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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
+3.42%
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
$170M
AUM Growth
-$3.33M
Cap. Flow
-$8.98M
Cap. Flow %
-5.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.02%
Holding
31
New
1
Increased
3
Reduced
10
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
JEF icon
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
+$722K
2
WAFD icon
WaFd
WAFD
+$163K
3
AMPE
Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.
AMPE
+$67.3K
4
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$6.71K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.82M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$2.76M
3
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$2.65M
4
EQNR icon
Equinor
EQNR
+$1.17M
5
TAP.A icon
Molson Coors Class A
TAP.A
+$294K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.31%
2 Energy 17.76%
3 Healthcare 10.18%
4 Materials 10.05%
5 Technology 8.77%
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
$26.5M 15.58%
209,585
-21,800
-9% -$2.76M
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$25.8M 15.17%
256,532
-27,954
-10% -$2.82M
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$16.3M 9.59%
86
– –
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$12.3M 7.21%
260,762
-598
-0.2% -$28.1K
JEF icon
5
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$8.27M 4.86%
352,426
+31,112
+10% +$722K
NEM icon
6
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$7.69M 4.52%
302,138
-190
-0.1% -$4.58K
MSFT icon
7
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$6.11M 3.59%
146,505
– –
JNJ icon
8
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$6.06M 3.56%
57,955
-50
-0.1% -$5.05K
GG
9
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$5.92M 3.48%
212,050
– –
INTC icon
10
Intel
INTC
$476B
$5.9M 3.47%
191,030
-96,650
-34% -$2.65M
MRK icon
11
Merck
MRK
$376B
$5.66M 3.32%
102,446
– –
WAFD icon
12
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$5.5M 3.23%
245,090
+7,450
+3% +$163K
SNY icon
13
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.71M 2.76%
88,490
-50
-0.1% -$2.65K
PEP icon
14
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$4.44M 2.61%
49,680
-50
-0.1% -$4.32K
EQNR icon
15
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$4M 2.35%
129,755
-38,725
-23% -$1.17M
GE icon
16
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.95M 2.32%
31,367
– –
KGC icon
17
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$3.5M 2.05%
844,528
+1,650
+0.2% +$6.71K
AVX
18
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.91M 1.71%
219,022
– –
COST icon
19
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.36M 1.39%
20,502
– –
RBA icon
20
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$2.35M 1.38%
95,550
-150
-0.2% -$3.57K
VR
21
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.2M 1.29%
57,531
– –
KO icon
22
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.12M 1.24%
50,000
– –
TRV icon
23
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$1.88M 1.11%
20,000
– –
CNA icon
24
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.54M 0.91%
38,155
– –
CB
25
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$922K 0.54%
10,000
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Christopher Bloomstran held 31 positions worth $170M, down 1.9% from $174M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 71% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $8.98M in Q2 2014, closing 2 positions and reducing 10 holdings. Its most notable exit was Molson Coors Class A, an estimated $294K position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran opened a new position in Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc. worth $84K.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q2 2014 buy was Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.: 33 shares worth $84K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Jefferies Financial Group in Q2 2014, an estimated $722K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.82M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Molson Coors Class A in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $294K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 71% of its $170M portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q2 2014.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $170M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.