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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q3 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-09-30, filed 2023-11-14

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 82 US equity positions worth $9.2bn in its Q3 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 14.4% of the reported book, followed by GOOG and MA. Versus Q2 2023 it opened 1 new position, added to 9, reduced 33 and exited 2.

$9.2bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
82
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
14.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
81.7%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
12
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 2023: 1 new, 9 added, 33 reduced, 2 exited

50 of 82
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–14.4%$1.3bn2,482−1.9%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services11.6%$1.1bn8.09m−1.5%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services10.3%$943m2.38m−1.4%reduced
Nestle SA Sponsored ADR no ticker–9.7%$889m7.86m−2.0%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–6.7%$618m5.05m−1.9%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.5%$598m7.91m−1.1%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive6.3%$578m6.24m−1.2%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–6.2%$567m1.62m−0.5%held
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.1%$472m2.82m−1.3%reduced
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services4.8%$439m1.16m−1.2%reduced
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials4.3%$394m958,763−1.5%reduced
Ashtead Group PLC no ticker–3.6%$326m5.34m−0.4%held
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services3.3%$304m2.10m−0.7%reduced
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.7%$156m3.53m−2.4%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.5%$137m2.36m−1.9%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.8%$76.2m331,341−0.8%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.6%$55.4m960,448−0.7%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–0.3%$30.1m541,283−2.5%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.3%$29.7m726,373−0.8%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$21.0m178,180−0.1%held
CABO CABLE ONE INCCommunication Services0.2%$15.2m24,670−71%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.2%$14.7m9,989+0.7%added
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.2%$13.9m330,299+0.9%added
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.1%$10.7m53,103−0.9%reduced
Davide Campari-Milano NV no ticker–0.1%$9.5m805,403−0.5%held
CR CRANE COMPANYIndustrials0.07%$6.2m70,181−0.2%held
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.06%$5.4m36,684−0.1%held
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–0.05%$4.9m99,284−96%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.05%$4.5m39,8700.0%held
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.05%$4.4m21,763+0.3%held
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.05%$4.4m116,130−2.9%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.05%$4.2m28,176−17%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.0m28,467−0.4%held
Carlsberg B A/S no ticker–0.04%$3.7m29,176−0.2%held
Loreal SA no ticker–0.04%$3.5m8,4360.0%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.04%$3.4m44,950−0.1%held
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.03%$2.9m22,330+4.2%added
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.03%$2.9m5,143−1.6%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$2.4m14,048−0.1%held
Heineken NV no ticker–0.02%$2.2m25,4410.0%held
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.1m190.0%held
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.02%$2.0m266,253+1.6%added
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.02%$1.9m12,583−0.1%held
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.02%$1.5m119,905+20%added
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.02%$1.4m8,155+7.8%added
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.02%$1.4m11,2680.0%held
DD DUPONT DE NEMOURS INCBasic Materials0.01%$1.4m18,107+0.4%held
FMX FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO SConsumer Defensive0.01%$1.3m11,820−11%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.01%$1.1m11,6100.0%held
KO COCA COLA COConsumer Defensive0.01%$1.1m20,008−0.7%reduced

Exited since Q2 2023

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Unilever PLC no ticker0.02%$2.3m
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt no ticker0.0%$212k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified55.3%
  • Communication Services18.3%
  • Financial Services15.0%
  • Consumer Defensive6.7%
  • Basic Materials4.4%
  • Industrials0.2%
  • Healthcare0.04%
  • Technology0.03%
  • Real Estate0.02%
  • 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