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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
+7.24%
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
$321M
AUM Growth
+$11M
Cap. Flow
-$5.65M
Cap. Flow %
-1.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
75.11%
Holding
38
New
–
Increased
11
Reduced
11
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$1.68M
2
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$731K
3
EQNR icon
Equinor
EQNR
+$222K
4
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$126K
5
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$102K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OXY.WS icon
Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants
OXY.WS
+$3.16M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$1.92M
3
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$862K
4
OXY icon
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
+$621K
5
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$593K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 38.67%
2 Materials 24.56%
3 Energy 10.36%
4 Communication Services 8.89%
5 Industrials 6.15%
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
$63.2M 19.73%
211,508
-6,701
-3% -$1.92M
OLN icon
2
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$41.2M 12.87%
716,927
-15,371
-2% -$862K
BRK.A icon
3
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$38.8M 12.09%
86
– –
NEM icon
4
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$23.7M 7.4%
382,311
+1,119
+0.3% +$63.4K
PARA
5
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$22.6M 7.05%
748,822
-17,201
-2% -$593K
KGC icon
6
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$13.8M 4.3%
2,372,387
+281,276
+13% +$1.68M
XOM icon
7
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$9.74M 3.04%
159,243
-5,930
-4% -$371K
DLTR icon
8
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$9.59M 2.99%
68,272
-850
-1% -$103K
SBUX icon
9
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$9.16M 2.86%
78,318
+111
+0.1% +$12.5K
VLO icon
10
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$8.91M 2.78%
118,676
+1,686
+1% +$126K
DINO icon
11
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$8.78M 2.74%
267,893
-1,405
-0.5% -$47.3K
MCY icon
12
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$7.17M 2.24%
135,194
+678
+0.5% +$36.4K
ALK icon
13
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$7.07M 2.21%
135,723
+13,496
+11% +$731K
CMI icon
14
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$6.39M 1.99%
29,279
+168
+0.6% +$38.3K
DIS icon
15
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$5.9M 1.84%
38,081
+522
+1% +$84.3K
Y
16
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$5.84M 1.82%
8,748
+153
+2% +$102K
NXPI icon
17
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$5.29M 1.65%
23,233
– –
EQNR icon
18
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$5.18M 1.62%
196,782
+8,426
+4% +$222K
HXL icon
19
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$3.71M 1.16%
71,518
+400
+0.6% +$22.6K
AXP icon
20
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.48M 1.09%
21,260
-648
-3% -$111K
MRK icon
21
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.38M 1.05%
44,073
– –
TRV icon
22
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.13M 0.98%
20,000
– –
COST icon
23
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.12M 0.97%
5,500
-7
-0.1% -$3.58K
DG icon
24
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$2.51M 0.78%
10,627
– –
WAFD icon
25
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$2.13M 0.66%
63,723
-755
-1% -$26K
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, Christopher Bloomstran held 38 positions worth $321M, up 3.6% from $309M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 75% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2021 filing shows 11 increased, 11 reduced and 5 closed positions. The largest sale was Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants, an estimated $3.16M.

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

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Kinross Gold in Q4 2021, an estimated $1.68M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $1.92M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Occidental Petroleum Corp Warrants in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $3.16M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 75% of its $321M portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 5 in Q4 2021.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $321M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.