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Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) 13F holdings, Q2 2025

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2025-06-30, filed 2025-08-15

Semper Augustus (Chris Bloomstran) disclosed 37 US equity positions worth $710.6m in its Q2 2025 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 16.9% of the reported book, followed by DG and BRK/A. Versus Q1 2025 it opened 2 new positions, added to 16, reduced 7 and exited 1.

$711m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
37
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
16.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
78.9%
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 2025: 2 new, 16 added, 7 reduced, 1 exited

37 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–16.9%$120m246,664+3.1%added
DG DOLLAR GEN CORPConsumer Defensive14.9%$106m926,119+2.1%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–11.9%$84.5m1160.0%held
DLTR DOLLAR TREE INCConsumer Defensive7.1%$50.2m506,396+2.6%added
KGC KINROSS GOLD CORPBasic Materials6.8%$48.2m3.09m−32%reduced
FIVE FIVE BELOW INCConsumer Cyclical6.0%$42.3m322,806+310%added
NEM NEWMONT CORPBasic Materials5.6%$39.5m678,145+2.4%added
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORPEnergy3.8%$26.7m198,707+4.3%added
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPConsumer Cyclical3.1%$21.9m239,081+3.2%added
DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPConsumer Cyclical3.1%$21.7m210,523–new
0VVB PARAMOUNT GLOBAL–3.1%$21.7m1.68m+3.0%added
ALK ALASKA AIR GROUP INCIndustrials2.6%$18.4m372,013+7.9%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services2.5%$17.9m144,397+3.3%added
OLN OLIN CORPBasic Materials2.3%$16.0m797,436+14%added
DINO HF SINCLAIR CORPEnergy2.0%$14.3m348,934+17%added
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials1.8%$13.1m40,0390.0%held
EQNR EQUINOR ASAEnergy1.8%$12.8m510,218+4.1%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.9%$6.1m56,833+1.0%added
TRV TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCFinancial Services0.7%$5.2m19,255−4.5%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.5%$3.7m3,768−11%reduced
MRK MERCK & CO. INCHealthcare0.5%$3.5m44,4430.0%held
NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N VTechnology0.4%$3.0m13,5580.0%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.3%$2.4m9,352−5.0%reduced
GEV GE VERNOVA LLCIndustrials0.3%$1.8m3,436−8.1%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$1.4m4,4320.0%held
GLDM WORLD GOLD TR–0.2%$1.1m17,001+4.8%added
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$1.1m15,622−29%reduced
SMHI SEACOR MARINE HLDGS INC–0.2%$1.1m211,4800.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$915k6,389+3.7%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.1%$849k4,1400.0%held
SGOV ISHARES TR–0.1%$818k8,128−23%reduced
OVV OVINTIV INCEnergy0.09%$627k16,4870.0%held
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TR no ticker–0.09%$605k23,8690.0%held
SHEL SHELL PLCEnergy0.05%$350k4,9680.0%held
GEHC GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES IHealthcare0.05%$339k4,5810.0%held
SYF SYNCHRONY FINANCIALFinancial Services0.04%$296k4,4370.0%held
FLEX FLEX LTDTechnology0.04%$254k5,090–new

Exited since Q1 2025

1 row
NKE NIKE INC0.4%$2.3m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified33.2%
  • Consumer Defensive22.6%
  • Basic Materials14.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical12.1%
  • Energy7.8%
  • Industrials5.0%
  • Communication Services2.5%
  • Financial Services1.0%
  • Technology0.6%
  • Healthcare0.5%

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