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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q2 2008

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-06-30, filed 2008-08-25

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 302 US equity positions worth $2.7bn in its Q2 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is PM at 11.1% of the reported book, followed by HEINEKEN HLDG NV and MLM. Versus Q1 2008 it opened 16 new positions, added to 31, reduced 72 and exited 24.

$2.7bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
302
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
67.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
17
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
85
Quarters on file since Q1 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q1 2008: 16 new, 31 added, 72 reduced, 24 exited

50 of 302
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive11.1%$305m6.18m+7.5%added
HEINEKEN HLDG NV no ticker–11.0%$303m6.59m+0.9%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials7.7%$211m2.03m+0.7%added
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–6.8%$187m9.94m0.0%held
UST INC no ticker–6.5%$178m3.26m−0.5%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services6.1%$166m6.99m+0.4%held
SCRIPPS E W CO OHIO no ticker–4.9%$134m3.22m−0.4%held
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–4.7%$128m1.68m−0.1%held
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive4.5%$124m6.04m+5.2%added
PERNOD RICARD S A no ticker–4.2%$116m1.13m+2.1%added
WASHINGTON POST CO no ticker–4.2%$116m197,523+1.1%added
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC no ticker–3.8%$105m3.98m+5.0%added
CADBURY PLC no ticker–3.3%$90.8m7.20m–new
HRB BLOCK H & R INCConsumer Cyclical2.5%$68.1m3.18m−4.9%reduced
KRAFT FOODS INC no ticker–1.8%$49.1m1.72m−1.8%reduced
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive1.2%$32.2m436,160+1.6%added
ISCAUSD INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP–1.1%$30.3m777,377−3.1%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.9%$25.7m70,009−1.7%reduced
MATV MATIV HOLDINGS INCBasic Materials0.8%$23.2m1.37m−0.7%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.8%$22.4m254,535−4.7%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.8%$22.1m418,0310.0%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.7%$19.3m255,545−1.0%reduced
CANADIAN OIL SANDS TRUST no ticker–0.5%$15.0m280,000−6.7%reduced
BERNER GRUPPEN no ticker–0.5%$14.9m116,354–new
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.5%$14.3m412,525−1.8%reduced
SWEDISH MATCH AB no ticker–0.5%$13.8m672,125−1.7%reduced
INTERNAT'L SPEEDWAY no ticker–0.5%$13.2m335,348−1.1%reduced
BRITISH AMER TOBACCO PLC no ticker–0.4%$10.0m289,320−1.5%reduced
PARGESA HOLDING AG - B no ticker–0.4%$9.8m88,050−1.9%reduced
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.3%$9.5m507,288−5.4%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.3%$8.2m212,3240.0%held
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC no ticker–0.3%$7.9m126,551−0.9%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$7.1m111,445−10%reduced
JC DECAUX SA ACT no ticker–0.3%$7.0m273,325+9.3%added
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$6.1m74,294−0.2%held
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.2%$5.8m217,368+6.7%added
ENCANA CORP no ticker–0.2%$5.6m61,750−16%reduced
TAMEDIA AG no ticker–0.2%$5.3m38,825−1.1%reduced
OMC OMNICOM GROUP INCCommunication Services0.2%$5.2m116,950−1.7%reduced
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP NEWEnergy0.2%$4.8m40,0000.0%held
CRH CRH PLCBasic Materials0.2%$4.8m164,225−1.1%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.2%$4.7m79,375−0.8%reduced
STAPLES INC no ticker–0.2%$4.6m195,337−2.9%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.2%$4.5m73,510+22%added
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.2%$4.4m68,442+14%added
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.2%$4.4m93,686−0.8%reduced
PHILIP MORRIS CR AS no ticker–0.2%$4.1m13,878−0.7%reduced
HEINEKEN NV UNSPONS no ticker–0.1%$4.0m155,929−25%reduced
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology0.1%$3.8m162,2000.0%held
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.1%$3.3m35,008+35%added

