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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
+12.25%
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
$620M
AUM Growth
+$60.8M
Cap. Flow
+$5.62M
Cap. Flow %
0.91%
Top 10 Hldgs %
82.24%
Holding
38
New
1
Increased
11
Reduced
12
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$22.4M
2
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$5.06M
3
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$3.29M
4
SGOV icon
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
SGOV
+$1.07M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$630K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$20.8M
2
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$2.92M
3
MCY icon
Mercury Insurance
MCY
+$1.78M
4
KGC icon
Kinross Gold
KGC
+$1.14M
5
ALK icon
Alaska Air
ALK
+$344K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 36.57%
2 Consumer Staples 19.73%
3 Materials 17.06%
4 Energy 9.15%
5 Industrials 5.43%
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
$127M 20.55%
239,349
+1,296
+0.5% +$630K
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$92.6M 14.93%
116
-4
-3% -$2.92M
DG icon
3
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
$79.8M 12.86%
907,179
+295,650
+48% +$22.4M
KGC icon
4
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
$56.8M 9.16%
4,506,646
-101,545
-2% -$1.14M
DLTR icon
5
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
$37M 5.97%
493,386
-290,436
-37% -$20.8M
NEM icon
6
Newmont
NEM
$139B
$32M 5.16%
662,556
+5,733
+0.9% +$252K
VLO icon
7
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
$25.2M 4.06%
190,494
+1,475
+0.8% +$196K
SBUX icon
8
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$22.7M 3.66%
231,702
-2,040
-0.9% -$211K
PARA
9
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$19.5M 3.15%
1,632,655
+452,566
+38% +$5.06M
OLN icon
10
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
$17M 2.75%
702,466
+116,973
+20% +$3.29M
ALK icon
11
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.51B
$17M 2.74%
344,834
-5,241
-1% -$344K
DIS icon
12
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$13.8M 2.22%
139,801
-262
-0.2% -$28.2K
EQNR icon
13
Equinor
EQNR
$102B
$13M 2.09%
490,166
+26
+0% +$630
CMI icon
14
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
$12.5M 2.02%
40,039
-417
-1% -$147K
DINO icon
15
HF Sinclair
DINO
$17.3B
$9.84M 1.59%
299,281
+6,372
+2% +$223K
XOM icon
16
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
$6.69M 1.08%
56,272
-159
-0.3% -$17.6K
FIVE icon
17
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$5.89M 0.95%
78,664
+2,307
+3% +$203K
TRV icon
18
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
$5.33M 0.86%
20,155
– –
COST icon
19
Costco
COST
$420B
$4.01M 0.65%
4,245
-105
-2% -$102K
MRK icon
20
Merck
MRK
$376B
$3.99M 0.64%
44,443
– –
NXPI icon
21
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$2.58M 0.42%
13,558
-130
-0.9% -$27.7K
NKE icon
22
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
$2.32M 0.37%
36,550
+950
+3% +$69.9K
GE icon
23
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
$1.97M 0.32%
9,842
– –
KO icon
24
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
$1.58M 0.25%
22,000
-273
-1% -$18.2K
AXP icon
25
American Express
AXP
$227B
$1.19M 0.19%
4,432
– –
1
2

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Christopher Bloomstran's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2025, Christopher Bloomstran held 38 positions worth $620M, up 11% from $560M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 82% of the portfolio.

Christopher Bloomstran's Q1 2025 filing shows 1 new, 11 increased, 12 reduced and 2 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF: 10,600 shares worth $1.07M. The largest sale was Dollar Tree, an estimated $20.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 37% of assets, up from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.

  • Christopher Bloomstran's largest Q1 2025 buy was iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF: 10,600 shares worth $1.07M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran added most to Dollar General in Q1 2025, an estimated $22.4M increase.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Dollar Tree, cutting an estimated $20.8M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran fully exited Mercury Insurance in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $1.78M.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's ten largest holdings make up 82% of its $620M portfolio in Q1 2025.
  • Christopher Bloomstran opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q1 2025.
  • Christopher Bloomstran's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $620M.

Based on Semper Augustus Investments Group's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 15 May 2025.