Asset manager · Houston, TX
GFS Advisors LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 143110 · SEC 801-67899
At a glance
GFS Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Houston, Texas, with $3.8 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed September 2, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is other, and it reports 372 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 800th of 3,218 asset managers and 2,501st of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 713-968-0400globalhou.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $3.8B
- Rank among asset managers
- #800 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #2,501 of 17,210
- Rank in Texas
- #112 of 1,081
- Individual clients
- 372
- High-net-worth clients
- 324
- Accounts
- 654
- Discretionary
- 72% of AUM
- Employees
- 11
- Advisory staff
- 9
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- William W. CathrinerChief Compliance Officer
- Gerardo A. ChapaManaging Director
- Victor M. Villarreal GuerraFinancial Advisor & Director
- Jorge E. IbarraChief Operating Officer
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
GFS Advisors LLC is a hybrid RIA: 10 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Global Financial Services, L.L.C..
- Global Financial Services, L.L.C. ↗CRD 35699
An introducing broker-dealer: its trades clear through Pershing and Raymond James, which hold the brokerage accounts. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, February 2026
Its Form ADV brochure (filed September 2026) names Global Financial Services as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
The financial planning fee is waived in part or in whole for employees of GFSA and affiliates and for pro bono cases at our discretion. 12 GFS Advisors, LLC Firm Brochure – Form ADV Part 2A September 1, 2026 The Representatives are also reg
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 248 | $2.3B | 61% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 324 | $1.3B | 35% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 27 | $82M | 2% |
| Individuals | 48 | $58M | 2% |
| Investment companies | 2 | $19M | <1% |
| Charitable organizations | 5 | $13M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
GFS Advisors LLC answers yes to 5 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗globalhou.com ↗
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Questions
How much does GFS Advisors LLC manage?
GFS Advisors LLC reports $3.8 billion in regulatory assets under management across 654 accounts, 72% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed September 2, 2026.
What kind of firm is GFS Advisors LLC?
GFS Advisors LLC is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals.
Who are GFS Advisors LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are other ($2.3 billion, 248 clients); high-net-worth individuals ($1.3 billion, 324 clients); corporations or other businesses ($82 million, 27 clients).
Does GFS Advisors LLC have any disciplinary history?
GFS Advisors LLC answers yes to 5 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is GFS Advisors LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-09-02), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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