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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q4 2019

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2019-12-31, filed 2020-02-11

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 93 US equity positions worth $13.0bn in its Q4 2019 13F filing. Its largest position is MA at 14.6% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons ADR and BRK/A. Versus Q3 2019 it opened 3 new positions, added to 8, reduced 55 and exited 4.

$13.0bn
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.
14.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
75.9%
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 Q3 2019: 3 new, 8 added, 55 reduced, 4 exited

50 of 93
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services14.6%$1.9bn6.38m−4.4%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.6%$1.4bn12.76m−2.1%reduced
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–10.0%$1.3bn3,850−1.9%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.7%$872m8.99m−1.7%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–6.6%$867m4.84m−1.9%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.1%$798m10.16m−2.4%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive5.8%$754m8.86m−2.4%reduced
UNILEVER N V no ticker–5.5%$711m12.37m−2.1%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services5.2%$680m12.64m−1.1%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–4.7%$618m7.57m−2.1%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–3.8%$500m2.21m−2.5%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.6%$472m1.69m−2.9%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services3.2%$418m312,829+22%added
The Swatch Group AG-BR no ticker–2.2%$291m1.04m−3.9%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.0%$260m5.78m−2.1%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.8%$235m3.74m−3.7%reduced
Diageo PLC no ticker–1.8%$230m5.43m−2.6%reduced
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker–1.5%$196m6.35m−3.0%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.9%$116m1.72m−4.5%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.9%$111m2.22m−32%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.7%$93.0m495,011−1.5%reduced
DEO DIAGEO PLCConsumer Defensive0.3%$39.1m232,405−1.5%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.1%$16.4m131,870−4.1%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.08%$10.2m146,062−2.0%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.08%$10.1m195,800−9.4%reduced
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.08%$10.1m106,688−18%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.07%$8.6m7,527−0.7%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.07%$8.5m317,032−3.4%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.06%$8.3m96,493−2.2%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.06%$8.2m56,659−1.1%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.05%$6.9m166,481−1.4%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$6.8m150,805−0.6%reduced
Danone ADR no ticker–0.04%$5.6m334,718−33%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.04%$5.5m100,254−5.0%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$4.9m28,700−0.2%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.8m42,065−0.5%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.04%$4.7m38,025−2.1%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.04%$4.6m42,2500.0%held
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$4.3m40,588−11%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker–0.03%$4.0m49,3570.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.3m24,068−6.5%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.7m16,988−2.7%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.4m1,818−1.4%reduced
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.3m260.0%held
Unilever NV no ticker–0.02%$2.2m39,0000.0%held
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.02%$2.0m117,274−0.2%held
Eaton Vance Sr Income TR SF no ticker–0.01%$1.9m300,315+1.0%added
RDS/A ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC–0.01%$1.8m29,966−9.6%reduced
BAC BANK OF AMER CORPFinancial Services0.01%$1.7m48,9750.0%held
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC no ticker–0.01%$1.6m19,180−6.1%reduced

Exited since Q3 2019

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BBTUSD BB&T CORP0.0%$547k
Heineken Holding NV ADR no ticker0.0%$320k
Groupe Danone no ticker0.0%$282k
PZ Cussons PLC no ticker0.0%$37.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified62.8%
  • Financial Services20.8%
  • Consumer Defensive7.2%
  • Communication Services5.2%
  • Basic Materials3.7%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Real Estate0.07%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.06%
  • 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