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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q4 2021

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2021-12-31, filed 2022-02-10

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 88 US equity positions worth $11.2bn in its Q4 2021 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 12.0% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA-Spons ADR and MA. Versus Q3 2021 it opened 3 new positions, added to 10, reduced 43 and exited 2.

$11.2bn
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.
12.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
79.6%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
13
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 2021: 3 new, 10 added, 43 reduced, 2 exited

50 of 88
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–12.0%$1.3bn2,976−2.2%reduced
Nestle SA-Spons ADR no ticker–11.6%$1.3bn9.25m−2.7%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services9.8%$1.1bn3.06m−3.1%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services9.4%$1.1bn362,996−5.4%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–8.2%$916m6.09m−2.4%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–6.7%$753m3.13m−5.0%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.4%$714m7.74m+5.7%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.1%$688m7.24m−3.6%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–4.9%$546m1.83m−3.9%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials4.6%$515m1.17m−2.0%reduced
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–4.1%$457m8.50m−9.7%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services3.3%$371m2.34m−6.8%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services2.3%$253m5.03m−3.0%reduced
Ashtead Group PLC no ticker–1.8%$198m2.45m−1.2%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.7%$190m2.80m−2.4%reduced
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical1.7%$186m1.56m−2.0%reduced
CABO CABLE ONE INCCommunication Services1.4%$160m90,821+3.5%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.7%$82.8m382,157−5.1%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.7%$79.6m1.09m−3.6%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–0.5%$50.7m838,781−84%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.4%$50.3m1.05m−2.4%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$15.7m331,175+0.5%held
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–0.1%$15.1m13.80m−1.9%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.1%$13.9m66,952−2.5%reduced
Davide Campari-Milano NV no ticker–0.1%$12.8m878,836−0.1%held
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.10%$11.0m179,067+0.6%added
Swedish Match AB no ticker–0.10%$10.7m1.35m−0.4%held
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.07%$8.1m6,527−1.1%reduced
CR CRANE COIndustrials0.07%$7.6m75,056−3.5%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.07%$7.6m284,313−4.4%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.06%$6.8m138,991−1.3%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.06%$6.7m41,077−3.7%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.06%$6.2m37,757−12%reduced
Carlsberg B A/S no ticker–0.05%$5.9m34,382−2.8%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.05%$5.9m42,3700.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.05%$5.5m30,467−2.2%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$4.6m47,825−1.2%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.6m18,252+0.4%held
Heineken NV no ticker–0.04%$4.4m39,066−2.7%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.8m21,756−4.4%reduced
Loreal SA no ticker–0.03%$3.2m6,7450.0%held
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.0m5,2640.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.03%$2.9m9940.0%held
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–0.02%$2.6m171,678+1.2%added
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.5m190.0%held
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$2.4m12,193−18%reduced
Unilever PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.4m44,000−4.9%reduced
Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon ADR no ticker–0.02%$2.3m48,838+1.9%added
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.02%$2.3m234,799+1.7%added
MLKN MILLERKNOLL INCConsumer Cyclical0.02%$2.3m58,821−4.1%reduced

Exited since Q3 2021

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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA Restri no ticker0.03%$2.9m
BUD ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA NV0.0%$224k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified59.2%
  • Financial Services14.5%
  • Communication Services13.1%
  • Consumer Defensive6.5%
  • Basic Materials4.7%
  • Consumer Cyclical1.7%
  • Industrials0.2%
  • Real Estate0.08%
  • Healthcare0.04%
  • 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