Hedge Fund Database

GFS ADVISORS LLC

Adviser information for GFS ADVISORS LLC last updated from Form ADV on March 25th, 2024. Select data displayed; additional Form ADV, Form D, Form 13F and other data is available from the Fincoded API.

Advisory Business

Type of Organization Limited Liability Company
Fiscal Year End DECEMBER
Legal Location Texas, United States

Employees

Total Number of Employees 11
Investment Advisory/Research 9
Registered Broker-Dealer Representatives 10
Registered State Investment Advisers 11
Licensed Agents of an Insurance Company 0
No. of Firms/People that Solicit Clients 0

RAUM

Provides Management of Securities Portfolios Yes
Type Accounts RAUM
Discretionary 515 $2.0B
Non-Discretionary 126 $856.2M
Total 641 $2.9B

Clients

Type Number RAUM
Individuals 37 $18.1M
HNW Individuals 322 $1.2B
Banking or thrift institutions 0 $0
Investment companies 2 $17.5M
Business development companies 0 $0
Pooled investment vehicles 0 $0
Pension and profit sharing plans 0 $0
Charitable organizations 6 $10.3M
State or municipal gov entities 0 $0
Other investment advisers 0 $0
Insurance companies 0 $0
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions 0 $0
Corporations or other businesses <5 $11.1M
Other 271 $1.6B
Type Number
No. of Non-RAUM Clients 0
No. of Non-U.S. Clients 82
No. of Financial Planning Clients 0

Services

Advisory Services Financial planningPortfolio management for individuals and/or small businessesPortfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
Compensation % of AUMPerformance-based fees

Wrap Fee Program

Offers Wrap Fee Program Yes
Acting As RAUM
Sponsor 0
Portfolio Manager 1.6B
Both for Same 0
Portfolio Manager to Program Sponsor
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

Identifiers

SEC RIA File Number 801-67899
SEC ERA File Number 801-67899
SEC CIK Numbers 1427263
SEC CRD Numbers 143110
Legal Entity Identifier 2549002PKLSISF2U9502

Principal Office

1330 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2100
HOUSTON
TX
United States
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM
Tel: 713-968-0400, Fax: 713-968-0499

Websites

www.globalhou.com

Chief Compliance Officer

WILLIAM CATHRINER
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
1330 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2100
HOUSTON
TX
United States
Tel: 7139680429
Fax: 713-968-0499
(Full email address available in API data)

Regulatory Contact

JACK BRUNO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
1330 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 2100
HOUSTON
TX
United States
Tel: 713-968-0460
Fax: 713-968-0499
(Full email address available in API data)

Industry Affiliates

GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.L.C. Broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or gov securities broker or dealer
LEE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC Other investment adviser, including financial planners

Private Funds

Name Type Assets $USD Min Investment $USD No. Owners
None

Control Persons

Name Type Entity Title Since Ownership
BRUNO, JOHN, KENNETH Individual – CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 12/2010 < 5%
LEE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC Domestic Entity LEP SUMMER HOLDINGS, LLC MANAGER 04/2012
AFFILIATED WEALTH PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC Domestic Entity GFS HOLDINGS, LLC MEMBER-MANAGED 09/2015 > 75%
AWP II LLC Domestic Entity AFFILIATED WEALTH PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC MEMBER-MANAGED 09/2015 > 75%
AWP I LP Domestic Entity AWP II LLC MEMBER-MANAGED 09/2015 > 75%
AWP GP LLC Domestic Entity AWP I LP GENERAL PARTNER 09/2015
LEP SUMMER HOLDINGS, LLC Domestic Entity AWP I LP LIMITED PARTNER 09/2015 50-75%
LEE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC Domestic Entity AWP GP LLC MEMBER 09/2015 50-75%
GORMLEY, MARK, KEVIN Individual AWP GP LLC BOARD OF MANAGERS 09/2015
RODRIGUEZ, DANIEL, JOSEPH Individual AWP GP LLC BOARD OF MANAGERS 02/2016
LEE EQUITY PARTNERS REALIZATION FUND SUMMER AIV, L.P. Domestic Entity LEP SUMMER HOLDINGS, LLC MEMBER 03/2016 > 75%
LEE EQUITY PARTNERS REALIZATION FUND GP, LLC Domestic Entity LEE EQUITY PARTNERS REALIZATION FUND SUMMER AIV, L.P. GENERAL PARTNER 09/2015
LEP REALIZATION SUMMER LLC Domestic Entity LEE EQUITY PARTNERS REALIZATION FUND SUMMER AIV, L.P. LIMITED PARTNER 03/2016 50-75%
LEP REALIZATION FEEDER, L.P. Domestic Entity LEP REALIZATION SUMMER LLC MEMBER 03/2016 > 75%
LEE EQUITY PARTNERS REALIZATION FUND GP, LLC Domestic Entity LEP REALIZATION FEEDER, L.P. GENERAL PARTNER 09/2015
GORMLEY, MARK, KEVIN Individual LEE EQUITY PARTNERS REALIZATION FUND GP, LLC MANAGING MEMBER 03/2016 25-50%
GFS HOLDINGS, LLC Domestic Entity – SOLE MEMBER 01/2018 > 75%
Hsu, Eric Individual AWP GP LLC BOARD OF MANAGERS 12/2017
CHAPA, GERARDO, ARTURO Individual AWP GP LLC BOARD OF MANAGERS 01/2019
CATHRINER, WILLIAM, WALTER Individual – CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 01/2023 < 5%

