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 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$6.12M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$872K |
| 3 |
Outfront Media
OUT
|
+$629K |
| 4 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$268K |
| 5 |
Unum
UNM
|
+$211K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$55.9M |
| 2 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$18M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$10.5M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$8.51M |
| 5 |
Altria Group
MO
|
+$8.41M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 27.46% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 20.75% |
| 3 | Materials | 3.04% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 2.81% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.16% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $1.22B | 9.44% |
4,882
-30
| -0.6% | -$7.53M |
|
2
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
| $1.16B | 9.01% |
10,313,815
-49,996
| -0.5% | -$5.16M |
|
|
3
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $1.07B | 8.29% |
9,525,546
-77,668
| -0.8% | -$8.51M |
|
|
4
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $760M | 5.88% |
13,653,885
-985,960
| -7% | -$55.9M |
|
|
UN
5
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $757M | 5.86% |
15,237,940
-10,881
| -0.1% | -$487K |
|
|
6
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $417M | 3.22% |
2,499,201
-62,831
| -2% | -$10.5M |
|
7
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
| $388M | 3.01% |
1,779,672
-34,667
| -2% | -$7.65M |
|
|
8
Altria Group
MO
$110B
| $384M | 2.97% |
5,380,768
-116,176
| -2% | -$8.41M |
|
9
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $269M | 2.08% |
7,143,906
-97,920
| -1% | -$3.63M |
|
|
10
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $214M | 1.66% |
5,678,940
-121,164
| -2% | -$4.61M |
|
|
SNI
11
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
| $90.3M | 0.7% |
1,152,605
-12,946
| -1% | -$1M |
|
|
12
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $64.4M | 0.5% |
2,179,834
+205,754
| +10% | +$6.12M |
|
13
Diageo
DEO
$52.6B
| $54.7M | 0.42% |
473,651
-6,070
| -1% | -$681K |
|
|
14
Visa
V
$693B
| $48.9M | 0.38% |
550,171
+10,137
| +2% | +$872K |
|
15
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $13.3M | 0.1% |
161,941
+1,956
| +1% | +$163K |
|
16
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $12.7M | 0.1% |
160,993
+2,360
| +1% | +$185K |
|
17
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
| $11.4M | 0.09% |
128,280
+850
| +0.7% | +$69.2K |
|
18
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $11M | 0.09% |
11,262
-500
| -4% | -$473K |
|
19
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.89B
| $10.1M | 0.08% |
388,587
-1,440
| -0.4% | -$36.8K |
|
|
20
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.25B
| $7.57M | 0.06% |
289,782
+24,057
| +9% | +$629K |
|
21
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $7.33M | 0.06% |
172,757
-9,980
| -5% | -$416K |
|
22
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.57B
| $6.57M | 0.05% |
208,366
-3,500
| -2% | -$108K |
|
23
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $5.79M | 0.04% |
64,402
-1,093
| -2% | -$96.9K |
|
24
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $5.42M | 0.04% |
156,649
-5,600
| -3% | -$200K |
|
25
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
| $4.6M | 0.04% |
70,939
-2,073
| -3% | -$132K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Thomas Russo held 102 positions worth $12.9B, up 9.3% from $11.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q1 2017: portfolio turnover was 4.9%. Thomas Russo opened 5 new positions and made no exits, leaving the 102-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 27% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Materials.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q1 2017 buy was Monsanto Co: 2,425 shares worth $275K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Brown-Forman Class B in Q1 2017, an estimated $6.12M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $55.9M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $12.9B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Thomas Russo opened 5 new positions and closed 0 in Q1 2017.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $12.9B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 11 May 2017.