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Thomas Russo

Thomas Russo Gardner Russo & Quinn

AUM $8.93B Turnover 1.16%
1-Year Est. Return 6.79%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.71%
1 Year Est. Return
+6.79%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.72%
5 Year Est. Return
+69.93%
10 Year Est. Return
+168.66%
AUM
$14.5B
AUM Growth
+$384M
Cap. Flow
-$236M
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.58%
Holding
195
New
94
Increased
11
Reduced
67
Closed
–
Avg Time Held
2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
3.9 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$10.2M
2
V icon
Visa
V
+$811K
3
VMC icon
Vulcan Materials
VMC
+$597K
4
FMX icon
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
+$353K
5
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$242K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 41.18%
2 Financials 28.44%
3 Consumer Staples 24.8%
4 Materials 3.1%
5 Communication Services 2.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
BRK.A icon
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.22T
$1.39B 9.59%
4,680
-135
-3% -$38.4M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
MA icon
2
Mastercard
MA
$569B
$1.38B 9.53%
9,146,308
-355,480
-4% -$52.9M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
PM icon
3
Philip Morris
PM
$308B
$1.07B 7.38%
10,143,009
-47,331
-0.5% -$5.04M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
UN icon
4
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$833M 5.73%
14,781,958
-244,331
-2% -$14.1M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
BUD icon
5
AB InBev
BUD
$165B
$800M 5.51%
7,153,168
+86,848
+1% +$10.2M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
WFC icon
6
Wells Fargo
WFC
$252B
$757M 5.21%
12,470,839
-233,389
-2% -$13.2M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
BRK.B icon
7
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.22T
$496M 3.41%
2,499,995
-18,347
-0.7% -$3.48M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
MLM icon
8
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$36.9B
$445M 3.06%
2,011,757
-22,394
-1% -$4.69M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
MO icon
9
Altria Group
MO
$127B
$399M 2.75%
5,591,153
-92,699
-2% -$6.21M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
BF.A icon
10
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$14.4B
$291M 2%
5,406,719
-144,720
-3% -$6.92M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
CMCSA icon
11
Comcast
CMCSA
$86.6B
$285M 1.96%
7,120,002
-40,958
-0.6% -$1.54M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
BF.B icon
12
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$14B
$102M 0.7%
2,313,230
-75,561
-3% -$2.88M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
V icon
13
Visa
V
$789B
$65.5M 0.45%
574,391
+7,340
+1% +$811K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
DEO icon
14
Diageo
DEO
$55.6B
$62.6M 0.43%
428,725
-32,640
-7% -$4.5M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
AXP icon
15
American Express
AXP
$215B
$16.4M 0.11%
164,801
-550
-0.3% -$52.4K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
XOM icon
16
ExxonMobil
XOM
$677B
$13.3M 0.09%
158,428
-2,124
-1% -$176K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
FMX icon
17
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$44.2B
$12.9M 0.09%
137,640
+3,865
+3% +$353K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
CXT icon
18
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.31B
$11.5M 0.08%
370,651
-12,610
-3% -$369K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
MKL icon
19
Markel Group
MKL
$23.7B
$9.49M 0.07%
8,333
-2,575
-24% -$2.81M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
MLKN icon
20
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.48B
$8.18M 0.06%
204,191
-1,225
-0.6% -$43K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
OUT icon
21
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.43B
$7.57M 0.05%
331,573
+553
+0.2% +$12.9K
2014 Q3
13 quarters
KO icon
22
Coca-Cola
KO
$412B
$5.98M 0.04%
130,412
-34,365
-21% -$1.58M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
HRL icon
23
Hormel Foods
HRL
$12.1B
$5.76M 0.04%
158,314
-959
-0.6% -$32.2K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
PG icon
24
Procter & Gamble
PG
$383B
$5.55M 0.04%
60,424
-1,843
-3% -$166K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
DOV icon
25
Dover
DOV
$27.1B
$5.35M 0.04%
65,634
-805
-1% -$62.3K
2013 Q2
18 quarters

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Thomas Russo's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Thomas Russo held 195 positions worth $14.5B, up 2.7% from $14.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 74% of the portfolio.

Thomas Russo's Q4 2017 filing shows 94 new, 11 increased and 67 reduced positions. Its largest new stake was Apple: 5,800 shares worth $245K. The largest sale was Mastercard, an estimated $52.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 41% of assets, up from 41% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Staples.

  • Thomas Russo's largest Q4 2017 buy was Apple: 5,800 shares worth $245K.
  • Thomas Russo added most to AB InBev in Q4 2017, an estimated $10.2M increase.
  • Thomas Russo's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Mastercard, cutting an estimated $52.9M.
  • Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 74% of its $14.5B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Thomas Russo opened 94 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2017.
  • Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $14.5B.

Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.