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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
+7.47%
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
$135M
AUM Growth
-$3.03M
Cap. Flow
-$12M
Cap. Flow %
-8.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.43%
Holding
30
New
–
Increased
1
Reduced
17
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$973K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$5.94M
2
WAFD icon
WaFd
WAFD
+$5.34M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$717K
4
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$504K
5
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$267K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 55.24%
2 Materials 10.36%
3 Energy 9.03%
4 Healthcare 8.55%
5 Industrials 7.51%
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
$30M 22.23%
183,949
-4,656
-2% -$717K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$21M 15.57%
86
– –
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$9.6M 7.12%
106,369
-399
-0.4% -$34.9K
JEF icon
4
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.1B
$7.08M 5.25%
340,362
-392
-0.1% -$7.32K
NEM icon
5
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$6.73M 4.99%
197,496
-400
-0.2% -$13.7K
GG
6
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$6.03M 4.47%
443,630
+69,820
+19% +$973K
MRK icon
7
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.62M 3.43%
82,244
– –
SNY icon
8
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.27M 3.17%
105,610
-164
-0.2% -$6.46K
HXL icon
9
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.26M 3.16%
82,781
-123
-0.1% -$5.92K
GE icon
10
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$4.09M 3.03%
27,004
– –
MCY icon
11
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$3.93M 2.92%
65,295
-104,493
-62% -$5.94M
AVX
12
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$3.49M 2.59%
223,165
-284
-0.1% -$4.19K
COST icon
13
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.24M 2.4%
20,251
-51
-0.3% -$7.79K
INTC icon
14
Intel
INTC
$476B
$3.16M 2.34%
87,025
-100
-0.1% -$3.58K
VR
15
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$3.08M 2.29%
56,001
– –
AXP icon
16
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.69M 1.99%
36,242
-25
-0.1% -$1.73K
TRV icon
17
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.45M 1.82%
20,000
– –
EQNR icon
18
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.31M 1.72%
126,874
-100
-0.1% -$1.71K
JNJ icon
19
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
$2.29M 1.7%
19,844
-26
-0.1% -$3K
KO icon
20
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$2.07M 1.54%
50,000
– –
WAFD icon
21
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.93M 1.43%
56,253
-174,815
-76% -$5.34M
CBI
22
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.77M 1.32%
55,920
-98
-0.2% -$3.07K
CNA icon
23
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.3B
$1.56M 1.15%
37,530
-50
-0.1% -$1.9K
KGC icon
24
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$1.2M 0.89%
386,390
-143,550
-27% -$504K
CB icon
25
Chubb
CB
$132B
$795K 0.59%
6,018
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Christopher Bloomstran held 30 positions worth $135M, down 2.2% from $138M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $12M in Q4 2016, closing 2 positions and reducing 17 holdings. Its most notable exit was Synchrony, an estimated $267K position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran added an estimated $973K to Goldcorp Inc.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Goldcorp Inc in Q4 2016, an estimated $973K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Mercury Insurance, cutting an estimated $5.94M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Synchrony in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $267K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $135M portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2016.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $135M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.