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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
+3.47%
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
$5.1B
AUM Growth
-$233M
Cap. Flow
-$1.04B
Cap. Flow %
-20.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.72%
Holding
210
New
11
Increased
19
Reduced
16
Closed
8
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.6 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
1.6 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WB icon
Weibo
WB
+$23.2M
2
VST icon
Vistra
VST
+$20.8M
3
AZUL icon
Azul
AZUL
+$18M
4
AU icon
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
+$11.9M
5
CIVI icon
Civitas Resources
CIVI
+$6.74M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 25.36%
2 Energy 16.59%
3 Financials 14.64%
4 Utilities 14.5%
5 Industrials 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
VST icon
1
Vistra
VST
$44.5B
$729M 14.29%
27,278,055
-873,344
-3% -$20.8M
2017 Q2
9 quarters
TRMD icon
2
TORM
TRMD
$3.78B
$409M 8.01%
48,263,921
+663,749
+1% +$5.4M
2018 Q3
4 quarters
SBLK icon
3
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.28B
$383M 7.51%
38,063,697
+650,000
+2% +$6.62M
2013 Q3
24 quarters
ALLY icon
4
Ally Financial
ALLY
$11.5B
$363M 7.11%
10,943,541
– –
2014 Q2
21 quarters
CZR icon
5
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$178M 3.49%
15,250,000
– –
2018 Q4
3 quarters
TSM icon
6
TSMC
TSM
$2.06T
$132M 2.6%
2,848,572
-71,001
-2% -$3.03M
2013 Q2
25 quarters
NMIH icon
7
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$2.88B
$131M 2.56%
4,975,911
– –
2014 Q3
20 quarters
EGLE icon
8
DELISTED
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
EGLE
$129M 2.53%
4,220,591
+358,579
+9% +$11.9M
2014 Q4
19 quarters
BRY icon
9
DELISTED
Berry Corp
BRY
$121M 2.37%
12,891,717
– –
2019 Q1
2 quarters
INFN icon
10
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$114M 2.24%
20,975,384
– –
2018 Q4
3 quarters
IBN icon
11
ICICI Bank
IBN
$124B
$102M 2%
8,365,394
-270,516
-3% -$3.17M
2014 Q3
20 quarters
ITUB icon
12
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$82.6B
$98.1M 1.92%
16,030,233
-356,807
-2% -$2.32M
2014 Q3
20 quarters
SMH icon
13
PUT
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$62.5B
$89.3M 1.75%
1,500,000
– –
2019 Q2
1 quarter
MU icon
14
PUT
Micron Technology
MU
$863B
$84M 1.65%
1,960,000
+460,000
+31% +$20.8M
2018 Q3
4 quarters
PBR.A icon
15
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$103B
$71.7M 1.41%
5,455,930
-131,884
-2% -$1.76M
2017 Q2
9 quarters
CMBT icon
16
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$5.08B
$69.9M 1.37%
7,601,881
-505,365
-6% -$4.28M
2018 Q2
5 quarters
CCS icon
17
Century Communities
CCS
$1.44B
$55.7M 1.09%
1,819,003
– –
2014 Q4
19 quarters
CEO
18
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$51.5M 1.01%
338,074
-8,923
-3% -$1.4M
2015 Q4
15 quarters
BRFS icon
19
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
$49.9M 0.98%
5,444,574
-153,229
-3% -$1.39M
2017 Q2
9 quarters
SMCI icon
20
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$17.5B
$46.1M 0.9%
24,000,000
– –
2018 Q3
4 quarters
AU icon
21
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$43.9B
$43.9M 0.86%
2,400,512
-597,692
-20% -$11.9M
2013 Q4
23 quarters
INFY icon
22
Infosys
INFY
$49.9B
$40.8M 0.8%
3,587,835
-85,103
-2% -$958K
2017 Q1
10 quarters
AZUL icon
23
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
$37.1M 0.73%
1,036,438
-480,230
-32% -$18M
2017 Q2
9 quarters
MX icon
24
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$95.5M
$33M 0.65%
3,250,000
– –
2017 Q1
10 quarters
PBR icon
25
Petrobras
PBR
$118B
$31M 0.61%
2,144,121
-56,727
-3% -$833K
2019 Q2
1 quarter

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Howard Marks's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Howard Marks held 210 positions worth $5.1B, down 4.4% from $5.33B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Howard Marks withdrew a net $1.04B in Q3 2019, closing 8 positions and reducing 16 holdings. Its most notable exit was Weibo, an estimated $23.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 25% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Financials.

Against the trend, Howard Marks opened a new position in YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS worth $13.3M.

  • Howard Marks's largest Q3 2019 buy was YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS: 1,442,103 shares worth $13.3M.
  • Howard Marks added most to Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. in Q3 2019, an estimated $11.9M increase.
  • Howard Marks's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Vistra, cutting an estimated $20.8M.
  • Howard Marks fully exited Weibo in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $23.2M.
  • Howard Marks's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $5.1B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Howard Marks opened 11 new positions and closed 8 in Q3 2019.
  • Howard Marks's portfolio value fell 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $5.1B.

Based on Oaktree Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 13 Nov 2019.