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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
+15.36%
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
$2.13B
AUM Growth
+$286M
Cap. Flow
+$23.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.97%
Holding
61
New
2
Increased
31
Reduced
16
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MEDP icon
Medpace
MEDP
+$41.5M
2
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$16.7M
3
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$6.44M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$6.08M
5
KNSL icon
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
+$5.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36.4M
2
COHR icon
Coherent
COHR
+$21.6M
3
MKL icon
Markel Group
MKL
+$7.58M
4
HEI.A icon
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
+$2.15M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$1.18M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 30.62%
2 Consumer Discretionary 25.39%
3 Industrials 15.37%
4 Communication Services 12.24%
5 Technology 11.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ANET icon
26
Arista Networks
ANET
$238B
$23.4M 1.1%
397,776
+2,976
+0.8% +$156K
DIS icon
27
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$20.8M 0.98%
230,757
-61
-0% -$5.38K
LFUS icon
28
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.5B
$20.5M 0.96%
76,458
+440
+0.6% +$105K
MBC icon
29
MasterBrand
MBC
$1.85B
$13.6M 0.64%
912,988
+3,610
+0.4% +$46.3K
CACC icon
30
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.24B
$12M 0.57%
22,616
+512
+2% +$230K
OZK icon
31
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$11.9M 0.56%
238,771
+2,845
+1% +$117K
MA icon
32
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$9.12M 0.43%
21,390
+630
+3% +$253K
ATHM icon
33
Autohome
ATHM
$2.56B
$8.77M 0.41%
312,582
-30,555
-9% -$840K
ALGN icon
34
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.5B
$7.44M 0.35%
+27,162
New +$6.44M
JPM icon
35
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$6.26M 0.29%
36,773
+167
+0.5% +$25.3K
KNSL icon
36
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.74B
$5.9M 0.28%
17,610
+15,055
+589% +$5.58M
FERG icon
37
Ferguson
FERG
$46.9B
$5.21M 0.24%
26,968
+783
+3% +$132K
COHR icon
38
Coherent
COHR
$56.7B
$4.71M 0.22%
108,137
-599,573
-85% -$21.6M
BRK.A icon
39
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$3.8M 0.18%
7
+1
+17% +$534K
SPY icon
40
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$2.26M 0.11%
4,752
– –
AAPL icon
41
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$1.96M 0.09%
10,181
-4,168
-29% -$770K
ITB icon
42
iShares US Home Construction ETF
ITB
$2.27B
$1.49M 0.07%
14,677
+715
+5% +$60.8K
CPRT icon
43
Copart
CPRT
$31.3B
$1.35M 0.06%
27,484
– –
NVO
44
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$207B
$1.28M 0.06%
12,400
– –
DFH icon
45
Dream Finders Homes
DFH
$1.35B
$1.14M 0.05%
+32,202
New +$801K
ODFL icon
46
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$42.8B
$957K 0.05%
4,724
-3,410
-42% -$676K
TSM icon
47
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$857K 0.04%
8,240
– –
TJX icon
48
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
$812K 0.04%
8,657
-40
-0.5% -$3.59K
GLD icon
49
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$152B
$804K 0.04%
4,206
– –
ROP icon
50
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.7B
$725K 0.03%
1,330
-5
-0.4% -$2.58K
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Francois Rochon's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2023, Francois Rochon held 61 positions worth $2.13B, up 16% from $1.84B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon's Q4 2023 filing shows 2 new, 31 increased, 16 reduced and 2 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Align Technology: 27,162 shares worth $7.44M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $36.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 31% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q4 2023 buy was Align Technology: 27,162 shares worth $7.44M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Medpace in Q4 2023, an estimated $41.5M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $36.4M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Brookfield in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $459K.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $2.13B portfolio in Q4 2023.
  • Francois Rochon opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2023.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $2.13B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 9 Feb 2024.