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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
-1.94%
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
$560M
AUM Growth
-$32.1M
Cap. Flow
-$8.5M
Cap. Flow %
-1.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
80.22%
Holding
37
New
–
Increased
14
Reduced
10
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$20.6M
2
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$9.63M
3
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$2.43M
4
EQNR icon
Equinor
EQNR
+$263K
5
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$251K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$19.7M
2
DINO icon
HF Sinclair
DINO
+$9.74M
3
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$5.49M
4
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$4.85M
5
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$2.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 35.36%
2 Consumer Staples 19.75%
3 Materials 15.54%
4 Energy 9.47%
5 Industrials 7.36%
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
$108M 19.29%
238,053
+233
+0.1% +$108K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$81.7M 14.6%
120
-7
-6% -$4.85M
DLTR icon
3
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$58.7M 10.5%
783,822
+300,384
+62% +$20.6M
DG icon
4
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$46.4M 8.29%
611,529
-249,663
-29% -$19.7M
KGC icon
5
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$42.7M 7.63%
4,608,191
-10,443
-0.2% -$103K
NEM icon
6
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$24.4M 4.37%
656,823
+5,509
+0.8% +$251K
VLO icon
7
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$23.2M 4.14%
189,019
+71,973
+61% +$9.63M
ALK icon
8
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$22.7M 4.05%
350,075
+2,211
+0.6% +$116K
SBUX icon
9
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$21.3M 3.81%
233,742
+225
+0.1% +$21.8K
OLN icon
10
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$19.8M 3.54%
585,493
+58,051
+11% +$2.43M
DIS icon
11
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$15.6M 2.79%
140,063
+639
+0.5% +$67.1K
CMI icon
12
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$14.1M 2.52%
40,456
-388
-0.9% -$136K
PARA
13
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$12.3M 2.21%
1,180,089
-511,088
-30% -$5.49M
EQNR icon
14
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$11.6M 2.08%
490,140
+10,948
+2% +$263K
DINO icon
15
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$10.3M 1.83%
292,909
-238,040
-45% -$9.74M
FIVE icon
16
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$8.01M 1.43%
76,357
+2,214
+3% +$212K
XOM icon
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$6.07M 1.08%
56,431
– –
TRV icon
18
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$4.86M 0.87%
20,155
– –
MRK icon
19
Merck
MRK
$376B
$4.42M 0.79%
44,443
– –
COST icon
20
Costco
COST
$420B
$3.99M 0.71%
4,350
+20
+0.5% +$18.6K
NXPI icon
21
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$2.85M 0.51%
13,688
-188
-1% -$42.8K
NKE icon
22
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$2.69M 0.48%
35,600
+726
+2% +$57K
MCY icon
23
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.85B
$1.78M 0.32%
26,805
-32,720
-55% -$2.3M
GE icon
24
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.64M 0.29%
9,842
– –
SMHI icon
25
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$270M
$1.39M 0.25%
211,480
– –
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Christopher Bloomstran's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2024, Christopher Bloomstran held 37 positions worth $560M, down 5.4% from $592M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2024: portfolio turnover was 0%. Christopher Bloomstran opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 37-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 35% of assets, up from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Dollar Tree in Q4 2024, an estimated $20.6M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was Dollar General, cutting an estimated $19.7M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $560M portfolio in Q4 2024.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2024.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value fell 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $560M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 14 Feb 2025.