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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q2 2021

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2021-06-30, filed 2021-08-12

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 88 US equity positions worth $11.8bn in its Q2 2021 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 11.1% of the reported book, followed by MA and Nestle SA-Spons ADR. Versus Q1 2021 it opened 2 new positions, added to 13, reduced 38 and exited 4.

$11.8bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
88
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
11.1%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
75.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
15
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 2021: 2 new, 13 added, 38 reduced, 4 exited

50 of 88
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–11.1%$1.3bn3,145−3.4%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services10.5%$1.2bn3.41m−4.6%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–10.3%$1.2bn9.78m−2.4%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services8.4%$999m398,721−4.8%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.6%$783m7.90m−2.6%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.6%$778m6.42m−3.4%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–6.4%$753m3.39m−3.0%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.3%$745m7.40m−2.9%reduced
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–4.8%$569m9.73m−3.0%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.5%$537m1.93m−2.7%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.7%$435m1.24m−2.7%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services3.7%$434m2.79m−9.5%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–3.2%$380m5.27m−4.6%reduced
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical2.8%$332m1.46m+31%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.6%$306m5.36m−3.0%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.7%$204m2.90m−2.7%reduced
Ashtead Group PLC no ticker–1.6%$188m2.54m+0.7%added
CABO CABLE ONE INCCommunication Services1.5%$172m89,855+16%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.8%$95.0m406,354−2.1%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.8%$90.2m1.20m+0.7%added
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.4%$51.8m1.14m−3.0%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$15.7m328,471−2.7%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.1%$12.0m68,812+1.9%added
Davide Campari-Milano NV no ticker–0.10%$11.8m882,086−1.2%reduced
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.10%$11.6m1.36m–new
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.09%$11.1m176,699+0.4%held
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–0.08%$9.7m14.40m−1.9%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.07%$8.0m6,702−0.1%held
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.06%$7.6m82,806−0.9%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.06%$7.3m305,504−0.8%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.06%$7.2m43,783−1.8%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.06%$6.8m142,9710.0%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.7m42,543−0.1%held
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.04%$5.3m42,3700.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$5.1m34,132−1.6%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$4.9m40,1660.0%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$4.3m48,500−3.0%reduced
Carlsberg B A/S no ticker–0.04%$4.2m22,291+2.2%added
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.03%$3.8m17,091+0.4%held
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker–0.03%$3.7m51,5780.0%held
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.4m22,856−0.8%reduced
Loreal SA no ticker–0.03%$3.1m7,020−4.7%reduced
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.02%$2.9m61,921−10%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.8m14,9130.0%held
Unilever PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.7m46,2500.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.6m1,061−1.5%reduced
Eaton Vance Sr Income TR SF no ticker–0.02%$2.6m379,440+5.1%added
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.02%$2.2m227,492+1.4%added
Danone ADR no ticker–0.02%$2.1m148,999−3.8%reduced
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.1m200.0%held

Exited since Q1 2021

4 rows
Swedish Match AB no ticker0.10%$10.8m
CC CHEMOURS CO0.0%$232k
Hostess Brands Inc Wts Exp 11/ no ticker0.0%$116k
Bollore no ticker0.0%$65.0k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified58.0%
  • Financial Services15.6%
  • Communication Services12.5%
  • Consumer Defensive7.0%
  • Basic Materials3.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical2.8%
  • Industrials0.1%
  • Real Estate0.07%
  • Healthcare0.03%
  • Technology0.02%
  • Energy0.0%

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