Giverny Capital 13F holdings, Q4 2017
Holdings as of December 31, 2017 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Giverny Capital disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $728.9m in its Q4 2017 13F filing. The largest position was BRK/B at 19.5% of the reported book, followed by KMX and BANK OF THE OZARKS INC. Against the Q3 2017 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 4 and reduced 15 among the top 35 holdings.
What did Giverny Capital own in Q4 2017? Top 35 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY-B-NEW | 19.5% | $142.0m | 716,216 | 1% | added | |
| 2 | KMX CARMAX INC | Consumer Cyclical | 9.1% | $66.2m | 1,032,850 | 10% | added |
| 3 | BANK OF THE OZARKS INC | 8.1% | $58.9m | 1,215,840 | -1% | reduced | |
| 4 | AME AMETEK INC | Industrials | 6.8% | $49.5m | 682,995 | -1% | reduced |
| 5 | V VISA INC CLASS-A | Financial Services | 5.2% | $38.2m | 334,714 | -1% | reduced |
| 6 | LKQ LKQ CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 5.1% | $37.3m | 916,503 | -17% | reduced |
| 7 | UNP UNION PACIFIC CORP | Industrials | 4.9% | $35.9m | 267,529 | -1% | reduced |
| 8 | MKL MARKEL CORP HOLDING | Financial Services | 4.8% | $35.0m | 30,727 | 1% | added |
| 9 | GOOG ALPHABET INC CL-C | Communication Services | 4.0% | $29.1m | 27,835 | 14% | added |
| 10 | DIS DISNEY WALT COMPANY | Communication Services | 3.9% | $28.7m | 267,127 | -24% | reduced |
| 11 | MHK MOHAWK INDS INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.9% | $28.7m | 103,885 | -3% | reduced |
| 12 | HEI/A HEICO CORP CLASS A | 3.2% | $23.3m | 294,313 | -3% | reduced | |
| 13 | ORLY O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE | Consumer Cyclical | 3.1% | $22.3m | 92,798 | -1% | reduced |
| 14 | LIBERTY MEDIA-C LIB FORM | 3.0% | $21.8m | 637,915 | 0% | held | |
| 15 | FBIN FORTUNE BRNDS HME&SEC | Industrials | 2.9% | $21.0m | 307,472 | -3% | reduced |
| 16 | WFC WELLS FARGO CO | Financial Services | 2.8% | $20.3m | 333,964 | -37% | reduced |
| 17 | CACC CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICH | Financial Services | 2.6% | $19.2m | 59,426 | – | new |
| 18 | MTB M & T BANK CORP | Financial Services | 2.6% | $19.0m | 110,876 | -29% | reduced |
| 19 | EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | Healthcare | 2.5% | $18.2m | 161,571 | – | new |
| 20 | GOOGL ALPHABET INC CL-A | Communication Services | 0.8% | $6.1m | 5,814 | -3% | reduced |
| 21 | JPM JP MORGAN CHASE & CO | Financial Services | 0.2% | $1.6m | 14,757 | 0% | held |
| 22 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | 0.2% | $1.4m | 5,344 | 0% | held | |
| 23 | BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY-A-NEW | 0.1% | $893.0k | 3 | 0% | held | |
| 24 | FIVE FIVE BELOW INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.1% | $730.0k | 11,009 | 0% | held |
| 25 | STN STANTEC INC | Industrials | 0.1% | $596.0k | 21,329 | -1% | reduced |
| 26 | BROOKFIELD ASSET MGT-A LV | 0.1% | $563.0k | 12,938 | 0% | held | |
| 27 | MA MASTERCARD INC CL-A | Financial Services | 0.1% | $485.0k | 3,204 | 0% | held |
| 28 | LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC CO | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $362.0k | 4,600 | 0% | held |
| 29 | LFUS LITTELFUSE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $301.0k | 1,523 | – | new |
| 30 | RYAAY RYANAIR HLDGS PLC | Industrials | 0.0% | $260.0k | 2,500 | – | new |
| 31 | LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Industrials | 0.0% | $259.0k | 3,961 | 0% | held |
| 32 | HN9 HANESBRANDS INC | 0.0% | $256.0k | 12,264 | 0% | held | |
| 33 | FAST FASTENAL CO | Industrials | 0.0% | $223.0k | 4,077 | 0% | held |
| 34 | BCPC BALCHEM CORP | Basic Materials | 0.0% | $183.0k | 2,266 | 0% | held |
| 35 | TJX TJX COMPANIES INC CM | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $164.0k | 2,141 | -49% | reduced |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.