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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
-1.28%
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
$509M
AUM Growth
+$6.18M
Cap. Flow
+$8.22M
Cap. Flow %
1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
75.15%
Holding
26
New
2
Increased
15
Reduced
3
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$19.7M
2
FBIN icon
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
+$9.27M
3
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$6.82M
4
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$6.05M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$3.18M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$13.2M
2
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$13M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$11M
4
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$6.72M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$4.48M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.22%
2 Consumer Discretionary 25.81%
3 Industrials 16.27%
4 Communication Services 10.38%
5 Materials 0.03%
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
$89.3M 17.55%
629,062
+24,014
+4% +$3.18M
OZK icon
2
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$44.8M 8.8%
1,066,622
+143,737
+16% +$6.05M
KMX icon
3
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$42.2M 8.29%
825,093
+144,426
+21% +$6.82M
LKQ icon
4
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$38.9M 7.66%
1,219,370
+35,138
+3% +$980K
AME icon
5
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$38.2M 7.52%
764,717
+414,510
+118% +$19.7M
DIS icon
6
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$37.8M 7.44%
380,986
+24,116
+7% +$2.33M
WFC icon
7
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$23.5M 4.62%
485,546
-91,507
-16% -$4.48M
V icon
8
Visa
V
$693B
$23.1M 4.54%
301,750
+6,591
+2% +$479K
MKL icon
9
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$23M 4.53%
25,812
+502
+2% +$431K
ORLY icon
10
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$21.4M 4.21%
1,173,750
-3,510
-0.3% -$59.9K
MTB icon
11
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$20.7M 4.06%
186,182
+7,988
+4% +$867K
UNP icon
12
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$19.9M 3.9%
249,595
+14,558
+6% +$1.13M
MHK icon
13
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$17.7M 3.48%
92,776
+8,147
+10% +$1.42M
KNGT
14
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$16.7M 3.29%
639,978
+16,569
+3% +$433K
GOOG icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$15M 2.94%
398,420
+11,600
+3% +$416K
SRCL
16
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$12.7M 2.5%
100,574
+22,861
+29% +$2.66M
BWLD
17
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$11.1M 2.17%
74,605
+2,453
+3% +$375K
FBIN icon
18
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$10.3M 2.03%
+215,716
New +$9.27M
STN icon
19
Stantec
STN
$8.33B
$1.43M 0.28%
56,352
– –
BN icon
20
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$484K 0.1%
39,621
– –
FAST icon
21
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$200K 0.04%
16,308
-1,016,228
-98% -$11M
MA icon
22
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$142K 0.03%
1,504
– –
BCPC
23
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.78B
$141K 0.03%
+2,266
New +$136K
BHC icon
24
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.41B
– –
-127,735
Closed -$13M
IBM icon
25
IBM
IBM
$222B
– –
-100,417
Closed -$13.2M
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Francois Rochon held 26 positions worth $509M, up 1.2% from $502M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 75% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon's Q1 2016 filing shows 2 new, 15 increased, 3 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortune Brands Innovations: 215,716 shares worth $10.3M. The largest sale was IBM, an estimated $13.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 44% of assets, down from 46% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2016 buy was Fortune Brands Innovations: 215,716 shares worth $10.3M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Ametek in Q1 2016, an estimated $19.7M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Fastenal, cutting an estimated $11M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited IBM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $13.2M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 75% of its $509M portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Francois Rochon opened 2 new positions and closed 3 in Q1 2016.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $509M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 11 May 2016.