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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
-2.36%
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
$149M
AUM Growth
-$4.39M
Cap. Flow
-$317K
Cap. Flow %
-0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.24%
Holding
32
New
1
Increased
5
Reduced
13
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$1.87M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$188K
3
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$139K
4
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$34.3K
5
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$27.8K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
RBA icon
RB Global
RBA
+$2.37M
2
WAFD icon
WaFd
WAFD
+$140K
3
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$19.1K
4
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$16.5K
5
JEF icon
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
+$7.13K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 51.77%
2 Energy 16.07%
3 Healthcare 7.67%
4 Materials 7.58%
5 Technology 7.35%
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
$26.8M 17.93%
196,819
-16
-0% -$2.28K
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$21.4M 14.34%
257,418
+2,186
+0.9% +$188K
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$17.6M 11.79%
86
– –
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$11M 7.38%
198,150
-293
-0.1% -$16.5K
GG
5
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$8.08M 5.41%
498,972
+1,880
+0.4% +$34.3K
JEF icon
6
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$7.61M 5.09%
349,969
-334
-0.1% -$7.13K
WAFD icon
7
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$5.53M 3.7%
236,914
-6,259
-3% -$140K
MRK icon
8
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.48M 3%
82,508
-341
-0.4% -$19.1K
SNY icon
9
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.36M 2.92%
88,000
-140
-0.2% -$7.09K
GE icon
10
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.99M 2.67%
31,369
+1
+0% +$130
INTC icon
11
Intel
INTC
$476B
$3.81M 2.55%
125,156
– –
MSFT icon
12
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$3.79M 2.54%
85,946
-68
-0.1% -$3.1K
AVX
13
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$3.07M 2.06%
228,219
+9,822
+4% +$139K
COST icon
14
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.75M 1.84%
20,402
– –
VR
15
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.52M 1.69%
57,386
-45
-0.1% -$1.93K
EQNR icon
16
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.31M 1.54%
128,829
-126
-0.1% -$2.44K
PEP icon
17
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$2.11M 1.41%
22,593
– –
JNJ icon
18
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$1.97M 1.32%
20,218
-20
-0.1% -$2K
NEM icon
19
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$1.96M 1.31%
84,093
– –
KO icon
20
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.96M 1.31%
50,000
– –
TRV icon
21
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$1.93M 1.29%
20,000
– –
AXP icon
22
American Express
AXP
$227B
$1.9M 1.27%
24,494
+351
+1% +$27.8K
PCP
23
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$1.78M 1.19%
+8,923
New +$1.87M
CBI
24
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.67M 1.12%
33,364
-31
-0.1% -$1.61K
CNA icon
25
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.46M 0.97%
38,100
-55
-0.1% -$2.19K
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Christopher Bloomstran held 32 positions worth $149M, down 2.9% from $154M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2015 filing shows 1 new, 5 increased, 13 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP: 8,923 shares worth $1.78M. The largest sale was RB Global, an estimated $2.37M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 52% of assets, down from 52% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Healthcare.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q2 2015 buy was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP: 8,923 shares worth $1.78M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2015, an estimated $188K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was WaFd, cutting an estimated $140K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited RB Global in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $2.37M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $149M portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q2 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $149M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 13 Aug 2015.