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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
+1.68%
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
$303M
AUM Growth
+$18.5M
Cap. Flow
+$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
5.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
37.18%
Holding
133
New
11
Increased
47
Reduced
37
Closed
10
Avg Time Held
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.1 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 39.14%
2 Industrials 12.61%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Materials 6.66%
5 Communication Services 6.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
GGB icon
101
Gerdau
GGB
$10.1B
$429K 0.14%
224,154
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
DEO icon
102
Diageo
DEO
$51.2B
$392K 0.13%
3,380
– –
2013 Q4
6 quarters
XLF icon
103
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$50.7B
$375K 0.12%
17,530
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
CVX icon
104
Chevron
CVX
$436B
$368K 0.12%
3,815
+1,498
+65% +$157K
2014 Q1
5 quarters
AMZN icon
105
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$349K 0.12%
16,100
-13,400
-45% -$280K
2014 Q2
4 quarters
AAXJ icon
106
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.78B
$337K 0.11%
5,345
– –
2013 Q3
7 quarters
VNQI icon
107
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.21B
$326K 0.11%
5,871
-34
-0.6% -$1.98K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
KRFT
108
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$303K 0.1%
3,554
-65
-2% -$5.59K
2014 Q2
4 quarters
HMC icon
109
Honda
HMC
$43.4B
$299K 0.1%
9,220
– –
2015 Q1
1 quarter
SLB icon
110
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72B
$299K 0.1%
3,464
-51
-1% -$4.6K
2015 Q1
1 quarter
IWP icon
111
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$19.2B
$291K 0.1%
+6,000
New +$296K
2015 Q2
0 quarters
HSBC.PRA icon
112
DELISTED
HSBC Holdings PLC, Inc. ADS(1/40 shr. 6.2% Non-Cum. Dlr. Pref. Shrs., Ser.A)
HSBC.PRA
$278K 0.09%
+11,000
New +$280K
2015 Q2
0 quarters
SN icon
113
DELISTED
Sanchez Energy Corporation
SN
$261K 0.09%
+26,626
New +$322K
2015 Q2
0 quarters
IWF icon
114
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$127B
$260K 0.09%
10,508
+168
+2% +$4.22K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
X icon
115
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$258K 0.09%
12,500
– –
2014 Q3
3 quarters
NVS icon
116
Novartis
NVS
$279B
$256K 0.08%
+2,902
New +$266K
2015 Q2
0 quarters
EWZ icon
117
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$11.9B
$246K 0.08%
7,500
-1,545
-17% -$53.4K
2014 Q3
3 quarters
SID icon
118
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.6B
$240K 0.08%
145,500
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
MCD icon
119
McDonald's
MCD
$169B
$237K 0.08%
2,490
-41
-2% -$3.97K
2013 Q2
8 quarters
FMX icon
120
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.1B
$205K 0.07%
2,300
– –
2014 Q4
2 quarters
ICA
121
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$156K 0.05%
50,000
– –
2013 Q4
6 quarters
ABEV icon
122
Ambev
ABEV
$50.1B
$84K 0.03%
13,700
– –
2014 Q1
5 quarters
BTU icon
123
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
$43K 0.01%
1,319
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
FXI icon
124
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$3.9B
– –
-6,954
Closed -$309K –
GAB icon
125
Gabelli Equity Trust
GAB
$1.76B
– –
-20,624
Closed -$130K –

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GFS Advisors's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, GFS Advisors held 133 positions worth $303M, up 6.5% from $285M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 37% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors deployed $17.6M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 11 new positions and adding to 47 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Johnson Controls International: 355,062 shares worth $18.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 39% of assets, down from 45% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF, an estimated $5.06M trimmed.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q2 2015 buy was Johnson Controls International: 355,062 shares worth $18.4M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to AT&T in Q2 2015, an estimated $2.83M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF, cutting an estimated $5.06M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $6.11M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 37% of its $303M portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • GFS Advisors opened 11 new positions and closed 10 in Q2 2015.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 6.5% quarter-over-quarter to $303M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 12 Aug 2015.