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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
+4.65%
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
$8.18B
AUM Growth
-$18.3M
Cap. Flow
-$337M
Cap. Flow %
-4.12%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.1%
Holding
195
New
13
Increased
77
Reduced
83
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KMT icon
Kennametal
KMT
+$65.6M
2
BYI
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
+$29.5M
3
MSGS icon
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
+$24.6M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$18.8M
5
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$17.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SLCA
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
+$76.8M
2
LAZ icon
Lazard
LAZ
+$60.2M
3
CVSA
Covista Inc
CVSA
+$56.3M
4
HSP
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
+$47.3M
5
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
+$29M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 22.95%
2 Industrials 16.43%
3 Healthcare 12.05%
4 Communication Services 10.95%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.99%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MSFT icon
51
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.45T
$58.5M 0.71%
1,402,231
+384,988
+38% +$15.6M
JNJ icon
52
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
$54.7M 0.67%
522,727
+155,809
+42% +$15.7M
GILD icon
53
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$53M 0.65%
638,734
+241,461
+61% +$18.8M
GSK icon
54
GSK
GSK
$104B
$52.9M 0.65%
791,018
+261,298
+49% +$17.7M
SMA
55
DELISTED
SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC
SMA
$45.9M 0.56%
5,182,795
-34,155
-0.7% -$298K
IEX icon
56
IDEX
IEX
$17B
$44.9M 0.55%
555,536
-286,200
-34% -$21.6M
TISI icon
57
Team
TISI
$79.5M
$43.1M 0.53%
104,995
+3,394
+3% +$1.41M
MIND icon
58
MIND Technology
MIND
$45.3M
$43M 0.53%
307,652
-3,623
-1% -$500K
COWN
59
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$42.3M 0.52%
2,506,030
+225,244
+10% +$3.71M
GHC icon
60
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.1B
$39.2M 0.48%
90,267
-5,826
-6% -$2.43M
TROW icon
61
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$23.9B
$38.7M 0.47%
458,223
+263
+0.1% +$21.5K
ORBC
62
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$37.2M 0.45%
5,639,168
+49,650
+0.9% +$316K
HAR
63
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$37.1M 0.45%
345,686
+113,216
+49% +$12M
RST
64
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$37M 0.45%
3,801,455
-32,780
-0.9% -$343K
BLT
65
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$33.3M 0.41%
2,362,896
+253,476
+12% +$3.08M
TW
66
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$32.6M 0.4%
312,907
-91,936
-23% -$10.1M
RTK
67
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$31.7M 0.39%
1,225,132
-489,765
-29% -$10.9M
PCO
68
DELISTED
Pendrell Corporation - Class A
PCO
$31.6M 0.39%
17,950
+2,754
+18% +$4.55M
BCO icon
69
Brink's
BCO
$4.88B
$31.4M 0.38%
1,113,533
+35,640
+3% +$957K
EAC
70
DELISTED
Erickson Incorporated
EAC
$30.4M 0.37%
1,871,968
+59,676
+3% +$970K
LFCR icon
71
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$166M
$30M 0.37%
2,405,127
-1,775
-0.1% -$20.9K
ZBRA icon
72
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$14B
$28.2M 0.35%
343,081
-230,032
-40% -$16.8M
RDS.A
73
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$28.1M 0.34%
340,891
+44,304
+15% +$3.46M
XOXO
74
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$25.3M 0.31%
2,071,996
+387,501
+23% +$4.31M
TUMI
75
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$25.2M 0.31%
1,252,295
+546,058
+77% +$11M
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Ariel Investments's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Ariel Investments held 195 positions worth $8.18B, down 0.22% from $8.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 28% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments withdrew a net $337M in Q2 2014, closing 7 positions and reducing 83 holdings. Its most notable exit was DIRECTV COM STK (DE), an estimated $8.81M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Ariel Investments opened a new position in Kennametal worth $65.6M.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q2 2014 buy was Kennametal: 1,417,909 shares worth $65.6M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in Q2 2014, an estimated $29.5M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC., cutting an estimated $76.8M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $8.81M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 28% of its $8.18B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Ariel Investments opened 13 new positions and closed 7 in Q2 2014.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value fell 0.22% quarter-over-quarter to $8.18B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.