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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
+6.66%
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
$8.51B
AUM Growth
+$34.3M
Cap. Flow
-$436M
Cap. Flow %
-5.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.65%
Holding
200
New
10
Increased
51
Reduced
107
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CAH icon
Cardinal Health
CAH
+$55.9M
2
NLSN
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
+$53M
3
CRL icon
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
+$41.1M
4
NOK icon
Nokia
NOK
+$28.4M
5
OXY icon
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
+$21.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
HAR
Harman International Industries
HAR
+$115M
2
KMT icon
Kennametal
KMT
+$55.4M
3
BIO icon
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
+$40.9M
4
AXE
Anixter International Inc
AXE
+$40.7M
5
CEB
CEB Inc.
CEB
+$40.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 21.84%
2 Industrials 14.7%
3 Healthcare 13.69%
4 Communication Services 13.34%
5 Technology 11.56%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AXE
26
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$115M 1.36%
1,454,144
-498,779
-26% -$40.7M
JNJ icon
27
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
$111M 1.31%
892,116
+21,757
+2% +$2.6M
ISCA
28
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$111M 1.3%
2,998,778
-484,624
-14% -$17.9M
SNA icon
29
Snap-on
SNA
$21.2B
$108M 1.27%
641,624
-42,539
-6% -$7.32M
SWK icon
30
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$108M 1.27%
814,351
-151,407
-16% -$19M
PM icon
31
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$107M 1.26%
950,373
+73,858
+8% +$7.62M
WU icon
32
Western Union
WU
$1.99B
$105M 1.23%
5,147,459
-808,594
-14% -$16.5M
BRC icon
33
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.44B
$102M 1.19%
2,626,836
-203,212
-7% -$7.65M
MTSC
34
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$98.9M 1.16%
1,796,566
+5,002
+0.3% +$281K
MDP
35
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$98.3M 1.16%
1,521,258
-231,114
-13% -$14.2M
RCL icon
36
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$85.1B
$96.5M 1.13%
983,843
-68,803
-7% -$6.43M
OMC icon
37
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$95.4M 1.12%
1,106,597
-11,102
-1% -$947K
JNS
38
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$92.4M 1.09%
7,001,000
+421,650
+6% +$5.39M
ITW icon
39
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$89.2M 1.05%
673,358
-80,971
-11% -$10.5M
DNB
40
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$87.4M 1.03%
809,814
+32,075
+4% +$3.63M
MSGS icon
41
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.48B
$86.6M 1.02%
607,597
-32,872
-5% -$4.28M
BRK.B icon
42
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$81M 0.95%
485,956
+17,994
+4% +$3.01M
SSD icon
43
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.72B
$75.6M 0.89%
1,754,423
-148,778
-8% -$6.45M
CVSA
44
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.25B
$73.8M 0.87%
2,080,610
-107,833
-5% -$3.56M
BWA icon
45
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.1B
$73.1M 0.86%
1,986,839
-4,243
-0.2% -$155K
TMO icon
46
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$71.2M 0.84%
463,398
-20,128
-4% -$3.08M
LFUS icon
47
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.2B
$70.2M 0.83%
439,000
-16,005
-4% -$2.54M
GSK icon
48
GSK
GSK
$104B
$69.4M 0.82%
1,316,917
– –
WTW icon
49
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.7B
$65.7M 0.77%
501,860
+92,658
+23% +$11.8M
AXP icon
50
American Express
AXP
$227B
$65.7M 0.77%
830,330
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Ariel Investments's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Ariel Investments held 200 positions worth $8.51B, up 0.41% from $8.47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments withdrew a net $436M in Q1 2017, closing 12 positions and reducing 107 holdings. Its most notable exit was Harman International Industries, an estimated $115M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 22% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ariel Investments opened a new position in Nielsen Holdings plc worth $51.2M.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q1 2017 buy was Nielsen Holdings plc: 1,238,592 shares worth $51.2M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to Cardinal Health in Q1 2017, an estimated $55.9M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Kennametal, cutting an estimated $55.4M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited Harman International Industries in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $115M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $8.51B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Ariel Investments opened 10 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2017.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value rose 0.41% quarter-over-quarter to $8.51B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 11 May 2017.