Francois Rochon Giverny Capital
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CarMax
KMX
|
+$6.48M |
| 2 |
LBRDA
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
|
+$6.19M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$4.99M |
| 4 |
Coherent
COHR
|
+$4.21M |
| 5 |
Credit Acceptance
CACC
|
+$3.96M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
|
+$3.56M |
| 2 |
Jacobs Solutions
J
|
+$1.53M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$456K |
| 4 |
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
|
+$386K |
| 5 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$252K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 42.26% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 19.15% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 16.25% |
| 4 | Industrials | 12.98% |
| 5 | Technology | 5.78% |
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Francois Rochon's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, Francois Rochon held 62 positions worth $1.68B, up 2% from $1.64B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 61% of the portfolio.
Francois Rochon deployed $70.5M of net new capital in Q3 2021, opening 5 new positions and adding to 29 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Liberty Broadband Class A: 35,455 shares worth $5.97M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 42% of assets, up from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Visa, an estimated $456K trimmed.
- Francois Rochon's largest Q3 2021 buy was Liberty Broadband Class A: 35,455 shares worth $5.97M.
- Francois Rochon added most to CarMax in Q3 2021, an estimated $6.48M increase.
- Francois Rochon's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $456K.
- Francois Rochon fully exited Liberty Broadband Class C in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $3.56M.
- Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 61% of its $1.68B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- Francois Rochon opened 5 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2021.
- Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.68B.
Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 12 Nov 2021.