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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
+13.38%
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
$2.46B
AUM Growth
+$334M
Cap. Flow
+$75.4M
Cap. Flow %
3.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.59%
Holding
62
New
3
Increased
30
Reduced
11
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
OZK icon
Bank OZK
OZK
+$41.5M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$40.2M
3
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$34M
4
MEDP icon
Medpace
MEDP
+$9.69M
5
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$4.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FBIN icon
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
+$35.7M
2
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$33M
3
MBC icon
MasterBrand
MBC
+$13.6M
4
ATHM icon
Autohome
ATHM
+$8.77M
5
FND icon
Floor & Decor
FND
+$1.68M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 32.1%
2 Consumer Discretionary 26.37%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Communication Services 12.77%
5 Technology 10%
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
$202M 8.19%
479,975
-3,881
-0.8% -$1.53M
AME icon
2
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$170M 6.89%
927,977
+17,686
+2% +$3.05M
META icon
3
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$144M 5.83%
295,820
+7,888
+3% +$3.52M
KMX icon
4
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$138M 5.6%
1,582,398
+48,824
+3% +$3.69M
MKL icon
5
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$123M 4.98%
80,549
+1,369
+2% +$2.01M
FIVE icon
6
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$121M 4.91%
667,190
+13,092
+2% +$2.52M
IBP icon
7
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.56B
$121M 4.91%
467,012
+11,586
+3% +$2.48M
HEI.A icon
8
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$111M 4.49%
718,995
+22,392
+3% +$3.31M
PGR icon
9
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$110M 4.45%
530,369
+24,818
+5% +$4.6M
V icon
10
Visa
V
$693B
$107M 4.33%
382,208
+5,116
+1% +$1.41M
NVR icon
11
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$106M 4.32%
13,138
+466
+4% +$3.46M
GOOG icon
12
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$98.3M 3.99%
645,800
+7,850
+1% +$1.13M
FISV
13
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28B
$76.8M 3.12%
480,246
+25,372
+6% +$3.7M
MEDP icon
14
Medpace
MEDP
$17.3B
$74.9M 3.04%
185,232
+27,568
+17% +$9.69M
KEYS icon
15
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$74.8M 3.04%
478,346
+7,493
+2% +$1.15M
SCHW
16
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$62.3M 2.53%
861,431
+27,527
+3% +$1.81M
OZK icon
17
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$53M 2.15%
1,165,110
+926,339
+388% +$41.5M
MTB icon
18
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$51.3M 2.08%
352,670
+9,614
+3% +$1.33M
LULU icon
19
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.7B
$50.5M 2.05%
129,251
+7,474
+6% +$3.45M
GOOGL icon
20
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$44.2M 1.79%
292,664
+13,278
+5% +$1.9M
EW icon
21
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.8B
$42.6M 1.73%
445,718
+4,812
+1% +$404K
BKNG icon
22
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$41M 1.66%
+282,350
New +$40.2M
FBIN icon
23
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$38.3M 1.56%
452,871
-449,022
-50% -$35.7M
ADI icon
24
Analog Devices
ADI
$182B
$38.3M 1.55%
193,401
+5,730
+3% +$1.1M
BAC icon
25
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
$37.4M 1.52%
986,950
-42,384
-4% -$1.45M
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Francois Rochon's Q1 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2024, Francois Rochon held 62 positions worth $2.46B, up 16% from $2.13B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon deployed $75.4M of net new capital in Q1 2024, opening 3 new positions and adding to 30 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Booking.com: 282,350 shares worth $41M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 32% of assets, up from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Fortune Brands Innovations, an estimated $35.7M trimmed.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q1 2024 buy was Booking.com: 282,350 shares worth $41M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Bank OZK in Q1 2024, an estimated $41.5M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q1 2024 reduction was Fortune Brands Innovations, cutting an estimated $35.7M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited MasterBrand in Q1 2024, selling an estimated $13.6M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $2.46B portfolio in Q1 2024.
  • Francois Rochon opened 3 new positions and closed 9 in Q1 2024.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $2.46B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q1 2024, filed 13 May 2024.