Great investors · Chris Bloomstran · Q2 2025
What Chris Bloomstran bought and sold in Q2 2025
Semper Augustus 13F portfolio as of Jun 30, 2025: 37 positions worth $711M. Largest: BRK/B, DG, DLTR, KGC. Filed with the SEC on Aug 14, 2025.
The 13F is filed by Semper Augustus, not by Chris Bloomstran personally: these are the whole firm's positions. A “position” is a distinct security in the filing (by CUSIP); share classes of the same company are shown added together.
Buys in Q2 2025
- IncreasedFive BelowFIVE+4.5 pp
- NewDeckers OutdoorDECK+3.1 pp
- IncreasedBerkshire HathawayBRK/B+0.5 pp
Sells in Q2 2025
- ReducedKinross GoldKGC−3.1 pp
4 companies with material moves, out of 25 positions with a change. Only moves of 0.5 points of the portfolio or more are listed, measured as “traded weight” (what was bought or sold, excluding price effects). Smaller changes exist and are not listed: a position may have gone up or down without appearing above.
The full 13F, line by line
Semper Augustus's Q2 2025 13F lists 37 lines of US-listed securities worth $711M; the largest is BRK/B at 16.9% of the portfolio. It was accepted by the SEC on Aug 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM ET.
Against the previous quarter, it opened 2 positions (DECK and FLEX), closed 1 (NKE), added to 15 (FIVE, BRK/B, DINO and DG and 11 more) and trimmed 7 (KGC, COST, KO and TRV and 3 more). 13 lines show the same number of shares.
| # | Company | Shares | Value | Weight | Change in shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway BRK/B | 246,664 | $120M | 16.9% | +3.1% |
| 2 | Dollar General DG | 926,119 | $106M | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 3 | Berkshire Hathaway BRK/A | 116 | $84.5M | 11.9% | no change |
| 4 | Dollar Tree DLTR | 506,396 | $50.2M | 7.06% | +2.6% |
| 5 | Kinross Gold KGC | 3.1 M | $48.2M | 6.79% | −32% |
| 6 | Five Below FIVE | 322,806 | $42.3M | 5.96% | +310% |
| 7 | Newmont NEM | 678,145 | $39.5M | 5.56% | +2.4% |
| 8 | Valero Energy VLO | 198,707 | $26.7M | 3.76% | +4.3% |
| 9 | Starbucks SBUX | 239,081 | $21.9M | 3.08% | +3.2% |
| 10 | Deckers Outdoor DECK | 210,523 | $21.7M | 3.05% | new |
| 11 | Paramount Skydance | 1.7 M | $21.7M | 3.05% | +3% |
| 12 | Alaska Air Group ALK | 372,013 | $18.4M | 2.59% | +7.9% |
| 13 | Walt Disney DIS | 144,397 | $17.9M | 2.52% | +3.3% |
| 14 | Olin OLN | 797,436 | $16.0M | 2.25% | +14% |
| 15 | HF Sinclair DINO | 348,934 | $14.3M | 2.02% | +17% |
| 16 | Cummins CMI | 40,039 | $13.1M | 1.85% | no change |
| 17 | Equinor ASA EQNR | 510,218 | $12.8M | 1.81% | +4.1% |
| 18 | Exxon Mobil XOM | 56,833 | $6.1M | 0.86% | no change |
| 19 | Travelers Companies TRV | 19,255 | $5.2M | 0.72% | −4.5% |
| 20 | Costco Wholesale COST | 3,768 | $3.7M | 0.52% | −11% |
| 21 | Merck MRK | 44,443 | $3.5M | 0.50% | no change |
| 22 | NXP Semiconductors NXPI | 13,558 | $3.0M | 0.42% | no change |
| 23 | GE Aerospace GE | 9,352 | $2.4M | 0.34% | −5% |
| 24 | GE Vernova GEV | 3,436 | $1.8M | 0.26% | −8.1% |
| 25 | American Express AXP | 4,432 | $1.4M | 0.20% | no change |
| 26 | SPDR Gold Minishares Trust ETF GLDM | 17,001 | $1.1M | 0.16% | +4.8% |
| 27 | Coca-Cola KO | 15,622 | $1.1M | 0.16% | −29% |
| 28 | SEACOR Marine Holdings SMHI | 211,480 | $1.1M | 0.15% | no change |
| 29 | Chevron CVX | 6,389 | $915K | 0.13% | +3.7% |
| 30 | Apple AAPL | 4,140 | $849K | 0.12% | no change |
| 31 | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B ETF SGOV | 8,128 | $818K | 0.12% | −23% |
| 32 | Ovintiv OVV | 16,487 | $627K | 0.09% | no change |
| 33 | Sprott Asset Management PHYS | 23,869 | $605K | 0.09% | no change |
| 34 | Shell SHEL | 4,968 | $350K | 0.05% | no change |
| 35 | GE Healthcare Technologies GEHC | 4,581 | $339K | 0.05% | no change |
| 36 | Synchrony Financial SYF | 4,437 | $296K | 0.04% | no change |
| 37 | FLEX FLEX | 5,090 | $254K | 0.04% | new |
Positions it closed (1)
- Nike NKEwas 0.37% · 36,550 shares
One row per line of the filing (by CUSIP): share classes of the same company are listed separately here. “Change in shares” compares the count with the previous quarter, split-adjusted; the value is the one reported in the 13F at quarter end, not today's price.
Original documents: Semper Augustus's 13F filings on EDGAR (SEC) ↗
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Source: 13F filings with the SEC. A 13F shows the portfolio at quarter-end and is filed up to 45 days later: these are not real-time positions. Not investment advice.