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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q2 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-06-30, filed 2019-08-13

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 96 US equity positions worth $13.2bn in its Q2 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is MA at 13.9% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons ADR and BRK/A. Versus Q1 2019 it opened 8 new positions, added to 8, reduced 46 and exited 5.

$13.2bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
96
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
13.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
77.0%
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 Q1 2019: 8 new, 8 added, 46 reduced, 5 exited

50 of 96
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services13.9%$1.8bn6.91m−7.0%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.5%$1.4bn13.38m−3.3%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.7%$1.3bn4,002−2.3%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.5%$985m9.37m−3.0%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–7.1%$935m5.07m−3.6%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.9%$908m10.69m−2.0%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.9%$782m12.87m−3.3%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive5.6%$732m9.32m−3.2%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–5.3%$701m7.91m−1.8%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services4.5%$598m12.64m−0.1%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.8%$497m2.33m−3.5%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.1%$413m1.79m−3.2%reduced
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–2.4%$321m1.12m−3.9%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.9%$256m6.05m−3.7%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–1.9%$247m5.72m−8.4%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive1.8%$236m4.99m−2.4%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.6%$217m3.94m−2.7%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services1.6%$211m195,534+110%added
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.5%$203m6.70m−3.0%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.8%$105m1.89m−5.7%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.7%$89.0m512,994−1.4%reduced
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.3%$41.6m241,341−30%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$17.2m139,430−3.7%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.10%$12.8m132,167−3.6%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.09%$11.6m150,932−0.2%held
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.07%$9.4m223,070−8.1%reduced
Danone ADR no ticker–0.06%$8.5m500,743−10%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.06%$8.4m327,337−4.1%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.06%$8.4m7,684−1.1%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.06%$8.3m99,643−2.9%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.06%$7.8m173,716−1.7%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.06%$7.6m55,587+2.6%added
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$6.2m153,293−0.1%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.04%$5.4m106,017−4.5%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$5.1m45,9880.0%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$4.5m28,975−1.7%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.03%$4.4m42,250+2.9%added
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker–0.03%$4.4m49,357−5.1%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.03%$4.4m43,501−0.6%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.03%$4.3m39,278−8.2%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.4m26,276−1.5%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.4m17,496−0.4%held
Unilever NV no ticker–0.02%$2.4m39,000–new
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.02%$2.2m33,615−5.6%reduced
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.1m260.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.0m1,844+0.8%added
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.01%$1.9m117,524−1.4%reduced
Eaton Vance Sr Income TR SF no ticker–0.01%$1.9m302,095+0.9%added
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.01%$1.8m22,592−0.9%reduced
BIC no ticker–0.01%$1.7m21,815−1.8%reduced

Exited since Q1 2019

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DOWDUPONT INC no ticker0.02%$2.5m
Unilever NV no ticker0.02%$2.3m
CC CHEMOURS CO0.0%$238k
MMM 3M CO0.0%$237k
IBM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS0.0%$213k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified65.6%
  • Financial Services19.4%
  • Consumer Defensive8.0%
  • Communication Services3.6%
  • Basic Materials3.2%
  • Industrials0.10%
  • Real Estate0.07%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.07%
  • 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