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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
+4.44%
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
$6.7B
AUM Growth
+$582M
Cap. Flow
-$653M
Cap. Flow %
-9.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.76%
Holding
209
New
10
Increased
25
Reduced
11
Closed
6
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
1 year
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.1 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1 year

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VALE.P icon
Vale S A
VALE.P
+$72.9M
2
FBP icon
First Bancorp
FBP
+$56.8M
3
AGN.PRA
Allergan plc
AGN.PRA
+$37.4M
4
AMX icon
America Movil
AMX
+$25.7M
5
CX icon
Cemex
CX
+$17.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 42.53%
2 Utilities 15.26%
3 Communication Services 9.82%
4 Financials 9.21%
5 Technology 6.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
VST icon
1
Vistra
VST
$47B
$940M 14.03%
50,280,227
-39,926
-0.1% -$688K
2017 Q2
1 quarter
TRCO
2
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$580M 8.65%
14,184,998
– –
2014 Q4
11 quarters
SBLK icon
3
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.36B
$316M 4.72%
32,579,506
+140,000
+0.4% +$1.46M
2013 Q3
16 quarters
ALLY icon
4
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.8B
$240M 3.58%
9,893,300
-488,162
-5% -$10.9M
2014 Q2
13 quarters
AABA
5
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$206M 3.08%
3,111,588
+2,050,000
+193% +$126M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
TSM icon
6
TSMC
TSM
$2.16T
$152M 2.27%
4,047,500
+212,375
+6% +$7.76M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
ITUB icon
7
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$106B
$127M 1.89%
19,048,486
+863,170
+5% +$5.27M
2014 Q3
12 quarters
BABA icon
8
Alibaba
BABA
$249B
$118M 1.76%
682,345
+35,066
+5% +$5.68M
2016 Q3
4 quarters
VALE icon
9
Vale
VALE
$52.6B
$91M 1.36%
9,037,993
+7,700,993
+576% +$77.5M
2015 Q4
7 quarters
DYN icon
10
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$82.5M 1.23%
8,424,322
– –
2013 Q2
17 quarters
NMIH icon
11
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.2B
$72.1M 1.08%
5,816,443
– –
2014 Q3
12 quarters
IBN icon
12
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$65.6M 0.98%
7,667,330
+391,464
+5% +$3.58M
2014 Q3
12 quarters
GNRT
13
DELISTED
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
$58.9M 0.88%
13,062,118
+9,584
+0.1% +$47.5K
2015 Q2
9 quarters
PBR.A icon
14
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$152B
$56.1M 0.84%
5,805,863
+304,766
+6% +$2.66M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
FBP icon
15
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.13B
$51.4M 0.77%
10,034,725
-9,966,341
-50% -$56.8M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
CX icon
16
Cemex
CX
$14.7B
$49.5M 0.74%
5,454,646
-1,866,165
-25% -$17.7M
2013 Q2
17 quarters
BDXA
17
DELISTED
Becton, Dickinson and Company Depositary Shares, each Representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of 6
BDXA
$47.9M 0.71%
866,470
+43,770
+5% +$2.42M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
BRFS icon
18
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
$44.1M 0.66%
3,062,998
+574,437
+23% +$7.48M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
EGC
19
DELISTED
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock
EGC
$40.4M 0.6%
3,910,545
– –
2017 Q1
2 quarters
WFC.PRL icon
20
Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv
WFC.PRL
$4.2B
$40.3M 0.6%
30,659
+1,250
+4% +$1.66M
2017 Q2
1 quarter
XHB icon
21
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.58B
$39.8M 0.59%
1,000,000
– –
2017 Q2
1 quarter
STKL
22
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$38.2M 0.57%
4,392,699
– –
2017 Q1
2 quarters
CCS icon
23
Century Communities
CCS
$1.64B
$36.3M 0.54%
1,469,003
– –
2014 Q4
11 quarters
ABEV icon
24
Ambev
ABEV
$51.3B
$36M 0.54%
5,466,785
+271,009
+5% +$1.68M
2016 Q2
5 quarters
NSM
25
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$33.6M 0.5%
1,809,291
– –
2016 Q4
3 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Howard Marks held 209 positions worth $6.7B, up 9.5% from $6.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $653M in Q3 2017, closing 6 positions and reducing 11 holdings. Its most notable exit was Vale S A, an estimated $72.9M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Ocean Rig UDW Inc. Class A Common Shares worth $18.9M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q3 2017 buy was Ocean Rig UDW Inc. Class A Common Shares: 794,183 shares worth $18.9M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Altaba Inc in Q3 2017, an estimated $126M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was First Bancorp, cutting an estimated $56.8M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Vale S A in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $72.9M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $6.7B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Howard Marks opened 10 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2017.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 9.5% quarter-over-quarter to $6.7B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.