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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
+2.51%
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
+$84K
Cap. Flow
-$2.75M
Cap. Flow %
-1.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.8%
Holding
32
New
1
Increased
2
Reduced
9
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$2.16M
2
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$300K
3
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$5.82K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$1.48M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.42M
3
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$946K
4
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$658K
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$646K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 50.06%
2 Energy 15.42%
3 Industrials 8.8%
4 Healthcare 7.23%
5 Technology 6.91%
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
$24.8M 17.39%
187,891
-4,900
-3% -$658K
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$20M 14.01%
256,418
– –
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$17M 11.92%
86
– –
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$9.17M 6.42%
196,847
– –
PCP
5
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$8.21M 5.76%
35,397
– –
WAFD icon
6
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$5.58M 3.91%
234,239
-1,200
-0.5% -$29.6K
JEF icon
7
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$5.35M 3.75%
343,630
-251
-0.1% -$4.2K
GG
8
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$4.39M 3.08%
379,901
-116,729
-24% -$1.48M
MRK icon
9
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.16M 2.91%
82,508
– –
MSFT icon
10
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$3.78M 2.65%
68,125
-12,279
-15% -$646K
NEM icon
11
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$3.6M 2.53%
200,263
+117,700
+143% +$2.16M
SNY icon
12
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$3.55M 2.49%
83,220
– –
COST icon
13
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.28M 2.3%
20,302
– –
GE icon
14
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.05M 2.14%
20,451
-10,000
-33% -$1.42M
INTC icon
15
Intel
INTC
$476B
$3.04M 2.13%
88,248
-27,982
-24% -$946K
AVX
16
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.75M 1.93%
226,869
– –
VR
17
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.6M 1.82%
56,101
– –
TRV icon
18
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.26M 1.58%
20,000
– –
KO icon
19
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.15M 1.51%
50,000
– –
PEP icon
20
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
$2.15M 1.5%
21,475
– –
JNJ icon
21
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$2.06M 1.45%
20,089
– –
EQNR icon
22
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$1.79M 1.25%
128,114
– –
AXP icon
23
American Express
AXP
$227B
$1.7M 1.19%
24,415
+80
+0.3% +$5.82K
CNA icon
24
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.33M 0.93%
37,915
– –
CB
25
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$1.33M 0.93%
10,000
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Christopher Bloomstran held 32 positions worth $143M, up 0.06% from $143M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2015: portfolio turnover was 3.1%. Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 32-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 50% of assets, down from 51% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q4 2015 buy was Synchrony: 9,571 shares worth $291K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Newmont in Q4 2015, an estimated $2.16M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Goldcorp Inc, cutting an estimated $1.48M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $143M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q4 2015.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 0.06% quarter-over-quarter to $143M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 8 Feb 2016.