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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
+5.55%
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
$475M
AUM Growth
+$24.5M
Cap. Flow
-$62.9M
Cap. Flow %
-13.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.19%
Holding
147
New
14
Increased
36
Reduced
46
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.9 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CX icon
Cemex
CX
+$7.07M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$3.93M
3
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$3.75M
4
UN icon
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
+$2.57M
5
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$2.41M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$79.9M
2
EWJ icon
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
+$3.13M
3
DXJ icon
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
+$2.85M
4
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$1.33M
5
CAT icon
Caterpillar
CAT
+$1.14M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 31.47%
2 Financials 16.81%
3 Materials 13.49%
4 Consumer Staples 7.87%
5 Industrials 5.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
TQQQ icon
26
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
$36.1B
$5.04M 1.06%
1,900,800
– –
2016 Q2
2 quarters
UN icon
27
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$4.82M 1.01%
117,280
+62,150
+113% +$2.57M
2013 Q3
13 quarters
MSFT icon
28
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.96T
$4.73M 1%
76,047
-13,586
-15% -$817K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
SPXL icon
29
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
SPXL
$7.12B
$4.51M 0.95%
167,600
– –
2016 Q2
2 quarters
INTC icon
30
Intel
INTC
$519B
$3.79M 0.8%
104,400
-20,000
-16% -$716K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VUG icon
31
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
$232B
$3.67M 0.77%
197,562
-29,940
-13% -$554K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
BRK.B icon
32
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.13T
$3.61M 0.76%
22,168
-6,400
-22% -$985K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
JPM icon
33
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$890B
$3.4M 0.72%
39,345
-4,850
-11% -$370K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
QQQ icon
34
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$488B
$3.14M 0.66%
26,483
+11,894
+82% +$1.4M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
AMX icon
35
America Movil
AMX
$65.2B
$3.07M 0.65%
244,374
-12,700
-5% -$154K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
IWD icon
36
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$83.1B
$3.05M 0.64%
27,235
-6,259
-19% -$677K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
OEF icon
37
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.6B
$3M 0.63%
30,175
-625
-2% -$60.6K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VNQ icon
38
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$36.2B
$2.94M 0.62%
35,593
+22,740
+177% +$1.85M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
AMZN icon
39
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$2.91M 0.61%
77,700
-1,700
-2% -$66.6K
2014 Q2
10 quarters
EWG icon
40
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
$1.42B
$2.89M 0.61%
109,049
– –
2014 Q3
9 quarters
PFE icon
41
Pfizer
PFE
$166B
$2.73M 0.58%
88,649
– –
2014 Q3
9 quarters
XLY icon
42
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.9B
$2.64M 0.56%
64,794
– –
2016 Q2
2 quarters
SNY icon
43
Sanofi
SNY
$95.3B
$2.41M 0.51%
59,500
+400
+0.7% +$15.8K
2013 Q3
13 quarters
TV icon
44
Televisa
TV
$1.25B
$2.4M 0.51%
115,065
+850
+0.7% +$19.5K
2016 Q2
2 quarters
KO icon
45
Coca-Cola
KO
$395B
$2.4M 0.5%
57,801
– –
2013 Q4
12 quarters
MRK icon
46
Merck
MRK
$364B
$2.33M 0.49%
41,554
-3,983
-9% -$233K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
GLD icon
47
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$139B
$2.3M 0.48%
20,977
+1,450
+7% +$168K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VEU icon
48
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$67.1B
$2.3M 0.48%
51,967
-29,958
-37% -$1.33M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
EFA icon
49
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.3B
$2.27M 0.48%
39,233
-9,164
-19% -$528K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VEA icon
50
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$227B
$2.26M 0.48%
+61,868
New +$2.26M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
1
2
3 4 5

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GFS Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, GFS Advisors held 147 positions worth $475M, up 5.4% from $450M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors withdrew a net $62.9M in Q4 2016, closing 10 positions and reducing 46 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares MSCI Japan ETF, an estimated $3.13M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 31% of assets, up from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.

Against the trend, GFS Advisors opened a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF worth $2.26M.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 61,868 shares worth $2.26M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to Cemex in Q4 2016, an estimated $7.07M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $79.9M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $3.13M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $475M portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • GFS Advisors opened 14 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2016.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $475M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 9 Feb 2017.