$10.1 Billion is the total value of Gardner Russo & Gardner's 83 reported holdings in Q2 2023. The portfolio turnover from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 was 3.6% .
| Value | Shares | ↓ Weighting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRKA | Sell | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A | $1,310,059,300 | +9.1% | 2,530 | -1.9% | 12.94% | +3.9% |
| GOOG | Sell | Alphabet Inc Cl C | $994,502,233 | +13.5% | 8,221,065 | -2.4% | 9.82% | +8.0% |
| NSRGY | Sell | Nestle SA Sponsored ADR | $965,103,827 | -3.2% | 8,019,143 | -2.1% | 9.53% | -7.8% |
| MA | Sell | Mastercard Inc Cl A | $950,707,651 | +5.7% | 2,417,258 | -2.3% | 9.39% | +0.7% |
| Sell | Compagnie Financiere Richemont | $872,547,130 | -1.1% | 5,147,539 | -6.8% | 8.62% | -5.8% | |
| Sell | Heineken Holding NV | $694,693,617 | -7.7% | 7,994,343 | -2.4% | 6.86% | -12.1% | |
| Sell | Pernod Ricard | $632,076,329 | -4.7% | 2,862,426 | -2.2% | 6.24% | -9.3% | |
| PM | Sell | Philip Morris International In | $616,408,850 | -1.4% | 6,314,371 | -1.8% | 6.09% | -6.1% |
| BRKB | Sell | Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B | $554,313,573 | +9.4% | 1,625,553 | -1.0% | 5.48% | +4.1% |
| NFLX | Buy | Netflix Inc | $517,903,915 | +40.7% | 1,175,745 | +10.3% | 5.12% | +34.0% |
| MLM | Sell | Martin Marietta Materials | $449,464,238 | +26.4% | 973,520 | -2.8% | 4.44% | +20.4% |
| Buy | Ashtead Group PLC | $371,373,790 | +17.2% | 5,365,720 | +3.8% | 3.67% | +11.6% | |
| JPM | Buy | J.P. Morgan Chase | $307,302,711 | +29.7% | 2,112,917 | +16.2% | 3.04% | +23.5% |
| BFA | Sell | Brown-Forman Corp Cl A | $163,390,693 | +2.3% | 2,400,333 | -2.0% | 1.61% | -2.5% |
| CMCSA | Sell | Comcast Corp New Cl A | $150,183,939 | +5.2% | 3,614,535 | -4.0% | 1.48% | +0.3% |
| UL | Sell | Unilever PLC ADR | $145,518,606 | -34.1% | 2,791,456 | -34.3% | 1.44% | -37.2% |
| V | Sell | Visa Inc Cl A | $79,324,969 | +3.2% | 334,028 | -2.1% | 0.78% | -1.8% |
| BFB | Sell | Brown-Forman Corp Cl B | $64,577,841 | +1.3% | 967,024 | -2.5% | 0.64% | -3.5% |
| CABO | Sell | Cable One Inc | $56,795,690 | -10.3% | 86,436 | -4.2% | 0.56% | -14.6% |
| Sell | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA | $31,379,536 | -19.8% | 554,933 | -5.4% | 0.31% | -23.6% | |
| WFC | Sell | Wells Fargo | $31,241,273 | +11.3% | 731,989 | -2.5% | 0.31% | +6.2% |
| XOM | Buy | Exxon Mobil Corp | $19,134,322 | -1.5% | 178,409 | +0.8% | 0.19% | -6.0% |
| MO | Buy | Altria Group Inc | $14,830,233 | +2.4% | 327,378 | +0.9% | 0.15% | -2.0% |
| MKL | Buy | Markel Corp | $13,719,762 | +10.2% | 9,919 | +1.7% | 0.14% | +5.4% |
| VMC | Sell | Vulcan Materials | $12,085,388 | +28.6% | 53,608 | -2.1% | 0.12% | +22.7% |
| Sell | Davide Campari-Milano NV | $11,202,830 | +12.4% | 809,173 | -0.8% | 0.11% | +7.8% | |
| New | Crane Company | $6,267,899 | – | 70,331 | +100.0% | 0.06% | – | |
| AXP | Sell | American Express | $5,905,554 | -6.9% | 33,901 | -11.8% | 0.06% | -12.1% |
| PG | Sell | Procter & Gamble | $5,572,348 | +1.6% | 36,723 | -0.4% | 0.06% | -3.5% |
| HRL | Sell | Hormel Foods Corp | $4,808,301 | -4.1% | 119,550 | -4.9% | 0.05% | -9.6% |
| Nestle SA-REG | $4,795,185 | -1.4% | 39,870 | 0.0% | 0.05% | -6.0% | ||
| Sell | Carlsberg B A/S | $4,673,035 | +2.7% | 29,246 | -0.4% | 0.05% | -2.1% | |
| UNP | Buy | Union Pac Corp | $4,439,148 | +2.3% | 21,695 | +0.6% | 0.04% | -2.2% |
| DOV | Sell | Dover Corp | $4,221,609 | -5.2% | 28,592 | -2.5% | 0.04% | -8.7% |
| Loreal SA | $3,930,890 | +4.3% | 8,436 | 0.0% | 0.04% | 0.0% | ||
| MKC | Buy | McCormick Inc | $3,925,350 | +6.2% | 45,000 | +1.4% | 0.04% | +2.6% |
| COST | Buy | Costco Whsl Corp | $2,814,471 | +10.4% | 5,228 | +1.9% | 0.03% | +7.7% |
| PEP | Sell | Pepsico Inc | $2,604,775 | -1.0% | 14,063 | -2.6% | 0.03% | -3.7% |
| Heineken NV | $2,614,072 | -4.5% | 25,441 | 0.0% | 0.03% | -7.1% | ||
| GOOGL | Buy | Alphabet Inc Cl A | $2,565,171 | +24.5% | 21,430 | +7.9% | 0.02% | +19.0% |
| Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg | $2,357,346 | +4.9% | 19 | 0.0% | 0.02% | 0.0% | ||
| Unilever PLC | $2,290,271 | +0.5% | 44,000 | 0.0% | 0.02% | -4.2% | ||
| SWZ | Buy | Swiss Helvetia FD Inc | $2,154,012 | +5.2% | 262,045 | +1.5% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| ABBV | Sell | AbbVie Inc | $1,696,385 | -15.6% | 12,591 | -0.2% | 0.02% | -19.0% |
| OUT | Sell | Outfront Media Inc | $1,539,365 | -48.9% | 97,924 | -47.3% | 0.02% | -51.6% |
