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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
+0.43%
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
$423M
AUM Growth
+$32.5M
Cap. Flow
+$36.2M
Cap. Flow %
8.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
76.74%
Holding
34
New
–
Increased
13
Reduced
16
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$18.4M
2
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$12.6M
3
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$3.98M
4
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$2.68M
5
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$1.24M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HXL icon
Hexcel
HXL
+$4.56M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$1.65M
3
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$598K
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$128K
5
GEHC icon
GE HealthCare
GEHC
+$108K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.98%
2 Materials 16.33%
3 Energy 9.85%
4 Consumer Staples 9.37%
5 Communication Services 6.84%
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
$80M 18.91%
234,530
+1,367
+0.6% +$446K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$66.8M 15.79%
129
+8
+7% +$3.98M
MCY icon
3
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$38.1M 9.01%
1,259,725
+603,240
+92% +$18.4M
OLN icon
4
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$26.7M 6.31%
519,139
-11,240
-2% -$598K
DG icon
5
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$24.8M 5.86%
146,025
+63,488
+77% +$12.6M
NEM icon
6
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$22.2M 5.25%
520,677
+22,289
+4% +$1.01M
KGC icon
7
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$19.9M 4.71%
4,176,999
+166,397
+4% +$831K
PARA
8
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$18.1M 4.27%
1,134,831
+148,222
+15% +$2.68M
DINO icon
9
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$14.5M 3.43%
325,025
+25,589
+9% +$1.11M
ALK icon
10
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$13.5M 3.2%
254,566
+27,206
+12% +$1.24M
VLO icon
11
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$11.5M 2.71%
97,893
-120
-0.1% -$13.9K
DLTR icon
12
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$11M 2.59%
76,335
+1,758
+2% +$259K
DIS icon
13
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$10.9M 2.58%
122,023
+7,937
+7% +$752K
CMI icon
14
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$10.1M 2.39%
41,272
-152
-0.4% -$34.4K
SBUX icon
15
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$9.62M 2.27%
97,140
-468
-0.5% -$48.6K
NXPI icon
16
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$8.13M 1.92%
39,718
+120
+0.3% +$21.3K
XOM icon
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$7.97M 1.89%
74,348
-15,119
-17% -$1.65M
EQNR icon
18
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$6.93M 1.64%
237,162
+8,496
+4% +$242K
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$5.13M 1.21%
44,444
-29
-0.1% -$3.29K
TRV icon
20
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.5M 0.83%
20,155
– –
SMHI icon
21
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$2.82M 0.67%
246,977
-1,146
-0.5% -$10.1K
COST icon
22
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.25M 0.53%
4,172
-97
-2% -$49.1K
GE icon
23
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.82M 0.43%
20,748
-1,582
-7% -$128K
KO icon
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.35M 0.32%
22,425
– –
NKE icon
25
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$1.25M 0.3%
11,342
-63
-0.6% -$7.37K
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2023, Christopher Bloomstran held 34 positions worth $423M, up 8.3% from $391M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 77% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $36.2M of net new capital in Q2 2023, adding to 13 existing holdings.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 45% of assets, up from 40% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Energy.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ExxonMobil, an estimated $1.65M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Mercury Insurance in Q2 2023, an estimated $18.4M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $1.65M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Hexcel in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $4.56M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 77% of its $423M portfolio in Q2 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $423M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.