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GFS Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $948M
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

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
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
VB icon
101
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$81.3B
$686K 0.14%
+5,319
New +$660K
VSS icon
102
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$12.1B
$667K 0.14%
+7,096
New +$679K
DEO icon
103
Diageo
DEO
$51.7B
$658K 0.14%
6,330
-3,100
-33% -$326K
IEMG icon
104
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$160B
$658K 0.14%
15,500
+5,500
+55% +$241K
VXUS icon
105
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VXUS
$163B
$655K 0.14%
+14,286
New +$657K
EWH icon
106
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.26B
$648K 0.14%
33,290
– –
BUD icon
107
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$614K 0.13%
5,821
+2,250
+63% +$252K
HSBC.PRA
108
DELISTED
HSBC Holdings PLC, Inc. ADS(1/40 shr. 6.2% Non-Cum. Dlr. Pref. Shrs., Ser.A)
HSBC.PRA
$594K 0.13%
23,555
– –
COP icon
109
ConocoPhillips
COP
$157B
$585K 0.12%
11,665
– –
SLV icon
110
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$32.3B
$566K 0.12%
37,437
-7
-0% -$114
GWX icon
111
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$936M
$553K 0.12%
19,063
-639
-3% -$19.2K
MDY icon
112
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.4B
$524K 0.11%
1,738
-210
-11% -$60.7K
IBM icon
113
IBM
IBM
$222B
$503K 0.11%
3,169
– –
GGB icon
114
Gerdau
GGB
$9.01B
$496K 0.1%
198,954
– –
NVS icon
115
Novartis
NVS
$292B
$493K 0.1%
7,550
– –
EWZ icon
116
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$8.16B
$477K 0.1%
14,300
-6,950
-33% -$239K
VNQI icon
117
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.49B
$475K 0.1%
9,589
+3,579
+60% +$186K
MRO
118
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$467K 0.1%
27,000
-4,000
-13% -$64.2K
DE icon
119
Deere & Co
DE
$170B
$433K 0.09%
4,200
-1,800
-30% -$169K
XLRE icon
120
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.38B
$432K 0.09%
14,040
+5,197
+59% +$159K
RIO icon
121
Rio Tinto
RIO
$168B
$423K 0.09%
11,000
+1,500
+16% +$55K
CHL
122
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$421K 0.09%
8,025
+475
+6% +$26.7K
EWP icon
123
iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP
$2.24B
$416K 0.09%
+15,700
New +$414K
CSIQ icon
124
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$892M
$396K 0.08%
32,480
– –
UL icon
125
Unilever
UL
$140B
$342K 0.07%
7,467
– –
2 3 4
5
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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.