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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$47.8M |
| 2 |
Markel Group
MKL
|
+$1.36M |
| 3 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$609K |
| 4 |
Cable One
CABO
|
+$435K |
| 5 |
Fulton Financial
FULT
|
+$202K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unilever
UL
|
+$61.2M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$9.8M |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$8.32M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$5.38M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$3.45M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 30.82% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 15.08% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 11.48% |
| 4 | Materials | 3.82% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.22% |
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Thomas Russo's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2023, Thomas Russo held 85 positions worth $9.64B, up 6.4% from $9.06B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 81% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q1 2023: portfolio turnover was 3.5%. Thomas Russo opened 2 new positions and exited 1, leaving the 85-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 31% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Staples.
- Thomas Russo added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q1 2023, an estimated $47.8M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Unilever, cutting an estimated $61.2M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited MillerKnoll in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $328K.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 81% of its $9.64B portfolio in Q1 2023.
- Thomas Russo opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q1 2023.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $9.64B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 11 May 2023.