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Francois Rochon

Francois Rochon Giverny Capital

AUM $2.97B Turnover 24.14%
1-Year Est. Return 13.22%
 

François Rochon is the founder of Giverny Capital, a Montreal-based firm focused on long-term ownership of high-quality businesses. His annual letters discuss portfolio companies in plain language and emphasize culture, capital allocation, and multi-year compounding. Rochon is popular among value-oriented investors who follow concentrated Canadian and U.S. equity managers.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.84%
1 Year Est. Return
+13.22%
3 Year Est. Return
+69.2%
5 Year Est. Return
+87.35%
10 Year Est. Return
+393.18%
AUM
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$243M
Cap. Flow
+$19.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.5%
Holding
58
New
7
Increased
11
Reduced
31
Closed
7
Avg Time Held
5.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
5.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADP icon
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
+$50.3M
2
NYT icon
New York Times
NYT
+$37.3M
3
RMD icon
ResMed
RMD
+$32.7M
4
MSA icon
Mine Safety
MSA
+$27.9M
5
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$26.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 28.6%
2 Communication Services 19.46%
3 Consumer Discretionary 16.43%
4 Industrials 15.33%
5 Technology 11.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
NYT icon
26
New York Times
NYT
$11.2B
$33.9M 1.14%
+484,424
New +$37.3M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LFUS icon
27
Littelfuse
LFUS
$9.7B
$33.8M 1.13%
74,125
-6,594
-8% -$2.85M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
MSA icon
28
Mine Safety
MSA
$7.03B
$29M 0.98%
+166,305
New +$27.9M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
WSO icon
29
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.5B
$27.5M 0.92%
+65,975
New +$26.5M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AAON icon
30
Aaon
AAON
$6.09B
$26M 0.87%
204,779
+2,947
+1% +$345K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
GLD icon
31
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$140B
$25M 0.84%
3,876
– –
2021 Q4
18 quarters
SUNB icon
32
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings
SUNB
$31.6B
$21.6M 0.73%
246,369
-24,474
-9% -$1.84M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
VEEV icon
33
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$51.6B
$16.9M 0.57%
+94,956
New +$15.7M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
AXP icon
34
American Express
AXP
$215B
$15.8M 0.53%
+46,702
New +$15M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
TWFG icon
35
TWFG Inc
TWFG
$332M
$15.7M 0.53%
652,452
+100,345
+18% +$1.97M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
JPM icon
36
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$890B
$15.7M 0.53%
47,876
-4,422
-8% -$1.37M
2016 Q2
40 quarters
MA icon
37
Mastercard
MA
$543B
$14.8M 0.5%
28,816
+750
+3% +$374K
2015 Q1
45 quarters
LULU icon
38
lululemon athletica
LULU
$11.6B
$14.7M 0.49%
128,803
-13,797
-10% -$1.84M
2017 Q3
35 quarters
FND icon
39
Floor & Decor
FND
$4.81B
$13.6M 0.46%
229,867
-1,962
-0.8% -$99.3K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
HWKN icon
40
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.73B
$13.5M 0.45%
+94,954
New +$15M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
FERG icon
41
Ferguson
FERG
$43.9B
$8.87M 0.3%
37,380
+652
+2% +$157K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
BLDR icon
42
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$5.8B
$8.18M 0.28%
91,464
-349
-0.4% -$27.9K
2025 Q1
5 quarters
BRK.A icon
43
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.16T
$6.74M 0.23%
9
-2
-18% -$1.44M
2017 Q3
35 quarters
AAPL icon
44
Apple
AAPL
$4.95T
$3.76M 0.13%
12,995
-2,045
-14% -$585K
2018 Q3
31 quarters
TSM icon
45
TSMC
TSM
$2.2T
$1.75M 0.06%
3,655
-4,470
-55% -$1.81M
2020 Q2
24 quarters
SPY icon
46
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$820B
$1.71M 0.06%
2,294
-180
-7% -$131K
2017 Q3
35 quarters
YUMC icon
47
Yum China
YUMC
$15.2B
$1.47M 0.05%
36,036
– –
2024 Q3
7 quarters
ITB icon
48
iShares US Home Construction ETF
ITB
$2.56B
$1.22M 0.04%
11,662
+808
+7% +$76.7K
2021 Q2
20 quarters
MSFT icon
49
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.95T
$667K 0.02%
1,787
-123
-6% -$49.8K
2024 Q4
6 quarters
QQQ icon
50
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$484B
$288K 0.01%
+391
New +$269K
2026 Q2
0 quarters

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Francois Rochon's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Francois Rochon held 58 positions worth $2.97B, up 8.9% from $2.73B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon's Q2 2026 filing shows 7 new, 11 increased, 31 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was New York Times: 484,424 shares worth $33.9M. The largest sale was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, an estimated $62.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 29% of assets, down from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q2 2026 buy was New York Times: 484,424 shares worth $33.9M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Automatic Data Processing in Q2 2026, an estimated $50.3M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $62.6M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited M&T Bank in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $1.56M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Francois Rochon opened 7 new positions and closed 7 in Q2 2026.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 8.9% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.