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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-09-30, filed 2016-11-14

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 100 US equity positions worth $12.0bn in its Q3 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is Nestle SA-Spons ADR at 10.4% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and PM. Versus Q2 2016 it opened 3 new positions, added to 19, reduced 28 and exited 8.

$12.0bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
100
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
74.0%
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 2016: 3 new, 19 added, 28 reduced, 8 exited

50 of 100
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.4%$1.2bn15.82m−0.1%held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.0%$1.1bn4,984−0.3%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive8.3%$1.0bn10.31m−1.7%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services8.3%$995m9.78m+0.4%held
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.2%$867m10.81m−0.1%held
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive7.2%$866m6.59m+1.0%added
Pernod Ricard no ticker–6.2%$745m6.30m−0.1%held
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.1%$729m11.93m+2.2%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services5.8%$700m15.81m+4.1%added
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.5%$660m14.32m0.0%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.1%$374m2.59m+0.3%held
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive3.1%$373m5.89m−0.6%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.1%$371m2.07m−0.8%reduced
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–2.7%$324m5.06m−0.6%reduced
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–2.3%$277m977,574+1.3%added
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.2%$269m9.35m+0.2%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.1%$251m3.78m−0.9%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–2.0%$235m4.73m+96%added
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.7%$203m6.29m+4.2%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–0.6%$74.8m1.18m−0.2%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$59.6m1.26m+113%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.5%$55.9m482,019+1.2%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.4%$44.8m542,014+0.2%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.1%$14.3m163,315−2.3%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.10%$11.5m124,665+0.8%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.09%$11.1m11,987−2.3%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.09%$11.1m300,938−0.9%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–0.08%$10.0m76,260–new
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.08%$10.0m155,638+1.2%added
Danone ADR no ticker–0.08%$9.9m665,770−0.2%held
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.08%$9.7m153,741−1.7%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.07%$7.9m185,892−5.7%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.06%$7.1m78,792−1.6%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.05%$6.4m223,543−1.5%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$6.2m163,849−1.2%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.05%$5.9m250,700+0.4%held
JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1 no ticker–0.05%$5.8m234,750+0.6%added
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.6m62,326+3.7%added
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$4.4m49,7880.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$4.0m37,062+5.4%added
SABMiller PLC no ticker–0.03%$3.8m65,760−2.7%reduced
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.03%$3.7m35,542−7.8%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.5m35,005−6.5%reduced
M&T Bank Corp Wts Exp 12/23/1 no ticker–0.03%$3.5m82,1390.0%held
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 no ticker–0.03%$3.3m268,000+3.9%added
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$3.3m41,3100.0%held
BIC no ticker–0.03%$3.2m21,725−1.1%reduced
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.02%$2.9m50,550+0.8%added
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.02%$2.9m57,920−1.1%reduced
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.8m29,537−1.0%reduced

Exited since Q2 2016

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Anheuser-Busch InBev no ticker0.02%$2.0m
PFE PFIZER INC0.01%$701k
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC0.0%$326k
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.0%$249k
USB US BANCORP0.0%$242k
GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP0.0%$223k
ORCL ORACLE CORP0.0%$205k
BP BP PLC0.0%$202k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified60.3%
  • Consumer Defensive19.5%
  • Financial Services14.7%
  • Basic Materials3.1%
  • Communication Services2.1%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.06%
  • Real Estate0.06%
  • Technology0.04%
  • Energy0.04%
  • Healthcare0.01%

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