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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q4 2023

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2023-12-31, filed 2024-02-13

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 82 US equity positions worth $9.8bn in its Q4 2023 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 13.4% of the reported book, followed by GOOG and MA. Versus Q3 2023 it opened 1 new position, added to 15, reduced 43 and exited 1.

$9.8bn
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.
13.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
79.4%
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 2023: 1 new, 15 added, 43 reduced, 1 exited

50 of 82
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–13.4%$1.3bn2,417−2.6%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services11.1%$1.1bn7.72m−4.6%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services10.0%$982m2.30m−3.4%reduced
Nestle SA Sponsored ADR no ticker–9.0%$887m7.67m−2.4%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–7.0%$686m4.99m−1.2%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.8%$664m7.84m−0.8%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive5.8%$572m6.08m−2.6%reduced
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–5.7%$560m1.57m−3.0%reduced
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services5.6%$548m1.12m−3.1%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.1%$496m2.81m−0.4%held
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials4.8%$469m940,568−1.9%reduced
Ashtead Group PLC no ticker–3.7%$367m5.28m−1.2%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services3.5%$344m2.02m−3.6%reduced
UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology1.9%$190m3.08m–new
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.5%$145m3.30m−6.6%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.4%$135m2.27m−3.7%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.9%$84.1m322,891−2.6%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$53.5m937,483−2.4%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.4%$35.1m712,229−1.9%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–0.3%$33.0m511,688−5.5%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$17.9m179,199+0.6%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.1%$14.2m9,984−0.1%held
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$12.5m311,070−5.8%reduced
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.1%$11.1m48,682−8.3%reduced
CABO CABLE ONE INCCommunication Services0.09%$8.9m16,017−35%reduced
Davide Campari-Milano NV no ticker–0.09%$8.7m771,418−4.2%reduced
CR CRANE COMPANYIndustrials0.08%$8.1m68,281−2.7%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.06%$5.6m22,887+5.2%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.4m36,6700.0%held
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.05%$4.6m39,8700.0%held
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.3m27,897−2.0%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.04%$3.8m20,535−27%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.04%$3.7m5,550+7.9%added
Loreal SA no ticker–0.03%$3.4m6,836−19%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.03%$3.1m22,530+0.9%added
Carlsberg B A/S no ticker–0.03%$3.1m24,526−16%reduced
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.0m44,120−1.8%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$2.6m25,4410.0%held
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.02%$2.4m75,572−35%reduced
UNILEVER PLC no ticker–0.02%$2.4m49,873−50%reduced
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.3m190.0%held
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.02%$2.2m270,504+1.6%added
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.02%$2.2m13,048−7.1%reduced
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.02%$2.0m5,218+145%added
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.02%$1.9m12,510−0.6%reduced
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.02%$1.9m116,805−2.6%reduced
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.02%$1.8m9,274+14%added
DD DUPONT DE NEMOURS INCBasic Materials0.01%$1.4m18,199+0.5%added
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.01%$1.3m11,6100.0%held
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.01%$1.2m85,939−8.3%reduced

Exited since Q3 2023

1 row
JC Decaux SA ACT no ticker0.0%$178k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified53.5%
  • Communication Services18.3%
  • Financial Services14.9%
  • Consumer Defensive6.2%
  • Basic Materials4.9%
  • Technology2.0%
  • Industrials0.2%
  • Healthcare0.04%
  • 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