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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
+12.88%
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
$8.14B
AUM Growth
+$1.27B
Cap. Flow
+$419M
Cap. Flow %
5.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.73%
Holding
184
New
11
Increased
126
Reduced
42
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BRSL
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
+$54.4M
2
SJM icon
J.M. Smucker
SJM
+$36M
3
WU icon
Western Union
WU
+$28.5M
4
ZBRA icon
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
+$24.9M
5
JWN
Nordstrom
JWN
+$20.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$28.7M
2
BID
Sotheby's
BID
+$27.9M
3
CCL icon
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
+$25.5M
4
TILE icon
Interface
TILE
+$24M
5
BX icon
Blackstone
BX
+$20.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 24.15%
2 Industrials 16.2%
3 Healthcare 11.71%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.84%
5 Communication Services 10.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BX icon
51
Blackstone
BX
$110B
$55.2M 0.68%
1,786,225
-737,624
-29% -$20.1M
TILE icon
52
Interface
TILE
$2.04B
$52.9M 0.65%
2,408,957
-1,190,228
-33% -$24M
GHC icon
53
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.15B
$52.9M 0.65%
131,953
-39,904
-23% -$15.4M
SMA
54
DELISTED
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
$49.3M 0.61%
4,892,085
+850,359
+21% +$7.4M
TISI icon
55
Team
TISI
$79.1M
$45.2M 0.56%
106,752
-7,612
-7% -$2.93M
RST
56
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$42.2M 0.52%
3,451,460
+1,184,467
+52% +$16.2M
BCO icon
57
Brink's
BCO
$4.83B
$38.6M 0.47%
1,131,798
+27,002
+2% +$849K
TROW icon
58
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.3B
$37.4M 0.46%
446,875
+99,515
+29% +$7.79M
MSFT icon
59
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.69T
$35.4M 0.44%
946,694
+530,807
+128% +$19.3M
COWN
60
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$34.5M 0.42%
2,207,921
+471,150
+27% +$7.22M
APOL
61
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$33.7M 0.41%
1,233,272
-588,015
-32% -$14.6M
EAC
62
DELISTED
Erickson Incorporated
EAC
$33.2M 0.41%
1,595,659
+232,745
+17% +$4.45M
JNJ icon
63
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$611B
$32M 0.39%
349,157
+221,581
+174% +$20.4M
BLT
64
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$28.9M 0.36%
1,998,286
+273,951
+16% +$3.64M
RTK
65
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$28.9M 0.35%
1,649,531
+639,208
+63% +$11.7M
POZN
66
DELISTED
POZEN INC
POZN
$28.2M 0.35%
3,503,586
-876,238
-20% -$6.24M
IMN
67
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
$27.5M 0.34%
5,868,476
+1,344,155
+30% +$5.85M
ORBC
68
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$27.5M 0.34%
4,330,796
+120,213
+3% +$724K
ZBRA icon
69
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.3B
$26.9M 0.33%
+496,788
New +$24.9M
PCO
70
DELISTED
Pendrell Corporation - Class A
PCO
$26.2M 0.32%
13,014
+3,207
+33% +$6.6M
PCTI
71
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$25.2M 0.31%
2,629,857
+553,560
+27% +$5.23M
LFCR icon
72
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$164M
$24.9M 0.31%
2,057,722
+1,078,147
+110% +$12.9M
OESX icon
73
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$43.6M
$24.7M 0.3%
363,143
+44,521
+14% +$2.36M
GILD icon
74
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$164B
$24.4M 0.3%
324,302
+259,037
+397% +$18M
AVHI
75
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$23.5M 0.29%
1,295,579
+312,370
+32% +$5.84M
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Ariel Investments's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Ariel Investments held 184 positions worth $8.14B, up 18% from $6.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments deployed $419M of net new capital in Q4 2013, opening 11 new positions and adding to 126 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Zebra Technologies: 496,788 shares worth $26.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE), an estimated $28.7M trimmed.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q4 2013 buy was Zebra Technologies: 496,788 shares worth $26.9M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to Brightstar Lottery PLC in Q4 2013, an estimated $54.4M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE), cutting an estimated $28.7M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited Carnival Corporation Ltd in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $25.5M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $8.14B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Ariel Investments opened 11 new positions and closed 5 in Q4 2013.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $8.14B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.