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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q4 2011

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2011-12-31, filed 2012-02-03

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 171 US equity positions worth $2.9bn in its Q4 2011 13F filing. Its largest position is PM at 22.6% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons and BRK/A. Versus Q3 2011 it opened 13 new positions, added to 25, reduced 27 and exited 8.

$2.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
171
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
22.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
93.5%
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 Q3 2011: 13 new, 25 added, 27 reduced, 8 exited

50 of 171
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive22.6%$647m8.24m+0.4%held
Nestle SA-Spons no ticker–20.6%$588m10.18m+2.2%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–15.8%$452m3,943+2.8%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services8.9%$254m9.21m+6.4%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–8.1%$233m6.77m+2.0%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–4.9%$140m1.77m+2.3%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.4%$126m1.65m+8.6%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials4.2%$119m1.58m+0.7%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–2.4%$67.3m1.59m−2.0%reduced
Washington Post no ticker–1.6%$47.2m125,149+0.6%added
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical1.0%$29.9m937,466−1.0%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.8%$21.5m382,893−9.9%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.4%$12.4m186,466+0.2%held
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.3%$8.9m191,422−0.3%held
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.3%$8.6m20,669−7.7%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$8.1m440,186−3.8%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.3%$8.0m98,760−4.0%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.3%$7.6m109,044+4.7%added
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.2%$6.9m64,471−0.3%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$5.7m81,934+15%added
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.2%$5.6m192,404−12%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$5.6m84,824−3.7%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$5.6m118,615+2.9%added
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$5.2m71,144+6.8%added
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$3.8m75,048−21%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.1%$3.7m63,775+0.9%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.1%$3.1m117,953−7.1%reduced
STAPLES INC no ticker–0.1%$3.0m219,300−3.0%reduced
Danone no ticker–0.10%$2.8m222,7500.0%held
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.08%$2.3m118,660−2.0%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.08%$2.2m37,7670.0%held
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.06%$1.6m40,825+18%added
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.05%$1.6m8,486−24%reduced
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 WTS no ticker–0.05%$1.3m152,500+0.2%held
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker–0.04%$1.2m27,184+58%added
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$1.2m19,528+0.3%held
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.04%$1.1m6,6000.0%held
BBTUSD BB&T CORP–0.04%$1.0m40,150+60%added
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.03%$957k97,5910.0%held
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.03%$903k39,7150.0%held
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.03%$851k12,981−0.5%reduced
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.03%$787k7,845+4.1%added
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.03%$758k9,800−4.9%reduced
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials0.03%$731k11,000−11%reduced
MAT MATTEL INCConsumer Cyclical0.02%$628k22,6250.0%held
Heineken NV Unspons no ticker–0.02%$623k26,837−14%reduced
CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp no ticker–0.02%$528k104,000−18%reduced
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.02%$525k14,000−1.2%reduced
Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon no ticker–0.02%$523k28,130−17%reduced
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker–0.02%$515k18,725+18%added

Exited since Q3 2011

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American Tower Corp no ticker0.2%$3.8m
ATR APTARGROUP INC0.03%$799k
VNO VORNADO RLTY TR0.03%$746k
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker0.0%$20.0k
Fortune Brands Inc no ticker0.0%$11.0k
EMR Emerson Electric Inc.0.0%$8.0k
Cheung Kong LTD no ticker0.0%$7.0k
SAN BANCO SANTANDER SA0.0%$1.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified58.9%
  • Consumer Defensive24.1%
  • Financial Services9.6%
  • Basic Materials4.2%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.4%
  • Healthcare0.8%
  • Industrials0.5%
  • Energy0.3%
  • Technology0.2%
  • 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