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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
+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
Avg Time Held
2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
2.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.9 years

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 icon
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 Held Since
CX icon
1
Cemex
CX
$13.7B
$59.7M 12.57%
7,729,806
+890,202
+13% +$7.07M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
BAC icon
2
Bank of America
BAC
$355B
$36.6M 7.72%
1,657,427
+204,144
+14% +$3.93M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
GE icon
3
GE Aerospace
GE
$318B
$22.7M 4.78%
149,810
-5,248
-3% -$762K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
SPY icon
4
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$811B
$15.3M 3.22%
68,288
+11,020
+19% +$2.41M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
AAPL icon
5
Apple
AAPL
$4.99T
$14.9M 3.15%
515,700
-2,817,860
-85% -$79.9M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
BBVA icon
6
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$141B
$13.5M 2.84%
2,026,056
-68,614
-3% -$443K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
DIA icon
7
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$44.6B
$13.1M 2.75%
66,208
+3,435
+5% +$648K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
FMX icon
8
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$40.9B
$12.1M 2.55%
158,600
-1,050
-0.7% -$89.9K
2014 Q4
8 quarters
FEZ icon
9
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.13B
$11.9M 2.5%
355,312
+57,011
+19% +$1.85M
2014 Q1
11 quarters
JNJ icon
10
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$610B
$10M 2.12%
87,192
-7,735
-8% -$893K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
GM icon
11
General Motors
GM
$72.6B
$9.51M 2%
272,827
-31,579
-10% -$1.06M
2014 Q1
11 quarters
AXP icon
12
American Express
AXP
$206B
$8.97M 1.89%
121,097
-4,975
-4% -$344K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VWO icon
13
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$124B
$8.51M 1.79%
237,735
+42,807
+22% +$1.57M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VOOG icon
14
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VOOG
$27.7B
$8.15M 1.72%
447,600
– –
2016 Q2
2 quarters
RDS.A
15
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$7.97M 1.68%
151,770
+2,873
+2% +$143K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
PEP icon
16
PepsiCo
PEP
$176B
$7.91M 1.67%
75,555
-2,755
-4% -$288K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
TEF icon
17
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$7.89M 1.66%
1,060,898
-17,937
-2% -$131K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
SAN icon
18
Banco Santander
SAN
$193B
$6.72M 1.42%
1,352,976
+121,441
+10% +$552K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
TTE icon
19
TotalEnergies
TTE
$196B
$6.57M 1.38%
128,867
+5,501
+4% +$265K
2015 Q1
7 quarters
PG icon
20
Procter & Gamble
PG
$362B
$6.36M 1.34%
75,638
-5,344
-7% -$455K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VOO icon
21
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$1.04T
$6.35M 1.34%
30,950
– –
2016 Q2
2 quarters
VTI icon
22
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$693B
$5.66M 1.19%
49,097
+5,050
+11% +$568K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
VOD icon
23
Vodafone
VOD
$35.8B
$5.41M 1.14%
221,621
+29,650
+15% +$780K
2016 Q1
3 quarters
C icon
24
Citigroup
C
$206B
$5.37M 1.13%
90,383
+438
+0.5% +$23.6K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
CVS icon
25
CVS Health
CVS
$115B
$5.33M 1.12%
67,500
+46,350
+219% +$3.75M
2015 Q2
6 quarters
1
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.