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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
+7.31%
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
$173M
AUM Growth
+$13.5M
Cap. Flow
+$3.75M
Cap. Flow %
2.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.31%
Holding
31
New
2
Increased
–
Reduced
12
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$4.23M
2
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$2.91M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VR
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
+$3.14M
2
USG
Usg
USG
+$90.7K
3
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$84.4K
4
FAX
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund
FAX
+$44K
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$10.7K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.92%
2 Materials 10.72%
3 Industrials 10.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 7.72%
5 Energy 7.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GE icon
26
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.35M 0.78%
24,938
– –
INTC icon
27
Intel
INTC
$476B
$1M 0.58%
21,161
– –
MDT icon
28
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$497K 0.29%
5,050
– –
RDS.A
29
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$332K 0.19%
4,868
– –
FAX
30
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund
FAX
$610M
– –
-1,700
Closed -$44K
VR
31
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
– –
-46,494
Closed -$3.14M
1
2

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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Christopher Bloomstran held 31 positions worth $173M, up 8.5% from $160M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2018 filing shows 2 new, 12 reduced and 2 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Cummins: 30,035 shares worth $4.39M. The largest sale was Validus Hold Ltd, an estimated $3.14M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 47% of assets, down from 47% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Industrials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q3 2018 buy was Cummins: 30,035 shares worth $4.39M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Usg, cutting an estimated $90.7K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Validus Hold Ltd in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $3.14M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $173M portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q3 2018.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $173M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.