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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
-1.05%
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
$8.88B
AUM Growth
-$40.6M
Cap. Flow
+$142M
Cap. Flow %
1.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
193
New
6
Increased
83
Reduced
92
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MAT icon
Mattel
MAT
+$83.9M
2
AXE
Anixter International Inc
AXE
+$42.2M
3
SO icon
Southern Company
SO
+$41.2M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$32.9M
5
GCI
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
+$26.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 20.93%
2 Industrials 20.53%
3 Healthcare 12.73%
4 Communication Services 10.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NTRS icon
26
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$117M 1.32%
1,533,994
-3,467
-0.2% -$258K
MTSC
27
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$108M 1.21%
1,564,300
+3,245
+0.2% +$229K
MDP
28
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$108M 1.21%
2,066,476
+137,860
+7% +$7.31M
SSD icon
29
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.72B
$107M 1.2%
3,143,670
-60,870
-2% -$2.1M
BLT
30
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$103M 1.15%
9,389,314
+1,312,055
+16% +$16.1M
MSFT icon
31
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.45T
$102M 1.15%
2,309,359
+369,294
+19% +$16.9M
BID
32
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$101M 1.14%
2,238,789
-232,395
-9% -$10.3M
DNB
33
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$98.9M 1.11%
810,801
-13,525
-2% -$1.74M
OMC icon
34
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$96.8M 1.09%
1,392,488
-2,581
-0.2% -$195K
BEN icon
35
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$94.8M 1.07%
1,933,094
-3,314
-0.2% -$170K
STJ
36
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$93.4M 1.05%
1,277,638
-2,970
-0.2% -$215K
PARA
37
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$85.1M 0.96%
1,533,268
-220,545
-13% -$13.3M
BIDU icon
38
Baidu
BIDU
$37.7B
$85M 0.96%
426,991
+160,847
+60% +$32.9M
ITW icon
39
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$84.7M 0.95%
922,973
-2,150
-0.2% -$205K
MHK icon
40
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$7.5B
$83.1M 0.94%
435,092
-10,430
-2% -$1.93M
MAT icon
41
Mattel
MAT
$4.38B
$81.8M 0.92%
+3,185,615
New +$83.9M
RCL icon
42
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$85.1B
$80.8M 0.91%
1,027,081
-19,195
-2% -$1.46M
LFUS icon
43
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.2B
$79.1M 0.89%
833,128
-28,655
-3% -$2.8M
NOV icon
44
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$77.7M 0.88%
1,609,630
+287,055
+22% +$14.8M
JNJ icon
45
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
$76.2M 0.86%
782,026
+124,952
+19% +$12.5M
TMO icon
46
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$75.9M 0.86%
585,261
-1,150
-0.2% -$150K
SLCA
47
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$75.9M 0.85%
2,584,126
+94,970
+4% +$3.21M
VIAB
48
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$74.5M 0.84%
1,152,947
+97,120
+9% +$6.58M
HAR
49
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$73.1M 0.82%
614,962
+100,638
+20% +$13M
JWN
50
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$60.6M 0.68%
813,638
-48,690
-6% -$3.7M

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Ariel Investments's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Ariel Investments held 193 positions worth $8.88B, down 0.45% from $8.92B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments's Q2 2015 filing shows 6 new, 83 increased, 92 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Mattel: 3,185,615 shares worth $81.8M. The largest sale was TEGNA Inc, an estimated $49.2M.

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

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q2 2015 buy was Mattel: 3,185,615 shares worth $81.8M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to Anixter International Inc in Q2 2015, an estimated $42.2M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was TEGNA Inc, cutting an estimated $49.2M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited BROADCOM CORP CL-A in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $30M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $8.88B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Ariel Investments opened 6 new positions and closed 8 in Q2 2015.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value fell 0.45% quarter-over-quarter to $8.88B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.