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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
+1.88%
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
$6.12B
AUM Growth
-$760M
Cap. Flow
-$2.37B
Cap. Flow %
-38.7%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.08%
Holding
209
New
20
Increased
16
Reduced
10
Closed
12
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.1 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.1 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 43.31%
2 Utilities 14.95%
3 Communication Services 10.7%
4 Financials 10.37%
5 Industrials 6.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
VST icon
1
Vistra
VST
$50.5B
$845M 13.82%
+50,320,153
New +$795M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
TRCO
2
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$578M 9.46%
14,184,998
– –
2014 Q4
10 quarters
SBLK icon
3
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.26B
$319M 5.21%
32,439,506
– –
2013 Q3
15 quarters
ALLY icon
4
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.6B
$217M 3.55%
10,381,462
– –
2014 Q2
12 quarters
TSM icon
5
TSMC
TSM
$2.2T
$134M 2.19%
3,835,125
+30,389
+0.8% +$1.05M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
FBP icon
6
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.21B
$116M 1.89%
20,001,066
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
ITUB icon
7
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$107B
$97.4M 1.59%
18,185,316
+2,711,086
+18% +$15.2M
2014 Q3
11 quarters
BABA icon
8
Alibaba
BABA
$270B
$91.2M 1.49%
647,279
+4,123
+0.6% +$509K
2016 Q3
3 quarters
GNRT
9
DELISTED
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
$74.3M 1.21%
13,052,534
– –
2015 Q2
8 quarters
VALE.P icon
10
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$72.9M 1.19%
8,951,386
+3,814,507
+74% +$30.7M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
EGC
11
DELISTED
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock
EGC
$72.6M 1.19%
3,910,545
– –
2017 Q1
1 quarter
DYN icon
12
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$69.7M 1.14%
8,424,322
– –
2013 Q2
16 quarters
CX icon
13
Cemex
CX
$14.8B
$68.9M 1.13%
7,320,811
+146,302
+2% +$1.29M
2013 Q2
16 quarters
NMIH icon
14
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.13B
$66.6M 1.09%
5,816,443
– –
2014 Q3
11 quarters
IBN icon
15
ICICI Bank
IBN
$107B
$65.2M 1.07%
7,275,866
-2,088
-0% -$17.7K
2014 Q3
11 quarters
AGN.PRA
16
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
$61M 1%
+70,296
New +$58.9M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
AABA
17
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$57.8M 0.95%
+1,061,588
New +$57.8M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
BDXA
18
DELISTED
Becton, Dickinson and Company Depositary Shares, each Representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of 6
BDXA
$45.1M 0.74%
+822,700
New +$44.2M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
STKL
19
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$44.8M 0.73%
4,392,699
+1,392,699
+46% +$11.6M
2017 Q1
1 quarter
PBR.A icon
20
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$149B
$41M 0.67%
+5,501,097
New +$46.6M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
WFC.PRL icon
21
Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv
WFC.PRL
$4.22B
$38.6M 0.63%
+29,409
New +$37.4M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
XHB icon
22
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.54B
$38.5M 0.63%
+1,000,000
New +$37.8M
2017 Q2
0 quarters
CCS icon
23
Century Communities
CCS
$1.58B
$36.4M 0.6%
1,469,003
– –
2014 Q4
10 quarters
NSM
24
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$32.4M 0.53%
1,809,291
+199,400
+12% +$3.38M
2016 Q4
2 quarters
ANTX icon
25
DELISTED
Anthem, Inc.
ANTX
$32.2M 0.53%
610,100
-46,900
-7% -$2.41M
2017 Q1
1 quarter

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Howard Marks's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, Howard Marks held 209 positions worth $6.12B, down 11% from $6.88B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $2.37B in Q2 2017, closing 12 positions and reducing 10 holdings. Its most notable exit was AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, an estimated $989M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 43% of assets, down from 48% a quarter earlier, followed by Utilities and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Vistra worth $845M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q2 2017 buy was Vistra: 50,320,153 shares worth $845M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Vale S A in Q2 2017, an estimated $30.7M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was MGIC Investment, cutting an estimated $35.5M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited AdvancePierre Foods Holdings in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $989M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $6.12B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • Howard Marks opened 20 new positions and closed 12 in Q2 2017.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value fell 11% quarter-over-quarter to $6.12B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.