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 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$234M |
| 2 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$155M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$9.15M |
| 4 |
UN
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
|
+$8.5M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$7.93M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CMCSK
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$22.5M |
| 3 |
Altria Group
MO
|
+$21.8M |
| 4 |
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
|
+$11.9M |
| 5 |
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
|
+$6.34M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 27% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 26.8% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 2.5% |
| 4 | Materials | 2.49% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $1,000M | 8.55% |
5,055
+20
| +0.4% | +$4.03M |
|
|
2
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $945M | 8.08% |
9,701,294
-229,313
| -2% | -$22.5M |
|
3
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
| $929M | 7.94% |
10,565,901
+86,019
| +0.8% | +$7.47M |
|
|
4
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $807M | 6.9% |
6,456,812
+1,283,527
| +25% | +$155M |
|
|
5
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $800M | 6.84% |
14,721,564
+146,061
| +1% | +$7.93M |
|
|
UN
6
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $621M | 5.31% |
14,339,560
+194,044
| +1% | +$8.5M |
|
|
7
Altria Group
MO
$110B
| $352M | 3.01% |
6,045,822
-376,487
| -6% | -$21.8M |
|
|
8
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $341M | 2.91% |
2,580,257
+68,215
| +3% | +$9.15M |
|
9
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
| $287M | 2.46% |
2,102,473
+31,946
| +2% | +$4.85M |
|
|
10
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $274M | 2.35% |
6,230,470
-261,920
| -4% | -$11.9M |
|
|
11
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $221M | 1.89% |
7,826,206
+7,761,396
| +11,976% | +$234M |
|
|
SNI
12
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
| $68.6M | 0.59% |
1,243,250
-2,583
| -0.2% | -$145K |
|
|
13
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $55.1M | 0.47% |
1,733,641
+74,469
| +4% | +$2.48M |
|
14
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
| $51.4M | 0.44% |
470,910
+2,059
| +0.4% | +$232K |
|
15
Visa
V
$693B
| $42M | 0.36% |
541,958
+18,017
| +3% | +$1.4M |
|
16
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $12.9M | 0.11% |
165,680
-666
| -0.4% | -$53.2K |
|
17
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $12.9M | 0.11% |
14,557
-1,064
| -7% | -$926K |
|
18
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
| $11.2M | 0.1% |
121,020
+2,405
| +2% | +$231K |
|
19
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $10.4M | 0.09% |
150,018
+4,790
| +3% | +$349K |
|
20
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $8.86M | 0.08% |
206,327
-13,910
| -6% | -$590K |
|
21
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.57B
| $8.55M | 0.07% |
298,077
-12,150
| -4% | -$373K |
|
22
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $7.84M | 0.07% |
198,178
-9,960
| -5% | -$354K |
|
23
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.89B
| $7.69M | 0.07% |
462,773
-11,084
| -2% | -$192K |
|
24
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $6.86M | 0.06% |
86,347
-10,680
| -11% | -$816K |
|
25
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $5.14M | 0.04% |
86,718
| – | – |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Thomas Russo held 109 positions worth $11.7B, up 5.6% from $11.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q4 2015 filing shows 5 new, 29 increased, 38 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was WABCO HOLDINGS INC.: 2,418 shares worth $247K. The largest sale was COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW), an estimated $232M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 27% of assets, down from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Communication Services.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q4 2015 buy was WABCO HOLDINGS INC.: 2,418 shares worth $247K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Comcast in Q4 2015, an estimated $234M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Mastercard, cutting an estimated $22.5M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW) in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $232M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $11.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Thomas Russo opened 5 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2015.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 5.6% quarter-over-quarter to $11.7B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 11 Feb 2016.