$11.4 Billion is the total value of Gardner Russo & Gardner's 109 reported holdings in Q2 2015. The portfolio turnover from Q1 2015 to Q2 2015 was 2.7% .
| Value | Shares | ↓ Weighting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSRGY | Buy | Nestle SA-Spons ADR | $1,144,275,000 | -3.1% | 15,842,688 | +1.4% | 10.06% | -5.2% |
| BRKA | Buy | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A | $1,045,145,000 | -5.1% | 5,102 | +0.8% | 9.18% | -7.2% |
| MA | Buy | Mastercard Inc Cl A | $937,808,000 | +8.3% | 10,032,175 | +0.1% | 8.24% | +5.9% |
| PM | Buy | Philip Morris International In | $836,039,000 | +10.0% | 10,428,329 | +3.3% | 7.35% | +7.5% |
| WFC | Sell | Wells Fargo | $825,325,000 | +3.3% | 14,675,054 | -0.0% | 7.25% | +1.0% |
| Buy | Heineken Holding NV | $764,770,000 | +2.4% | 10,903,597 | +0.6% | 6.72% | +0.2% | |
| Buy | Compagnie Financiere Richemont | $681,834,000 | +3.9% | 8,378,806 | +2.9% | 5.99% | +1.6% | |
| Buy | Pernod Ricard | $643,383,000 | -0.5% | 5,573,710 | +2.0% | 5.65% | -2.7% | |
| Buy | SABMiller PLC | $629,268,000 | +1.0% | 12,110,171 | +2.2% | 5.53% | -1.2% | |
| BUD | Buy | Anheuser-Busch InBev ADR | $628,100,000 | -0.7% | 5,205,103 | +0.3% | 5.52% | -2.9% |
| UN | Buy | Unilever NV ADR | $599,752,000 | +1.3% | 14,334,418 | +1.1% | 5.27% | -0.9% |
| BRKB | Buy | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | $336,537,000 | -5.5% | 2,472,536 | +0.2% | 2.96% | -7.7% |
| MO | Sell | Altria Group Inc | $317,918,000 | -3.0% | 6,500,066 | -0.8% | 2.79% | -5.2% |
| BFA | Sell | Brown-Forman Corp Cl A | $302,920,000 | +18.9% | 2,718,726 | -3.2% | 2.66% | +16.2% |
| MLM | Buy | Martin Marietta Materials | $296,663,000 | +2.1% | 2,096,408 | +0.9% | 2.61% | -0.2% |
| Buy | Diageo PLC | $268,584,000 | +7.1% | 9,276,448 | +2.1% | 2.36% | +4.7% | |
| Sell | British American Tobacco PLC | $267,641,000 | +3.6% | 4,983,288 | -0.1% | 2.35% | +1.3% | |
| CMCSK | Sell | Comcast Corp Special Cl A | $249,615,000 | -0.4% | 4,164,417 | -6.8% | 2.19% | -2.5% |
| Buy | JC Decaux SA ACT | $119,709,000 | +52.7% | 2,870,395 | +23.4% | 1.05% | +49.2% | |
| SNI | Sell | Scripps Networks Interactive C | $82,740,000 | -5.5% | 1,265,716 | -0.9% | 0.73% | -7.6% |
| DEO | Buy | Diageo PLC Sponsored ADR | $53,936,000 | +5.7% | 464,807 | +0.7% | 0.47% | +3.3% |
| BFB | Buy | Brown-Forman Corp Cl B | $51,836,000 | +22.9% | 517,433 | +10.8% | 0.46% | +20.3% |
| Buy | The Swatch Group AG-BR | $40,912,000 | +26.8% | 105,010 | +38.0% | 0.36% | +24.1% | |
| V | Buy | Visa Inc Cl A | $36,471,000 | +21.5% | 543,124 | +18.4% | 0.32% | +18.9% |
| XOM | Sell | Exxon Mobil Corp | $13,600,000 | -2.6% | 163,466 | -0.5% | 0.12% | -4.8% |
| MKL | Sell | Markel Corp | $12,913,000 | +3.4% | 16,128 | -0.7% | 0.11% | +0.9% |
| AXP | Buy | American Express | $11,898,000 | +19.0% | 153,088 | +19.6% | 0.10% | +16.7% |
| FMX | Buy | Fomento Economico Mex Sp ADR | $11,318,000 | +12.3% | 127,035 | +17.9% | 0.10% | +8.8% |
| CR | Sell | Crane | $9,734,000 | -7.1% | 165,742 | -1.3% | 0.09% | -8.5% |
| MLHR | Sell | Herman Miller Inc | $9,245,000 | +2.9% | 319,577 | -1.2% | 0.08% | 0.0% |
| Sell | Swedish Match AB | $8,942,000 | -4.3% | 314,674 | -1.0% | 0.08% | -6.0% | |
| KO | Buy | Coca-Cola | $8,924,000 | +10.3% | 227,487 | +14.0% | 0.08% | +6.8% |
| PG | Sell | Procter & Gamble | $8,072,000 | -9.8% | 103,172 | -5.5% | 0.07% | -11.2% |
| PCP | Buy | Precision Castparts Corp | $6,289,000 | -4.6% | 31,465 | +0.3% | 0.06% | -6.8% |
| DANOY | Buy | Danone ADR | $6,091,000 | +120.3% | 471,330 | +129.3% | 0.05% | +116.0% |
| HRL | Sell | Hormel Foods Corp | $5,962,000 | -1.5% | 105,769 | -0.6% | 0.05% | -3.7% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc | $5,827,000 | +14.8% | 86,718 | 0.0% | 0.05% | +10.9% | |
| DOV | Sell | Dover Corp | $5,067,000 | +0.3% | 72,206 | -1.2% | 0.04% | 0.0% |
