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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
+8.96%
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
$139M
AUM Growth
-$3.21M
Cap. Flow
-$13.1M
Cap. Flow %
-9.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.13%
Holding
33
New
1
Increased
4
Reduced
18
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$1.12M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$692K
3
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$689K
4
DST
DST Systems Inc.
DST
+$326K
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$97.2K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$8.21M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.51M
3
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$2.15M
4
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$1.33M
5
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$1.33M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 53.16%
2 Energy 15.08%
3 Materials 9.43%
4 Healthcare 7.27%
5 Technology 7.14%
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 19.19%
188,624
+733
+0.4% +$97.2K
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$18.8M 13.49%
225,124
-31,294
-12% -$2.51M
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$18.4M 13.16%
86
– –
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$9.44M 6.77%
170,157
-26,690
-14% -$1.33M
GG
5
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$6.09M 4.36%
375,037
-4,864
-1% -$67.6K
NEM icon
6
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$5.26M 3.77%
197,896
-2,367
-1% -$54.8K
WAFD icon
7
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$5.24M 3.76%
231,543
-2,696
-1% -$58.4K
JEF icon
8
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$4.93M 3.54%
340,810
-2,820
-0.8% -$39.7K
GE icon
9
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$4.32M 3.1%
28,381
+7,930
+39% +$1.12M
MRK icon
10
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.17M 2.99%
82,508
– –
MSFT icon
11
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$3.71M 2.66%
67,208
-917
-1% -$48.1K
SNY icon
12
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$3.31M 2.37%
82,350
-870
-1% -$35K
COST icon
13
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.2M 2.29%
20,302
– –
INTC icon
14
Intel
INTC
$476B
$2.82M 2.02%
87,175
-1,073
-1% -$32.9K
AVX
15
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.81M 2.01%
223,549
-3,320
-1% -$38.6K
VR
16
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.64M 1.9%
56,001
-100
-0.2% -$4.49K
TRV icon
17
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.33M 1.67%
20,000
– –
KO icon
18
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.32M 1.66%
50,000
– –
AXP icon
19
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.23M 1.6%
36,267
+11,852
+49% +$689K
JNJ icon
20
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$2.15M 1.54%
19,870
-219
-1% -$22.7K
EQNR icon
21
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$1.98M 1.42%
126,974
-1,140
-0.9% -$15.9K
KGC icon
22
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$1.8M 1.29%
530,190
-6,268
-1% -$15.6K
CNA icon
23
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.21M 0.87%
37,580
-335
-0.9% -$10.6K
CBI
24
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.2M 0.86%
32,828
-338
-1% -$12.1K
CB icon
25
Chubb
CB
$132B
$717K 0.51%
+6,018
New +$692K
1
2

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Christopher Bloomstran's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Christopher Bloomstran held 33 positions worth $139M, down 2.2% from $143M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $13.1M in Q1 2016, closing 3 positions and reducing 18 holdings. Its most notable exit was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, an estimated $8.21M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 53% of assets, up from 50% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Materials.

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran opened a new position in Chubb worth $717K.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 6,018 shares worth $717K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to GE Aerospace in Q1 2016, an estimated $1.12M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.51M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $139M portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 3 in Q1 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $139M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.