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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
RMD icon
51
ResMed
RMD
$33.4B
$85K 0.01%
437
– –
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52
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
$81K 0.01%
432
– –
RBA icon
53
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$63K ﹤0.01%
1,070
– –
W icon
54
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
– –
-1,525
Closed -$344K
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.