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 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$6.12M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$872K |
| 3 |
Outfront Media
OUT
|
+$629K |
| 4 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$268K |
| 5 |
Unum
UNM
|
+$211K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$55.9M |
| 2 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$18M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$10.5M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$8.51M |
| 5 |
Altria Group
MO
|
+$8.41M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 27.46% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 20.75% |
| 3 | Materials | 3.04% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 2.81% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.16% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| $596K | ﹤0.01% |
4,950
+50
| +1% | +$6.12K |
|
|
NLSN
52
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $582K | ﹤0.01% |
14,091
+2,705
| +24% | +$116K |
|
53
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $533K | ﹤0.01% |
4,703
| – | – |
|
|
PXD
54
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $503K | ﹤0.01% |
2,700
| – | – |
|
55
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
3,630
| – | – |
|
|
56
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $408K | ﹤0.01% |
3,720
-167,571
| -98% | -$18M |
|
57
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| $401K | ﹤0.01% |
5,140
-25
| -0.5% | -$2.04K |
|
58
American International
AIG
$39.8B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
| – | – |
|
59
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
| $297K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
| – | – |
|
60
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $292K | ﹤0.01% |
1,824
| – | – |
|
|
MON
61
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $275K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,425
| New | +$268K |
|
62
Chemours
CC
$2.4B
| $261K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,779
| New | +$204K |
|
63
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| $255K | ﹤0.01% |
2,410
| – | – |
|
64
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $244K | ﹤0.01% |
4,888
| – | – |
|
|
Y
65
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $240K | ﹤0.01% |
391
| – | – |
|
66
Heartland Express
HTLD
$993M
| $239K | ﹤0.01% |
11,899
-600
| -5% | -$12.2K |
|
|
CSFL
67
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $233K | ﹤0.01% |
9,004
-1,000
| -10% | -$25.1K |
|
68
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
1,477
| – | – |
|
|
69
Unum
UNM
$13.9B
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,500
| New | +$211K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Thomas Russo held 102 positions worth $12.9B, up 9.3% from $11.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q1 2017: portfolio turnover was 4.9%. Thomas Russo opened 5 new positions and made no exits, leaving the 102-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 27% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q1 2017 buy was Monsanto Co: 2,425 shares worth $275K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Brown-Forman Class B in Q1 2017, an estimated $6.12M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $55.9M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $12.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Thomas Russo opened 5 new positions and closed 0 in Q1 2017.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $12.9B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 11 May 2017.