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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2011

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2011-09-30, filed 2011-11-10

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 166 US equity positions worth $2.5bn in its Q3 2011 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons at 22.0% of the reported book, followed by PM and BRK/A. Versus Q2 2011 it opened 98 new positions, added to 12, reduced 31 and exited 0.

$2.5bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
166
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
22.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
92.8%
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 2011: 98 new, 12 added, 31 reduced, 0 exited

50 of 166
Nestle SA-Spons no ticker–22.0%$550m9.97m+0.2%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive20.5%$512m8.21m+1.0%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–16.4%$409m3,834+3.2%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–8.4%$209m6.64m+2.3%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services8.4%$209m8.66m+7.2%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–4.7%$117m1.73m+1.6%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.3%$108m1.52m+2.2%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials4.0%$99.2m1.57m+1.5%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–2.4%$60.2m1.62m0.0%held
Washington Post no ticker–1.6%$40.7m124,419−0.3%held
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical1.2%$30.9m946,654+0.5%held
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.9%$21.7m425,177−2.2%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.5%$11.8m186,137−4.5%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$8.2m457,561−1.1%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.3%$8.0m22,394−4.3%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.3%$7.2m102,860−5.9%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.3%$6.9m191,947+0.7%added
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.3%$6.7m104,119−1.8%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.2%$6.0m64,646−5.2%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.2%$5.9m219,779−3.8%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$5.5m88,105−4.7%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$5.2m115,250−6.8%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$4.8m70,986−0.2%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$4.4m94,416−32%reduced
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$4.1m66,619−3.9%reduced
American Tower Corp no ticker–0.2%$3.8m71,3300.0%held
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.1%$3.2m126,947−4.7%reduced
STAPLES INC no ticker–0.1%$3.0m226,080−5.6%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.1%$2.9m63,175+74%added
Danone no ticker–0.1%$2.8m222,7500.0%held
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.09%$2.2m121,132−0.8%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.08%$1.9m11,102+0.9%added
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.07%$1.8m37,774+106%added
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 WTS no ticker–0.05%$1.2m152,250+41%added
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.04%$1.0m6,6000.0%held
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$1.0m19,478−21%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.04%$956k34,675−11%reduced
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.04%$901k39,715−61%reduced
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.03%$831k13,051−0.4%held
ATR APTARGROUP INCHealthcare0.03%$799k17,8840.0%held
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.03%$747k97,591−1.0%reduced
VNO VORNADO RLTY TRReal Estate0.03%$746k10,0000.0%held
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials0.03%$705k12,400−3.9%reduced
Heineken NV Unspons no ticker–0.03%$699k31,087−24%reduced
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker–0.03%$687k17,1840.0%held
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.03%$665k10,3000.0%held
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.03%$662k7,535−1.0%reduced
MAT MATTEL INCConsumer Cyclical0.02%$586k22,6250.0%held
CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp no ticker–0.02%$574k127,400−29%reduced
Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon no ticker–0.02%$536k33,955−26%reduced

Sector mix

  • Unclassified61.1%
  • Consumer Defensive22.2%
  • Financial Services9.1%
  • Basic Materials4.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.6%
  • Healthcare1.0%
  • Industrials0.5%
  • Energy0.3%
  • Technology0.2%
  • Real Estate0.03%
  • Communication Services0.02%
  • 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