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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
+15.36%
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
$2.13B
AUM Growth
+$286M
Cap. Flow
+$23.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.97%
Holding
61
New
2
Increased
31
Reduced
16
Closed
2

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MEDP icon
Medpace
MEDP
+$41.5M
2
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$16.7M
3
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$6.44M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$6.08M
5
KNSL icon
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
+$5.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36.4M
2
COHR icon
Coherent
COHR
+$21.6M
3
MKL icon
Markel Group
MKL
+$7.58M
4
HEI.A icon
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
+$2.15M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$1.18M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 30.62%
2 Consumer Discretionary 25.39%
3 Industrials 15.37%
4 Communication Services 12.24%
5 Technology 11.89%
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
$173M 8.11%
483,856
+7,566
+2% +$2.66M
AME icon
2
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$150M 7.05%
910,291
+13,235
+1% +$2.02M
FIVE icon
3
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$139M 6.55%
654,098
+9,532
+1% +$1.75M
KMX icon
4
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$118M 5.53%
1,533,574
+13,136
+0.9% +$883K
MKL icon
5
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$112M 5.28%
79,180
-5,345
-6% -$7.58M
META icon
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$102M 4.79%
287,932
+5,483
+2% +$1.79M
HEI.A icon
7
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$99.2M 4.66%
696,603
-15,850
-2% -$2.15M
V icon
8
Visa
V
$693B
$98.2M 4.61%
377,092
+5,722
+2% +$1.41M
GOOG icon
9
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$89.9M 4.22%
637,950
-268,374
-30% -$36.4M
NVR icon
10
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$88.7M 4.17%
12,672
-2
-0% -$12.3K
IBP icon
11
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.56B
$83.3M 3.91%
455,426
+22,528
+5% +$3.16M
PGR icon
12
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$80.5M 3.78%
505,551
+4,120
+0.8% +$645K
KEYS icon
13
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$74.9M 3.52%
470,853
+965
+0.2% +$131K
FBIN icon
14
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$68.7M 3.23%
901,893
+1,435
+0.2% +$94.5K
LULU icon
15
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.7B
$62.3M 2.92%
121,777
+1,188
+1% +$513K
FISV
16
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28B
$60.4M 2.84%
454,874
+135,780
+43% +$16.7M
SCHW
17
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$57.4M 2.7%
833,904
+29,343
+4% +$1.69M
MEDP icon
18
Medpace
MEDP
$17.3B
$48.3M 2.27%
157,664
+153,904
+4,093% +$41.5M
MTB icon
19
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$47M 2.21%
343,056
+937
+0.3% +$118K
GOOGL icon
20
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$39M 1.83%
279,386
+45,262
+19% +$6.08M
ADI icon
21
Analog Devices
ADI
$182B
$37.3M 1.75%
187,671
+1,558
+0.8% +$278K
BAC icon
22
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$34.7M 1.63%
1,029,334
+1,930
+0.2% +$56.2K
EW icon
23
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$33.6M 1.58%
440,906
+304
+0.1% +$21.2K
FND icon
24
Floor & Decor
FND
$5.78B
$32M 1.5%
287,111
+3,656
+1% +$337K
CIEN icon
25
Ciena
CIEN
$56B
$28.2M 1.32%
625,936
-9,527
-1% -$420K
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Francois Rochon's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2023, Francois Rochon held 61 positions worth $2.13B, up 16% from $1.84B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon's Q4 2023 filing shows 2 new, 31 increased, 16 reduced and 2 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Align Technology: 27,162 shares worth $7.44M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $36.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 31% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q4 2023 buy was Align Technology: 27,162 shares worth $7.44M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Medpace in Q4 2023, an estimated $41.5M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $36.4M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Brookfield in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $459K.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $2.13B portfolio in Q4 2023.
  • Francois Rochon opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2023.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $2.13B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 9 Feb 2024.