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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
+1.17%
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
$169M
AUM Growth
-$873K
Cap. Flow
-$1.99M
Cap. Flow %
-1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.45%
Holding
31
New
1
Increased
9
Reduced
5
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
RBA icon
RB Global
RBA
+$1.85M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$41.5K
3
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$12.3K
4
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$8.3K
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$6.58K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$3.29M
2
TLAB
TELLABS INC
TLAB
+$560K
3
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$36.9K
4
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$22.7K
5
CNA icon
CNA Financial
CNA
+$10.7K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.42%
2 Energy 17.2%
3 Materials 10.54%
4 Healthcare 9.99%
5 Technology 8.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BRK.B icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$26.3M 15.61%
231,935
– –
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$24.3M 14.44%
282,900
+460
+0.2% +$41.5K
MCY icon
3
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$15M 8.89%
310,135
-72,745
-19% -$3.29M
BRK.A icon
4
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$14.7M 8.69%
86
– –
NEM icon
5
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$8.49M 5.04%
302,303
+280
+0.1% +$8.3K
JEF icon
6
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$7.83M 4.65%
321,314
+168
+0.1% +$4.02K
INTC icon
7
Intel
INTC
$476B
$6.6M 3.91%
287,830
-1,600
-0.6% -$36.9K
MRK icon
8
Merck
MRK
$376B
$6.56M 3.89%
144,366
– –
KGC icon
9
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$5.65M 3.35%
1,118,378
+300
+0% +$1.59K
JNJ icon
10
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$5.03M 2.98%
58,005
– –
WAFD icon
11
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$4.92M 2.92%
237,790
– –
MSFT icon
12
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$4.88M 2.89%
146,505
+200
+0.1% +$6.58K
SNY icon
13
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.49M 2.66%
88,615
– –
PEP icon
14
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$3.95M 2.35%
49,730
+150
+0.3% +$12.3K
EQNR icon
15
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$3.82M 2.27%
168,405
+150
+0.1% +$3.29K
GG
16
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$3.63M 2.15%
139,550
+200
+0.1% +$5.52K
GE icon
17
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.59M 2.13%
31,366
+1
+0% +$115
AVX
18
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.87M 1.7%
218,772
-1,750
-0.8% -$22.7K
COST icon
19
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.36M 1.4%
20,502
– –
VR
20
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.13M 1.26%
57,531
-267
-0.5% -$9.45K
RBA icon
21
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$1.93M 1.15%
+95,700
New +$1.85M
KO icon
22
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.89M 1.12%
50,000
– –
MMM icon
23
3M
MMM
$92.3B
$1.76M 1.05%
17,677
– –
TRV icon
24
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$1.7M 1.01%
20,000
– –
CNA icon
25
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.46M 0.86%
38,155
-300
-0.8% -$10.7K
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Christopher Bloomstran held 31 positions worth $169M, down 0.52% from $169M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 71% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2013 filing shows 1 new, 9 increased, 5 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was RB Global: 95,700 shares worth $1.93M. The largest sale was Mercury Insurance, an estimated $3.29M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 44% of assets, up from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Materials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q3 2013 buy was RB Global: 95,700 shares worth $1.93M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to ExxonMobil in Q3 2013, an estimated $41.5K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Mercury Insurance, cutting an estimated $3.29M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited TELLABS INC in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $560K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 71% of its $169M portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q3 2013.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 0.52% quarter-over-quarter to $169M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 13 Nov 2013.