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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
+10.24%
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
$338M
AUM Growth
-$36.1M
Cap. Flow
-$67.4M
Cap. Flow %
-19.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.55%
Holding
129
New
11
Increased
16
Reduced
59
Closed
20
Avg Time Held
3.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.2 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BBVA icon
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
+$8.94M
2
VTV icon
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
+$3.23M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.91M
4
DEM icon
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DEM
+$2.73M
5
KHC icon
The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
+$2.08M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$31.9M
2
VOO icon
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
+$12.2M
3
VOOG icon
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VOOG
+$10.1M
4
DIA icon
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
+$5.61M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 34.83%
2 Financials 15.77%
3 Technology 10.17%
4 Consumer Staples 9.72%
5 Materials 8.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
C icon
76
Citigroup
C
$207B
$776K 0.23%
12,470
– –
2013 Q2
23 quarters
GGB icon
77
Gerdau
GGB
$9.91B
$613K 0.18%
198,954
– –
2013 Q2
23 quarters
EWZ icon
78
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$11.6B
$599K 0.18%
14,625
+8,070
+123% +$347K
2015 Q4
13 quarters
CVX icon
79
Chevron
CVX
$430B
$597K 0.18%
4,850
-4,429
-48% -$524K
2014 Q1
20 quarters
IGE icon
80
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$814M
$585K 0.17%
18,642
-642
-3% -$19.6K
2013 Q2
23 quarters
UN icon
81
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$573K 0.17%
9,830
-700
-7% -$38.4K
2013 Q3
22 quarters
SLV icon
82
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$27.9B
$557K 0.17%
39,279
-6,535
-14% -$95.4K
2014 Q3
18 quarters
TTE icon
83
TotalEnergies
TTE
$195B
$552K 0.16%
9,928
-4,883
-33% -$272K
2015 Q1
16 quarters
PBR icon
84
Petrobras
PBR
$163B
$526K 0.16%
33,050
-13,200
-29% -$210K
2013 Q2
23 quarters
FXI icon
85
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$3.94B
$513K 0.15%
+11,585
New +$494K
2019 Q1
0 quarters
VGK icon
86
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$29.7B
$511K 0.15%
9,532
-5,263
-36% -$275K
2015 Q3
14 quarters
EWY icon
87
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.3B
$508K 0.15%
+8,341
New +$517K
2019 Q1
0 quarters
XLY icon
88
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.2B
$484K 0.14%
8,494
-60,800
-88% -$3.3M
2016 Q2
11 quarters
EWS icon
89
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
EWS
$1.46B
$481K 0.14%
+20,249
New +$475K
2019 Q1
0 quarters
GWX icon
90
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$901M
$475K 0.14%
15,659
– –
2013 Q2
23 quarters
EWW icon
91
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.46B
$447K 0.13%
+10,260
New +$451K
2019 Q1
0 quarters
BUD icon
92
AB InBev
BUD
$160B
$420K 0.12%
5,000
-5,500
-52% -$423K
2016 Q3
10 quarters
SID icon
93
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.53B
$392K 0.12%
95,400
– –
2013 Q2
23 quarters
WM icon
94
Waste Management
WM
$89.6B
$335K 0.1%
3,220
– –
2013 Q2
23 quarters
GLW icon
95
Corning
GLW
$119B
$331K 0.1%
10,000
– –
2015 Q3
14 quarters
MU icon
96
Micron Technology
MU
$1.05T
$331K 0.1%
8,000
– –
2018 Q4
1 quarter
SLB icon
97
SLB Ltd
SLB
$71.8B
$305K 0.09%
+7,000
New +$303K
2019 Q1
0 quarters
TEVA icon
98
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$47.9B
$290K 0.09%
18,500
-2,500
-12% -$44.1K
2013 Q2
23 quarters
BMY icon
99
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$124B
$288K 0.09%
6,030
-210
-3% -$10.5K
2017 Q1
8 quarters
VNQI icon
100
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.25B
$287K 0.09%
4,824
-4,014
-45% -$227K
2013 Q2
23 quarters
2 3
4
5 6

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GFS Advisors's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, GFS Advisors held 129 positions worth $338M, down 9.7% from $374M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors withdrew a net $67.4M in Q1 2019, closing 20 positions and reducing 59 holdings. Its most notable exit was Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, an estimated $12.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 35% of assets, down from 44% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.

Against the trend, GFS Advisors opened a new position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria worth $8.7M.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q1 2019 buy was Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria: 1,517,964 shares worth $8.7M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to Apple in Q1 2019, an estimated $2.91M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $31.9M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $12.2M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $338M portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • GFS Advisors opened 11 new positions and closed 20 in Q1 2019.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value fell 9.7% quarter-over-quarter to $338M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 13 May 2019.