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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
+6.92%
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
$5.33B
AUM Growth
+$68.6M
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-22.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
50.68%
Holding
214
New
9
Increased
18
Reduced
26
Closed
9
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VST icon
Vistra
VST
+$103M
2
BRY icon
Berry Corp
BRY
+$57.6M
3
PBR icon
Petrobras
PBR
+$33.6M
4
SBLK icon
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
+$16.3M
5
HUYA icon
Huya Inc
HUYA
+$12.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$63.8M
2
YUMC icon
Yum China
YUMC
+$33.4M
3
VICI icon
VICI Properties
VICI
+$32.8M
4
NMIH icon
NMI Holdings
NMIH
+$19.7M
5
IBN icon
ICICI Bank
IBN
+$19.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 29.56%
2 Energy 16.55%
3 Financials 14.08%
4 Utilities 12.47%
5 Industrials 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
VST icon
1
Vistra
VST
$46.4B
$637M 11.95%
28,151,399
+4,100,000
+17% +$103M
2017 Q2
8 quarters
TRMD icon
2
TORM
TRMD
$4.38B
$414M 7.76%
47,600,172
– –
2018 Q3
3 quarters
SBLK icon
3
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.29B
$361M 6.77%
37,413,697
+2,029,500
+6% +$16.3M
2013 Q3
23 quarters
ALLY icon
4
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.6B
$339M 6.36%
10,943,541
-200,000
-2% -$5.9M
2014 Q2
20 quarters
SPY icon
5
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$802B
$237M 4.45%
810,000
+310,000
+62% +$89.3M
2018 Q3
3 quarters
CZR icon
6
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$180M 3.38%
15,250,000
– –
2018 Q4
2 quarters
EGLE icon
7
DELISTED
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
EGLE
$142M 2.66%
3,862,012
+109,517
+3% +$3.88M
2014 Q4
18 quarters
NMIH icon
8
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.21B
$141M 2.65%
4,975,911
-706,081
-12% -$19.7M
2014 Q3
19 quarters
BRY icon
9
DELISTED
Berry Corp
BRY
$137M 2.56%
12,891,717
+5,085,000
+65% +$57.6M
2019 Q1
1 quarter
TSM icon
10
TSMC
TSM
$2.11T
$114M 2.14%
2,919,573
+19,221
+0.7% +$791K
2013 Q2
24 quarters
ITUB icon
11
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$78.6B
$112M 2.11%
16,387,040
-194,143
-1% -$1.22M
2014 Q3
19 quarters
IBN icon
12
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$109M 2.04%
8,635,910
-1,677,173
-16% -$19.4M
2014 Q3
19 quarters
SMH icon
13
PUT
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$65.3B
$82.6M 1.55%
+1,500,000
New +$81.6M
2019 Q2
0 quarters
PBR.A icon
14
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$125B
$79.3M 1.49%
5,587,814
+42,346
+0.8% +$583K
2017 Q2
8 quarters
CMBT icon
15
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.34B
$76.5M 1.43%
8,107,246
– –
2018 Q2
4 quarters
INFN icon
16
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$61M 1.14%
20,975,384
– –
2018 Q4
2 quarters
CEO
17
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$59.1M 1.11%
346,997
+2,616
+0.8% +$455K
2015 Q4
14 quarters
MU icon
18
PUT
Micron Technology
MU
$1T
$57.9M 1.09%
1,500,000
-750,000
-33% -$28.6M
2018 Q3
3 quarters
AU icon
19
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$40.4B
$53.4M 1%
2,998,204
-172,029
-5% -$2.31M
2013 Q4
22 quarters
AZUL icon
20
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
$50.7M 0.95%
1,516,668
+36,800
+2% +$1.07M
2017 Q2
8 quarters
CCS icon
21
Century Communities
CCS
$1.49B
$48.3M 0.91%
1,819,003
– –
2014 Q4
18 quarters
SMCI icon
22
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$21.6B
$46.4M 0.87%
24,000,000
+4,000,000
+20% +$7.74M
2018 Q3
3 quarters
BRFS icon
23
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
$42.5M 0.8%
5,597,803
-373,221
-6% -$2.7M
2017 Q2
8 quarters
INFY icon
24
Infosys
INFY
$50.8B
$39.3M 0.74%
3,672,938
+32,473
+0.9% +$344K
2017 Q1
9 quarters
PBR icon
25
Petrobras
PBR
$142B
$34.3M 0.64%
+2,200,848
New +$33.6M
2019 Q2
0 quarters

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Howard Marks's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Howard Marks held 214 positions worth $5.33B, up 1.3% from $5.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $1.19B in Q2 2019, closing 9 positions and reducing 26 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alibaba, an estimated $63.8M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 30% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Financials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in Petrobras worth $34.3M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q2 2019 buy was Petrobras: 2,200,848 shares worth $34.3M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Vistra in Q2 2019, an estimated $103M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was NMI Holdings, cutting an estimated $19.7M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Alibaba in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $63.8M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $5.33B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Howard Marks opened 9 new positions and closed 9 in Q2 2019.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $5.33B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.