$10.1 Billion is the total value of Gardner Russo & Gardner's 110 reported holdings in Q4 2013. The portfolio turnover from Q3 2013 to Q4 2013 was 6.2% .
| Value | Shares | ↓ Weighting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSRGY | Buy | Nestle SA-Spons ADR | $1,066,151,000 | +8.3% | 14,520,387 | +3.1% | 10.54% | +0.9% |
| BRKA | Buy | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A | $903,376,000 | +7.0% | 5,078 | +2.5% | 8.93% | -0.3% |
| PM | Buy | Philip Morris International In | $868,783,000 | +4.3% | 9,971,107 | +3.7% | 8.59% | -2.8% |
| MA | Sell | Mastercard Inc Cl A | $827,729,000 | +22.8% | 990,747 | -1.1% | 8.18% | +14.4% |
| Buy | Compagnie Financiere Richemont | $692,543,000 | +1.6% | 6,912,947 | +1.7% | 6.85% | -5.3% | |
| WFC | Buy | Wells Fargo | $659,879,000 | +14.8% | 14,534,770 | +4.5% | 6.52% | +7.0% |
| Buy | Heineken Holding NV | $645,174,000 | +2.2% | 10,181,924 | +2.1% | 6.38% | -4.8% | |
| Buy | SABMiller PLC | $566,901,000 | +4.6% | 11,037,653 | +3.6% | 5.61% | -2.6% | |
| Buy | Pernod Ricard | $540,054,000 | -1.8% | 4,732,860 | +6.9% | 5.34% | -8.5% | |
| BUD | Buy | Anheuser-Busch InBev ADR | $526,381,000 | +9.8% | 4,944,404 | +2.3% | 5.20% | +2.3% |
| UN | Buy | Unilever NV ADR | $475,061,000 | +18.1% | 11,808,636 | +10.8% | 4.70% | +10.1% |
| BRKB | Buy | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | $274,785,000 | +7.0% | 2,317,684 | +2.5% | 2.72% | -0.3% |
| MO | Sell | Altria Group Inc | $271,615,000 | +2.6% | 7,075,151 | -8.2% | 2.69% | -4.4% |
| Buy | Diageo PLC | $268,078,000 | +6.6% | 8,092,869 | +2.4% | 2.65% | -0.7% | |
| Sell | British American Tobacco PLC | $254,545,000 | -3.4% | 4,746,338 | -4.4% | 2.52% | -9.9% | |
| CMCSK | Buy | Comcast Corp Special Cl A | $237,090,000 | +15.2% | 4,753,215 | +0.1% | 2.34% | +7.4% |
| BFA | Buy | Brown-Forman Corp Cl A | $211,640,000 | +13.5% | 2,868,913 | +1.8% | 2.09% | +5.8% |
| MLM | Buy | Martin Marietta Materials | $193,040,000 | +10.1% | 1,931,562 | +8.1% | 1.91% | +2.6% |
| SNI | Buy | Scripps Networks Interactive C | $121,049,000 | +11.2% | 1,400,871 | +0.5% | 1.20% | +3.6% |
| Sell | JC Decaux SA ACT | $60,374,000 | +10.4% | 1,461,955 | -1.5% | 0.60% | +2.9% | |
| DEO | Buy | Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR | $54,783,000 | +4.6% | 413,704 | +0.4% | 0.54% | -2.5% |
| GHC | New | Graham Holdings Co | $50,310,000 | – | 75,845 | +100.0% | 0.50% | – |
| Sell | The Swatch Group AG-BR | $39,151,000 | +3.1% | 58,870 | -0.3% | 0.39% | -4.0% | |
| BFB | Sell | Brown-Forman Corp Cl B | $32,112,000 | +10.2% | 424,931 | -0.6% | 0.32% | +2.9% |
| V | Buy | Visa Inc Cl A | $24,156,000 | +18.7% | 108,477 | +1.9% | 0.24% | +10.6% |
| XOM | Sell | Exxon Mobil Corp | $21,345,000 | +16.9% | 210,918 | -0.6% | 0.21% | +8.8% |
| CR | Sell | Crane | $11,604,000 | +5.0% | 172,552 | -3.7% | 0.12% | -1.7% |
| AXP | Sell | American Express | $11,486,000 | +19.8% | 126,595 | -0.3% | 0.11% | +11.8% |
| MKL | Sell | Markel Corp | $11,100,000 | +8.4% | 19,127 | -3.3% | 0.11% | +0.9% |
| Sell | Swedish Match AB | $11,131,000 | -13.6% | 346,062 | -5.1% | 0.11% | -19.7% | |
| FMX | Sell | Fomento Economico Mex Sp ADR | $10,732,000 | -6.5% | 109,655 | -7.2% | 0.11% | -13.1% |
| MLHR | Sell | Herman Miller Inc | $10,609,000 | -4.2% | 359,370 | -5.3% | 0.10% | -11.0% |
| GS | Sell | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $10,099,000 | +10.9% | 56,975 | -1.0% | 0.10% | +3.1% |
| PG | Sell | Procter & Gamble | $10,092,000 | +5.2% | 123,962 | -2.3% | 0.10% | -2.0% |
| KO | Sell | Coca-Cola | $8,399,000 | +7.2% | 203,323 | -1.7% | 0.08% | 0.0% |
| CVX | Sell | Chevron Corp | $8,089,000 | +1.7% | 64,761 | -1.1% | 0.08% | -4.8% |
| DOV | Sell | Dover Corp | $7,827,000 | +4.3% | 81,075 | -2.9% | 0.08% | -3.8% |
