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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$76.4M |
| 2 |
Cable One
CABO
|
+$21.9M |
| 3 |
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
|
+$619K |
| 4 |
Vulcan Materials
VMC
|
+$235K |
| 5 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$208K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$61.8M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$47.8M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$46.2M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$45.8M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$19.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 31.24% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 14.27% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 12.51% |
| 4 | Materials | 3.8% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.84% |
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Thomas Russo held 92 positions worth $11.8B, up 8% from $11B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 76% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q2 2021 filing shows 2 new, 20 increased, 42 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Nike: 1,542 shares worth $238K. The largest sale was Mastercard, an estimated $61.8M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 31% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Communication Services.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q2 2021 buy was Nike: 1,542 shares worth $238K.
- Thomas Russo added most to Alibaba in Q2 2021, an estimated $76.4M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Mastercard, cutting an estimated $61.8M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Chemours in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $232K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 76% of its $11.8B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Thomas Russo opened 2 new positions and closed 4 in Q2 2021.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 8% quarter-over-quarter to $11.8B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 12 Aug 2021.