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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-09-30, filed 2019-11-13

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 94 US equity positions worth $12.8bn in its Q3 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is MA at 14.1% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons ADR and BRK/A. Versus Q2 2019 it opened 1 new position, added to 9, reduced 48 and exited 3.

$12.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
94
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
76.6%
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 2019: 1 new, 9 added, 48 reduced, 3 exited

50 of 94
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services14.1%$1.8bn6.67m−3.5%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–11.0%$1.4bn13.04m−2.6%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–9.5%$1.2bn3,926−1.9%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.1%$911m9.15m−2.4%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–6.8%$880m4.94m−2.5%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.0%$765m10.41m−2.6%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.9%$759m12.64m−1.8%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–5.7%$737m7.74m−2.2%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive5.4%$690m9.08m−2.5%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services5.0%$645m12.78m+1.2%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.7%$476m1.74m−3.2%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.7%$471m2.26m−3.0%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services2.4%$311m255,378+31%added
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–2.2%$289m1.09m−2.8%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.1%$266m5.91m−2.5%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.8%$232m3.88m−1.6%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–1.8%$229m5.57m−2.7%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.4%$177m6.54m−2.4%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive1.0%$134m3.29m−34%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.9%$113m1.80m−4.8%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.7%$86.4m502,580−2.0%reduced
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.3%$38.6m235,970−2.2%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$16.3m137,557−1.3%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.09%$12.0m130,605−1.2%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.08%$10.5m148,974−1.3%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.07%$9.1m328,187+0.3%held
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.07%$9.0m7,577−1.4%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.07%$8.9m216,025−3.2%reduced
Danone ADR no ticker–0.07%$8.8m497,613−0.6%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.07%$8.7m57,292+3.1%added
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.06%$8.0m98,643−1.0%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.06%$7.8m168,781−2.8%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$6.6m151,668−1.1%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.04%$5.7m105,567−0.4%held
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$4.9m45,738−0.5%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.04%$4.8m38,837−1.1%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker–0.04%$4.7m49,3570.0%held
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.04%$4.6m42,2500.0%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$4.5m28,750−0.8%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.03%$4.2m42,265−2.8%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.5m25,745−2.0%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.4m17,463−0.2%held
Unilever NV no ticker–0.02%$2.3m39,0000.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.3m1,8440.0%held
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.2m260.0%held
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.02%$2.0m33,165−1.3%reduced
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.01%$1.9m117,5240.0%held
Eaton Vance Sr Income TR SF no ticker–0.01%$1.8m297,240−1.6%reduced
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.01%$1.6m20,417−9.6%reduced
Loreal SA no ticker–0.01%$1.6m5,591+11%added

Exited since Q2 2019

3 rows
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NV0.0%$371k
USB US BANCORP0.0%$226k
BP BP PLC0.0%$213k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified64.3%
  • Financial Services20.1%
  • Consumer Defensive7.0%
  • Communication Services4.5%
  • Basic Materials3.8%
  • Industrials0.10%
  • Real Estate0.08%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.07%
  • Healthcare0.02%
  • Technology0.01%
  • Energy0.01%

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