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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q1 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-03-31, filed 2016-05-12

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 107 US equity positions worth $11.8bn in its Q1 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons ADR at 10.0% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and PM. Versus Q4 2015 it opened 5 new positions, added to 25, reduced 30 and exited 3.

$11.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
107
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
72.9%
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 2015: 5 new, 25 added, 30 reduced, 3 exited

50 of 107
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.0%$1.2bn15.82m−0.3%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.0%$1.1bn5,013−0.8%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive8.7%$1.0bn10.51m−0.5%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services7.8%$919m9.73m+0.2%held
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.2%$846m10.83m−0.4%held
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive6.8%$811m6.50m+0.7%added
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.4%$755m11.38m+12%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services6.0%$711m14.69m−0.2%held
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.6%$661m5.92m+2.7%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.4%$639m14.31m−0.2%held
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive3.1%$373m5.95m−1.7%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.1%$368m2.59m+0.4%held
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials2.8%$336m2.10m+0.1%held
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–2.5%$300m861,996+17%added
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–2.5%$299m5.09m+0.3%held
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.2%$260m2.44m−2.1%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.1%$252m9.31m0.0%held
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–2.1%$244m5.57m+12%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.0%$234m3.84m−1.9%reduced
SABMiller PLC no ticker–0.9%$111m1.82m−63%reduced
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–0.7%$78.0m1.19m−4.3%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$56.6m574,634+3.6%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.4%$51.0m473,132+0.5%held
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.3%$41.4m540,796−0.2%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.1%$13.9m166,128+0.3%held
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.10%$11.7m13,137−9.8%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.10%$11.7m121,470+0.4%held
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.09%$10.3m304,213−0.5%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.08%$9.5m205,182−0.6%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.08%$9.3m151,773+1.2%added
Danone ADR no ticker–0.08%$9.1m638,500+7.5%added
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.07%$8.6m159,341−0.9%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.06%$7.4m238,277−20%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.06%$7.4m170,069+72%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.06%$7.1m85,987−0.4%held
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.04%$5.0m234,705+46%added
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$4.5m49,7880.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.2m64,926−0.3%held
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 no ticker–0.03%$4.0m253,000+26%added
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.9m39,480−4.1%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.03%$3.9m40,883−1.4%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.8m36,647−6.3%reduced
JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1 no ticker–0.03%$3.6m200,750+0.2%held
BIC no ticker–0.03%$3.3m21,6250.0%held
M&T Bank Corp Wts Exp 12/23/1 no ticker–0.03%$3.1m82,139+17%added
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$3.1m41,3100.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.02%$3.0m60,970−0.2%held
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.9m30,187−1.1%reduced
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.02%$2.7m49,4500.0%held
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.5m330.0%held

Exited since Q4 2015

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PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP no ticker0.01%$788k
Schibsted A/S CL A no ticker0.0%$204k
SPB SPECTRUM BRANDS HLDGS INC0.0%$204k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified60.9%
  • Consumer Defensive19.5%
  • Financial Services14.3%
  • Basic Materials2.8%
  • Communication Services2.0%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.07%
  • Real Estate0.05%
  • Energy0.04%
  • Technology0.04%
  • Healthcare0.02%

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