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
|
+$40.6M |
| 2 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$40.4M |
| 3 |
Crane Co
CR
|
+$5.43M |
| 4 |
Fulton Financial
FULT
|
+$241K |
| 5 |
Markel Group
MKL
|
+$227K |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unilever
UL
|
+$77M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
|
+$24.4M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$23.9M |
| 4 |
Mastercard
MA
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$11.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 32.16% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 17.01% |
| 3 | Consumer Staples | 10.16% |
| 4 | Materials | 4.59% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.2% |
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Thomas Russo's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, Thomas Russo held 85 positions worth $10.1B, up 5% from $9.64B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 80% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2023: portfolio turnover was 3.5%. Thomas Russo opened 1 new position and exited 2, leaving the 85-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's largest Q2 2023 buy was Crane Co: 70,331 shares worth $6.27M.
- Thomas Russo added most to Netflix in Q2 2023, an estimated $40.6M increase.
- Thomas Russo's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Unilever, cutting an estimated $77M.
- Thomas Russo fully exited Crane NXT in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $7.98M.
- Thomas Russo's ten largest holdings make up 80% of its $10.1B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- Thomas Russo opened 1 new position and closed 2 in Q2 2023.
- Thomas Russo's portfolio value rose 5% quarter-over-quarter to $10.1B.
Based on Gardner Russo & Quinn's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 11 Aug 2023.