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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
+7.84%
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
$486M
AUM Growth
+$11.8M
Cap. Flow
-$23.8M
Cap. Flow %
-4.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
43.33%
Holding
153
New
16
Increased
47
Reduced
54
Closed
12
Avg Time Held
2.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$8.65M
2
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$5.69M
3
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$3.69M
4
CX icon
Cemex
CX
+$3.43M
5
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$3.08M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 31.75%
2 Financials 15.7%
3 Materials 13.94%
4 Consumer Staples 8.34%
5 Healthcare 6.81%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
BX icon
101
Blackstone
BX
$79.7B
$701K 0.14%
+23,590
New +$710K
2017 Q1
0 quarters
VGK icon
102
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$29.3B
$699K 0.14%
13,554
-829
-6% -$41.4K
2015 Q3
6 quarters
IGE icon
103
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$816M
$677K 0.14%
19,753
-2,289
-10% -$80.5K
2013 Q2
15 quarters
CHL
104
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$652K 0.13%
11,800
+3,775
+47% +$211K
2016 Q3
2 quarters
SPEU icon
105
State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
SPEU
$691M
$643K 0.13%
+20,031
New +$622K
2017 Q1
0 quarters
MDY icon
106
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$25.3B
$629K 0.13%
2,014
+276
+16% +$85.7K
2013 Q2
15 quarters
VZ icon
107
Verizon
VZ
$185B
$612K 0.13%
12,556
-2,535
-17% -$127K
2014 Q1
12 quarters
HSBC.PRA icon
108
DELISTED
HSBC Holdings PLC, Inc. ADS(1/40 shr. 6.2% Non-Cum. Dlr. Pref. Shrs., Ser.A)
HSBC.PRA
$610K 0.13%
23,555
– –
2015 Q2
7 quarters
COP icon
109
ConocoPhillips
COP
$171B
$592K 0.12%
11,865
+200
+2% +$9.66K
2016 Q3
2 quarters
MCD icon
110
McDonald's
MCD
$169B
$557K 0.11%
+4,301
New +$540K
2017 Q1
0 quarters
GGB icon
111
Gerdau
GGB
$10.1B
$545K 0.11%
198,954
– –
2013 Q2
15 quarters
FXI icon
112
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$3.9B
$538K 0.11%
+13,986
New +$527K
2017 Q1
0 quarters
GWX icon
113
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$903M
$526K 0.11%
16,700
-2,363
-12% -$72.5K
2013 Q2
15 quarters
EWP icon
114
iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP
$2.3B
$477K 0.1%
15,700
– –
2016 Q4
1 quarter
VNQI icon
115
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.21B
$476K 0.1%
8,946
-643
-7% -$33.4K
2013 Q2
15 quarters
KHC icon
116
The Kraft Heinz Company
KHC
$26.9B
$464K 0.1%
+5,108
New +$460K
2017 Q1
0 quarters
GSK icon
117
GSK
GSK
$95.9B
$458K 0.09%
8,695
+4,458
+105% +$226K
2016 Q3
2 quarters
DE icon
118
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
$457K 0.09%
4,200
– –
2013 Q4
13 quarters
MDLZ icon
119
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.9B
$450K 0.09%
+10,431
New +$462K
2017 Q1
0 quarters
XLF icon
120
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$50.7B
$433K 0.09%
18,259
-45,309
-71% -$1.09M
2013 Q2
15 quarters
RIO icon
121
Rio Tinto
RIO
$148B
$427K 0.09%
10,500
-500
-5% -$21.2K
2016 Q3
2 quarters
MRO icon
122
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$427K 0.09%
27,000
– –
2016 Q3
2 quarters
CSIQ icon
123
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$701M
$386K 0.08%
31,440
-1,040
-3% -$13.5K
2016 Q3
2 quarters
DIS icon
124
Walt Disney
DIS
$188B
$363K 0.07%
3,200
-4,165
-57% -$459K
2016 Q4
1 quarter
AAXJ icon
125
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.78B
$336K 0.07%
5,345
– –
2016 Q3
2 quarters

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GFS Advisors's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, GFS Advisors held 153 positions worth $486M, up 2.5% from $475M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

GFS Advisors withdrew a net $23.8M in Q1 2017, closing 12 positions and reducing 54 holdings. Its most notable exit was Televisa, an estimated $2.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 32% of assets, up from 31% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Materials.

Against the trend, GFS Advisors opened a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund worth $3.37M.

  • GFS Advisors's largest Q1 2017 buy was WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund: 199,845 shares worth $3.37M.
  • GFS Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q1 2017, an estimated $6.29M increase.
  • GFS Advisors's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $8.65M.
  • GFS Advisors fully exited Televisa in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $2.4M.
  • GFS Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $486M portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • GFS Advisors opened 16 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2017.
  • GFS Advisors's portfolio value rose 2.5% quarter-over-quarter to $486M.

Based on GFS Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 1 May 2017.