Thomas Russo
Gardner Russo & Quinn
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.
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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Holdings (86) · click any column to sort
| #↑ | Ticker | Issuer | % Port. | This Q | History | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRK/A | 12.3% | $1.05B | |||
| 2 | GOOG | 11.3% | $961M | |||
| 3 | MA | 9.1% | $777M | |||
| 4 | PM | 9.0% | $761M | |||
| 5 | N39338194 | 7.6% | $643M | |||
| 6 | H25662182 | 7.0% | $594M | |||
| 7 | NSRGY | 6.4% | $543M | |||
| 8 | NFLX | 6.3% | $539M | |||
| 9 | BRK/B | 6.3% | $532M | |||
| 10 | MLM | 5.0% | $421M | |||
| 11 | SUNB | 4.6% | $394M | |||
| 12 | UBER | 4.4% | $372M | |||
| 13 | L31839134 | 2.6% | $224M | |||
| 14 | F72027109 | 2.2% | $183M | |||
| 15 | DASH | 1.8% | $150M | |||
| 16 | CMCSA | 0.8% | $65M | |||
| 17 | BF/A | 0.5% | $44M | |||
| 18 | JPM | 0.5% | $44M | |||
| 19 | XOM | 0.4% | $33M | |||
| 20 | V | 0.3% | $28M | |||
| 21 | BF/B | 0.2% | $17M | |||
| 22 | B639CJ108 | 0.1% | $13M | |||
| 23 | MO | 0.1% | $11M | |||
| 24 | MKL | 0.1% | $9M | |||
| 25 | CR | 0.1% | $8M | |||
| 26 | UNP | 0.1% | $7M | |||
| 27 | COST | 0.1% | $5M | |||
| 28 | DOV | <0.1% | $4M | |||
| 29 | GOOGL | <0.1% | $3M | |||
| 30 | ABBV | <0.1% | $3M | |||
| 31 | H49983176 | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 32 | VMC | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 33 | AXP | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 34 | MKC | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 35 | X4550J108 | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 36 | WRBY | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 37 | D2617N114 | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 38 | G8402N125 | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 39 | E52619108 | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 40 | D6349P107 | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 41 | K03294137 | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 42 | LEVI | <0.1% | $2M | |||
| 43 | F58149133 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 44 | PEP | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 45 | N24565108 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 46 | X4S8SE108 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 47 | T3508H102 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 48 | PG | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 49 | E8S64T107 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 50 | MSFT | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 51 | B5783H102 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 52 | K3008M105 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 53 | K36628137 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 54 | W2457W116 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 55 | WMT | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 56 | AAPL | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 57 | ABT | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 58 | W41422101 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 59 | N39427211 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 60 | CREST6610 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 61 | H57312649 | <0.1% | $1M | |||
