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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q1 2012

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-03-31, filed 2012-05-10

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 166 US equity positions worth $3.2bn in its Q1 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is PM at 22.3% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons and BRK/A. Versus Q4 2011 it opened 6 new positions, added to 28, reduced 37 and exited 11.

$3.2bn
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.
22.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
93.8%
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 Q4 2011: 6 new, 28 added, 37 reduced, 11 exited

50 of 166
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive22.3%$712m8.04m−2.5%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons no ticker–20.8%$664m10.57m+3.8%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–15.9%$508m4,166+5.7%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services10.3%$328m9.61m+4.3%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–7.6%$244m7.16m+5.8%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–4.6%$146m1.79m+1.3%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.4%$140m1.72m+4.3%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials4.3%$136m1.59m+0.4%held
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–2.3%$73.0m1.50m−5.6%reduced
Washington Post no ticker–1.5%$47.2m126,371+1.0%added
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical1.1%$34.7m944,407+0.7%added
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.7%$22.6m369,553−3.5%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.4%$12.5m185,624−0.5%held
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$9.8m425,586−3.3%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.3%$9.2m189,472−1.0%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.3%$9.1m20,244−2.1%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.3%$9.0m109,734+0.6%added
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.2%$7.9m94,531−4.3%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$7.1m121,915+2.8%added
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.2%$6.9m63,985−0.8%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$6.1m81,849−0.1%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$5.5m83,325−1.8%reduced
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.2%$5.1m72,350+1.7%added
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.2%$4.9m167,089−13%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.1%$3.9m62,275−2.4%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$3.7m68,498−8.7%reduced
STAPLES INC no ticker–0.1%$3.5m217,800−0.7%reduced
Danone no ticker–0.10%$3.1m222,7500.0%held
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.09%$2.7m118,210−0.4%held
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.08%$2.7m82,973−30%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.08%$2.4m37,7670.0%held
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.07%$2.3m11,196+32%added
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 WTS no ticker–0.05%$1.5m152,5000.0%held
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker–0.04%$1.4m27,1840.0%held
BBTUSD BB&T CORP–0.04%$1.3m40,1500.0%held
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$1.2m20,163+3.3%added
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.04%$1.1m6,6000.0%held
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.03%$1.0m98,168+0.6%added
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.03%$959k36,750−7.5%reduced
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare0.03%$856k12,971−0.1%held
Heineken NV Unspons no ticker–0.03%$855k30,796+15%added
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.03%$827k10,225+4.3%added
MAT MATTEL INCConsumer Cyclical0.02%$762k22,6250.0%held
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.02%$734k7,480−4.7%reduced
CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp no ticker–0.02%$730k116,550+12%added
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker–0.02%$686k21,175+13%added
Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon no ticker–0.02%$650k31,130+11%added
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials0.02%$604k8,225−25%reduced
CSL CARLISLE COS INCIndustrials0.02%$541k10,834−2.7%reduced
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.02%$525k12,000−14%reduced

Exited since Q4 2011

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HRC HILL-ROM HLDGS INC0.0%$51.0k
9HI HILLENBRAND INC0.0%$33.0k
UNILEVER PLC no ticker0.0%$20.0k
GIS GENERAL MILLS INC0.0%$20.0k
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP0.0%$20.0k
HEWLETT PACKARD CO no ticker0.0%$13.0k
Meritor Svgs BK PA no ticker0.0%$13.0k
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP0.0%$12.0k
F FORD MTR CO0.0%$11.0k
Pentair Inc no ticker0.0%$3.0k
MS MORGAN STANLEY0.0%$3.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified58.0%
  • Consumer Defensive23.6%
  • Financial Services11.0%
  • Basic Materials4.3%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.5%
  • Healthcare0.8%
  • Industrials0.5%
  • Energy0.2%
  • Technology0.2%
  • Communication Services0.02%
  • Utilities0.0%

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