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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
+7.31%
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
$173M
AUM Growth
+$13.5M
Cap. Flow
+$3.75M
Cap. Flow %
2.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.31%
Holding
31
New
2
Increased
–
Reduced
12
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$4.23M
2
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$2.91M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VR
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
+$3.14M
2
USG
Usg
USG
+$90.7K
3
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$84.4K
4
FAX
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund
FAX
+$44K
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$10.7K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.92%
2 Materials 10.72%
3 Industrials 10.16%
4 Consumer Discretionary 7.72%
5 Energy 7.58%
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
$39.4M 22.73%
184,062
-52
-0% -$10.7K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$27.5M 15.87%
86
– –
SBUX icon
3
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$10M 5.79%
176,492
-26
-0% -$1.38K
XOM icon
4
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$9.7M 5.59%
114,029
-100
-0.1% -$8.18K
MCY icon
5
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$7.74M 4.47%
154,390
-1
-0% -$50
SMHI icon
6
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$7.44M 4.29%
328,858
– –
USG
7
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$6.41M 3.7%
147,992
-2,101
-1% -$90.7K
DG icon
8
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$6.3M 3.63%
57,621
-26
-0% -$2.7K
SNY icon
9
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
$5.51M 3.18%
123,472
– –
NEM icon
10
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$5.3M 3.06%
175,676
– –
COST icon
11
Costco
COST
$420B
$4.65M 2.68%
19,816
– –
HXL icon
12
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.44M 2.56%
66,278
-1
-0% -$68
CMI icon
13
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$4.39M 2.53%
+30,035
New +$4.23M
GG
14
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
$3.88M 2.24%
380,070
-1
-0% -$12
NKE icon
15
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$3.36M 1.94%
39,618
– –
EQNR icon
16
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$3.11M 1.79%
110,240
– –
MRK icon
17
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.03M 1.75%
44,774
– –
KGC icon
18
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$2.99M 1.72%
1,106,958
– –
NXPI icon
19
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$2.6M 1.5%
+30,378
New +$2.91M
TRV icon
20
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.59M 1.5%
20,000
– –
DIS icon
21
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$2.56M 1.48%
21,929
-1
-0% -$111
AXP icon
22
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.32M 1.34%
21,761
-20
-0.1% -$2.08K
WAFD icon
23
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.77M 1.02%
55,204
-1
-0% -$34
AVX
24
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$1.76M 1.01%
97,380
-4,378
-4% -$84.4K
KO icon
25
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.39M 0.8%
30,000
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Christopher Bloomstran held 31 positions worth $173M, up 8.5% from $160M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2018 filing shows 2 new, 12 reduced and 2 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Cummins: 30,035 shares worth $4.39M. The largest sale was Validus Hold Ltd, an estimated $3.14M.

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

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q3 2018 buy was Cummins: 30,035 shares worth $4.39M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Usg, cutting an estimated $90.7K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Validus Hold Ltd in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $3.14M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $173M portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q3 2018.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $173M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.