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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
+1.99%
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
$157M
AUM Growth
-$6.5M
Cap. Flow
-$7.69M
Cap. Flow %
-4.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
75.95%
Holding
30
New
–
Increased
1
Reduced
19
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$5.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$4.37M
2
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$3.33M
3
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$1.85M
4
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$1.7M
5
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$826K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 50.9%
2 Energy 16.74%
3 Materials 7.89%
4 Healthcare 7.57%
5 Technology 7.39%
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
$29.5M 18.88%
196,735
-11,800
-6% -$1.7M
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$23.6M 15.08%
255,232
-1,300
-0.5% -$121K
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$19.4M 12.42%
86
– –
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$11.2M 7.19%
198,443
-62,168
-24% -$3.33M
GG
5
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$9.19M 5.87%
496,260
+283,080
+133% +$5.8M
JEF icon
6
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$7.03M 4.49%
350,303
-2,123
-0.6% -$43.8K
WAFD icon
7
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$5.39M 3.44%
243,173
-1,917
-0.8% -$41K
MRK icon
8
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.87M 3.11%
89,870
-7,336
-8% -$409K
INTC icon
9
Intel
INTC
$476B
$4.54M 2.9%
125,156
-382
-0.3% -$13.3K
SNY icon
10
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.02M 2.57%
88,140
-350
-0.4% -$17K
MSFT icon
11
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$3.97M 2.54%
85,475
-473
-0.6% -$22.2K
GE icon
12
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.8M 2.43%
31,368
– –
AVX
13
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$3.06M 1.95%
218,397
-1,150
-0.5% -$15.9K
COST icon
14
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.89M 1.85%
20,402
-100
-0.5% -$13.6K
RBA icon
15
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$2.56M 1.63%
95,000
-550
-0.6% -$13.6K
VR
16
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.39M 1.53%
57,431
-100
-0.2% -$4.04K
EQNR icon
17
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.28M 1.46%
129,355
-400
-0.3% -$8.53K
PEP icon
18
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$2.14M 1.37%
22,643
-7,037
-24% -$675K
JNJ icon
19
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$2.13M 1.36%
20,363
-17,592
-46% -$1.85M
TRV icon
20
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.12M 1.35%
20,000
– –
KO icon
21
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.11M 1.35%
50,000
– –
NEM icon
22
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$1.59M 1.02%
84,393
-217,210
-72% -$4.37M
KGC icon
23
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$1.55M 0.99%
551,378
-294,450
-35% -$826K
CNA icon
24
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.48M 0.94%
38,155
– –
CBI
25
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.4M 0.89%
33,305
-210
-0.6% -$10.4K
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Christopher Bloomstran held 30 positions worth $157M, down 4% from $163M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 76% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $7.69M in Q4 2014, reducing 19 holdings. Its largest reduction was Newmont, cutting an estimated $4.37M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 51% of assets, up from 48% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Materials.

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran added an estimated $5.8M to Goldcorp Inc.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Goldcorp Inc in Q4 2014, an estimated $5.8M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Newmont, cutting an estimated $4.37M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 76% of its $157M portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2014.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 4% quarter-over-quarter to $157M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.