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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q1 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-03-31, filed 2023-05-11

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 84 US equity positions worth $9.6bn in its Q1 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 12.5% of the reported book, followed by Nestle SA Sponsored ADR and MA. Versus Q4 2022 it opened 2 new positions, added to 14, reduced 39 and exited 1.

$9.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
84
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
12.5%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
80.6%
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 Q4 2022: 2 new, 14 added, 39 reduced, 1 exited

50 of 84
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–12.5%$1.2bn2,579−0.8%reduced
Nestle SA Sponsored ADR no ticker–10.3%$997m8.19m−0.9%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services9.3%$899m2.47m−0.9%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–9.2%$882m5.52m−1.8%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services9.1%$876m8.43m+6.2%added
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–7.8%$753m8.20m−0.6%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–6.9%$663m2.93m−0.4%held
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.5%$625m6.43m−0.4%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.3%$507m1.64m−1.1%reduced
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services3.8%$368m1.07m−0.5%held
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials3.7%$356m1.00m−0.9%reduced
Ashtead Group PLC no ticker–3.3%$317m5.17m−0.4%held
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services2.5%$237m1.82m−1.4%reduced
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–2.3%$221m4.25m−22%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.7%$160m2.45m−1.1%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.5%$143m3.76m−1.3%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.8%$76.9m341,089−1.6%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.7%$63.7m991,720−0.7%reduced
CABO CABLE ONE INCCommunication Services0.7%$63.3m90,219+0.7%added
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–0.4%$39.1m586,839−4.1%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.3%$28.1m751,014−2.0%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$19.4m177,068+0.3%held
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$14.5m324,590−0.2%held
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.1%$12.5m9,750+12%added
Davide Campari-Milano NV no ticker–0.1%$10.0m815,358+0.3%held
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.10%$9.4m54,762−0.7%reduced
CXT CRANE NXT COIndustrials0.08%$8.0m70,331−1.9%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.07%$6.3m38,446−1.0%reduced
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.06%$5.5m36,875+2.5%added
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.0m125,708−3.5%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.05%$4.9m39,8700.0%held
Carlsberg B A/S no ticker–0.05%$4.6m29,361+2.9%added
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.05%$4.5m29,317−1.2%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.05%$4.3m21,562+16%added
Loreal SA no ticker–0.04%$3.8m8,436+7.9%added
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$3.7m44,400−1.3%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.03%$3.0m185,674−16%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$2.7m25,441−37%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$2.6m14,439−27%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.03%$2.6m5,132−4.8%reduced
Unilever PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.3m44,0000.0%held
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.2m190.0%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.02%$2.1m19,856+1.1%added
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.02%$2.0m258,159+1.6%added
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.02%$2.0m12,6100.0%held
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.01%$1.4m11,2680.0%held
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–0.01%$1.4m87,165−21%reduced
DD DUPONT DE NEMOURS INCBasic Materials0.01%$1.3m17,929+0.5%added
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.01%$1.3m13,495−2.7%reduced
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.01%$1.2m19,769−5.8%reduced

Exited since Q4 2022

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MLKN MILLERKNOLL INC0.0%$328k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified60.8%
  • Communication Services15.1%
  • Financial Services13.1%
  • Consumer Defensive6.9%
  • Basic Materials3.8%
  • Industrials0.2%
  • Healthcare0.04%
  • Real Estate0.04%
  • Technology0.02%
  • Energy0.01%
  • Consumer Cyclical0.01%

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