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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
+0.38%
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
$163M
AUM Growth
-$7.23M
Cap. Flow
-$7.12M
Cap. Flow %
-4.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.58%
Holding
30
New
1
Increased
4
Reduced
9
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CBI
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
+$2.11M
2
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$30.4K
3
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$7.06K
4
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$5.1K
5
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$125

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$2.7M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$2.22M
3
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$2.07M
4
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$1.83M
5
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$294K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 48.05%
2 Energy 17.19%
3 Healthcare 9.41%
4 Materials 8.99%
5 Technology 6.92%
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
$28.8M 17.67%
208,535
-1,050
-0.5% -$140K
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$24.1M 14.8%
256,532
– –
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$17.8M 10.92%
86
– –
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$12.7M 7.8%
260,611
-151
-0.1% -$7.45K
JEF icon
5
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$7.52M 4.61%
352,426
– –
NEM icon
6
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$6.95M 4.27%
301,603
-535
-0.2% -$13.6K
MRK icon
7
Merck
MRK
$376B
$5.5M 3.37%
97,206
-5,240
-5% -$294K
SNY icon
8
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.99M 3.06%
88,490
– –
WAFD icon
9
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$4.99M 3.06%
245,090
– –
GG
10
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$4.91M 3.01%
213,180
+1,130
+0.5% +$30.4K
INTC icon
11
Intel
INTC
$476B
$4.37M 2.68%
125,538
-65,492
-34% -$2.22M
JNJ icon
12
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$4.05M 2.48%
37,955
-20,000
-35% -$2.07M
MSFT icon
13
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$3.98M 2.44%
85,948
-60,557
-41% -$2.7M
GE icon
14
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.85M 2.36%
31,368
+1
+0% +$125
EQNR icon
15
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$3.52M 2.16%
129,755
– –
AVX
16
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.92M 1.79%
219,547
+525
+0.2% +$7.06K
KGC icon
17
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$2.79M 1.71%
845,828
+1,300
+0.2% +$5.1K
PEP icon
18
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$2.76M 1.7%
29,680
-20,000
-40% -$1.83M
COST icon
19
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.57M 1.58%
20,502
– –
VR
20
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.25M 1.38%
57,531
– –
RBA icon
21
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$2.14M 1.31%
95,550
– –
KO icon
22
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.13M 1.31%
50,000
– –
CBI
23
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.94M 1.19%
+33,515
New +$2.11M
TRV icon
24
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$1.88M 1.15%
20,000
– –
CNA icon
25
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.45M 0.89%
38,155
– –
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Christopher Bloomstran held 30 positions worth $163M, down 4.2% from $170M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $7.12M in Q3 2014, reducing 9 holdings. Its largest reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $2.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 48% of assets, up from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran opened a new position in Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv worth $1.94M.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q3 2014 buy was Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv: 33,515 shares worth $1.94M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Goldcorp Inc in Q3 2014, an estimated $30.4K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $2.7M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $163M portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q3 2014.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 4.2% quarter-over-quarter to $163M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 13 Nov 2014.