| JPMWS | Buy | JP Morgan Chase & Co WTS Exp 1wts | $4,969,000 | +24.9% | 200,750 | +11.1% | 0.04% | +22.2% |
| WFCWS | Buy | Wells Fargo WTS Exp 10/28/18wts | $4,560,000 | +25.2% | 202,750 | +14.1% | 0.04% | +21.2% |
| ABT | Abbott Labs | $4,191,000 | +5.9% | 85,400 | 0.0% | 0.04% | +2.8% | |
| RDSA | Buy | Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR A | $4,070,000 | -3.6% | 71,385 | +0.8% | 0.04% | -5.3% |
| CVX | Sell | Chevron Corp | $4,049,000 | -8.8% | 41,973 | -0.8% | 0.04% | -10.0% |
| PEP | Sell | Pepsico Inc | $3,723,000 | -4.9% | 39,892 | -2.6% | 0.03% | -5.7% |
| Sell | Heineken NV | $3,792,000 | -4.4% | 49,991 | -3.8% | 0.03% | -8.3% | |
| MTBWS | Buy | M&T Bank Corp Wts Exp 12/23/1wts | $3,519,000 | -0.7% | 67,600 | +0.1% | 0.03% | -3.1% |
| MKC | Sell | McCormick Inc | $3,441,000 | +4.4% | 42,505 | -0.6% | 0.03% | 0.0% |
| Sell | BIC | $3,187,000 | +11.3% | 20,000 | -0.6% | 0.03% | +7.7% | |
| Nestle SA-REG | $2,984,000 | -4.4% | 41,310 | 0.0% | 0.03% | -7.1% | ||
| Buy | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | $2,668,000 | +0.5% | 30,917 | +0.2% | 0.02% | -4.2% | |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | $2,404,000 | +8.6% | 54,450 | 0.0% | 0.02% | +5.0% | |
| DD | Buy | Du Pont E I De Nemours | $2,369,000 | -10.0% | 37,048 | +0.6% | 0.02% | -12.5% |
| OUT | Buy | Outfront Media Inc | $2,268,000 | +390.9% | 89,847 | +482.4% | 0.02% | +400.0% |
| GS | Sell | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $2,170,000 | +6.9% | 10,393 | -3.7% | 0.02% | +5.6% |
| Sell | Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg | $2,065,000 | -4.1% | 33 | -2.9% | 0.02% | -5.3% | |
| CMCSA | Sell | Comcast Corp New Cl A | $1,920,000 | +6.3% | 31,926 | -0.2% | 0.02% | +6.2% |
| HEINY | Sell | Heineken NV Spons ADR | $1,909,000 | -4.1% | 50,337 | -3.5% | 0.02% | -5.6% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | $1,797,000 | -2.0% | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.02% | 0.0% | ||
| EVF | Buy | Eaton Vance Sr Income TR SFsh ben int | $1,738,000 | -3.9% | 279,947 | +0.7% | 0.02% | -6.2% |
| PNC | Sell | PNC Bank Corp | $1,716,000 | +0.6% | 17,944 | -1.9% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| BBT | Buy | BB&T Corp | $1,709,000 | +4.1% | 42,408 | +0.7% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| CFRUY | Sell | CIE Financiere Richemont-Unsp | $1,565,000 | -1.9% | 192,350 | -2.9% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| IBM | Sell | I B M | $1,549,000 | +1.0% | 9,524 | -0.3% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Unilever NV | $1,561,000 | -0.4% | 37,500 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | ||
| SBMRY | Sell | SABMiller PLC Sponsored ADR | $1,590,000 | -1.3% | 30,600 | -0.2% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| PDRDY | Sell | Pernod-Ricard SA-Unspon ADR | $1,461,000 | -6.1% | 63,275 | -3.8% | 0.01% | -7.1% |
| PX | Sell | Praxair Inc | $1,384,000 | -2.5% | 11,575 | -1.5% | 0.01% | -7.7% |
| WMT | Sell | Wal Mart Stores Inc | $1,381,000 | -16.2% | 19,474 | -2.7% | 0.01% | -20.0% |
| Pargesa Holding AG - B | $1,363,000 | -4.4% | 20,250 | 0.0% | 0.01% | -7.7% | ||
| Sell | Loreal SA | $1,141,000 | -11.1% | 6,400 | -8.2% | 0.01% | -16.7% | |
| Sell | A P Moller-Maersk A/S | $972,000 | -16.2% | 554 | -3.0% | 0.01% | -10.0% | |
| LAMR | Sell | Lamar Advertising Co-A | $994,000 | -5.6% | 17,285 | -2.7% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| BAC | Bank Amer Corp | $870,000 | +10.7% | 51,100 | 0.0% | 0.01% | +14.3% | |
| BTI | Sell | British Amern Tob PLC ADR | $750,000 | +2.5% | 6,925 | -1.8% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| COST | Costco Whsl Corp | $764,000 | -10.9% | 5,655 | 0.0% | 0.01% | -12.5% | |
| GOOGL | Google Inc Cl A | $666,000 | -2.6% | 1,233 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| GOOG | Google Inc Cl C | $608,000 | -5.0% | 1,168 | 0.0% | 0.01% | -16.7% | |
