Market Moments with David Poppe, Giverny Capital Asset Management

In Seward & Kissel’s most recent Market Moments conversation, Paul Miller checks in with David Poppe, President and Co-founder of Giverny Capital Asset Management. Paul and David discuss:

• updates on his Firm’s development since his last Market Moments conversation (0:30)
• the continued impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the market (3:30)
• where the market is heading in 2023 (5:43)
• risks investors may be missing (7:40)
• his reflections on the GameStop, AMC, Reddit situation (9:47)
• positives about the development of his firm (11:28)

The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.

The views expressed herein are those of Giverny Capital Asset Management LLC (“GCAM”) as of the date of this interview. (February 9, 2023) and are subject to change without notice. GCAM makes no representations or warranties regarding the completeness or accuracy of any information contained herein, and does not guarantee that any forecast, projection or opinion will be realized. This interview is presented for informational purposes only, and the information herein is not intended, and should not be construed, as investment advice or as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security.

The securities discussed herein were chosen for discussion solely to provide examples of GCAM’s research process and investment philosophy. GCAM’s research process and investment strategy have led to investments that have performed positively as well as investments that have performed negatively, and investments that have outperformed the S&P 500 Index as well as investments that have underperformed the S&P 500 Index.

The securities discussed herein are held by the Poppe family account (the “Portfolio”) that serves as GCAM’s model portfolio as of the date of this interview. The Portfolio is managed in accordance with the investment strategy that GCAM employs for its client accounts, however the performance of a client account may differ from that of the Portfolio due to account size, client-specific guidelines or restrictions, tax considerations, cash flows into and out of the account and timing of transactions and other factors.

The Portfolio’s top 10 holdings (as a percentage of the value of the Portfolio’s total assets) as of December 31, 2022 were: Progressive Corporation (7.4%); Charles Schwab Corporation (7.0%); Alphabet Inc. Class A (6.9%); Arista Networks Inc. (6.7%); Constellation Software Inc. (6.1%); HEICO Corporation (5.2%); Five Below (4.9%); Carmax Inc. (4.7%); Berkshire Hathaway Class B (4.6%); Credit Acceptance Corp. (4.4%). The Portfolio’s holdings are subject to change without notice. Information about the Portfolio’s returns can be found at www.givernycam.com/performance.

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of the common stocks of 500 major U.S. companies. The Index does not incur expenses and is not available for investment.

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