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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
+2.57%
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
$382M
AUM Growth
+$44.9M
Cap. Flow
+$35.1M
Cap. Flow %
9.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.81%
Holding
147
New
14
Increased
67
Reduced
32
Closed
9
Avg Time Held
1.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CX icon
Cemex
CX
+$14.3M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$7.02M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$5.69M
4
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$3.95M
5
BBVA icon
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
+$3.58M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 27.13%
2 Financials 14.2%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Materials 11.42%
5 Consumer Staples 9.05%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
COP icon
101
ConocoPhillips
COP
$171B
$515K 0.14%
12,793
+1,193
+10% +$45.4K
2015 Q1
4 quarters
XLF icon
102
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$50.7B
$491K 0.13%
24,846
-32
-0.1% -$610
2013 Q2
11 quarters
EPP icon
103
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.19B
$490K 0.13%
12,506
-409
-3% -$14.8K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
NVS icon
104
Novartis
NVS
$279B
$490K 0.13%
7,550
+3,571
+90% +$243K
2015 Q4
1 quarter
IEMG icon
105
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$155B
$416K 0.11%
10,000
– –
2015 Q2
3 quarters
EWZ icon
106
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$11.9B
$407K 0.11%
15,468
-2,067
-12% -$44.4K
2015 Q4
1 quarter
ERIC icon
107
Ericsson
ERIC
$31.1B
$383K 0.1%
38,200
+21,800
+133% +$201K
2015 Q4
1 quarter
MU icon
108
Micron Technology
MU
$1.03T
$382K 0.1%
36,500
– –
2015 Q2
3 quarters
UL icon
109
Unilever
UL
$138B
$380K 0.1%
7,467
– –
2015 Q1
4 quarters
MRO icon
110
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$357K 0.09%
32,072
-1,748
-5% -$16.3K
2015 Q1
4 quarters
VNQI icon
111
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.21B
$329K 0.09%
6,154
-103
-2% -$5.11K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
INP
112
DELISTED
iPath ETNs Linked to the MSCI India Total Return Index
INP
$320K 0.08%
+5,100
New +$302K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
SLB icon
113
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72B
$303K 0.08%
4,106
+700
+21% +$49.2K
2015 Q1
4 quarters
XLV icon
114
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$45B
$303K 0.08%
+4,470
New +$299K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
GNR icon
115
State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
GNR
$5.21B
$301K 0.08%
8,600
– –
2015 Q4
1 quarter
ILF icon
116
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
ILF
$4.1B
$300K 0.08%
11,918
-1,787
-13% -$38.3K
2015 Q3
2 quarters
AAXJ icon
117
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.78B
$292K 0.08%
5,345
– –
2013 Q3
10 quarters
KHC icon
118
The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
$26.9B
$285K 0.07%
3,633
+79
+2% +$5.91K
2015 Q3
2 quarters
GGB icon
119
Gerdau
GGB
$10.1B
$281K 0.07%
198,954
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
IWM icon
120
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$76.4B
$269K 0.07%
2,429
-40
-2% -$4.14K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
BHP icon
121
BHP
BHP
$212B
$262K 0.07%
11,322
-3,363
-23% -$71.2K
2015 Q3
2 quarters
HMC icon
122
Honda
HMC
$43.4B
$252K 0.07%
9,220
– –
2015 Q1
4 quarters
MCD icon
123
McDonald's
MCD
$169B
$247K 0.06%
+1,971
New +$236K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
IWF icon
124
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$127B
$226K 0.06%
9,044
-236
-3% -$5.58K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
LUV icon
125
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.2B
$224K 0.06%
+5,000
New +$203K
2016 Q1
0 quarters

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GFS Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, GFS Advisors held 147 positions worth $382M, up 13% from $337M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 44% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors deployed $35.1M of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 14 new positions and adding to 67 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vodafone: 126,842 shares worth $4.07M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 27% of assets, down from 36% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was SPDR Gold Trust, an estimated $3.39M trimmed.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was Vodafone: 126,842 shares worth $4.07M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to Cemex in Q1 2016, an estimated $14.3M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was SPDR Gold Trust, cutting an estimated $3.39M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $7.76M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 44% of its $382M portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • GFS Advisors opened 14 new positions and closed 9 in Q1 2016.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $382M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.