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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
+5.55%
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
$475M
AUM Growth
+$24.5M
Cap. Flow
-$62.9M
Cap. Flow %
-13.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.19%
Holding
147
New
14
Increased
36
Reduced
46
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.9 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CX icon
Cemex
CX
+$7.07M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$3.93M
3
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$3.75M
4
UN icon
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
+$2.57M
5
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$2.41M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$79.9M
2
EWJ icon
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
+$3.13M
3
DXJ icon
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
+$2.85M
4
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$1.33M
5
CAT icon
Caterpillar
CAT
+$1.14M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 31.47%
2 Financials 16.81%
3 Materials 13.49%
4 Consumer Staples 7.87%
5 Industrials 5.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
XLE icon
76
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$43.5B
$1.19M 0.25%
31,548
+16,472
+109% +$596K
2015 Q3
5 quarters
IOO icon
77
iShares Global 100 ETF
IOO
$9.3B
$1.16M 0.24%
30,200
– –
2015 Q4
4 quarters
DD icon
78
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$1.16M 0.24%
15,731
– –
2016 Q1
3 quarters
RDS.B
79
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$1.15M 0.24%
19,750
+6,200
+46% +$339K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
SCZ icon
80
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$12.7B
$1.07M 0.23%
21,419
-9,757
-31% -$492K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
EEM icon
81
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.8B
$1.05M 0.22%
30,027
-5,435
-15% -$196K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
DBC icon
82
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.97B
$1.04M 0.22%
65,488
-8,491
-11% -$129K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
WFC icon
83
Wells Fargo
WFC
$243B
$1.02M 0.22%
+18,607
New +$936K
2016 Q4
0 quarters
QCOM icon
84
Qualcomm
QCOM
$184B
$1.01M 0.21%
15,498
– –
2016 Q3
1 quarter
VALE icon
85
Vale
VALE
$56.2B
$997K 0.21%
130,815
– –
2013 Q2
14 quarters
XOM icon
86
ExxonMobil
XOM
$728B
$974K 0.21%
10,792
-11,250
-51% -$983K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
KOF icon
87
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$24.6B
$961K 0.2%
15,130
+5,700
+60% +$398K
2016 Q3
1 quarter
GOOG icon
88
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$951K 0.2%
24,640
-22,680
-48% -$883K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
GTE icon
89
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$380M
$864K 0.18%
+28,600
New +$851K
2016 Q4
0 quarters
ABBV icon
90
AbbVie
ABBV
$501B
$840K 0.18%
13,418
– –
2016 Q3
1 quarter
CVX icon
91
Chevron
CVX
$436B
$826K 0.17%
7,015
+500
+8% +$54.4K
2014 Q1
11 quarters
VZ icon
92
Verizon
VZ
$185B
$806K 0.17%
15,091
– –
2014 Q1
11 quarters
IGE icon
93
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$816M
$792K 0.17%
22,042
-10,889
-33% -$379K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
WM icon
94
Waste Management
WM
$86.2B
$773K 0.16%
10,900
– –
2013 Q2
14 quarters
DIS icon
95
Walt Disney
DIS
$188B
$768K 0.16%
+7,365
New +$718K
2016 Q4
0 quarters
AAL icon
96
American Airlines Group
AAL
$7.8B
$748K 0.16%
16,018
– –
2016 Q3
1 quarter
EWY icon
97
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.8B
$747K 0.16%
14,043
– –
2016 Q3
1 quarter
BHP icon
98
BHP
BHP
$212B
$707K 0.15%
22,140
+1,345
+6% +$43.5K
2015 Q3
5 quarters
HEDJ icon
99
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.74B
$701K 0.15%
24,408
– –
2016 Q2
2 quarters
VGK icon
100
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$29.3B
$690K 0.15%
14,383
+245
+2% +$11.5K
2015 Q3
5 quarters
2 3
4
5 6

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GFS Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, GFS Advisors held 147 positions worth $475M, up 5.4% from $450M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors withdrew a net $62.9M in Q4 2016, closing 10 positions and reducing 46 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares MSCI Japan ETF, an estimated $3.13M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, GFS Advisors opened a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF worth $2.26M.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 61,868 shares worth $2.26M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to Cemex in Q4 2016, an estimated $7.07M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $79.9M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $3.13M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $475M portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • GFS Advisors opened 14 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2016.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $475M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 9 Feb 2017.