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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$115M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$51.6M |
| 3 |
Cable One
CABO
|
+$1.81M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$855K |
| 5 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$278K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unilever
UL
|
+$39.1M |
| 2 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$31.5M |
| 3 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$22.1M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$22.1M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$11M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 31.31% |
| 2 | Consumer Staples | 14.51% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 13.58% |
| 4 | Materials | 3.74% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.02% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.06T
| $1.13B | 12.59% |
2,752
-47
| -2% | -$22.1M |
|
|
2
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $854M | 9.55% |
2,706,785
-91,434
| -3% | -$31.5M |
|
|
3
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $814M | 9.1% |
7,443,600
+436,700
| +6% | +$51.6M |
|
4
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
| $685M | 7.66% |
6,940,111
-65,455
| -0.9% | -$6.67M |
|
|
5
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.06T
| $477M | 5.34% |
1,748,767
-34,948
| -2% | -$11M |
|
6
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32.1B
| $323M | 3.61% |
1,079,827
-13,144
| -1% | -$4.48M |
|
|
7
Unilever
UL
$138B
| $319M | 3.57% |
6,189,260
-767,537
| -11% | -$39.1M |
|
|
8
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| $220M | 2.46% |
1,954,492
-178,540
| -8% | -$22.1M |
|
9
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $185M | 2.07% |
4,720,538
-155,439
| -3% | -$6.67M |
|
10
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.3B
| $181M | 2.02% |
2,673,548
-27,033
| -1% | -$1.71M |
|
|
11
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $180M | 2.01% |
1,581,740
+8,722
| +0.6% | +$855K |
|
|
12
Cable One
CABO
$129M
| $121M | 1.35% |
93,938
+1,425
| +2% | +$1.81M |
|
|
13
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $91.1M | 1.02% |
+5,208,420
| New | +$115M |
|
|
14
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.1B
| $73.4M | 0.82% |
1,046,701
-24,332
| -2% | -$1.63M |
|
15
Visa
V
$693B
| $72.6M | 0.81% |
368,640
-10,597
| -3% | -$2.19M |
|
16
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $32.5M | 0.36% |
830,783
-45,663
| -5% | -$2M |
|
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $15.3M | 0.17% |
178,264
-1,599
| -0.9% | -$144K |
|
18
Altria Group
MO
$110B
| $13.9M | 0.16% |
332,846
+1,302
| +0.4% | +$67.4K |
|
19
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| $8.79M | 0.1% |
61,887
-5,290
| -8% | -$874K |
|
20
Markel Group
MKL
$22.2B
| $8.55M | 0.1% |
6,611
+94
| +1% | +$129K |
|
21
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.89B
| $6.51M | 0.07% |
214,071
| – | – |
|
22
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $6.38M | 0.07% |
134,616
-3,175
| -2% | -$158K |
|
23
American Express
AXP
$227B
| $5.52M | 0.06% |
39,836
-381
| -0.9% | -$62.9K |
|
24
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| $5.4M | 0.06% |
37,531
-841
| -2% | -$126K |
|
25
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.25B
| $4.52M | 0.05% |
270,689
+9,032
| +3% | +$196K |
|
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2022, Thomas Russo held 87 positions worth $8.94B, down 14% from $10.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 79% of the portfolio.
Thomas Russo's Q2 2022 filing shows 3 new, 19 increased, 42 reduced and 2 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Netflix: 5,208,420 shares worth $91.1M. The largest sale was Unilever, an estimated $39.1M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 31% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Communication Services.
- Thomas Russo's largest Q2 2022 buy was Netflix: 5,208,420 shares worth $91.1M.
- Thomas Russo added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2022, an estimated $51.6M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2022 reduction was Unilever, cutting an estimated $39.1M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Kraft Heinz in Q2 2022, selling an estimated $236K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 79% of its $8.94B portfolio in Q2 2022.
- Thomas Russo opened 3 new positions and closed 2 in Q2 2022.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $8.94B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2022, filed 4 Aug 2022.