No. Employees, Historic

20100201920202021202220232024202511 on 4/1/201911 on 11/19/201912 on 3/31/202012 on 6/30/202012 on 11/10/202012 on 3/31/202111 on 3/30/202211 on 12/2/202211 on 1/5/202311 on 1/6/202311 on 3/31/202311 on 11/13/202311 on 3/25/2024

RAUM, Historic

3B2B020192020202120222023202420251895662217 on 4/1/20191895662217 on 11/19/20192013868221 on 3/31/20202013868221 on 6/30/20202013868221 on 11/10/20202225252073 on 3/31/20212364828660 on 3/30/20222364828660 on 12/2/20222364828660 on 1/5/20232364828660 on 1/6/20232375744627 on 3/31/20232375744627 on 11/13/20232854534074 on 3/25/2024

No. Clients, Historic

70035002019202020212022202320242025309 on 4/1/2019309 on 11/19/2019482 on 3/31/2020482 on 6/30/2020482 on 11/10/2020552 on 3/31/2021521 on 3/30/2022521 on 12/2/2022521 on 1/5/2023521 on 1/6/2023587 on 3/31/2023587 on 11/13/2023642 on 3/25/2024

Holdings

From latest 13F, filed July 26th, 2024 for period ending June 30th, 2024
Name Class Value $USD # Shares Private Fund
3M CO COM 861K 201 –
ADVANCED DRAIN SYS INC DEL COM 7K 78K –
ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD SPONSORED ADS 14M 189K –
ALLY FINL INC COM 211K 258 –
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A 25M 165 –
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C 6M 321 –
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 232K 345 –
ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV SA/NV SPONSORED ADR 12M 345 –
ARES CAPITAL CORP COM 97K 14K –
ARK ETF TR AUTNMUS TECHNLGY 2K 204K –
ARK ETF TR FINTECH INNOVA 7K 47K –
ARK ETF TR NEXT GNRTN INTER 7K 20K –
ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC COM SHS 410K 178 –
ASML HOLDING N V N Y REGISTRY SHS 212K 365 –
AT&T INC COM 3M 5K –
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTA SPONSORED ADR 3M 250 –
BLACKROCK INNOVATION AND GRW SHS BEN INT 12K 435K –
BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC COM CL A 8M 5K –
BLACKSTONE SECD LENDING FD COMMON STOCK 2M 73K –
BLOCK INC CL A 6K 113K –
BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORPORATION COM 1M 101K –
BROADCOM INC COM 252K 128 –
CARLYLE SECURED LENDING INC COM 882K 26K –
CEMEX SAB DE CV SPON ADR NEW 1M 10K –
CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 9M 135 –
CISCO SYS INC COM 2M 275 –
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 3M 100 –
CME GROUP INC COM 46K 40K –
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 12K 2M –
COMPASS DIVERSIFIED SH BEN INT 383K 350 –
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 562K 300 –
COUPANG INC CL A 2M 84K –
CVS HEALTH CORP COM 488K 18K –
DANAHER CORPORATION COM 119K 54K –
DILLARDS INC CL A 88K 49K –
DISNEY WALT CO COM 30M 200 –
EAGLE MATLS INC COM 70K 286K –
ELI LILLY & CO COM 584K 250 –
ENERGY TRANSFER L P COM UT LTD PTN 973K 308 –
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L COM 1M 600 –
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 6M 1K –
FEDEX CORP COM 28M 281 –
FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD NASDAQ CYB ETF 207K 395 –
FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO S SPON ADR UNITS 2M 4K –
FORD MTR CO DEL COM 1M 120 –
GERDAU SA SPON ADR REP PFD 20K 16K –
GLOBAL X FDS RBTCS ARTFL INTE 1M 435 –
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM 327K 100K –
GRUPO TELEVISA S A B SPON ADR REP ORD 5M 281K –
HALEON PLC SPON ADS 83K 322K –
HASBRO INC COM 231K 381 –
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 68K 101K –
HSBC HLDGS PLC SPON ADR NEW 23K 206K –
ICON PLC SHS 275K 4 –
INTEL CORP COM 6M 5K –
INVESCO CURRENCYSHARES EURO EURO SHS 319K 2K –
