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Thomas Russo

Thomas Russo Gardner Russo & Quinn

AUM $8.42B Turnover 4.6%
1-Year Est. Return 1.31%
 

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
+2.99%
1 Year Est. Return
+1.31%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.27%
5 Year Est. Return
+73.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+167.97%
AUM
$13.8B
AUM Growth
+$125M
Cap. Flow
-$131M
Cap. Flow %
-0.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
76.18%
Holding
101
New
3
Increased
24
Reduced
47
Closed
6
Avg Time Held
4.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
4.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
4.4 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 37.97%
2 Financials 33.96%
3 Consumer Staples 22.67%
4 Materials 2.68%
5 Communication Services 2.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
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1
Mastercard
MA
$576B
$1.86B 13.44%
8,351,354
-308,279
-4% -$64.3M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
BRK.A icon
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.26T
$1.46B 10.54%
4,555
-66
-1% -$20.4M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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3
Philip Morris
PM
$310B
$840M 6.07%
10,301,119
-96,319
-0.9% -$7.91M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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4
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$818M 5.91%
14,723,219
-227,381
-2% -$12.9M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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5
AB InBev
BUD
$167B
$704M 5.09%
8,061,282
+9,369
+0.1% +$913K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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6
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$703M 5.08%
13,376,592
+1,102,815
+9% +$63M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
BRK.B icon
7
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.26T
$546M 3.95%
2,551,745
+24,097
+1% +$4.94M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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8
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$36.5B
$362M 2.61%
1,987,280
-3,908
-0.2% -$807K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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9
Altria Group
MO
$131B
$329M 2.38%
5,448,807
-92,271
-2% -$5.48M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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10
Comcast
CMCSA
$89.3B
$248M 1.79%
7,002,063
-77,574
-1% -$2.75M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
BF.A icon
11
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$14.5B
$218M 1.58%
4,295,327
-12,082
-0.3% -$633K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
BF.B icon
12
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$14.1B
$127M 0.92%
2,512,409
-132,603
-5% -$6.89M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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13
Visa
V
$794B
$92.5M 0.67%
616,572
-7,440
-1% -$1.06M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
GOOG icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.6T
$68.4M 0.5%
1,147,020
+12,540
+1% +$751K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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15
Diageo
DEO
$56.6B
$55.3M 0.4%
390,477
-12,178
-3% -$1.75M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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16
American Express
AXP
$215B
$18.9M 0.14%
177,446
-2,955
-2% -$307K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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17
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$44.9B
$16.1M 0.12%
162,402
-1,575
-1% -$152K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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18
ExxonMobil
XOM
$696B
$13.2M 0.1%
154,948
+582
+0.4% +$47.6K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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19
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.28B
$11.5M 0.08%
335,455
-9,573
-3% -$297K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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20
Markel Group
MKL
$24.2B
$9.5M 0.07%
8,000
-90
-1% -$106K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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21
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.91B
$9.14M 0.07%
465,313
+2,652
+0.6% +$52.7K
2014 Q3
16 quarters
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22
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.45B
$7.31M 0.05%
190,266
-5,625
-3% -$213K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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23
Hormel Foods
HRL
$12.2B
$6.3M 0.05%
160,023
+1,422
+0.9% +$54.4K
2013 Q2
21 quarters
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24
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
$6.16M 0.04%
55,415
+560
+1% +$64.9K
2016 Q3
8 quarters
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25
Coca-Cola
KO
$427B
$5.51M 0.04%
119,308
-2,675
-2% -$122K
2013 Q2
21 quarters

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Thomas Russo's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Thomas Russo held 101 positions worth $13.8B, up 0.91% from $13.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 76% of the portfolio.

Thomas Russo's Q3 2018 filing shows 3 new, 24 increased, 47 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alleghany Corp: 324 shares worth $211K. The largest sale was Mastercard, an estimated $64.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 38% of assets, down from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Staples.

  • Thomas Russo's largest Q3 2018 buy was Alleghany Corp: 324 shares worth $211K.
  • Thomas Russo added most to Wells Fargo in Q3 2018, an estimated $63M increase.
  • Thomas Russo's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Mastercard, cutting an estimated $64.3M.
  • Thomas Russo fully exited Wells Fargo & Company Ws in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $1.8M.
  • Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 76% of its $13.8B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Thomas Russo opened 3 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2018.
  • Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 0.91% quarter-over-quarter to $13.8B.

Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.