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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
+2.9%
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
$7.15B
AUM Growth
+$848M
Cap. Flow
-$914M
Cap. Flow %
-12.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.43%
Holding
218
New
13
Increased
23
Reduced
13
Closed
15
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.5 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
1.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1 year

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$92.9M
2
VST icon
Vistra
VST
+$89.3M
3
GNRT
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
+$73.8M
4
DYN icon
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
+$64.1M
5
VICI icon
VICI Properties
VICI
+$55.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 48.91%
2 Utilities 15.04%
3 Financials 7.71%
4 Technology 6.9%
5 Industrials 5.99%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
VST icon
1
Vistra
VST
$47B
$1.05B 14.74%
44,553,037
-3,885,775
-8% -$89.3M
2017 Q2
4 quarters
SPY icon
2
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$810B
$626M 8.75%
+2,306,500
New +$623M
2018 Q2
0 quarters
SBLK icon
3
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.36B
$393M 5.49%
30,557,767
-2,021,739
-6% -$25.8M
2013 Q3
19 quarters
TRCO
4
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$291M 4.06%
7,593,441
+608,100
+9% +$23M
2014 Q4
14 quarters
AABA
5
DELISTED
Altaba Inc
AABA
$264M 3.68%
3,599,988
-387,227
-10% -$29M
2017 Q2
4 quarters
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6
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.9B
$229M 3.2%
8,712,400
– –
2014 Q2
16 quarters
TSM icon
7
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$117M 1.64%
3,200,886
+295,445
+10% +$11.7M
2013 Q2
20 quarters
ITUB icon
8
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$107B
$94.8M 1.33%
18,821,133
+2,285,745
+14% +$14.2M
2014 Q3
15 quarters
NMIH icon
9
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.2B
$92.6M 1.29%
5,681,992
– –
2014 Q3
15 quarters
CMBT icon
10
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.36B
$87.4M 1.22%
+9,498,769
New +$83.3M
2018 Q2
0 quarters
PBR.A icon
11
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$152B
$80.6M 1.13%
9,121,028
+2,231,106
+32% +$25.3M
2017 Q2
4 quarters
VICI icon
12
VICI Properties
VICI
$26.2B
$80.1M 1.12%
3,879,862
-2,901,372
-43% -$55.9M
2018 Q1
1 quarter
IBN icon
13
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$78.2M 1.09%
9,741,512
+775,512
+9% +$6.65M
2014 Q3
15 quarters
INFY icon
14
Infosys
INFY
$50B
$75.2M 1.05%
7,745,688
+652,182
+9% +$5.83M
2017 Q1
5 quarters
SMH icon
15
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$63.9B
$71.9M 1%
+1,400,000
New +$73.1M
2018 Q2
0 quarters
STKL
16
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$68M 0.95%
8,092,699
– –
2017 Q1
5 quarters
CCS icon
17
Century Communities
CCS
$1.65B
$57.4M 0.8%
1,819,003
– –
2014 Q4
14 quarters
VRS
18
DELISTED
Verso Corporation
VRS
$51.5M 0.72%
2,365,914
-364,474
-13% -$6.95M
2016 Q3
7 quarters
BDXA
19
DELISTED
Becton, Dickinson and Company Depositary Shares, each Representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of 6
BDXA
$47.4M 0.66%
766,720
+180,000
+31% +$10.7M
2017 Q2
4 quarters
CEO
20
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$45.1M 0.63%
263,239
+36,315
+16% +$6.04M
2015 Q4
10 quarters
EGC
21
DELISTED
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Common Stock
EGC
$34.6M 0.48%
3,910,545
– –
2017 Q1
5 quarters
MX icon
22
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$180M
$33.3M 0.47%
3,250,000
+250,000
+8% +$2.59M
2017 Q1
5 quarters
ORIG
23
DELISTED
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. Class A Common Shares
ORIG
$32.4M 0.45%
1,100,000
– –
2017 Q3
3 quarters
VALE icon
24
Vale
VALE
$52.8B
$31.8M 0.44%
2,481,959
-950,721
-28% -$13M
2015 Q4
10 quarters
NSM
25
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$31.7M 0.44%
1,810,000
+709
+0% +$12.8K
2016 Q4
6 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Howard Marks held 218 positions worth $7.15B, up 13% from $6.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $914M in Q2 2018, closing 15 positions and reducing 13 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alibaba, an estimated $92.9M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 49% of assets, up from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Utilities and Financials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust worth $626M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q2 2018 buy was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: 2,306,500 shares worth $626M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Petrobras Class A in Q2 2018, an estimated $25.3M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Vistra, cutting an estimated $89.3M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Alibaba in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $92.9M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $7.15B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Howard Marks opened 13 new positions and closed 15 in Q2 2018.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $7.15B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.