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P 500 TOP 50 46K 15K –
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P500 EQL WGT 5M 2K –
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T S&P500 QUALITY 153K 16K –
ISHARES BITCOIN TR SHS 38K 153K –
ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 7M 6K –
ISHARES INC MSCI EURZONE ETF 1K 43K –
ISHARES INC MSCI JPN ETF NEW 15M 222K –
ISHARES INC MSCI SWITZERLAND 32K 11K –
ISHARES SILVER TR ISHARES 1M 900 –
ISHARES TR 1 3 YR TREAS BD 245K 4K –
ISHARES TR CORE MSCI EAFE 84K 13K –
ISHARES TR CORE S&P MCP ETF 11M 9K –
ISHARES TR CORE S&P SCP ETF 9M 22 –
ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF 4M 102K –
ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBD ET 796K 5K –
ISHARES TR EAFE SML CP ETF 887K 500 –
ISHARES TR EAFE VALUE ETF 816K 100 –
ISHARES TR ESG AWR MSCI USA 2M 35 –
ISHARES TR EUROPE ETF 228K 20K –
ISHARES TR FLTG RATE NT ETF 184K 50K –
ISHARES TR GL CLEAN ENE ETF 1M 109K –
ISHARES TR GLB INFRASTR ETF 201K 1M –
ISHARES TR GLOB HLTHCRE ETF 163K 15K –
ISHARES TR GLOBAL TECH ETF 33K 14K –
ISHARES TR IBOXX HI YD ETF 271K 55K –
ISHARES TR ISHARES BIOTECH 230K 4K –
ISHARES TR MSCI AC ASIA ETF 9M 126K –
ISHARES TR MSCI ACWI ETF 12M 50 –
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE ETF 1M 337K –
ISHARES TR MSCI EMG MKT ETF 592K 3K –
ISHARES TR MSCI EURO FL ETF 16K 209K –
ISHARES TR MSCI INDIA ETF 515K 333 –
ISHARES TR MSCI POLAND ETF 491K 13K –
ISHARES TR NORTH AMERN NAT 456K 203 –
ISHARES TR PFD AND INCM SEC 117K 51K –
ISHARES TR RUS 1000 VAL ETF 3M 270 –
ISHARES TR RUS 2000 GRW ETF 788K 828 –
ISHARES TR RUS MD CP GR ETF 883K 992 –
ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 ETF 21K 182K –
ISHARES TR S&P MC 400GR ETF 87K 14K –
ISHARES TR SELECT DIVID ETF 456K 195 –
ISHARES TR SHORT TREAS BD 11M 4K –
ISHARES TR SHRT NAT MUN ETF 5K 149K –
ISHARES TR SP SMCP600VL ETF 1M 2K –
ISHARES TR U.S. TECH ETF 306K 81K –
J P MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED F EQUITY PREMIUM 83K 14K –
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 7M 151 –
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 12M 34K –
KKR REAL ESTATE FIN TR INC COM 3M 3K –
KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 2M 140K –
LINDE PLC SHS 66K 10K –
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 375K 320 –
MARATHON PETE CORP COM 35K 65K –
MERCADOLIBRE INC COM 334K 3K –
MERCK & CO INC COM 10M 960 –
META PLATFORMS INC CL A 10M 198K –
MICROSOFT CORP COM 22M 140 –
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC COM 7K 48K –
MOSAIC CO NEW COM 62K 58K –
NETFLIX INC COM 393K 22K –
NIKE INC CL B 11M 170 –
NU HLDGS LTD ORD SHS CL A 13M 2K –
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNCP INCOME COM 4M 149K –
NVIDIA CORPORATION COM 4M 760 –
PAGSEGURO DIGITAL LTD COM CL A 47K 54K –
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A 3M 1K –
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC COM 1M 620 –
PAYPAL HLDGS INC COM 302K 18 –
PEPSICO INC COM 11M 543 –
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO SPONSORED ADR 29K 14K –
PFIZER INC COM 12M 51K –
PHILLIPS 66 COM 14K 83K –
PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM 5M 87 –
QUALCOMM INC COM 2M 175 –
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL INC COM 33K 14K –
RIO TINTO PLC SPONSORED ADR 16K 56K –
SALESFORCE INC COM 950K 300 –
SANOFI SPONSORED ADR 621K 1K –
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR ENERGY 502K 51K –
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR FINANCIAL 2M 24K –
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-UTILS 212K 8K –
