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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
+1.68%
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
$303M
AUM Growth
+$18.5M
Cap. Flow
+$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
5.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
37.18%
Holding
133
New
11
Increased
47
Reduced
37
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.1 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 39.14%
2 Industrials 12.61%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Materials 6.66%
5 Communication Services 6.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
IJH icon
51
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$121B
$1.99M 0.66%
66,335
+1,975
+3% +$60.2K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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52
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$29.7B
$1.85M 0.61%
20,118
+586
+3% +$54.5K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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53
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$25.3B
$1.76M 0.58%
6,445
+1,000
+18% +$278K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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54
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
FAS
$2.03B
$1.67M 0.55%
53,200
– –
2014 Q1
5 quarters
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55
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.61B
$1.66M 0.55%
27,202
+796
+3% +$50.3K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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56
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$7.44B
$1.66M 0.55%
28,142
+636
+2% +$37.8K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
VBR icon
57
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$35.5B
$1.65M 0.54%
15,315
+490
+3% +$53.8K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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58
ProShares UltraShort Euro
EUO
$40.8M
$1.64M 0.54%
66,300
+14,000
+27% +$354K
2014 Q1
5 quarters
BRK.B icon
59
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.13T
$1.63M 0.54%
12,000
-50
-0.4% -$7.13K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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60
Petrobras
PBR
$167B
$1.59M 0.52%
176,050
+1,500
+0.9% +$13.4K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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61
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$30.3B
$1.57M 0.52%
30,063
+3,022
+11% +$167K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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62
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.57B
$1.53M 0.5%
34,975
-2,745
-7% -$126K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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63
America Movil
AMX
$65.2B
$1.49M 0.49%
70,076
-13,500
-16% -$284K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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64
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$54.6B
$1.47M 0.48%
15,500
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
VALE icon
65
Vale
VALE
$56.2B
$1.45M 0.48%
246,291
+311
+0.1% +$2.08K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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66
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$12.7B
$1.35M 0.45%
26,565
+947
+4% +$49.4K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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67
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.97B
$1.22M 0.4%
67,541
-357
-0.5% -$6.36K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
IGE icon
68
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$816M
$1.16M 0.38%
32,042
+1,309
+4% +$50.6K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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69
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.8B
$1.1M 0.36%
27,724
-11,742
-30% -$491K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
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70
Qualcomm
QCOM
$184B
$1.04M 0.34%
16,595
– –
2014 Q4
2 quarters
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71
Unilever
UL
$138B
$984K 0.32%
20,356
– –
2015 Q1
1 quarter
CSIQ icon
72
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$701M
$899K 0.3%
31,450
-130
-0.4% -$4.46K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
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73
Sanofi
SNY
$95.3B
$896K 0.3%
18,100
+2,550
+16% +$129K
2013 Q3
7 quarters
UN icon
74
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$884K 0.29%
21,130
– –
2013 Q3
7 quarters
PFE icon
75
Pfizer
PFE
$166B
$839K 0.28%
26,389
+1,745
+7% +$56.9K
2014 Q3
3 quarters

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GFS Advisors's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, GFS Advisors held 133 positions worth $303M, up 6.5% from $285M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 37% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors deployed $17.6M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 11 new positions and adding to 47 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Johnson Controls International: 355,062 shares worth $18.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 39% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF, an estimated $5.06M trimmed.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q2 2015 buy was Johnson Controls International: 355,062 shares worth $18.4M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to AT&T in Q2 2015, an estimated $2.83M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF, cutting an estimated $5.06M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $6.11M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 37% of its $303M portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • GFS Advisors opened 11 new positions and closed 10 in Q2 2015.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 6.5% quarter-over-quarter to $303M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 12 Aug 2015.