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 |
UN
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
|
+$38.3M |
| 2 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$4.61M |
| 3 |
Coty
COTY
|
+$931K |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$580K |
| 5 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$349K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$720M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$58.8M |
| 3 |
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
|
+$52.4M |
| 4 |
Altria Group
MO
|
+$25.5M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$17.8M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 29.51% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 19.68% |
| 3 | Materials | 3.43% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 2.85% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
British American Tobacco
BTI
$121B
| $625K | 0.01% |
11,092
+100
| +0.9% | +$5.66K |
|
52
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| $613K | 0.01% |
4,900
| – | – |
|
53
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $490K | ﹤0.01% |
4,703
-200
| -4% | -$19.5K |
|
|
PXD
54
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
2,700
| – | – |
|
|
NLSN
55
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $478K | ﹤0.01% |
11,386
+400
| +4% | +$18.4K |
|
56
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $442K | ﹤0.01% |
3,630
| – | – |
|
57
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| $434K | ﹤0.01% |
5,165
-135
| -3% | -$11.1K |
|
58
American International
AIG
$39.8B
| $392K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
| – | – |
|
59
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
| $306K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
| – | – |
|
60
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $272K | ﹤0.01% |
1,824
| – | – |
|
61
Heartland Express
HTLD
$993M
| $254K | ﹤0.01% |
12,499
| – | – |
|
|
CSFL
62
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $252K | ﹤0.01% |
10,004
| – | – |
|
63
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| $250K | ﹤0.01% |
2,410
-100
| -4% | -$9.83K |
|
64
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $245K | ﹤0.01% |
4,888
| – | – |
|
|
Y
65
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
391
-30
| -7% | -$16.7K |
|
66
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $224K | ﹤0.01% |
1,477
-452
| -23% | -$65.7K |
|
67
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$14.6B
| – | – |
-2,500
| Closed | -$256K |
|
68
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| – | – |
-9,393
| Closed | -$1.51M |
|
69
Mattel
MAT
$4.15B
| – | – |
-6,625
| Closed | -$201K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Thomas Russo held 101 positions worth $11.8B, down 1.7% from $12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q4 2016: portfolio turnover was 5%. Thomas Russo opened 1 new position and exited 4, leaving the 101-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 30% of assets, up from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q4 2016 buy was Coty: 45,076 shares worth $825K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Unilever NV New York Registry Shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $38.3M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $720M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Goldman Sachs in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $1.51M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $11.8B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Thomas Russo opened 1 new position and closed 4 in Q4 2016.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value fell 1.7% quarter-over-quarter to $11.8B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.