| RDSA | Sell | Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR A | $5,339,000 | +0.4% | 74,915 | -7.5% | 0.05% | -5.4% |
| HRL | Sell | Hormel Foods Corp | $5,280,000 | +1.9% | 116,900 | -5.0% | 0.05% | -5.5% |
| PEP | Sell | Pepsico Inc | $4,829,000 | +2.5% | 58,221 | -1.7% | 0.05% | -4.0% |
| Berner Gruppen | $4,801,000 | -38.1% | 116,554 | 0.0% | 0.05% | -42.7% | ||
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc | $4,583,000 | +18.1% | 86,777 | 0.0% | 0.04% | +9.8% | |
| PX | Sell | Praxair Inc | $3,839,000 | +8.0% | 29,525 | -0.2% | 0.04% | 0.0% |
| Sell | Heineken NV | $3,530,000 | -8.6% | 52,191 | -4.2% | 0.04% | -14.6% | |
| ABT | Abbott Labs | $3,316,000 | +15.5% | 86,503 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +10.0% | |
| MKC | Sell | McCormick Inc | $3,163,000 | +2.3% | 45,900 | -3.9% | 0.03% | -6.1% |
| IBM | I B M | $3,126,000 | +1.3% | 16,668 | 0.0% | 0.03% | -6.1% | |
| PCP | Precision Castparts Corp | $3,050,000 | +18.5% | 11,325 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +11.1% | |
| JPMWS | JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1wts | $2,923,000 | +15.7% | 150,750 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +7.4% | |
| Buy | Nestle SA-REG | $2,970,000 | +6.1% | 40,310 | +0.8% | 0.03% | -3.3% | |
| WFCWS | Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18wts | $2,826,000 | +13.2% | 177,750 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +7.7% | |
| DD | Buy | Du Pont E I De Nemours | $2,832,000 | +12.4% | 43,591 | +1.3% | 0.03% | +3.7% |
| DANOY | Sell | Danone ADR | $2,862,000 | -6.4% | 198,475 | -2.3% | 0.03% | -12.5% |
| CMCSA | Sell | Comcast Corp New Cl A | $2,741,000 | +15.1% | 52,746 | -0.1% | 0.03% | +8.0% |
| DE | Deere & Co | $2,732,000 | +12.2% | 29,915 | 0.0% | 0.03% | +3.8% | |
| Sell | BIC | $2,489,000 | -5.8% | 20,285 | -10.6% | 0.02% | -10.7% | |
| MSFT | Sell | Microsoft Corp | $2,310,000 | +11.0% | 61,744 | -1.3% | 0.02% | +4.5% |
| PNC | PNC Bank Corp | $1,989,000 | +7.1% | 25,644 | 0.0% | 0.02% | 0.0% | |
| Sell | Pargesa Holding AG - B | $1,943,000 | -4.8% | 23,950 | -11.9% | 0.02% | -13.6% | |
| Buy | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | $1,958,000 | +50.3% | 24,665 | +38.6% | 0.02% | +35.7% | |
| Sell | Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg | $1,954,000 | +5.3% | 36 | -7.7% | 0.02% | -5.0% | |
| EVF | Buy | Eaton Vance Sr Income TR SFsh ben int | $1,854,000 | -1.6% | 268,256 | +0.1% | 0.02% | -10.0% |
| WMT | Sell | Wal Mart Stores Inc | $1,771,000 | +6.2% | 22,509 | -0.2% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | $1,597,000 | +6.9% | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.02% | 0.0% | ||
| CFRUY | Sell | CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp | $1,549,000 | -1.2% | 155,125 | -0.9% | 0.02% | -11.8% |
| BBT | Sell | BB&T Corp | $1,524,000 | +8.6% | 40,829 | -1.7% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| HEINY | Sell | Heineken NV Spons ADR | $1,462,000 | -4.9% | 43,246 | -0.2% | 0.01% | -12.5% |
| BTI | Buy | British Amern Tob PLC ADR | $1,456,000 | +109.8% | 13,550 | +105.3% | 0.01% | +100.0% |
| NHST Media Group | $1,401,000 | +6.5% | 19,772 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | ||
| Sell | A P Moller-Maersk A/S | $1,294,000 | +6.8% | 125 | -10.7% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| SBMRY | Buy | SABMiller PLC Sponsored ADR | $1,338,000 | +3.2% | 26,060 | +2.4% | 0.01% | -7.1% |
| Buy | Unilever NV | $1,311,000 | +12.2% | 32,500 | +8.3% | 0.01% | +8.3% | |
| MTBWS | M&T Bank Corp Wts Exp 12/23/1wts | $1,290,000 | +12.4% | 30,000 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +8.3% | |
