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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
+2.37%
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
$619M
AUM Growth
+$16.5M
Cap. Flow
+$4.52M
Cap. Flow %
0.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.26%
Holding
27
New
1
Increased
11
Reduced
8
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$20.4M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$2.55M
3
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$2.48M
4
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$1.97M
5
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$1.06M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LKQ icon
LKQ Corp
LKQ
+$7.55M
2
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$6.85M
3
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$6.38M
4
MTB icon
M&T Bank
MTB
+$4.93M
5
STN icon
Stantec
STN
+$492K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.65%
2 Consumer Discretionary 22.3%
3 Industrials 17.29%
4 Communication Services 13.74%
5 Materials 0.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FAST icon
26
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$177K 0.03%
16,308
– –
BCPC
27
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.78B
$176K 0.03%
2,266
– –
1
2

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Francois Rochon's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Francois Rochon held 27 positions worth $619M, up 2.7% from $602M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q2 2017: portfolio turnover was 3.7%. Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 27-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 47% of assets, down from 48% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q2 2017 buy was Liberty Media Series C: 614,435 shares worth $21.8M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q2 2017, an estimated $2.55M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was LKQ Corp, cutting an estimated $7.55M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $619M portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q2 2017.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $619M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.