Tom Russo Adds to Long-Time Holding in Philip Morris

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Aug 31, 2015
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Tom Russo (Trades, Portfolio) looks for value and price when making stock selections. If the firm in which he is a general partner with responsibility for $3 billion, Semper Vic Partners, can be said to reflect the influence of his investing philosophy, its success is undeniable. Semper Vic Partners has produced returns of 6.1%, 21.9% and 24.4% in the last three years.

Russo’s most significant second-quarter acquisition was his addition of 334,598 shares to his stake in Philip Morris International Inc. (PM, Financial), a cigarette and tobacco company headquartered in New York City and a fixture in his portfolio, for an average price of $82.16 per share. The deal had a 0.24% impact on Russo’s portfolio.

Philip Morris has a market cap of $124.48 billion and an enterprise value of $152.88 billion. It has a P/E of 16.9 and a Price/Sales of 4.4. James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio), Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio), Tweedy Browne (Trades, Portfolio), Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio), Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio), HOTCHKIS & WILEY, Tweedy Browne (Trades, Portfolio) Global Value, John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio), NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio), MS Global Franchise Fund (Trades, Portfolio), Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio), Jeff Auxier (Trades, Portfolio), Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio), Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio), Ruane Cunniff (Trades, Portfolio), Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc., Donald Yacktman (Trades, Portfolio), Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio), Dodge & Cox, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio), First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio), Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio), Bill Frels (Trades, Portfolio), Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) and David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio) have shares of Philip Morris in their portfolios.

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Russo also added to his existing stakes in Nestle SA (OTCPK:NSRGY, Financial), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, Financial)Â and Danone (OTCPK:DANOY, Financial).

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