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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
+2.77%
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
$13.2B
AUM Growth
+$279M
(+2.2%)
Cap. Flow
-$361M
Cap. Flow % of AUM
Cap. Flow %
-2.74%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
77.01%
Holding
99
New
6
Increased
9
Reduced
56
Closed
4
Avg Time Held
4.7
years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
5.5
years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
5.2
years
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$118M |
| 2 |
Dow Inc
DOW
|
+$804K |
| 3 |
Corteva
CTVA
|
+$412K |
| 4 |
Y
Alleghany Corp
Y
|
+$215K |
| 5 |
Vulcan Materials
VMC
|
+$182K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$131M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$29.8M |
| 3 |
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
|
+$26M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$25.3M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$17.5M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 38.27% |
| 2 | Financials | 32.86% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 21.7% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 3.57% |
| 5 | Materials | 3.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Mastercard
MA
$570B
| $1.83B | 13.91% |
6,914,951
-521,695
| -7% | -$131M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
2
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.25T
| $1.27B | 9.69% |
4,002
-96
| -2% | -$29.8M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
3
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $782M | 5.94% |
12,874,544
-434,698
| -3% | -$26M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
4
Philip Morris
PM
$309B
| $732M | 5.56% |
9,317,748
-306,336
| -3% | -$25.3M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
5
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
| $702M | 5.34% |
7,916,391
-137,023
| -2% | -$11.8M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
6
Wells Fargo
WFC
$257B
| $598M | 4.55% |
12,636,204
-12,664
| -0.1% | -$592K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
7
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.25T
| $497M | 3.78% |
2,332,814
-84,787
| -4% | -$17.5M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
8
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37B
| $413M | 3.14% |
1,794,450
-58,720
| -3% | -$12.7M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
9
Comcast
CMCSA
$88.1B
| $256M | 1.95% |
6,054,812
-232,627
| -4% | -$9.8M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
10
Altria Group
MO
$130B
| $236M | 1.8% |
4,989,460
-124,539
| -2% | -$6.52M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
11
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$14.1B
| $217M | 1.65% |
3,944,019
-109,971
| -3% | -$5.76M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
12
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.64T
| $211M | 1.61% |
3,910,680
+2,044,300
| +110% | +$118M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
13
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.7B
| $105M | 0.8% |
1,894,106
-114,692
| -6% | -$6.12M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
14
Visa
V
$787B
| $89M | 0.68% |
512,994
-7,176
| -1% | -$1.17M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
15
Diageo
DEO
$55.7B
| $41.6M | 0.32% |
241,341
-102,460
| -30% | -$17.2M |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
16
American Express
AXP
$214B
| $17.2M | 0.13% |
139,430
-5,384
| -4% | -$632K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
17
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$44.8B
| $12.8M | 0.1% |
132,167
-4,967
| -4% | -$481K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
18
ExxonMobil
XOM
$694B
| $11.6M | 0.09% |
150,932
-352
| -0.2% | -$27.2K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
19
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.9B
| $8.44M | 0.06% |
332,566
-14,246
| -4% | -$347K |
2014 Q3
19 quarters
|
|
20
Markel Group
MKL
$24.1B
| $8.37M | 0.06% |
7,684
-85
| -1% | -$89.1K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
21
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.27B
| $8.31M | 0.06% |
286,872
-8,493
| -3% | -$247K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
22
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.46B
| $7.76M | 0.06% |
173,716
-3,000
| -2% | -$113K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
|
23
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36B
| $7.63M | 0.06% |
55,587
+1,424
| +3% | +$182K |
2016 Q3
11 quarters
|
|
24
Hormel Foods
HRL
$12B
| $6.21M | 0.05% |
153,293
-200
| -0.1% | -$8.11K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
25
Coca-Cola
KO
$420B
| $5.4M | 0.04% |
106,017
-4,982
| -4% | -$244K |
2013 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Thomas Russo held 99 positions worth $13.2B, up 2.2% from $12.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 77% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q2 2019 filing shows 6 new, 9 increased, 56 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Dow Inc: 15,239 shares worth $751K. The largest sale was Mastercard, an estimated $131M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 38% of assets, up from 38% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Staples.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q2 2019 buy was Dow Inc: 15,239 shares worth $751K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2019, an estimated $118M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Mastercard, cutting an estimated $131M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Chemours in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $238K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 77% of its $13.2B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Thomas Russo opened 6 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2019.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $13.2B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 13 Aug 2019.