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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
+13.84%
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
$1.5B
AUM Growth
+$191M
Cap. Flow
+$33.6M
Cap. Flow %
2.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
60.43%
Holding
54
New
1
Increased
30
Reduced
7
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MKL icon
Markel Group
MKL
+$23M
2
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$3.74M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$3.24M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$2.32M
5
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$1.93M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$7.07M
2
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$5.67M
3
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$2.12M
4
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$344K
5
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$82.1K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 41.02%
2 Consumer Discretionary 21.49%
3 Communication Services 15.49%
4 Industrials 13.94%
5 Technology 4.97%
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
$180M 12.06%
705,719
+15,402
+2% +$3.74M
KMX icon
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$142M 9.49%
1,069,324
-46,613
-4% -$5.67M
AME icon
3
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$91.7M 6.13%
717,954
+5,417
+0.8% +$654K
MKL icon
4
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$77.6M 5.19%
68,082
+21,330
+46% +$23M
GOOG icon
5
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$77.1M 5.16%
745,580
+4,500
+0.6% +$446K
NVR icon
6
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$68.5M 4.58%
14,549
+252
+2% +$1.13M
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$68.2M 4.56%
231,615
+12,025
+5% +$3.24M
V icon
8
Visa
V
$693B
$67M 4.48%
316,218
+11,012
+4% +$2.32M
SCHW
9
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$66.6M 4.46%
1,022,002
+24,177
+2% +$1.47M
PGR icon
10
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$64.6M 4.32%
675,502
+21,278
+3% +$1.93M
HEI.A icon
11
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$62.5M 4.18%
550,321
+14,222
+3% +$1.65M
KEYS icon
12
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$58.4M 3.91%
407,590
+3,400
+0.8% +$482K
FIVE icon
13
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$57.9M 3.88%
303,705
+5,809
+2% +$1.09M
JPM icon
14
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$54M 3.61%
354,432
+8,817
+3% +$1.27M
FBIN icon
15
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$50.3M 3.36%
613,727
+10,009
+2% +$758K
BAC icon
16
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$49.9M 3.34%
1,289,338
+11,690
+0.9% +$403K
SNBR
17
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$48.8M 3.26%
339,846
+10,088
+3% +$1.21M
DIS icon
18
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$34.7M 2.32%
187,998
-445
-0.2% -$82.1K
EW icon
19
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$32.6M 2.18%
390,140
+2,326
+0.6% +$197K
ICE icon
20
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
$31.7M 2.12%
283,701
+8,730
+3% +$990K
ATHM icon
21
Autohome
ATHM
$2.56B
$30.4M 2.03%
325,678
+10,412
+3% +$1.16M
GOOGL icon
22
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$17.9M 1.19%
173,160
+2,320
+1% +$229K
HCSG icon
23
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$10.2M 0.68%
364,312
+2,463
+0.7% +$74.4K
OZK icon
24
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$7.22M 0.48%
176,670
-179,422
-50% -$7.07M
SSNC icon
25
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.5B
$6.09M 0.41%
87,124
+3,253
+4% +$220K
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, Francois Rochon held 54 positions worth $1.5B, up 15% from $1.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 60% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2021: portfolio turnover was 3.7%. Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and exited 1, leaving the 54-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 41% of assets, up from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2021 buy was iShares US Financials ETF: 3,110 shares worth $233K.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Markel Group in Q1 2021, an estimated $23M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Bank OZK, cutting an estimated $7.07M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Wayfair in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $344K.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 60% of its $1.5B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and closed 1 in Q1 2021.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $1.5B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.