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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2010

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2010-09-30, filed 2010-10-26

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 63 US equity positions worth $1.8bn in its Q3 2010 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 23.1% of the reported book, followed by PM and UNILEVER N V. Versus Q2 2010 it opened 2 new positions, added to 10, reduced 37 and exited 2.

$1.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
63
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
23.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
90.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
7
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 2010: 2 new, 10 added, 37 reduced, 2 exited

50 of 63
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–23.1%$422m3,392+0.9%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive23.1%$421m7.52m+1.3%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–8.7%$159m5.32m+5.0%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services8.5%$156m6.19m+14%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–6.2%$113m1.36m+0.8%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials6.1%$112m1.45m−3.6%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–5.1%$93.6m1.52m+1.3%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–4.7%$86.6m1.82m−16%reduced
Washington Post no ticker–2.9%$53.8m134,586−16%reduced
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical2.3%$42.7m960,346−5.9%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare1.2%$22.3m427,020−1.1%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.7%$13.4m679,831−6.8%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.7%$12.4m206,115−7.0%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.7%$12.4m277,066−3.2%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.6%$11.0m31,984−15%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$10.0m162,561−3.7%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.5%$8.4m126,204−0.7%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.4%$7.5m196,997−1.3%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$6.2m148,200−2.8%reduced
STAPLES INC no ticker–0.3%$5.6m267,630+16%added
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.3%$5.4m66,717+1.3%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.3%$5.1m206,622−0.5%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.2%$4.3m85,475+1.2%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$3.9m93,1550.0%held
American Tower Corp no ticker–0.2%$3.7m71,460−5.8%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$3.5m60,6510.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$3.3m53,994−6.7%reduced
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.2%$3.1m147,614−1.5%reduced
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.2%$3.0m128,886−1.2%reduced
CSL CARLISLE COS INCIndustrials0.1%$1.9m64,638−0.2%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.1%$1.9m36,250−2.9%reduced
ENCANA CORP no ticker–0.08%$1.5m50,0000.0%held
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.07%$1.3m24,372−3.4%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.06%$1.1m7,900+5.9%added
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.05%$1.0m110,770−1.3%reduced
MESA RTY TR no ticker–0.05%$971k21,0000.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.05%$945k15,246−15%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.05%$929k25,150−23%reduced
VNO VORNADO RLTY TRReal Estate0.05%$855k10,0000.0%held
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.05%$841k6,600−4.3%reduced
ATR APTARGROUP INCHealthcare0.04%$817k17,884−0.6%reduced
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker–0.04%$764k17,1180.0%held
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.04%$703k10,075−2.4%reduced
BBTUSD BB&T CORP–0.03%$606k25,1500.0%held
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.03%$589k7,910−16%reduced
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials0.03%$581k9,250−5.1%reduced
HTLD HEARTLAND EXPRESS INCIndustrials0.03%$581k39,061−7.1%reduced
MAT MATTEL INCConsumer Cyclical0.03%$557k23,750−17%reduced
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO–0.03%$491k7,550−13%reduced
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.03%$473k14,275−19%reduced

Exited since Q2 2010

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PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC0.02%$258k
ALLIANCE ONE INTL INC no ticker0.0%$64.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified52.5%
  • Consumer Defensive25.7%
  • Financial Services9.6%
  • Basic Materials6.2%
  • Consumer Cyclical3.1%
  • Healthcare1.3%
  • Industrials0.7%
  • Energy0.3%
  • Technology0.3%
  • Real Estate0.05%
  • Communication Services0.03%
  • Utilities0.01%

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