Gfs Advisors Llc
- Regulatory AUM
- $3.8B
- Discretionary
- $2.7B
- Clients
- 654
- Avg AUM / client
- $5.8M
- Accounts
- 654
- Employees
- 11
AUM over time
Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 17, 2026
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals (non-high net worth) | 48 | $58.4M | 1.55% |
| High net worth individuals | 324 | $1.3B | 34.6% |
| Investment companies | 2 | $19.3M | 0.51% |
| Charitable organizations | 5 | $12.5M | 0.33% |
| Corporations and other businesses | 27 | $82.3M | 2.19% |
| Other | 248 | $2.3B | 60.9% |
People (11)
roster as of Jul 20, 2026| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerardo Arturo Chapa | Managing Director | Oct 1999 (27y) | Less than 5% | |
| John Kenneth Bruno | Chief Operating Officer | Dec 2010 (16y) | Less than 5% | |
| Alfredo Tellez | Senior Vice President | Aug 2019 (7y) | Less than 5% | |
| William Walter Cathriner | Chief Compliance Officer | Jan 2023 (4y) | Less than 5% | |
| Victor Manuel Villarreal Guerra | Registered representative | CFA | Feb 2008 (19y) | |
| Juan Carlos Cantu Gonzalez | Registered representative | CFA | Mar 2013 (13y) | |
| Jose Sepulveda | Registered representative | Sep 2014 (12y) | ||
| Daniel Armando Priwin | Registered representative | Feb 2015 (11y) | ||
| Claudia Margarita Reyes | Registered representative | CFA | Feb 2017 (9y) | |
| Bernardo Velez Diego Fernandez | Registered representative | CFA | Dec 2018 (8y) | |
| Patricio Angel Montemayor | Registered representative | Jun 2022 (4y) |
Entity owners (Schedule A/B)
| Entity | Title / status | Since | Sch. | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gfs Holdings, Llc | Sole Member | Jan 2018 | A | 75% or more |
| Nuglobal Advisors Llc | Member | Dec 2024 | B | ≈ 56.25% – 100% via Gfs Holdings, Llc |
| Gerardo & Ma Angeles Chapa Revocable Trust Dtd 10/13/1999 | Member | Nov 2024 | B | ≈ 14.06% – 50% via Nuglobal Advisors Llc |
| Chaparral Partnership | Member | Oct 2017 | B | 25% – 50% of Gcrp Holdings, Llc (indirect) |
| Gcrp Holdings, Llc | Member | Dec 2024 | B | GP / trustee / elected manager of Gfs Holdings, Llc (indirect) |
Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.
Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):
- Nuglobal Advisors Llc: 75% – 100% of Gfs Holdings, Llc × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 56.25% – 100% of the firm
- Gerardo & Ma Angeles Chapa Revocable Trust Dtd 10/13/1999: 25% – 50% of Nuglobal Advisors Llc × 75% – 100% of Gfs Holdings, Llc × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 14.06% – 50% of the firm
Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 03/17/2026 | 1.4 MB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
- • Performance-based fees
Services
- • Financial planning services
- • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
Custody
Reported custodians
- Morgan Stanley $1.6B (42% of AUM) Mar 2026
- Raymond James $389M (10% of AUM) Mar 2026
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 17, 2026.
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