY GENL CORP NEWFinancial Services13.3%$74.1m1.39m+0.1%held
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive10.4%$58.2m440,295+5.0%added
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials6.9%$38.7m4.65m+4.0%added
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials4.9%$27.2m649,573+7.3%added
OLN OLIN CORPBasic Materials4.4%$24.9m527,383+4.4%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical3.2%$17.9m229,823+98%added
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOBAL–3.1%$17.5m1.68m+14%added
DINO HF SINCLAIR CORPEnergy2.6%$14.5m272,714−0.7%reduced
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials2.5%$13.8m341,767+6.8%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services2.4%$13.6m136,693+4.2%added
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials2.0%$11.3m40,909+0.3%held
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive1.9%$10.4m96,990+6.3%added
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.4%$7.7m270,342+4.5%added
FIVE FIVE BELOW INCConsumer Cyclical1.3%$7.2m66,384–new
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–1.2%$6.5m56,264−2.8%reduced
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy1.1%$5.9m37,619−6.1%reduced
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare1.0%$5.5m44,4430.0%held
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.7%$4.1m20,1550.0%held
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology0.7%$3.7m13,930−43%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.7%$3.7m4,330−0.6%reduced
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–0.5%$2.9m214,561−8.5%reduced
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.5%$2.7m12,650+198%added
NKE NIKE INCConsumer Cyclical0.4%$2.5m33,169+191%added
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.4%$2.1m12,947−22%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.3%$1.4m22,4250.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$1.0m4,518−13%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.2%$944k6,0360.0%held
WAFD WAFD INCFinancial Services0.1%$774k27,0720.0%held
OVV OVINTIV INCEnergy0.1%$773k16,4870.0%held
GEV GE VERNOVA LLCIndustrials0.1%$710k4,138–new
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TR no ticker–0.08%$431k23,869–new
SHEL SHELL PLCEnergy0.06%$359k4,9680.0%held
GEHC GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES IHealthcare0.06%$357k4,5810.0%held
MCHP MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC.Technology0.04%$221k2,4180.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.04%$211k1,160–new
SYF SYNCHRONY FINANCIALFinancial Services0.04%$209k4,437–new
PSX PHILLIPS 66Energy0.04%$208k1,4720.0%held

Exited since Q1 2024

2 rows
DOW DOW HLDGS INC0.05%$299k
SAIA SAIA INC0.04%$234k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified36.1%
  • Basic Materials16.2%
  • Financial Services14.4%
  • Consumer Defensive13.2%
  • Energy5.4%
  • Industrials5.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.9%
  • Communication Services2.5%
  • Technology1.2%
  • Healthcare1.0%

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