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Francois Rochon Giverny Capital

AUM $2.97B
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
+10.96%
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
$591M
AUM Growth
+$53.7M
Cap. Flow
+$3.14M
Cap. Flow %
0.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
76.43%
Holding
26
New
–
Increased
10
Reduced
11
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MKL icon
Markel Group
MKL
+$1.11M
2
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$1.01M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$975K
4
LKQ icon
LKQ Corp
LKQ
+$739K
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$685K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$699K
2
BWLD
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
+$455K
3
MTB icon
M&T Bank
MTB
+$405K
4
STN icon
Stantec
STN
+$371K
5
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$307K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.73%
2 Consumer Discretionary 25.25%
3 Industrials 16.46%
4 Communication Services 10.32%
5 Materials 0.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$155K 0.03%
1,504
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1
2

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Francois Rochon's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Francois Rochon held 26 positions worth $591M, up 10% from $537M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 76% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2016: portfolio turnover was 0%. Francois Rochon opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 26-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Francois Rochon added most to Markel Group in Q4 2016, an estimated $1.11M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $699K.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 76% of its $591M portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Francois Rochon opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2016.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $591M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 10 Feb 2017.