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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
+1.95%
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
$5.57B
AUM Growth
-$2.01B
Cap. Flow
-$4.69B
Cap. Flow %
-84.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.46%
Holding
199
New
10
Increased
9
Reduced
7
Closed
7
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1 year
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1 year
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1 year
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1 year
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.8 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 61.25%
2 Financials 11.45%
3 Communication Services 11.43%
4 Industrials 3.34%
5 Technology 2.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
TRCO
1
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$544M 9.77%
14,176,353
+30,906
+0.2% +$1.04M
2014 Q4
5 quarters
ALLY icon
2
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.8B
$180M 3.24%
9,630,530
+1,000,000
+12% +$17.2M
2014 Q2
7 quarters
DYN icon
3
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$137M 2.46%
9,524,322
-316,374
-3% -$3.6M
2013 Q2
11 quarters
FBP icon
4
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.14B
$122M 2.2%
41,843,581
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
BANR icon
5
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.59B
$109M 1.96%
2,598,988
– –
2015 Q4
1 quarter
TSM icon
6
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$101M 1.82%
4,460,356
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
GNRT
7
DELISTED
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
$92.2M 1.66%
13,052,534
– –
2015 Q2
3 quarters
SBLK icon
8
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.38B
$85.7M 1.54%
22,860,801
– –
2013 Q3
10 quarters
MTG icon
9
MGIC Investment
MTG
$5.89B
$69.3M 1.24%
9,030,000
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
AGN.PRA
10
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
$56.9M 1.02%
61,900
-32,000
-34% -$30.6M
2015 Q3
2 quarters
JD icon
11
JD.com
JD
$34.4B
$46.6M 0.84%
1,443,660
– –
2014 Q2
7 quarters
XCO
12
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$44.7M 0.8%
3,011,579
– –
2013 Q2
11 quarters
ITUB icon
13
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$104B
$40.5M 0.73%
14,093,797
– –
2014 Q3
6 quarters
TSL icon
14
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
$40.4M 0.73%
3,668,722
– –
2013 Q4
9 quarters
BRFS icon
15
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
$39M 0.7%
2,825,199
– –
2014 Q2
7 quarters
LVNTA
16
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$38.7M 0.7%
990,450
+115,450
+13% +$4.38M
2015 Q1
4 quarters
LNCE
17
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$38.5M 0.69%
+1,223,965
New +$39.2M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
CX icon
18
Cemex
CX
$14.4B
$37.4M 0.67%
7,106,933
+492,128
+7% +$2.42M
2013 Q2
11 quarters
TPCO
19
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
$36.2M 0.65%
4,691,371
– –
2014 Q3
6 quarters
ANTX icon
20
DELISTED
Anthem, Inc.
ANTX
$35.6M 0.64%
+763,000
New +$34.4M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
KMI.PRA icon
21
DELISTED
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KMI.PRA
$35.1M 0.63%
+778,100
New +$33.4M
2016 Q1
0 quarters
CCI.PRA icon
22
DELISTED
Crown Castle International Corp.
CCI.PRA
$32.6M 0.59%
304,385
-14,900
-5% -$1.57M
2013 Q4
9 quarters
IBN icon
23
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$32.5M 0.58%
4,559,364
– –
2014 Q3
6 quarters
PBR.A icon
24
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$150B
$31.5M 0.57%
9,258,683
– –
2014 Q4
5 quarters
NMIH icon
25
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.19B
$29.4M 0.53%
5,816,443
+150,000
+3% +$782K
2014 Q3
6 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Howard Marks held 199 positions worth $5.57B, down 27% from $7.57B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $4.69B in Q1 2016, closing 7 positions and reducing 7 holdings. Its most notable exit was STORE Capital Corporation, an estimated $1.63B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 61% of assets, up from 49% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Snyders-Lance, Inc. worth $38.5M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q1 2016 buy was Snyders-Lance, Inc.: 1,223,965 shares worth $38.5M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Ally Financial in Q1 2016, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Alere Inc, cutting an estimated $47.3M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited STORE Capital Corporation in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.63B.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $5.57B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Howard Marks opened 10 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2016.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value fell 27% quarter-over-quarter to $5.57B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.