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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
+2.64%
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
$462M
AUM Growth
+$18.1M
Cap. Flow
+$11.4M
Cap. Flow %
2.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.07%
Holding
146
New
7
Increased
57
Reduced
39
Closed
6
Avg Time Held
2.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHL
China Mobile Limited
CHL
+$6.11M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$4.3M
3
FEZ icon
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
+$4.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$4.03M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BBVA icon
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
+$15.9M
2
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$1.58M
3
GM icon
General Motors
GM
+$1.39M
4
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$1.36M
5
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$829K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 34.36%
2 Financials 14.04%
3 Materials 12.31%
4 Consumer Staples 8.04%
5 Energy 7.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
MRK icon
26
Merck
MRK
$364B
$5.39M 1.17%
100,452
+43,086
+75% +$2.39M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
SAN icon
27
Banco Santander
SAN
$194B
$5.33M 1.15%
849,509
-40,007
-4% -$253K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
C icon
28
Citigroup
C
$205B
$4.92M 1.07%
66,100
+130
+0.2% +$9.61K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
OEF icon
29
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.6B
$4.3M 0.93%
36,275
+1,000
+3% +$115K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
AMZN icon
30
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$4.18M 0.91%
71,540
– –
2014 Q2
14 quarters
AMX icon
31
America Movil
AMX
$65.2B
$3.64M 0.79%
212,400
-12,595
-6% -$220K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
FAS icon
32
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
FAS
$2.03B
$3.64M 0.79%
53,200
– –
2016 Q2
6 quarters
JPM icon
33
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$890B
$3.62M 0.78%
33,880
-3,920
-10% -$397K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
QQQ icon
34
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$488B
$3.49M 0.76%
22,389
+617
+3% +$94.2K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
XLY icon
35
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.9B
$3.42M 0.74%
69,394
+3,800
+6% +$179K
2016 Q2
6 quarters
VEU icon
36
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$67.1B
$3.41M 0.74%
62,292
+11,443
+23% +$616K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
BRK.B icon
37
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.13T
$3.38M 0.73%
17,068
+2,060
+14% +$391K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
IJH icon
38
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$121B
$3.25M 0.7%
85,700
+1,815
+2% +$67.1K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
VUG icon
39
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
$232B
$3.01M 0.65%
128,478
-10,260
-7% -$236K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
SNY icon
40
Sanofi
SNY
$95.3B
$2.91M 0.63%
67,570
+670
+1% +$30.9K
2013 Q3
17 quarters
VV icon
41
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$54.6B
$2.86M 0.62%
23,360
– –
2013 Q2
18 quarters
TM icon
42
Toyota
TM
$222B
$2.77M 0.6%
21,781
– –
2016 Q3
5 quarters
GLD icon
43
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$139B
$2.56M 0.55%
20,715
-11,192
-35% -$1.36M
2013 Q2
18 quarters
TEF icon
44
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$2.43M 0.53%
310,221
+93,462
+43% +$767K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
KMI icon
45
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$74.3B
$2.33M 0.5%
128,802
+52,802
+69% +$947K
2016 Q2
6 quarters
PFE icon
46
Pfizer
PFE
$166B
$2.28M 0.49%
66,264
+10,693
+19% +$365K
2014 Q3
13 quarters
HDV icon
47
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$15.3B
$2.25M 0.49%
125,030
+30
+0% +$525
2016 Q1
7 quarters
EFA icon
48
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.3B
$2.2M 0.48%
31,297
+153
+0.5% +$10.6K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
UN icon
49
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$2.2M 0.48%
39,030
-7,481
-16% -$431K
2013 Q3
17 quarters
IWD icon
50
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$83.1B
$2.18M 0.47%
17,533
-1,146
-6% -$139K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
1
2
3 4 5

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GFS Advisors's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, GFS Advisors held 146 positions worth $462M, up 4.1% from $444M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors's Q4 2017 filing shows 7 new, 57 increased, 39 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was SLB Ltd: 10,659 shares worth $718K. The largest sale was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, an estimated $15.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 34% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q4 2017 buy was SLB Ltd: 10,659 shares worth $718K.
  • GFS Advisors added most to China Mobile Limited in Q4 2017, an estimated $6.11M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $1.58M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $15.9M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $462M portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • GFS Advisors opened 7 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2017.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 4.1% quarter-over-quarter to $462M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 9 Feb 2018.