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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
XP icon
26
XP
XP
$14.8B
$50.7M 0.7%
3,116,809
-55,200
-2% -$984K
2025 Q3
3 quarters
LYB icon
27
PUT
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$20.7B
$47.4M 0.66%
900,000
+400,000
+80% +$27.6M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
YPF icon
28
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$20.4B
$45.1M 0.63%
991,346
+104,881
+12% +$4.92M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TAC icon
29
TransAlta
TAC
$4.06B
$41.5M 0.58%
3,000,000
-3,415,253
-53% -$45.1M
2025 Q1
5 quarters
VC icon
30
PUT
Visteon
VC
$2.33B
$39.7M 0.55%
+400,000
New +$43.7M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
RWAY icon
31
Runway Growth Finance
RWAY
$265M
$39.4M 0.55%
7,029,667
– –
2021 Q4
18 quarters
EMBJ icon
32
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$12.9B
$28.1M 0.39%
439,706
-7,900
-2% -$485K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
AD icon
33
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$2.89B
$25.3M 0.35%
696,858
-27,586
-4% -$1.31M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
KRSP icon
34
Rice Acquisition Corporation 3
KRSP
$481M
$25.2M 0.35%
2,400,000
– –
2025 Q4
2 quarters
SHAZ icon
35
SharonAI Holdings
SHAZ
$952M
$24.5M 0.34%
289,456
-710,544
-71% -$40.1M
2026 Q1
1 quarter
TX icon
36
Ternium
TX
$11.2B
$24.4M 0.34%
572,324
-10,600
-2% -$478K
2022 Q2
16 quarters
QMCO icon
37
Quantum Corp
QMCO
$728M
$22.1M 0.31%
+2,011,678
New +$19.3M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SMPL icon
38
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$990M
$16M 0.22%
1,203,889
+75,000
+7% +$926K
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SGRY icon
39
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$1.91B
$14.5M 0.2%
+862,588
New +$12.1M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BTDR icon
40
CALL
Bitdeer Technologies
BTDR
$2.1B
$11.9M 0.17%
+750,000
New +$10.8M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MINE icon
41
Mayfair Gold Corp
MINE
$166M
$11.1M 0.15%
4,500,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
BMM icon
42
Blue Moon Metals Inc
BMM
$446M
$10.7M 0.15%
1,685,000
– –
2026 Q1
1 quarter
SMRT icon
43
SmartRent
SMRT
$218M
$8.93M 0.12%
7,505,294
– –
2022 Q1
17 quarters
MX icon
44
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$191M
$7.1M 0.1%
1,500,000
-1,349,858
-47% -$6.54M
2017 Q1
37 quarters
LILA icon
45
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.58B
$6.58M 0.09%
839,020
-396,017
-32% -$2.21M
2025 Q3
3 quarters
MX icon
46
CALL
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$191M
$4.73M 0.07%
+1,000,000
New +$4.85M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BATL icon
47
Battalion Oil
BATL
$60.1M
$3.94M 0.05%
3,009,912
– –
2020 Q1
25 quarters
DPC
48
DPC Holdings PLC
DPC
$4.61B
$3.68M 0.05%
+75,000
New +$3.65M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
SVC
49
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$796M
$3.36M 0.05%
+397,676
New +$3.13M
2026 Q2
0 quarters
BTAI icon
50
DELISTED
BioXcel Therapeutics
BTAI
$1.95M 0.03%
1,380,248
+1,139,060
+472% +$1.33M
2025 Q2
4 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.