Christopher Bloomstran
Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC's Q2 2026 13F, filed Aug 14, 2026, reports 50 positions worth $884.6M. The ten largest are 78.9% of the book, led by Berkshire Hathaway at 15.5%, Alaska Air Group Inc at 10.6% and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del at 10.2%. Against Q1 2026: 7 bought, 12 added to, 13 reduced, 1 sold; the largest moves were added Builders FirstSource (+143%) and reduced Starbucks (−82%).
Where the money is
Holdings
| Ticker | Issuer | Weight | Value | Q-end → now | Price vs model | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK/B | Berkshire Hathaway INC Del | 15.5% | $136.7M273,145 sh | 500.39 → +6% | 21% overvalued | added +8% |
| ALK | Alaska Air Group INC | 10.6% | $93.6M1.8M sh | 52.20 | — | added +6% |
| BRK/A | Berkshire Hathaway INC Del | 10.2% | $89.9M120 sh | 748,850.00 | — | added +3% |
| DG | Dollar Gen Corp | 8.7% | $76.6M665,307 sh | 115.11 → +17% | 20% undervalued | added +3% |
| DECK | Deckers Outdoor Corp | 7.5% | $66.5M670,199 sh | 99.29 → −14% | 31% undervalued | added +1% |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree INC | 7.2% | $64.1M530,113 sh | 120.95 → +3% | 3% overvalued | added +3% |
| BLDR | Builders Firstsource INC | 5.6% | $49.5M553,722 sh | 89.48 → −39% | 75% undervalued | added +143% |
| OLN | Olin Corp | 4.8% | $42.7M2.2M sh | 19.82 | — | added +6% |
| NEM | Newmont Corp | 4.7% | $41.8M447,228 sh | 93.40 → +27% | 474% overvalued | reduced −7% |
| KGC | Kinross Gold Corp | 4.1% | $36.6M1.5M sh | 23.62 | — | added +3% |
| PAYX | Paychex INC | 2.4% | $20.8M211,640 sh | 98.33 → +14% | 10% overvalued | bought |
| FIVE | Five Below INC | 2.1% | $19.0M105,657 sh | 179.79 | — | reduced −45% |
| SPGI | S&p Global INC | 2.1% | $18.7M45,989 sh | 407.26 → +5% | 39% overvalued | bought |
| DINO | Hf Sinclair Corp | 2.0% | $17.6M252,187 sh | 69.65 | — | reduced −30% |
| DIS | Disney Walt CO | 1.7% | $15.5M160,653 sh | 96.25 → +15% | 9% undervalued | added +5% |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutio | 1.7% | $14.6M377,991 sh | 38.73 → +70% | 33% undervalued | bought |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corp | 1.1% | $9.9M37,893 sh | 260.44 → +71% | 273% overvalued | reduced −14% |
| CMI | Cummins INC | 1.0% | $9.3M12,972 sh | 713.21 → −26% | 62% overvalued | reduced −67% |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.9% | $7.8M57,176 sh | 136.72 → +31% | 13% overvalued | reduced −1% |
| PSKY | Paramount Skydance Corp | 0.7% | $6.4M648,835 sh | 9.86 → −7% | 273% overvalued | reduced −1% |
| TRV | Travelers Companies INC | 0.7% | $6.3M19,100 sh | 330.12 → +18% | 51% overvalued | held |
| MRK | Merck & CO INC | 0.6% | $5.7M44,633 sh | 128.50 → +14% | 24% undervalued | held |
| EQNR | Equinor Asa | 0.6% | $5.1M161,175 sh | 31.40 | — | reduced −8% |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corp | 0.5% | $4.7M45,761 sh | 102.19 → −5% | 391% overvalued | reduced −82% |
| GE | Ge Aerospace | 0.4% | $3.5M9,352 sh | 373.73 → −16% | 101% overvalued | held |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 0.4% | $3.1M3,354 sh | 935.47 → +6% | 145% overvalued | reduced −0% |
| GEV | Ge Vernova INC | 0.3% | $2.3M1,994 sh | 1,174.86 → −22% | 77% overvalued | held |
| NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors N V | 0.2% | $2.2M7,662 sh | 281.03 → −18% | 40% overvalued | reduced −41% |
| GLDM | World Gold Tr | 0.2% | $1.9M24,063 sh | 79.42 | — | added +0% |
| SMHI | Seacor Marine Hldgs INC | 0.2% | $1.6M208,175 sh | 7.65 | — | held |
| AAPL | Apple INC | 0.2% | $1.3M4,640 sh | 289.36 → +19% | 114% overvalued | added +12% |
| KO | Coca Cola CO | 0.1% | $1.2M15,328 sh | 81.27 → +16% | 76% overvalued | held |
| AXP | American Express CO | 0.1% | $1.1M3,311 sh | 338.25 → −7% | 23% overvalued | reduced −4% |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | 0.1% | $1.0M6,063 sh | 165.76 → +36% | 9% overvalued | held |
| SGOV | Ishares Tr | 0.1% | $862,7428,570 sh | 100.67 | — | reduced −14% |
| GOOG | Alphabet INC | 0.1% | $859,2992,432 sh | 353.33 → −5% | 49% overvalued | held |
| PHYS | Sprott Asset Management LP | 0.1% | $720,12823,869 sh | 30.17 | — | held |
| SHEL | Shell PLC | 0.0% | $385,2194,968 sh | 77.54 | — | held |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 0.0% | $338,038658 sh | 513.74 → +20% | 15% overvalued | held |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | 0.0% | $337,4344,437 sh | 76.05 → −3% | 41% undervalued | held |
| PM | Philip Morris Intl INC | 0.0% | $318,7631,762 sh | 180.91 → +13% | 19% overvalued | held |
| GEHC | Ge Healthcare Technologies I | 0.0% | $293,2304,581 sh | 64.01 → +9% | 40% undervalued | held |
| GOOGL | Alphabet INC | 0.0% | $250,159700 sh | 357.37 → −5% | 51% overvalued | held |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | 0.0% | $248,8421,472 sh | 169.05 → +73% | 154% overvalued | held |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 0.0% | $239,106641 sh | 373.02 → +42% | 10% overvalued | bought |
| SIVR | Abrdn Silver ETF Trust | 0.0% | $238,6544,245 sh | 56.22 | — | held |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc. | 0.0% | $220,5222,418 sh | 91.20 → −19% | 62% overvalued | bought |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | 0.0% | $212,7722,980 sh | 71.40 → −1% | 39% overvalued | held |
| SUNB | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings INC | 0.0% | $207,5232,774 sh | 74.81 | — | bought |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 0.0% | $201,652794 sh | 253.97 → +1% | 36% undervalued | bought |
Source: the manager's Form 13F-HR on SEC EDGAR, kept as immutable quarterly snapshots; changes compare two consecutive filings. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end and covers US-listed long positions only. Tickers come from a self-maintained CUSIP map; a position without one shows its CUSIP. Method notes in where the numbers come from.