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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2009

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2009-09-30, filed 2009-11-16

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 71 US equity positions worth $1.4bn in its Q3 2009 13F filing. Its largest position is PM at 21.9% of the reported book, followed by WFC and COMCAST CORP NEW. Versus Q2 2009 it opened 4 new positions, added to 11, reduced 32 and exited 4.

$1.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
71
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
21.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
88.7%
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 Q2 2009: 4 new, 11 added, 32 reduced, 4 exited

50 of 71
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive21.9%$300m6.15m−3.2%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services12.7%$174m6.18m−2.4%reduced
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–11.6%$159m9.88m−2.3%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials11.4%$156m1.69m−2.7%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive8.3%$114m6.40m−9.1%reduced
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–6.9%$94.0m2.55m−1.6%reduced
WASHINGTON POST CO no ticker–6.4%$87.7m187,433+7.3%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–5.4%$74.5m1.46m−0.8%reduced
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive2.1%$28.1m457,656+1.6%added
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare2.0%$27.9m564,310+23%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services1.2%$16.5m81,570+6.5%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive1.1%$15.6m269,047+5.5%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services1.0%$13.9m42,114−18%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.9%$11.8m331,697−8.3%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.8%$11.3m165,253−16%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.6%$8.8m183,525−1.7%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.6%$8.4m142,625−2.9%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.4%$4.8m187,8470.0%held
STAPLES INC no ticker–0.3%$4.0m171,080−3.3%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.3%$3.9m54,944+80%added
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology0.3%$3.5m148,750−0.7%reduced
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.3%$3.4m59,889−7.8%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.2%$3.2m58,425−25%reduced
ENCANA CORP no ticker–0.2%$3.0m51,5000.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.2%$2.9m47,953−4.4%reduced
AMERICAN TOWER CORP no ticker–0.2%$2.8m76,360−0.2%held
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.2%$2.7m164,854−0.9%reduced
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.2%$2.7m107,336+0.4%held
CSL CARLISLE COS INCIndustrials0.2%$2.4m69,3380.0%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$2.3m67,2250.0%held
DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP NEWEnergy0.1%$2.0m30,0000.0%held
KRAFT FOODS INC no ticker–0.1%$1.7m66,225−28%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.1%$1.6m30,206+5.8%added
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.1%$1.6m40,550−0.5%held
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services0.10%$1.3m30,0000.0%held
VNO VORNADO RLTY TRReal Estate0.08%$1.1m17,549+0.4%held
SSP SCRIPPS E W CO OHIOCommunication Services0.08%$1.1m148,332−28%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.08%$1.1m19,075+6.9%added
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.07%$940k20,804−49%reduced
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials0.07%$930k14,4000.0%held
ATR APTARGROUP INCHealthcare0.07%$918k24,584−3.2%reduced
AES AES CORPUtilities0.06%$864k58,3000.0%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services0.06%$861k51,011+2.5%added
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.06%$830k112,182−31%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.06%$778k6,501−28%reduced
MMM 3M COIndustrials0.06%$760k10,3000.0%held
MESA RTY TR no ticker–0.05%$713k21,0000.0%held
EATON VANCE INS PA MUN BD FD no ticker–0.05%$679k72,116–new
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy0.05%$669k11,2250.0%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.04%$579k21,100+7.7%added

Exited since Q2 2009

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SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC no ticker0.04%$455k
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker0.04%$437k
BBTUSD BB&T CORP0.03%$333k
SWISS HELVETIA FD INC no ticker0.02%$193k

Sector mix

  • Consumer Defensive35.1%
  • Unclassified33.4%
  • Financial Services15.5%
  • Basic Materials11.6%
  • Healthcare2.3%
  • Industrials0.8%
  • Energy0.5%
  • Technology0.3%
  • Communication Services0.2%
  • Real Estate0.08%
  • Utilities0.06%

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