Francis Chou
Q2 2026 13F: 31 holdings worth about $216.6M; that quarter 1 new, 0 added, 1 trimmed, 0 sold out.
13F lists only long positions in US-listed stocks (and some ETFs and convertibles); short positions, cash, bonds, shares listed outside the US and private companies are not shown, so this is not the giant’s whole portfolio.
Why This Giant Is Included
- Rule numbers (Q2 2026): 31 holdings, top 10 = 83%, stocks $0.2B, options 0%; all four rules met
- Source for the value approach: Investment Philosophy (Chou Associates Management Inc. (Chou Funds)): “The investment process followed in selecting equity investments for the Funds is a value-oriented approach to investing.” (checked 2026-10-11)
Trades in Q2 2026
Sorted by position shift: how many percentage points of the portfolio the trade moved.
How to Read This
Share changes are split-adjusted. Est. trade price = (start + end price) ÷ 2; 13F does not show the actual trade date or price.
| Move | Company | Change in shares | Position shift (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimmed | AAPLApple Inc | −4.0K | −0.53 |
| New | VTSVitesse Energy, Inc | +1.3K | +0.01 |
All Holdings (30 Companies)
Share classes of one company are combined; click a heading to re-sort.
How to Read This
Est. average cost: shares bought each quarter × (start + end price) ÷ 2, weighted; trims do not change the cost. Positions held before Q1 1999 (or the giant’s earliest electronic filing) start from that quarter’s price and are marked ‘start point’. vs cost = quarter-end price ÷ est. average cost − 1, excluding dividends.
| Company | Weight (prev.) | Value | This quarter | Quarter-end price | vs cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc | 30.5%30.4% | $66.0M | Held | $500.39 | +272% |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc | 11.8%10.0% | $25.6M | Held | $353.33 | +111% |
| SYFSynchrony Financial | 7.8%7.3% | $17.0M | Held | $76.05 | +88% |
| OXYOccidental Petroleum Corp | 7.0%9.8% | $15.2M | Held | $48.57 | +4% |
| SIRISirius XM Holdings Inc | 5.6%4.5% | $12.1M | Held | $29.54 | +30% |
| AAPLApple Inc | 5.3%5.4% | $11.6M | Trimmed −9% | $289.36 | +51% |
| ALLYAlly Financial Inc | 4.8%4.3% | $10.4M | Held | $45.95 | +51% |
| STLAStellantis N.V | 3.7%4.8% | $8.0M | Held | $5.74 | −55% |
| JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc | 3.4%3.0% | $7.5M | Held | $49.98 | −3% |
| PYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc | 3.3%3.6% | $7.2M | Held | $43.18 | −21% |
| WFCWells Fargo & Co | 2.3%2.3% | $4.9M | Held | $82.64 | +45% |
| CCitigroup Inc | 2.1%1.8% | $4.6M | Held | $139.96 | +367% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd | 1.9%2.5% | $4.0M | Held | $95.98 | −10% |
| GMGeneral Motors Co | 1.9%1.9% | $4.0M | Held | $77.08 | +54% |
| BACBank of America Corp | 1.3%1.2% | $2.8M | Held | $56.98 | +47% |
| CASHPathward Financial Inc | 1.1%1.2% | $2.4M | Held | $87.06 | +63% |
| POOLPool Corp | 1.1%1.0% | $2.3M | Held | $214.90 | −40% |
| MBIMBIA Inc | 1.0%0.9% | $2.1M | Held | $6.52 | +6% |
| KHCKraft Heinz Co | 0.8%0.8% | $1.6M | Held | $23.62 | +1% |
| AGOAssured Guaranty Ltd | 0.6%0.7% | $1.4M | Held | $80.12 | −4% |
| CYDChina Yuchai International Ltd | 0.5%0.4% | $1.1M | Held | $47.41 | +202% |
| MEOHMethanex Corp | 0.4%0.6% | $924K | Held | $46.19 | +33% |
| MCOMoody’s Corp | 0.3%0.3% | $679K | Held | $452.92 | +11% |
| MGAMagna International Inc | 0.3%0.3% | $657K | Held | $65.73 | +45% |
| ATKRAtkore Inc | 0.3%0.2% | $639K | Held | $76.04 | +24% |
| HPQHP Inc | 0.3%0.2% | $581K | Held | $21.94 | +6% |
| IMOImperial Oil Ltd | 0.3%0.3% | $561K | Held | $112.23 | +77% |
| LPXLouisiana-Pacific Corp | 0.2%0.2% | $463K | Held | $78.66 | −5% |
| RYAAYRyanair Holdings PLC | 0.2%0.2% | $384K | Held | $64.75 | −22% |
| VTSVitesse Energy, Inc | 0.0%— | $20K | New | $15.77 | −7% |
Portfolio Map: Size Is Weight, Colour Is Gain or Loss against Cost
How to Read This
Each block is a company (up to 60); area = portfolio weight. The darker the colour, the further the quarter-end price is above (or below) the estimated cost: light 5–25%, medium 25–100%, darkest over 100%; grey is within 5%.
