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Thomas Russo

Gardner Russo & Quinn

2026Q1 · filed May 13, 202686 positions · $8.50Btop-5 49%

Thomas Russo (Gardner Russo & Quinn) discloses a $8.50B portfolio across 86 US-listed positions in the latest 13F filing (2026Q1, filed May 13, 2026). The largest holding is BRK/A at 12.3% of the book. The biggest move of the quarter: opened a new position in SUNB ($394M). Latticework's clone backtest puts this 13F book at -5.3%/yr vs SPY over 12.0 years.

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About Thomas Russo

Thomas Russo runs Gardner Russo & Quinn, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based long-only equity manager overseeing roughly $8.5 billion across a relatively focused book — the top five positions account for roughly half the portfolio. His approach is often described as global value with a consumer-franchise emphasis: he has spent decades building positions in capital-light, brand-driven businesses — tobacco, payments, media — that can compound reinvestment across international markets, a quality he calls the "capacity to suffer" (willingness to accept near-term earnings drag for long-run brand-building abroad). Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet, Mastercard, and Philip Morris International have been persistent core holdings. Because Russo runs a straightforward long-only, no-derivatives book, his 13F reflects actual economic exposure with reasonable fidelity, subject only to the standard 45-day disclosure lag. The long-run excess-return record versus SPY is modestly negative on a cloned basis, which is consistent with a manager whose edge is framed around after-tax compounding and international consumer exposure rather than index-beating domestic momentum.

2026Q1 brief

Thomas Russo's $8.5B portfolio posted its most dramatic structural shift in years: Ashtead Group (4.5% prior weight, ~$384M) was exited entirely, replaced by a new 4.6% position in SUNB (Sunbelt Rentals Holding, $394M) — effectively a direct swap into the U.S.-listed equipment rental successor, reflecting a preference for domestic listing and possibly valuation re-rating. Concurrently, Russo initiated a 2.6% stake ($224M) in Eurofins Scientific, a European testing-and-analytics compounder aligned with his taste for family-controlled global franchises with pricing power. The aggressive trim of JPM (-71.9% to just 0.5%) is the quarter's most striking reduction, nearly eliminating financial sector exposure outside of MA (9.1%) and Compagnie Financière (Richemont, 7.0%). The top-five remains ultra-concentrated — BRK/A, GOOG, MA, PM, and Heineken together at ~49% — underscoring Russo's long-standing preference for consumer brands and toll-road businesses with global reinvestment capacity. Watch the Eurofins position closely: if it grows toward 4–5% in the next filing, it would confirm a new high-conviction European franchise bet replacing the Ashtead/Diageo complex.

