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 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$854M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$807M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$544M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$527M |
| 5 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$436M |
Top Sells
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 26.26% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 25.38% |
| 3 | Materials | 2.06% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 1.13% |
| 5 | Industrials | 0.76% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $825M | 9.61% |
+4,891
| New | +$807M |
|
|
2
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
| $796M | 9.28% |
+9,191,748
| New | +$854M |
|
|
3
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $563M | 6.56% |
+9,799,770
| New | +$544M |
|
|
4
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $558M | 6.51% |
+13,532,418
| New | +$527M |
|
|
5
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $413M | 4.81% |
+4,573,748
| New | +$436M |
|
|
UN
6
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $396M | 4.61% |
+10,066,606
| New | +$414M |
|
7
Altria Group
MO
$110B
| $264M | 3.08% |
+7,554,679
| New | +$271M |
|
|
8
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $250M | 2.91% |
+2,232,596
| New | +$246M |
|
9
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $191M | 2.23% |
+7,067,375
| New | +$202M |
|
|
CMCSK
10
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
| $186M | 2.17% |
+4,697,779
| New | +$186M |
|
11
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
| $171M | 1.99% |
+1,737,505
| New | +$180M |
|
|
SNI
12
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
| $93.5M | 1.09% |
+1,401,230
| New | +$94.1M |
|
13
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
| $47.3M | 0.55% |
+411,642
| New | +$49.8M |
|
14
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.94B
| $41.9M | 0.49% |
+143,326
| New | +$39.7M |
|
15
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
| $29.5M | 0.34% |
+657,633
| New | +$29.9M |
|
|
16
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $23.7M | 0.28% |
+1,095,872
| New | +$24.6M |
|
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $20.5M | 0.24% |
+227,061
| New | +$20.4M |
|
18
Visa
V
$693B
| $19.9M | 0.23% |
+435,732
| New | +$19.1M |
|
19
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
| $11.4M | 0.13% |
+110,595
| New | +$12.3M |
|
20
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $10.9M | 0.13% |
+142,105
| New | +$11.2M |
|
21
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.89B
| $10.8M | 0.13% |
+520,097
| New | +$10.3M |
|
22
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $10.5M | 0.12% |
+19,956
| New | +$10.4M |
|
23
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.57B
| $10.3M | 0.12% |
+379,870
| New | +$10M |
|
24
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $8.68M | 0.1% |
+116,165
| New | +$8.26M |
|
25
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| $8.65M | 0.1% |
+57,225
| New | +$8.73M |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2013 Portfolio in Review
Q2 2013 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for Thomas Russo, which disclosed 115 positions worth $8.58B. Its ten largest holdings account for 71% of the portfolio.
Its largest position is Philip Morris: 9,191,748 shares worth $796M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 26% of assets, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q2 2013 buy was Philip Morris: 9,191,748 shares worth $796M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 71% of its $8.58B portfolio in Q2 2013.
- Thomas Russo disclosed 115 positions in Q2 2013, its first 13F filing on record.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2013, filed 13 Aug 2013.