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Giverny Capital (François Rochon) 13F holdings, Q1 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-03-31, filed 2017-05-11

Giverny Capital (François Rochon) disclosed 26 US equity positions worth $602.1m in its Q1 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 18.7% of the reported book, followed by BANK OF THE OZARKS and KMX. Versus Q4 2016 it opened 3 new positions, added to 11, reduced 5 and exited 3.

$602m
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.
18.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
77.4%
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 Q4 2016: 3 new, 11 added, 5 reduced, 3 exited

26 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–18.7%$113m676,049+2.0%added
BANK OF THE OZARKS no ticker–9.7%$58.3m1.12m−0.6%reduced
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical8.5%$51.4m867,620+2.0%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services7.7%$46.5m409,753−0.2%held
AME AMETEK INCIndustrials7.0%$42.4m783,955−0.8%reduced
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer Cyclical6.4%$38.7m1.32m+2.1%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services4.9%$29.7m334,301+7.4%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services4.8%$28.9m29,569+5.5%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services4.8%$28.8m517,016+0.5%added
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services4.7%$28.5m184,461−1.6%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials4.3%$26.1m246,348−1.0%reduced
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical4.1%$24.5m106,931+3.0%added
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical3.8%$23.1m85,552+7.0%added
FBIN FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS IIndustrials3.1%$18.9m310,343+1.6%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services3.1%$18.8m22,692+30%added
HEI/A HEICO CORP NEW–2.6%$15.9m211,683+88%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.8%$5.0m5,933−0.8%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.2%$1.1m12,3790.0%held
STN STANTEC INCIndustrials0.2%$1.1m41,3520.0%held
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–0.08%$477k13,0960.0%held
FIVE FIVE BELOW INCConsumer Cyclical0.04%$257k5,939–new
HN9 HANESBRANDS INC–0.04%$255k12,264–new
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.Industrials0.04%$213k3,961–new
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials0.03%$210k4,0770.0%held
BCPC BALCHEM CORPBasic Materials0.03%$187k2,2660.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.03%$169k1,5040.0%held

Exited since Q4 2016

3 rows
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC no ticker2.0%$11.8m
SRCLEUR STERICYCLE INC1.3%$7.9m
KNIGHT TRANSN INC no ticker1.2%$7.1m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified31.2%
  • Consumer Cyclical22.9%
  • Financial Services19.5%
  • Industrials14.8%
  • Communication Services11.7%
  • 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