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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
+2.96%
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
$391M
AUM Growth
+$23.3M
Cap. Flow
+$14.6M
Cap. Flow %
3.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.12%
Holding
34
New
1
Increased
13
Reduced
13
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$8.65M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$6.54M
3
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$2.05M
4
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$2.05M
5
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$2.01M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$6.33M
2
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$3.05M
3
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$1.41M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$420K
5
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$343K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 39.57%
2 Materials 18.7%
3 Energy 11.61%
4 Communication Services 8.56%
5 Consumer Staples 8.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KO icon
26
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.39M 0.36%
22,425
– –
AXP icon
27
American Express
AXP
$227B
$1.08M 0.28%
6,518
-80
-1% -$13.3K
WAFD icon
28
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$836K 0.21%
27,743
-104
-0.4% -$3.52K
AAPL icon
29
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$581K 0.15%
3,525
– –
CVX icon
30
Chevron
CVX
$403B
$572K 0.15%
3,504
+1
+0% +$168
GEHC icon
31
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$33.8B
$487K 0.12%
+5,936
New +$424K
PEP icon
32
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$288K 0.07%
1,582
– –
DOW icon
33
Dow Inc
DOW
$23.4B
$283K 0.07%
5,169
– –
SHEL icon
34
Shell
SHEL
$257B
$280K 0.07%
4,868
– –
1
2

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Christopher Bloomstran's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2023, Christopher Bloomstran held 34 positions worth $391M, up 6.3% from $367M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $14.6M of net new capital in Q1 2023, opening 1 new position and adding to 13 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was GE HealthCare: 5,936 shares worth $487K.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 40% of assets, down from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Olin, an estimated $6.33M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q1 2023 buy was GE HealthCare: 5,936 shares worth $487K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Dollar General in Q1 2023, an estimated $8.65M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Olin, cutting an estimated $6.33M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $391M portfolio in Q1 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q1 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $391M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 15 May 2023.