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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
+10.98%
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
$1.87B
AUM Growth
+$197M
Cap. Flow
+$40.7M
Cap. Flow %
2.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.79%
Holding
67
New
8
Increased
29
Reduced
10
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MTB icon
M&T Bank
MTB
+$42.6M
2
SSNC icon
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
+$39.5M
3
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$20.5M
4
IBP icon
Installed Building Products
IBP
+$20.2M
5
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
+$6.07M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$55.3M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$21.5M
3
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$18.8M
4
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$9.25M
5
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$7.05M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 38.29%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.59%
3 Communication Services 14.69%
4 Industrials 13.95%
5 Technology 10.3%
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
$166M 8.85%
554,588
-192,956
-26% -$55.3M
KMX icon
2
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$144M 7.71%
1,109,239
-50,340
-4% -$7.05M
AME icon
3
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$117M 6.22%
793,433
+27,184
+4% +$3.72M
GOOG icon
4
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$117M 6.22%
805,940
+11,120
+1% +$1.61M
SCHW
5
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$96.1M 5.13%
1,142,461
+23,350
+2% +$1.89M
MKL icon
6
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$94.2M 5.02%
76,314
+2,102
+3% +$2.65M
NVR icon
7
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$92.3M 4.92%
15,622
+246
+2% +$1.3M
KEYS icon
8
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$89.8M 4.79%
434,886
+4,506
+1% +$843K
PGR icon
9
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$83.8M 4.47%
816,752
+15,856
+2% +$1.51M
META icon
10
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$83.5M 4.46%
248,311
+153
+0.1% +$50.8K
HEI.A icon
11
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$79.5M 4.24%
618,391
+22,415
+4% +$2.85M
V icon
12
Visa
V
$693B
$73.2M 3.9%
337,580
+6,517
+2% +$1.4M
FIVE icon
13
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$71.7M 3.83%
346,629
+13,171
+4% +$2.59M
FBIN icon
14
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$61.8M 3.29%
675,930
+22,120
+3% +$1.91M
EW icon
15
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$52.6M 2.8%
405,762
+3,612
+0.9% +$421K
SSNC icon
16
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.5B
$52.1M 2.78%
635,433
+512,563
+417% +$39.5M
ICE icon
17
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
$45.5M 2.43%
332,894
+17,086
+5% +$2.26M
MTB icon
18
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$43.4M 2.31%
282,384
+277,701
+5,930% +$42.6M
JPM icon
19
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$42.3M 2.26%
267,287
-114,483
-30% -$18.8M
BAC icon
20
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$39M 2.08%
877,569
-471,523
-35% -$21.5M
DIS icon
21
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$32.4M 1.73%
209,162
+8,862
+4% +$1.43M
SNBR
22
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$27.5M 1.47%
358,590
+11,499
+3% +$963K
GOOGL icon
23
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$27.2M 1.45%
187,580
-1,000
-0.5% -$144K
CIEN icon
24
Ciena
CIEN
$56B
$25.6M 1.37%
+332,984
New +$20.5M
IBP icon
25
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.56B
$22M 1.18%
+157,758
New +$20.2M
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Francois Rochon's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, Francois Rochon held 67 positions worth $1.87B, up 12% from $1.68B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon's Q4 2021 filing shows 8 new, 29 increased, 10 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Ciena: 332,984 shares worth $25.6M. The largest sale was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, an estimated $55.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 38% of assets, down from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q4 2021 buy was Ciena: 332,984 shares worth $25.6M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to M&T Bank in Q4 2021, an estimated $42.6M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $55.3M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Healthcare Services Group in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $9.25M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $1.87B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • Francois Rochon opened 8 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2021.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $1.87B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 11 Feb 2022.