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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
-5.12%
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
$331M
AUM Growth
-$6.87M
Cap. Flow
+$14.4M
Cap. Flow %
4.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.55%
Holding
34
New
2
Increased
15
Reduced
10
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$15.6M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$4.28M
3
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$3.42M
4
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$1.68M
5
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$943K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$8.07M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.4M
3
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$2.1M
4
WAFD icon
WaFd
WAFD
+$1.08M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$71.5K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 40.13%
2 Materials 18.06%
3 Energy 13.98%
4 Communication Services 7.83%
5 Consumer Staples 7.26%
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
$60.9M 18.41%
227,986
+1,777
+0.8% +$506K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$41.5M 12.54%
102
+10
+11% +$4.28M
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$27.5M 8.32%
641,270
+67,582
+12% +$3.42M
PARA
4
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$19.5M 5.91%
1,025,957
+70,093
+7% +$1.68M
NEM icon
5
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$17.9M 5.42%
426,434
+20,178
+5% +$943K
MCY icon
6
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$16.3M 4.92%
572,572
+429,770
+301% +$15.6M
DINO icon
7
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$15.3M 4.61%
283,360
+4,151
+1% +$205K
KGC icon
8
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$14.1M 4.25%
3,741,021
+125,465
+3% +$426K
VLO icon
9
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$13M 3.93%
121,761
+2,869
+2% +$316K
XOM icon
10
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$10.7M 3.23%
122,353
-37,212
-23% -$3.4M
DG icon
11
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$10.6M 3.2%
44,064
-36
-0.1% -$8.88K
DLTR icon
12
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$9.51M 2.88%
69,902
-54
-0.1% -$8.4K
Y
13
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$9.29M 2.81%
11,065
-9,616
-46% -$8.07M
CMI icon
14
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$8.46M 2.56%
41,561
+420
+1% +$89.4K
SBUX icon
15
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$8.34M 2.52%
98,925
+24
+0% +$2.04K
ALK icon
16
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$8.16M 2.47%
208,447
+6,129
+3% +$269K
EQNR icon
17
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$6.5M 1.97%
196,445
-272
-0.1% -$9.81K
DIS icon
18
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$6.36M 1.92%
67,367
+1,392
+2% +$149K
NXPI icon
19
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$5.71M 1.73%
38,719
+2,488
+7% +$417K
MRK icon
20
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.83M 1.16%
44,473
– –
HXL icon
21
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$3.69M 1.12%
71,366
-72
-0.1% -$4.19K
TRV icon
22
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.06M 0.93%
20,000
– –
COST icon
23
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.42M 0.73%
5,119
– –
SMHI icon
24
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$1.41M 0.43%
250,922
-506
-0.2% -$3.17K
KO icon
25
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.26M 0.38%
22,425
– –
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2022, Christopher Bloomstran held 34 positions worth $331M, down 2% from $338M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $14.4M of net new capital in Q3 2022, opening 2 new positions and adding to 15 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 3,374 shares worth $466K.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 40% of assets, up from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alleghany Corp, an estimated $8.07M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q3 2022 buy was Apple: 3,374 shares worth $466K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Mercury Insurance in Q3 2022, an estimated $15.6M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Alleghany Corp, cutting an estimated $8.07M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $331M portfolio in Q3 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 2% quarter-over-quarter to $331M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 14 Nov 2022.