Francois Rochon Giverny Capital
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$72.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$33.3M |
| 3 |
CarMax
KMX
|
+$33M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$32.9M |
| 5 |
Bank OZK
OZK
|
+$30.2M |
Top Sells
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 44.69% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 23.22% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 9.69% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.69% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.46% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $71.3M | 15.61% |
+494,074
| New | +$72.7M |
|
|
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
| $35M | 7.66% |
+506,751
| New | +$33M |
|
|
3
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $34.2M | 7.49% |
+326,079
| New | +$32.9M |
|
|
4
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $33.5M | 7.34% |
+616,282
| New | +$33.3M |
|
|
5
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
| $31.3M | 6.86% |
+848,010
| New | +$30.2M |
|
6
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
| $30.6M | 6.7% |
+154,080
| New | +$27.3M |
|
7
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
| $26.8M | 5.87% |
+1,049,659
| New | +$27.2M |
|
8
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
| $21.1M | 4.63% |
+166,386
| New | +$20.1M |
|
9
Visa
V
$693B
| $18.7M | 4.1% |
+286,353
| New | +$18.9M |
|
10
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $18.2M | 3.98% |
+23,646
| New | +$17.1M |
|
11
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
| $17.5M | 3.83% |
+1,212,015
| New | +$16.3M |
|
|
PCP
12
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
| $17M | 3.73% |
+81,075
| New | +$17.2M |
|
13
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| $16.2M | 3.55% |
+149,720
| New | +$17.6M |
|
14
IBM
IBM
$222B
| $14.9M | 3.25% |
+96,846
| New | +$14.7M |
|
15
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
| $14.6M | 3.2% |
+78,763
| New | +$13.6M |
|
|
CAB
16
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
| $12.6M | 2.76% |
+224,787
| New | +$12.4M |
|
|
BWLD
17
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
| $12.1M | 2.66% |
+67,029
| New | +$12.4M |
|
18
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $10.1M | 2.2% |
+366,764
| New | +$9.83M |
|
19
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
| $10M | 2.2% |
+969,960
| New | +$10.5M |
|
20
PRA Group
PRAA
$737M
| $9.05M | 1.98% |
+166,648
| New | +$8.9M |
|
21
Stantec
STN
$8.33B
| $965K | 0.21% |
+40,394
| New | +$1.02M |
|
22
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
| $496K | 0.11% |
+39,531
| New | +$490K |
|
23
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $361K | 0.08% |
+4,180
| New | +$363K |
|
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
Q1 2015 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for Francois Rochon, which disclosed 23 positions worth $457M. Its ten largest holdings account for 70% of the portfolio.
Its largest position is Berkshire Hathaway Class B: 494,074 shares worth $71.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 45% of assets, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.
- Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2015 buy was Berkshire Hathaway Class B: 494,074 shares worth $71.3M.
- Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 70% of its $457M portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Francois Rochon disclosed 23 positions in Q1 2015, its first 13F filing on record.
Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 12 May 2015.