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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
+13.54%
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
$367M
AUM Growth
+$36.6M
Cap. Flow
-$4.19M
Cap. Flow %
-1.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.06%
Holding
34
New
–
Increased
11
Reduced
15
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$4.38M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$2.24M
3
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$1.32M
4
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$795K
5
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$703K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
+$9.29M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.15M
3
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$1.44M
4
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$808K
5
DINO icon
HF Sinclair
DINO
+$181K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 40.02%
2 Materials 19.11%
3 Energy 13.36%
4 Industrials 7.54%
5 Communication Services 7.03%
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
$70.7M 19.26%
229,007
+1,021
+0.4% +$303K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$50.2M 13.66%
107
+5
+5% +$2.24M
OLN icon
3
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$33.9M 9.24%
640,893
-377
-0.1% -$20K
NEM icon
4
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$21.5M 5.86%
456,046
+29,612
+7% +$1.32M
MCY icon
5
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$20.4M 5.55%
596,485
+23,913
+4% +$795K
PARA
6
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$16M 4.36%
947,720
-78,237
-8% -$1.44M
VLO icon
7
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$15.3M 4.17%
120,733
-1,028
-0.8% -$129K
DINO icon
8
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$14.5M 3.96%
280,212
-3,148
-1% -$181K
KGC icon
9
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$14.5M 3.94%
3,536,561
-204,460
-5% -$808K
XOM icon
10
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$11.3M 3.07%
102,245
-20,108
-16% -$2.15M
DG icon
11
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$10.8M 2.95%
43,997
-67
-0.2% -$16.6K
CMI icon
12
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$10.1M 2.75%
41,615
+54
+0.1% +$12.8K
DLTR icon
13
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$9.88M 2.69%
69,879
-23
-0% -$3.42K
DIS icon
14
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$9.83M 2.68%
113,110
+45,743
+68% +$4.38M
SBUX icon
15
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$9.81M 2.67%
98,854
-71
-0.1% -$6.7K
ALK icon
16
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$9.64M 2.62%
224,401
+15,954
+8% +$703K
EQNR icon
17
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$7.01M 1.91%
195,883
-562
-0.3% -$20.2K
NXPI icon
18
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$6.29M 1.71%
39,778
+1,059
+3% +$168K
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.93M 1.34%
44,473
– –
HXL icon
20
Hexcel
HXL
$7.1B
$4.2M 1.14%
71,309
-57
-0.1% -$3.27K
TRV icon
21
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.78M 1.03%
20,155
+155
+0.8% +$27.9K
SMHI icon
22
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$2.29M 0.62%
250,387
-535
-0.2% -$4.15K
COST icon
23
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.27M 0.62%
4,969
-150
-3% -$73.3K
GE icon
24
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.49M 0.41%
28,604
– –
KO icon
25
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.43M 0.39%
22,425
– –
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2022, Christopher Bloomstran held 34 positions worth $367M, up 11% from $331M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2022: portfolio turnover was 2.9%. Christopher Bloomstran opened no new positions and exited 1, leaving the 34-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Walt Disney in Q4 2022, an estimated $4.38M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.15M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Alleghany Corp in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $9.29M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $367M portfolio in Q4 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q4 2022.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $367M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 14 Feb 2023.