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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
+3.45%
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
$5.44B
AUM Growth
+$238M
Cap. Flow
-$2.45B
Cap. Flow %
-45.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
27.96%
Holding
172
New
14
Increased
16
Reduced
12
Closed
8
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 58.92%
2 Financials 8.45%
3 Industrials 7.78%
4 Energy 5.57%
5 Communication Services 3.96%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
DOOR icon
1
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
$269M 4.94%
4,477,837
-300,497
-6% -$15.2M
2013 Q3
1 quarter
FBP icon
2
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.91B
$259M 4.76%
41,843,581
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
XCO
3
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$195M 3.59%
2,451,930
-26,971
-1% -$2.3M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
DYN icon
4
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$177M 3.26%
8,245,986
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
APTV icon
5
Aptiv
APTV
$7.84B
$128M 2.35%
2,125,000
-875,000
-29% -$50.6M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
AIQ icon
6
DELISTED
Alliance Healthcare Services
AIQ
$118M 2.16%
4,756,490
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
MTG icon
7
MGIC Investment
MTG
$5.52B
$101M 1.86%
12,000,000
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
CHTR icon
8
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.8B
$100M 1.83%
729,683
-180,000
-20% -$23.9M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
SCAI
9
DELISTED
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.
SCAI
$77.9M 1.43%
+2,328,027
New +$71.2M
2013 Q4
0 quarters
SBLK icon
10
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.25B
$77M 1.41%
1,154,781
+381,603
+49% +$17.5M
2013 Q3
1 quarter
ALR.PRB
11
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR.PRB
$60.9M 1.12%
212,800
+5,000
+2% +$1.4M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
MCF
12
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$60.9M 1.12%
+1,287,734
New +$56.6M
2013 Q4
0 quarters
LVLT
13
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$51.9M 0.95%
1,564,100
+35,600
+2% +$1.05M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
IWM icon
14
PUT
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$77.1B
$49.6M 0.91%
+430,000
New +$47.5M
2013 Q4
0 quarters
GWRU
15
DELISTED
GENESEE & WYOMING INC TANGIBLE EQUITY UNIT (DE)
GWRU
$47.5M 0.87%
372,500
-55,000
-13% -$7.18M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
AIG icon
16
American International
AIG
$43B
$47.4M 0.87%
929,100
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
CCI.PRA icon
17
DELISTED
Crown Castle International Corp.
CCI.PRA
$45.5M 0.84%
+455,000
New +$45.8M
2013 Q4
0 quarters
PBR icon
18
Petrobras
PBR
$118B
$43.1M 0.79%
3,124,177
+2,465,317
+374% +$38.2M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
NRG icon
19
NRG Energy
NRG
$20.4B
$38.1M 0.7%
1,325,000
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
TSM icon
20
TSMC
TSM
$2.07T
$37.7M 0.69%
2,160,340
+1,734,156
+407% +$30.8M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
VALE.P icon
21
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$37.2M 0.68%
2,657,843
+1,969,143
+286% +$27.9M
2013 Q2
2 quarters
ETFC
22
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$36.6M 0.67%
1,861,400
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
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23
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.08B
$36.5M 0.67%
2,750,000
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
UTX.PRA
24
DELISTED
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP CORP UNIT (DE)
UTX.PRA
$32.1M 0.59%
489,950
– –
2013 Q2
2 quarters
TTM
25
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$29M 0.53%
940,691
+673,191
+252% +$20.6M
2013 Q2
2 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Howard Marks held 172 positions worth $5.44B, up 4.6% from $5.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $2.45B in Q4 2013, closing 8 positions and reducing 12 holdings. Its most notable exit was Crimson Exploration Inc. New Common Stock, an estimated $46.7M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 59% of assets, down from 64% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. worth $77.9M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q4 2013 buy was Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.: 2,328,027 shares worth $77.9M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Petrobras in Q4 2013, an estimated $38.2M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Aptiv, cutting an estimated $50.6M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Crimson Exploration Inc. New Common Stock in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $46.7M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $5.44B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Howard Marks opened 14 new positions and closed 8 in Q4 2013.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 4.6% quarter-over-quarter to $5.44B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 11 Feb 2014.