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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
-4.03%
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
$309M
AUM Growth
+$8.24M
Cap. Flow
+$21.5M
Cap. Flow %
6.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.66%
Holding
38
New
2
Increased
10
Reduced
16
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$6.68M
2
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$6.65M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$3.48M
4
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$1.93M
5
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$1.91M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$749K
2
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$546K
3
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$530K
4
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$204K
5
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$111K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 37.87%
2 Materials 21.73%
3 Communication Services 11.93%
4 Energy 10.62%
5 Industrials 6.77%
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
$59.6M 19.24%
218,209
+12,401
+6% +$3.48M
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$35.4M 11.43%
86
+1
+1% +$423K
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$35.3M 11.42%
732,298
-1,602
-0.2% -$74.7K
PARA
4
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$30.3M 9.78%
766,023
+163,942
+27% +$6.68M
NEM icon
5
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$20.7M 6.69%
381,192
+20,653
+6% +$1.22M
KGC icon
6
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$11.2M 3.62%
2,091,111
+319,117
+18% +$1.91M
XOM icon
7
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$9.71M 3.14%
165,173
+833
+0.5% +$47.5K
DINO icon
8
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$8.92M 2.88%
269,298
+19,563
+8% +$595K
SBUX icon
9
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$8.63M 2.79%
78,207
-6,395
-8% -$749K
VLO icon
10
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$8.26M 2.67%
116,990
+9,319
+9% +$620K
MCY icon
11
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$7.49M 2.42%
134,516
-8,874
-6% -$530K
ALK icon
12
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$7.16M 2.31%
122,227
+33,527
+38% +$1.93M
DLTR icon
13
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$6.62M 2.14%
+69,122
New +$6.65M
CMI icon
14
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$6.54M 2.11%
29,111
-61
-0.2% -$14.3K
DIS icon
15
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$6.35M 2.05%
37,559
-1,143
-3% -$204K
Y
16
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$5.37M 1.73%
8,595
+86
+1% +$56.8K
EQNR icon
17
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$4.8M 1.55%
188,356
-451
-0.2% -$9.66K
NXPI icon
18
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$4.55M 1.47%
23,233
-60
-0.3% -$12.5K
HXL icon
19
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.22M 1.36%
71,118
-28
-0% -$1.61K
AXP icon
20
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.67M 1.19%
21,908
-323
-1% -$54K
MRK icon
21
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.31M 1.07%
44,073
– –
OXY.WS icon
22
Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants
OXY.WS
$37.1B
$3.16M 1.02%
266,717
– –
TRV icon
23
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.04M 0.98%
20,000
– –
COST icon
24
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.48M 0.8%
5,507
-1,243
-18% -$546K
DG icon
25
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$2.25M 0.73%
10,627
-13
-0.1% -$2.93K
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2021, Christopher Bloomstran held 38 positions worth $309M, up 2.7% from $301M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $21.5M of net new capital in Q3 2021, opening 2 new positions and adding to 10 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Dollar Tree: 69,122 shares worth $6.62M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 38% of assets, down from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Starbucks, an estimated $749K trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q3 2021 buy was Dollar Tree: 69,122 shares worth $6.62M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Paramount Global Class B in Q3 2021, an estimated $6.68M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Starbucks, cutting an estimated $749K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $309M portfolio in Q3 2021.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2021.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $309M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.