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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
-1.37%
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
$515M
AUM Growth
+$6.69M
Cap. Flow
+$15.4M
Cap. Flow %
2.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.98%
Holding
24
New
1
Increased
17
Reduced
2
Closed

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KNGT
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
+$5.8M
2
BN icon
Brookfield
BN
+$34.9K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 44.79%
2 Consumer Discretionary 25.55%
3 Industrials 16.88%
4 Communication Services 10.57%
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
$93.6M 18.16%
646,357
+17,295
+3% +$2.47M
OZK icon
2
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$42.2M 8.18%
1,123,557
+56,935
+5% +$2.24M
KMX icon
3
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$41.1M 7.98%
838,884
+13,791
+2% +$708K
LKQ icon
4
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$39.9M 7.75%
1,259,216
+39,846
+3% +$1.29M
DIS icon
5
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$39.7M 7.71%
406,183
+25,197
+7% +$2.52M
AME icon
6
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$36.1M 7%
780,055
+15,338
+2% +$738K
MKL icon
7
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$25.4M 4.93%
26,642
+830
+3% +$773K
WFC icon
8
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$23.3M 4.53%
492,604
+7,058
+1% +$344K
V icon
9
Visa
V
$693B
$22.9M 4.44%
308,182
+6,432
+2% +$504K
MTB icon
10
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$22.2M 4.3%
187,448
+1,266
+0.7% +$147K
UNP icon
11
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$22M 4.27%
252,164
+2,569
+1% +$217K
ORLY icon
12
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$21.6M 4.19%
1,193,400
+19,650
+2% +$347K
MHK icon
13
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$18.1M 3.51%
95,267
+2,491
+3% +$485K
FBIN icon
14
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$16.6M 3.23%
335,542
+119,826
+56% +$5.85M
GOOG icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$14.7M 2.86%
423,800
+25,380
+6% +$912K
KNGT
16
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$11.2M 2.18%
421,956
-218,022
-34% -$5.8M
BWLD
17
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$10.9M 2.12%
78,725
+4,120
+6% +$583K
SRCL
18
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$10.8M 2.09%
103,252
+2,678
+3% +$287K
STN icon
19
Stantec
STN
$8.33B
$1.36M 0.26%
56,352
JPM icon
20
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$769K 0.15%
+12,379
New +$773K
BN icon
21
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$433K 0.08%
36,705
-2,916
-7% -$34.9K
FAST icon
22
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
$181K 0.04%
16,308
BCPC
23
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.78B
$135K 0.03%
2,266
MA icon
24
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$132K 0.03%
1,504

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Francois Rochon's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Francois Rochon held 24 positions worth $515M, up 1.3% from $509M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 75% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q2 2016: portfolio turnover was 4.2%. Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and made no exits, leaving the 24-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q2 2016 buy was JPMorgan Chase: 12,379 shares worth $769K.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Fortune Brands Innovations in Q2 2016, an estimated $5.85M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC, cutting an estimated $5.8M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 75% of its $515M portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and closed 0 in Q2 2016.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $515M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 11 Aug 2016.