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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
+11.72%
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
$872M
AUM Growth
+$113M
Cap. Flow
+$34M
Cap. Flow %
3.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
66.39%
Holding
40
New
5
Increased
18
Reduced
10
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$21.1M
2
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$10.7M
3
KEYS icon
Keysight
KEYS
+$9.01M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$7.59M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.87M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$20.7M
2
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$7.74M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$6.04M
4
LKQ icon
LKQ Corp
LKQ
+$425K
5
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$264K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 43.26%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.92%
3 Industrials 18.21%
4 Communication Services 11.1%
5 Healthcare 3.81%
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
$167M 19.18%
832,125
+24,107
+3% +$4.87M
KMX icon
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$83M 9.52%
1,188,798
+33,205
+3% +$2.05M
AME icon
3
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$63.3M 7.26%
762,627
-2,999
-0.4% -$228K
V icon
4
Visa
V
$693B
$47.2M 5.42%
302,505
+4,743
+2% +$684K
GOOG icon
5
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$40.3M 4.62%
686,920
+3,060
+0.4% +$172K
HEI.A icon
6
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$39.7M 4.56%
472,577
+15,911
+3% +$1.17M
NVR icon
7
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$38M 4.35%
13,719
+324
+2% +$853K
MKL icon
8
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$36.4M 4.17%
36,523
+2,085
+6% +$2.12M
JPM icon
9
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$32.2M 3.69%
318,115
+15,921
+5% +$1.64M
SCHW
10
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$31.5M 3.62%
737,124
+72,778
+11% +$3.29M
FBIN icon
11
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$28.4M 3.26%
698,482
+14,621
+2% +$561K
MHK icon
12
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$28M 3.21%
221,909
-2,026
-0.9% -$264K
META icon
13
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$27.4M 3.15%
164,573
+47,703
+41% +$7.59M
UNP icon
14
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$26.2M 3.01%
156,810
-37,537
-19% -$6.04M
EW icon
15
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$23.7M 2.72%
371,769
+5,235
+1% +$299K
DIS icon
16
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$21.1M 2.42%
189,856
-1,807
-0.9% -$202K
BAC icon
17
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$20.6M 2.36%
+746,916
New +$21.1M
OZK icon
18
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$20.1M 2.31%
694,672
+22,680
+3% +$687K
MTB icon
19
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$19.9M 2.28%
126,443
+2,679
+2% +$440K
LFUS icon
20
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.5B
$19.9M 2.28%
108,790
+7,508
+7% +$1.39M
LKQ icon
21
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.52B
$11.8M 1.36%
417,276
-15,807
-4% -$425K
ORLY icon
22
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$11.2M 1.28%
432,165
-320,115
-43% -$7.74M
KEYS icon
23
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$10.1M 1.16%
+116,090
New +$9.01M
HCSG icon
24
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$9.48M 1.09%
287,334
+278,068
+3,001% +$10.7M
GOOGL icon
25
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$7.02M 0.81%
119,320
+6,560
+6% +$370K
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Francois Rochon held 40 positions worth $872M, up 15% from $759M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 66% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon deployed $34M of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 5 new positions and adding to 18 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Bank of America: 746,916 shares worth $20.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 43% of assets, down from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Liberty Media Series C, an estimated $20.7M trimmed.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2019 buy was Bank of America: 746,916 shares worth $20.6M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Healthcare Services Group in Q1 2019, an estimated $10.7M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Liberty Media Series C, cutting an estimated $20.7M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Balchem Corp in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $178K.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 66% of its $872M portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Francois Rochon opened 5 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2019.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $872M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 14 May 2019.