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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
+4.12%
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
$134M
AUM Growth
-$1.67M
Cap. Flow
-$6.36M
Cap. Flow %
-4.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
77.91%
Holding
26
New
–
Increased
2
Reduced
13
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SMHI icon
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
+$1.17M
2
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$83.8K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$2.84M
2
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$2.18M
3
HXL icon
Hexcel
HXL
+$915K
4
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$641K
5
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$538K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 55.36%
2 Materials 10.44%
3 Energy 8.71%
4 Consumer Staples 8%
5 Industrials 7.56%
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
$35.4M 26.53%
178,763
-3,375
-2% -$641K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$25.6M 19.17%
86
– –
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$8.88M 6.65%
106,113
-48
-0% -$3.97K
NEM icon
4
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$7.17M 5.37%
191,211
-5,810
-3% -$214K
DG icon
5
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$5.54M 4.15%
59,601
+975
+2% +$83.8K
GG
6
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$5.11M 3.83%
400,354
-41,663
-9% -$538K
SNY icon
7
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.52M 3.39%
105,138
-50
-0% -$2.31K
HXL icon
8
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.17M 3.12%
67,384
-15,060
-18% -$915K
SMHI icon
9
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$3.85M 2.88%
328,877
+89,048
+37% +$1.17M
COST icon
10
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.77M 2.82%
20,251
– –
MCY icon
11
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$3.46M 2.59%
64,761
-31
-0% -$1.71K
TRV icon
12
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.71M 2.03%
20,000
– –
VR
13
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$2.62M 1.96%
55,851
– –
NKE icon
14
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$2.52M 1.88%
40,232
-19
-0% -$1.09K
EQNR icon
15
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.43M 1.82%
113,264
-13,250
-10% -$270K
MRK icon
16
Merck
MRK
$376B
$2.4M 1.8%
44,774
– –
AXP icon
17
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.19M 1.64%
22,091
– –
GE icon
18
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$2.08M 1.56%
24,917
– –
WAFD icon
19
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.92M 1.44%
56,004
-27
-0% -$927
AVX
20
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$1.79M 1.34%
103,449
-119,109
-54% -$2.18M
KGC icon
21
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$1.65M 1.23%
381,690
-300
-0.1% -$1.25K
KO icon
22
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.38M 1.03%
30,000
– –
INTC icon
23
Intel
INTC
$476B
$995K 0.75%
21,550
-65,181
-75% -$2.84M
DST
24
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$629K 0.47%
10,136
– –
MDT icon
25
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$404K 0.3%
5,000
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Christopher Bloomstran held 26 positions worth $134M, down 1.2% from $135M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 78% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $6.36M in Q4 2017, reducing 13 holdings. Its largest reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $2.84M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 55% of assets, up from 52% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran added an estimated $1.17M to SEACOR Marine Holdings.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to SEACOR Marine Holdings in Q4 2017, an estimated $1.17M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $2.84M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 78% of its $134M portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2017.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $134M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 13 Feb 2018.