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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 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
IEV icon
51
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.59B
$1.67M 0.59%
37,720
+15,720
+71% +$687K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
EEM icon
52
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.5B
$1.67M 0.58%
39,466
+14,250
+57% +$567K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
IJS icon
53
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$7.52B
$1.64M 0.57%
27,506
-3,934
-13% -$229K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
FAS icon
54
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
FAS
$2.11B
$1.63M 0.57%
53,200
– –
2014 Q1
4 quarters
VBR icon
55
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$36B
$1.62M 0.57%
14,825
-2,659
-15% -$282K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
VPL icon
56
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.52B
$1.62M 0.57%
26,406
-2,601
-9% -$155K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
MDY icon
57
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$25.5B
$1.51M 0.53%
5,445
-400
-7% -$108K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
VV icon
58
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$54.7B
$1.48M 0.52%
15,500
– –
2013 Q2
7 quarters
EFV icon
59
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$30.5B
$1.44M 0.51%
27,041
-856
-3% -$44.9K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
EUO icon
60
ProShares UltraShort Euro
EUO
$40.3M
$1.41M 0.49%
52,300
+8,250
+19% +$206K
2014 Q1
4 quarters
SPEU icon
61
State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
SPEU
$699M
$1.41M 0.49%
40,000
– –
2013 Q2
7 quarters
VALE icon
62
Vale
VALE
$55.4B
$1.39M 0.49%
245,980
+85,400
+53% +$619K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
TTE icon
63
TotalEnergies
TTE
$196B
$1.38M 0.48%
+27,770
New +$1.42M
2015 Q1
0 quarters
ASPS icon
64
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$64.9M
$1.31M 0.46%
+12,700
New +$2.12M
2015 Q1
0 quarters
SCZ icon
65
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$12.7B
$1.27M 0.44%
25,618
-1,862
-7% -$90K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
DBC icon
66
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.97B
$1.16M 0.41%
67,898
+1,641
+2% +$28.9K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
IGE icon
67
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$813M
$1.15M 0.41%
30,733
+1,922
+7% +$72.5K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
QCOM icon
68
Qualcomm
QCOM
$188B
$1.15M 0.4%
16,595
+13,000
+362% +$916K
2014 Q4
1 quarter
CSIQ icon
69
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$702M
$1.05M 0.37%
+31,580
New +$871K
2015 Q1
0 quarters
PBR icon
70
Petrobras
PBR
$164B
$1.05M 0.37%
174,550
+5,500
+3% +$35.1K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
RSP icon
71
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$97.9B
$989K 0.35%
12,201
+6,881
+129% +$553K
2014 Q2
3 quarters
UL icon
72
Unilever
UL
$140B
$955K 0.34%
+20,356
New +$976K
2015 Q1
0 quarters
WM icon
73
Waste Management
WM
$89.2B
$888K 0.31%
16,368
+10,018
+158% +$533K
2013 Q2
7 quarters
UN icon
74
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$882K 0.31%
21,130
-4,000
-16% -$168K
2013 Q3
6 quarters
VNQ icon
75
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$36.6B
$878K 0.31%
10,418
-1,042
-9% -$88.5K
2013 Q2
7 quarters

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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.