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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
+7.55%
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
$169M
AUM Growth
+$6.02M
Cap. Flow
-$5.98M
Cap. Flow %
-3.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.4%
Holding
28
New
–
Increased
14
Reduced
6
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$3.85M
2
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$950K
3
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$934K
4
EQNR icon
Equinor
EQNR
+$154K
5
SWKS icon
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
+$113K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$4.61M
2
GG
Goldcorp Inc
GG
+$4.2M
3
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$2.51M
4
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$311K
5
HXL icon
Hexcel
HXL
+$228K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 47.13%
2 Industrials 9.52%
3 Materials 9.07%
4 Technology 8.95%
5 Consumer Staples 8.32%
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
$38.6M 22.9%
181,295
– –
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$26.7M 15.84%
84
-1
-1% -$311K
NEM icon
3
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$11.1M 6.57%
288,349
+113,823
+65% +$3.85M
SBUX icon
4
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$9.55M 5.66%
113,915
-58,809
-34% -$4.61M
XOM icon
5
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$8.43M 4.99%
110,024
+185
+0.2% +$14.3K
DG icon
6
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$7.35M 4.36%
54,405
-742
-1% -$93.8K
MCY icon
7
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$6.75M 4%
108,043
-44,992
-29% -$2.51M
COST icon
8
Costco
COST
$420B
$5.16M 3.06%
19,530
+14
+0.1% +$3.49K
NXPI icon
9
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$5.15M 3.05%
52,798
+206
+0.4% +$20K
CMI icon
10
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$5.02M 2.98%
29,311
+30
+0.1% +$4.91K
HXL icon
11
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.99M 2.95%
61,632
-3,130
-5% -$228K
SMHI icon
12
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$4.81M 2.85%
321,498
+350
+0.1% +$4.82K
SWKS icon
13
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
$4.67M 2.77%
60,430
+1,427
+2% +$113K
KGC icon
14
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$4.22M 2.5%
1,087,314
+3,562
+0.3% +$12K
MRK icon
15
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.58M 2.12%
44,774
– –
AVX
16
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$3.39M 2.01%
204,090
+57,723
+39% +$950K
DIS icon
17
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$3M 1.78%
21,505
+37
+0.2% +$4.91K
TRV icon
18
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.99M 1.77%
20,000
– –
AXP icon
19
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.52M 1.49%
20,425
-859
-4% -$101K
EQNR icon
20
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.28M 1.35%
115,113
+7,298
+7% +$154K
WAFD icon
21
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.9M 1.12%
54,320
+298
+0.6% +$9.64K
INTC icon
22
Intel
INTC
$476B
$1.89M 1.12%
39,520
+18,843
+91% +$934K
KO icon
23
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.53M 0.91%
30,000
– –
GE icon
24
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.25M 0.74%
23,959
– –
NKE icon
25
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$1.07M 0.63%
12,723
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Christopher Bloomstran held 28 positions worth $169M, up 3.7% from $163M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran withdrew a net $5.98M in Q2 2019, closing 1 position and reducing 6 holdings. Its most notable exit was Goldcorp Inc, an estimated $4.2M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Christopher Bloomstran added an estimated $3.85M to Newmont.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Newmont in Q2 2019, an estimated $3.85M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $4.61M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Goldcorp Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $4.2M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $169M portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2019.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $169M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 13 Aug 2019.