Francois Rochon - Giverny Capital Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis

How Giverny Capital allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.

As of Mar 31, 2026, Francois Rochon's Giverny Capital portfolio reflects a quant / systematic investor approach across 50 reported 13F positions. Portfolio returns are distributed across holdings, with the top five positions representing approximately 31% of total exposure. The portfolio maintains structural breadth across 50 positions, with economic weighting tilted toward financials and consumer cyclical companies names. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments is moderate relative to peers, with performance instead anchored in durable, cash-generating businesses across financials, consumer discretionary, and communication services. The portfolio exhibits extremely low turnover, reinforcing a patient, conviction-led investment approach. Distinctive traits include Long-Term Holder, Broadly Diversified, Structurally Diversified.

Investment Style

Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.

Quant / Systematic Investor

Primary type: Quant / Systematic Investor

Traits: Long-Term Holder, Broadly Diversified, Structurally Diversified

Turnover profile

Buy & Hold

Holding horizon

Long-Term

Portfolio Construction

Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.

Portfolio construction is lowly concentrated: top three names represent 19.7% of assets, top five 30.8%, and the largest single position is 6.7%.

Top 3 weight

19.7%

Top 5 weight

30.8%

Top 10 weight

53.7%

Largest position

6.7%

Top holdings: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New, Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Heico Corporation, Charles Schwab Corporation (The — view full holdings

Sector Preferences

Where capital is allocated by sector.

Capital is tilted toward Financial Services and Consumer Cyclical, with 7 sectors represented in the latest filing.

Leading sectors: Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Communication Services

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Risk Framework

Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.

This investor accepts low single-name risk (largest position 6.7%, top ten 53.7%) and high economic diversification (HHI 0.02). Turnover tolerance maps to a buy & hold profile.

Largest position

6.7%

Top 10 weight

53.7%

Max sector

31.4%

Diversification

High

Strategy Evolution

How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026

  • Top-five concentration fell from 35.1% to 30.8%.
  • Dominant sector mix shifted from Financial Services, Communication Services to Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical.
  • Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 8.1%.

For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.

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