| AAPL | Buy | Apple Inc | $1,467,189 | +27.4% | 7,564 | +8.3% | 0.01% | +16.7% |
| FMX | Sell | Fomento Economico Mex Sponsore | $1,465,305 | +14.1% | 13,220 | -2.0% | 0.01% | +7.7% |
| PNC | PNC Bank Corp | $1,419,205 | -0.9% | 11,268 | 0.0% | 0.01% | -6.7% | |
| ABT | Sell | Abbott Labs | $1,265,722 | +6.2% | 11,610 | -1.4% | 0.01% | +8.3% |
| DD | Buy | Dupont De Nemours Inc | $1,287,761 | +0.1% | 18,026 | +0.5% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| FULT | Buy | Fulton Finl Corp | $1,190,868 | +7.8% | 99,905 | +25.0% | 0.01% | +9.1% |
| KO | Buy | Coca-Cola | $1,213,975 | -1.0% | 20,159 | +2.0% | 0.01% | -7.7% |
| DOW | Buy | Dow Inc | $1,086,589 | -1.6% | 20,402 | +1.3% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| CFRUY | Sell | Compagnie Financiere Richemont | $1,042,847 | -25.1% | 61,522 | -29.4% | 0.01% | -28.6% |
| MSFT | Buy | Microsoft Corp | $760,426 | +23.9% | 2,233 | +4.9% | 0.01% | +33.3% |
| Sell | Pernod-Ricard SA Unsponsored A | $774,190 | -31.5% | 17,530 | -29.7% | 0.01% | -33.3% | |
| LAMR | Sell | Lamar Advertising Co-A | $690,780 | -12.7% | 6,960 | -12.2% | 0.01% | -12.5% |
| CVX | Sell | Chevron Corp | $742,776 | -5.7% | 4,721 | -2.2% | 0.01% | -12.5% |
| HKHHY | Heineken Holding NV ADR | $695,186 | -5.4% | 16,000 | 0.0% | 0.01% | -12.5% | |
| GHC | Buy | Graham Holdings Co | $668,150 | -4.0% | 1,169 | +0.1% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| MCD | Buy | McDonalds Corp | $592,642 | +8.6% | 1,986 | +1.7% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Sell | Diageo PLC | $594,594 | -9.0% | 13,841 | -5.4% | 0.01% | -14.3% | |
| WMT | Wal Mart Stores Inc | $543,057 | +6.6% | 3,455 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| CTVA | Buy | Corteva Inc | $497,164 | -4.7% | 8,677 | +0.3% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| MRK | Buy | Merck Inc | $456,921 | +12.1% | 3,960 | +3.4% | 0.01% | +25.0% |
| PXD | Pioneer Nat Res | $497,232 | +1.4% | 2,400 | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | |
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt | $418,982 | +2.6% | 445 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | $410,010 | -1.3% | 5,455 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| DIS | Sell | Disney Walt Productions | $395,971 | -11.2% | 4,435 | -0.4% | 0.00% | -20.0% |
| ORCL | Sell | Oracle Corp | $429,319 | +15.5% | 3,605 | -9.9% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| DHR | Danaher Corp | $259,920 | -4.8% | 1,083 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna | $315,158 | -16.0% | 5,000,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | -25.0% | ||
| LT Group Inc | $305,804 | -5.4% | 1,775,000 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| ASHTY | Buy | Ashtead Group PLC ADR | $346,890 | +13.2% | 1,253 | +0.2% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| TFC | Sell | Truist Financial Corp | $336,352 | -12.6% | 11,082 | -1.8% | 0.00% | -25.0% |
| MDLZ | Buy | Mondelez International Inc | $321,738 | +4.9% | 4,411 | +0.2% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| JC Decaux SA ACT | $209,177 | -5.0% | 10,500 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| HEINY | Sell | Heineken NV Sponsored ADR | $234,476 | -61.0% | 4,564 | -59.2% | 0.00% | -66.7% |
| BP | Buy | BP PLC ADR | $240,101 | -5.8% | 6,804 | +1.3% | 0.00% | -33.3% |
| LVMUY | Buy | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt | $211,657 | +4.0% | 1,124 | +1.4% | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| DVCMY | Davide Campari-Milano ADR | $188,982 | +13.3% | 13,650 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| DANOY | Danone ADR | $202,881 | -1.6% | 16,562 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | |
| Cir SPA | $103,752 | -1.4% | 251,250 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.0% | ||
| Exit | Compagnie Financiere Richemontwts | $0 | – | -482,470 | -100.0% | -0.01% | – | |
| Exit | Crane Holdings | $0 | – | -70,331 | -100.0% | -0.08% | – |
Original filings
The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:
- View 13F-HR filed 2023-08-11
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% |
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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 |
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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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