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Christopher Bloomstran Semper Augustus Investments Group

AUM $885M
1-Year Est. Return 30.72%
 

Christopher Bloomstran is the president of Semper Augustus Investments Group, a value-oriented firm with a multi-decade focus on capital preservation and thoughtful security selection. He is known for detailed annual letters that discuss portfolio construction, accounting quality, and long-term ownership of businesses such as Berkshire Hathaway. Bloomstran’s work is popular among investors who prefer process transparency over short-term trading narratives.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.2%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.72%
3 Year Est. Return
+95.38%
5 Year Est. Return
+117.62%
10 Year Est. Return
+411.84%
AUM
$885M
AUM Growth
+$47.3M
Cap. Flow
+$41.3M
Cap. Flow %
4.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
78.91%
Holding
51
New
7
Increased
12
Reduced
13
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BLDR icon
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
+$26M
2
PAYX icon
Paychex
PAYX
+$20M
3
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$19.9M
4
SPGI icon
S&P Global
SPGI
+$19.4M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$9.67M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$20.7M
2
FIVE icon
Five Below
FIVE
+$18.7M
3
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$17.5M
4
DINO icon
HF Sinclair
DINO
+$7.21M
5
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$3.48M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 28.64%
2 Industrials 18.09%
3 Consumer Staples 16.44%
4 Materials 13.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.2%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BRK.B icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$137M 15.45%
273,145
+20,120
+8% +$9.67M
ALK icon
2
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$93.6M 10.58%
1,793,627
+98,565
+6% +$4.21M
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$89.9M 10.16%
120
+4
+3% +$2.88M
DG icon
4
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$76.6M 8.66%
665,307
+17,080
+3% +$1.94M
DECK icon
5
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.5B
$66.5M 7.52%
670,199
+9,170
+1% +$966K
DLTR icon
6
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$64.1M 7.25%
530,113
+16,628
+3% +$1.73M
BLDR icon
7
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.55B
$49.5M 5.6%
553,722
+325,512
+143% +$26M
OLN icon
8
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$42.7M 4.83%
2,153,826
+124,507
+6% +$3.25M
NEM icon
9
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$41.8M 4.72%
447,228
-31,910
-7% -$3.48M
KGC icon
10
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$36.6M 4.14%
1,548,995
+40,054
+3% +$1.18M
PAYX icon
11
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
$20.8M 2.35%
+211,640
New +$20M
FIVE icon
12
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$19M 2.15%
105,657
-87,009
-45% -$18.7M
SPGI icon
13
S&P Global
SPGI
$127B
$18.7M 2.12%
+45,989
New +$19.4M
DINO icon
14
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$17.6M 1.99%
252,187
-108,491
-30% -$7.21M
DIS icon
15
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$15.5M 1.75%
160,653
+8,070
+5% +$823K
CTSH icon
16
Cognizant
CTSH
$27.9B
$14.6M 1.65%
+377,991
New +$19.9M
VLO icon
17
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$9.87M 1.12%
37,893
-6,163
-14% -$1.52M
CMI icon
18
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$9.25M 1.05%
12,972
-26,558
-67% -$17.5M
XOM icon
19
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$7.82M 0.88%
57,176
-341
-0.6% -$51K
PSKY
20
Paramount Skydance Corp
PSKY
$11.6B
$6.4M 0.72%
648,835
-3,872
-0.6% -$40.7K
TRV icon
21
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$6.31M 0.71%
19,100
– –
MRK icon
22
Merck
MRK
$376B
$5.74M 0.65%
44,633
– –
EQNR icon
23
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$5.06M 0.57%
161,175
-14,779
-8% -$552K
SBUX icon
24
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$4.68M 0.53%
45,761
-205,539
-82% -$20.7M
GE icon
25
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.5M 0.4%
9,352
– –
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Christopher Bloomstran held 51 positions worth $885M, up 5.6% from $837M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 79% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $41.3M of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 7 new positions and adding to 12 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Paychex: 211,640 shares worth $20.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 29% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Staples.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Starbucks, an estimated $20.7M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q2 2026 buy was Paychex: 211,640 shares worth $20.8M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Builders FirstSource in Q2 2026, an estimated $26M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $20.7M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Flex in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $294K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 79% of its $885M portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 7 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2026.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 5.6% quarter-over-quarter to $885M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.