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GFS Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $948M Turnover 60.33%
1-Year Est. Return 41.15%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+0.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+41.15%
3 Year Est. Return
+97.93%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.43%
10 Year Est. Return
+282.69%
AUM
$255M
AUM Growth
+$52.6M
Cap. Flow
+$58.7M
Cap. Flow %
23.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
36.64%
Holding
108
New
18
Increased
49
Reduced
10
Closed
2
Avg Time Held
0.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMX icon
America Movil
AMX
+$6.18M
2
EWJ icon
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
+$5.82M
3
KO icon
Coca-Cola
KO
+$5.02M
4
FMX icon
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
+$3.89M
5
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$3.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CAT icon
Caterpillar
CAT
+$3.91M
2
HPQ icon
HP
HPQ
+$2.24M
3
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$1.83M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$692K
5
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$234K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 34.01%
2 Financials 13.09%
3 Industrials 9.22%
4 Consumer Staples 9.02%
5 Materials 7.81%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
CAT icon
26
Caterpillar
CAT
$335B
$2.94M 1.16%
29,630
-41,450
-58% -$3.91M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
AMX icon
27
America Movil
AMX
$66.6B
$2.79M 1.1%
420,275
+298,200
+244% +$6.18M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
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28
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
SPXL
$7.17B
$2.77M 1.09%
+167,600
New +$2.61M
2014 Q1
0 quarters
MSFT icon
29
Microsoft
MSFT
$4.01T
$2.75M 1.08%
67,083
-398
-0.6% -$14.9K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
IBM icon
30
IBM
IBM
$220B
$2.6M 1.02%
14,104
+1,081
+8% +$190K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
T icon
31
AT&T
T
$161B
$2.58M 1.01%
97,576
+10,547
+12% +$265K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
PBR icon
32
Petrobras
PBR
$164B
$2.52M 0.99%
191,700
+6,650
+4% +$77.6K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
MRK icon
33
Merck
MRK
$365B
$2.51M 0.99%
46,323
-133
-0.3% -$6.89K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
TQQQ icon
34
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
$35.7B
$2.43M 0.96%
+1,900,800
New +$2.48M
2014 Q1
0 quarters
SPEU icon
35
State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
SPEU
$698M
$2.19M 0.86%
57,040
+11,040
+24% +$426K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
AXP icon
36
American Express
AXP
$211B
$2.09M 0.82%
23,250
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
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37
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$67.2B
$2.02M 0.79%
40,191
+4,207
+12% +$208K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
EFA icon
38
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.8B
$2.01M 0.79%
29,935
+2,500
+9% +$165K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
IJH icon
39
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$2.01M 0.79%
73,055
+8,110
+12% +$218K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
XLY icon
40
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.2B
$1.97M 0.77%
60,800
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
K icon
41
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$1.96M 0.77%
+33,335
New +$1.89M
2014 Q1
0 quarters
VALE icon
42
Vale
VALE
$55.2B
$1.88M 0.74%
135,700
+1,600
+1% +$21.9K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
WMT icon
43
Walmart Inc
WMT
$938B
$1.86M 0.73%
73,200
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
TM icon
44
Toyota
TM
$227B
$1.83M 0.72%
16,200
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
VXF icon
45
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$29.9B
$1.79M 0.7%
21,110
+2,396
+13% +$200K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
GM icon
46
General Motors
GM
$73.5B
$1.73M 0.68%
+50,365
New +$1.85M
2014 Q1
0 quarters
IJS icon
47
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$7.53B
$1.66M 0.65%
29,278
+3,014
+11% +$167K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
VBR icon
48
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$36B
$1.63M 0.64%
16,175
+1,746
+12% +$170K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
VPL icon
49
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.53B
$1.57M 0.62%
26,522
+2,942
+12% +$173K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
EEM icon
50
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.6B
$1.51M 0.59%
36,906
+17,293
+88% +$678K
2013 Q2
3 quarters
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2
3 4 5

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GFS Advisors's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, GFS Advisors held 108 positions worth $255M, up 26% from $202M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 37% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors deployed $58.7M of net new capital in Q1 2014, opening 18 new positions and adding to 49 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI Japan ETF: 126,250 shares worth $6.87M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 34% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Caterpillar, an estimated $3.91M trimmed.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q1 2014 buy was iShares MSCI Japan ETF: 126,250 shares worth $6.87M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to America Movil in Q1 2014, an estimated $6.18M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Caterpillar, cutting an estimated $3.91M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited iShares China Large-Cap ETF in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $207K.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 37% of its $255M portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • GFS Advisors opened 18 new positions and closed 2 in Q1 2014.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $255M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 16 May 2014.