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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
NKE icon
126
Nike
NKE
$52.4B
$224K 0.06%
+3,640
New +$220K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
GSK icon
127
GSK
GSK
$95.9B
$215K 0.06%
4,237
-1,720
-29% -$85.7K
2015 Q3
2 quarters
GLW icon
128
Corning
GLW
$121B
$209K 0.05%
10,000
– –
2015 Q3
2 quarters
UNH icon
129
UnitedHealth
UNH
$355B
$206K 0.05%
+1,600
New +$189K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
SBUX icon
130
Starbucks
SBUX
$106B
$205K 0.05%
+3,440
New +$200K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
IJR icon
131
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$102B
$204K 0.05%
+3,620
New +$189K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
DD icon
132
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$200K 0.05%
+3,161
New +$189K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
SID icon
133
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.6B
$188K 0.05%
95,400
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
F icon
134
Ford
F
$48.1B
$150K 0.04%
+11,100
New +$140K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
VALE icon
135
Vale
VALE
$56.2B
$148K 0.04%
35,265
-93,429
-73% -$290K
2013 Q2
11 quarters
EWS icon
136
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
EWS
$1.45B
$121K 0.03%
+5,568
New +$110K
2016 Q1
0 quarters
ABEV icon
137
Ambev
ABEV
$50.1B
$93K 0.02%
18,000
– –
2014 Q1
8 quarters
ICA
138
DELISTED
EMPRESAS ICA, S.A. DE C.V. ADS (EA REPTG 4 ORD PART CERT)
ICA
$48K 0.01%
50,000
– –
2013 Q4
9 quarters
DBEU icon
139
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
DBEU
$776M
– –
-122,300
Closed -$3.16M –
FAS icon
140
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
FAS
$2.03B
– –
-53,200
Closed -$1.55M –
FXI icon
141
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$3.9B
– –
-6,246
Closed -$220K –
HPE icon
142
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$83.8B
– –
-53,681
Closed -$474K –
HSBC icon
143
HSBC
HSBC
$321B
– –
-12,311
Closed -$433K –
IVW icon
144
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$78.3B
– –
-268,000
Closed -$7.76M –
SPXL icon
145
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
SPXL
$7.12B
– –
-167,600
Closed -$3.47M –
TQQQ icon
146
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
$36.1B
– –
-1,900,800
Closed -$4.52M –
XLY icon
147
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$21.9B
– –
-64,794
Closed -$2.53M –

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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.