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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
-5.69%
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
$143M
AUM Growth
-$6.79M
Cap. Flow
+$3.64M
Cap. Flow %
2.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.44%
Holding
31
New
–
Increased
1
Reduced
22
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$5.68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$552K
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$258K
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$249K
4
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$243K
5
JEF icon
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
+$122K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 50.73%
2 Energy 14.84%
3 Industrials 9.2%
4 Technology 7.22%
5 Healthcare 7.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CB
26
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$1.23M 0.86%
10,000
– –
KGC icon
27
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$938K 0.66%
545,078
-5,600
-1% -$10.2K
MDT icon
28
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$335K 0.23%
5,000
– –
DST
29
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$258K 0.18%
4,900
– –
RDS.A
30
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$231K 0.16%
5,135
– –
FRTX
31
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
$185K 0.13%
128
-1
-0.8% -$1.93K
1
2

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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Christopher Bloomstran held 31 positions worth $143M, down 4.5% from $149M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2015: portfolio turnover was 0%. Christopher Bloomstran opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 31-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 51% of assets, down from 52% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $5.68M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $552K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $143M portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $143M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.