| PDRDY | Buy | Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon ADR | $1,186,000 | -3.5% | 51,985 | +5.1% | 0.01% | -7.7% |
| CBI | Sell | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV | $1,237,000 | +19.1% | 14,875 | -2.9% | 0.01% | +9.1% |
| GE | General Electric | $1,219,000 | +17.3% | 43,501 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +9.1% | |
| GOOGL | Sell | Google Inc Cl A | $1,139,000 | +25.6% | 1,016 | -1.9% | 0.01% | +10.0% |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Cl A | $1,072,000 | +11.1% | 20,525 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +10.0% | |
| BP | BP PLC ADR | $1,104,000 | +15.7% | 22,707 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +10.0% | |
| FULT | Fulton Finl Corp | $1,051,000 | +12.0% | 80,298 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| Buy | Loreal SA | $999,000 | +118.1% | 5,675 | +112.9% | 0.01% | +100.0% | |
| COP | Sell | Conocophillips | $908,000 | -12.1% | 12,856 | -13.5% | 0.01% | -18.2% |
| CSL | Sell | Carlisle Inc | $770,000 | +11.9% | 9,700 | -0.9% | 0.01% | +14.3% |
| SWZ | Buy | Swiss Helvetia FD Inc | $782,000 | +7.7% | 56,025 | +9.8% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| BAC | Bank Amer Corp | $771,000 | +12.9% | 49,500 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +14.3% | |
| COST | Costco Whsl Corp | $697,000 | +3.4% | 5,855 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| PXD | Pioneer Nat Res | $497,000 | -2.5% | 2,700 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| PGR | Sell | Progressive Corp Ohio | $458,000 | -80.7% | 16,778 | -80.7% | 0.01% | -80.0% |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp | $478,000 | +15.2% | 12,500 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +25.0% | |
| DIS | Disney Walt Productions | $487,000 | +18.5% | 6,375 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +25.0% | |
| MCD | Sell | McDonalds Corp | $384,000 | -2.5% | 3,960 | -3.2% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Schibsted A/S | $406,000 | +28.1% | 6,150 | 0.0% | 0.00% | +33.3% | ||
| HTLD | Heartland Express Inc | $284,000 | +37.9% | 14,499 | 0.0% | 0.00% | +50.0% | |
| SLB | Schlumberger LTD | $302,000 | +2.0% | 3,350 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | $315,000 | +13.7% | 6,625 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| AIG | American Intl Group Inc | $306,000 | +4.8% | 6,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| GD | General Dynamics Corp | $287,000 | +9.1% | 3,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| NTRS | Sell | Northern Trust Corp | $268,000 | +11.7% | 4,334 | -1.8% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| DHR | Danaher Corp | $320,000 | +11.1% | 4,151 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| BA | Boeing | $332,000 | +16.1% | 2,430 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| SUSQ | Susquehanna Bancshrs Inc | $224,000 | +2.8% | 17,429 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| PSX | New | Phillips 66 | $210,000 | – | 2,720 | +100.0% | 0.00% | – |
| MRK | Sell | Merck Inc | $227,000 | -16.8% | 4,536 | -20.9% | 0.00% | -33.3% |
| Sell | Syngenta AG | $209,000 | -14.7% | 521 | -13.2% | 0.00% | -33.3% | |
| Groupe Danone | $252,000 | -4.5% | 3,500 | 0.0% | 0.00% | -33.3% | ||
| Cir SPA | $197,000 | -0.5% | 125,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Pimco High Yield Fun-Instlsh ben int | $107,000 | +1.9% | 11,116 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| PZ Cussons PLC | $94,000 | -6.9% | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| CSFL | Centerstate BKS FLA Inc | $112,000 | +4.7% | 11,004 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Buy | Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna | $128,000 | +82.9% | 25,000 | +100.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Exit | Wal-Mart De Mexico S A | $0 | – | -10,000 | -100.0% | 0.00% | – | |
