GFS Advisors LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2007
Total AUM
$3.8B
Discretionary
$2.7B
72% of AUM
Avg account
$5.8M
Accounts
654
Employees
11
Advisory reps
11

Firm details

Headquarters
Houston, Texas
CRD number
143110
Registered since
May 21, 2007
Custodians
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC, RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
Client types
  • Other60.86%
  • HNWI34.56%
  • Corporations / Businesses2.19%
  • Individuals1.55%
  • Investment Companies0.51%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

GFS Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered limited liability company that has been advising clients since 2007. The firm serves both high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, and institutional entities. Its compensation model combines a percentage-of-AUM fee with performance-based fees, indicating it manages strategies where incentive fees may be appropriate. The firm is not classified as a multi-state adviser or a pension consultant and is not flagged as an active ESG investor. It operates with a broker-dealer affiliation and is recorded as a domestic entity/individual owner type. A FINTRX classification notes that GFS is not a capital allocator, which aligns with its use of third-party managers for certain alternative exposures.

Assets & Accounts

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Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Client base

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 63%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 15%, US Government Bonds 11%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 6%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 3%, State & Local Bonds 1%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 1%63%
  • Exchange Traded Equities63%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds15%
  • US Government Bonds11%
  • Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds6%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds3%

Owners & executives

2 of 2
  • William Cathriner

    William Cathriner

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 1686950

  • Jorge Ibarra

    Jorge Ibarra

    Chief Operating OfficerCRD 3079569

Contacts

3 of 9
  • Juan Cantu Gonzalez

    Juan Cantu Gonzalez

    Wealth ManagerCRD 5241376

  • Victor Villarreal Guerra

    Wealth ManagerCRD 5310319

  • Bernardo Velez Diego Fernandez

    Bernardo Velez Diego Fernandez

    Investment AssociateCRD 7025992

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 167

Active vs passive

$500M in ETFs

Passive

96%

$480M

Active

1%

$19.5M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
INVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT ETF (RSP)InvescoPassiveLarge Blend$29.1M79,7185.83%

Location

Primary office

Houston, TX

Harris

Location

Houston, TX

Headquartered in Houston, TX, anchoring the Houston-The Woodlands, TX metro in the South.

Metro area
Houston-The Woodlands, TX
Region
South
County
Harris
Address
1330 Post Oak Blvd
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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