Francois Rochon Giverny Capital
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$21.1M |
| 2 |
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
|
+$10.7M |
| 3 |
Keysight
KEYS
|
+$9.01M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$7.59M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$4.87M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
|
+$20.7M |
| 2 |
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
|
+$7.74M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$6.04M |
| 4 |
LKQ Corp
LKQ
|
+$425K |
| 5 |
Mohawk Industries
MHK
|
+$264K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 43.26% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 19.92% |
| 3 | Industrials | 18.21% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 11.1% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 3.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $1.5M | 0.17% |
5,295
| – | – |
|
|
27
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
| $920K | 0.11% |
27,146
-661,213
| -96% | -$20.7M |
|
|
28
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $904K | 0.1% |
3
| – | – |
|
29
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.7B
| $761K | 0.09% |
4,645
+45
| +1% | +$6.57K |
|
30
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
| $604K | 0.07% |
36,262
| – | – |
|
31
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
| $497K | 0.06% |
9,341
-1,593
| -15% | -$79.4K |
|
32
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $480K | 0.06% |
2,039
-35
| -2% | -$7.53K |
|
33
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
| $447K | 0.05% |
3,596
| – | – |
|
34
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.7B
| $426K | 0.05% |
+1,245
| New | +$378K |
|
35
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $404K | 0.05% |
8,508
-204
| -2% | -$8.65K |
|
36
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$42.8B
| $372K | 0.04% |
+7,731
| New | +$361K |
|
37
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
| $262K | 0.03% |
16,308
| – | – |
|
38
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.7B
| $253K | 0.03% |
+7,743
| New | +$246K |
|
39
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.8B
| $206K | 0.02% |
3,961
| – | – |
|
|
BCPC
40
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.78B
| – | – |
-2,266
| Closed | -$178K |
|
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Francois Rochon held 40 positions worth $872M, up 15% from $759M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 66% of the portfolio.
Francois Rochon deployed $34M of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 5 new positions and adding to 18 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Bank of America: 746,916 shares worth $20.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 43% of assets, down from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series C, an estimated $20.7M trimmed.
- Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2019 buy was Bank of America: 746,916 shares worth $20.6M.
- Francois Rochon added most to Healthcare Services Group in Q1 2019, an estimated $10.7M increase.
- Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Liberty Media Series C, cutting an estimated $20.7M.
- Francois Rochon fully exited Balchem Corp in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $178K.
- Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 66% of its $872M portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Francois Rochon opened 5 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2019.
- Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $872M.
Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.