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 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$5.41M |
| 2 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$4.24M |
| 3 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$1.37M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$816K |
| 5 |
Diageo
DEO
|
+$449K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$13.8M |
| 2 |
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
|
+$13.7M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$9.54M |
| 4 |
UN
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
|
+$7.96M |
| 5 |
CMCSK
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
|
+$6.27M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 27.28% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 24.59% |
| 3 | Materials | 2.87% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 0.59% |
| 5 | Industrials | 0.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $983M | 8.88% |
5,035
-67
| -1% | -$13.8M |
|
|
2
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $895M | 8.08% |
9,930,607
-101,568
| -1% | -$9.54M |
|
|
3
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
| $831M | 7.51% |
10,479,882
+51,553
| +0.5% | +$4.24M |
|
4
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $748M | 6.76% |
14,575,503
-99,551
| -0.7% | -$5.47M |
|
|
UN
5
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $569M | 5.14% |
14,145,516
-188,902
| -1% | -$7.96M |
|
6
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $550M | 4.97% |
5,173,285
-31,818
| -0.6% | -$3.69M |
|
7
Altria Group
MO
$110B
| $349M | 3.16% |
6,422,309
-77,757
| -1% | -$4.17M |
|
|
8
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $328M | 2.96% |
2,512,042
+39,506
| +2% | +$5.41M |
|
9
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
| $315M | 2.84% |
2,070,527
-25,881
| -1% | -$4.19M |
|
|
10
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $278M | 2.51% |
6,492,390
-304,425
| -4% | -$13.7M |
|
|
CMCSK
11
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
| $232M | 2.1% |
4,054,956
-109,461
| -3% | -$6.27M |
|
|
SNI
12
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
| $61.3M | 0.55% |
1,245,833
-19,883
| -2% | -$1.15M |
|
|
13
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $51.4M | 0.46% |
1,659,172
+42,194
| +3% | +$1.37M |
|
|
14
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
| $50.5M | 0.46% |
468,851
+4,044
| +0.9% | +$449K |
|
15
Visa
V
$693B
| $36.5M | 0.33% |
523,941
-19,183
| -4% | -$1.37M |
|
16
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $12.5M | 0.11% |
15,621
-507
| -3% | -$429K |
|
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $12.4M | 0.11% |
166,346
+2,880
| +2% | +$222K |
|
18
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $10.8M | 0.1% |
145,228
-7,860
| -5% | -$605K |
|
19
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
| $10.6M | 0.1% |
118,615
-8,420
| -7% | -$749K |
|
20
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.57B
| $8.95M | 0.08% |
310,227
-9,350
| -3% | -$263K |
|
21
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $8.84M | 0.08% |
220,237
-7,250
| -3% | -$290K |
|
22
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.89B
| $7.67M | 0.07% |
473,857
-3,314
| -0.7% | -$60.9K |
|
|
PCP
23
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
| $7.08M | 0.06% |
30,820
-645
| -2% | -$138K |
|
24
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $6.98M | 0.06% |
97,027
-6,145
| -6% | -$461K |
|
25
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $6.59M | 0.06% |
208,138
-3,400
| -2% | -$102K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Thomas Russo held 112 positions worth $11.1B, down 2.7% from $11.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 71% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q3 2015 filing shows 4 new, 19 increased, 47 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 25,360 shares worth $809K. The largest sale was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, an estimated $13.8M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 27% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q3 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 25,360 shares worth $809K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q3 2015, an estimated $5.41M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class A, cutting an estimated $13.8M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Oracle in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $302K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 71% of its $11.1B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Thomas Russo opened 4 new positions and closed 8 in Q3 2015.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value fell 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $11.1B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.