| 62 | FULT | <0.1% | $996K | |||
| 63 | KO | <0.1% | $991K | |||
| 64 | JBTM | <0.1% | $927K | |||
| 65 | YETI | <0.1% | $878K | |||
| 66 | FBLA | <0.1% | $687K | |||
| 67 | LAMR | <0.1% | $680K | |||
| 68 | D98423102 | <0.1% | $663K | |||
| 69 | HRI | <0.1% | $642K | |||
| 70 | WFC | <0.1% | $593K | |||
| 71 | SWZ | <0.1% | $579K | |||
| 72 | ORCL | <0.1% | $530K | |||
| 73 | CVX | <0.1% | $511K | |||
| 74 | GNRC | <0.1% | $439K | |||
| 75 | HRL | <0.1% | $430K | |||
| 76 | Y5342M100 | <0.1% | $428K | |||
| 77 | OUT | <0.1% | $360K | |||
| 78 | CAT | <0.1% | $319K | |||
| 79 | JNJ | <0.1% | $319K | |||
| 80 | MCD | <0.1% | $294K | |||
| 81 | UNM | <0.1% | $278K | |||
| 82 | MRK | <0.1% | $258K | |||
| 83 | DIS | <0.1% | $243K | |||
| 84 | AMZN | <0.1% | $217K | |||
| 85 | Y7121Z146 | <0.1% | $213K | |||
| 86 | T19404101 | <0.1% | $196K |
- port12.3%val$1.05BBerkshire Hathaway Inc-cl Athis Q hold·40q
- 2GOOGport11.3%val$961MAlphabet Inc-cl Cthis Q hold·40q
- 3MAport9.1%val$777MMastercard Inc - Athis Q hold·40q
- 4PMport9.0%val$761MPhilip Morris Internationalthis Q hold·40q
- 5N39338194port7.6%val$643MHeineken Holding NVthis Q hold·40q
- 6H25662182port7.0%val$594MCompagnie Financiere Richemontthis Q hold·40q
- port6.4%val$543MNestle Sa-spons Adrthis Q hold·40q
- 8NFLXport6.3%val$539MNetflix Incthis Q hold·16q
- port6.3%val$532MBerkshire Hathaway Inc-cl Bthis Q hold·40q
- 10MLMport5.0%val$421MMartin Marietta Materialsthis Q hold·40q
- 11SUNBport4.6%val$394MSunbelt Rentals Holdings Incthis Q New·—1q
- 12UBERport4.4%val$372MUber Technologies Incthis Q hold·10q
- 13L31839134port2.6%val$224MEurofins Scientificthis Q New·—1q
- 14F72027109port2.2%val$183MPernod Ricardthis Q hold·40q
- 15DASHport1.8%val$150MDoordash Inc - Athis Q hold·8q
- 16CMCSAport0.8%val$65MComcast Corp-class Athis Q hold·40q
- 17BF/Aport0.5%val$44MBrown-forman Corp-class Athis Q hold·40q
- 18JPMport0.5%val$44MJpmorgan Chase & COthis Q -72%·34q
- 19XOMport0.4%val$33MExxon Mobil Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 20Vport0.3%val$28MVisa Inc-class A Sharesthis Q hold·40q
- 21BF/Bport0.2%val$17MBrown-forman Corp-class Bthis Q hold·40q
- 22B639CJ108port0.1%val$13MAnheuser-busch Inbev SAthis Q -31%·39q
- 23MOport0.1%val$11MAltria Group Incthis Q hold·40q
- 24MKLport0.1%val$9MMarkel Group Incthis Q -21%·40q
- 25CRport0.1%val$8MCrane COthis Q hold·12q
- 26UNPport0.1%val$7MUnion Pacific Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 27COSTport0.1%val$5MCostco Wholesale Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 28DOVport<0.1%val$4MDover Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 29GOOGLport<0.1%val$3MAlphabet Inc-cl Athis Q -22%·40q
- 30ABBVport<0.1%val$3MAbbvie Incthis Q hold·40q
- 31H49983176port<0.1%val$2MLindt & Spruengli AG - Regthis Q hold·40q