Exited since Q1 2008

24 rows
STERLING FINL CORP no ticker0.01%$356k
PIMCO FDS PAC INVT MGMT SER TO MUTUAL no ticker0.01%$224k
LOEWS CORP CAROLNA GP STK no ticker0.01%$163k
RAINING DATA CORP no ticker0.01%$150k
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP no ticker0.0%$93.0k
DELL INC no ticker0.0%$88.0k
CAG CONAGRA BRANDS INC0.0%$86.0k
BBY BEST BUY INC0.0%$83.0k
ZALE CORP NEW no ticker0.0%$73.0k
HILLENBRAND INDS INC no ticker0.0%$72.0k
HOG HARLEY DAVIDSON INC0.0%$71.0k
OMNICARE INC no ticker0.0%$51.0k
STREETTRACKS GOLD TR GOLD no ticker0.0%$45.0k
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP0.0%$41.0k
FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP no ticker0.0%$16.0k
EATON VANCE FLTG-RT ADV FD CL MUTUAL no ticker0.0%$15.0k
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY INC no ticker0.0%$13.0k
LLY ELI LILLY & CO0.0%$10.0k
RTN1USD RAYTHEON CO0.0%$10.0k
ZBH ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC0.0%$9.0k
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP0.0%$4.0k
ITT CORP NEW no ticker0.0%$2.0k
PICOEUR PICO HLDGS INC0.0%$2.0k
AMBAC FINL GROUP INC no ticker0.0%$1.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified60.0%
  • Consumer Defensive17.9%
  • Basic Materials8.9%
  • Financial Services7.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.5%
  • Healthcare1.0%
  • Industrials0.9%
  • Energy0.5%
  • Communication Services0.3%
  • Technology0.2%
  • Real Estate0.05%
  • Utilities0.04%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (85)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202685$8.9bn
Q1 202686$8.5bn
Q4 202587$9.3bn
Q3 202585$9.3bn
Q2 202585$9.4bn
Q1 202586$8.9bn
Q4 202468$8.8bn
Q3 202477$9.7bn
Q2 202477$9.5bn
Q1 202481$9.7bn
Q4 202382$9.8bn
Q3 202382$9.2bn
Q2 202383$10.1bn
Q1 202384$9.6bn
Q4 202283$9.1bn
Q3 202283$8.3bn
Q2 202285$8.9bn
Q1 202284$10.4bn
Q4 202188$11.2bn
Q3 202187$10.8bn
Q2 202188$11.8bn
Q1 202190$11.0bn
Q4 202092$11.0bn
Q3 202086$10.3bn
Q2 202086$9.8bn
Q1 202084$9.9bn
Q4 201993$13.0bn
Q3 201994$12.8bn
Q2 201996$13.2bn
Q1 201993$12.9bn
Q4 201888$12.0bn
Q3 201895$13.8bn
Q2 201898$13.7bn
Q1 2018100$14.3bn
Q4 2017194$14.5bn
Q3 2017102$14.1bn
Q2 2017102$13.5bn
Q1 2017102$12.9bn
Q4 201697$11.8bn
Q3 2016100$12.0bn
Q2 2016105$11.9bn
Q1 2016107$11.8bn
Q4 2015105$11.7bn
Q3 2015104$11.1bn
Q2 2015109$11.4bn
Q1 2015110$11.1bn
Q4 2014110$11.0bn
Q3 2014111$10.6bn
Q2 2014113$10.8bn
Q1 2014112$10.3bn
Q4 2013110$10.1bn
Q3 2013113$9.4bn
Q2 2013115$8.6bn
Q1 2013157$4.3bn
Q4 2012143$3.6bn
Q3 2012156$3.5bn
Q2 2012178$3.3bn
Q1 2012166$3.2bn
Q4 2011171$2.9bn
Q3 2011166$2.5bn
Q2 201168$2.7bn
Q1 201169$2.7bn
Q4 201060$2.0bn
Q3 201063$1.8bn
Q2 201063$1.7bn
Q1 201066$1.9bn
Q4 200964$1.6bn
Q3 200971$1.4bn
Q2 200971$1.2bn
Q1 200953$728m
Q4 200878$1.3bn
Q3 200891$2.0bn
Q2 2008302$2.7bn
Q1 2008310$2.8bn
Q4 2007312$3.0bn
Q3 2007332$3.1bn
Q2 2007314$3.1bn
Q1 2007319$2.8bn
Q4 2006318$2.8bn
Q3 2006319$2.5bn
Q2 2006312$2.5bn
Q1 2006286$2.1bn
Q4 2005311$2.2bn
Q3 2005370$2.2bn
Q1 1999328$875m

Where Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) was early

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DEO Diageo PLC Sponsored ADRQ2 20062 of 931.2%2.1%40Exited by Q1 2021+135%
PM Philip Morris International InQ1 20081 of 16910.4%29.4%74Held at last filing, Q2 2026+258%
SNI Scripps Networks Interactive CQ3 20081 of 805.8%8.3%38Exited by Q1 2018+135%
MA Mastercard Inc Cl AQ3 200813 of 2630.3%16.2%57Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2796%
BRK/B Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl BQ4 20091 of 1805.4%7.0%67Held at last filing, Q2 2026+661%
BRK/A Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl AQ4 20093 of 6120.5%23.7%67Held at last filing, Q2 2026+655%
HAS Hasbro IncQ4 20093 of 1352.1%2.5%17Exited by Q1 2018+184%
BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev ADRQ2 20133 of 1294.8%7.2%24Exited by Q4 2021−38%
CABO Cable One IncQ4 20177 of 1140.0%1.5%17Exited by Q2 2024−40%

Concentration and tenure

13.3%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
77.1%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
2
Median completed holding, quarters