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 |
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
|
+$56.7M |
| 2 |
Altria Group
MO
|
+$22.5M |
| 3 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$4.08M |
| 4 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$3.17M |
| 5 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$3.11M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SNI
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
|
+$82.7M |
| 2 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$7.53M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$5.04M |
| 4 |
UN
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
|
+$3.21M |
| 5 |
DD
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
|
+$3.03M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 27.74% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 19.9% |
| 3 | Materials | 3% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 2.07% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.14% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Coty
COTY
$2.41B
| $702K | 0.01% |
42,474
-1,728
| -4% | -$31.3K |
|
52
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $548K | ﹤0.01% |
21,027
-9,030
| -30% | -$237K |
|
53
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $530K | ﹤0.01% |
3,380
| – | – |
|
54
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $464K | ﹤0.01% |
4,703
| – | – |
|
|
PXD
55
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
| $398K | ﹤0.01% |
2,700
| – | – |
|
56
American International
AIG
$39.8B
| $352K | ﹤0.01% |
5,735
-265
| -4% | -$16.5K |
|
57
Chemours
CC
$2.4B
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
6,779
| – | – |
|
58
3M
MMM
$92.3B
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
1,824
| – | – |
|
59
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
2,665
-1,180
| -31% | -$138K |
|
60
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| $306K | ﹤0.01% |
4,390
| – | – |
|
|
MON
61
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $291K | ﹤0.01% |
2,425
| – | – |
|
62
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| $279K | ﹤0.01% |
2,410
| – | – |
|
63
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
| – | – |
|
|
MITT
64
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust
MITT
$213M
| $232K | ﹤0.01% |
1,933
| – | – |
|
65
Unum
UNM
$13.9B
| $230K | ﹤0.01% |
4,500
| – | – |
|
|
CSFL
66
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
8,504
| – | – |
|
67
ConocoPhillips
COP
$162B
| $220K | ﹤0.01% |
4,388
-500
| -10% | -$22.5K |
|
68
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| $208K | ﹤0.01% |
4,300
| – | – |
|
69
Phillips 66
PSX
$96.9B
| $208K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,270
| New | +$192K |
|
|
Y
70
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| – | – |
-391
| Closed | -$233K |
|
|
DD
71
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
| – | – |
-37,553
| Closed | -$3.03M |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, Thomas Russo held 104 positions worth $14.1B, up 4.3% from $13.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 75% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q3 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 28% of assets, up from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q3 2017 buy was DuPont de Nemours: 19,009 shares worth $3.33M.
- Thomas Russo added most to Martin Marietta Materials in Q3 2017, an estimated $56.7M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A, cutting an estimated $82.7M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Du Pont De Nemours E I in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $3.03M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 75% of its $14.1B portfolio in Q3 2017.
- Thomas Russo opened 2 new positions and closed 2 in Q3 2017.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 4.3% quarter-over-quarter to $14.1B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.