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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
-6.6%
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
$1.77B
AUM Growth
-$103M
Cap. Flow
+$44.2M
Cap. Flow %
2.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
58.47%
Holding
65
New
1
Increased
29
Reduced
9
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IBP icon
Installed Building Products
IBP
+$25.4M
2
FIVE icon
Five Below
FIVE
+$24.7M
3
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$20.5M
4
KMX icon
CarMax
KMX
+$4.6M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$3.49M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$37.7M
2
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$10.5M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$2.53M
4
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$1.06M
5
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$785K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 40.92%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.86%
3 Industrials 14.13%
4 Communication Services 13.71%
5 Technology 10.31%
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
$155M 8.72%
437,906
-116,682
-21% -$37.7M
GOOG icon
2
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$116M 6.56%
831,620
+25,680
+3% +$3.49M
MKL icon
3
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$116M 6.54%
78,559
+2,245
+3% +$2.9M
KMX icon
4
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$111M 6.27%
1,151,981
+42,742
+4% +$4.6M
AME icon
5
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$107M 6.06%
805,918
+12,485
+2% +$1.68M
SCHW
6
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$97.2M 5.49%
1,152,883
+10,422
+0.9% +$917K
HEI.A icon
7
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$97M 5.48%
631,922
+13,531
+2% +$1.64M
PGR icon
8
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$82.1M 4.63%
719,935
-96,817
-12% -$10.5M
FIVE icon
9
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$78.3M 4.42%
494,638
+148,009
+43% +$24.7M
V icon
10
Visa
V
$693B
$76.1M 4.29%
343,052
+5,472
+2% +$1.18M
NVR icon
11
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$70.3M 3.97%
15,731
+109
+0.7% +$555K
KEYS icon
12
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$68.9M 3.89%
435,897
+1,011
+0.2% +$168K
META icon
13
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$57.1M 3.23%
257,017
+8,706
+4% +$2.18M
SSNC icon
14
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.5B
$50.4M 2.84%
671,348
+35,915
+6% +$2.81M
MTB icon
15
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$49.3M 2.78%
290,587
+8,203
+3% +$1.45M
EW icon
16
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$47.7M 2.69%
405,091
-671
-0.2% -$75.3K
ICE icon
17
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
$43.7M 2.47%
330,909
-1,985
-0.6% -$256K
FBIN icon
18
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$43.1M 2.43%
679,325
+3,395
+0.5% +$261K
CIEN icon
19
Ciena
CIEN
$56B
$39.2M 2.21%
645,971
+312,987
+94% +$20.5M
JPM icon
20
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$37.7M 2.13%
276,548
+9,261
+3% +$1.37M
BAC icon
21
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$36.4M 2.05%
882,373
+4,804
+0.5% +$217K
IBP icon
22
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.56B
$33.6M 1.9%
397,624
+239,866
+152% +$25.4M
DIS icon
23
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$28.7M 1.62%
209,559
+397
+0.2% +$57.4K
GOOGL icon
24
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$26.2M 1.48%
188,520
+940
+0.5% +$128K
SNBR
25
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$18.3M 1.03%
360,640
+2,050
+0.6% +$139K
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2022, Francois Rochon held 65 positions worth $1.77B, down 5.5% from $1.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2022: portfolio turnover was 4.6%. Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and exited 2, leaving the 65-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 41% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2022 buy was Costco: 350 shares worth $202K.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Installed Building Products in Q1 2022, an estimated $25.4M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $37.7M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Amazon in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $2.53M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $1.77B portfolio in Q1 2022.
  • Francois Rochon opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q1 2022.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value fell 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $1.77B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 12 May 2022.