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Giverny Capital (François Rochon) 13F holdings, Q3 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-09-30, filed 2017-11-13

Giverny Capital (François Rochon) disclosed 31 US equity positions worth $684.4m in its Q3 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 19.0% of the reported book, followed by KMX and BANK OF THE OZARKS. Versus Q2 2017 it opened 4 new positions, added to 21, reduced 0 and exited 0.

$684m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
31
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
19.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
74.2%
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 Q2 2017: 4 new, 21 added, 0 reduced, 0 exited

31 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–19.0%$130m707,604+2.3%added
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical10.4%$70.9m935,147+3.9%added
BANK OF THE OZARKS no ticker–8.6%$58.7m1.22m+4.2%added
AME AMETEK INCIndustrials6.6%$45.5m688,266+1.9%added
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer Cyclical5.8%$39.6m1.10m+1.9%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services5.2%$35.7m338,992+0.4%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services5.1%$34.7m351,633+1.3%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services4.8%$32.5m30,457+1.8%added
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials4.6%$31.3m269,683+7.8%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services4.3%$29.3m531,629+1.5%added
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical3.9%$26.4m106,627+1.6%added
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services3.7%$25.1m155,586+1.5%added
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–3.5%$24.3m636,941+7.2%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services3.4%$23.4m24,367+6.2%added
HEI/A HEICO CORP NEW–3.4%$23.0m301,957+7.5%added
FBIN FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS IIndustrials3.1%$21.3m317,101+1.5%added
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical2.9%$20.1m93,276+3.8%added
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.9%$5.9m6,022+2.1%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.2%$1.4m14,736+19%added
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–0.2%$1.3m5,344–new
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.1%$824k3–new
FIVE FIVE BELOW INCConsumer Cyclical0.09%$604k11,009+85%added
STN STANTEC INCIndustrials0.09%$595k21,454+0.6%added
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–0.08%$534k12,9380.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.07%$452k3,204+113%added
TJX TJX COS INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.05%$309k4,197–new
HN9 HANESBRANDS INC–0.04%$302k12,2640.0%held
LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA INCConsumer Cyclical0.04%$286k4,600–new
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.Industrials0.03%$222k3,9610.0%held
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials0.03%$186k4,0770.0%held
BCPC BALCHEM CORPBasic Materials0.03%$184k2,2660.0%held

Sector mix

  • Unclassified34.9%
  • Consumer Cyclical23.1%
  • Financial Services18.2%
  • Industrials14.5%
  • Communication Services9.3%
  • 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