- 32VMCport<0.1%val$2MVulcan Materials COthis Q hold·39q
- 33AXPport<0.1%val$2MAmerican Express COthis Q -47%·40q
- 34MKCport<0.1%val$2MMccormick & Co-non Vtg Shrsthis Q hold·40q
- 35X4550J108port<0.1%val$2MKonecranesthis Q +185%·5q
- 36WRBYport<0.1%val$2MWarby Parker Inc-class Athis Q +23%·5q
- 37D2617N114port<0.1%val$2MFielmannthis Q +28%·5q
- 38G8402N125port<0.1%val$2MSsp Groupthis Q hold·5q
- 39E52619108port<0.1%val$2MFluidrathis Q hold·5q
- 40D6349P107port<0.1%val$2MRational AGthis Q +126%·5q
- 41K03294137port<0.1%val$2MAlk Abello A/sthis Q +43%·2q
- 42LEVIport<0.1%val$2MLevi Strauss & Co- Class Athis Q +73%·5q
- 43F58149133port<0.1%val$1MLoreal SAthis Q hold·40q
- 44PEPport<0.1%val$1MPepsico Incthis Q hold·40q
- 45N24565108port<0.1%val$1MDavide Campari-milano NVthis Q hold·24q
- 46X4S8SE108port<0.1%val$1MKalmar Oyj Bthis Q hold·3q
- 47T3508H102port<0.1%val$1MDe'longhithis Q hold·5q
- 48PGport<0.1%val$1MProcter & Gamble Co/thethis Q -23%·40q
- 49E8S64T107port<0.1%val$1MPuig Brandsthis Q hold·5q
- 50MSFTport<0.1%val$1MMicrosoft Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 51B5783H102port<0.1%val$1MLotus Bakeriesthis Q hold·5q
- 52K3008M105port<0.1%val$1MDemant A/sthis Q hold·5q
- 53K36628137port<0.1%val$1MCarlsberg B A/sthis Q -57%·24q
- 54W2457W116port<0.1%val$1MElectrolux Professionalthis Q hold·5q
- 55WMTport<0.1%val$1MWalmart Incthis Q hold·40q
- 56AAPLport<0.1%val$1MApple Incthis Q hold·34q
- 57ABTport<0.1%val$1MAbbott Laboratoriesthis Q hold·40q
- 58W41422101port<0.1%val$1MH&mthis Q hold·5q
- 59N39427211port<0.1%val$1MHeineken NVthis Q hold·40q
- 60CREST6610port<0.1%val$1MSunbelt Rentals Holdings Ordthis Q New·—1q
- 61H57312649port<0.1%val$1MNestle Sa-regthis Q hold·40q
- 62FULTport<0.1%val$996KFulton Financial Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 63KOport<0.1%val$991KCoca-cola Co/thethis Q hold·40q
- 64JBTMport<0.1%val$927KJbt Marel Corpthis Q hold·5q
- 65YETIport<0.1%val$878KYeti Holdings Incthis Q hold·5q
- 66FBLAport<0.1%val$687KFB Bancorp Incthis Q hold·6q
- 67LAMRport<0.1%val$680KLamar Advertising Co-athis Q hold·40q
- 68D98423102port<0.1%val$663KZalando SEthis Q hold·4q
- 69HRIport<0.1%val$642KHerc Holdings Incthis Q hold·5q
- 70WFCport<0.1%val$593KWells Fargo & COthis Q hold·40q
- 71SWZport<0.1%val$579KTotal Return Securities Fundthis Q -33%·23q
- 72ORCLport<0.1%val$530KOracle Corpthis Q hold·33q
- 73CVXport<0.1%val$511KChevron Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 74GNRCport<0.1%val$439KGenerac Holdings Incthis Q hold·5q
- 75HRLport<0.1%val$430KHormel Foods Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 76Y5342M100port<0.1%val$428KLT Group Incthis Q hold·40q
- 77OUTport<0.1%val$360KOutfront Media Incthis Q hold·6q
- 78CATport<0.1%val$319KCaterpillar Incthis Q hold·4q
- 79JNJport<0.1%val$319KJohnson & Johnsonthis Q +34%·6q
- 80MCDport<0.1%val$294KMcdonald's Corpthis Q hold·40q
- 81UNMport<0.1%val$278KUnum Groupthis Q hold·14q
- 82MRKport<0.1%val$258KMerck & Co. Inc.this Q New·28q
- 83DISport<0.1%val$243KWalt Disney Co/thethis Q hold·40q
- 84AMZNport<0.1%val$217KAmazon.com Incthis Q hold·3q
