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0000898399-24-000002.txt : 20240124 0000898399-24-000002.hdr.sgml : 20240124 20240124143343 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898399-24-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240124 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240124 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GFS Advisors, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001427263 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 208293410 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-13054 FILM NUMBER: 24555970 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1330 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-968-0400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1330 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml X0202 13F-HR LIVE false true false 0001427263 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2023 12-31-2023 GFS Advisors, LLC

1330 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 2100 HOUSTON TX 77056

13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-13054 000143110 801-67899 N William Cathriner CCO 713-968-0429 William Cathriner Houston TX 01-24-2024 0 152 684042000 false INFORMATION TABLE 2 gfsa_4q2023.inftbl.xml ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM 007903107 BBG001S5NN36 329000 2233 SH SOLE 0 0 2233 ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD SPONSORED ADS 01609W102 BBG006G2JWB1 10747000 138648 SH SOLE 0 0 138648 ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A 02079K305 BBG009S39JY5 20404000 146067 SH SOLE 0 0 146067 ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C 02079K107 BBG009S3NB21 5611000 39812 SH SOLE 0 0 39812 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 BBG001S5T8T5 205000 5092 SH SOLE 0 0 5092 AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 BBG001S5PQL7 55282000 363840 SH SOLE 0 0 363840 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 BBG001S5P034 4818000 25720 SH SOLE 0 0 25720 ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NV SPONSORED ADR 03524A108 BBG001T53FW2 13367000 206850 SH SOLE 0 0 206850 APPLE INC COM 037833100 BBG001S5N8V8 40858000 212214 SH SOLE 0 0 212214 ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC COM SHS 04271T100 BBG002MX7TQ9 672000 40000 SH SOLE 0 0 40000 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 BBG001S5VWH2 3017000 179823 SH SOLE 0 0 179823 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTA SPONSORED ADR 05946K101 BBG001S5XP76 2929000 321565 SH SOLE 0 0 321565 BANCO SANTANDER S.A. 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3629 ISHARES TR SHORT TREAS BD 464288679 BBG001SSD803 12778000 116026 SH SOLE 0 0 116026 ISHARES TR SP SMCP600VL ETF 464287879 BBG001SFQL26 1401000 13597 SH SOLE 0 0 13597 ISHARES TR U.S. TECH ETF 464287721 BBG001SFB7Z7 303000 2467 SH SOLE 0 0 2467 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 BBG001S5SHQ9 7419000 47330 SH SOLE 0 0 47330 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 BBG001S8CRC3 9862000 57978 SH SOLE 0 0 57978 KKR REAL ESTATE FIN TR INC COM 48251K100 BBG00GD4KVR1 3722000 281335 SH SOLE 0 0 281335 KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 500754106 BBG005CPNTR1 2408000 65125 SH SOLE 0 0 65125 MERCADOLIBRE INC COM 58733R102 BBG001SM32G3 341000 217 SH SOLE 0 0 217 MERCK & CO INC COM 58933Y105 BBG001S5TC52 9096000 83430 SH SOLE 0 0 83430 META PLATFORMS INC CL A 30303M102 BBG001SQCQC5 9171000 25911 SH SOLE 0 0 25911 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 BBG001S5TD05 19817000 52700 SH SOLE 0 0 52700 NETFLIX INC COM 64110L106 BBG001SF6L46 242000 498 SH SOLE 0 0 498 NIKE INC CL B 654106103 BBG001S6NTK2 9046000 83319 SH SOLE 0 0 83319 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SH SOLE 0 0 17350 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY 81369Y506 BBG001S7T1S7 399000 4760 SH SOLE 0 0 4760 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR FINANCIAL 81369Y605 BBG001S7T223 1922000 51105 SH SOLE 0 0 51105 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-UTILS 81369Y886 BBG001S7TD56 355000 5605 SH SOLE 0 0 5605 SHELL PLC SPON ADS 780259305 BBG0147BN6H1 2136000 32456 SH SOLE 0 0 32456 SHOPIFY INC CL A 82509L107 BBG004DW5NC7 240000 3077 SH SOLE 0 0 3077 SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN SHORT TERM TREA 82889N657 BBG01BFJ3TM5 252000 10900 SH SOLE 0 0 10900 SONOS INC COM 83570H108 BBG001SRR9R9 1714000 100000 SH SOLE 0 0 100000 SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE UT SER 1 78467X109 BBG001S8LH99 3493000 9269 SH SOLE 0 0 9269 SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS 78463V107 BBG001SCPX28 1111000 5813 SH SOLE 0 0 5813 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS EURO STOXX 50 78463X202 BBG001SLBK12 7059000 147648 SH SOLE 0 0 147648 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS S&P INTL SMLCP 78463X871 BBG001SRXRK9 427000 13449 SH SOLE 0 0 13449 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 BBG001S72SM3 27918000 58737 SH 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INDEX FDS EXTEND MKT ETF 922908652 BBG001SK3J43 1418000 8623 SH SOLE 0 0 8623 VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF 922908736 BBG001SHTTS4 4637000 14916 SH SOLE 0 0 14916 VANGUARD INDEX FDS LARGE CAP ETF 922908637 BBG001SHTTQ6 851000 3900 SH SOLE 0 0 3900 VANGUARD INDEX FDS MID CAP ETF 922908629 BBG001SHVTS1 2188000 9405 SH SOLE 0 0 9405 VANGUARD INDEX FDS REAL ESTATE ETF 922908553 BBG001SMD2X3 441000 4990 SH SOLE 0 0 4990 VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS 922908363 BBG001TC6MC1 804000 1840 SH SOLE 0 0 1840 VANGUARD INDEX FDS SM CP VAL ETF 922908611 BBG001SHVTR2 1328000 7379 SH SOLE 0 0 7379 VANGUARD INDEX FDS SMALL CP ETF 922908751 BBG001SHTTV0 1534000 7190 SH SOLE 0 0 7190 VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT 922908769 BBG001SHTB03 12169000 51299 SH SOLE 0 0 51299 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VALUE ETF 922908744 BBG001SHVR78 3629000 24276 SH SOLE 0 0 24276 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F ALLWRLD EX US 922042775 BBG001SP7T00 3739000 66597 SH SOLE 0 0 66597 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF 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BBG011386VG3 477000 41876 SH SOLE 0 0 41876 WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 94106L109 BBG001S5XH47 1872000 10450 SH SOLE 0 0 10450 WELLS FARGO CO NEW COM 949746101 BBG001S5XF23 502000 10208 SH SOLE 0 0 10208 WISDOMTREE TR EMER MKT HIGH FD 97717W315 BBG001SV1SY8 2172000 53400 SH SOLE 0 0 53400 WISDOMTREE TR FLOATNG RAT TREA 97717Y527 BBG005YHYNG8 915000 18208 SH SOLE 0 0 18208 WISDOMTREE TR JAPN HEDGE EQT 97717W851 BBG001SHL470 1263000 14350 SH SOLE 0 0 14350