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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
-0.19%
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
-$64K
Cap. Flow
+$784K
Cap. Flow %
0.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.05%
Holding
30
New
–
Increased
2
Reduced
13
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CBI
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
+$752K
2
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$170K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$32K
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$23.2K
3
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$21.6K
4
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$20K
5
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$15.4K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 55.74%
2 Materials 11.74%
3 Healthcare 8.58%
4 Energy 8.48%
5 Industrials 6.58%
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
$27.2M 19.76%
188,605
-219
-0.1% -$32K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$18.6M 13.49%
86
– –
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$9.32M 6.76%
106,768
-261
-0.2% -$23.2K
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$9.31M 6.76%
169,788
-370
-0.2% -$20K
NEM icon
5
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$7.78M 5.64%
197,896
– –
GG
6
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$6.17M 4.48%
373,810
-1,227
-0.3% -$21.6K
WAFD icon
7
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$6.17M 4.47%
231,068
-475
-0.2% -$12.2K
JEF icon
8
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$5.81M 4.21%
340,754
-56
-0% -$928
MRK icon
9
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.9M 3.55%
82,244
-264
-0.3% -$15.4K
SNY icon
10
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.04M 2.93%
105,774
+4,235
+4% +$170K
GE icon
11
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$3.83M 2.78%
27,004
– –
HXL icon
12
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$3.67M 2.66%
82,904
-46
-0.1% -$2.01K
INTC icon
13
Intel
INTC
$476B
$3.29M 2.39%
87,125
-50
-0.1% -$1.77K
COST icon
14
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.1M 2.25%
20,302
– –
AVX
15
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$3.08M 2.23%
223,449
-100
-0% -$1.36K
VR
16
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.79M 2.02%
56,001
– –
JNJ icon
17
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$2.35M 1.7%
19,870
– –
AXP icon
18
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.32M 1.69%
36,267
– –
TRV icon
19
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.29M 1.66%
20,000
– –
KGC icon
20
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$2.23M 1.62%
529,940
-250
-0% -$1.21K
EQNR icon
21
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.13M 1.55%
126,974
– –
KO icon
22
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.12M 1.53%
50,000
– –
CBI
23
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.57M 1.14%
56,018
+23,190
+71% +$752K
CNA icon
24
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.29M 0.94%
37,580
– –
CB icon
25
Chubb
CB
$132B
$756K 0.55%
6,018
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Christopher Bloomstran held 30 positions worth $138M, down 0.05% from $138M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2016: portfolio turnover was 0%. Christopher Bloomstran opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 30-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 56% of assets, up from 55% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Healthcare.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv in Q3 2016, an estimated $752K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $32K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $138M portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 0.05% quarter-over-quarter to $138M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 10 Nov 2016.