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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q2 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-06-30, filed 2018-08-13

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 98 US equity positions worth $13.7bn in its Q2 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is MA at 12.4% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and Nestle SA-Spons ADR. Versus Q1 2018 it opened 2 new positions, added to 15, reduced 41 and exited 4.

$13.7bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
98
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
12.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
75.4%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
15
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 Q1 2018: 2 new, 15 added, 41 reduced, 4 exited

50 of 98
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services12.4%$1.7bn8.66m−3.2%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.5%$1.3bn4,621−1.0%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–8.9%$1.2bn15.69m−1.1%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.4%$1.0bn10.56m−1.3%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–7.1%$975m11.50m−1.2%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–7.0%$963m5.89m−2.0%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.1%$839m10.40m+0.2%held
UNILEVER N V no ticker–6.1%$833m14.95m−2.0%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–5.9%$813m8.05m+5.6%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services5.0%$680m12.27m−0.6%reduced
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–4.0%$546m1.15m−0.4%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.4%$472m2.53m−0.9%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.2%$445m1.99m−1.2%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive2.3%$315m5.54m−1.7%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.1%$288m8.01m−4.5%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.9%$258m7.71m−0.3%held
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.7%$232m7.08m−0.6%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.5%$210m4.31m−0.2%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.9%$130m2.65m−6.1%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.6%$82.7m624,012+9.6%added
British American Tobacco PLC no ticker–0.5%$63.4m1.25m−76%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.5%$63.3m56,724+2497%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.4%$58.0m402,655−3.0%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$17.7m180,401+10%added
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.1%$14.4m163,977+18%added
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.09%$12.9m259,683−4.6%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.09%$12.8m154,366−1.4%reduced
Danone ADR no ticker–0.09%$12.4m847,980+18%added
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.07%$9.6m119,843−3.1%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.06%$8.9m455,386+34%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.06%$8.8m8,090−1.1%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.05%$7.1m54,855+191%added
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.05%$6.6m195,891−0.7%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.04%$5.9m158,601−1.1%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.04%$5.3m121,983−1.4%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker–0.04%$5.2m51,9830.0%held
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$4.6m45,988−2.7%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.9m33,455−0.3%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.8m48,842−7.6%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.03%$3.8m51,291−1.0%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.5m32,174−4.2%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.02%$3.2m41,0000.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.02%$3.2m45,550−3.6%reduced
DOWDUPONT INC no ticker–0.02%$3.1m47,646+0.3%held
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.8m20,9600.0%held
Unilever NV no ticker–0.02%$2.2m39,0000.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.1m1,8710.0%held
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.1m25,147−1.3%reduced
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.01%$2.0m270.0%held
Heineken NV Spons ADR no ticker–0.01%$2.0m39,852+31%added

Exited since Q1 2018

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A P Moller-Maersk A/S no ticker0.0%$614k
BTI BRITISH AMERN TOB PLC0.0%$605k
UNM UNUM GROUP0.0%$214k
Indivior PLC no ticker0.0%$130k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified66.9%
  • Financial Services18.2%
  • Consumer Defensive9.1%
  • Basic Materials3.3%
  • Communication Services2.2%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Real Estate0.07%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.05%
  • Healthcare0.02%
  • Energy0.01%
  • Technology0.01%

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