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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
+0.43%
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
$423M
AUM Growth
+$32.5M
Cap. Flow
+$36.2M
Cap. Flow %
8.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
76.74%
Holding
34
New
–
Increased
13
Reduced
16
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$18.4M
2
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$12.6M
3
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$3.98M
4
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$2.68M
5
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$1.24M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HXL icon
Hexcel
HXL
+$4.56M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$1.65M
3
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$598K
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$128K
5
GEHC icon
GE HealthCare
GEHC
+$108K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.98%
2 Materials 16.33%
3 Energy 9.85%
4 Consumer Staples 9.37%
5 Communication Services 6.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AXP icon
26
American Express
AXP
$227B
$1.12M 0.26%
6,426
-92
-1% -$14.8K
WAFD icon
27
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$731K 0.17%
27,575
-168
-0.6% -$4.65K
AAPL icon
28
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$622K 0.15%
3,208
-317
-9% -$55.2K
CVX icon
29
Chevron
CVX
$403B
$512K 0.12%
3,253
-251
-7% -$40.2K
GEHC icon
30
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$33.8B
$372K 0.09%
4,581
-1,355
-23% -$108K
PEP icon
31
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$293K 0.07%
1,582
– –
DOW icon
32
Dow Inc
DOW
$23.4B
$275K 0.07%
5,169
– –
SHEL icon
33
Shell
SHEL
$257B
$252K 0.06%
4,168
-700
-14% -$42K
HXL icon
34
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
– –
-66,804
Closed -$4.56M
1
2

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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2023, Christopher Bloomstran held 34 positions worth $423M, up 8.3% from $391M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 77% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $36.2M of net new capital in Q2 2023, adding to 13 existing holdings.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 45% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ExxonMobil, an estimated $1.65M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Mercury Insurance in Q2 2023, an estimated $18.4M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $1.65M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Hexcel in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $4.56M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 77% of its $423M portfolio in Q2 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $423M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.