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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
+7.19%
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
$138M
AUM Growth
-$1.55M
Cap. Flow
-$9.91M
Cap. Flow %
-7.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.27%
Holding
31
New
1
Increased
3
Reduced
2
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
HXL icon
Hexcel
HXL
+$3.63M
2
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$787K
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$28.6K
4
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$53

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$10.4M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$3.71M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$201K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 54.71%
2 Materials 12.69%
3 Energy 9.06%
4 Healthcare 8.55%
5 Industrials 6.28%
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
$27.3M 19.82%
188,824
+200
+0.1% +$28.6K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$18.7M 13.53%
86
– –
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$10M 7.27%
107,029
-118,095
-52% -$10.4M
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$9.05M 6.56%
170,158
+1
+0% +$53
NEM icon
5
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$7.74M 5.61%
197,896
– –
GG
6
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$7.17M 5.2%
375,037
– –
WAFD icon
7
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$5.62M 4.07%
231,543
– –
JEF icon
8
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$5.29M 3.83%
340,810
– –
MRK icon
9
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.54M 3.29%
82,508
– –
SNY icon
10
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.25M 3.08%
101,539
+19,189
+23% +$787K
GE icon
11
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$4.07M 2.95%
27,004
-1,377
-5% -$201K
HXL icon
12
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$3.45M 2.5%
+82,950
New +$3.63M
COST icon
13
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.19M 2.31%
20,302
– –
AVX
14
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$3.04M 2.2%
223,549
– –
INTC icon
15
Intel
INTC
$476B
$2.86M 2.07%
87,175
– –
VR
16
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.72M 1.97%
56,001
– –
KGC icon
17
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$2.59M 1.88%
530,190
– –
JNJ icon
18
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$2.41M 1.75%
19,870
– –
TRV icon
19
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.38M 1.73%
20,000
– –
KO icon
20
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.27M 1.64%
50,000
– –
AXP icon
21
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.2M 1.6%
36,267
– –
EQNR icon
22
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.2M 1.59%
126,974
– –
CNA icon
23
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.18M 0.86%
37,580
– –
CBI
24
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.14M 0.82%
32,828
– –
CB icon
25
Chubb
CB
$132B
$787K 0.57%
6,018
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Christopher Bloomstran held 31 positions worth $138M, down 1.1% from $139M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $9.91M in Q2 2016, closing 1 position and reducing 2 holdings. Its most notable exit was Microsoft, an estimated $3.71M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 55% of assets, up from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran opened a new position in Hexcel worth $3.45M.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q2 2016 buy was Hexcel: 82,950 shares worth $3.45M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Sanofi in Q2 2016, an estimated $787K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $10.4M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Microsoft in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $3.71M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $138M portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q2 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $138M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.