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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q1 2014

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2014-03-31, filed 2014-05-13

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 112 US equity positions worth $10.3bn in its Q1 2014 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons ADR at 10.6% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and PM. Versus Q4 2013 it opened 5 new positions, added to 39, reduced 32 and exited 3.

$10.3bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
112
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
71.2%
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 Q4 2013: 5 new, 39 added, 32 reduced, 3 exited

50 of 112
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.6%$1.1bn14.58m+0.4%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.2%$957m5,109+0.6%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive8.1%$834m10.19m+2.2%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services7.1%$734m9.83m+892%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services7.1%$731m14.69m+1.1%added
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.5%$672m10.41m+2.2%added
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.5%$671m7.03m+1.7%added
SABMiller PLC no ticker–5.5%$574m11.50m+4.2%added
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.5%$573m4.92m+3.9%added
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive5.1%$529m5.02m+1.5%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.0%$520m12.65m+7.2%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–2.9%$301m2.41m+3.8%added
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–2.6%$269m4.83m+1.8%added
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive2.6%$268m7.15m+1.0%added
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.5%$257m8.28m+2.3%added
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.5%$256m2.88m+0.3%held
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials2.5%$256m1.99m+3.2%added
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–2.2%$233m4.77m+0.3%held
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–1.0%$105m1.38m−1.4%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–0.6%$64.3m1.47m+0.4%held
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.5%$53.0m425,185+2.8%added
GHC GRAHAM HLDGS COIndustrials0.5%$51.4m73,068−3.7%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.4%$38.9m433,949+2.1%added
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–0.4%$37.5m59,811+1.6%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.2%$23.9m110,677+2.0%added
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$17.6m180,151−15%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.1%$12.1m170,552−1.2%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$11.7m129,435+2.2%added
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.1%$11.4m355,670−1.0%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.1%$11.3m18,927−1.0%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.1%$11.1m341,362−1.4%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.10%$10.3m110,800+1.0%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.10%$10.3m127,297+2.7%added
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.09%$9.2m55,875−1.9%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.08%$8.0m207,713+2.2%added
Berner Gruppen no ticker–0.07%$6.8m116,5540.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.06%$6.4m54,107−16%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.06%$6.4m78,630−3.0%reduced
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.06%$5.8m78,980+5.4%added
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.7m114,763−1.8%reduced
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.04%$4.5m86,7770.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$3.8m45,098−23%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$3.6m52,1910.0%held
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC–0.03%$3.6m27,150−8.0%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.03%$3.3m86,5030.0%held
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 no ticker–0.03%$3.3m177,7500.0%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.2m45,080−1.8%reduced
JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1 no ticker–0.03%$3.0m150,7500.0%held
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$3.0m40,3100.0%held
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.03%$2.9m11,3250.0%held

Exited since Q4 2013

3 rows
BA BOEING CO0.0%$332k
DHR DANAHER CORP DEL0.0%$320k
Syngenta AG no ticker0.0%$209k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified65.0%
  • Consumer Defensive16.7%
  • Financial Services14.7%
  • Basic Materials2.5%
  • Industrials0.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.1%
  • Energy0.08%
  • Healthcare0.08%
  • Technology0.07%
  • Communication Services0.02%

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