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 |
DoorDash
DASH
|
+$86.3M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$23.9M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$216K |
| 4 |
Carlisle Companies
CSL
|
+$201K |
| 5 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$46.1K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$145M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$57.5M |
| 3 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$42.6M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$30.3M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$20M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 33.74% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 18.92% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 7.61% |
| 4 | Materials | 4.49% |
| 5 | Technology | 2.84% |
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2024, Thomas Russo held 83 positions worth $9.47B, down 2.9% from $9.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q2 2024 filing shows 2 new, 19 increased, 39 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DoorDash: 716,388 shares worth $77.9M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $145M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 34% of assets, down from 36% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Staples.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q2 2024 buy was DoorDash: 716,388 shares worth $77.9M.
- Thomas Russo added most to Uber in Q2 2024, an estimated $23.9M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $145M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Cable One in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $4.94M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $9.47B portfolio in Q2 2024.
- Thomas Russo opened 2 new positions and closed 6 in Q2 2024.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value fell 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $9.47B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 13 Aug 2024.