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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
+1.74%
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
$5.74B
AUM Growth
+$444M
Cap. Flow
-$2.14B
Cap. Flow %
-37.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.71%
Holding
157
New
7
Increased
24
Reduced
4
Closed
8
Avg Time Held
0.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.5 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 59.31%
2 Financials 10.91%
3 Energy 7.05%
4 Industrials 5.22%
5 Utilities 5.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
XCO
1
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$266M 4.63%
3,011,579
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
DYN icon
2
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$242M 4.21%
6,940,100
-1,305,886
-16% -$40.3M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
FBP icon
3
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.17B
$228M 3.97%
41,843,581
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
DOOR icon
4
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
$204M 3.55%
3,621,363
-465,009
-11% -$25.3M
2013 Q3
3 quarters
ALLY icon
5
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12B
$191M 3.33%
+7,993,230
New +$194M
2014 Q2
0 quarters
AIQ icon
6
DELISTED
Alliance Healthcare Services
AIQ
$128M 2.24%
4,756,491
+1
+0% +$30
2013 Q2
4 quarters
DMND
7
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$125M 2.17%
4,420,859
– –
2014 Q1
1 quarter
MTG icon
8
MGIC Investment
MTG
$5.69B
$105M 1.83%
11,400,000
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
PBR icon
9
Petrobras
PBR
$165B
$81.1M 1.41%
5,544,191
+1,562,400
+39% +$22.8M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
SBLK icon
10
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.33B
$74.9M 1.3%
1,154,781
– –
2013 Q3
3 quarters
CCI.PRA icon
11
DELISTED
Crown Castle International Corp.
CCI.PRA
$74.4M 1.3%
730,000
+145,000
+25% +$14.8M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
TSM icon
12
TSMC
TSM
$2.14T
$69.3M 1.21%
3,238,784
+502,700
+18% +$10.4M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
ALR.PRB
13
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR.PRB
$67.6M 1.18%
212,800
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
MCF
14
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$54.5M 0.95%
1,287,732
– –
2013 Q4
2 quarters
AIG icon
15
American International
AIG
$43.4B
$50.7M 0.88%
929,100
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
NRG icon
16
NRG Energy
NRG
$19.8B
$49.3M 0.86%
1,325,000
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
VALE.P icon
17
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$48.3M 0.84%
4,055,072
+703,400
+21% +$8.56M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
SCAI
18
DELISTED
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.
SCAI
$47.8M 0.83%
1,642,285
-685,742
-29% -$20M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
VSH icon
19
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.15B
$42.6M 0.74%
2,750,000
– –
2013 Q2
4 quarters
TTM
20
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$41M 0.71%
1,050,661
+6,300
+0.6% +$242K
2013 Q2
4 quarters
GWRU
21
DELISTED
GENESEE & WYOMING INC TANGIBLE EQUITY UNIT (DE)
GWRU
$40.3M 0.7%
301,100
-51,400
-15% -$6.67M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
CX icon
22
Cemex
CX
$14.6B
$39.8M 0.69%
3,379,696
+683,236
+25% +$7.77M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
TV icon
23
Televisa
TV
$1.26B
$36.2M 0.63%
1,054,510
+231,000
+28% +$7.75M
2013 Q2
4 quarters
TSL icon
24
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$32.6M 0.57%
2,538,124
+741,000
+41% +$9.01M
2013 Q4
2 quarters
APO icon
25
Apollo Global Management
APO
$67.8B
$31M 0.54%
1,117,500
+457,500
+69% +$12.4M
2013 Q2
4 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Howard Marks held 157 positions worth $5.74B, up 8.4% from $5.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 30% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $2.14B in Q2 2014, closing 8 positions and reducing 4 holdings. Its most notable exit was Level 3 Communications Inc, an estimated $33.1M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Ally Financial worth $191M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q2 2014 buy was Ally Financial: 7,993,230 shares worth $191M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Petrobras in Q2 2014, an estimated $22.8M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Dynegy, Inc., cutting an estimated $40.3M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Level 3 Communications Inc in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $33.1M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 30% of its $5.74B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Howard Marks opened 7 new positions and closed 8 in Q2 2014.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $5.74B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 12 Aug 2014.