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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
-4.44%
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
$1.84B
AUM Growth
-$58.4M
Cap. Flow
+$45.2M
Cap. Flow %
2.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
59.3%
Holding
62
New
3
Increased
32
Reduced
12
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
COHR icon
Coherent
COHR
+$24.9M
2
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$5.92M
3
FERG icon
Ferguson
FERG
+$4.13M
4
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$3.17M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$2.16M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SSNC icon
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
+$9.76M
2
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$3M
3
BRK.A icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
+$1.62M
4
ANET icon
Arista Networks
ANET
+$937K
5
SNBR
Sleep Number
SNBR
+$574K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 32.53%
2 Consumer Discretionary 23.15%
3 Industrials 15.7%
4 Communication Services 14.33%
5 Technology 12.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SITE icon
51
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.19B
$613K 0.03%
3,753
-90
-2% -$14.7K
SBUX icon
52
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$567K 0.03%
6,213
– –
FAST icon
53
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$489K 0.03%
17,908
– –
SLV icon
54
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$33.8B
$468K 0.03%
23,000
– –
BN icon
55
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$459K 0.02%
22,007
-2,328
-10% -$52.4K
BABA icon
56
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$434K 0.02%
5,004
– –
KNX icon
57
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.7B
$391K 0.02%
7,789
– –
GIB icon
58
CGI
GIB
$15.5B
$225K 0.01%
1,678
+13
+0.8% +$1.33K
IYF icon
59
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.36B
$210K 0.01%
2,803
-30
-1% -$2.31K
LEVI icon
60
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.27B
– –
-32,939
Closed -$475K
SNBR
61
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
– –
-21,057
Closed -$574K
SSNC icon
62
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.5B
– –
-161,122
Closed -$9.76M
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Francois Rochon's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2023, Francois Rochon held 62 positions worth $1.84B, down 3.1% from $1.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 59% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon's Q3 2023 filing shows 3 new, 32 increased, 12 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Ferguson: 26,185 shares worth $4.31M. The largest sale was SS&C Technologies, an estimated $9.76M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 33% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q3 2023 buy was Ferguson: 26,185 shares worth $4.31M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Coherent in Q3 2023, an estimated $24.9M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was Ciena, cutting an estimated $3M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited SS&C Technologies in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $9.76M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 59% of its $1.84B portfolio in Q3 2023.
  • Francois Rochon opened 3 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2023.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value fell 3.1% quarter-over-quarter to $1.84B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 13 Nov 2023.