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 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$3.93M |
| 2 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$2.62M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$1.75M |
| 4 |
Visa
V
|
+$1.12M |
| 5 |
Outfront Media
OUT
|
+$615K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$53.9M |
| 2 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$14.4M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$12M |
| 4 |
UN
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
|
+$8.46M |
| 5 |
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
|
+$3.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 26.59% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 20.83% |
| 3 | Materials | 2.94% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 2.65% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.14% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $758K | 0.01% |
30,057
| – | – |
|
|
NLSN
52
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $748K | 0.01% |
19,341
+5,250
| +37% | +$208K |
|
53
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $518K | ﹤0.01% |
3,380
-250
| -7% | -$36.1K |
|
54
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $500K | ﹤0.01% |
4,703
| – | – |
|
|
PXD
55
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $431K | ﹤0.01% |
2,700
| – | – |
|
56
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $424K | ﹤0.01% |
3,845
+125
| +3% | +$14.3K |
|
57
American International
AIG
$39.8B
| $375K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
| – | – |
|
58
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $317K | ﹤0.01% |
1,824
| – | – |
|
59
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| $289K | ﹤0.01% |
4,390
-750
| -15% | -$53.7K |
|
|
MON
60
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $287K | ﹤0.01% |
2,425
| – | – |
|
61
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
2,410
| – | – |
|
62
Chemours
CC
$2.4B
| $257K | ﹤0.01% |
6,779
| – | – |
|
63
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
| – | – |
|
|
Y
64
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $233K | ﹤0.01% |
391
| – | – |
|
65
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $216K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,300
| New | +$196K |
|
66
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $215K | ﹤0.01% |
4,888
| – | – |
|
|
CSFL
67
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $211K | ﹤0.01% |
8,504
-500
| -6% | -$12.4K |
|
68
Unum
UNM
$13.9B
| $210K | ﹤0.01% |
4,500
| – | – |
|
|
MITT
69
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust
MITT
$213M
| $206K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,933
| New | +$108K |
|
70
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| – | – |
-1,477
| Closed | -$211K |
|
71
Heartland Express
HTLD
$993M
| – | – |
-11,899
| Closed | -$239K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Thomas Russo held 104 positions worth $13.5B, up 4.9% from $12.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 75% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2017: portfolio turnover was 3.8%. Thomas Russo opened 2 new positions and exited 2, leaving the 104-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 27% of assets, down from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q2 2017 buy was Oracle: 4,300 shares worth $216K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Mastercard in Q2 2017, an estimated $3.93M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $53.9M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Heartland Express in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $239K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 75% of its $13.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Thomas Russo opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q2 2017.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $13.5B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.