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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
+7.56%
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
$1.11B
AUM Growth
+$102M
Cap. Flow
+$28M
Cap. Flow %
2.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
66.51%
Holding
39
New
–
Increased
22
Reduced
6
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$13.1M
2
KEYS icon
Keysight
KEYS
+$10M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.3M
4
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$3.36M
5
NVR icon
NVR
NVR
+$2.35M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$10.2M
2
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$5M
3
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$237K
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$117K
5
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$27.6K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 45.47%
2 Industrials 18.09%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.81%
4 Communication Services 11.25%
5 Technology 5.81%
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
$202M 18.26%
890,774
+19,806
+2% +$4.3M
KMX icon
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$103M 9.28%
1,169,978
-53,130
-4% -$5M
AME icon
3
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$83.1M 7.52%
832,848
+35,424
+4% +$3.36M
V icon
4
Visa
V
$693B
$59.1M 5.35%
314,558
+5,025
+2% +$905K
NVR icon
5
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$57.5M 5.2%
15,096
+636
+4% +$2.35M
GOOG icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$48.8M 4.42%
730,060
+17,520
+2% +$1.13M
JPM icon
7
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$47.4M 4.29%
340,025
+2,243
+0.7% +$288K
SCHW
8
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$45.3M 4.1%
951,877
+15,716
+2% +$693K
HEI.A icon
9
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$44.9M 4.06%
501,709
+16,535
+3% +$1.58M
MKL icon
10
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$44.6M 4.04%
39,012
+700
+2% +$797K
FBIN icon
11
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$41.1M 3.72%
736,297
+10,024
+1% +$527K
KEYS icon
12
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$40.8M 3.7%
397,970
+97,902
+33% +$10M
META icon
13
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$37.6M 3.4%
183,236
+6,284
+4% +$1.22M
BAC icon
14
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$34M 3.07%
964,147
+18,412
+2% +$595K
PGR icon
15
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$32.5M 2.94%
449,389
+181,146
+68% +$13.1M
EW icon
16
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$30M 2.71%
385,545
+3,846
+1% +$300K
UNP icon
17
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$29.3M 2.65%
161,944
+1,933
+1% +$331K
DIS icon
18
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$28.9M 2.62%
199,940
+3,216
+2% +$449K
MTB icon
19
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$23.7M 2.14%
139,368
+1,301
+0.9% +$211K
LFUS icon
20
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.5B
$22.3M 2.01%
116,370
+1,699
+1% +$312K
ORLY icon
21
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
$12.1M 1.1%
414,570
-4,095
-1% -$117K
OZK icon
22
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$11.8M 1.07%
386,580
-346,176
-47% -$10.2M
GOOGL icon
23
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$8.53M 0.77%
127,400
+11,880
+10% +$766K
HCSG icon
24
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$7.78M 0.7%
319,710
+3,802
+1% +$94.2K
SPY icon
25
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
$1.7M 0.15%
5,295
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Francois Rochon's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Francois Rochon held 39 positions worth $1.11B, up 10% from $1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 67% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2019: portfolio turnover was 0%. Francois Rochon opened no new positions and made no exits, leaving the 39-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Francois Rochon added most to Progressive in Q4 2019, an estimated $13.1M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Bank OZK, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 67% of its $1.11B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Francois Rochon opened 0 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2019.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $1.11B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 7 Feb 2020.