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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
+8.78%
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
$2.63B
AUM Growth
+$264M
Cap. Flow
+$93.8M
Cap. Flow %
3.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.97%
Holding
55
New
5
Increased
35
Reduced
4
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KNSL icon
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
+$23.7M
2
MEDP icon
Medpace
MEDP
+$14.8M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$6.29M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$6.14M
5
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FERG icon
Ferguson
FERG
+$5.76M
2
FND icon
Floor & Decor
FND
+$4.74M
3
ABNB icon
Airbnb
ABNB
+$1.07M
4
GBTC icon
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
GBTC
+$396K
5
ITB icon
iShares US Home Construction ETF
ITB
+$262K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 31.8%
2 Consumer Discretionary 25.38%
3 Communication Services 13.98%
4 Industrials 13.57%
5 Technology 10.67%
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
$225M 8.56%
489,311
+4,841
+1% +$2.14M
META icon
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$177M 6.75%
309,942
+12,229
+4% +$6.29M
AME icon
3
Ametek
AME
$54.9B
$165M 6.26%
959,222
+22,526
+2% +$3.76M
HEI.A icon
4
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36.5B
$149M 5.68%
732,993
+9,296
+1% +$1.76M
PGR icon
5
Progressive
PGR
$127B
$136M 5.18%
536,693
+1,872
+0.4% +$435K
NVR icon
6
NVR
NVR
$16.9B
$131M 4.96%
13,307
+128
+1% +$1.12M
KMX icon
7
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
$127M 4.82%
1,637,125
+42,177
+3% +$3.34M
IBP icon
8
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.56B
$120M 4.56%
487,115
+15,563
+3% +$3.52M
GOOG icon
9
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$108M 4.11%
646,180
-1,256
-0.2% -$213K
V icon
10
Visa
V
$693B
$108M 4.1%
391,760
+4,793
+1% +$1.3M
FISV
11
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28B
$90.1M 3.42%
501,278
+16,345
+3% +$2.7M
BKNG icon
12
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$86.4M 3.29%
512,875
+12,800
+3% +$1.96M
KEYS icon
13
Keysight
KEYS
$53.8B
$76.5M 2.91%
481,070
+1,512
+0.3% +$215K
MEDP icon
14
Medpace
MEDP
$17.3B
$75.8M 2.88%
227,072
+38,978
+21% +$14.8M
SBUX icon
15
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
$70M 2.66%
718,004
+2,378
+0.3% +$204K
MKL icon
16
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
$67M 2.55%
42,684
+1,213
+3% +$1.9M
MTB icon
17
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$64.2M 2.44%
360,591
+15,329
+4% +$2.54M
FIVE icon
18
Five Below
FIVE
$13.8B
$64.1M 2.44%
725,249
+27,374
+4% +$2.31M
SCHW
19
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
$60.6M 2.31%
935,772
+65,959
+8% +$4.33M
GOOGL icon
20
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$57.5M 2.19%
346,704
+36,621
+12% +$6.14M
OZK icon
21
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.39B
$51.5M 1.96%
1,197,374
+2,835
+0.2% +$121K
ADI icon
22
Analog Devices
ADI
$182B
$47.4M 1.8%
206,111
+5,688
+3% +$1.28M
ANET icon
23
Arista Networks
ANET
$238B
$40.9M 1.56%
426,680
+36,204
+9% +$3.15M
KNSL icon
24
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.74B
$40.2M 1.53%
86,315
+53,571
+164% +$23.7M
FBIN icon
25
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.32B
$39.9M 1.52%
446,106
+475
+0.1% +$36.4K
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Francois Rochon's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2024, Francois Rochon held 55 positions worth $2.63B, up 11% from $2.37B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Francois Rochon deployed $93.8M of net new capital in Q3 2024, opening 5 new positions and adding to 35 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Intercontinental Exchange: 16,799 shares worth $2.7M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Floor & Decor, an estimated $4.74M trimmed.

  • Francois Rochon's largest Q3 2024 buy was Intercontinental Exchange: 16,799 shares worth $2.7M.
  • Francois Rochon added most to Kinsale Capital Group in Q3 2024, an estimated $23.7M increase.
  • Francois Rochon's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was Floor & Decor, cutting an estimated $4.74M.
  • Francois Rochon fully exited Ferguson in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $5.76M.
  • Francois Rochon's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $2.63B portfolio in Q3 2024.
  • Francois Rochon opened 5 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2024.
  • Francois Rochon's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $2.63B.

Based on Giverny Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 13 Nov 2024.