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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
+13.34%
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
$177M
AUM Growth
+$18.2M
Cap. Flow
+$1.49M
Cap. Flow %
0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
76.02%
Holding
28
New
1
Increased
9
Reduced
14
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$2.19M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$782K
3
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$773K
4
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$291K
5
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$274K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$2.51M
2
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$276K
3
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$147K
4
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$84.2K
5
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$54.2K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.48%
2 Materials 20.28%
3 Industrials 7.69%
4 Consumer Discretionary 7.43%
5 Consumer Staples 5.2%
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
$37.3M 21.06%
208,701
+4,280
+2% +$782K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$22.7M 12.85%
85
+1
+1% +$274K
NEM icon
3
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$19.1M 10.81%
309,595
-2,489
-0.8% -$147K
SBUX icon
4
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$9.1M 5.14%
123,647
+1,165
+1% +$87.6K
KGC icon
5
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$8.58M 4.85%
1,187,953
-12,972
-1% -$84.2K
DIS icon
6
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$8.56M 4.84%
76,771
+600
+0.8% +$66.2K
MCY icon
7
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$8.55M 4.84%
209,903
+19,256
+10% +$773K
OLN icon
8
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$8.18M 4.63%
712,272
+22,869
+3% +$291K
XOM icon
9
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$6.42M 3.63%
143,663
-606
-0.4% -$27.2K
NXPI icon
10
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$5.95M 3.37%
52,202
-472
-0.9% -$47.2K
COST icon
11
Costco
COST
$420B
$5.81M 3.29%
19,161
-155
-0.8% -$47.2K
CMI icon
12
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$5.34M 3.02%
30,826
-339
-1% -$54.2K
Y
13
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$3.9M 2.2%
7,970
+4,239
+114% +$2.19M
MRK icon
14
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.41M 1.93%
46,158
– –
ALK icon
15
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$3.35M 1.9%
92,500
-727
-0.8% -$23.7K
HXL icon
16
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$3.27M 1.85%
72,282
-150
-0.2% -$5.34K
GPC icon
17
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.5B
$2.7M 1.53%
31,053
-225
-0.7% -$17.8K
TRV icon
18
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.28M 1.29%
20,000
– –
AXP icon
19
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.21M 1.25%
23,161
-142
-0.6% -$13.1K
DG icon
20
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$2.04M 1.16%
10,722
-13,846
-56% -$2.51M
EQNR icon
21
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$2.04M 1.15%
140,944
-509
-0.4% -$7.15K
WAFD icon
22
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.75M 0.99%
65,276
+521
+0.8% +$13.4K
NKE icon
23
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$1.33M 0.75%
13,615
-63
-0.5% -$5.82K
KO icon
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.14M 0.64%
25,500
+1,500
+6% +$69.1K
GE icon
25
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$974K 0.55%
28,612
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2020, Christopher Bloomstran held 28 positions worth $177M, up 11% from $159M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 76% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2020 filing shows 1 new, 9 increased, 14 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PepsiCo: 1,582 shares worth $209K. The largest sale was Dollar General, an estimated $2.51M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 44% of assets, down from 48% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Industrials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q2 2020 buy was PepsiCo: 1,582 shares worth $209K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Alleghany Corp in Q2 2020, an estimated $2.19M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was Dollar General, cutting an estimated $2.51M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Medtronic in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $276K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 76% of its $177M portfolio in Q2 2020.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q2 2020.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $177M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 14 Aug 2020.