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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
+2.51%
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
+$84K
Cap. Flow
-$2.75M
Cap. Flow %
-1.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.8%
Holding
32
New
1
Increased
2
Reduced
9
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$2.16M
2
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$300K
3
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$5.82K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$1.48M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.42M
3
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$946K
4
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$658K
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$646K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 50.06%
2 Energy 15.42%
3 Industrials 8.8%
4 Healthcare 7.23%
5 Technology 6.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CBI
26
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.29M 0.91%
33,166
– –
KGC icon
27
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$976K 0.68%
536,458
-8,620
-2% -$17K
MDT icon
28
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$385K 0.27%
5,000
– –
SYF icon
29
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
$291K 0.2%
+9,571
New +$300K
DST
30
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$279K 0.2%
4,900
– –
RDS.A
31
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$223K 0.16%
5,135
– –
FRTX
32
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
$153K 0.11%
119
-9
-7% -$11.7K
1
2

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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Christopher Bloomstran held 32 positions worth $143M, up 0.06% from $143M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2015: portfolio turnover was 3.1%. Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 32-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 50% of assets, down from 51% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q4 2015 buy was Synchrony: 9,571 shares worth $291K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Newmont in Q4 2015, an estimated $2.16M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Goldcorp Inc, cutting an estimated $1.48M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $143M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q4 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 0.06% quarter-over-quarter to $143M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 8 Feb 2016.