1y return+28.6%S&P 500 +20.9%
3y return+51.9%S&P 500 +68.5%
5y return+49.0%S&P 500 +74.5%
10y return+160.7%S&P 500 +256.5%
These returns are for its stock picks as disclosed on Form 13F: last quarter's holdings, valued at this quarter's prices. They miss trades within each quarter, short positions, options, bonds, cash and fees, so they aren't the returns its clients got.
$100 invested in its stock picks
Since June 30, 2016: $261 against $357 in the S&P 500.2
GFS Advisors, LLCS&P 500 (SPY)
Top holdings
At the end of June 30, 2026. Change is in shares since the quarter before.2
| Stock | Value | Share of portfolio | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYByline Bancorp Inc | $76.8M | 4.0% | New |
| CAHCardinal Health Inc | $76.8M | 4.0% | −100.0% |
| EWJIshares Inc | $49.6M | 2.6% | +92.4% |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc | $42.8M | 2.3% | −38.2% |
| HEIHeico Corp New | $42.8M | 2.3% | New |
| IJRIshares Tr | $39.0M | 2.1% | +10.9% |
| SPYState Str Spdr S&p 500 Etf T | $36.2M | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Hldg Ltd | $36.1M | 1.9% | +9.7% |
| SPYDSpdr Series Trust | $36.0M | 1.9% | New |
| MUMicron Technology Inc | $32.1M | 1.7% | −85.2% |
| TSLATesla Inc | $31.1M | 1.6% | −11.2% |
| EFAIshares Tr | $30.9M | 1.6% | −80.1% |
| UPSUnited Parcel Svcs Inc | $30.7M | 1.6% | New |
| ACWIIshares Tr | $30.0M | 1.6% | +4.7% |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corp | $28.4M | 1.5% | +9.6% |
| VWOVanguard Intl Equity Index F | $28.1M | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| ECEcopetrol S A | $27.9M | 1.5% | New |
| DISDisney Walt Co | $26.8M | 1.4% | −13.7% |
| DTDynatrace Inc | $26.7M | 1.4% | New |
| IJSIshares Tr | $24.4M | 1.3% | −42.0% |
| AAXJIshares Tr | $24.1M | 1.3% | +60.3% |
| VTVVanguard Index Fds | $23.5M | 1.2% | +373.3% |
| FDXFedex Corp | $21.3M | 1.1% | −22.2% |
| FERGFerguson Enterprises Inc | $21.2M | 1.1% | New |
| UNHUnitedhealth Group Inc | $20.9M | 1.1% | −13.3% |
Best picks still held
How each current holding has done since the quarter it first appeared in its filings (up to six years back).
| Stock | Held since | Return since | Now worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nu Hldgs LtdCUSIP G6683N103 | September 30, 2022 | +203.6% | $13.8M |
| IVVIshares Tr | June 30, 2020 | +141.8% | $16.4M |
| TSLATesla Inc | March 31, 2024 | +139.3% | $31.1M |
| IJSIshares Tr | June 30, 2020 | +127.1% | $24.4M |
| IJRIshares Tr | June 30, 2020 | +117.2% | $39.0M |
| IJHIshares Tr | June 30, 2020 | +116.8% | $15.9M |
| IWDIshares Tr | June 30, 2020 | +115.3% | $18.5M |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc | June 30, 2025 | +102.8% | $42.8M |
| VGKVanguard Intl Equity Index F | June 30, 2020 | +75.9% | $13.1M |
| AAXJIshares Tr | June 30, 2020 | +72.5% | $24.1M |
Sold off last quarter
- CNMCore & Main Inc was $31.0M
- Willis Towers Watson PLC LtdCUSIP G96629103 was $26.4M
- ARKKArk Etf Tr was $18.5M
- HOODRobinhood Mkts Inc was $16.0M
- ARKGArk Etf Tr was $12.6M
- BLKBlackrock Inc was $11.8M
- IBKRInteractive Brokers Group In was $10.6M
- Teva Pharmaceutical Inds LtdCUSIP 881624209 was $9.7M
- GEHCGe Healthcare Technologies I was $9.5M
- FXUFirst Tr Exchange-traded Fd was $9.4M
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Its picks | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | +15.3% | +14.8% |
| March 31, 2026 | −1.7% | −4.6% |
| December 31, 2025 | +3.2% | +2.4% |
| September 30, 2025 | +10.0% | +7.8% |
| June 30, 2025 | +8.5% | +10.5% |
| March 31, 2025 | −1.3% | −4.6% |
| December 31, 2024 | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| September 30, 2024 | −4.1% | +5.4% |
| June 30, 2024 | −0.5% | +4.0% |
| March 31, 2024 | +8.9% | +10.0% |
| December 31, 2023 | +9.3% | +11.2% |
| September 30, 2023 | −3.4% | −3.6% |
| June 30, 2023 | +5.7% | +8.3% |
| March 31, 2023 | +9.9% | +7.0% |
| December 31, 2022 | +7.6% | +7.1% |
| September 30, 2022 | −7.4% | −5.3% |
| June 30, 2022 | −13.9% | −16.5% |
| March 31, 2022 | −4.5% | −4.9% |
| December 31, 2021 | +6.8% | +10.7% |
| September 30, 2021 | −3.5% | +0.3% |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1SEC EDGAR: GFS Advisors, LLC Form 13F filingshttps://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1427263&type=13F-HR&dateb=&owner=include&count=40CIK 1427263
- 2SEC: 13F for the quarter ended June 30, 2026https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1427263/000142726326000006/Filed August 4, 2026 · accession 0001427263-26-000006