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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
+8.34%
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
$186M
AUM Growth
+$11.6M
Cap. Flow
-$939K
Cap. Flow %
-0.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.41%
Holding
28
New
–
Increased
4
Reduced
11
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$69.2K
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$16.3K
3
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$7.38K
4
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$50

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$323K
2
SWKS icon
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
+$161K
3
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$116K
4
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$107K
5
AVX
AVX Corporation
AVX
+$91.5K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.93%
2 Materials 11.56%
3 Technology 10.99%
4 Industrials 8.44%
5 Consumer Staples 8.22%
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
$42.5M 22.85%
187,771
-80
-0% -$17.4K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$28.5M 15.32%
84
– –
NEM icon
3
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$12.6M 6.77%
290,179
-478
-0.2% -$18.7K
SBUX icon
4
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$10.1M 5.41%
114,560
+191
+0.2% +$16.3K
DG icon
5
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$8.29M 4.45%
53,151
-675
-1% -$107K
XOM icon
6
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$7.98M 4.28%
114,297
+1,000
+0.9% +$69.2K
SWKS icon
7
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
$7.19M 3.86%
59,463
-1,643
-3% -$161K
NXPI icon
8
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$6.64M 3.57%
52,177
-1,000
-2% -$116K
COST icon
9
Costco
COST
$420B
$5.68M 3.05%
19,319
-300
-2% -$89.2K
CMI icon
10
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$5.29M 2.84%
29,549
-100
-0.3% -$17.6K
MCY icon
11
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$5.25M 2.82%
107,705
+1
+0% +$50
KGC icon
12
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$5.17M 2.78%
1,090,010
– –
SMHI icon
13
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$4.57M 2.45%
331,313
– –
HXL icon
14
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.53M 2.43%
61,768
– –
AVX
15
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$4.22M 2.27%
206,277
-5,311
-3% -$91.5K
MRK icon
16
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.87M 2.08%
44,553
– –
OLN icon
17
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$3.75M 2.01%
217,328
+412
+0.2% +$7.38K
DIS icon
18
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$3.15M 1.69%
21,811
– –
TRV icon
19
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.74M 1.47%
20,000
– –
AXP icon
20
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.57M 1.38%
20,628
– –
INTC icon
21
Intel
INTC
$476B
$2.42M 1.3%
40,371
– –
EQNR icon
22
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.38M 1.28%
119,367
– –
WAFD icon
23
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$2.03M 1.09%
55,343
– –
KO icon
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.33M 0.71%
24,000
-6,000
-20% -$323K
GE icon
25
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.32M 0.71%
23,809
-150
-0.6% -$7.75K
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Christopher Bloomstran held 28 positions worth $186M, up 6.6% from $175M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2019: portfolio turnover was 0%. Christopher Bloomstran opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 28-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 45% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Technology.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to ExxonMobil in Q4 2019, an estimated $69.2K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Coca-Cola, cutting an estimated $323K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $186M portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2019.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 6.6% quarter-over-quarter to $186M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 13 Feb 2020.