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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
+11.24%
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
$6.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
-$2.8B
Cap. Flow %
-40.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.74%
Holding
204
New
14
Increased
18
Reduced
9
Closed
11
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.9 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.9 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 48.49%
2 Consumer Staples 15.12%
3 Communication Services 9.66%
4 Financials 8.86%
5 Industrials 6.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
APFH
1
DELISTED
AdvancePierre Foods Holdings
APFH
$989M 14.39%
31,732,120
-11,536,418
-27% -$333M
2016 Q3
2 quarters
TRCO
2
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$529M 7.69%
14,184,998
+6,753
+0% +$229K
2014 Q4
9 quarters
SPY icon
3
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$817B
$413M 6%
+1,750,000
New +$407M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
SBLK icon
4
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.35B
$385M 5.61%
32,439,506
+3,360,729
+12% +$30.4M
2013 Q3
14 quarters
ALLY icon
5
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.9B
$211M 3.07%
10,381,462
+135,000
+1% +$2.87M
2014 Q2
11 quarters
TSM icon
6
TSMC
TSM
$2.27T
$125M 1.82%
3,804,736
+57,389
+2% +$1.79M
2013 Q2
15 quarters
EGC
7
DELISTED
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock
EGC
$117M 1.7%
+3,910,545
New +$116M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
FBP icon
8
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.1B
$113M 1.64%
20,001,066
-11,492,515
-36% -$73M
2013 Q2
15 quarters
ITUB icon
9
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$85.5B
$90.6M 1.32%
15,474,230
-209,027
-1% -$1.24M
2014 Q3
10 quarters
GNRT
10
DELISTED
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
$74M 1.08%
13,052,534
– –
2015 Q2
7 quarters
BABA icon
11
Alibaba
BABA
$248B
$69.3M 1.01%
643,156
+23,782
+4% +$2.42M
2016 Q3
2 quarters
NMIH icon
12
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.21B
$66.3M 0.96%
5,816,443
– –
2014 Q3
10 quarters
DYN icon
13
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$66.2M 0.96%
8,424,322
– –
2013 Q2
15 quarters
CX icon
14
Cemex
CX
$15.2B
$62.5M 0.91%
7,174,509
+190,556
+3% +$1.6M
2013 Q2
15 quarters
IBN icon
15
ICICI Bank
IBN
$104B
$56.9M 0.83%
7,277,954
+255,049
+4% +$1.9M
2014 Q3
10 quarters
MTG icon
16
MGIC Investment
MTG
$5.89B
$46.3M 0.67%
4,567,000
-1,228,000
-21% -$12.9M
2013 Q2
15 quarters
VALE.P icon
17
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$46.1M 0.67%
5,136,879
-148,882
-3% -$1.4M
2013 Q2
15 quarters
YHOO
18
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$40.8M 0.59%
+880,000
New +$39.3M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
CCS icon
19
Century Communities
CCS
$1.65B
$37.3M 0.54%
1,469,003
– –
2014 Q4
9 quarters
AMX icon
20
America Movil
AMX
$71.4B
$35.4M 0.52%
2,501,889
+89,218
+4% +$1.16M
2016 Q4
1 quarter
ANTX icon
21
DELISTED
Anthem, Inc.
ANTX
$33.5M 0.49%
+657,000
New +$32.3M
2017 Q1
0 quarters
VIV icon
22
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$18.7B
$32.6M 0.47%
2,195,204
+75,396
+4% +$1.11M
2015 Q2
7 quarters
SPY icon
23
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$817B
$31.8M 0.46%
135,000
-140,000
-51% -$32.5M
2016 Q4
1 quarter
ABEV icon
24
Ambev
ABEV
$44.2B
$29.7M 0.43%
5,157,300
+613,537
+14% +$3.37M
2016 Q2
3 quarters
AU icon
25
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$43.4B
$29.6M 0.43%
2,746,100
+538,447
+24% +$6.29M
2013 Q4
13 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Howard Marks held 204 positions worth $6.88B, up 2% from $6.74B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $2.8B in Q1 2017, closing 11 positions and reducing 9 holdings. Its most notable exit was Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock, an estimated $65.1M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 48% of assets, down from 49% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock worth $117M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q1 2017 buy was Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock: 3,910,545 shares worth $117M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Star Bulk Carriers in Q1 2017, an estimated $30.4M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, cutting an estimated $333M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Tribune Publishing Company Common Stock in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $65.1M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $6.88B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Howard Marks opened 14 new positions and closed 11 in Q1 2017.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $6.88B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.