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  • port12.3%
    val$1.05B
    Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl A
    this Q hold·40q
  • port11.3%
    val$961M
    Alphabet Inc-cl C
    this Q hold·40q
  • port9.1%
    val$777M
    Mastercard Inc - A
    this Q hold·40q
  • port9.0%
    val$761M
    Philip Morris International
    this Q hold·40q
  • 5N39338194
    port7.6%
    val$643M
    Heineken Holding NV
    this Q hold·40q
  • 6H25662182
    port7.0%
    val$594M
    Compagnie Financiere Richemont
    this Q hold·40q
  • port6.4%
    val$543M
    Nestle Sa-spons Adr
    this Q hold·40q
  • port6.3%
    val$539M
    Netflix Inc
    this Q hold·16q
  • port6.3%
    val$532M
    Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B
    this Q hold·40q
  • 10MLM
    port5.0%
    val$421M
    Martin Marietta Materials
    this Q hold·40q
  • port4.6%
    val$394M
    Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc
    this Q New·1q
  • port4.4%
    val$372M
    Uber Technologies Inc
    this Q hold·10q
  • 13L31839134
    port2.6%
    val$224M
    Eurofins Scientific
    this Q New·1q
  • 14F72027109
    port2.2%
    val$183M
    Pernod Ricard
    this Q hold·40q
  • port1.8%
    val$150M
    Doordash Inc - A
    this Q hold·8q
  • port0.8%
    val$65M
    Comcast Corp-class A
    this Q hold·40q
  • port0.5%
    val$44M
    Brown-forman Corp-class A
    this Q hold·40q
  • 18JPM
    port0.5%
    val$44M
    Jpmorgan Chase & CO
    this Q -72%·34q
  • 19XOM
    port0.4%
    val$33M
    Exxon Mobil Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • 20V
    port0.3%
    val$28M
    Visa Inc-class A Shares
    this Q hold·40q
  • port0.2%
    val$17M
    Brown-forman Corp-class B
    this Q hold·40q
  • 22B639CJ108
    port0.1%
    val$13M
    Anheuser-busch Inbev SA
    this Q -31%·39q
  • 23MO
    port0.1%
    val$11M
    Altria Group Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 24MKL
    port0.1%
    val$9M
    Markel Group Inc
    this Q -21%·40q
  • 25CR
    port0.1%
    val$8M
    Crane CO
    this Q hold·12q
  • 26UNP
    port0.1%
    val$7M
    Union Pacific Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • port0.1%
    val$5M
    Costco Wholesale Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • 28DOV
    port<0.1%
    val$4M
    Dover Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$3M
    Alphabet Inc-cl A
    this Q -22%·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$3M
    Abbvie Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 31H49983176
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg
    this Q hold·40q
  • 32VMC
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Vulcan Materials CO
    this Q hold·39q
  • 33AXP
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    American Express CO
    this Q -47%·40q
  • 34MKC
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Mccormick & Co-non Vtg Shrs
    this Q hold·40q
  • 35X4550J108
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Konecranes
    this Q +185%·5q
  • port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Warby Parker Inc-class A
    this Q +23%·5q
  • 37D2617N114
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Fielmann
    this Q +28%·5q
  • 38G8402N125
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Ssp Group
    this Q hold·5q
  • 39E52619108
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Fluidra
    this Q hold·5q
  • 40D6349P107
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Rational AG
    this Q +126%·5q
  • 41K03294137
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Alk Abello A/s
    this Q +43%·2q
  • port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Levi Strauss & Co- Class A
    this Q +73%·5q
  • 43F58149133
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Loreal SA
    this Q hold·40q
  • 44PEP
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Pepsico Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 45N24565108
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Davide Campari-milano NV
    this Q hold·24q
  • 46X4S8SE108
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Kalmar Oyj B
    this Q hold·3q
  • 47T3508H102
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    De'longhi
    this Q hold·5q
  • 48PG
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Procter & Gamble Co/the
    this Q -23%·40q
  • 49E8S64T107
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Puig Brands
    this Q hold·5q
  • port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Microsoft Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • 51B5783H102
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Lotus Bakeries
    this Q hold·5q
  • 52K3008M105
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Demant A/s
    this Q hold·5q
  • 53K36628137
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Carlsberg B A/s
    this Q -57%·24q
  • 54W2457W116
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Electrolux Professional
    this Q hold·5q
  • 55WMT
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Walmart Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Apple Inc
    this Q hold·34q
  • 57ABT
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Abbott Laboratories
    this Q hold·40q
  • 58W41422101
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    H&m
    this Q hold·5q
  • 59N39427211
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Heineken NV
    this Q hold·40q
  • 60CREST6610
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Ord
    this Q New·1q
  • 61H57312649
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Nestle Sa-reg
    this Q hold·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$996K
    Fulton Financial Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • 63KO
    port<0.1%
    val$991K
    Coca-cola Co/the
    this Q hold·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$927K
    Jbt Marel Corp
    this Q hold·5q
  • port<0.1%
    val$878K
    Yeti Holdings Inc
    this Q hold·5q
  • port<0.1%
    val$687K
    FB Bancorp Inc
    this Q hold·6q
  • port<0.1%
    val$680K
    Lamar Advertising Co-a
    this Q hold·40q
  • 68D98423102
    port<0.1%
    val$663K
    Zalando SE
    this Q hold·4q
  • 69HRI
    port<0.1%
    val$642K
    Herc Holdings Inc
    this Q hold·5q
  • 70WFC
    port<0.1%
    val$593K
    Wells Fargo & CO
    this Q hold·40q
  • 71SWZ
    port<0.1%
    val$579K
    Total Return Securities Fund
    this Q -33%·23q
  • port<0.1%
    val$530K
    Oracle Corp
    this Q hold·33q
  • 73CVX
    port<0.1%
    val$511K
    Chevron Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$439K
    Generac Holdings Inc
    this Q hold·5q
  • 75HRL
    port<0.1%
    val$430K
    Hormel Foods Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • 76Y5342M100
    port<0.1%
    val$428K
    LT Group Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 77OUT
    port<0.1%
    val$360K
    Outfront Media Inc
    this Q hold·6q
  • 78CAT
    port<0.1%
    val$319K
    Caterpillar Inc
    this Q hold·4q
  • 79JNJ
    port<0.1%
    val$319K
    Johnson & Johnson
    this Q +34%·6q
  • 80MCD
    port<0.1%
    val$294K
    Mcdonald's Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • 81UNM
    port<0.1%
    val$278K
    Unum Group
    this Q hold·14q
  • 82MRK
    port<0.1%
    val$258K
    Merck & Co. Inc.
    this Q New·28q
  • 83DIS
    port<0.1%
    val$243K
    Walt Disney Co/the
    this Q hold·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$217K
    Amazon.com Inc
    this Q hold·3q
  • 85Y7121Z146
    port<0.1%
    val$213K
    Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna
    this Q hold·40q
  • 86T19404101
    port<0.1%
    val$196K
    Cofide Spa
    this Q hold·15q

