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 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$24M |
| 2 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$3.16M |
| 3 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$1.42M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$1.34M |
| 5 |
JPM.WS
JPMorgan Chase
JPM.WS
|
+$676K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
|
+$3.44M |
| 2 |
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
|
+$3.23M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$3M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$2.09M |
| 5 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$1.44M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Staples | 28.7% |
| 2 | Financials | 25.99% |
| 3 | Materials | 3.38% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 2.72% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.2% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $1.08B | 9.08% |
4,999
-14
| -0.3% | -$3M |
|
|
2
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
| $1.07B | 8.94% |
10,490,864
-20,939
| -0.2% | -$2.09M |
|
|
3
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $860M | 7.2% |
6,527,644
+25,118
| +0.4% | +$3.16M |
|
|
4
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $858M | 7.18% |
9,739,551
+14,081
| +0.1% | +$1.34M |
|
|
5
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $719M | 6.02% |
15,184,814
+491,904
| +3% | +$24M |
|
|
UN
6
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $672M | 5.63% |
14,321,377
+9,373
| +0.1% | +$420K |
|
7
Altria Group
MO
$110B
| $409M | 3.42% |
5,926,585
-19,313
| -0.3% | -$1.24M |
|
|
8
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
| $400M | 3.35% |
2,085,558
-18,085
| -0.9% | -$3.23M |
|
|
9
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $374M | 3.13% |
2,584,509
-6,095
| -0.2% | -$871K |
|
|
10
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $260M | 2.18% |
6,019,663
-82,542
| -1% | -$3.44M |
|
|
11
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $249M | 2.08% |
7,630,300
-46,446
| -0.6% | -$1.44M |
|
|
SNI
12
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
| $73.5M | 0.62% |
1,180,302
-9,888
| -0.8% | -$632K |
|
|
13
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $58.8M | 0.49% |
1,841,763
+46,032
| +3% | +$1.42M |
|
14
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
| $53.7M | 0.45% |
476,124
+2,992
| +0.6% | +$324K |
|
15
Visa
V
$693B
| $40.1M | 0.34% |
541,106
+310
| +0.1% | +$24.3K |
|
16
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $15.7M | 0.13% |
167,101
+973
| +0.6% | +$86K |
|
17
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $11.7M | 0.1% |
12,272
-865
| -7% | -$806K |
|
18
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
| $11.4M | 0.1% |
123,735
+2,265
| +2% | +$207K |
|
19
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $9.35M | 0.08% |
153,848
+2,075
| +1% | +$131K |
|
20
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $8.94M | 0.07% |
197,107
-8,075
| -4% | -$365K |
|
21
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.89B
| $8.87M | 0.07% |
450,106
-8,637
| -2% | -$168K |
|
22
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.57B
| $6.79M | 0.06% |
227,043
-11,234
| -5% | -$345K |
|
23
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $6.78M | 0.06% |
80,062
-5,925
| -7% | -$486K |
|
24
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $6.07M | 0.05% |
165,849
-4,220
| -2% | -$158K |
|
25
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.25B
| $6.03M | 0.05% |
253,618
+15,164
| +6% | +$332K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Thomas Russo held 111 positions worth $11.9B, up 0.89% from $11.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q2 2016 filing shows 4 new, 38 increased, 39 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Pfizer: 20,975 shares worth $701K. The largest sale was Brown-Forman Class A, an estimated $3.44M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 29% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q2 2016 buy was Pfizer: 20,975 shares worth $701K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Wells Fargo in Q2 2016, an estimated $24M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Brown-Forman Class A, cutting an estimated $3.44M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited WABCO HOLDINGS INC. in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $339K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $11.9B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Thomas Russo opened 4 new positions and closed 6 in Q2 2016.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 0.89% quarter-over-quarter to $11.9B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.