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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2013

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2013-09-30, filed 2013-11-14

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 113 US equity positions worth $9.4bn in its Q3 2013 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons ADR at 10.5% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and PM. Versus Q2 2013 it opened 5 new positions, added to 31, reduced 40 and exited 7.

$9.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
113
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
72.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
16
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 2013: 5 new, 31 added, 40 reduced, 7 exited

50 of 113
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.5%$985m14.08m+6.7%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.0%$844m4,953+1.3%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive8.8%$833m9.62m+4.6%added
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–7.2%$681m6.80m–new
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services7.2%$674m1.00m+2.2%added
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.7%$631m9.97m+2.6%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services6.1%$575m13.91m+2.8%added
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.8%$550m4.43m+6.8%added
SABMiller PLC no ticker–5.8%$542m10.65m+5.6%added
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive5.1%$480m4.83m+5.7%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–4.3%$402m10.66m+5.9%added
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive2.8%$265m7.71m+2.0%added
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–2.8%$263m4.96m+5.1%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–2.7%$257m2.26m+1.3%added
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.7%$252m7.91m+5.6%added
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–2.2%$206m4.75m+1.1%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.0%$186m2.82m−0.3%held
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials1.9%$175m1.79m+2.8%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–1.2%$109m1.39m−0.6%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–0.6%$54.7m1.48m+2.7%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.6%$52.4m412,072+0.1%held
Washington Post Cl B no ticker–0.5%$49.4m80,868−6.6%reduced
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–0.4%$38.0m59,024+3.5%added
HAS HASBRO INCConsumer Cyclical0.3%$29.5m626,021−4.8%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.3%$29.1m427,628+22%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.2%$20.3m106,458−2.3%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$18.3m212,224−6.5%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.1%$12.9m364,712−3.2%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.1%$11.5m118,220+6.9%added
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.1%$11.1m379,470−0.1%held
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.1%$11.1m179,202−0.8%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.1%$10.2m19,777−0.9%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.1%$9.6m126,912−11%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$9.6m126,965+9.3%added
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.10%$9.1m57,575+0.6%added
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$8.0m65,4710.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.08%$7.8m206,778+14%added
Berner Gruppen no ticker–0.08%$7.8m116,5540.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.08%$7.5m83,520−1.8%reduced
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.06%$5.3m80,960+8.2%added
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.06%$5.2m123,050−2.2%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.05%$4.7m59,228−2.7%reduced
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.04%$3.9m86,777−0.4%held
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$3.9m54,488−0.2%held
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC–0.04%$3.6m29,575−0.3%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.1m47,780−1.3%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.03%$3.1m16,668+2.7%added
Danone ADR no ticker–0.03%$3.1m203,050−2.4%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.03%$2.9m86,503+0.2%held
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$2.8m40,0000.0%held

Exited since Q2 2013

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Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker7.0%$600m
Roche Holding AG no ticker0.0%$329k
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.0%$273k
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC no ticker0.0%$233k
D DOMINION ENERGY INC0.0%$206k
Pimco Total Return Fund-Inst no ticker0.0%$112k
Lonrho PLC no ticker0.0%$75.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified65.6%
  • Consumer Defensive17.8%
  • Financial Services13.8%
  • Basic Materials1.9%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.4%
  • Industrials0.2%
  • Energy0.1%
  • Healthcare0.08%
  • Technology0.06%
  • Communication Services0.03%

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