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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q4 2008

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-12-31, filed 2009-02-17

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 78 US equity positions worth $1.3bn in its Q4 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is PM at 20.1% of the reported book, followed by MLM and WFC. Versus Q3 2008 it opened 2 new positions, added to 14, reduced 44 and exited 15.

$1.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
78
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
20.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
87.9%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
9
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 Q3 2008: 2 new, 14 added, 44 reduced, 15 exited

50 of 78
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive20.1%$262m6.03m−4.7%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials13.4%$175m1.80m−6.5%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services13.3%$173m5.88m−11%reduced
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–12.3%$161m9.94m+1.3%added
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive8.2%$107m7.07m−4.5%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–5.8%$75.3m1.51m−8.9%reduced
WASHINGTON POST CO no ticker–5.6%$73.0m187,070−3.1%reduced
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–4.8%$61.9m2.81m−11%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.4%$30.7m596,680+138%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive2.0%$26.2m460,918+7.1%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–1.5%$20.0m250,602+0.3%held
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare1.5%$19.6m367,706−12%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services1.4%$18.3m61,184−12%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.9%$12.0m385,173−5.9%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services0.6%$7.6m53,190+81%added
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.5%$6.2m113,050+2.6%added
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.4%$5.5m79,250−0.2%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.4%$4.9m80,002+11%added
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.3%$3.6m68,939−4.8%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.3%$3.6m207,124−2.9%reduced
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.3%$3.4m56,415−17%reduced
STAPLES INC no ticker–0.3%$3.4m187,067−1.1%reduced
KRAFT FOODS INC no ticker–0.2%$2.9m107,135−50%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.2%$2.5m33,300−3.2%reduced
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology0.2%$2.4m149,750−7.7%reduced
ENCANA CORP no ticker–0.2%$2.4m51,500−17%reduced
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.2%$2.4m159,959−65%reduced
AMERICAN TOWER CORP no ticker–0.2%$2.3m77,800−0.3%held
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.2%$2.2m43,278+20%added
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.2%$2.1m108,236+19%added
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.2%$2.0m60,250−5.4%reduced
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP NEWEnergy0.2%$2.0m30,000−25%reduced
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.1%$1.8m108,685−13%reduced
SSP SCRIPPS E W CO OHIOCommunication Services0.1%$1.6m744,043−29%reduced
CSL CARLISLE COS INCIndustrials0.1%$1.5m71,238−2.2%reduced
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.1%$1.4m148,610+10%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$1.4m73,438−8.1%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.10%$1.3m28,771+28%added
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.08%$1.1m35,000−4.8%reduced
VNO VORNADO RLTY TRReal Estate0.08%$1.0m17,0000.0%held
MESA RTY TR no ticker–0.07%$920k23,0000.0%held
ATR APTARGROUP INCHealthcare0.07%$895k25,384−0.8%reduced
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials0.07%$864k15,000+4.2%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.06%$840k49,761+23%added
TIME WARNER CABLE INC no ticker–0.06%$754k35,151−13%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.05%$633k7,520−66%reduced
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.05%$624k16,275−26%reduced
MMM 3M COIndustrials0.05%$593k10,3000.0%held
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC no ticker–0.04%$573k150,000−40%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.04%$566k11,5600.0%held

Exited since Q3 2008

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HRB BLOCK H & R INC3.0%$60.3m
ISCAUSD INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP1.4%$28.7m
MATV MATIV HOLDINGS INC1.2%$23.1m
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC no ticker0.4%$7.3m
DFSEUR DISCOVER FINL SVCS0.04%$745k
GANNETT INC no ticker0.03%$679k
MHK MOHAWK INDS INC0.01%$263k
LEE LEE ENTERPRISES INC0.01%$257k
UNM UNUM GROUP0.01%$245k
OMC OMNICOM GROUP INC0.01%$235k
TIFEUR TIFFANY & CO NEW0.01%$231k
AMXN AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV0.01%$220k
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker0.01%$205k
NYT NEW YORK TIMES CO0.01%$198k
NEWS CORP no ticker0.01%$149k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified34.2%
  • Consumer Defensive32.2%
  • Financial Services15.9%
  • Basic Materials13.9%
  • Healthcare1.8%
  • Industrials0.9%
  • Energy0.5%
  • Communication Services0.2%
  • Technology0.2%
  • Real Estate0.08%
  • Utilities0.03%

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