Semper Augustus Investments
In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed November 14, 2024), Chris Bloomstran's Semper Augustus Investments reported 37 stock positions worth $591.6 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 18.5% of the portfolio, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A, 14.8%) and Dollar General (DG, 12.3%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 2 new positions, sold out of 4, added to 16 and reduced 10. The biggest buy was Dollar Tree (DLTR, shares +398%) and the biggest sale Mercury General (MCY, shares −96%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Notable People
- Chris Bloomstran
- Location
- Highlands Ranch, CO
- CIK
- 0001115373
- Portfolio Value
- $591.6M (Q3 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001172661-24-005284 ↗ filed Nov 14, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 37 stocks · $591.6M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 18.50% | 237,820 | $109.5M | Add +0.3% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 14.84% | 127 | $87.8M | Reduce -0.8% |
| DG Dollar General Corp. | 12.31% | 861,192 | $72.8M | Add +95.6% |
| KGC Kinross Gold Corp. | 7.31% | 4,618,634 | $43.2M | Reduce -0.7% |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | 5.88% | 651,314 | $34.8M | Add +0.3% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree Inc. | 5.75% | 483,438 | $34.0M | Add +398.4% |
| OLN Olin Corp. | 4.28% | 527,442 | $25.3M | Add +0.0% |
| DINO HF Sinclair Corp. | 4.00% | 530,949 | $23.7M | Add +94.7% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corp. | 3.85% | 233,517 | $22.8M | Add +1.6% |
| PARAA Paramount Global Class B | 3.04% | 1,691,177 | $18.0M | Add +0.5% |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp. | 2.67% | 117,046 | $15.8M | Add +211.1% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group Inc. | 2.66% | 347,864 | $15.7M | Add +1.8% |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO | 2.27% | 139,424 | $13.4M | Add +2.0% |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | 2.24% | 40,844 | $13.2M | Reduce -0.2% |
| EQNR Equinor ASA-Spon ADR | 2.05% | 479,192 | $12.1M | Add +77.3% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.12% | 56,431 | $6.6M | Add +0.3% |
| FIVE Five Below | 1.11% | 74,143 | $6.6M | Add +11.7% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.85% | 44,443 | $5.0M | No change |
| TRV The Travelers Cos Inc. | 0.80% | 20,155 | $4.7M | No change |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.65% | 4,330 | $3.8M | No change |
| MCY Mercury General Corp. | 0.63% | 59,525 | $3.7M | Reduce -95.7% |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV | 0.56% | 13,876 | $3.3M | Reduce -0.4% |
| NKE Nike Inc. Class B | 0.52% | 34,874 | $3.1M | Add +5.1% |
| SMHI Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. | 0.34% | 211,480 | $2.0M | Reduce -1.4% |
| GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE | 0.31% | 9,842 | $1.9M | Reduce -24.0% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.27% | 22,000 | $1.6M | Reduce -1.9% |
| AXP American Express Co. | 0.20% | 4,454 | $1.2M | Reduce -1.4% |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | 0.18% | 4,138 | $1.1M | No change |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.16% | 4,140 | $965K | Reduce -67.3% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.15% | 6,163 | $908K | Add +2.1% |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | 0.11% | 12,460 | $650K | New |
| OVV Ovintiv Inc. | 0.11% | 16,487 | $632K | No change |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 0.08% | 23,869 | $486K | No change |
| GEHC GE Healthcare Technology | 0.07% | 4,581 | $430K | No change |
| SHEL Shell PLC-ADR | 0.06% | 4,968 | $328K | No change |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.04% | 1,272 | $237K | New |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | 0.04% | 4,437 | $221K | No change |
Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| MCY Mercury General Corp. | Reduce -95.7% | 0.63% | −12.63 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -67.3% | 0.16% | −0.31 |
| SMHI Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. | Reduce -1.4% | 0.34% | −0.17 |
| WAFD Wafd Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.14 |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV | Reduce -0.4% | 0.56% | −0.11 |
| GE General Electric | Reduce -24.0% | 0.31% | −0.05 |
| MCHP Microchip Technology Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | Reduce -1.9% | 0.27% | +0.01 |
| AXP American Express Co. | Reduce -1.4% | 0.20% | +0.02 |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | Reduce -0.2% | 2.24% | +0.21 |
| KGC Kinross Gold Corp. | Reduce -0.7% | 7.31% | +0.38 |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.8% | 14.84% | +0.82 |
Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| DLTR Dollar Tree Inc. | Add +398.4% | 5.75% | +3.89 |
| DG Dollar General Corp. | Add +95.6% | 12.31% | +1.90 |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp. | Add +211.1% | 2.67% | +1.62 |
| DINO HF Sinclair Corp. | Add +94.7% | 4.00% | +1.40 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Add +0.3% | 18.50% | +1.25 |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | Add +0.3% | 5.88% | +1.02 |
| EQNR Equinor ASA-Spon ADR | Add +77.3% | 2.05% | +0.67 |
| SBUX Starbucks Corp. | Add +1.6% | 3.85% | +0.65 |
| ALK Alaska Air Group Inc. | Add +1.8% | 2.66% | +0.19 |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| NKE Nike Inc. Class B | Add +5.1% | 0.52% | +0.07 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Add +2.1% | 0.15% | −0.02 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Add +0.3% | 1.12% | −0.04 |
| PARAA Paramount Global Class B | Add +0.5% | 3.04% | −0.09 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | Add +2.0% | 2.27% | −0.16 |
| OLN Olin Corp. | Add +0.0% | 4.28% | −0.17 |
| FIVE Five Below | Add +11.7% | 1.11% | −0.19 |
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 50 | $884.6M | BRK.B, ALK, BRK.A, DG, DECK |
| Q1 2026 | 44 | $837.3M | BRK.B, BRK.A, DG, DECK, ALK |
| Q4 2025 | 39 | $869.6M | BRK.B, DG, BRK.A, DECK, NEM |
| Q3 2025 | 38 | $801.2M | BRK.B, DG, BRK.A, KGC, NEM |
| Q2 2025 | 37 | $710.6M | BRK.B, DG, BRK.A, DLTR, KGC |
| Q1 2025 | 36 | $620.3M | BRK.B, BRK.A, DG, KGC, DLTR |
| Q4 2024 | 37 | $559.5M | BRK.B, BRK.A, DLTR, DG, KGC |
| Q3 2024 | 37 | $591.6M | BRK.B, BRK.A, DG, KGC, NEM |
| Q2 2024 | 39 | $559.0M | BRK.B, BRK.A, MCY, DG, KGC |
| Q1 2024 | 36 | $546.7M | BRK.B, BRK.A, MCY, DG, OLN |