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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
+3.32%
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
$8.92B
AUM Growth
+$259M
Cap. Flow
+$39.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
27.63%
Holding
194
New
4
Increased
121
Reduced
55
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KMT icon
Kennametal
KMT
+$99.9M
2
AXE
Anixter International Inc
AXE
+$80.2M
3
BLT
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
+$78.8M
4
LAZ icon
Lazard
LAZ
+$44.7M
5
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$32.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CYN
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
+$162M
2
HSP
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
+$142M
3
FAF icon
First American
FAF
+$70M
4
FICO icon
Fair Isaac
FICO
+$35.2M
5
WU icon
Western Union
WU
+$31.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 20.84%
2 Industrials 20.43%
3 Healthcare 12.15%
4 Communication Services 11.08%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MTSC
26
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$118M 1.32%
1,561,055
+114,496
+8% +$8.31M
OMC icon
27
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.4B
$109M 1.22%
1,395,069
+192,479
+16% +$14.7M
MDP
28
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$108M 1.21%
1,928,616
-165,746
-8% -$8.89M
NTRS icon
29
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$107M 1.2%
1,537,461
+27,987
+2% +$1.91M
PARA
30
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$106M 1.19%
1,753,813
+33,756
+2% +$1.97M
DNB
31
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$106M 1.19%
824,326
-4,771
-0.6% -$598K
BID
32
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$104M 1.17%
2,471,184
-377,381
-13% -$16.1M
BLT
33
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$104M 1.17%
8,077,259
+5,132,174
+174% +$78.8M
BEN icon
34
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.9B
$99.4M 1.11%
1,936,408
+86,233
+5% +$4.58M
MCF
35
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$96.1M 1.08%
4,369,547
+620,330
+17% +$16M
ITW icon
36
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$83B
$89.9M 1.01%
925,123
+15,767
+2% +$1.52M
FICO icon
37
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.6B
$89.2M 1%
1,005,658
-438,163
-30% -$35.2M
SLCA
38
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$88.6M 0.99%
2,489,156
-363,315
-13% -$10.6M
GILD icon
39
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$168B
$87.5M 0.98%
891,645
+88,842
+11% +$9.02M
LFUS icon
40
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.3B
$85.7M 0.96%
861,783
-21,627
-2% -$2.11M
RCL icon
41
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$87.1B
$85.6M 0.96%
1,046,276
-78,945
-7% -$6.25M
STJ
42
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$83.8M 0.94%
1,280,608
+60,647
+5% +$4.03M
MHK icon
43
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.01B
$82.8M 0.93%
445,522
-465
-0.1% -$80.5K
MSFT icon
44
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.66T
$78.9M 0.88%
1,940,065
+333,393
+21% +$14.5M
TMO icon
45
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$212B
$78.8M 0.88%
586,411
+5,910
+1% +$762K
VIAB
46
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$72.1M 0.81%
1,055,827
+149,220
+16% +$10.3M
JWN
47
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$69.3M 0.78%
862,328
-254,951
-23% -$20.2M
HAR
48
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$68.7M 0.77%
514,324
+68,956
+15% +$8.58M
NOV icon
49
NOV
NOV
$6.94B
$66.1M 0.74%
1,322,575
+599,640
+83% +$32.5M
JNJ icon
50
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$613B
$66.1M 0.74%
657,074
+24,942
+4% +$2.54M
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Ariel Investments's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Ariel Investments held 194 positions worth $8.92B, up 3% from $8.66B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments's Q1 2015 filing shows 4 new, 121 increased, 55 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Seachange International Inc: 64,087 shares worth $10.1M. The largest sale was CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION, an estimated $162M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Healthcare.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q1 2015 buy was Seachange International Inc: 64,087 shares worth $10.1M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to Kennametal in Q1 2015, an estimated $99.9M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was First American, cutting an estimated $70M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $162M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $8.92B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Ariel Investments opened 4 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2015.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $8.92B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 14 May 2015.