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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
-15.74%
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
$338M
AUM Growth
-$55.9M
Cap. Flow
+$13.3M
Cap. Flow %
3.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.95%
Holding
32
New
–
Increased
19
Reduced
8
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$6.77M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$5.65M
3
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$5.45M
4
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.85M
5
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$2.34M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$10.3M
2
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$10.1M
3
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$28.6K
4
SMHI icon
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
+$26.2K
5
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$23.8K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 38.81%
2 Materials 18.88%
3 Energy 13.81%
4 Communication Services 8.83%
5 Consumer Staples 7.66%
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
$61.8M 18.3%
226,209
+15,463
+7% +$4.85M
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$37.6M 11.15%
92
+12
+15% +$5.65M
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$26.6M 7.87%
573,688
-177,565
-24% -$10.3M
NEM icon
4
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$24.2M 7.18%
406,256
+16,016
+4% +$1.13M
PARA
5
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$23.6M 6.99%
955,864
+49,461
+5% +$1.51M
Y
6
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$17.2M 5.1%
20,681
-12,076
-37% -$10.1M
XOM icon
7
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$13.7M 4.05%
159,565
+471
+0.3% +$42.5K
KGC icon
8
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$12.9M 3.84%
3,615,556
+1,126,792
+45% +$5.45M
VLO icon
9
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$12.6M 3.74%
118,892
-187
-0.2% -$22.1K
DINO icon
10
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$12.6M 3.74%
279,209
+24
+0% +$1.07K
DLTR icon
11
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$10.9M 3.23%
69,956
+1,487
+2% +$236K
DG icon
12
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$10.8M 3.21%
44,100
+29,005
+192% +$6.77M
ALK icon
13
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$8.1M 2.4%
202,318
+48,013
+31% +$2.34M
CMI icon
14
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$7.96M 2.36%
41,141
+5,759
+16% +$1.15M
SBUX icon
15
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$7.55M 2.24%
98,901
+10,828
+12% +$832K
EQNR icon
16
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$6.84M 2.03%
196,717
-35
-0% -$1.25K
MCY icon
17
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$6.33M 1.87%
142,802
+34
+0% +$1.68K
DIS icon
18
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$6.23M 1.85%
65,975
+16,868
+34% +$1.87M
NXPI icon
19
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$5.36M 1.59%
36,231
+9,274
+34% +$1.61M
MRK icon
20
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.05M 1.2%
44,473
+400
+0.9% +$35.5K
HXL icon
21
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$3.74M 1.11%
71,438
-52
-0.1% -$2.85K
TRV icon
22
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.38M 1%
20,000
– –
AXP icon
23
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.83M 0.84%
20,451
-173
-0.8% -$28.6K
COST icon
24
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.45M 0.73%
5,119
-47
-0.9% -$23.8K
WAFD icon
25
WaFd
WAFD
$2.69B
$1.84M 0.54%
61,190
– –
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2022, Christopher Bloomstran held 32 positions worth $338M, down 14% from $393M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $13.3M of net new capital in Q2 2022, adding to 19 existing holdings.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 39% of assets, down from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Olin, an estimated $10.3M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Dollar General in Q2 2022, an estimated $6.77M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Olin, cutting an estimated $10.3M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $338M portfolio in Q2 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q2 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $338M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 15 Aug 2022.