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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
+13.84%
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
$1.5B
AUM Growth
+$191M
Cap. Flow
+$33.6M
Cap. Flow %
2.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
60.43%
Holding
54
New
1
Increased
30
Reduced
7
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MKL icon
Markel Group
MKL
+$23M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$3.74M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$3.24M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$2.32M
5
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$1.93M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$7.07M
2
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$5.67M
3
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$2.12M
4
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$344K
5
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$82.1K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 41.02%
2 Consumer Discretionary 21.49%
3 Communication Services 15.49%
4 Industrials 13.94%
5 Technology 4.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ANET icon
26
Arista Networks
ANET
$238B
$5.17M 0.35%
274,112
+13,008
+5% +$243K
CACC icon
27
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.24B
$3.86M 0.26%
10,703
+946
+10% +$343K
MA icon
28
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$3.56M 0.24%
9,989
+344
+4% +$120K
LBRDK
29
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$3.26M 0.22%
21,730
+933
+4% +$141K
FRC
30
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$3.24M 0.22%
19,409
+738
+4% +$120K
BRK.A icon
31
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$3.09M 0.21%
8
– –
J icon
32
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.6B
$2.08M 0.14%
19,451
+81
+0.4% +$7.73K
SPY icon
33
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$1.92M 0.13%
4,852
-85
-2% -$32.8K
AMZN icon
34
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$1.52M 0.1%
9,800
+480
+5% +$76.1K
AAPL icon
35
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$1.44M 0.1%
11,819
-85
-0.7% -$10.9K
LULU icon
36
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.7B
$1.42M 0.09%
4,615
– –
TSM icon
37
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$1.1M 0.07%
9,277
-100
-1% -$12.4K
ODFL icon
38
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$42.8B
$978K 0.07%
8,134
– –
MSFT icon
39
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$844K 0.06%
3,578
– –
BN icon
40
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$756K 0.05%
31,744
– –
LFUS icon
41
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.5B
$737K 0.05%
2,788
– –
SBUX icon
42
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$691K 0.05%
6,327
– –
TJX icon
43
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
$556K 0.04%
8,404
-31,623
-79% -$2.12M
ROP icon
44
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.7B
$538K 0.04%
1,335
+90
+7% +$36.1K
SLV icon
45
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$33.8B
$522K 0.03%
23,000
– –
FAST icon
46
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$450K 0.03%
17,908
– –
NVO
47
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$207B
$418K 0.03%
12,400
– –
KNX icon
48
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.7B
$387K 0.03%
8,046
– –
IYF icon
49
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.36B
$233K 0.02%
+3,110
New +$221K
ISRG icon
50
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$134B
$100K 0.01%
405
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1
2
3

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Francois Rochon's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, Francois Rochon held 54 positions worth $1.5B, up 15% from $1.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 60% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2021: portfolio turnover was 3.7%. Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and exited 1, leaving the 54-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 41% of assets, up from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2021 buy was iShares US Financials ETF: 3,110 shares worth $233K.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Markel Group in Q1 2021, an estimated $23M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Bank OZK, cutting an estimated $7.07M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Wayfair in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $344K.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 60% of its $1.5B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q1 2021.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $1.5B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.