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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2012

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2012-09-30, filed 2012-11-08

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 156 US equity positions worth $3.5bn in its Q3 2012 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons at 21.1% of the reported book, followed by PM and BRK/A. Versus Q2 2012 it opened 1 new position, added to 15, reduced 42 and exited 23.

$3.5bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
156
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
21.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
94.9%
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 2012: 1 new, 15 added, 42 reduced, 23 exited

50 of 156
Nestle SA-Spons no ticker–21.1%$735m11.66m+6.2%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive20.0%$697m7.75m−4.8%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–17.2%$598m4,506+2.9%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services10.6%$370m10.71m+6.6%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–8.2%$285m8.03m+4.4%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.1%$177m2.01m+6.9%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–4.9%$172m2.75m+50%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.9%$137m1.66m+1.5%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–2.5%$87.8m1.43m−1.6%reduced
Washington Post no ticker–1.2%$43.4m119,675−1.4%reduced
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical1.0%$34.3m899,297−2.3%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.3%$11.5m165,494−11%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.3%$9.9m107,635−3.8%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.3%$9.3m20,259+0.6%added
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.3%$8.9m136,548+51%added
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.2%$8.0m412,750−2.3%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.2%$7.6m191,097+0.7%added
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.2%$7.2m104,550−71%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$6.6m116,650−6.7%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$6.6m173,623+101%added
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.2%$6.4m55,236−13%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$5.4m75,982−4.1%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.2%$5.3m89,460+3.6%added
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.1%$5.1m74,125−4.1%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.1%$4.3m146,251−4.7%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.10%$3.5m55,635−8.7%reduced
Danone no ticker–0.08%$2.7m216,525−2.7%reduced
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.07%$2.3m111,210−4.0%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.07%$2.3m11,0330.0%held
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.06%$2.1m69,167−2.7%reduced
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.05%$1.8m24,128−0.6%reduced
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 WTS no ticker–0.05%$1.8m177,7500.0%held
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.05%$1.7m26,717−0.9%reduced
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker–0.04%$1.4m27,1500.0%held
BBTUSD BB&T CORP–0.04%$1.3m40,1500.0%held
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.03%$1.2m7,2000.0%held
Heineken NV Unspons no ticker–0.03%$1.1m35,4710.0%held
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.03%$1.0m12,450+0.8%added
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.03%$937k95,168−1.0%reduced
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.02%$813k35,750−2.7%reduced
MAT MATTEL INCConsumer Cyclical0.02%$803k22,6250.0%held
Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon no ticker–0.02%$801k35,6750.0%held
CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp no ticker–0.02%$789k131,5000.0%held
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker–0.02%$783k21,125−3.2%reduced
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.02%$627k12,0000.0%held
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.02%$602k6,560−4.0%reduced
CSL CARLISLE COS INCIndustrials0.02%$563k10,8340.0%held
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPIndustrials0.02%$544k8,225−0.2%held
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.02%$539k50,000+25%added
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy0.01%$501k6,925+17%added

Exited since Q2 2012

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VMC VULCAN MATLS CO0.0%$79.0k
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC0.0%$71.0k
DENTSPLY INTL INC NEW no ticker0.0%$38.0k
CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC0.0%$38.0k
HONGBP HONEYWELL INTL INC0.0%$34.0k
Pentair Inc no ticker0.0%$29.0k
TEXAS PAC LD TR no ticker0.0%$26.0k
MFC BANCORP LTD no ticker0.0%$7.0k
CTOUSD CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA LD CO0.0%$6.0k
IEP ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP0.0%$5.0k
RAVN RAVEN INDS INC0.0%$5.0k
HP HELMERICH & PAYNE INC0.0%$4.0k
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT no ticker0.0%$4.0k
ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC no ticker0.0%$3.0k
SILVER STD RES INC no ticker0.0%$3.0k
ARCH COAL INC no ticker0.0%$2.0k
CHKEUR CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP0.0%$2.0k
DG DOLLAR GEN CORP0.0%$2.0k
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC0.0%$2.0k
YELP YELP INC0.0%$2.0k
DPZ DOMINOS PIZZA INC0.0%$1.0k
LUV Southwest Airlines Co.0.0%$1.0k
MLP MAUI LD & PINEAPPLE INC0.0%$1.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified61.2%
  • Consumer Defensive21.3%
  • Financial Services11.2%
  • Basic Materials4.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.3%
  • Industrials0.5%
  • Healthcare0.2%
  • Energy0.2%
  • Technology0.1%
  • 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