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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
+3.43%
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
$7.43B
AUM Growth
+$278M
Cap. Flow
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow %
-37.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
48.8%
Holding
227
New
26
Increased
16
Reduced
18
Closed
11
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.1 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.1 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.2 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.2 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 49.99%
2 Utilities 12.71%
3 Financials 8.33%
4 Energy 8.14%
5 Industrials 6.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
SPY icon
1
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$777B
$1.05B 14.09%
+3,600,000
New +$1.03B
2018 Q3
0 quarters
VST icon
2
Vistra
VST
$42.5B
$889M 11.96%
35,715,343
-8,837,694
-20% -$203M
2017 Q2
5 quarters
SBLK icon
3
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.1B
$442M 5.94%
30,557,767
– –
2013 Q3
20 quarters
TRMD icon
4
TORM
TRMD
$3.53B
$286M 3.85%
+47,600,172
New +$328M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
ALLY icon
5
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.5B
$230M 3.1%
8,712,400
– –
2014 Q2
17 quarters
TRCO
6
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$209M 2.82%
5,442,870
-2,150,571
-28% -$77.4M
2014 Q4
15 quarters
TSM icon
7
TSMC
TSM
$1.95T
$160M 2.15%
3,625,809
+424,923
+13% +$17.6M
2013 Q2
21 quarters
SPY icon
8
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$777B
$145M 1.96%
+500,000
New +$142M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
NMIH icon
9
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$2.92B
$129M 1.73%
5,681,992
– –
2014 Q3
16 quarters
IBN icon
10
ICICI Bank
IBN
$122B
$89.4M 1.2%
10,534,345
+792,833
+8% +$7.01M
2014 Q3
16 quarters
PBR.A icon
11
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$106B
$85.1M 1.15%
8,135,360
-985,668
-11% -$9.6M
2017 Q2
5 quarters
ITUB icon
12
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$81.5B
$82.8M 1.11%
15,537,392
-3,283,741
-17% -$17.6M
2014 Q3
16 quarters
CMBT icon
13
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$4.83B
$79.9M 1.08%
9,182,915
-315,854
-3% -$2.68M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
VICI icon
14
VICI Properties
VICI
$27.3B
$77.3M 1.04%
3,576,319
-303,543
-8% -$6.3M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
SMH icon
15
PUT
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$59.4B
$74.5M 1%
+1,400,000
New +$74.3M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
STKL
16
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$59.5M 0.8%
8,092,699
– –
2017 Q1
6 quarters
MU icon
17
PUT
Micron Technology
MU
$781B
$58.8M 0.79%
+1,300,000
New +$65.6M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
PCG icon
18
PG&E
PCG
$28.6B
$55.9M 0.75%
1,215,000
+715,000
+143% +$31.8M
2018 Q2
1 quarter
CEO
19
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$54.5M 0.73%
275,740
+12,501
+5% +$2.12M
2015 Q4
11 quarters
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20
Vale
VALE
$49.3B
$49M 0.66%
3,302,681
+820,722
+33% +$11.1M
2015 Q4
11 quarters
CCS icon
21
Century Communities
CCS
$1.56B
$47.7M 0.64%
1,819,003
– –
2014 Q4
15 quarters
INFY icon
22
Infosys
INFY
$50.6B
$47.4M 0.64%
4,655,979
-3,089,709
-40% -$31.4M
2017 Q1
6 quarters
BDXA
23
DELISTED
Becton, Dickinson and Company Depositary Shares, each Representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of 6
BDXA
$42.8M 0.58%
655,020
-111,700
-15% -$7.12M
2017 Q2
5 quarters
CCI.PRA icon
24
DELISTED
Crown Castle International Corp. 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A
CCI.PRA
$34.8M 0.47%
+32,000
New +$34.6M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CTB
25
PUT
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$34M 0.46%
+1,200,000
New +$34.2M
2018 Q3
0 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Howard Marks held 227 positions worth $7.43B, up 3.9% from $7.15B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $2.78B in Q3 2018, closing 11 positions and reducing 18 holdings. Its most notable exit was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $657M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 50% of assets, up from 49% a quarter earlier, followed by Utilities and Financials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in TORM worth $286M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q3 2018 buy was TORM: 47,600,172 shares worth $286M.
  • Howard Marks added most to PG&E in Q3 2018, an estimated $31.8M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Altaba Inc, cutting an estimated $220M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $657M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $7.43B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Howard Marks opened 26 new positions and closed 11 in Q3 2018.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $7.43B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.