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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
+22.55%
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
$1.01B
AUM Growth
+$220M
Cap. Flow
+$69.8M
Cap. Flow %
6.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
64.31%
Holding
53
New
12
Increased
27
Reduced
4
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ICE icon
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
+$23.5M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$8.63M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$3.47M
4
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$3.08M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.94M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$7.33M
2
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$2.84M
3
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$894K
4
LUV icon
Southwest Airlines
LUV
+$297K
5
DAL icon
Delta Air Lines
DAL
+$265K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 42.91%
2 Consumer Discretionary 18.52%
3 Communication Services 14.92%
4 Industrials 14.23%
5 Technology 5.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LUV icon
51
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.8B
– –
-8,348
Closed -$297K
MHK icon
52
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
– –
-3,218
Closed -$245K
UNP icon
53
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
– –
-51,978
Closed -$7.33M
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Francois Rochon's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2020, Francois Rochon held 53 positions worth $1.01B, up 28% from $785M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 64% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon deployed $69.8M of net new capital in Q2 2020, opening 12 new positions and adding to 27 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Intercontinental Exchange: 256,926 shares worth $23.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 43% of assets, down from 48% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CarMax, an estimated $2.84M trimmed.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q2 2020 buy was Intercontinental Exchange: 256,926 shares worth $23.5M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2020, an estimated $8.63M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was CarMax, cutting an estimated $2.84M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Union Pacific in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $7.33M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 64% of its $1.01B portfolio in Q2 2020.
  • Francois Rochon opened 12 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2020.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 28% quarter-over-quarter to $1.01B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 7 Aug 2020.