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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
+11.74%
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
$195M
AUM Growth
+$17.9M
Cap. Flow
-$599K
Cap. Flow %
-0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
78.34%
Holding
27
New
–
Increased
5
Reduced
16
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$287K
2
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$272K
3
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$248K
4
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$147K
5
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$24.7K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$646K
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$479K
3
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$163K
4
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$50.3K
5
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$44.3K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.25%
2 Materials 20.35%
3 Consumer Discretionary 7.81%
4 Industrials 6.95%
5 Consumer Staples 5.05%
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
$43.9M 22.56%
206,361
-2,340
-1% -$479K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$27.2M 13.97%
85
– –
NEM icon
3
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$19.9M 10.23%
314,001
+4,406
+1% +$287K
KGC icon
4
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$10.7M 5.51%
1,216,635
+28,682
+2% +$248K
SBUX icon
5
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$10.6M 5.43%
123,017
-630
-0.5% -$50.3K
DIS icon
6
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$9.48M 4.87%
76,417
-354
-0.5% -$44.2K
OLN icon
7
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$8.97M 4.61%
724,993
+12,721
+2% +$147K
MCY icon
8
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$8.95M 4.59%
216,227
+6,324
+3% +$272K
NXPI icon
9
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$6.47M 3.32%
51,839
-363
-0.7% -$44.3K
CMI icon
10
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$6.34M 3.25%
30,008
-818
-3% -$163K
COST icon
11
Costco
COST
$420B
$6.12M 3.14%
17,238
-1,923
-10% -$646K
XOM icon
12
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$4.91M 2.52%
142,964
-699
-0.5% -$28.6K
Y
13
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$4.17M 2.14%
8,017
+47
+0.6% +$24.7K
MRK icon
14
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.65M 1.88%
46,158
– –
ALK icon
15
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$3.37M 1.73%
92,035
-465
-0.5% -$17.4K
GPC icon
16
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.5B
$2.94M 1.51%
30,843
-210
-0.7% -$19.5K
HXL icon
17
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$2.41M 1.24%
71,851
-431
-0.6% -$17.4K
AXP icon
18
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.3M 1.18%
22,902
-259
-1% -$25.5K
DG icon
19
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$2.24M 1.15%
10,684
-38
-0.4% -$7.47K
TRV icon
20
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.16M 1.11%
20,000
– –
EQNR icon
21
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$1.97M 1.01%
139,906
-1,038
-0.7% -$16K
NKE icon
22
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$1.7M 0.87%
13,531
-84
-0.6% -$9.02K
WAFD icon
23
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.36M 0.7%
64,993
-283
-0.4% -$6.67K
KO icon
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.26M 0.65%
25,500
– –
GE icon
25
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$888K 0.46%
28,612
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2020, Christopher Bloomstran held 27 positions worth $195M, up 10% from $177M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 78% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2020: portfolio turnover was 0%. Christopher Bloomstran opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 27-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 46% of assets, up from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Newmont in Q3 2020, an estimated $287K increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Costco, cutting an estimated $646K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 78% of its $195M portfolio in Q3 2020.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2020.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $195M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 13 Nov 2020.