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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-09-30, filed 2015-11-12

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 104 US equity positions worth $11.1bn in its Q3 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons ADR at 10.7% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and MA. Versus Q2 2015 it opened 6 new positions, added to 17, reduced 41 and exited 11.

$11.1bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
104
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.7%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
71.5%
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 2015: 6 new, 17 added, 41 reduced, 11 exited

50 of 104
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.7%$1.2bn15.78m−0.4%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–8.9%$983m5,035−1.3%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services8.1%$895m9.93m−1.0%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive7.5%$831m10.48m+0.5%held
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.0%$771m10.85m−0.5%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services6.8%$748m14.58m−0.7%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.2%$686m8.86m+5.7%added
SABMiller PLC no ticker–6.2%$681m12.04m−0.6%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.1%$569m14.15m−1.3%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.1%$569m5.65m+1.3%added
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive5.0%$550m5.17m−0.6%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive3.2%$349m6.42m−1.2%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.0%$328m2.51m+1.6%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials2.8%$315m2.07m−1.2%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.5%$278m2.60m−4.5%reduced
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–2.5%$274m4.97m−0.2%held
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.2%$249m9.28m+0.1%held
COMCAST CORP NEW no ticker–2.1%$232m4.05m−2.6%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.3%$140m3.87m+35%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–0.6%$61.3m1.25m−1.6%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$51.4m530,935+2.6%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.5%$50.5m468,851+0.9%added
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–0.4%$39.7m107,524+2.4%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.3%$36.5m523,941−3.5%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.1%$12.5m15,621−3.1%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.1%$12.4m166,346+1.8%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.10%$10.8m145,228−5.1%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.10%$10.6m118,615−6.6%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.09%$9.4m312,549−0.7%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.08%$8.9m310,227−2.9%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.08%$8.8m220,237−3.2%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.07%$7.7m164,591−0.7%reduced
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker–0.06%$7.1m30,820−2.0%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.06%$7.0m97,027−6.0%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.06%$6.6m104,069−1.6%reduced
Danone ADR no ticker–0.06%$6.5m517,905+9.9%added
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.04%$4.7m86,7180.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.0m70,606−2.2%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$4.0m49,788−0.4%held
JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1 no ticker–0.04%$4.0m200,7500.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.8m39,793−0.2%held
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 no ticker–0.03%$3.7m202,7500.0%held
M&T Bank Corp Wts Exp 12/23/1 no ticker–0.03%$3.4m70,000+3.6%added
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.4m41,855−1.5%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.03%$3.4m85,4000.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.03%$3.3m41,510−1.1%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$3.1m41,3100.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.03%$3.0m63,745−11%reduced
BIC no ticker–0.03%$3.0m19,390−3.0%reduced
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.03%$2.8m30,567−1.1%reduced

Exited since Q2 2015

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GOOGLE INC no ticker0.01%$666k
GOOGLE INC no ticker0.01%$608k
ORCL ORACLE CORP0.0%$302k
NIELSEN N V no ticker0.0%$244k
GHC GRAHAM HLDGS CO0.0%$218k
MRK MERCK & CO. INC0.0%$218k
SLB SLB LIMITED0.0%$218k
WBC1EUR WABCO HLDGS INC0.0%$211k
SPB SPECTRUM BRANDS HLDGS INC0.0%$204k
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC P no ticker0.0%$198k
Templeton Global Bond FD no ticker0.0%$143k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified64.8%
  • Consumer Defensive16.5%
  • Financial Services15.4%
  • Basic Materials2.8%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.08%
  • Healthcare0.07%
  • Energy0.03%
  • Communication Services0.03%
  • Technology0.03%
  • Real Estate0.03%

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