All activity (2026Q1)

  • NEWSUNB
    4.6%
    Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc
    Δ +100%·$394M
  • EXITG05320109
    4.5%
    Ashtead Group Plc
    Δ -100%·$0
  • NEWL31839134
    2.6%
    Eurofins Scientific
    Δ +100%·$224M
  • TRIMJPM
    0.5%
    Jpmorgan Chase & CO
    Δ -72%·$44M
  • TRIMB639CJ108
    0.1%
    Anheuser-busch Inbev SA
    Δ -31%·$13M
  • TRIMMKL
    0.1%
    Markel Group Inc
    Δ -21%·$9M
  • TRIMGOOGL
    <0.1%
    Alphabet Inc-cl A
    Δ -22%·$3M
  • TRIMAXP
    <0.1%
    American Express CO
    Δ -47%·$2M
  • TRIMK36628137
    <0.1%
    Carlsberg B A/s
    Δ -57%·$1M
  • EXITG42089113
    <0.1%
    Diageo Plc
    Δ -100%·$0
  • ADDX4550J108
    <0.1%
    Konecranes
    Δ +185%·$2M
  • ADDWRBY
    <0.1%
    Warby Parker Inc-class A
    Δ +23%·$2M
  • ADDD6349P107
    <0.1%
    Rational AG
    Δ +126%·$2M
  • ADDD2617N114
    <0.1%
    Fielmann
    Δ +28%·$2M
  • ADDK03294137
    <0.1%
    Alk Abello A/s
    Δ +43%·$2M
  • ADDLEVI
    <0.1%
    Levi Strauss & Co- Class A
    Δ +73%·$2M
  • TRIMPG
    <0.1%
    Procter & Gamble Co/the
    Δ -23%·$1M
  • EXITH
    <0.1%
    Hyatt Hotels Corp - CL A
    Δ -100%·$0
  • NEWCREST6610
    <0.1%
    Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Ord
    Δ +100%·$1M
  • TRIMSWZ
    <0.1%
    Total Return Securities Fund
    Δ -33%·$579K
  • EXITPNC
    <0.1%
    Pnc Financial Services Group
    Δ -100%·$0
  • ADDJNJ
    <0.1%
    Johnson & Johnson
    Δ +34%·$319K
  • NEWMRK
    <0.1%
    Merck & Co. Inc.
    Δ +100%·$258K
  • EXITIBM
    <0.1%
    Intl Business Machines Corp
    Δ -100%·$0

Frequently asked questions

What stocks does Thomas Russo own?
As of 2026Q1, Thomas Russo's 13F discloses 86 positions worth $8.50B. The top five holdings: BRK/A (12.3%), GOOG (11.3%), MA (9.1%), PM (9.0%). 13F filings cover long US-listed equities only — cash, bonds, shorts, and non-US positions are not disclosed.
What did Thomas Russo buy this quarter?
In 2026Q1, the filing shows 4 new positions and 7 additions to existing holdings. The largest positions touched by buying: SUNB, WRBY, LEVI, JNJ, MRK.
How big is Thomas Russo's portfolio?
$8.50B across 86 positions per the latest 13F (filed May 13, 2026). The top five holdings account for 49% of the disclosed book.

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Long US equity 13F-HR filings only — no shorts, no derivatives. SEC filings at EDGAR (CIK 0000860643). Not investment advice.