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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
+10.15%
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
$990M
AUM Growth
+$118M
Cap. Flow
+$35.4M
Cap. Flow %
3.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
67.52%
Holding
39
New
–
Increased
24
Reduced
5
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KEYS icon
Keysight
KEYS
+$14.2M
2
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$8.33M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$6.69M
4
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$3.87M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$2.59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LKQ icon
LKQ Corp
LKQ
+$11.7M
2
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$7.41M
3
FWONK icon
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
+$586K
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$575K
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$119K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 43.1%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.28%
3 Industrials 18.76%
4 Communication Services 10.67%
5 Technology 4.7%
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
$184M 18.61%
864,443
+32,318
+4% +$6.69M
KMX icon
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$106M 10.7%
1,220,105
+31,307
+3% +$2.45M
AME icon
3
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$72M 7.28%
792,865
+30,238
+4% +$2.59M
V icon
4
Visa
V
$693B
$53.8M 5.43%
309,767
+7,262
+2% +$1.19M
HEI.A icon
5
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$50.3M 5.08%
486,432
+13,855
+3% +$1.28M
NVR icon
6
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$48.2M 4.87%
14,312
+593
+4% +$1.9M
MKL icon
7
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$41.3M 4.17%
37,894
+1,371
+4% +$1.44M
GOOG icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$38M 3.83%
702,200
+15,280
+2% +$882K
JPM icon
9
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$37.3M 3.77%
334,011
+15,896
+5% +$1.75M
SCHW
10
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$37.3M 3.77%
928,197
+191,073
+26% +$8.33M
FBIN icon
11
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$35.4M 3.57%
724,327
+25,845
+4% +$1.15M
META icon
12
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$33.5M 3.38%
173,316
+8,743
+5% +$1.6M
DIS icon
13
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$27.5M 2.77%
196,672
+6,816
+4% +$904K
UNP icon
14
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$26.9M 2.72%
159,239
+2,429
+2% +$416K
BAC icon
15
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$25.5M 2.58%
881,006
+134,090
+18% +$3.87M
KEYS icon
16
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$25.5M 2.57%
283,501
+167,411
+144% +$14.2M
MHK icon
17
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
$24.8M 2.51%
168,409
-53,500
-24% -$7.41M
EW icon
18
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$23.5M 2.37%
380,970
+9,201
+2% +$556K
MTB icon
19
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$23.1M 2.33%
135,586
+9,143
+7% +$1.52M
OZK icon
20
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$22M 2.22%
730,979
+36,307
+5% +$1.13M
LFUS icon
21
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.5B
$20.2M 2.04%
114,120
+5,330
+5% +$967K
ORLY icon
22
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$10.1M 1.02%
409,455
-22,710
-5% -$575K
HCSG icon
23
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$9.51M 0.96%
313,678
+26,344
+9% +$871K
GOOGL icon
24
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$6.35M 0.64%
117,260
-2,060
-2% -$119K
SPY icon
25
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$1.55M 0.16%
5,295
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Francois Rochon's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Francois Rochon held 39 positions worth $990M, up 14% from $872M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 68% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon deployed $35.4M of net new capital in Q2 2019, adding to 24 existing holdings.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was LKQ Corp, an estimated $11.7M trimmed.

  • Francois Rochon added most to Keysight in Q2 2019, an estimated $14.2M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was LKQ Corp, cutting an estimated $11.7M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 68% of its $990M portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Francois Rochon opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q2 2019.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $990M.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 13 Aug 2019.