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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
-5.5%
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
$417M
AUM Growth
-$5.81M
Cap. Flow
+$25M
Cap. Flow %
5.99%
Top 10 Hldgs %
80.1%
Holding
33
New
–
Increased
10
Reduced
10
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$38.2M
2
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$2.7M
3
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$1.26M
4
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$614K
5
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$427K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$8.17M
2
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$3.13M
3
DINO icon
HF Sinclair
DINO
+$3.08M
4
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$1.98M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$1.06M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.14%
2 Materials 15.37%
3 Consumer Staples 13.28%
4 Energy 8.53%
5 Communication Services 5.97%
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
$81.1M 19.44%
231,533
-2,997
-1% -$1.06M
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$68.6M 16.43%
129
– –
DG icon
3
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$42.5M 10.19%
401,946
+255,921
+175% +$38.2M
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$37.9M 9.08%
1,351,396
+91,671
+7% +$2.7M
OLN icon
5
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$25.3M 6.06%
506,188
-12,951
-2% -$699K
NEM icon
6
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$19.5M 4.66%
526,677
+6,000
+1% +$244K
KGC icon
7
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$19.1M 4.58%
4,192,177
+15,178
+0.4% +$74.4K
DINO icon
8
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$15.3M 3.66%
268,298
-56,727
-17% -$3.08M
PARA
9
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$15M 3.6%
1,163,676
+28,845
+3% +$427K
ALK icon
10
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$9.94M 2.38%
268,121
+13,555
+5% +$614K
DIS icon
11
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$9.91M 2.38%
122,252
+229
+0.2% +$19.6K
CMI icon
12
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$9.34M 2.24%
40,888
-384
-0.9% -$92.7K
DLTR icon
13
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$9.13M 2.19%
85,757
+9,422
+12% +$1.26M
SBUX icon
14
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$8.66M 2.08%
94,860
-2,280
-2% -$224K
EQNR icon
15
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$7.84M 1.88%
239,054
+1,892
+0.8% +$58.7K
XOM icon
16
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$6.62M 1.59%
56,335
-18,013
-24% -$1.98M
VLO icon
17
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$5.03M 1.21%
35,507
-62,386
-64% -$8.17M
NXPI icon
18
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$4.91M 1.18%
24,571
-15,147
-38% -$3.13M
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.58M 1.1%
44,444
– –
SMHI icon
20
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$3.43M 0.82%
246,977
– –
TRV icon
21
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.29M 0.79%
20,155
– –
COST icon
22
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.25M 0.54%
3,984
-188
-5% -$104K
GE icon
23
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.83M 0.44%
20,748
– –
KO icon
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.26M 0.3%
22,425
– –
NKE icon
25
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$1.08M 0.26%
11,343
+1
+0% +$103
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2023, Christopher Bloomstran held 33 positions worth $417M, down 1.4% from $423M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran deployed $25M of net new capital in Q3 2023, adding to 10 existing holdings.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 46% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Consumer Staples.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Valero Energy, an estimated $8.17M trimmed.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Dollar General in Q3 2023, an estimated $38.2M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was Valero Energy, cutting an estimated $8.17M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $417M portfolio in Q3 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $417M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.