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
|
+$93.3M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$28.7M |
| 3 |
Cable One
CABO
|
+$2.19M |
| 4 |
Markel Group
MKL
|
+$1.74M |
| 5 |
Altria Group
MO
|
+$135K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$180M |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$27.5M |
| 3 |
Unilever
UL
|
+$25.8M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$18M |
| 5 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$14.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 31.85% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 14.07% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 13.69% |
| 4 | Materials | 4.29% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.2% |
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Thomas Russo's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2022, Thomas Russo held 86 positions worth $8.27B, down 7.6% from $8.94B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q3 2022: portfolio turnover was 4.7%. Thomas Russo opened 1 new position and exited 3, leaving the 86-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 32% of assets, up from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Staples.
- Thomas Russo added most to Netflix in Q3 2022, an estimated $93.3M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $27.5M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Alibaba in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $180M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $8.27B portfolio in Q3 2022.
- Thomas Russo opened 1 new position and closed 3 in Q3 2022.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value fell 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $8.27B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 10 Nov 2022.