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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
+7.56%
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
$1.11B
AUM Growth
+$102M
Cap. Flow
+$28M
Cap. Flow %
2.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
66.51%
Holding
39
New
–
Increased
22
Reduced
6
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$13.1M
2
KEYS icon
Keysight
KEYS
+$10M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.3M
4
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$3.36M
5
NVR icon
NVR
NVR
+$2.35M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$10.2M
2
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$5M
3
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$237K
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$117K
5
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$27.6K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 45.47%
2 Industrials 18.09%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.81%
4 Communication Services 11.25%
5 Technology 5.81%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LULU icon
26
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.7B
$1.08M 0.1%
4,645
– –
BRK.A icon
27
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$1.01M 0.09%
3
– –
BN icon
28
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$748K 0.07%
36,262
– –
AAPL icon
29
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$625K 0.06%
8,508
– –
MA icon
30
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$580K 0.05%
1,941
-98
-5% -$27.6K
TJX icon
31
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
$548K 0.05%
8,972
-110
-1% -$6.5K
ODFL icon
32
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$42.8B
$515K 0.05%
8,136
– –
FWONK icon
33
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$489K 0.04%
10,994
– –
FIVE icon
34
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$460K 0.04%
3,596
– –
LUV icon
35
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.8B
$451K 0.04%
8,348
+4,014
+93% +$223K
ROP icon
36
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.7B
$441K 0.04%
1,245
– –
MHK icon
37
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$439K 0.04%
3,218
-1,743
-35% -$237K
FAST icon
38
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$301K 0.03%
16,308
– –
KNX icon
39
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.7B
$288K 0.03%
8,046
– –
1
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Francois Rochon's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Francois Rochon held 39 positions worth $1.11B, up 10% from $1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 67% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2019: portfolio turnover was 0%. Francois Rochon opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 39-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 45% of assets, up from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Francois Rochon added most to Progressive in Q4 2019, an estimated $13.1M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Bank OZK, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 67% of its $1.11B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Francois Rochon opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2019.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $1.11B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 7 Feb 2020.