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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
+6.87%
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
$301M
AUM Growth
+$36.3M
Cap. Flow
+$16.2M
Cap. Flow %
5.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.89%
Holding
37
New
7
Increased
10
Reduced
13
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$24.9M
2
OXY.WS icon
Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants
OXY.WS
+$3.08M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$1.69M
4
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$1.63M
5
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$832K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$9.78M
2
GPC icon
Genuine Parts
GPC
+$3.56M
3
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$3.16M
4
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$2.2M
5
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$210K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 38.85%
2 Materials 22.59%
3 Communication Services 11.4%
4 Energy 10.62%
5 Industrials 6.63%
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
$57.2M 18.99%
205,808
+6,043
+3% +$1.69M
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$35.6M 11.81%
85
– –
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$34M 11.27%
733,900
+11,651
+2% +$525K
PARA
4
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$27.2M 9.03%
+602,081
New +$24.9M
NEM icon
5
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$22.9M 7.59%
360,539
+12,419
+4% +$832K
KGC icon
6
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$11.3M 3.74%
1,771,994
+219,984
+14% +$1.63M
XOM icon
7
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$10.4M 3.44%
164,340
+6,043
+4% +$361K
SBUX icon
8
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$9.46M 3.14%
84,602
-19,480
-19% -$2.2M
MCY icon
9
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$9.31M 3.09%
143,390
-154,306
-52% -$9.78M
VLO icon
10
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$8.41M 2.79%
107,671
+167
+0.2% +$12.9K
DINO icon
11
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$8.22M 2.73%
249,735
+23,738
+11% +$825K
CMI icon
12
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$7.11M 2.36%
29,172
-147
-0.5% -$37.6K
DIS icon
13
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$6.8M 2.26%
38,702
+126
+0.3% +$22.7K
Y
14
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$5.68M 1.88%
8,509
-22
-0.3% -$15.1K
ALK icon
15
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$5.35M 1.78%
88,700
-3,111
-3% -$210K
NXPI icon
16
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$4.79M 1.59%
23,293
-15,776
-40% -$3.16M
HXL icon
17
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.44M 1.47%
71,146
-508
-0.7% -$29.3K
EQNR icon
18
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$4M 1.33%
188,807
+242
+0.1% +$5.1K
OXY.WS icon
19
Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants
OXY.WS
$37.1B
$3.71M 1.23%
+266,717
New +$3.08M
AXP icon
20
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.67M 1.22%
22,231
-639
-3% -$100K
MRK icon
21
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.43M 1.14%
44,073
-2,116
-5% -$157K
TRV icon
22
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$2.99M 0.99%
20,000
– –
COST icon
23
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.67M 0.89%
6,750
-10
-0.1% -$3.78K
DG icon
24
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$2.3M 0.76%
10,640
-40
-0.4% -$8.4K
WAFD icon
25
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$2.05M 0.68%
64,559
-384
-0.6% -$12.5K
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, Christopher Bloomstran held 37 positions worth $301M, up 14% from $265M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 75% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $16.2M of net new capital in Q2 2021, opening 7 new positions and adding to 10 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Paramount Global Class B: 602,081 shares worth $27.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 39% of assets, down from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Mercury Insurance, an estimated $9.78M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q2 2021 buy was Paramount Global Class B: 602,081 shares worth $27.2M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q2 2021, an estimated $1.69M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Mercury Insurance, cutting an estimated $9.78M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Genuine Parts in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $3.56M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 75% of its $301M portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 7 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2021.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $301M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.