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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
+7.33%
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
$684M
AUM Growth
+$65.8M
Cap. Flow
+$22.2M
Cap. Flow %
3.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
74.2%
Holding
31
New
4
Increased
22
Reduced
–
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$2.87M
2
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$2.32M
3
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$2.18M
4
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$2.09M
5
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$1.55M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 45.91%
2 Consumer Discretionary 23.15%
3 Industrials 17.83%
4 Communication Services 12.88%
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
$130M 18.95%
707,604
+16,243
+2% +$2.87M
KMX icon
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$70.9M 10.36%
935,147
+34,838
+4% +$2.32M
OZK icon
3
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$58.7M 8.58%
1,222,142
+48,870
+4% +$2.18M
AME icon
4
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$45.5M 6.64%
688,266
+12,550
+2% +$793K
LKQ icon
5
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$39.6M 5.78%
1,099,718
+20,163
+2% +$687K
V icon
6
Visa
V
$693B
$35.7M 5.21%
338,992
+1,191
+0.4% +$121K
DIS icon
7
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$34.7M 5.06%
351,633
+4,457
+1% +$458K
MKL icon
8
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$32.5M 4.75%
30,457
+553
+2% +$572K
UNP icon
9
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$31.3M 4.57%
269,683
+19,532
+8% +$2.09M
WFC icon
10
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$29.3M 4.28%
531,629
+8,001
+2% +$425K
MHK icon
11
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$26.4M 3.86%
106,627
+1,717
+2% +$427K
MTB icon
12
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$25.1M 3.66%
155,586
+2,362
+2% +$371K
FWONK icon
13
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$24.3M 3.54%
658,781
+44,346
+7% +$1.55M
GOOG icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$23.4M 3.41%
487,340
+28,620
+6% +$1.33M
HEI.A icon
15
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$23M 3.36%
589,760
+41,176
+8% +$1.51M
FBIN icon
16
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$21.3M 3.11%
371,008
+5,324
+1% +$295K
ORLY icon
17
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$20.1M 2.94%
1,399,140
+51,060
+4% +$674K
GOOGL icon
18
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$5.86M 0.86%
120,440
+2,420
+2% +$115K
JPM icon
19
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$1.41M 0.21%
14,736
+2,357
+19% +$217K
SPY icon
20
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$1.34M 0.2%
+5,344
New +$1.32M
BRK.A icon
21
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$824K 0.12%
+3
New +$796K
FIVE icon
22
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$604K 0.09%
11,009
+5,070
+85% +$248K
STN icon
23
Stantec
STN
$8.33B
$595K 0.09%
21,454
+125
+0.6% +$3.32K
BN icon
24
Brookfield
BN
$93.1B
$534K 0.08%
36,262
– –
MA icon
25
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$452K 0.07%
3,204
+1,700
+113% +$225K
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Francois Rochon's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Francois Rochon held 31 positions worth $684M, up 11% from $619M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon deployed $22.2M of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 4 new positions and adding to 22 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: 5,344 shares worth $1.34M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 46% of assets, down from 47% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q3 2017 buy was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: 5,344 shares worth $1.34M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q3 2017, an estimated $2.87M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $684M portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Francois Rochon opened 4 new positions and closed 0 in Q3 2017.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $684M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.