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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
+20.62%
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
$229M
AUM Growth
+$33.9M
Cap. Flow
+$2.45M
Cap. Flow %
1.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.08%
Holding
30
New
3
Increased
5
Reduced
15
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$5.21M
2
DINO icon
HF Sinclair
DINO
+$4.74M
3
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$3.74M
4
PSQ icon
ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
+$1.41M
5
EQNR icon
Equinor
EQNR
+$737K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$5.42M
2
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$3.91M
3
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$1.86M
4
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$1.71M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$1.47M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 45.3%
2 Materials 20.31%
3 Energy 9.19%
4 Industrials 7.5%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.94%
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
$46.3M 20.25%
199,680
-6,681
-3% -$1.47M
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$29.6M 12.93%
85
– –
NEM icon
3
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$19.4M 8.5%
324,569
+10,568
+3% +$651K
OLN icon
4
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$17.8M 7.78%
724,143
-850
-0.1% -$17.3K
MCY icon
5
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$15.7M 6.85%
299,914
+83,687
+39% +$3.74M
SBUX icon
6
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$11.2M 4.92%
105,099
-17,918
-15% -$1.71M
KGC icon
7
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$9.23M 4.04%
1,257,251
+40,616
+3% +$324K
DIS icon
8
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$7M 3.06%
38,660
-37,757
-49% -$5.42M
CMI icon
9
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$6.67M 2.91%
29,354
-654
-2% -$147K
XOM icon
10
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$6.51M 2.85%
158,030
+15,066
+11% +$565K
NXPI icon
11
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$6.24M 2.73%
39,216
-12,623
-24% -$1.86M
VLO icon
12
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$6.01M 2.63%
+106,209
New +$5.21M
DINO icon
13
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$5.41M 2.36%
+209,115
New +$4.74M
Y
14
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$4.84M 2.12%
8,014
-3
-0% -$1.75K
ALK icon
15
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$4.78M 2.09%
91,890
-145
-0.2% -$6.52K
MRK icon
16
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.6M 1.58%
46,158
– –
HXL icon
17
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$3.48M 1.52%
71,757
-94
-0.1% -$4.09K
EQNR icon
18
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$3.1M 1.35%
188,619
+48,713
+35% +$737K
GPC icon
19
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.5B
$3.09M 1.35%
30,798
-45
-0.1% -$4.4K
TRV icon
20
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.81M 1.23%
20,000
– –
AXP icon
21
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.77M 1.21%
22,872
-30
-0.1% -$3.32K
COST icon
22
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.55M 1.11%
6,760
-10,478
-61% -$3.91M
DG icon
23
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$2.25M 0.98%
10,684
– –
WAFD icon
24
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.67M 0.73%
64,943
-50
-0.1% -$1.19K
GE icon
25
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.54M 0.67%
28,612
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2020, Christopher Bloomstran held 30 positions worth $229M, up 17% from $195M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2020 filing shows 3 new, 5 increased and 15 reduced positions. Its largest new stake was Valero Energy: 106,209 shares worth $6.01M. The largest sale was Walt Disney, an estimated $5.42M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 45% of assets, down from 46% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q4 2020 buy was Valero Energy: 106,209 shares worth $6.01M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Mercury Insurance in Q4 2020, an estimated $3.74M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $5.42M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $229M portfolio in Q4 2020.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 3 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2020.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $229M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 12 Feb 2021.