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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
-15.74%
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
$338M
AUM Growth
-$55.9M
Cap. Flow
+$13.3M
Cap. Flow %
3.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.95%
Holding
32
New
–
Increased
19
Reduced
8
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$6.77M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$5.65M
3
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$5.45M
4
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.85M
5
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$2.34M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$10.3M
2
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$10.1M
3
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$28.6K
4
SMHI icon
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
+$26.2K
5
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$23.8K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 38.81%
2 Materials 18.88%
3 Energy 13.81%
4 Communication Services 8.83%
5 Consumer Staples 7.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SMHI icon
26
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$1.45M 0.43%
251,428
-3,316
-1% -$26.2K
KO icon
27
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.41M 0.42%
22,425
+425
+2% +$26.9K
NKE icon
28
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$1.16M 0.34%
11,335
+696
+7% +$82.3K
GE icon
29
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.14M 0.34%
28,604
– –
CVX icon
30
Chevron
CVX
$403B
$591K 0.18%
4,079
+791
+24% +$131K
PEP icon
31
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$264K 0.08%
1,582
– –
SHEL icon
32
Shell
SHEL
$257B
$255K 0.08%
4,868
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2022, Christopher Bloomstran held 32 positions worth $338M, down 14% from $393M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $13.3M of net new capital in Q2 2022, adding to 19 existing holdings.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 39% of assets, down from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Olin, an estimated $10.3M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Dollar General in Q2 2022, an estimated $6.77M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Olin, cutting an estimated $10.3M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $338M portfolio in Q2 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q2 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $338M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.