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Ariel Investments Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.93B
1-Year Est. Return 29.58%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.65%
1 Year Est. Return
+29.58%
3 Year Est. Return
+55.43%
5 Year Est. Return
+58.61%
10 Year Est. Return
+236.09%
AUM
$8.18B
AUM Growth
-$18.3M
Cap. Flow
-$337M
Cap. Flow %
-4.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.1%
Holding
195
New
13
Increased
77
Reduced
83
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KMT icon
Kennametal
KMT
+$65.6M
2
BYI
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
+$29.5M
3
MSGS icon
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
+$24.6M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$18.8M
5
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$17.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SLCA
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
+$76.8M
2
LAZ icon
Lazard
LAZ
+$60.2M
3
CVSA
Covista Inc
CVSA
+$56.3M
4
HSP
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
+$47.3M
5
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
+$29M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 22.95%
2 Industrials 16.43%
3 Healthcare 12.05%
4 Communication Services 10.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.99%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MDP
26
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$101M 1.24%
2,096,205
-111,155
-5% -$5.05M
BEN icon
27
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$101M 1.23%
1,743,346
+53,840
+3% +$2.95M
BRC icon
28
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
$97.2M 1.19%
3,255,382
-69,912
-2% -$1.88M
NTRS icon
29
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$96.6M 1.18%
1,505,034
+1,593
+0.1% +$98.2K
JWN
30
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$94.8M 1.16%
1,394,888
-254,719
-15% -$16.5M
DNB
31
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$90.6M 1.11%
821,894
-54,958
-6% -$5.77M
AFL icon
32
Aflac
AFL
$65.1B
$88M 1.08%
2,826,104
-164,132
-5% -$5.12M
SSD icon
33
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.75B
$85.7M 1.05%
2,355,891
-196,100
-8% -$6.67M
AXE
34
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$85.3M 1.04%
852,762
-290,662
-25% -$28.7M
STJ
35
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$84.5M 1.03%
1,220,316
-184,236
-13% -$11.9M
OMC icon
36
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.5B
$83.9M 1.03%
1,177,844
-48,749
-4% -$3.4M
ITW icon
37
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.7B
$79.8M 0.98%
911,635
-216,536
-19% -$18.6M
PARA
38
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$79M 0.97%
1,270,754
+4,394
+0.3% +$262K
ZBH icon
39
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$78.2M 0.96%
775,655
-205,401
-21% -$20M
RCL icon
40
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$85.3B
$78.1M 0.96%
1,405,561
-510,875
-27% -$27.5M
LFUS icon
41
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.3B
$76.9M 0.94%
827,499
-104,840
-11% -$9.6M
BID
42
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$75.6M 0.92%
1,799,902
+175,332
+11% +$7.14M
SLCA
43
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$72.8M 0.89%
1,312,318
-1,631,610
-55% -$76.8M
VIAB
44
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$68.8M 0.84%
793,081
-21,088
-3% -$1.79M
KMT icon
45
Kennametal
KMT
$2.58B
$65.6M 0.8%
+1,417,909
New +$65.6M
MTSC
46
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$64.8M 0.79%
956,091
-21,487
-2% -$1.43M
TPR icon
47
Tapestry
TPR
$30.8B
$64.1M 0.78%
1,874,785
+298,782
+19% +$12.8M
TMO icon
48
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$63.4M 0.77%
536,928
-19,166
-3% -$2.26M
MHK icon
49
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$7.52B
$61.6M 0.75%
445,382
-58,150
-12% -$7.86M
BX icon
50
Blackstone
BX
$103B
$60.3M 0.74%
1,836,480
+3,933
+0.2% +$121K
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Ariel Investments's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Ariel Investments held 195 positions worth $8.18B, down 0.22% from $8.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments withdrew a net $337M in Q2 2014, closing 7 positions and reducing 83 holdings. Its most notable exit was DIRECTV COM STK (DE), an estimated $8.81M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 23% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ariel Investments opened a new position in Kennametal worth $65.6M.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q2 2014 buy was Kennametal: 1,417,909 shares worth $65.6M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in Q2 2014, an estimated $29.5M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC., cutting an estimated $76.8M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $8.81M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $8.18B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Ariel Investments opened 13 new positions and closed 7 in Q2 2014.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value fell 0.22% quarter-over-quarter to $8.18B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.