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 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$29.8M |
| 2 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$8.15M |
| 3 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$3.74M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$3.41M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$1.02M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$17.7M |
| 2 |
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
|
+$4.44M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$3.29M |
| 4 |
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
|
+$3.1M |
| 5 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$2.33M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Staples | 27.44% |
| 2 | Financials | 26.8% |
| 3 | Materials | 3.11% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 2.73% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Abbott
ABT
$202B
| $694K | 0.01% |
16,400
| – | – |
|
|
NLSN
52
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
10,986
| – | – |
|
53
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| $557K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,900
| New | +$578K |
|
|
PXD
54
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $501K | ﹤0.01% |
2,700
| – | – |
|
55
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $455K | ﹤0.01% |
4,903
| – | – |
|
56
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $419K | ﹤0.01% |
3,630
-10
| -0.3% | -$1.19K |
|
57
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| $417K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,300
| New | +$421K |
|
58
American International
AIG
$39.8B
| $356K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
| – | – |
|
59
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
| – | – |
|
60
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
1,929
| – | – |
|
61
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $269K | ﹤0.01% |
1,824
| – | – |
|
62
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$14.6B
| $256K | ﹤0.01% |
2,500
-200
| -7% | -$20.9K |
|
63
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| $245K | ﹤0.01% |
2,510
| – | – |
|
64
Heartland Express
HTLD
$993M
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
12,499
| – | – |
|
|
Y
65
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $221K | ﹤0.01% |
421
| – | – |
|
66
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $212K | ﹤0.01% |
4,888
| – | – |
|
67
Mattel
MAT
$4.15B
| $201K | ﹤0.01% |
6,625
| – | – |
|
|
CSFL
68
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $177K | ﹤0.01% |
10,004
| – | – |
|
69
BP
BP
$115B
| – | – |
-6,770
| Closed | -$202K |
|
70
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
| – | – |
-1,600
| Closed | -$223K |
|
71
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| – | – |
-2,050
| Closed | -$249K |
|
72
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| – | – |
-5,000
| Closed | -$205K |
|
73
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
| – | – |
-20,975
| Closed | -$701K |
|
74
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
| – | – |
-6,000
| Closed | -$242K |
|
|
PX
75
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
| – | – |
-2,900
| Closed | -$326K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Thomas Russo held 108 positions worth $12B, up 0.66% from $11.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q3 2016 filing shows 3 new, 24 increased, 38 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Vulcan Materials: 4,900 shares worth $557K. The largest sale was Philip Morris, an estimated $17.7M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 27% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q3 2016 buy was Vulcan Materials: 4,900 shares worth $557K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Wells Fargo in Q3 2016, an estimated $29.8M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Philip Morris, cutting an estimated $17.7M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Pfizer in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $701K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $12B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Thomas Russo opened 3 new positions and closed 8 in Q3 2016.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 0.66% quarter-over-quarter to $12B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.