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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: ciao8   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Bloomstran: “The stock was overvalued”
Date: 08/07/25 1:50 PM
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"Bloomstran said the following regarding Berkshire's valuation on 8/2/2025:"
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I have always enjoyed reading the Semper Augustus LLP reports & Chris's view of Berkshire Hathaway.
As of Q1, the LLP portfolio total was over $600M and over 30% allocated to Berkshire.

dataroma.com: DATAROMA Superinvestors Portfolio Holdings

As mentioned earlier he has been a holder & huge fan of Warren Buffett & Berkshire for over 25 yrs.
His published LLP performance however is a bit puzzling with under performance for all 1,3,5,10,15,&20 yr comparisons to the S&P.
Over 20 yrs ending 12/31/24, he has underperformed by 3.1%/yr or an account value 46% below an equivalent investment in SPY, ($1.85:$1)!

(See p.167. static.fmgsuite.com: PDF document)

This then begs the question,
"Am I just entertained by his writing or is the LLP like so many others & just damn hard to compete with the overall market in the long term?"

ciao
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This community has written 21,448 posts about Berkshire Hathaway. The article-length ones it recommended most:
BRK: Why Not XOM? · 62 recs · 2024
Second quarter comments · 60 recs · 2023
Berkshire's Profit Contributors · 57 recs · 2023
Summary of 2Q 2026 · 54 recs · 2026
3Q Summary · 53 recs · 2024
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