- 85Y7121Z146port<0.1%val$213KHanjaya Mandala Sampoernathis Q hold·40q
- 86T19404101port<0.1%val$196KCofide Spathis Q hold·15q
All activity (2026Q1)
| Ticker | Issuer | Move | % Port. | Δ Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNB | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc | NEW | 4.6% | +100% | $394M |
| G05320109 | Ashtead Group Plc | EXIT | 4.5% | -100% | $0 |
| L31839134 | Eurofins Scientific | NEW | 2.6% | +100% | $224M |
| JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & CO | TRIM | 0.5% | -72% | $44M |
| B639CJ108 | Anheuser-busch Inbev SA | TRIM | 0.1% | -31% | $13M |
| MKL | Markel Group Inc | TRIM | 0.1% | -21% | $9M |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | TRIM | <0.1% | -22% | $3M |
| AXP | American Express CO | TRIM | <0.1% | -47% | $2M |
| K36628137 | Carlsberg B A/s | TRIM | <0.1% | -57% | $1M |
| G42089113 | Diageo Plc | EXIT | <0.1% | -100% | $0 |
| X4550J108 | Konecranes | ADD | <0.1% | +185% | $2M |
| WRBY | Warby Parker Inc-class A | ADD | <0.1% | +23% | $2M |
| D6349P107 | Rational AG | ADD | <0.1% | +126% | $2M |
| D2617N114 | Fielmann | ADD | <0.1% | +28% | $2M |
| K03294137 | Alk Abello A/s | ADD | <0.1% | +43% | $2M |
| LEVI | Levi Strauss & Co- Class A | ADD | <0.1% | +73% | $2M |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | TRIM | <0.1% | -23% | $1M |
| H | Hyatt Hotels Corp - CL A | EXIT | <0.1% | -100% | $0 |
| CREST6610 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Ord | NEW | <0.1% | +100% | $1M |
| SWZ | Total Return Securities Fund | TRIM | <0.1% | -33% | $579K |
| PNC | Pnc Financial Services Group | EXIT | <0.1% | -100% | $0 |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | ADD | <0.1% | +34% | $319K |
| MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | NEW | <0.1% | +100% | $258K |
| IBM | Intl Business Machines Corp | EXIT | <0.1% | -100% | $0 |
- NEWSUNB4.6%Sunbelt Rentals Holdings IncΔ +100%·$394M
- EXITG053201094.5%Ashtead Group PlcΔ -100%·$0
- NEWL318391342.6%Eurofins ScientificΔ +100%·$224M
- TRIMJPM0.5%Jpmorgan Chase & COΔ -72%·$44M
- TRIMB639CJ1080.1%Anheuser-busch Inbev SAΔ -31%·$13M
- TRIMMKL0.1%Markel Group IncΔ -21%·$9M
- TRIMGOOGL<0.1%Alphabet Inc-cl AΔ -22%·$3M
- TRIMAXP<0.1%American Express COΔ -47%·$2M
- TRIMK36628137<0.1%Carlsberg B A/sΔ -57%·$1M
- EXITG42089113<0.1%Diageo PlcΔ -100%·$0
- ADDX4550J108<0.1%KonecranesΔ +185%·$2M
- ADDWRBY<0.1%Warby Parker Inc-class AΔ +23%·$2M
- ADDD6349P107<0.1%Rational AGΔ +126%·$2M
- ADDD2617N114<0.1%FielmannΔ +28%·$2M
- ADDK03294137<0.1%Alk Abello A/sΔ +43%·$2M
- ADDLEVI<0.1%Levi Strauss & Co- Class AΔ +73%·$2M
- TRIMPG<0.1%Procter & Gamble Co/theΔ -23%·$1M
- EXITH<0.1%Hyatt Hotels Corp - CL AΔ -100%·$0
- NEWCREST6610<0.1%Sunbelt Rentals Holdings OrdΔ +100%·$1M
- TRIMSWZ<0.1%Total Return Securities FundΔ -33%·$579K
- EXITPNC<0.1%Pnc Financial Services GroupΔ -100%·$0
- ADDJNJ<0.1%Johnson & JohnsonΔ +34%·$319K
- NEWMRK<0.1%Merck & Co. Inc.Δ +100%·$258K
- EXITIBM<0.1%Intl Business Machines CorpΔ -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.