Howard Marks’ Oaktree Top Holdings: First Bancorp, EXCO, Omnicare

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The latest 13F Filing by Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management shows the total value of investments as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2013 rose marginally to $5.44B compared to $5.2B at the end of the third quarter.

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Oaktree: Top ten holdings as of the end of the fourth quarter

Masonite International Corp (NYSE:DOOR) was the top holding at 4.94% of total portfolio value.

Other significant holdings were:

First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) (4.76%)

EXCO Resources Inc (NYSE:XCO) (3.59%)

Dynegy Inc (OTCMKTS:DYNIQ) (3.26%)

Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE:DLPH) (2.35%)

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIQ) (2.16%)

MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) (1.86%)

Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) ((1.83%)

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) (1.61%)

Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR) (1.60%)

New investments

Oaktree made significant new investments in Surgical Care Affiliates Inc (NASDAQ:SCAI) (1.43% of portfolio), a company which operates surgical facilities, including ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals, and hospital surgery departments. Oaktree also opened exposure in Contango Oil & Gas Company (NYSEMKT:MCF) (1.12%), an independent natural gas and oil company with operations in the Gulf of Mexico, and in Crown Castle International Corp.(NYSE:CCI) (0.84%), a company which owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure, including towers and other structures.

Additions to existing positions

The fund increased its exposure in Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) to 0.79% of portfolio value, in Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR)(NYSE:TSM) to 0.69% and in Vale S.A. PFD to 1.60%.

Exits

Oaktree completely divested its holdings in radio station operator Cumulus Media Inc (NASDAQ:CMLS), Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:ORBK), which is engaged in the design and manufacture of solutions for the electronics supply chain industry, and in TMS International Corp. (NYSE:TMS) a provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills in North America.

Positions reduced

The fund trimmed its exposure to Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR), Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE:DLPH) and HEALTH CARE REIT INC Preferred Stock 6.5% PFD SERIES.

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