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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q4 2016

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2016-12-31, filed 2017-02-13

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 97 US equity positions worth $11.8bn in its Q4 2016 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 10.1% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons ADR and MA. Versus Q3 2016 it opened 1 new position, added to 18, reduced 44 and exited 4.

$11.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
97
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
10.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
73.2%
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 2016: 1 new, 18 added, 44 reduced, 4 exited

50 of 97
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–10.1%$1.2bn4,912−1.4%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–9.7%$1.1bn15.93m+0.7%added
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services8.4%$992m9.60m−1.8%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive8.0%$948m10.36m+0.5%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services6.8%$807m14.64m−7.4%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.7%$790m11.91m−0.2%held
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.4%$757m10.86m+0.4%held
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–6.1%$717m6.76m+8763%added
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.7%$676m6.23m−1.1%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.3%$626m15.25m+6.5%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.5%$418m2.56m−1.1%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.4%$402m1.81m−12%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive3.1%$372m5.50m−6.7%reduced
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–2.7%$317m1.02m+4.0%added
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–2.5%$294m5.14m+1.7%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.1%$250m3.62m−4.2%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.0%$242m9.29m−0.7%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.8%$215m4.64m−1.9%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.7%$205m6.95m+10%added
SNI SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTERACT IN–0.7%$83.2m1.17m−1.1%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$56.8m1.26m+0.6%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.4%$49.9m479,721−0.5%held
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.4%$42.1m540,034−0.4%held
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NVConsumer Defensive0.2%$18.1m171,291−97%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.1%$14.4m159,985−2.0%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.10%$11.8m158,633+1.9%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.09%$10.6m11,762−1.9%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.08%$9.8m135,473−12%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.08%$9.7m127,430+2.2%added
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.08%$9.5m299,338−0.5%reduced
Danone ADR no ticker–0.07%$8.7m683,075+2.6%added
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.06%$7.6m182,737−1.7%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.06%$7.2m211,866−5.2%reduced
JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1 no ticker–0.06%$7.1m160,750−32%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.06%$6.5m261,547+4.3%added
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.6m162,249−1.0%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.5m65,495−17%reduced
M&T Bank Corp Wts Exp 12/23/1 no ticker–0.04%$5.2m65,000−21%reduced
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 no ticker–0.04%$4.8m223,000−17%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.4m58,976−5.4%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.9m36,867−0.5%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$3.7m49,7880.0%held
CVX CHEVRON CORPORATIONEnergy0.03%$3.4m29,197−18%reduced
BIC no ticker–0.03%$3.3m24,025+11%added
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.2m34,355−1.9%reduced
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.03%$3.1m50,5500.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.03%$3.1m56,200−3.0%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$3.0m41,3100.0%held
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO no ticker–0.02%$2.8m37,503−0.5%held
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.7m23,200−2.6%reduced

Exited since Q3 2016

4 rows
SABMiller PLC no ticker0.03%$3.8m
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.01%$1.5m
CSL CARLISLE COS INC0.0%$256k
MAT MATTEL INC0.0%$201k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified66.2%
  • Financial Services15.8%
  • Consumer Defensive12.1%
  • Basic Materials3.4%
  • Communication Services2.1%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.07%
  • Real Estate0.06%
  • Technology0.04%
  • Energy0.03%
  • 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