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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
+3.24%
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
$5.3B
AUM Growth
-$146M
Cap. Flow
-$2.48B
Cap. Flow %
-46.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
30.64%
Holding
167
New
7
Increased
20
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.4 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 59.94%
2 Financials 8.02%
3 Industrials 7.09%
4 Energy 7%
5 Utilities 4.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
XCO
1
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$253M 4.78%
3,011,579
+559,649
+23% +$43.1M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
DOOR icon
2
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
$231M 4.36%
4,086,372
-391,465
-9% -$22.1M
2013 Q3
2 quarters
FBP icon
3
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.92B
$228M 4.3%
41,843,581
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
DYN icon
4
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$206M 3.88%
8,245,986
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
AIQ icon
5
DELISTED
Alliance Healthcare Services
AIQ
$159M 3.01%
4,756,490
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
DMND
6
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$154M 2.92%
+4,420,859
New +$125M
2014 Q1
0 quarters
MTG icon
7
MGIC Investment
MTG
$5.69B
$97.1M 1.83%
11,400,000
-600,000
-5% -$5.22M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
SBLK icon
8
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.1B
$82.4M 1.56%
1,154,781
– –
2013 Q3
2 quarters
SCAI
9
DELISTED
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.
SCAI
$71.6M 1.35%
2,328,027
– –
2013 Q4
1 quarter
ALR.PRB
10
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR.PRB
$61.7M 1.16%
212,800
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
MCF
11
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$61.5M 1.16%
1,287,732
-2
-0% -$92
2013 Q4
1 quarter
CCI.PRA icon
12
DELISTED
Crown Castle International Corp.
CCI.PRA
$59.2M 1.12%
585,000
+130,000
+29% +$13M
2013 Q4
1 quarter
TSM icon
13
TSMC
TSM
$1.95T
$54.8M 1.03%
2,736,084
+575,744
+27% +$10.3M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
PBR icon
14
Petrobras
PBR
$119B
$52.4M 0.99%
3,981,791
+857,614
+27% +$10M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
AIG icon
15
American International
AIG
$40.3B
$46.5M 0.88%
929,100
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
PULS icon
16
DELISTED
PULSE ELECTRONICS CORP COM STK (PA)NEW
PULS
$46.2M 0.87%
11,999,585
+8,154,927
+212% +$28.3M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
GWRU
17
DELISTED
GENESEE & WYOMING INC TANGIBLE EQUITY UNIT (DE)
GWRU
$45.7M 0.86%
352,500
-20,000
-5% -$2.55M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
NRG icon
18
NRG Energy
NRG
$18.6B
$42.1M 0.8%
1,325,000
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
VALE.P icon
19
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$41.7M 0.79%
3,351,672
+693,829
+26% +$8.51M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
VSH icon
20
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$3.57B
$40.9M 0.77%
2,750,000
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters
TTM
21
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$37M 0.7%
1,044,361
+103,670
+11% +$3.28M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
LVLT
22
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$33.1M 0.63%
846,859
-717,241
-46% -$25.8M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
CX icon
23
Cemex
CX
$15.5B
$29.1M 0.55%
2,696,460
+647,262
+32% +$6.98M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
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24
Televisa
TV
$2.47B
$27.4M 0.52%
823,510
+200,151
+32% +$6.03M
2013 Q2
3 quarters
GTY icon
25
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.92B
$26.9M 0.51%
1,440,359
– –
2013 Q2
3 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Howard Marks held 167 positions worth $5.3B, down 2.7% from $5.44B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $2.48B in Q1 2014, closing 11 positions and reducing 12 holdings. Its most notable exit was Aptiv, an estimated $128M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 60% of assets, up from 59% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in DIAMOND FOODS, INC. worth $154M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q1 2014 buy was DIAMOND FOODS, INC.: 4,420,859 shares worth $154M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Exco Resources in Q1 2014, an estimated $43.1M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Charter Communications, cutting an estimated $69.3M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Aptiv in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $128M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $5.3B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Howard Marks opened 7 new positions and closed 11 in Q1 2014.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value fell 2.7% quarter-over-quarter to $5.3B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 14 May 2014.