Semper Augustus Investments
In its 13F for Q1 2025 (holdings as of March 31, 2025, filed May 15, 2025), Chris Bloomstran's Semper Augustus Investments reported 36 stock positions worth $620.3 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 20.5% of the portfolio, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Class A (BRK.A, 14.9%) and Dollar General (DG, 12.9%). Compared with Q4 2024, it opened 1 new position, sold out of 2, added to 11 and reduced 12. The biggest buy was Dollar General (DG, shares +48%) and the biggest sale Dollar Tree (DLTR, shares −37%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Notable People
- Chris Bloomstran
- Location
- Highlands Ranch, CO
- CIK
- 0001115373
- Portfolio Value
- $620.3M (Q1 2025)
- SEC Filing
- 0001172661-25-002345 ↗ filed May 15, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 36 stocks · $620.3M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 20.55% | 239,349 | $127.5M | Add +0.5% |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | 14.93% | 116 | $92.6M | Reduce -3.3% |
| DG Dollar General Corp. | 12.86% | 907,179 | $79.8M | Add +48.4% |
| KGC Kinross Gold Corp. | 9.16% | 4,506,646 | $56.8M | Reduce -2.2% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree Inc. | 5.97% | 493,386 | $37.0M | Reduce -37.0% |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | 5.16% | 662,556 | $32.0M | Add +0.9% |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp. | 4.06% | 190,494 | $25.2M | Add +0.8% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corp. | 3.66% | 231,702 | $22.7M | Reduce -0.9% |
| PARAA Paramount Global Class B | 3.15% | 1,632,655 | $19.5M | Add +38.4% |
| OLN Olin Corp. | 2.75% | 702,466 | $17.0M | Add +20.0% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group Inc. | 2.74% | 344,834 | $17.0M | Reduce -1.5% |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO | 2.22% | 139,801 | $13.8M | Reduce -0.2% |
| EQNR Equinor ASA-Spon ADR | 2.09% | 490,166 | $13.0M | Add +0.0% |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | 2.02% | 40,039 | $12.5M | Reduce -1.0% |
| DINO HF Sinclair Corp. | 1.59% | 299,281 | $9.8M | Add +2.2% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.08% | 56,272 | $6.7M | Reduce -0.3% |
| FIVE Five Below | 0.95% | 78,664 | $5.9M | Add +3.0% |
| TRV The Travelers Cos Inc. | 0.86% | 20,155 | $5.3M | No change |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.65% | 4,245 | $4.0M | Reduce -2.4% |
| MRK Merck & Co. Inc. | 0.64% | 44,443 | $4.0M | No change |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV | 0.42% | 13,558 | $2.6M | Reduce -0.9% |
| NKE Nike Inc. Class B | 0.37% | 36,550 | $2.3M | Add +2.7% |
| GE General Electric filed as GE AEROSPACE | 0.32% | 9,842 | $2.0M | No change |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.25% | 22,000 | $1.6M | Reduce -1.2% |
| AXP American Express Co. | 0.19% | 4,432 | $1.2M | No change |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | 0.18% | 3,738 | $1.1M | Reduce -9.7% |
| SMHI Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. | 0.17% | 211,480 | $1.1M | No change |
| SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B | 0.17% | 10,600 | $1.1M | New |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.17% | 6,163 | $1.0M | No change |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | 0.16% | 16,219 | $1.0M | Add +12.9% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.15% | 4,140 | $920K | No change |
| OVV Ovintiv Inc. | 0.11% | 16,487 | $706K | No change |
| PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 0.09% | 23,869 | $574K | No change |
| GEHC GE Healthcare Technology | 0.06% | 4,581 | $370K | No change |
| SHEL Shell PLC-ADR | 0.06% | 4,968 | $364K | No change |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | 0.04% | 4,437 | $235K | No change |
Portfolio Sells Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
| DLTR Dollar Tree Inc. | Reduce -37.0% | 5.97% | −4.53 |
| ALK Alaska Air Group Inc. | Reduce -1.5% | 2.74% | −1.32 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | Reduce -0.2% | 2.22% | −0.56 |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | Reduce -1.0% | 2.02% | −0.50 |
| MCY Mercury General Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.32 |
| SBUX Starbucks Corp. | Reduce -0.9% | 3.66% | −0.15 |
| NXPI NXP Semiconductors NV | Reduce -0.9% | 0.42% | −0.09 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Reduce -2.4% | 0.65% | −0.07 |
| GEV GE Vernova Inc. | Reduce -9.7% | 0.18% | −0.06 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.04 |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | Reduce -0.3% | 1.08% | −0.01 |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | Reduce -1.2% | 0.25% | +0.01 |
| BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A | Reduce -3.3% | 14.93% | +0.33 |
| KGC Kinross Gold Corp. | Reduce -2.2% | 9.16% | +1.53 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
| DG Dollar General Corp. | Add +48.4% | 12.86% | +4.57 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Add +0.5% | 20.55% | +1.26 |
| PARAA Paramount Global Class B | Add +38.4% | 3.15% | +0.94 |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | Add +0.9% | 5.16% | +0.79 |
| SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B | New | 0.17% | +0.17 |
| GLDM SPDR Gold Minishares Trust | Add +12.9% | 0.16% | +0.03 |
| EQNR Equinor ASA-Spon ADR | Add +0.0% | 2.09% | +0.01 |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp. | Add +0.8% | 4.06% | −0.09 |
| NKE Nike Inc. Class B | Add +2.7% | 0.37% | −0.11 |
| DINO HF Sinclair Corp. | Add +2.2% | 1.59% | −0.25 |
| FIVE Five Below | Add +3.0% | 0.95% | −0.48 |
| OLN Olin Corp. | Add +20.0% | 2.75% | −0.79 |
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 |