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François Rochon

Giverny Capital · Founder & President · Net worth: ~$200M

Founded Giverny Capital in 1998 from Montreal. His annual letters are widely read in value-investing circles for their discipline and candor. Compounded at ~14% net over 25+ years.

"Buffett-Munger quality compounder investing. Patience. Temperament."
Today — 2026-04-21
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Portfolio day:+1.56%
Biggest winner:MCO +7.41%
Biggest loser:MA +0.15%
Positions: Q4 2025 13F · Prices: EOD 2026-04-21
Latest 13F: Q4 2025(73d ago)Next due: Q1 2026by 2026-05-15 RSS — move alerts
Tracked positions
10
Top concentration
59%
Longest holding
Mastercard (since 2007)

Concentration profile

Diversified
Top 1 · BRK.B
8.8%
Top 5 combined
35.5%
Top 10 combined
59.1%
Tracked positions
10
BRK.B logoBRK.BTop-5 zoneTop-10

François's single largest bet is BRK.B at 8.8% of tracked positions. Exposure is spread across a broader basket, reducing single-name risk.

Realized 10-year track record
Giverny Capital annual letters
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10y CAGR
13.2%
net of fees
Alpha vs S&P
+0.1%
vs 13.1% benchmark
Win rate
30%
years beating S&P
Quality score
4.5
computed 0–10
Best year
+31%
Worst year
-20%
Cumulative 10y
3.4×
Volatility
14%

Recent moves

Manager quality score: 4.5/10

Every tracked 13F move — buys, adds, trims, and exits — over the last two quarters.

Q4 2025
6 buys · 5 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
DHRAdd 109%
2.10%
IONQBuy (new)
0.00%
METAAdd 12%
Quality compounder add.
6.20%
TWFGAdd 10%
0.30%
MAAdd 6%
Adding to 17-year Mastercard position.
11.20%
VAdd 5%
Small Visa add.
9.80%
FESell (exit)
0.00%
CARGSell (exit)
0.00%
ALGNSell (exit)
0.00%
CACCSell (exit)
0.00%
TSMReduce 96%
0.20%
Q3 2025
4 buys · 8 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
TSMAdd 3871%
3.90%
TWFGAdd 69%
0.30%
GOOGLAdd 10%
Adding Alphabet.
8.40%
MAAdd 4%
Mastercard add.
10.60%
SBUXSell (exit)
0.00%
BACSell (exit)
0.00%
AMZNSell (exit)
0.00%
IONQSell (exit)
0.00%
CACCReduce 77%
0.10%
MSFTReduce 26%
0.00%
ANETReduce 15%
1.80%
COFReduce 11%
0.10%
Q2 2025
8 buys · 3 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
TWFGBuy (new)
0.20%
AMZNBuy (new)
0.00%
AAPLAdd 81%
0.10%
SCHWAdd 65%
4.90%
GOOGLAdd 48%
2.30%
MSFTAdd 16%
0.00%
JPMAdd 15%
0.50%
BLDRAdd 6%
0.30%
MTBReduce 98%
0.10%
COFReduce 24%
0.10%
GOOGReduce 13%
4.00%
Q1 2025
3 buys · 11 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
BLDRBuy (new)
0.40%
ANETAdd 14%
1.30%
MEDPAdd 8%
2.80%
ICESell (exit)
0.00%
EWSell (exit)
0.00%
JSell (exit)
0.00%
UNHSell (exit)
0.00%
SPGReduce 46%
0.10%
AAPLReduce 45%
0.10%
TSMReduce 21%
0.10%
COFReduce 17%
0.10%
MSFTReduce 16%
0.00%
FIVEReduce 15%
1.70%
GLDReduce 7%
0.00%
Q4 2024
10 buys · 5 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
ANETAdd 285%
1.70%
FERGBuy (new)
0.20%
IONQBuy (new)
0.00%
JBuy (new)
0.00%
MSFTBuy (new)
0.00%
UNHBuy (new)
0.00%
AAPLAdd 72%
0.20%
ALGNAdd 30%
0.30%
FEAdd 26%
4.70%
GOOGAdd 17%
5.30%
EWReduce 100%
0.00%
LSXMASell (exit)
0.00%
KEYReduce 31%
1.90%
GOOGLReduce 26%
1.80%
ADIReduce 17%
1.30%
Q3 2024
15 buys · 3 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
COFBuy (new)
0.10%
ICEBuy (new)
0.10%
YUMCBuy (new)
0.10%
LSXMABuy (new)
0.00%
TSMAdd 78%
0.10%
MEDPAdd 21%
2.90%
CACCAdd 17%
0.50%
GOOGLAdd 12%
2.20%
ODFLAdd 11%
0.00%
MAAdd 10%
0.50%
ALGNAdd 10%
0.30%
ANETAdd 9%
1.60%
LULUAdd 9%
1.50%
SCHWAdd 8%
2.30%
JPMAdd 8%
0.30%
ABNBSell (exit)
0.00%
IVVReduce 18%
0.00%
FNDReduce 17%
1.10%
Q2 2024
6 buys · 2 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
SPGBuy (new)
0.10%
ODFLAdd 100%
0.00%
SBUXAdd 93%
2.40%
BKNGAdd 77%
3.30%
IVVAdd 11%
0.10%
GOOGLAdd 6%
2.40%
COHRSell (exit)
0.00%
CIENASell (exit)
0.00%

François's sector breakdown

How the top 10 positions are diversified across 4 sectors. Weighted by stated portfolio percentage.

Other
4 positions · AME, MEDP, IBP, PGR
34.2%
20.2% of AUM
Financials
3 positions · BRK.B, SCHW, V
32.0%
18.9% of AUM
Technology
2 positions · META, GOOG
23.0%
13.6% of AUM
Industrials
1 position · HEI
10.8%
6.4% of AUM

Top holdings

TickerCompany% Portfolio
BRK.B logoBRK.B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL
8.8%
META logoMETA
META PLATFORMS INC
Cash flow compounder.
6.9%
GOOG logoGOOG
ALPHABET INC C
6.7%
AME logoAME
AMETEK INC
6.7%
HEI logoHEI
HEICO CORP NEW
6.4%
SCHW logoSCHW
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP
5.3%
MEDP logoMEDP
MEDPACE HOLDINGS INC
4.9%
V logoV
VISA INC
Payment network compounder.
4.8%
IBP logoIBP
INSTALLED BLDG PRODS INC
4.5%
PGR logoPGR
PROGRESSIVE CORP
4.1%
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Dividend tax by country

Estimate your withholding on cross-border dividends

Withholding rate
0%
Domestic (no cross-border)
Tax withheld
$0.00
You'd receive
$1000.00
Of $1000 gross
Source & treaty reference
Treaty: Domestic — no cross-border withholding
Citation: IRC §§ 1441–1446 (withholding applies to foreign persons; US residents not subject to WHT on US-source dividends)
U.S. residents receiving U.S.-source dividends: no cross-border withholding; taxed on return at qualified (0/15/20%) or ordinary rates.

Estimates for educational purposes only. Tax rules change; consult a qualified tax professional for your specific situation. Dividend-tax treatment depends on holding period, account type (taxable vs. retirement), investor type (individual vs. pension vs. mutual fund), limitation-on-benefits tests, and other factors not modeled here.

Want François move-alerts?

One email per 13F filing. Summarizes every new position, exit, and trim.

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Per-quarter digests

What François Rochon did, quarter by quarter

Full move-by-move breakdown for each of the last 8 filed quarters.

Data sourced from Giverny Capital 13F filings with the SEC. Approximate snapshot. Not investment advice.