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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
-0.1%
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
$285M
AUM Growth
+$34M
Cap. Flow
+$34.8M
Cap. Flow %
12.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.63%
Holding
124
New
15
Increased
48
Reduced
35
Closed
2
Avg Time Held
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.9 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FEZ icon
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
+$5.13M
2
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$4.03M
3
EWG icon
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
+$3.79M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$3.61M
5
CX icon
Cemex
CX
+$3.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$5.12M
2
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$3.81M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.29M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$3M
5
SNY icon
Sanofi
SNY
+$2.52M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 44.56%
2 Financials 12.44%
3 Materials 6.8%
4 Industrials 6.79%
5 Energy 6.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
EWJ icon
26
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$23.3B
$3.72M 1.31%
74,283
+500
+0.7% +$23.9K
2014 Q1
4 quarters
SPXL icon
27
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
SPXL
$7.12B
$3.71M 1.3%
167,600
– –
2014 Q1
4 quarters
GOOG icon
28
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$3.58M 1.26%
129,755
+31,987
+33% +$857K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
VUG icon
29
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
$232B
$3.54M 1.24%
203,040
-42,048
-17% -$746K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
PEP icon
30
PepsiCo
PEP
$176B
$3.44M 1.21%
36,020
+7,510
+26% +$727K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
IWD icon
31
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$83.1B
$3.37M 1.18%
32,689
-4,362
-12% -$452K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
IBM icon
32
IBM
IBM
$215B
$3.19M 1.12%
+20,815
New +$3.16M
2015 Q1
0 quarters
MRK icon
33
Merck
MRK
$364B
$2.79M 0.98%
50,829
+4,506
+10% +$255K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
KO icon
34
Coca-Cola
KO
$395B
$2.71M 0.95%
66,830
-24,600
-27% -$1.03M
2013 Q4
5 quarters
CHL
35
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$2.66M 0.93%
40,850
-4,000
-9% -$261K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
MSFT icon
36
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$2.51M 0.88%
61,633
-2,300
-4% -$100K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
JPM icon
37
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$890B
$2.41M 0.85%
39,771
+15,814
+66% +$937K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
TM icon
38
Toyota
TM
$222B
$2.33M 0.82%
16,650
+450
+3% +$60.1K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
DB icon
39
Deutsche Bank
DB
$61.6B
$2.3M 0.81%
74,189
+44,216
+148% +$1.24M
2014 Q3
2 quarters
XLY icon
40
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.9B
$2.29M 0.8%
60,800
– –
2013 Q2
7 quarters
TEVA icon
41
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$47.5B
$2.28M 0.8%
36,661
+19,366
+112% +$1.13M
2013 Q2
7 quarters
EFA icon
42
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.3B
$2.21M 0.77%
34,380
+2,673
+8% +$168K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
C icon
43
Citigroup
C
$205B
$2.07M 0.73%
40,189
-3,500
-8% -$178K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
VEU icon
44
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$67.1B
$1.97M 0.69%
40,499
-3,235
-7% -$156K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
IJH icon
45
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$121B
$1.96M 0.69%
64,360
-10,510
-14% -$311K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
DE icon
46
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
$1.96M 0.69%
22,300
+7,000
+46% +$621K
2013 Q4
5 quarters
T icon
47
AT&T
T
$158B
$1.83M 0.64%
74,141
-3,676
-5% -$93.4K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
VXF icon
48
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$29.7B
$1.81M 0.63%
19,532
-3,177
-14% -$284K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
BRK.B icon
49
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.13T
$1.74M 0.61%
12,050
-34,800
-74% -$5.12M
2013 Q2
7 quarters
AMX icon
50
America Movil
AMX
$65.2B
$1.71M 0.6%
83,576
+33,150
+66% +$710K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
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2
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GFS Advisors's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, GFS Advisors held 124 positions worth $285M, up 14% from $251M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors deployed $34.8M of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 15 new positions and adding to 48 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was IBM: 20,815 shares worth $3.19M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 45% of assets, up from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, an estimated $5.12M trimmed.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q1 2015 buy was IBM: 20,815 shares worth $3.19M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF in Q1 2015, an estimated $5.13M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Berkshire Hathaway Class B, cutting an estimated $5.12M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited Novartis in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $1.4M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $285M portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • GFS Advisors opened 15 new positions and closed 2 in Q1 2015.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $285M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 11 May 2015.