Over Time
From Q4 2007, 75 quarters (this giant’s electronic 13F filings).
13F Value
Holdings
Top-10 Concentration
Turnover (Est.)
Sector Mix
Quarter by Quarter, with the Original Filings
* = not counted in that quarter’s totals. Links open the original SEC filing; 13F-HR/A is an amendment.
Show 75 Quarters
| Quarter | Holdings | 13F value | SEC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 31 | $216.6M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2026 | 30 | $207.8M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2025 | 27 | $201.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2025 | 30 | $207.7M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2025 | 30 | $182.8M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2025 | 31 | $181.9M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2024 | 29 | $143.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2024 | 32 | $157.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2024 | 30 | $139.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2024 * | 18 | $89.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2023 * | 16 | $76.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2023 * | 18 | $75.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2023 * | 18 | $79.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2023 * | 17 | $71.7M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2022 | 18 | $70.7M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2022 | 18 | $101.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2022 | 17 | $103.6M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2022 | 14 | $135.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2021 | 15 | $144.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2021 | 15 | $159.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2021 | 15 | $171.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2021 | 16 | $172.4M | 13F-HR 13F-HR/A |
| Q4 2020 | 16 | $130.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2020 * | 18 | $99.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2020 * | 18 | $91.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2020 | 19 | $99.9M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2019 | 19 | $171.8M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2019 | 21 | $162.3M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2019 | 22 | $211.3M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2019 | 22 | $224.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2018 | 24 | $209.7M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2018 | 22 | $276.2M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2018 | 24 | $259.6M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2018 | 22 | $232.6M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2017 | 22 | $229.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2017 | 23 | $281.3M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2017 | 25 | $318.8M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2017 | 25 | $296.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2016 | 25 | $304.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2016 | 25 | $265.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2016 | 26 | $260.5M | 13F-HR 13F-HR/A 13F-HR/A |
| Q1 2016 | 24 | $268.3M | 13F-HR 13F-HR/A |
| Q4 2015 | 23 | $290.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2015 | 24 | $291.2M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2015 | 23 | $327.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2015 | 25 | $381.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2014 | 23 | $382.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2014 | 25 | $394.6M | 13F-HR 13F-HR/A |
| Q2 2014 | 23 | $364.6M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2014 | 23 | $361.7M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2013 | 22 | $349.6M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2013 | 25 | $864.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2013 | 24 | $357.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2013 | 25 | $366.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2012 | 27 | $338.2M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2012 | 31 | $350.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2012 | 30 | $328.2M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2012 | 30 | $360.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2011 | 29 | $306.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2011 | 32 | $325.1M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2011 | 28 | $371.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2011 | 25 | $343.0M | 13F-HR 13F-HR/A |
| Q4 2010 | 26 | $445.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2010 | 24 | $357.3M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2010 | 26 | $307.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2010 | 25 | $402.2M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2009 | 25 | $368.2M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2009 | 23 | $337.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2009 * | 23 | $289.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2009 * | 23 | $227.4M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2008 * | 23 | $279.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q3 2008 * | 29 | $412.5M | 13F-HR |
| Q2 2008 * | 32 | $438.8M | 13F-HR |
| Q1 2008 * | 32 | $365.0M | 13F-HR |
| Q4 2007 * | 27 | $389.1M | 13F-HR |
Large Positions Sold Out
Positions that once made up 2% or more of the portfolio and were later sold out (latest 40): holding period and what became of the company, without profit or loss.
