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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
+8.49%
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
$450M
AUM Growth
+$36.2M
Cap. Flow
+$71.6M
Cap. Flow %
15.9%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.04%
Holding
145
New
23
Increased
57
Reduced
29
Closed
12
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.6 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$75.9M
2
BBVA icon
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
+$4.69M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$3.24M
4
TEF icon
Telefonica
TEF
+$2.52M
5
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$2.29M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$16.5M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$8.64M
3
CAT icon
Caterpillar
CAT
+$5.43M
4
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.7M
5
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$3.46M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 31.09%
2 Financials 13.72%
3 Materials 12.36%
4 Consumer Staples 8.69%
5 Technology 8.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
IOO icon
76
iShares Global 100 ETF
IOO
$9.3B
$1.13M 0.25%
30,200
– –
2015 Q4
3 quarters
VNQ icon
77
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$36.2B
$1.11M 0.25%
12,853
+121
+1% +$10.8K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
AGO icon
78
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.03B
$1.11M 0.25%
40,000
– –
2015 Q3
4 quarters
DBC icon
79
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.97B
$1.11M 0.25%
73,979
+14,966
+25% +$219K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
DEO icon
80
Diageo
DEO
$51.2B
$1.09M 0.24%
+9,430
New +$1.08M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
QCOM icon
81
Qualcomm
QCOM
$184B
$1.06M 0.24%
+15,498
New +$943K
2016 Q3
0 quarters
NKE icon
82
Nike
NKE
$52.4B
$1.06M 0.24%
20,160
-34
-0.2% -$1.92K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
DD icon
83
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$1.05M 0.23%
15,731
– –
2016 Q1
2 quarters
EWZ icon
84
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$11.9B
$897K 0.2%
21,250
+3,950
+23% +$131K
2015 Q4
3 quarters
ABBV icon
85
AbbVie
ABBV
$501B
$846K 0.19%
+13,418
New +$869K
2016 Q3
0 quarters
EWY icon
86
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.8B
$816K 0.18%
+14,043
New +$784K
2016 Q3
0 quarters
VZ icon
87
Verizon
VZ
$185B
$784K 0.17%
15,091
+4,954
+49% +$266K
2014 Q1
10 quarters
EWH icon
88
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.17B
$733K 0.16%
+33,290
New +$701K
2016 Q3
0 quarters
CSX icon
89
CSX Corp
CSX
$89.4B
$732K 0.16%
+72,000
New +$681K
2016 Q3
0 quarters
VALE icon
90
Vale
VALE
$56.2B
$719K 0.16%
130,815
-2,000
-2% -$11K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
RDS.B
91
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$716K 0.16%
13,550
-1,250
-8% -$66.9K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
KOF icon
92
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$24.6B
$707K 0.16%
+9,430
New +$731K
2016 Q3
0 quarters
WM icon
93
Waste Management
WM
$86.2B
$695K 0.15%
10,900
+900
+9% +$58.8K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
VGK icon
94
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$29.3B
$689K 0.15%
14,138
-1,837
-11% -$88.4K
2015 Q3
4 quarters
SLV icon
95
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$27B
$681K 0.15%
37,444
-9,466
-20% -$176K
2014 Q3
8 quarters
WMT icon
96
Walmart Inc
WMT
$922B
$679K 0.15%
28,236
-142,800
-83% -$3.46M
2015 Q3
4 quarters
CVX icon
97
Chevron
CVX
$436B
$671K 0.15%
6,515
-492
-7% -$50.2K
2014 Q1
10 quarters
HEDJ icon
98
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.74B
$656K 0.15%
24,408
– –
2016 Q2
1 quarter
BHP icon
99
BHP
BHP
$212B
$643K 0.14%
20,795
+9,473
+84% +$260K
2015 Q3
4 quarters
GWX icon
100
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$903M
$618K 0.14%
19,702
+1,523
+8% +$46.4K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
2 3
4
5 6

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GFS Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, GFS Advisors held 145 positions worth $450M, up 8.8% from $414M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors deployed $71.6M of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 23 new positions and adding to 57 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Toyota: 16,750 shares worth $1.94M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 31% of assets, down from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bank of America, an estimated $8.64M trimmed.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Toyota: 16,750 shares worth $1.94M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to Apple in Q3 2016, an estimated $75.9M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $8.64M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $16.5M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $450M portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • GFS Advisors opened 23 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2016.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $450M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 15 Nov 2016.