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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
+12.79%
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
$478M
AUM Growth
+$60.6M
Cap. Flow
+$13.4M
Cap. Flow %
2.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
80.39%
Holding
35
New
2
Increased
17
Reduced
8
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$6.88M
2
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$2.22M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$1.72M
4
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$1.64M
5
OVV icon
Ovintiv
OVV
+$1.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$3.66M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$2.14M
3
SMHI icon
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
+$127K
4
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$31.6K
5
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$31.6K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 43.74%
2 Materials 16.4%
3 Consumer Staples 15.45%
4 Energy 7.52%
5 Communication Services 6.54%
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
$83.3M 17.43%
233,545
+2,012
+0.9% +$706K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$67.8M 14.2%
125
-4
-3% -$2.14M
DG icon
3
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$56.6M 11.84%
416,140
+14,194
+4% +$1.72M
MCY icon
4
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$51.9M 10.86%
1,391,249
+39,853
+3% +$1.38M
OLN icon
5
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$27.3M 5.71%
505,528
-660
-0.1% -$31.6K
KGC icon
6
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$26.6M 5.57%
4,402,127
+209,950
+5% +$1.15M
NEM icon
7
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$24.2M 5.06%
584,153
+57,476
+11% +$2.22M
DIS icon
8
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$18.1M 3.79%
200,311
+78,059
+64% +$6.88M
DINO icon
9
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$15.1M 3.17%
272,556
+4,258
+2% +$232K
PARA
10
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$13.2M 2.76%
890,526
-273,150
-23% -$3.66M
DLTR icon
11
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$12.8M 2.68%
90,095
+4,338
+5% +$514K
ALK icon
12
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$12.3M 2.57%
314,106
+45,985
+17% +$1.64M
CMI icon
13
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$9.76M 2.04%
40,749
-139
-0.3% -$31.6K
SBUX icon
14
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$9.24M 1.93%
96,221
+1,361
+1% +$132K
EQNR icon
15
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$7.66M 1.6%
241,982
+2,928
+1% +$94.8K
XOM icon
16
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$5.63M 1.18%
56,335
– –
NXPI icon
17
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$5.62M 1.18%
24,471
-100
-0.4% -$20.1K
VLO icon
18
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$5M 1.05%
38,482
+2,975
+8% +$379K
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.86M 1.02%
44,575
+131
+0.3% +$13.6K
TRV icon
20
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$3.84M 0.8%
20,155
– –
SMHI icon
21
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$2.98M 0.62%
237,026
-9,951
-4% -$127K
COST icon
22
Costco
COST
$420B
$2.87M 0.6%
4,341
+357
+9% +$212K
GE icon
23
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$2.11M 0.44%
20,748
– –
OVV icon
24
Ovintiv
OVV
$18.5B
$1.45M 0.3%
+32,974
New +$1.5M
KO icon
25
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.32M 0.28%
22,425
– –
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2023, Christopher Bloomstran held 35 positions worth $478M, up 15% from $417M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2023 filing shows 2 new, 17 increased and 8 reduced positions. Its largest new stake was Ovintiv: 32,974 shares worth $1.45M. The largest sale was Paramount Global Class B, an estimated $3.66M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 44% of assets, down from 46% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Consumer Staples.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q4 2023 buy was Ovintiv: 32,974 shares worth $1.45M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Walt Disney in Q4 2023, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Paramount Global Class B, cutting an estimated $3.66M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $478M portfolio in Q4 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2023.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $478M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 14 Feb 2024.