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Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) 13F holdings, Q1 2024

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2024-03-31, filed 2024-05-14

Gardner Russo & Quinn (Tom Russo) disclosed 81 US equity positions worth $9.7bn in its Q1 2024 13F filing. Its largest position is BRK/A at 13.9% of the reported book, followed by GOOG and MA. Versus Q4 2023 it opened 2 new positions, added to 12, reduced 48 and exited 3.

$9.7bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
81
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
13.9%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
78.9%
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 2023: 2 new, 12 added, 48 reduced, 3 exited

50 of 81
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–13.9%$1.4bn2,132−12%reduced
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services11.0%$1.1bn7.06m−8.6%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services10.4%$1.0bn2.10m−8.8%reduced
Nestle SA Sponsored ADR no ticker–7.9%$770m7.25m−5.4%reduced
Compagnie Financiere Richemont no ticker–7.3%$708m4.64m−7.0%reduced
Heineken Holding NV no ticker–6.5%$632m7.82m−0.2%held
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL–6.3%$616m1.46m−6.7%reduced
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services5.4%$531m874,075−22%reduced
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive5.2%$509m5.55m−8.7%reduced
Pernod Ricard no ticker–5.0%$490m3.02m+7.5%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials5.0%$483m787,480−16%reduced
Ashtead Group PLC no ticker–3.7%$365m5.13m−2.8%reduced
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancial Services3.5%$343m1.71m−15%reduced
UBER UBER TECHNOLOGIES INCTechnology2.6%$254m3.30m+7.1%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services1.4%$134m3.09m−6.1%reduced
BF/A BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.2%$116m2.20m−3.1%reduced
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.8%$82.5m295,629−8.4%reduced
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–0.5%$46.7m904,932−3.5%reduced
WFC WELLS FARGO & COFinancial Services0.4%$39.1m674,969−5.2%reduced
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA no ticker–0.3%$28.8m472,393−7.7%reduced
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.2%$20.9m180,134+0.5%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.2%$14.9m9,799−1.9%reduced
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.1%$13.7m314,052+1.0%added
VMC VULCAN MATLS COBasic Materials0.1%$10.5m38,643−21%reduced
CR CRANE COMPANYIndustrials0.09%$9.1m66,981−1.9%reduced
Davide Campari-Milano NV no ticker–0.07%$6.5m641,646−17%reduced
UNP UNION PACIFIC CORPIndustrials0.06%$5.7m23,374+2.1%added
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.05%$5.2m32,325−12%reduced
CABO CABLE ONE INCCommunication Services0.05%$4.9m11,681−27%reduced
DOV DOVER CORPIndustrials0.04%$4.4m24,697−11%reduced
Nestle SA-REG no ticker–0.04%$4.3m40,136+0.7%added
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.04%$4.1m18,095−12%reduced
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONConsumer Defensive0.04%$4.0m5,477−1.3%reduced
Carlsberg B A/S no ticker–0.03%$3.4m24,5300.0%held
MKC MCCORMICK & CO INCConsumer Defensive0.03%$3.3m43,445−1.5%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services0.03%$3.3m21,930−2.7%reduced
Loreal SA no ticker–0.03%$3.2m6,736−1.5%reduced
Heineken NV no ticker–0.03%$2.5m25,4410.0%held
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg no ticker–0.02%$2.3m190.0%held
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare0.02%$2.3m12,5100.0%held
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.02%$2.3m5,362+2.8%added
Swiss Helvetia FD Inc no ticker–0.02%$2.2m274,948+1.6%added
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.02%$2.2m12,443−4.6%reduced
HRL HORMEL FOODS CORPConsumer Defensive0.02%$2.1m60,813−20%reduced
FULT FULTON FINL CORP PAFinancial Services0.02%$1.8m116,305−0.4%held
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology0.01%$1.4m7,974−14%reduced
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare0.01%$1.3m11,6100.0%held
DD DUPONT DE NEMOURS INCBasic Materials0.01%$1.2m15,482−15%reduced
PNC PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.01%$1.2m7,293−4.9%reduced
OUT OUTFRONT MEDIA INCReal Estate0.01%$1.1m63,379−26%reduced

Exited since Q4 2023

3 rows
GHC GRAHAM HLDGS CO0.01%$808k
PXDEUR PIONEER NAT RES CO0.01%$540k
DHR DANAHER CORP DEL0.0%$251k

Sector mix

  • Unclassified53.1%
  • Communication Services17.9%
  • Financial Services15.4%
  • Consumer Defensive5.6%
  • Basic Materials5.1%
  • Technology2.6%
  • 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