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Giverny Capital (François Rochon) 13F holdings, Q4 2017

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2017-12-31, filed 2018-02-13

Giverny Capital (François Rochon) disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $728.9m in its Q4 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 19.5% of the reported book, followed by KMX and BANK OF THE OZARKS. Versus Q3 2017 it opened 4 new positions, added to 4, reduced 15 and exited 0.

$729m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
35
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
19.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
71.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
13
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 2017: 4 new, 4 added, 15 reduced, 0 exited

35 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–19.5%$142m716,216+1.2%added
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical9.1%$66.2m1.03m+10%added
BANK OF THE OZARKS no ticker–8.1%$58.9m1.22m−0.5%reduced
AME AMETEK INCIndustrials6.8%$49.5m682,995−0.8%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services5.2%$38.2m334,714−1.3%reduced
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer Cyclical5.1%$37.3m916,503−17%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials4.9%$35.9m267,529−0.8%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services4.8%$35.0m30,727+0.9%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services4.0%$29.1m27,835+14%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services3.9%$28.7m267,127−24%reduced
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical3.9%$28.7m103,885−2.6%reduced
HEI/A HEICO CORP NEW–3.2%$23.3m294,313−2.5%reduced
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical3.1%$22.3m92,798−0.5%reduced
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–3.0%$21.8m637,915+0.2%held
FBIN FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS IIndustrials2.9%$21.0m307,472−3.0%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services2.8%$20.3m333,964−37%reduced
CACC CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICHFinancial Services2.6%$19.2m59,426–new
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services2.6%$19.0m110,876−29%reduced
EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPHealthcare2.5%$18.2m161,571–new
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.8%$6.1m5,814−3.5%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.2%$1.6m14,757+0.1%held
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–0.2%$1.4m5,3440.0%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.1%$893k30.0%held
FIVE FIVE BELOW INCConsumer Cyclical0.1%$730k11,0090.0%held
STN STANTEC INCIndustrials0.08%$596k21,329−0.6%reduced
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–0.08%$563k12,9380.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.07%$485k3,2040.0%held
LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA INCConsumer Cyclical0.05%$362k4,6000.0%held
LFUS LITTELFUSE INCTechnology0.04%$301k1,523–new
RYAAY RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLCIndustrials0.04%$260k2,500–new
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.Industrials0.04%$259k3,9610.0%held
HN9 HANESBRANDS INC–0.04%$256k12,2640.0%held
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials0.03%$223k4,0770.0%held
BCPC BALCHEM CORPBasic Materials0.03%$183k2,2660.0%held
TJX TJX COS INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.02%$164k2,141−49%reduced

Sector mix

  • Unclassified34.2%
  • Consumer Cyclical21.4%
  • Financial Services18.3%
  • Industrials14.8%
  • Communication Services8.8%
  • Healthcare2.5%
  • Technology0.04%
  • 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