SHELL PLC SPON ADS 2M 576 –
SHOPIFY INC CL A 203K 470 –
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN MBS ETF 277K 155 –
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUN SHORT TERM TREA 207K 84K –
SMARTSHEET INC COM CL A 30K 66K –
SONOS INC COM 1M 33K –
SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVERAGE UT SER 1 4M 140 –
SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS 1M 56K –
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS EURO STOXX 50 7M 3K –
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS S&P INTL SMLCP 433K 50 –
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 30M 2K –
SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER1 S&PDCRP 9M 15K –
SPDR SER TR BLOOMBERG 1-3 MO 56K 78K –
SPDR SER TR S&P 600 SMCP VAL 944K 1K –
SPDR SER TR S&P BIOTECH 2M 1K –
SPDR SER TR S&P OILGAS EXP 53K 18K –
SPDR SER TR S&P REGL BKG 412K 8K –
STARBUCKS CORP COM 6M 700 –
STARWOOD PPTY TR INC COM 888K 6K –
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC COM 2M 409K –
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD SPONSORED ADS 279K 2K –
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR COM 8K 27K –
TELEFONICA S A SPONSORED ADR 53K 31K –
TESLA INC COM 15M 71 –
TOAST INC CL A 258K 20 –
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP ADS 2M 8K –
UNILEVER PLC SPON ADR NEW 12M 979 –
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP COM 9K 82K –
VANECK ETF TRUST BDC INCOME ETF 1M 10K –
VANECK ETF TRUST BIOTECH ETF 6K 2M –
VANECK ETF TRUST GOLD MINERS ETF 2M 2K –
VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS INTERMED TERM 12K 44K –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND MKT ETF 1M 641 –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF 5M 2K –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS LARGE CAP ETF 974K 150 –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS MID CAP ETF 2M 150 –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS REAL ESTATE ETF 425K 5K –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SHS 670K 700 –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS SM CP VAL ETF 1M 12K –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS SMALL CP ETF 2M 30K –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT 14M 7K –
VANGUARD INDEX FDS VALUE ETF 4M 7K –
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F ALLWRLD EX US 4M 1K –
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF 20M 10K –
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EUROPE ETF 10M 700 –
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE PACIFIC ETF 1M 13K –
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE SMCAP ETF 3M 2K –
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F GLB EX US ETF 191K 441K –
VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TL INTL STK F 6M 396 –
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VAN FTSE DEV MKT 477K 2K –
VANGUARD WORLD FD ENERGY ETF 241K 225 –
VANGUARD WORLD FD INDUSTRIAL ETF 151K 54K –
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 132K 179K –
VISA INC COM CL A 1M 100K –
VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW SPONSORED ADR 97K 32K –
WALMART INC COM 12M 65 –
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC COM SER A 308K 15K –
WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM 2M 350 –
WELLS FARGO CO NEW COM 294K 400 –
WESTLAKE CORPORATION COM 58K 15K –
WISDOMTREE TR EMER MKT HIGH FD 2M 2K –
WISDOMTREE TR FLOATNG RAT TREA 869K 3K –
WISDOMTREE TR JAPN HEDGE EQT 2M 14K –
ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERV SHS 38K 13K –