How to Read This
Sold out means the holding no longer appears on the 13F: it may have been sold, or the company was acquired or delisted. Company status is checked only for companies the giants together once held $100M or more of, from the company’s own SEC filings (for example 8-K item 1.03 = bankruptcy filing); a dash means not checked.
| Company | Held | Peak weight | Company since |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTZWWHertz Global Holdings, Inc | Q3 2022 – Q4 2024 | 9% | — |
| OXYOccidental Petroleum Corp | Q3 2024 – Q4 2024 | 7% | — |
| NAVINavient Corp | Q1 2023 – Q4 2024 | 4% | Still filing with the SEC |
| BHCBausch Health Companies Inc | Q1 2016 – Q2 2024 | 30% | Still filing with the SEC |
| BBBlackBerry Ltd | Q3 2012 – Q2 2024 | 3% | — |
| —Liberty Global Holdings Ltd | Q1 2021 – Q1 2024 | 3% | Still filing with the SEC |
| MBIMBIA Inc | Q4 2012 – Q4 2023 | 7% | — |
| RFPResolute Forest Products | Q2 2012 – Q1 2023 | 39% | Acquired or delisted Mar 13, 2023 |
| GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc | Q2 2011 – Q4 2022 | 8% | — |
| JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co | Q3 2018 – Q4 2022 | 6% | — |
| DVADaVita Inc | Q2 2018 – Q1 2021 | 4% | — |
| SNYSanofi | Q4 2007 – Q2 2020 | 8% | — |
| ENDPQEndo International PLC | Q1 2017 – Q4 2019 | 5% | — |
| —Teva Pharmaceutical | Q1 2017 – Q4 2019 | 5% | — |
| SHOSSears Hometown and Outlet ST | Q3 2014 – Q3 2019 | 5% | — |
| SHLDQSears Holdings Corp | Q4 2007 – Q1 2019 | 13% | Bankruptcy filing while held or within 2 years of the sale Oct 15, 2018 |
| ASCMAAscent Capital Group Inc | Q1 2015 – Q1 2019 | 8% | — |
| JPM.WSJPMorgan Chase & CO-CW18 | Q4 2014 – Q3 2018 | 16% | No SEC record found |
| NXHNeighborhood Intelligence, Inc | Q4 2007 – Q3 2018 | 13% | Still filing with the SEC |
| NOKNokia Corp | Q4 2009 – Q3 2018 | 12% | — |
| WFC.WSWells Fargo & CO-CW18 | Q4 2010 – Q3 2018 | 12% | — |
| BAC.WS.ABank of America CORP-CW19 | Q2 2010 – Q3 2018 | 9% | No SEC record found |
| JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co | Q2 2014 – Q4 2014 | 6% | — |
| LELands’ End Inc | Q2 2014 – Q4 2014 | 2% | Still filing with the SEC |
| JPM.WSJPMorgan Chase & CO-CW18 | Q2 2011 – Q2 2014 | 6% | No SEC record found |
| AGNAllergan Unltd Co | Q4 2013 – Q2 2014 | 2% | Acquired or delisted May 21, 2020 |
| —Compucredit Corp Com | Q3 2013 – Q4 2013 | 58% | No SEC record found |
| —Dell Inc | Q3 2012 – Q4 2013 | 10% | Acquired or delisted Nov 8, 2013 |
| —Actavis Inc | Q1 2013 – Q4 2013 | 8% | — |
| —Radioshack Corp Com | Q2 2011 – Q4 2013 | 4% | — |
| —Primus Telecommunications GR Com | Q3 2011 – Q4 2013 | 2% | — |
| —Sprint Communications LLC | Q4 2009 – Q3 2013 | 9% | Acquired or delisted Apr 13, 2020 |
| —Allergan Finance LLC | Q4 2007 – Q1 2013 | 13% | Acquired or delisted May 21, 2020 |
| —Media General Inc | Q4 2007 – Q1 2013 | 6% | Acquired or delisted Apr 12, 2017 |
| SKMSK Telecom Co Ltd | Q1 2008 – Q4 2012 | 6% | No SEC record found |
| BHCBausch Health Companies Inc | Q4 2010 – Q4 2012 | 5% | Still filing with the SEC |
| —Flagstone Reinsurance Holdin | Q3 2010 – Q4 2012 | 4% | — |
| —Office Depot Inc | Q1 2008 – Q4 2012 | 3% | Still filing with the SEC |
| GAPGap Inc | Q2 2011 – Q4 2012 | 3% | Still filing with the SEC |
| —Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd/ Can | Q4 2010 – Q2 2012 | 19% | Still filing with the SEC |