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Giverny Capital (François Rochon) 13F holdings, Q4 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-12-31, filed 2020-02-07

Giverny Capital (François Rochon) disclosed 39 US equity positions worth $1.1bn in its Q4 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/B at 18.3% of the reported book, followed by KMX and AME. Versus Q3 2019 it opened 0 new positions, added to 22, reduced 6 and exited 0.

$1.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
39
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.
66.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
14
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 2019: 0 new, 22 added, 6 reduced, 0 exited

39 rows
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–18.3%$202m890,774+2.3%added
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical9.3%$103m1.17m−4.3%reduced
AME AMETEK INCIndustrials7.5%$83.1m832,848+4.4%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services5.3%$59.1m314,558+1.6%added
NVR NVR INCConsumer Cyclical5.2%$57.5m15,096+4.4%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services4.4%$48.8m36,503+2.5%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services4.3%$47.4m340,025+0.7%added
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPFinancial Services4.1%$45.3m951,877+1.7%added
HEI/A HEICO CORP NEW–4.1%$44.9m501,709+3.4%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services4.0%$44.6m39,012+1.8%added
FBIN FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS IIndustrials3.7%$41.1m629,314+1.4%added
KEYS KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology3.7%$40.8m397,970+33%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services3.4%$37.6m183,236+3.6%added
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services3.1%$34.0m964,147+1.9%added
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services2.9%$32.5m449,389+68%added
EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPHealthcare2.7%$30.0m128,515+1.0%added
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials2.6%$29.3m161,944+1.2%added
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services2.6%$28.9m199,940+1.6%added
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services2.1%$23.7m139,368+0.9%added
LFUS LITTELFUSE INCTechnology2.0%$22.3m116,370+1.5%added
ORLY OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer Cyclical1.1%$12.1m27,638−1.0%reduced
OZK BANK OZK LITTLE ROCK ARKFinancial Services1.1%$11.8m386,580−47%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.8%$8.5m6,370+10%added
HCSG HEALTHCARE SVCS GROUP INCHealthcare0.7%$7.8m319,710+1.2%added
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–0.2%$1.7m5,2950.0%held
LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA INCConsumer Cyclical0.10%$1.1m4,6450.0%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–0.09%$1.0m30.0%held
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC no ticker–0.07%$748k12,9380.0%held
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.06%$625k2,1270.0%held
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.05%$580k1,941−4.8%reduced
TJX TJX COS INC NEWConsumer Cyclical0.05%$548k8,972−1.2%reduced
ODFL OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INIndustrials0.05%$515k2,7120.0%held
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DEL no ticker–0.04%$489k10,6300.0%held
FIVE FIVE BELOW INCConsumer Cyclical0.04%$460k3,5960.0%held
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.Industrials0.04%$451k8,348+93%added
ROP ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology0.04%$441k1,2450.0%held
MHK MOHAWK INDS INCConsumer Cyclical0.04%$439k3,218−35%reduced
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials0.03%$301k8,1540.0%held
KNX KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSN HLDGS INIndustrials0.03%$288k8,0460.0%held

Sector mix

  • Financial Services27.0%
  • Unclassified22.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical15.8%
  • Industrials14.0%
  • Communication Services11.2%
  • Technology5.8%
  • Healthcare3.4%

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