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Giverny Capital (François Rochon) 13F holdings, Q2 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-06-30, filed 2015-08-12

Giverny Capital (François Rochon) disclosed 26 US equity positions worth $500.3m in its Q2 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY at 14.2% of the reported book, followed by BANK OF THE OZARKS INC and DIS. Versus Q1 2015 it opened 4 new positions, added to 17, reduced 4 and exited 2.

$500m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
26
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.2%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
68.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
16
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
46
Quarters on file since Q1 2015
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q1 2015: 4 new, 17 added, 4 reduced, 2 exited

26 rows
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY no ticker–14.2%$71.1m522,173–new
BANK OF THE OZARKS INC no ticker–8.0%$40.1m876,500–new
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services7.8%$38.9m340,386+4.4%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services7.1%$35.7m634,507+3.0%added
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical7.1%$35.3m533,184+5.2%added
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer Cyclical6.7%$33.3m1.10m+5.0%added
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL no ticker–5.3%$26.7m120,382−22%reduced
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services4.3%$21.3m170,259+2.3%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services3.9%$19.5m289,658+1.2%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services3.9%$19.3m24,129+2.0%added
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–3.7%$18.5m92,337+14%added
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical3.6%$17.8m78,850−2.4%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials3.1%$15.5m162,979+8.9%added
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical3.1%$15.4m80,813+2.6%added
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology3.1%$15.4m94,506+2.1%added
CABELAS INC no ticker–2.3%$11.7m233,377+3.8%added
PRAA PRA GROUP INCFinancial Services2.3%$11.4m182,456+9.5%added
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials2.1%$10.6m251,202+3.6%added
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC no ticker–2.1%$10.5m67,106+0.1%held
AMETEK INC no ticker–2.1%$10.5m191,313–new
KNIGHT TRANSN INC no ticker–1.9%$9.6m359,631–new
GOOGLE INC no ticker–1.3%$6.7m12,786+7.5%added
GOOGLE INC no ticker–0.7%$3.4m6,243−2.4%reduced
STN STANTEC INCIndustrials0.3%$1.6m56,352+40%added
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–0.10%$485k13,881+50%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.03%$141k1,504−64%reduced

Exited since Q1 2015

2 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL15.6%$71.3m
BANK OF THE OZARKS no ticker6.9%$31.3m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified41.8%
  • Financial Services21.4%
  • Consumer Cyclical20.4%
  • Communication Services7.8%
  • Industrials5.6%
  • Technology3.1%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (46)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202651$3.0bn
Q1 202651$2.7bn
Q4 202550$3.0bn
Q3 202552$3.0bn
Q2 202555$2.9bn
Q1 202554$2.7bn
Q4 202462$2.7bn
Q3 202452$2.6bn
Q2 202450$2.4bn
Q1 202453$2.5bn
Q4 202359$2.1bn
Q3 202359$1.8bn
Q2 202359$1.9bn
Q1 202360$1.7bn
Q4 202266$1.6bn
Q3 202263$1.5bn
Q2 202263$1.5bn
Q1 202263$1.8bn
Q4 202164$1.9bn
Q3 202159$1.7bn
Q2 202157$1.6bn
Q1 202153$1.5bn
Q4 202053$1.3bn
Q3 202054$1.1bn
Q2 202049$1.0bn
Q1 202041$785m
Q4 201939$1.1bn
Q3 201939$1.0bn
Q2 201939$990m
Q1 201939$872m
Q4 201835$759m
Q3 201836$883m
Q2 201836$769m
Q1 201835$747m
Q4 201735$729m
Q3 201731$684m
Q2 201727$619m
Q1 201726$602m
Q4 201626$591m
Q3 201626$537m
Q2 201625$515m
Q1 201624$509m
Q4 201525$502m
Q3 201526$497m
Q2 201526$500m
Q1 201524$457m

Where Giverny Capital (François Rochon) was early

13 rows
FBIN FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SEC INQ1 20169 of 1322.0%4.0%36Exited by Q1 2025+43%
HEI/A HEICO CORP NEWQ3 20163 of 931.2%6.7%40Held at last filing, Q2 2026+732%
AME AMETEK INCQ4 20165 of 1306.5%7.6%39Held at last filing, Q2 2026+398%
FIVE FIVE BELOW INCQ1 201717 of 1740.04%7.5%38Held at last filing, Q2 2026+315%
LFUS LITTELFUSE INCQ4 20171 of 1140.04%2.7%35Held at last filing, Q2 2026+130%
CACC CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICHQ4 20179 of 1022.6%2.8%25Exited by Q4 2025+44%
EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPQ4 201710 of 1492.5%3.6%29Exited by Q1 2025+97%
HCSG HEALTHCARE SVCS GROUP INCQ3 20181 of 890.04%1.1%13Exited by Q4 2021−38%
NVR NVR INCQ3 201810 of 1452.0%5.4%32Held at last filing, Q2 2026+176%
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPQ3 201823 of 2212.8%6.4%32Held at last filing, Q2 2026+88%
OZK BANK OZK LITTLE ROCK ARKQ4 20182 of 1132.0%2.3%31Held at last filing, Q2 2026+128%
KEYS KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INCQ1 20196 of 1641.2%5.0%30Held at last filing, Q2 2026+301%
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPQ3 201919 of 1942.1%5.5%28Held at last filing, Q2 2026+183%

Concentration and tenure

12.8%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
62.6%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
6
Median completed holding, quarters