0001427263-12-000002.txt : 20120213 0001427263-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120213 20120213094247 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001427263-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120213 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120213 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: 12595590 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 gfsa13f4q2011.txt Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 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, February 13, 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: 64 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $79963(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 124 14300 SH Sole 14300 AMERICAN EXPRESS COM 025816109 2851 60450 SH Sole 60450 AT & T CORP COM 00206R102 1743 57650 SH Sole 57650 BANKAMERICA COM 060505104 2147 386150 SH Sole 386150 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B COM 084670702 1618 21200 SH Sole 21200 CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 1860 102850 SH Sole 102850 CITIGROUP COM 172967424 224 8500 SH Sole 8500 COMCAST CORP. COM 20030N101 228 9600 SH Sole 9600 CRANE CO COM 224399105 803 17200 SH Sole 17200 GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 5815 324700 SH Sole 324700 GOLDMAN SACHS COM 38141G104 873 9650 SH Sole 9650 HEWLETT PACKARD COM 428236103 2036 79050 SH Sole 79050 HOME DEPOT COM 437076102 294 7000 SH Sole 7000 ILLINOIS TOOLS WORKS COM 452308109 967 20700 SH Sole 20700 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 2567 39150 SH Sole 39150 JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 417 13350 SH Sole 13350 KELLOGG COM 487836108 834 16500 SH Sole 16500 LOWE'S COM 548661107 565 22250 SH Sole 22250 MANPOWER INC COM 56418H100 731 20450 SH Sole 20450 MERCK COM 58933y105 2413 64000 SH Sole 64000 MICROSOFT COM 594918104 1695 65291 SH Sole 65291 NEW YORK TIMES COM 650111107 107 13900 SH Sole 13900 PEPSICO COM 713448108 4154 62600 SH Sole 62600 PFIZER COM 717081103 291 13425 SH Sole 13425 PROCTER & GAMBLE COM 742718109 3509 52600 SH Sole 52600 WALGREEN COM 931422109 1223 37000 SH Sole 37000 WASTE MGT COM 94106l109 1388 42425 SH Sole 42425 BARCLAYS BK IPATH DOW JONES COM 06739H321 230 9100 SH Sole 9100 DOW JONES INDEX COM 78467X109 1517 12450 SH Sole 12450 FINANCIAL SECTOR SPDR COM 81369Y605 1117 85950 SH Sole 85950 ISHARES S&P 100 INDEX COM 464287101 1289 22600 SH Sole 22600 OIL SVC HOLDRS TR COM 678002106 373 3250 SH Sole 3250 QQQQ INDEX COM 73935A104 714 12785 SH Sole 12785 S&P 500 INDEX COM 78462F103 6742 53725 SH Sole 53725 S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX COM 78467Y107 407 2550 SH Sole 2550 VANGUARD LARGE CAP COM 922908637 888 15500 SH Sole 15500 VANGUARD MSCI GROWTH COM 922908736 263 4252 SH Sole 4252 DB COMMODITY INDX COM 73935S105 483 18000 SH Sole 18000 US NATURAL GAS FD COM 912318110 231 35835 SH Sole 35835 ISHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX COM 464287465 632 12764 SH Sole 12764 VANGUARD ALL WORLD INDX COM 922042775 900 22700 SH Sole 22700 ISHARES EMERGING MKTS INDEX COM 464287234 317 8348 SH Sole 8348 SANTANDER ADR ADR 05964H105 379 50359 SH Sole 50359 SIEMENS A G ADR ADR 826197501 813 8500 SH Sole 8500 TELEF ESPANA ADR ADR 879382208 1672 97250 SH Sole 97250 UNILEVER ADR ADR 904784709 663 19280 SH Sole 19280 VODAFONE GROUP ADR ADR 92857w209 1143 40795 SH Sole 40795 DJ STOXX 50 FUND COM 78463X103 1371 46000 SH Sole 46000 ISHARES GERMANY INDEX COM 464286806 404 21000 SH Sole 21000 ISHARES S&P 350 EUROPE INDEX COM 464287861 332 9850 SH Sole 9850 CEMEX ADR ADR 151290889 617 114427 SH Sole 114427 GRUMA ADR ADR 400131306 147 19600 SH Sole 19600 COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA ADR ADR 20440W105 1190 145500 SH Sole 145500 CVRD ADR ADR 91912E105 211 9850 SH Sole 9850 GERDAU SA ADR ADR 373737105 1389 177900 SH Sole 177900 PETROBRAS ADR ADR 71654V408 1882 75750 SH Sole 75750 TERNIUM ADR ADR 880890108 782 42550 SH Sole 42550 ISHARES BRAZIL INDEX COM 464286400 224 3900 SH Sole 3900 CHINA MOBILE ADR ADR 16941m109 2169 44736 SH Sole 44736 HONDA MOTOR ADR ADR 438128308 412 13500 SH Sole 13500 SONY ADR ADR 835699307 1348 74700 SH Sole 74700 TOYOTA ADR ADR 892331307 4519 68336 SH Sole 68336 ISHARES HK CHINA 25 INDEX COM 464287184 443 12715 SH Sole 12715 ISHARES JAPAN INDEX COM 464286848 271 29700 SH Sole 29700