| DIS | Disney Walt Productions | $554,000 | +8.8% | 4,850 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| CBI | Sell | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV | $529,000 | +0.2% | 10,575 | -1.4% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| FULT | Sell | Fulton Finl Corp | $484,000 | -22.6% | 37,030 | -26.9% | 0.00% | -33.3% |
| COP | Sell | Conocophillips | $448,000 | -7.6% | 7,288 | -6.4% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| MYL | Mylan NV | $397,000 | +14.4% | 5,850 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| AIG | American Intl Group Inc | $371,000 | +12.8% | 6,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| BP | Sell | BP PLC ADR | $312,000 | +2.0% | 7,814 | -0.2% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| PXD | Pioneer Nat Res | $374,000 | -15.2% | 2,700 | 0.0% | 0.00% | -25.0% | |
| MCD | McDonalds Corp | $347,000 | -2.3% | 3,645 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| ORCL | Sell | Oracle Corp | $302,000 | -30.1% | 7,500 | -25.0% | 0.00% | -25.0% |
| CSL | Carlisle Inc | $350,000 | +8.0% | 3,500 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| MRK | Merck Inc | $218,000 | -0.9% | 3,836 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| SLB | Sell | Schlumberger LTD | $218,000 | -7.6% | 2,525 | -10.6% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| SPB | New | Spectrum Brands Hldgs Inc | $204,000 | – | 2,000 | +100.0% | 0.00% | – |
| SUSQ | Susquehanna Bancshrs Inc | $198,000 | +3.1% | 14,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| UNP | Sell | Union Pac Corp | $239,000 | -19.3% | 2,510 | -8.1% | 0.00% | -33.3% |
| WBC | Sell | WABCO Holdings Inc | $211,000 | -11.3% | 1,703 | -12.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| GD | Sell | General Dynamics Corp | $227,000 | -4.6% | 1,600 | -8.6% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| GE | General Electric | $280,000 | +6.9% | 10,546 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Groupe Danone | $239,000 | -4.0% | 3,700 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| HTLD | Sell | Heartland Express Inc | $253,000 | -26.5% | 12,499 | -13.8% | 0.00% | -33.3% |
| GHC | Sell | Graham Holdings Co | $218,000 | -92.2% | 203 | -92.4% | 0.00% | -92.0% |
| NLSN | Buy | Nielsen NV | $244,000 | +7.5% | 5,450 | +6.9% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Buy | Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna | $186,000 | +10.1% | 34,500 | +15.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| PZ Cussons PLC | $85,000 | +11.8% | 15,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| CSFL | Centerstate BKS FLA Inc | $149,000 | +13.7% | 11,004 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Sell | Templeton Global Bond FDsh ben int | $143,000 | -29.9% | 11,714 | -29.1% | 0.00% | -50.0% | |
| Pimco High Yield Fun-Instlsh ben int | $101,000 | -1.9% | 11,116 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Sell | Indivior PLC | $102,000 | +20.0% | 28,907 | -4.3% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Bollore | $160,000 | 0.0% | 30,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Cir SPA | $133,000 | -8.9% | 125,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| LT Group Inc | $46,000 | -16.4% | 150,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | – | ||
| Y | Exit | Alleghany Corp | $0 | – | -421 | -100.0% | -0.00% | – |
| Exit | Schibsted A/S | $0 | – | -6,150 | -100.0% | -0.00% | – |
Original filings
The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:
- View 13F-HR filed 2015-08-11
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% |
View Gardner Russo & Gardner's complete holdings history.
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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