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Giverny Capital (François Rochon) 13F holdings, Q4 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-12-31, filed 2017-02-10

Giverny Capital (François Rochon) disclosed 26 US equity positions worth $591.2m in its Q4 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 18.3% of the reported book, followed by BANK OF THE OZARKS and KMX. Versus Q3 2016 it opened 4 new positions, added to 9, reduced 9 and exited 4.

$591m
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.
18.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
12
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 Q3 2016: 4 new, 9 added, 9 reduced, 4 exited

26 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–18.3%$108m662,629–new
BANK OF THE OZARKS no ticker–10.0%$59.3m1.13m–new
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical9.3%$54.8m850,882+1.0%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services7.2%$42.8m410,713−1.7%reduced
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer Cyclical6.7%$39.7m1.30m+1.8%added
AME AMETEK INCIndustrials6.5%$38.4m790,040–new
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services5.0%$29.3m187,545−1.6%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services4.8%$28.3m514,327+0.5%added
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials4.4%$25.8m248,853−1.2%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services4.3%$25.4m28,027+4.6%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services4.1%$24.3m311,216+0.9%added
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical3.8%$22.3m79,950−0.7%reduced
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical3.5%$20.7m103,781+5.2%added
FBIN FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS IIndustrials2.8%$16.3m305,470+2.5%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services2.3%$13.5m17,458+7.7%added
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC no ticker–2.0%$11.8m76,176−3.7%reduced
SRCLEUR STERICYCLE INC–1.3%$7.9m102,707−0.7%reduced
HEI/A HEICO CORP NEW–1.3%$7.7m112,754+6.6%added
KNIGHT TRANSN INC no ticker–1.2%$7.1m215,191−3.4%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.8%$4.7m5,983−0.9%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.2%$1.1m12,3790.0%held
STN STANTEC INCIndustrials0.2%$1.0m41,352−27%reduced
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–0.07%$432k13,0960.0%held
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials0.03%$192k4,0770.0%held
BCPC BALCHEM CORPBasic Materials0.03%$190k2,266–new
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.03%$155k1,5040.0%held

Exited since Q3 2016

4 rows
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY no ticker17.7%$95.1m
BANK OF THE OZARKS INC no ticker8.1%$43.5m
AMETEK INC no ticker7.0%$37.9m
BALCHEM CORP no ticker0.03%$176k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified34.2%
  • Consumer Cyclical23.3%
  • Financial Services18.4%
  • Industrials13.8%
  • Communication Services10.3%
  • Basic Materials0.03%

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