0001427263-11-000010.txt : 20111020 0001427263-11-000010.hdr.sgml : 20111020 20111020064327 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001427263-11-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20111020 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111020 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20111020 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GFS Advisors, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001427263 IRS NUMBER: 208293410 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-13054 FILM NUMBER: 111149097 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 gfsa13f3q2011.txt Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: GFS Advisors, LLC Address: 1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2100 Houston, TX 77056 13F File Number: The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Keith Roberts Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 713-968-0449 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Keith Roberts, Houston, TX, October 20, 2011 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 79 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $102,994(thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all Institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ALCOA INC. COM 013817101 137 14300 SH Sole 14300 AMERICAN EXPRESS COM 025816109 2871 63950 SH Sole 63950 APPLE COMPUTERS COM 037833100 433 1135 SH Sole 1135 AT & T CORP COM 00206R102 1644 57650 SH Sole 57650 BANKAMERICA COM 060505104 2805 458316 SH Sole 458316 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B COM 084670702 1797 25300 SH Sole 25300 CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 2954 190600 SH Sole 190600 CITIGROUP COM 172967424 218 8500 SH Sole 8500 COMCAST CORP. COM 20030N101 201 9600 SH Sole 9600 CRANE CO COM 224399105 614 17200 SH Sole 17200 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1663 22900 SH Sole 22900 FEDERAL EXPRESS COM 31428X106 1320 19500 SH Sole 19500 GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 5683 373400 SH Sole 373400 GOLDMAN SACHS COM 38141G104 912 9650 SH Sole 9650 GOOGLE INC COM 38259P508 242 470 SH Sole 470 HEWLETT PACKARD COM 428236103 2044 91050 SH Sole 91050 HOME DEPOT COM 437076102 526 16000 SH Sole 16000 ILLINOIS TOOLS WORKS COM 452308109 861 20700 SH Sole 20700 INTEL COM 458140100 1460 68450 SH Sole 68450 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 2974 46700 SH Sole 46700 JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 352 13350 SH Sole 13350 KELLOGG COM 487836108 878 16500 SH Sole 16500 KRAFT FOODS COM 50075N104 217 6450 SH Sole 6450 LOWE'S COM 548661107 1703 88050 SH Sole 88050 MANPOWER INC COM 56418H100 688 20450 SH Sole 20450 MERCK COM 58933Y105 3713 113550 SH Sole 113550 MICROSOFT COM 594918104 1624 65252 SH Sole 65252 NEW YORK TIMES COM 650111107 81 13900 SH Sole 13900 PEPSICO COM 713448108 4680 75600 SH Sole 75600 PFIZER COM 717081103 412 23325 SH Sole 23325 PROCTER & GAMBLE COM 742718109 4327 68482 SH Sole 68482 RESEARCH IN MOTION COM 760975102 410 20200 SH Sole 20200 STARBUCKS COM 855244109 384 10300 SH Sole 10300 WAL MART STORES COM 931142103 2688 51789 SH Sole 51789 WASTE MGT COM 94106L109 1381 42425 SH Sole 42425 BARCLAYS BK IPATH DOW JONES COM 06739H321 248 9100 SH Sole 9100 DOW JONES INDEX COM 78467X109 3693 33900 SH Sole 33900 FINANCIAL SECTOR SPDR COM 81369Y605 1015 85950 SH Sole 85950 ISHARES S&P 100 INDEX COM 464287101 1214 23600 SH Sole 23600 OIL SVC HOLDRS TR OIL SVC HOLD COM 678002106 284 2750 SH Sole 2750 QQQQ INDEX COM 73935A104 776 14785 SH Sole 14785 S&P 500 INDEX COM 78462F103 7838 69275 SH Sole 69275 S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX COM 78467Y107 433 3050 SH Sole 3050 TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX COM 81369Y803 334 14150 SH Sole 14150 VANGUARD LARGE CAP COM 922908637 801 15500 SH Sole 15500 VANGUARD MSCI GROWTH COM 922908736 1206 21552 SH Sole 21552 PROSHARES ULTRASHORT YEN COM 74347W858 248 18000 SH Sole 18000 DB COMMODITY INDX COM 73935S105 463 18000 SH Sole 18000 STREETTRACKS GOLD COM 78463V107 218 1379 SH Sole 1379 US NATURAL GAS FD COM 912318110 323 35835 SH Sole 35835 ISHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX COM 464287465 213 4464 SH Sole 4464 VANGUARD ALL WORLD INDX COM 922042775 879 22700 SH Sole 22700 ISHARES EMERGING MKTS INDEX COM 464287234 249 7098 SH Sole 7098 NOVARTIS ADR ADR 66987V109 415 7450 SH Sole 7450 SANTANDER ADR ADR 05964H105 484 60202 SH Sole 60202 SIEMENS A G ADR ADR 826197501 763 8500 SH Sole 8500 TELEF ESPANA ADR ADR 879382208 1859 97250 SH Sole 97250 TOTAL ADR ADR 89151e109 1046 23840 SH Sole 23840 UNILEVER ADR ADR 904784709 607 19280 SH Sole 19280 VODAFONE GROUP ADR ADR 92857W209 1047 40795 SH Sole 40795 DJ STOXX 50 FUND COM 78463X103 1283 46000 SH Sole 46000 ISHARES GERMANY INDEX COM 464286806 515 28200 SH Sole 28200 ISHARES S&P 350 EUROPE INDEX COM 464287861 607 19050 SH Sole 19050 AMERICA MOVIL ADR ADR 02364W105 224 10150 SH Sole 10150 CEMEX ADR ADR 151290889 599 189466 SH Sole 189466 GRUMA ADR ADR 400131306 139 19600 SH Sole 19600 BANCO SANTANDER BRAZIL SA ADR ADR 05967a107 179 24500 SH Sole 24500 COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA ADR ADR 20440W105 1155 145500 SH Sole 145500 CVRD ADR ADR 91912E105 225 9850 SH Sole 9850 GERDAU SA ADR ADR 373737105 1268 177900 SH Sole 177900 PETROBRAS ADR ADR 71654V408 2146 95600 SH Sole 95600 TERNIUM ADR ADR 880890108 1224 58750 SH Sole 58750 CHINA MOBILE ADR ADR 16941M109 2523 51800 SH Sole 51800 HONDA MOTOR ADR ADR 438128308 394 13500 SH Sole 13500 SONY ADR ADR 835699307 1799 94700 SH Sole 94700 TOYOTA ADR ADR 892331307 4346 63670 SH Sole 63670 ISHARES HK CHINA 25 INDEX COM 464287184 2018 65465 SH Sole 65465 ISHARES JAPAN INDEX COM 464286848 413 43700 SH Sole 43700 ISHARES SINGAPORE INDEX COM 464286673 381 34655 SH Sole 34655