Great investors · Chris Bloomstran · Q1 2026
What Chris Bloomstran bought and sold in Q1 2026
Semper Augustus 13F portfolio as of Mar 31, 2026: 44 positions worth $837M. Largest: BRK/B, DG, DECK, ALK. Filed with the SEC on May 15, 2026.
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 Q1 2026
- IncreasedAlaska Air GroupALK+5.4 pp
- NewBuilders FirstsourceBLDR+2.2 pp
Sells in Q1 2026
- ReducedDollar GeneralDG−3.8 pp
- ReducedValero EnergyVLO−3.7 pp
- ReducedNewmontNEM−2.3 pp
- ReducedKinross GoldKGC−2.1 pp
- ReducedFive BelowFIVE−1.9 pp
- ReducedEquinor ASAEQNR−1.6 pp
8 companies with material moves, out of 23 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 Q1 2026 13F lists 44 lines of US-listed securities worth $837M; the largest is BRK/B at 14.5% of the portfolio. It was accepted by the SEC on May 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM ET.
Against the previous quarter, it opened 6 positions (BLDR, GOOG, MA and PM and 2 more), closed 1 (OVV), added to 7 (ALK, OLN, DECK and BRK/B and 3 more) and trimmed 9 (DG, NEM, KGC and FIVE and 5 more). 22 lines show the same number of shares.
| # | Company | Shares | Value | Weight | Change in shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway BRK/B | 253,025 | $121M | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway BRK/A | 116 | $83.3M | 9.95% | no change |
| 3 | Dollar General DG | 648,227 | $77.0M | 9.19% | −30% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor DECK | 661,029 | $66.2M | 7.90% | +3.3% |
| 5 | Alaska Air Group ALK | 1.7 M | $62.3M | 7.45% | +314% |
| 6 | Olin OLN | 2.0 M | $60.3M | 7.21% | +4.4% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree DLTR | 513,485 | $56.2M | 6.72% | no change |
| 8 | Newmont NEM | 479,138 | $51.9M | 6.19% | −28% |
| 9 | Kinross Gold KGC | 1.5 M | $46.1M | 5.50% | −29% |
| 10 | Five Below FIVE | 192,666 | $44.0M | 5.26% | −27% |
| 11 | Starbucks SBUX | 251,300 | $22.5M | 2.69% | +4.1% |
| 12 | HF Sinclair DINO | 360,678 | $22.5M | 2.69% | no change |
| 13 | Cummins CMI | 39,530 | $21.3M | 2.54% | no change |
| 14 | Builders Firstsource BLDR | 228,210 | $18.8M | 2.24% | new |
| 15 | Walt Disney DIS | 152,583 | $14.7M | 1.76% | +4.7% |
| 16 | Valero Energy VLO | 44,056 | $10.9M | 1.30% | −78% |
| 17 | Exxon Mobil XOM | 57,517 | $9.8M | 1.17% | no change |
| 18 | Equinor ASA EQNR | 175,954 | $7.4M | 0.89% | −71% |
| 19 | Skydance PSKY | 652,707 | $5.9M | 0.70% | no change |
| 20 | Travelers Companies TRV | 19,100 | $5.6M | 0.67% | no change |
| 21 | Merck MRK | 44,633 | $5.4M | 0.64% | no change |
| 22 | Costco Wholesale COST | 3,367 | $3.4M | 0.40% | −2.3% |
| 23 | GE Aerospace GE | 9,352 | $2.7M | 0.32% | no change |
| 24 | NXP Semiconductors NXPI | 12,996 | $2.6M | 0.31% | −2.3% |
| 25 | SPDR Gold Minishares Trust ETF GLDM | 23,979 | $2.2M | 0.27% | no change |
| 26 | GE Vernova GEV | 1,994 | $1.7M | 0.21% | no change |
| 27 | SEACOR Marine Holdings SMHI | 208,175 | $1.5M | 0.18% | no change |
| 28 | Chevron CVX | 6,063 | $1.3M | 0.15% | −5.1% |
| 29 | Coca-Cola KO | 15,328 | $1.2M | 0.14% | no change |
| 30 | Apple AAPL | 4,140 | $1.1M | 0.13% | no change |
| 31 | American Express AXP | 3,436 | $1.0M | 0.12% | no change |
| 32 | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury B ETF SGOV | 9,916 | $998K | 0.12% | +180% |
| 33 | Sprott Asset Management PHYS | 23,869 | $846K | 0.10% | no change |
| 34 | Alphabet GOOG | 2,432 | $698K | 0.08% | new |
| 35 | Shell SHEL | 4,968 | $462K | 0.06% | no change |
| 36 | Mastercard MA | 658 | $329K | 0.04% | new |
| 37 | GE Healthcare Technologies GEHC | 4,581 | $326K | 0.04% | no change |
| 38 | Abrdn Silver ETF Trust SIVR | 4,245 | $304K | 0.04% | no change |
| 39 | Synchrony Financial SYF | 4,437 | $302K | 0.04% | no change |
| 40 | FLEX FLEX | 4,485 | $294K | 0.04% | no change |
| 41 | Philip Morris International PM | 1,762 | $291K | 0.03% | new |
| 42 | Netflix NFLX | 2,980 | $287K | 0.03% | new |
| 43 | Phillips 66 PSX | 1,472 | $268K | 0.03% | new |
| 44 | Alphabet GOOGL | 700 | $201K | 0.02% | no change |
Positions it closed (1)
- Ovintiv OVVwas 0.07% · 16,487 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.