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Howard Marks

Howard Marks Oaktree Capital Management

AUM $7.21B Turnover 17.09%
1-Year Est. Return 45.97%
 

Howard Marks is co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a leading firm in credit, distressed debt, and alternative credit strategies. He is equally well known for his widely read client memos on market cycles, risk, and investor psychology. Marks’s investing philosophy stresses second-level thinking, asymmetric risk/reward, and the importance of understanding where markets sit in the credit cycle.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+9.27%
1 Year Est. Return
+45.97%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.04%
5 Year Est. Return
+157.91%
10 Year Est. Return
+691.44%
AUM
$7.21B
AUM Growth
+$649M
Cap. Flow
-$1.86B
Cap. Flow %
-25.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.58%
Holding
158
New
14
Increased
11
Reduced
19
Closed
13
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
2.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GTX icon
Garrett Motion
GTX
+$195M
2
STKL
SunOpta
STKL
+$134M
3
PBR icon
Petrobras
PBR
+$126M
4
TRMD icon
TORM
TRMD
+$106M
5
CORZ icon
Core Scientific
CORZ
+$103M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 47.58%
2 Energy 16.81%
3 Materials 6.91%
4 Consumer Discretionary 5.39%
5 Communication Services 5.34%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
SPY icon
1
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$806B
$1.01B 14.04%
+1,355,000
New +$982M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
QQQ icon
2
PUT
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$475B
$652M 9.04%
885,000
+315,000
+55% +$217M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TRMD icon
3
TORM
TRMD
$3.92B
$524M 7.28%
20,329,874
-3,509,701
-15% -$106M
2018 Q3
31 quarters
EXE icon
4
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
$21.6B
$478M 6.63%
5,237,477
– –
2021 Q1
21 quarters
GTX icon
5
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.56B
$275M 3.82%
7,594,816
-7,000,000
-48% -$195M
2021 Q2
20 quarters
AU icon
6
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$46.9B
$257M 3.57%
3,179,092
-44,000
-1% -$4.18M
2013 Q4
50 quarters
INDV icon
7
Indivior Pharmaceuticals
INDV
$3.83B
$251M 3.49%
6,127,212
-856,890
-12% -$31.1M
2024 Q1
9 quarters
TDS icon
8
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.9B
$196M 2.71%
5,282,905
+990,662
+23% +$41.8M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
VNOM icon
9
Viper Energy
VNOM
$8.75B
$161M 2.23%
3,791,432
– –
2025 Q3
3 quarters
CORZ icon
10
CALL
Core Scientific
CORZ
$4.33B
$128M 1.78%
5,000,000
+1,500,000
+43% +$35.3M
2025 Q4
2 quarters
CORZ icon
11
Core Scientific
CORZ
$4.33B
$128M 1.77%
4,993,708
-4,357,000
-47% -$103M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
TLN icon
12
Talen Energy Corp
TLN
$16.8B
$127M 1.77%
331,117
– –
2024 Q3
7 quarters
B icon
13
Barrick Mining
B
$67.2B
$118M 1.63%
3,206,087
+581,228
+22% +$23.8M
2024 Q4
6 quarters
ITUB icon
14
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$104B
$97.9M 1.36%
11,977,665
-211,330
-2% -$1.75M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
LBTYA icon
15
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$2.66B
$97.2M 1.35%
8,551,191
– –
2024 Q2
8 quarters
OCSL icon
16
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.02B
$94M 1.3%
7,872,199
+6,019,743
+325% +$72.6M
2017 Q4
34 quarters
FCX icon
17
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$100B
$75.5M 1.05%
1,201,122
-19,000
-2% -$1.22M
2021 Q3
19 quarters
AERO icon
18
Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV
AERO
$2.33B
$71.4M 0.99%
3,968,686
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
KRC icon
19
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.05B
$69.3M 0.96%
1,850,011
– –
2021 Q1
21 quarters
SE icon
20
Sea Limited
SE
$57.4B
$60.9M 0.85%
+635,443
New +$55.9M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
LILAK icon
21
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.57B
$58.9M 0.82%
7,559,083
+1,235,425
+20% +$8.95M
2025 Q2
4 quarters
BLCO icon
22
Bausch + Lomb
BLCO
$5.89B
$57M 0.79%
3,441,042
+58,303
+2% +$927K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
VSAT icon
23
Viasat
VSAT
$8.1B
$56.6M 0.79%
+630,280
New +$41.7M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MMYT icon
24
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$4.38B
$52.4M 0.73%
+983,068
New +$44.7M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MATW icon
25
Matthews International
MATW
$604M
$51.8M 0.72%
+1,925,992
New +$51.8M
2026 Q2
0 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Howard Marks held 158 positions worth $7.21B, up 9.9% from $6.56B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $1.86B in Q2 2026, closing 13 positions and reducing 19 holdings. Its most notable exit was Petrobras, an estimated $126M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 48% of assets, up from 35% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Materials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Sea Limited worth $60.9M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q2 2026 buy was Sea Limited: 635,443 shares worth $60.9M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Oaktree Specialty Lending in Q2 2026, an estimated $72.6M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Garrett Motion, cutting an estimated $195M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Petrobras in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $126M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $7.21B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Howard Marks opened 14 new positions and closed 13 in Q2 2026.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 9.9% quarter-over-quarter to $7.21B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.