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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
+1.01%
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
$747M
AUM Growth
+$18M
Cap. Flow
+$16.2M
Cap. Flow %
2.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
71.84%
Holding
35
New
–
Increased
19
Reduced
3
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.81M
2
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$3.84M
3
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$1.93M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$1.64M
5
CACC icon
Credit Acceptance
CACC
+$1.51M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HEI.A icon
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
+$6.21M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$85.4K
3
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$11.5K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 46.59%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.54%
3 Industrials 18.04%
4 Communication Services 11.38%
5 Healthcare 3.2%
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
$148M 19.75%
739,628
+23,412
+3% +$4.81M
KMX icon
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$67.6M 9.05%
1,091,588
+58,738
+6% +$3.84M
OZK icon
3
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$59.9M 8.02%
1,240,848
+25,008
+2% +$1.27M
AME icon
4
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$53.1M 7.11%
699,243
+16,248
+2% +$1.23M
V icon
5
Visa
V
$693B
$40.4M 5.41%
338,076
+3,362
+1% +$407K
MKL icon
6
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$37.1M 4.96%
31,666
+939
+3% +$1.06M
UNP icon
7
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$36.1M 4.83%
268,271
+742
+0.3% +$99.8K
LKQ icon
8
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$35.9M 4.8%
945,522
+29,019
+3% +$1.18M
GOOG icon
9
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$30.3M 4.05%
586,400
+29,700
+5% +$1.64M
DIS icon
10
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$28.7M 3.84%
285,311
+18,184
+7% +$1.93M
HEI.A icon
11
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$26.1M 3.5%
459,909
-114,921
-20% -$6.21M
MHK icon
12
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$24.8M 3.32%
106,911
+3,026
+3% +$780K
EW icon
13
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$23.9M 3.2%
513,498
+28,785
+6% +$1.25M
ORLY icon
14
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$23.2M 3.11%
1,407,330
+15,360
+1% +$260K
CACC icon
15
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.24B
$21.1M 2.83%
63,981
+4,555
+8% +$1.51M
MTB icon
16
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$20.6M 2.75%
111,504
+628
+0.6% +$117K
FWONK icon
17
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.3B
$20.1M 2.7%
675,376
+15,588
+2% +$516K
FBIN icon
18
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$18.2M 2.43%
360,710
+968
+0.3% +$54K
WFC icon
19
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$17.7M 2.37%
338,232
+4,268
+1% +$254K
GOOGL icon
20
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$5.95M 0.8%
114,740
-1,540
-1% -$85.4K
JPM icon
21
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$1.62M 0.22%
14,757
– –
SPY icon
22
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$1.4M 0.19%
5,302
-42
-0.8% -$11.5K
BRK.A icon
23
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
$897K 0.12%
3
– –
FIVE icon
24
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$807K 0.11%
11,009
– –
MA icon
25
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$561K 0.08%
3,204
– –
1
2

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Francois Rochon's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Francois Rochon held 35 positions worth $747M, up 2.5% from $729M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2018: portfolio turnover was 0%. Francois Rochon opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 35-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Francois Rochon added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q1 2018, an estimated $4.81M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was HEICO Corp Class A, cutting an estimated $6.21M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $747M portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Francois Rochon opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q1 2018.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 2.5% quarter-over-quarter to $747M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 11 May 2018.