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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
+14.96%
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
$547M
AUM Growth
+$68.9M
Cap. Flow
+$3.69M
Cap. Flow %
0.68%
Top 10 Hldgs %
81.03%
Holding
37
New
2
Increased
16
Reduced
9
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$7.39M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$1.85M
3
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$734K
4
EQNR icon
Equinor
EQNR
+$457K
5
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$448K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$7.22M
2
OVV icon
Ovintiv
OVV
+$751K
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$679K
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$261K
5
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$247K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.7%
2 Consumer Staples 15.03%
3 Materials 14.47%
4 Energy 7.23%
5 Communication Services 6.12%
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
$97.5M 17.83%
231,819
-1,726
-0.7% -$679K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$79.3M 14.51%
125
– –
MCY icon
3
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$71.9M 13.16%
1,394,224
+2,975
+0.2% +$131K
DG icon
4
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$65.4M 11.97%
419,289
+3,149
+0.8% +$448K
OLN icon
5
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$29.7M 5.43%
505,339
-189
-0% -$10.1K
KGC icon
6
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$27.4M 5.01%
4,472,067
+69,940
+2% +$380K
NEM icon
7
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$21.7M 3.97%
605,447
+21,294
+4% +$734K
PARA
8
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$17.4M 3.18%
1,477,943
+587,417
+66% +$7.39M
DINO icon
9
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$16.6M 3.03%
274,707
+2,151
+0.8% +$122K
DIS icon
10
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$16.1M 2.94%
131,211
-69,100
-34% -$7.22M
ALK icon
11
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$13.8M 2.52%
319,868
+5,762
+2% +$216K
DLTR icon
12
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$12.1M 2.22%
91,240
+1,145
+1% +$158K
CMI icon
13
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$12M 2.2%
40,779
+30
+0.1% +$7.73K
SBUX icon
14
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$10.6M 1.94%
116,111
+19,890
+21% +$1.85M
EQNR icon
15
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$6.99M 1.28%
258,646
+16,664
+7% +$457K
VLO icon
16
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$6.84M 1.25%
40,066
+1,584
+4% +$227K
XOM icon
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$6.73M 1.23%
57,910
+1,575
+3% +$165K
NXPI icon
18
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$6.06M 1.11%
24,450
-21
-0.1% -$4.85K
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$5.86M 1.07%
44,443
-132
-0.3% -$16.3K
TRV icon
20
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$4.64M 0.85%
20,155
– –
SMHI icon
21
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$3.27M 0.6%
234,478
-2,548
-1% -$29.5K
COST icon
22
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.19M 0.58%
4,355
+14
+0.3% +$9.99K
GE icon
23
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$2.91M 0.53%
20,748
– –
KO icon
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.37M 0.25%
22,425
– –
AXP icon
25
American Express
AXP
$227B
$1.18M 0.22%
5,166
-1,260
-20% -$261K
1
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2024, Christopher Bloomstran held 37 positions worth $547M, up 14% from $478M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 81% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q1 2024 filing shows 2 new, 16 increased, 9 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Phillips 66: 1,472 shares worth $240K. The largest sale was Walt Disney, an estimated $7.22M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 47% of assets, up from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q1 2024 buy was Phillips 66: 1,472 shares worth $240K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Paramount Global Class B in Q1 2024, an estimated $7.39M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $7.22M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited PepsiCo in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $247K.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 81% of its $547M portfolio in Q1 2024.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2024.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $547M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 15 May 2024.