Thomas Russo Gardner Russo & Quinn
Thomas Russo is a partner at Gardner Russo & Quinn and one of the best-known global value investors focused on consumer franchises. He is closely associated with long-term ownership of branded businesses that can reinvest abroad, often summarized as capacity to suffer and capacity to reinvest. Russo’s talks and holdings are staples in global quality-value circles.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DoorDash
DASH
|
+$30.6M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$8.76M |
| 3 |
Levi Strauss
LEVI
|
+$22.5K |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$16.2K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$80 |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$108M |
| 2 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$38.5M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$20.2M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$16.3M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$14.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 27.39% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 17.28% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.09% |
| 4 | Industrials | 5.2% |
| 5 | Materials | 4.58% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| $2.14M | 0.02% |
7,263
| – | – |
|
|
27
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.27B
| $2.08M | 0.02% |
83,725
+1,000
| +1% | +$22.5K |
|
28
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.9B
| $1.92M | 0.02% |
37,981
-600
| -2% | -$29.4K |
|
29
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $1.73M | 0.02% |
5,125
-1,360
| -21% | -$435K |
|
|
30
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $1.34M | 0.02% |
3,584
+40
| +1% | +$16.2K |
|
31
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $1.33M | 0.01% |
4,601
-150
| -3% | -$42.9K |
|
32
PepsiCo
PEP
$196B
| $1.23M | 0.01% |
9,115
-90
| -1% | -$13.5K |
|
33
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.19B
| $1.19M | 0.01% |
24,000
| – | – |
|
34
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.51B
| $1.07M | 0.01% |
44,250
-4,700
| -10% | -$103K |
|
|
JBTM
35
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.06B
| $1.05M | 0.01% |
7,250
| – | – |
|
36
Abbott
ABT
$202B
| $1.04M | 0.01% |
11,510
| – | – |
|
37
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $1M | 0.01% |
12,350
-675
| -5% | -$53.3K |
|
38
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $961K | 0.01% |
6,554
-2,675
| -29% | -$389K |
|
39
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $959K | 0.01% |
8,465
-1,275
| -13% | -$158K |
|
40
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.41B
| $925K | 0.01% |
6,450
| – | – |
|
41
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.3B
| $837K | 0.01% |
5,368
| – | – |
|
|
FBLA
42
FB Bancorp
FBLA
$228M
| $753K | 0.01% |
50,000
| – | – |
|
|
43
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $616K | 0.01% |
7,451
+1
| +0% | +$80 |
|
|
SWZ
44
Swiss Helvetia Fund
SWZ
$76.9M
| $580K | 0.01% |
97,667
| – | – |
|
45
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $459K | 0.01% |
18,500
-500
| -3% | -$11.1K |
|
46
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.25B
| $445K | 0.01% |
13,588
| – | – |
|
47
Chevron
CVX
$403B
| $409K | ﹤0.01% |
2,470
| – | – |
|
48
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
2,715
-885
| -25% | -$160K |
|
49
Unum
UNM
$13.9B
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
3,485
-315
| -8% | -$26.1K |
|
50
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
1,112
-192
| -15% | -$44.7K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, Thomas Russo held 86 positions worth $8.93B, up 5.1% from $8.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2026: portfolio turnover was 1.2%. Thomas Russo opened no new positions and exited 1, leaving the 86-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 27% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Staples.
- Thomas Russo added most to DoorDash in Q2 2026, an estimated $30.6M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $108M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Generac Holdings in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $439K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $8.93B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- Thomas Russo opened 0 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2026.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $8.93B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.