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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2018

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2018-09-30, filed 2018-11-13

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 95 US equity positions worth $13.8bn in its Q3 2018 13F filing. Its largest position is MA at 13.4% of the reported book, followed by BRK/A and Nestle SA-Spons ADR. Versus Q2 2018 it opened 3 new positions, added to 20, reduced 40 and exited 6.

$13.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
95
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
13.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
14
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 2018: 3 new, 20 added, 40 reduced, 6 exited

50 of 95
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services13.4%$1.9bn8.35m−3.6%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–10.5%$1.5bn4,555−1.4%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–9.3%$1.3bn15.39m−1.9%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–6.9%$960m5.85m−0.7%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.9%$959m10.59m+0.2%held
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.9%$954m11.64m+1.2%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.1%$840m10.30m−0.9%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.9%$818m14.72m−1.5%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–5.1%$704m8.06m+0.1%held
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services5.1%$703m13.38m+9.0%added
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.0%$546m2.55m+1.0%added
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–3.5%$478m1.20m+4.0%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials2.6%$362m1.99m−0.2%held
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive2.4%$329m5.45m−1.7%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.0%$280m7.90m−1.4%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–2.0%$279m7.63m−1.1%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.8%$248m7.00m−1.1%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.6%$218m4.30m−0.3%held
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.9%$127m2.51m−5.0%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.7%$92.5m616,572−1.2%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.5%$68.4m57,351+1.1%added
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.4%$55.3m390,477−3.0%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$18.9m177,446−1.6%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.1%$16.1m162,402−1.0%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.10%$13.2m258,395−0.5%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.10%$13.2m154,948+0.4%held
Danone ADR no ticker–0.09%$12.8m828,970−2.2%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.08%$11.5m116,518−2.8%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.07%$9.5m8,000−1.1%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.07%$9.1m457,996+0.6%added
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.05%$7.3m190,266−2.9%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$6.3m160,023+0.9%added
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.04%$6.2m55,415+1.0%added
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.04%$5.5m119,308−2.2%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker–0.03%$4.5m51,9830.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.03%$4.5m50,291−1.9%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$4.3m32,805−1.9%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$4.3m45,9880.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.9m47,439−2.9%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.6m31,975−0.6%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.02%$3.4m41,0000.0%held
DOWDUPONT INC no ticker–0.02%$3.1m47,6310.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.02%$2.7m40,050−12%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.7m19,568−6.6%reduced
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.3m24,717−1.7%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.3m1,8710.0%held
Unilever NV no ticker–0.02%$2.2m39,0000.0%held
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.1m26−3.7%reduced
BIC no ticker–0.01%$2.0m22,055+4.7%added
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.01%$2.0m120,154−0.1%held

Exited since Q2 2018

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British American Tobacco PLC no ticker0.5%$63.4m
Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18 no ticker0.01%$1.8m
JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1 no ticker0.01%$946k
SLB SLB LIMITED0.0%$283k
CSFLUSD CENTERSTATE BK CORP0.0%$218k
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.0%$208k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified66.1%
  • Financial Services19.5%
  • Consumer Defensive9.2%
  • Basic Materials2.7%
  • Communication Services2.3%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Real Estate0.07%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.06%
  • 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