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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q1 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-03-31, filed 2019-05-15

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 93 US equity positions worth $12.9bn in its Q1 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is MA at 13.6% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons ADR and BRK/A. Versus Q4 2018 it opened 8 new positions, added to 11, reduced 49 and exited 3.

$12.9bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
93
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
13.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
77.1%
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 Q4 2018: 8 new, 11 added, 49 reduced, 3 exited

50 of 93
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services13.6%$1.8bn7.44m−7.9%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.2%$1.3bn13.84m−7.1%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.6%$1.2bn4,098−7.2%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.5%$969m9.66m−6.3%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–7.3%$944m5.25m−6.8%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.6%$851m9.62m−4.0%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.2%$794m10.90m−5.0%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–6.0%$776m13.31m−7.1%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–5.3%$676m8.05m+3.3%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services4.7%$611m12.65m−5.2%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.8%$486m2.42m−2.7%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials2.9%$373m1.85m−4.7%reduced
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–2.6%$333m1.16m−2.6%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive2.3%$294m5.11m−4.1%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–2.0%$256m6.25m−18%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.0%$251m6.29m−7.3%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.6%$210m6.91m−4.5%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.6%$207m4.05m−3.9%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.9%$109m93,319+0.8%added
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.8%$106m2.01m−17%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.6%$81.2m520,170−11%reduced
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.4%$56.2m343,801−5.6%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$15.8m144,814−12%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.10%$12.7m137,134−10%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.10%$12.4m242,790−1.1%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.09%$12.2m151,284−0.2%held
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.07%$8.7m102,593−4.1%reduced
Danone ADR no ticker–0.07%$8.6m557,639−24%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.06%$8.0m341,359−17%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.06%$7.7m7,769−1.9%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$6.9m153,493−1.2%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.05%$6.4m54,163+0.7%added
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.05%$6.2m176,716−3.5%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.04%$5.2m110,999−5.1%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$4.9m45,9880.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.03%$4.5m42,780−6.0%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$4.4m29,480−4.5%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker–0.03%$4.4m51,9830.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.03%$4.1m43,776−2.0%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$3.9m41,054+0.1%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.3m26,667−4.5%reduced
DOWDUPONT INC no ticker–0.02%$2.5m46,686−2.2%reduced
Unilever NV no ticker–0.02%$2.3m39,105+0.3%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.02%$2.2m35,595−8.6%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.2m17,568−3.3%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.2m1,830+0.9%added
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.0m260.0%held
BIC no ticker–0.02%$2.0m22,215+0.7%added
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.01%$1.9m22,807−3.9%reduced
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.01%$1.8m119,154−0.8%reduced

Exited since Q4 2018

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KHC KRAFT HEINZ CO0.01%$1.0m
APY1USD APERGY CORP0.0%$318k
YUSD ALLEGHANY CORP DEL0.0%$202k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified65.1%
  • Financial Services19.2%
  • Consumer Defensive9.6%
  • Basic Materials2.9%
  • Communication Services2.8%
  • 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