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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
+3.44%
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
$500M
AUM Growth
+$43.6M
Cap. Flow
+$31M
Cap. Flow %
6.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
68.19%
Holding
25
New
2
Increased
19
Reduced
4
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$10.3M
2
KNGT
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
+$9.62M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.01M
4
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$2.36M
5
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$1.88M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$7.47M
2
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$434K
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$246K
4
BN icon
Brookfield
BN
+$51

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 43.75%
2 Consumer Discretionary 22.47%
3 Industrials 11.34%
4 Communication Services 9.77%
5 Healthcare 7.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BRK.B icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
$71.1M 14.21%
522,173
+28,099
+6% +$4.01M
OZK icon
2
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$40.1M 8.02%
876,500
+28,490
+3% +$1.21M
DIS icon
3
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$38.9M 7.77%
340,386
+14,307
+4% +$1.57M
WFC icon
4
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$35.7M 7.13%
634,507
+18,225
+3% +$1.02M
KMX icon
5
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$35.3M 7.06%
533,184
+26,433
+5% +$1.88M
LKQ icon
6
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$33.3M 6.67%
1,102,595
+52,936
+5% +$1.47M
BHC icon
7
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
$26.7M 5.35%
120,382
-33,698
-22% -$7.47M
MTB icon
8
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$21.3M 4.25%
170,259
+3,873
+2% +$477K
V icon
9
Visa
V
$693B
$19.5M 3.89%
289,658
+3,305
+1% +$224K
MKL icon
10
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$19.3M 3.86%
24,129
+483
+2% +$376K
PCP
11
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$18.5M 3.69%
92,337
+11,262
+14% +$2.36M
ORLY icon
12
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$17.8M 3.56%
1,182,750
-29,265
-2% -$434K
UNP icon
13
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$15.5M 3.11%
162,979
+13,259
+9% +$1.38M
MHK icon
14
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$15.4M 3.08%
80,813
+2,050
+3% +$379K
IBM icon
15
IBM
IBM
$222B
$15.4M 3.07%
98,853
+2,007
+2% +$323K
CAB
16
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$11.7M 2.33%
233,377
+8,590
+4% +$454K
PRAA icon
17
PRA Group
PRAA
$737M
$11.4M 2.27%
182,456
+15,808
+9% +$911K
FAST icon
18
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$10.6M 2.12%
1,004,808
+34,848
+4% +$367K
BWLD
19
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$10.5M 2.1%
67,106
+77
+0.1% +$12.6K
AME icon
20
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$10.5M 2.09%
+191,313
New +$10.3M
GOOG icon
21
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$10M 2%
380,580
+13,816
+4% +$370K
KNGT
22
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$9.62M 1.92%
+359,631
New +$9.62M
STN icon
23
Stantec
STN
$8.33B
$1.65M 0.33%
56,352
+15,958
+40% +$438K
BN icon
24
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$485K 0.1%
39,527
-4
-0% -$51
MA icon
25
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$141K 0.03%
1,504
-2,676
-64% -$246K

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Francois Rochon's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Francois Rochon held 25 positions worth $500M, up 9.5% from $457M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 68% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon deployed $31M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 2 new positions and adding to 19 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ametek: 191,313 shares worth $10.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 44% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bausch Health, an estimated $7.47M trimmed.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q2 2015 buy was Ametek: 191,313 shares worth $10.5M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q2 2015, an estimated $4.01M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Bausch Health, cutting an estimated $7.47M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 68% of its $500M portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Francois Rochon opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q2 2015.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $500M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 12 Aug 2015.