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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
-0.29%
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
$160M
AUM Growth
+$16.1M
Cap. Flow
+$17.7M
Cap. Flow %
11.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.14%
Holding
30
New
4
Increased
5
Reduced
15
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$10M
2
USG
Usg
USG
+$6.23M
3
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$2.24M
4
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$763K
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$524K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DST
DST Systems Inc.
DST
+$949K
2
VR
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
+$590K
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$218K
4
SMHI icon
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
+$167K
5
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$90.5K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 47.04%
2 Materials 14.06%
3 Industrials 8.52%
4 Energy 7.94%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.37%
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
$34.4M 21.5%
184,114
+2,688
+1% +$524K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$24.3M 15.17%
86
– –
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$9.44M 5.91%
114,129
+1,527
+1% +$122K
SBUX icon
4
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$8.62M 5.39%
+176,518
New +$10M
SMHI icon
5
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$7.59M 4.75%
328,858
-7,363
-2% -$167K
MCY icon
6
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$7.03M 4.4%
154,391
-1,757
-1% -$82.8K
NEM icon
7
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$6.63M 4.14%
175,676
-85
-0% -$3.34K
USG
8
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$6.47M 4.05%
+150,093
New +$6.23M
DG icon
9
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$5.68M 3.56%
57,647
-2,268
-4% -$218K
GG
10
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$5.21M 3.26%
380,071
-6,516
-2% -$90.5K
SNY icon
11
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$4.94M 3.09%
123,472
+19,387
+19% +$763K
HXL icon
12
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.4M 2.75%
66,279
-315
-0.5% -$21.5K
KGC icon
13
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$4.16M 2.6%
1,106,958
-5,127
-0.5% -$19.3K
COST icon
14
Costco
COST
$420B
$4.14M 2.59%
19,816
-35
-0.2% -$6.91K
NKE icon
15
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$3.16M 1.98%
39,618
-182
-0.5% -$12.8K
VR
16
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$3.14M 1.97%
46,494
-8,716
-16% -$590K
EQNR icon
17
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.91M 1.82%
110,240
-1,899
-2% -$49.4K
MRK icon
18
Merck
MRK
$376B
$2.59M 1.62%
44,774
– –
TRV icon
19
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.45M 1.53%
20,000
– –
DIS icon
20
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$2.3M 1.44%
+21,930
New +$2.24M
AXP icon
21
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.13M 1.34%
21,781
-100
-0.5% -$9.83K
WAFD icon
22
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.8M 1.13%
55,205
-259
-0.5% -$8.51K
GE icon
23
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.63M 1.02%
24,938
+21
+0.1% +$1.4K
AVX
24
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$1.59M 1%
101,758
-482
-0.5% -$7.67K
KO icon
25
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.32M 0.82%
30,000
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Christopher Bloomstran held 30 positions worth $160M, up 11% from $144M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $17.7M of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 4 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Starbucks: 176,518 shares worth $8.62M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 47% of assets, down from 55% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Validus Hold Ltd, an estimated $590K trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q2 2018 buy was Starbucks: 176,518 shares worth $8.62M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Sanofi in Q2 2018, an estimated $763K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Validus Hold Ltd, cutting an estimated $590K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited DST Systems Inc. in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $949K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $160M portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 4 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2018.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $160M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 13 Aug 2018.