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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
+2.64%
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
$462M
AUM Growth
+$18.1M
Cap. Flow
+$11.4M
Cap. Flow %
2.48%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.07%
Holding
146
New
7
Increased
57
Reduced
39
Closed
6
Avg Time Held
2.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHL
China Mobile Limited
CHL
+$6.11M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$4.3M
3
FEZ icon
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
+$4.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$4.03M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BBVA icon
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
+$15.9M
2
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$1.58M
3
GM icon
General Motors
GM
+$1.39M
4
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$1.36M
5
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$829K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 34.36%
2 Financials 14.04%
3 Materials 12.31%
4 Consumer Staples 8.04%
5 Energy 7.75%
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
$1.1M 0.24%
30,536
-3,834
-11% -$132K
2015 Q3
9 quarters
EFV icon
77
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$30.3B
$1.08M 0.23%
19,486
-1,362
-7% -$74.8K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
BUD icon
78
AB InBev
BUD
$157B
$1.06M 0.23%
9,470
+1,920
+25% +$226K
2016 Q3
5 quarters
NVS icon
79
Novartis
NVS
$279B
$1.05M 0.23%
13,946
-633
-4% -$47.8K
2015 Q4
8 quarters
CVX icon
80
Chevron
CVX
$436B
$1.02M 0.22%
8,137
+1,175
+17% +$139K
2014 Q1
15 quarters
PARA icon
81
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$999K 0.22%
16,940
+3,400
+25% +$196K
2017 Q1
3 quarters
VSS icon
82
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.4B
$984K 0.21%
8,256
+977
+13% +$114K
2016 Q4
4 quarters
GOOG icon
83
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.2T
$983K 0.21%
18,780
-2,000
-10% -$102K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
RDS.B
84
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$977K 0.21%
14,300
-4,450
-24% -$288K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
GSK icon
85
GSK
GSK
$95.9B
$974K 0.21%
21,950
+8,508
+63% +$393K
2016 Q3
5 quarters
SHPG
86
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$960K 0.21%
6,192
+15
+0.2% +$2.22K
2017 Q2
2 quarters
MCD icon
87
McDonald's
MCD
$169B
$860K 0.19%
5,000
+843
+20% +$142K
2017 Q1
3 quarters
MDY icon
88
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$25.3B
$836K 0.18%
2,419
+969
+67% +$327K
2013 Q2
18 quarters
AZN icon
89
AstraZeneca
AZN
$251B
$809K 0.18%
11,663
-3,950
-25% -$266K
2017 Q1
3 quarters
K icon
90
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$789K 0.17%
12,354
– –
2017 Q1
3 quarters
VGK icon
91
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$29.3B
$785K 0.17%
13,262
+209
+2% +$12.2K
2015 Q3
9 quarters
DIS icon
92
Walt Disney
DIS
$188B
$774K 0.17%
7,200
-1,900
-21% -$196K
2016 Q4
4 quarters
GTE icon
93
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$380M
$772K 0.17%
28,600
– –
2016 Q4
4 quarters
KOF icon
94
Coca-Cola Femsa
KOF
$24.3B
$768K 0.17%
11,030
– –
2016 Q3
5 quarters
SPEU icon
95
State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
SPEU
$691M
$720K 0.16%
20,031
– –
2017 Q1
3 quarters
SLB icon
96
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72B
$718K 0.16%
+10,659
New +$691K
2017 Q4
0 quarters
BX icon
97
Blackstone
BX
$84.8B
$714K 0.15%
22,300
+600
+3% +$19.5K
2017 Q1
3 quarters
AAXJ icon
98
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.78B
$667K 0.14%
8,745
+3,400
+64% +$256K
2016 Q3
5 quarters
HMC icon
99
Honda
HMC
$43.4B
$663K 0.14%
19,450
– –
2015 Q1
11 quarters
SLV icon
100
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$27B
$651K 0.14%
40,701
+1,818
+5% +$28.7K
2014 Q3
13 quarters
2 3
4
5 6

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GFS Advisors's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, GFS Advisors held 146 positions worth $462M, up 4.1% from $444M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors's Q4 2017 filing shows 7 new, 57 increased, 39 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was SLB Ltd: 10,659 shares worth $718K. The largest sale was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, an estimated $15.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 34% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q4 2017 buy was SLB Ltd: 10,659 shares worth $718K.
  • GFS Advisors added most to China Mobile Limited in Q4 2017, an estimated $6.11M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $1.58M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $15.9M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $462M portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • GFS Advisors opened 7 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2017.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 4.1% quarter-over-quarter to $462M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 9 Feb 2018.