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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
+2.17%
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
$6.74B
AUM Growth
-$968M
Cap. Flow
-$3.27B
Cap. Flow %
-48.51%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.78%
Holding
204
New
11
Increased
11
Reduced
17
Closed
10
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.8 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 48.56%
2 Consumer Staples 19.57%
3 Communication Services 10.11%
4 Financials 9.9%
5 Industrials 3.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
APFH
1
DELISTED
AdvancePierre Foods Holdings
APFH
$1.29B 19.11%
43,268,538
– –
2016 Q3
1 quarter
TRCO
2
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$496M 7.36%
14,178,245
– –
2014 Q4
8 quarters
FBP icon
3
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.17B
$208M 3.09%
31,493,581
-10,350,000
-25% -$60.9M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
ALLY icon
4
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12B
$195M 2.89%
10,246,462
-155,000
-1% -$2.98M
2014 Q2
10 quarters
SBLK icon
5
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.33B
$149M 2.2%
29,078,777
– –
2013 Q3
13 quarters
TSM icon
6
TSMC
TSM
$2.14T
$108M 1.6%
3,747,347
+348,550
+10% +$10.5M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
ITUB icon
7
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$105B
$78.2M 1.16%
15,683,257
+1,045,518
+7% +$5.36M
2014 Q3
9 quarters
DYN icon
8
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$71.3M 1.06%
8,424,322
– –
2013 Q2
14 quarters
TPCO
9
DELISTED
Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock
TPCO
$65.1M 0.97%
4,695,947
– –
2014 Q3
9 quarters
NMIH icon
10
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.12B
$61.9M 0.92%
5,816,443
– –
2014 Q3
9 quarters
SPY icon
11
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$815B
$61.5M 0.91%
+275,000
New +$60.1M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
MTG icon
12
MGIC Investment
MTG
$5.69B
$59M 0.88%
5,795,000
-3,235,000
-36% -$29.2M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
GNRT
13
DELISTED
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
$58.5M 0.87%
13,052,534
– –
2015 Q2
6 quarters
BABA icon
14
Alibaba
BABA
$253B
$54.4M 0.81%
619,374
+59,226
+11% +$5.7M
2016 Q3
1 quarter
CX icon
15
Cemex
CX
$14.6B
$53.9M 0.8%
6,983,953
-74,195
-1% -$590K
2013 Q2
14 quarters
IBN icon
16
ICICI Bank
IBN
$107B
$47.8M 0.71%
7,022,905
+519,246
+8% +$3.7M
2014 Q3
9 quarters
VALE.P icon
17
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$36.4M 0.54%
5,285,761
-2,808,082
-35% -$18.6M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
AMT.PRB icon
18
DELISTED
American Tower Corporation
AMT.PRB
$33.5M 0.5%
320,739
-322,500
-50% -$34.2M
2016 Q2
2 quarters
CCS icon
19
Century Communities
CCS
$1.66B
$30.8M 0.46%
1,469,003
– –
2014 Q4
8 quarters
AMX icon
20
America Movil
AMX
$74.6B
$30.3M 0.45%
+2,412,671
New +$29.2M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
VIV icon
21
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20.9B
$28.4M 0.42%
2,119,808
+354,647
+20% +$4.75M
2015 Q2
6 quarters
XCO
22
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$26.9M 0.4%
2,051,579
-466,666
-19% -$7.5M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
SWNC
23
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWNC
$25.1M 0.37%
984,340
-53,000
-5% -$1.45M
2016 Q2
2 quarters
AU icon
24
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$43.1B
$23.2M 0.34%
2,207,653
+684,301
+45% +$8.3M
2013 Q4
12 quarters
CEO
25
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$22.7M 0.34%
183,316
+15,979
+10% +$2.07M
2015 Q4
4 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Howard Marks held 204 positions worth $6.74B, down 13% from $7.71B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $3.27B in Q4 2016, closing 10 positions and reducing 17 holdings. Its most notable exit was Banner Corp, an estimated $108M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 49% of assets, down from 54% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in America Movil worth $30.3M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q4 2016 buy was America Movil: 2,412,671 shares worth $30.3M.
  • Howard Marks added most to TSMC in Q4 2016, an estimated $10.5M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Bancorp, cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Banner Corp in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $108M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $6.74B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Howard Marks opened 11 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2016.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $6.74B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.