| Exit | Berner Gruppen PFDpfd | $0 | – | -3,501 | -100.0% | -0.00% | – | |
| LUK | Exit | Leucadia Natl Corp | $0 | – | -18,100 | -100.0% | -0.01% | – |
| HAS | Exit | Hasbro Inc | $0 | – | -626,021 | -100.0% | -0.31% | – |
| WPO | Exit | Washington Post Cl B | $0 | – | -80,868 | -100.0% | -0.52% | – |
Original filings
The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:
- View 13F-HR filed 2014-02-12
About Gardner Russo & Gardner
Gardner Russo & Gardner is a well-known investment management firm that has been in operation for over 50 years. The company was founded by Thomas Russo and Eugene Gardner in 1965 and has since grown to become a leading investment firm with over $15 billion in assets under management.
The firm is known for its long-term investment approach, which focuses on investing in high-quality companies with strong competitive advantages and sustainable business models. This approach has helped the firm to consistently outperform the market over the long term.
One of the key figures at Gardner Russo & Gardner is Thomas Russo, who is the Managing Member of the firm. Russo is a highly respected investor who has been recognized for his investment expertise by publications such as Barron's and Forbes. He is known for his focus on investing in consumer goods companies and has been a long-time investor in companies such as Nestle and Berkshire Hathaway.
Another important figure at the firm is Robert Gardiner, who is the Chief Investment Officer. Gardiner has been with the firm for over 30 years and is responsible for overseeing the firm's investment strategy and portfolio management.
Overall, Gardner Russo & Gardner is a well-respected investment management firm with a long track record of success. Its focus on investing in high-quality companies with sustainable business models has helped it to consistently outperform the market over the long term.
It's important to note that this information is for educational purposes only and has not been fact-checked. As with any investment, it's important to do your own research and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
Top long-term holdings
| Name | Quarters owned | Latest quarter owned | Max weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle SA Sponsored ADR | 42 | Q3 2023 | 12.9% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A | 42 | Q3 2023 | 14.4% |
| Mastercard Inc Cl A | 42 | Q3 2023 | 16.2% |
| Philip Morris International In | 42 | Q3 2023 | 9.3% |
| Heineken Holding NV | 42 | Q3 2023 | 7.8% |
| Pernod Ricard | 42 | Q3 2023 | 7.7% |
| Wells Fargo | 42 | Q3 2023 | 7.3% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | 42 | Q3 2023 | 6.2% |
| Martin Marietta Materials | 42 | Q3 2023 | 4.6% |
| Brown-Forman Corp Cl A | 42 | Q3 2023 | 2.7% |
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Latest filings
| Type | Filed |
|---|---|
| 13F-HR | 2024-02-13 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-11-14 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-08-11 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-05-11 |
| 13F-HR | 2023-02-13 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-11-10 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-08-04 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-05-12 |
| 13F-HR | 2022-02-10 |
| 13F-HR | 2021-11-15 |
View Gardner Russo & Gardner's complete filings history.
All filings
- Holdings (13F-HR)
- Significant ownership (13-D/G)
- Insider transactions (4, 5, 6)
- Events (8-K)
- Shareholder votes (proxy)
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