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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
+2.57%
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
$382M
AUM Growth
+$44.9M
Cap. Flow
+$35.1M
Cap. Flow %
9.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.81%
Holding
147
New
14
Increased
67
Reduced
32
Closed
9
Avg Time Held
1.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CX icon
Cemex
CX
+$14.3M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$7.02M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$5.69M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$3.95M
5
BBVA icon
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
+$3.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IVW icon
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
+$7.76M
2
TQQQ icon
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
+$4.52M
3
SPXL icon
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
SPXL
+$3.47M
4
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$3.39M
5
DBEU icon
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
DBEU
+$3.16M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 27.13%
2 Financials 14.2%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Materials 11.42%
5 Consumer Staples 9.05%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
VEU icon
51
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$67.1B
$1.82M 0.48%
42,268
+2,384
+6% +$97.7K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
INDA icon
52
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$5.82B
$1.78M 0.47%
65,500
+6,200
+10% +$158K
2015 Q4
1 quarter
GOOGL icon
53
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.25T
$1.76M 0.46%
46,140
+4,000
+9% +$147K
2015 Q3
2 quarters
VXF icon
54
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$29.7B
$1.75M 0.46%
21,133
+610
+3% +$47.2K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
CHL
55
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$1.72M 0.45%
30,950
-5,100
-14% -$275K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
TEVA icon
56
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$47.5B
$1.72M 0.45%
32,051
-255
-0.8% -$15K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
QQQ icon
57
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$488B
$1.67M 0.44%
15,264
-21,514
-58% -$2.23M
2013 Q2
11 quarters
IJS icon
58
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$7.44B
$1.62M 0.42%
28,526
+1,732
+6% +$89.8K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
VBR icon
59
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$35.5B
$1.59M 0.42%
15,609
+1,023
+7% +$96.3K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
MDY icon
60
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$25.3B
$1.59M 0.42%
6,048
-412
-6% -$100K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
FDX icon
61
FedEx
FDX
$68.9B
$1.57M 0.41%
+9,650
New +$1.34M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
VPL icon
62
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.61B
$1.53M 0.4%
27,696
+1,736
+7% +$92K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
EUO icon
63
ProShares UltraShort Euro
EUO
$40.8M
$1.52M 0.4%
65,380
-3,500
-5% -$86.4K
2014 Q1
8 quarters
VV icon
64
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$54.6B
$1.46M 0.38%
15,500
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
GOOG icon
65
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$1.44M 0.38%
38,600
+2,400
+7% +$86K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
EFV icon
66
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$30.3B
$1.43M 0.38%
31,954
+2,218
+7% +$95.9K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
SCZ icon
67
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$12.7B
$1.43M 0.37%
28,615
+1,811
+7% +$85.2K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
IEV icon
68
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.57B
$1.3M 0.34%
33,203
+7
+0% +$264
2013 Q2
11 quarters
SNY icon
69
Sanofi
SNY
$95.3B
$1.1M 0.29%
27,350
+6,350
+30% +$255K
2013 Q3
10 quarters
CVX icon
70
Chevron
CVX
$436B
$1.09M 0.29%
11,407
+2,492
+28% +$218K
2014 Q1
8 quarters
IOO icon
71
iShares Global 100 ETF
IOO
$9.3B
$1.09M 0.28%
30,200
-900
-3% -$31K
2015 Q4
1 quarter
VNQ icon
72
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$36.2B
$1.07M 0.28%
12,774
+452
+4% +$35.2K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
EEM icon
73
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.8B
$1.06M 0.28%
30,883
-94
-0.3% -$2.91K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
PBR icon
74
Petrobras
PBR
$167B
$1.05M 0.27%
179,500
+3,500
+2% +$14.1K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
AGO icon
75
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.03B
$1.01M 0.27%
40,000
– –
2015 Q3
2 quarters
1 2
3
4 5

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GFS Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, GFS Advisors held 147 positions worth $382M, up 13% from $337M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors deployed $35.1M of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 14 new positions and adding to 67 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vodafone: 126,842 shares worth $4.07M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 27% of assets, down from 36% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was SPDR Gold Trust, an estimated $3.39M trimmed.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was Vodafone: 126,842 shares worth $4.07M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to Cemex in Q1 2016, an estimated $14.3M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was SPDR Gold Trust, cutting an estimated $3.39M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $7.76M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $382M portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • GFS Advisors opened 14 new positions and closed 9 in Q1 2016.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $382M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.