GFS ADVISORS LLC

Latest filing: Jun 03, 2025 (196 days ago)
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AUM

$3,268,787,765
15% change vs. 1 year ago
38% change vs. 3 years ago
62% change vs. 5 years ago
333% change vs. 10 years ago

Employee Count

11
0% change vs. 1 year ago
0% change vs. 3 years ago
-8% change vs. 5 years ago
38% change vs. 10 years ago

Main Office

HOUSTON, TX
1330 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2100, HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, 77056

Client AUM

Discretion AUM
Discretionary $2.5
Non-Discretionary $0.8
Total $3.3
Client AUM
Retail $1.2
Pooled $0.0
Institutional $2.1
Total $3.3
Retail Accounts AUM
Individual 19 $0.0
Average Individual AUM $1,628,486
HNW 384 $1.1
Average HNW AUM $2,922,307
Retail Total 403 $1.2
Average Retail AUM $2,861,308

ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS, AVERAGES IN DOLLARS • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV

SMA Custodians

Custodian Location AUM
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC PURCHASE-NY-USA $1.6
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC. ST. PETERSBURG-FL-USA $0.4

ADVDB.CO • SMA AUM IN BILLIONS • SMA INCLUDES RETAIL AND INSTITUTIONAL • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV

Separately Managed Assets

Breakdown AUM
Total SMA AUM $3.3
Retail SMA AUM $1.2
Institutional SMA AUM $2.1
Asset Class % AUM
Equity Exch 49% $1.6
Equity Non-Exch 1% $0.0
Govt Agency 17% $0.6
Municipal 0% $0.0
Sovereign 0% $0.0
IG Credit 13% $0.4
HY Credit 7% $0.2
Derivatives 0% $0.0
Investment Companies 11% $0.4
Other Pools 0% $0.0
Cash 2% $0.1
Other 0% $0.0
Total 100% $3.3

ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS • POSSIBLE ROUNDING ERRORS, BUT SOME ADVISERS REPORT SUMS ≠ 100% • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV

Affiliates

Affiliates AUM Business Types CRD Number
LEE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC $5.3 157422
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.L.C. $0.0 broker-dealer 35699

ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV

Control Persons

20 active

Name Title
BRUNO, JOHN, KENNETH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
GORMLEY, MARK, KEVIN BOARD OF MANAGERS, MANAGING MEMBER
RODRIGUEZ, DANIEL, JOSEPH BOARD OF MANAGERS
HSU, ERIC BOARD OF MANAGERS
CHAPA, GERARDO, ARTURO BOARD OF MANAGERS
CATHRINER, WILLIAM, WALTER CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

ADVDB.CO • SOURCE: SEC

Representatives

11 active representatives found

Name City State Exams Designations
ALFREDO TELLEZ HOUSTON TX S63|1995-08-09|S65|2013-03-08
GERARDO CHAPA HOUSTON TX S63|1986-02-21
VICTOR VILLARREAL GUERRA HOUSTON TX S66|2007-06-24 CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
BERNARDO VELEZ DIEGO FERNANDEZ HOUSTON TX S63|2018-12-11 CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
JOSE SEPULVEDA HOUSTON TX S66|2014-08-14
DANIEL PRIWIN HOUSTON TX S63|1997-02-27|S65|2015-02-19
JUAN CANTU GONZALEZ HOUSTON TX S66|2007-07-17 CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
WILLIAM CATHRINER HOUSTON TX S63|1999-05-28|S65|1994-09-29
PATRICIO MONTEMAYOR HOUSTON TX S66|2022-06-27
CLAUDIA REYES HOUSTON TX S63|2016-02-12 CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
JOHN BRUNO HOUSTON TX S63|1997-07-22|S65|2000-06-02

ADVDB.CO • SOURCE: SEC

History

Date AUM AUM ∆ AUM % ∆ Empl Empl ∆ Empl % ∆
2025-08-01 $3.3 $0.0 0% 11 0 0%
2025-04-21 $3.3 $0.0 0% 11 0 0%
2024-04-02 $2.9 $0.4 15% 11 0 0%
2023-04-04 $2.4 $0.9 38% 11 0 0%
2022-04-01 $2.4 $0.9 38% 11 0 0%
2021-04-05 $2.2 $1.0 47% 12 -1 -8%
2020-04-01 $2.0 $1.3 62% 12 -1 -8%
2019-04-01 $2.0 $1.2 62% 11 0 0%
2018-04-02 $2.0 $1.2 62% 11 0 0%
2017-04-01 $1.9 $1.4 74% 11 0 0%
2016-04-01 $0.9 $2.3 246% 12 -1 -8%
2015-04-01 $0.8 $2.5 333% 8 3 38%
2014-04-01 $0.8 $2.5 333% 8 3 38%
2013-04-01 $0.6 $2.7 489% 8 3 38%

ADVDB.CO • AUM IN BILLIONS • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV

Other

STATE REGISTRATIONS
TX, CA-11/19/2019, CO-11/19/2019, DE-11/19/2019, FL-06/17/2015, KY-11/19/2019, MA-11/19/2019, NC-11/10/2020, NJ-11/20/2020, NY-11/19/2019, SD-11/10/2020, TX-05/21/2007, WY-11/10/2020
ADVISER ACTIVITIES
FINANCIAL PLANNING
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (SMB)
OTHER ACTIVITIES

ADVDB.CO • SOURCE: SEC FORM ADV