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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
-5.5%
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
$417M
AUM Growth
-$5.81M
Cap. Flow
+$25M
Cap. Flow %
5.99%
Top 10 Hldgs %
80.1%
Holding
33
New
–
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$38.2M
2
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$2.7M
3
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$1.26M
4
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$614K
5
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$427K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$8.17M
2
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$3.13M
3
DINO icon
HF Sinclair
DINO
+$3.08M
4
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$1.98M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$1.06M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.14%
2 Materials 15.37%
3 Consumer Staples 13.28%
4 Energy 8.53%
5 Communication Services 5.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AXP icon
26
American Express
AXP
$227B
$959K 0.23%
6,426
– –
WAFD icon
27
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$706K 0.17%
27,575
– –
AAPL icon
28
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$549K 0.13%
3,208
– –
CVX icon
29
Chevron
CVX
$403B
$549K 0.13%
3,253
– –
GEHC icon
30
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$33.8B
$312K 0.07%
4,581
– –
SHEL icon
31
Shell
SHEL
$257B
$268K 0.06%
4,168
– –
DOW icon
32
Dow Inc
DOW
$23.4B
$267K 0.06%
5,169
– –
PEP icon
33
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$247K 0.06%
1,457
-125
-8% -$22.7K
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2023, Christopher Bloomstran held 33 positions worth $417M, down 1.4% from $423M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $25M of net new capital in Q3 2023, adding to 10 existing holdings.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 46% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Consumer Staples.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Valero Energy, an estimated $8.17M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Dollar General in Q3 2023, an estimated $38.2M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was Valero Energy, cutting an estimated $8.17M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $417M portfolio in Q3 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $417M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.