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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
-5.69%
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
$143M
AUM Growth
-$6.79M
Cap. Flow
+$3.64M
Cap. Flow %
2.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.44%
Holding
31
New
–
Increased
1
Reduced
22
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$5.68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$552K
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$258K
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$249K
4
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$243K
5
JEF icon
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
+$122K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 50.73%
2 Energy 14.84%
3 Industrials 9.2%
4 Technology 7.22%
5 Healthcare 7.18%
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
$25.1M 17.63%
192,791
-4,028
-2% -$552K
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$19.1M 13.37%
256,418
-1,000
-0.4% -$77.1K
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$16.8M 11.78%
86
– –
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$9.94M 6.97%
196,847
-1,303
-0.7% -$69.8K
PCP
5
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$8.13M 5.7%
35,397
+26,474
+297% +$5.68M
JEF icon
6
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$6.24M 4.37%
343,881
-6,088
-2% -$122K
GG
7
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$6.22M 4.36%
496,630
-2,342
-0.5% -$32.7K
WAFD icon
8
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$5.36M 3.76%
235,439
-1,475
-0.6% -$33.8K
SNY icon
9
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$3.95M 2.77%
83,220
-4,780
-5% -$243K
MRK icon
10
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.89M 2.73%
82,508
– –
GE icon
11
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.68M 2.58%
30,451
-918
-3% -$113K
MSFT icon
12
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$3.56M 2.5%
80,404
-5,542
-6% -$249K
INTC icon
13
Intel
INTC
$476B
$3.5M 2.46%
116,230
-8,926
-7% -$258K
AVX
14
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.97M 2.08%
226,869
-1,350
-0.6% -$17.6K
COST icon
15
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.94M 2.06%
20,302
-100
-0.5% -$14.3K
VR
16
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.53M 1.77%
56,101
-1,285
-2% -$58K
PEP icon
17
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$2.02M 1.42%
21,475
-1,118
-5% -$106K
KO icon
18
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.01M 1.41%
50,000
– –
TRV icon
19
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$1.99M 1.4%
20,000
– –
JNJ icon
20
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$1.88M 1.31%
20,089
-129
-0.6% -$12.5K
EQNR icon
21
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$1.86M 1.31%
128,114
-715
-0.6% -$11.3K
AXP icon
22
American Express
AXP
$227B
$1.8M 1.27%
24,335
-159
-0.6% -$12.2K
NEM icon
23
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$1.33M 0.93%
82,563
-1,530
-2% -$27.4K
CNA icon
24
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.32M 0.93%
37,915
-185
-0.5% -$6.97K
CBI
25
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.31M 0.92%
33,166
-198
-0.6% -$9.16K
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Christopher Bloomstran held 31 positions worth $143M, down 4.5% from $149M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2015: portfolio turnover was 0%. Christopher Bloomstran opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 31-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 51% of assets, down from 52% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP in Q3 2015, an estimated $5.68M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $552K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $143M portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $143M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.