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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
-6.6%
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
$1.77B
AUM Growth
-$103M
Cap. Flow
+$44.2M
Cap. Flow %
2.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
58.47%
Holding
65
New
1
Increased
29
Reduced
9
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IBP icon
Installed Building Products
IBP
+$25.4M
2
FIVE icon
Five Below
FIVE
+$24.7M
3
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$20.5M
4
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$4.6M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$3.49M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$37.7M
2
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$10.5M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$2.53M
4
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$1.06M
5
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$785K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 40.92%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.86%
3 Industrials 14.13%
4 Communication Services 13.71%
5 Technology 10.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FAST icon
51
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$576K 0.03%
19,408
– –
SBUX icon
52
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$575K 0.03%
6,322
– –
TJX icon
53
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
$557K 0.03%
9,197
– –
BABA icon
54
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$541K 0.03%
4,976
– –
SLV icon
55
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$33.8B
$526K 0.03%
23,000
– –
KNX icon
56
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.7B
$406K 0.02%
8,046
– –
ITB icon
57
iShares US Home Construction ETF
ITB
$2.27B
$396K 0.02%
6,681
+2,500
+60% +$171K
IYF icon
58
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.36B
$263K 0.01%
3,110
– –
COST icon
59
Costco
COST
$420B
$202K 0.01%
+350
New +$184K
GIB icon
60
CGI
GIB
$15.5B
$133K 0.01%
1,665
– –
LLY icon
61
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
$124K 0.01%
432
– –
RMD icon
62
ResMed
RMD
$33.4B
$106K 0.01%
437
– –
RBA icon
63
RB Global
RBA
$16.1B
$63K ﹤0.01%
1,070
– –
AMZN icon
64
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
– –
-15,160
Closed -$2.53M
W icon
65
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
– –
-5,602
Closed -$1.06M
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2022, Francois Rochon held 65 positions worth $1.77B, down 5.5% from $1.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2022: portfolio turnover was 4.6%. Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and exited 2, leaving the 65-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 41% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2022 buy was Costco: 350 shares worth $202K.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Installed Building Products in Q1 2022, an estimated $25.4M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $37.7M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Amazon in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $2.53M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $1.77B portfolio in Q1 2022.
  • Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q1 2022.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value fell 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $1.77B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 12 May 2022.