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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
-3.65%
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
$7.75B
AUM Growth
-$429M
Cap. Flow
-$99.2M
Cap. Flow %
-1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
27.54%
Holding
192
New
4
Increased
114
Reduced
60
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KMT icon
Kennametal
KMT
+$111M
2
BRS
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
+$73.6M
3
BID
Sotheby's
BID
+$35.2M
4
LH icon
Labcorp
LH
+$31.7M
5
MCF
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
+$31.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BRSL
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
+$207M
2
BYI
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
+$105M
3
JNS
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
+$70.2M
4
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
+$48.9M
5
SMA
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
+$45.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 23.21%
2 Industrials 19.25%
3 Healthcare 13.19%
4 Communication Services 10.18%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BEN icon
26
Franklin Resources
BEN
$18.3B
$102M 1.31%
1,858,974
+115,628
+7% +$6.48M
BRC icon
27
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.52B
$97.1M 1.25%
4,328,458
+1,073,076
+33% +$28.1M
DNB
28
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$97M 1.25%
825,347
+3,453
+0.4% +$396K
FICO icon
29
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.6B
$96.5M 1.24%
1,750,666
-148,319
-8% -$8.75M
BID
30
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$96.2M 1.24%
2,692,275
+892,373
+50% +$35.2M
JWN
31
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$95.9M 1.24%
1,402,566
+7,678
+0.6% +$529K
MTSC
32
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$93.9M 1.21%
1,375,920
+419,829
+44% +$28.7M
RCL icon
33
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$86.7B
$91.7M 1.18%
1,362,411
-43,150
-3% -$2.68M
MDP
34
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$89.3M 1.15%
2,085,822
-10,383
-0.5% -$484K
AFL icon
35
Aflac
AFL
$64.5B
$87.6M 1.13%
3,008,904
+182,800
+6% +$5.56M
AXE
36
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$86.2M 1.11%
1,016,171
+163,409
+19% +$14.8M
SSD icon
37
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.91B
$85.6M 1.1%
2,936,246
+580,355
+25% +$18.8M
OMC icon
38
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.7B
$83.1M 1.07%
1,207,047
+29,203
+2% +$2.08M
ITW icon
39
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$83B
$77.4M 1%
917,213
+5,578
+0.6% +$483K
LFUS icon
40
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.3B
$75.3M 0.97%
883,775
+56,276
+7% +$5.14M
STJ
41
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$73.8M 0.95%
1,227,309
+6,993
+0.6% +$457K
PARA
42
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$70.5M 0.91%
1,316,859
+46,105
+4% +$2.72M
GILD icon
43
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$68.5M 0.88%
643,896
+5,162
+0.8% +$505K
TMO icon
44
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$65.8M 0.85%
540,702
+3,774
+0.7% +$459K
VIAB
45
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$62.6M 0.81%
813,793
+20,712
+3% +$1.7M
MSFT icon
46
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.62T
$61.7M 0.8%
1,331,896
-70,335
-5% -$3.14M
MHK icon
47
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.11B
$59.9M 0.77%
443,985
-1,397
-0.3% -$192K
TPR icon
48
Tapestry
TPR
$31.4B
$57.5M 0.74%
1,615,879
-258,906
-14% -$9.27M
JNJ icon
49
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$613B
$57.2M 0.74%
536,616
+13,889
+3% +$1.44M
BX icon
50
Blackstone
BX
$108B
$50.9M 0.66%
1,647,404
-189,076
-10% -$6.15M
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Ariel Investments's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Ariel Investments held 192 positions worth $7.75B, down 5.2% from $8.18B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments's Q3 2014 filing shows 4 new, 114 increased, 60 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hanger Inc.: 161,420 shares worth $3.31M. The largest sale was Brightstar Lottery PLC, an estimated $207M.

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

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q3 2014 buy was Hanger Inc.: 161,420 shares worth $3.31M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to Kennametal in Q3 2014, an estimated $111M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Brightstar Lottery PLC, cutting an estimated $207M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $45.9M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $7.75B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Ariel Investments opened 4 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2014.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value fell 5.2% quarter-over-quarter to $7.75B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 12 Nov 2014.