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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q1 2013

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2013-03-31, filed 2013-04-17

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 157 US equity positions worth $4.3bn in its Q1 2013 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons at 21.5% of the reported book, followed by PM and BRK/A. Versus Q4 2012 it opened 18 new positions, added to 24, reduced 30 and exited 4.

$4.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
157
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
21.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
95.3%
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 2012: 18 new, 24 added, 30 reduced, 4 exited

50 of 157
Nestle SA-Spons no ticker–21.5%$920m12.69m+6.8%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive19.1%$818m8.82m+10%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–17.7%$755m4,833+4.7%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services11.0%$469m12.68m+8.8%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–8.6%$366m8.93m+8.1%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.3%$228m2.19m+5.2%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–4.8%$207m2.81m+1.2%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials4.1%$174m1.70m+2.4%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–2.1%$90.3m1.40m+0.1%held
Washington Post no ticker–1.1%$48.7m108,948−6.4%reduced
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$35.2m801,409−7.3%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.4%$18.8m263,691+99%added
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.3%$12.6m110,995+1.9%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.3%$11.5m149,435−2.3%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$10.8m390,540−2.2%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.2%$10.4m185,472−1.0%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.2%$10.0m19,956+0.3%held
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.2%$7.8m115,965+0.4%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.2%$7.3m180,778+3.1%added
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.1%$6.3m86,745−1.4%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.1%$6.0m50,221−0.5%held
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.1%$5.4m131,784−3.8%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$5.0m62,906−4.9%reduced
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.1%$4.8m74,185+3.6%added
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.09%$3.9m52,8300.0%held
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.08%$3.6m88,250–new
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.07%$3.1m87,700−1.8%reduced
Danone no ticker–0.07%$3.0m212,0750.0%held
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.06%$2.7m12,490+15%added
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services0.06%$2.4m96,611−7.7%reduced
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 WTS no ticker–0.05%$2.1m177,7500.0%held
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.04%$1.9m10,000+39%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.04%$1.9m65,617−2.5%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.04%$1.8m26,5510.0%held
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$1.7m22,9390.0%held
Heineken NV Spons no ticker–0.04%$1.6m42,621+7.2%added
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker–0.03%$1.4m27,618+0.8%added
BBTUSD BB&T CORP–0.03%$1.3m40,996+1.4%added
CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp no ticker–0.03%$1.3m163,300+15%added
Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon no ticker–0.03%$1.1m45,725+11%added
DE DEERE & COIndustrials0.02%$1.1m12,405−0.4%held
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO no ticker–0.02%$1.1m21,735+1.9%added
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.02%$1.0m89,515−4.9%reduced
CSL CARLISLE COS INCIndustrials0.02%$731k10,784−0.5%held
BTI BRITISH AMERN TOB PLCConsumer Defensive0.02%$693k6,475+8.8%added
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.01%$626k51,025+2.0%added
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.01%$615k50,5000.0%held
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker–0.01%$524k19,100−17%reduced
MCD MCDONALDS CORPConsumer Cyclical0.01%$517k5,1850.0%held
MAT MATTEL INCConsumer Cyclical0.01%$509k11,625−30%reduced

Exited since Q4 2012

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Jardine Strategic no ticker0.0%$100k
ISRG INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC0.0%$54.0k
THOMSON REUTERS CORP no ticker0.0%$35.0k
STAPLES INC no ticker0.0%$29.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified62.1%
  • Consumer Defensive20.3%
  • Financial Services11.5%
  • Basic Materials4.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.1%
  • Industrials0.5%
  • Healthcare0.2%
  • Energy0.2%
  • Technology0.1%
  • Communication Services0.01%

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