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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q4 2013

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2013-12-31, filed 2014-02-12

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 110 US equity positions worth $10.1bn in its Q4 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 Q3 2013 it opened 2 new positions, added to 26, reduced 38 and exited 5.

$10.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
110
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.
72.2%
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 Q3 2013: 2 new, 26 added, 38 reduced, 5 exited

50 of 110
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.5%$1.1bn14.52m+3.1%added
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–8.9%$903m5,078+2.5%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive8.6%$869m9.97m+3.7%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services8.2%$828m990,747−1.1%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.8%$693m6.91m+1.7%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services6.5%$660m14.53m+4.5%added
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.4%$645m10.18m+2.1%added
SABMiller PLC no ticker–5.6%$567m11.04m+3.6%added
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.3%$540m4.73m+6.9%added
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive5.2%$526m4.94m+2.3%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–4.7%$475m11.81m+11%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–2.7%$275m2.32m+2.5%added
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive2.7%$272m7.08m−8.2%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.7%$268m8.09m+2.4%added
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–2.5%$255m4.75m−4.4%reduced
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–2.3%$237m4.75m+0.1%held
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.1%$212m2.87m+1.8%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials1.9%$193m1.93m+8.1%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–1.2%$121m1.40m+0.5%added
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–0.6%$60.4m1.46m−1.5%reduced
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.5%$54.8m413,704+0.4%held
GHC GRAHAM HLDGS COIndustrials0.5%$50.3m75,845–new
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–0.4%$39.2m58,870−0.3%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.3%$32.1m424,931−0.6%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.2%$24.2m108,477+1.9%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$21.3m210,918−0.6%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.1%$11.6m172,552−3.7%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$11.5m126,595−0.3%held
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.1%$11.1m346,062−5.1%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.1%$11.1m19,127−3.3%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.1%$10.7m109,655−7.2%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.1%$10.6m359,370−5.3%reduced
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.10%$10.1m56,975−1.0%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.10%$10.1m123,962−2.3%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.08%$8.4m203,323−1.7%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.08%$8.1m64,761−1.1%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.08%$7.8m81,075−2.9%reduced
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.05%$5.3m74,915−7.5%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.3m116,900−5.0%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.05%$4.8m58,221−1.7%reduced
Berner Gruppen no ticker–0.05%$4.8m116,5540.0%held
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.05%$4.6m86,7770.0%held
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC–0.04%$3.8m29,525−0.2%held
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$3.5m52,191−4.2%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.03%$3.3m86,5030.0%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.2m45,900−3.9%reduced
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSTechnology0.03%$3.1m16,6680.0%held
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.03%$3.0m11,3250.0%held
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$3.0m40,310+0.8%added
JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1 no ticker–0.03%$2.9m150,7500.0%held

Exited since Q3 2013

5 rows
Washington Post Cl B no ticker0.5%$49.4m
HAS HASBRO INC0.3%$29.5m
LEUCADIA NATL CORP no ticker0.01%$493k
Berner Gruppen PFD no ticker0.0%$239k
Wal-Mart De Mexico S A no ticker0.0%$26.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified64.2%
  • Consumer Defensive17.5%
  • Financial Services15.3%
  • Basic Materials1.9%
  • Industrials0.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.1%
  • 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