GFS Advisors LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas
- CRD number
- 143110
- Registered since
- May 21, 2007
- Website
- www.globalhou.com
- 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
FINTRXOverview
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
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- 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
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 1686950

Jorge Ibarra
Chief Operating OfficerCRD 3079569
Contacts
3 of 9
Juan Cantu Gonzalez
Wealth ManagerCRD 5241376
Victor Villarreal Guerra
Wealth ManagerCRD 5310319

Bernardo Velez Diego Fernandez
Investment AssociateCRD 7025992
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 167Active vs passive
$500M in ETFs
96%
$480M
1%
$19.5M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT ETF (RSP) | Invesco | Passive | Large Blend | $29.1M | 79,718 | 5.83% |
Location
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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