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Shareholder Report
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSRS
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Registrant Name SEQUOIA FUND INC
Entity Central Index Key 0000089043
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2025
C000033159 [Member]  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Sequoia Fund, Inc.
Class Name Sequoia Fund, Inc.
Trading Symbol SEQUX
Annual or Semi-Annual Statement [Text Block] This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Sequoia Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the period of January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025.
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual semi-annual shareholder report
Additional Information [Text Block] You can find additional information about the Fund at www.sequoiafund.com/resources. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-686-6884.
Additional Information Phone Number 1-800-686-6884
Additional Information Website www.sequoiafund.com/resources
Expenses [Text Block]
Fund Expenses
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Sequoia Fund, Inc. $54 1.00%*
*Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 54
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.00% [1]
Net Assets $ 3,895,115,489
Holdings Count | Holding 24
Investment Company Portfolio Turnover 5.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]
Key Fund Statistics
Net assets $3,895,115,489
Total number of portfolio holdings 24
Portfolio turnover rate as of the end of the reporting period 5%
Holdings [Text Block]
Fund Holdings (as of June 30, 2025)
The following table and graph show the investment makeup of the Fund as of June 30, 2025. Figures are expressed as percentages of the Fund’s net assets.
Top Ten Holdings
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 14.3%
Constellation Software, Inc. 7.8%
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One 7.5%
Universal Music Group NV 7.2%
The Charles Schwab Corp. 5.9%
Eurofins Scientific SE 5.3%
Alphabet, Inc. 5.2%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 4.8%
Capital One Financial Corp. 4.5%
SAP SE 4.5%
Sector Allocation
Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart
Largest Holdings [Text Block]
Top Ten Holdings
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 14.3%
Constellation Software, Inc. 7.8%
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One 7.5%
Universal Music Group NV 7.2%
The Charles Schwab Corp. 5.9%
Eurofins Scientific SE 5.3%
Alphabet, Inc. 5.2%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 4.8%
Capital One Financial Corp. 4.5%
SAP SE 4.5%
[1] Annualized