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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
+8.01%
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
$8.66B
AUM Growth
+$913M
Cap. Flow
+$366M
Cap. Flow %
4.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.72%
Holding
196
New
10
Increased
95
Reduced
79
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SLCA
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
+$83.8M
2
KMT icon
Kennametal
KMT
+$49.4M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$40.8M
4
VEA icon
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
+$33M
5
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
+$21.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BYI
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
+$22.9M
2
MSGS icon
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
+$21.5M
3
JWN
Nordstrom
JWN
+$20.9M
4
FAF icon
First American
FAF
+$20.8M
5
FICO icon
Fair Isaac
FICO
+$20.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 22.86%
2 Industrials 19.19%
3 Healthcare 12.85%
4 Communication Services 10.25%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.85%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TPR icon
51
Tapestry
TPR
$31.4B
$54.7M 0.63%
1,455,109
-160,770
-10% -$5.67M
BLT
52
DELISTED
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL (NEW)
BLT
$51.7M 0.6%
2,945,085
-37,210
-1% -$595K
COWN
53
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$48.8M 0.56%
2,543,913
-140,368
-5% -$2.34M
HAR
54
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$47.5M 0.55%
445,368
+96,163
+28% +$9.91M
NOV icon
55
NOV
NOV
$6.94B
$47.4M 0.55%
722,935
+585,792
+427% +$40.8M
TISI icon
56
Team
TISI
$77.7M
$44.9M 0.52%
111,023
-4,123
-4% -$1.65M
GSK icon
57
GSK
GSK
$103B
$44.7M 0.52%
835,938
+31,431
+4% +$1.76M
ORBC
58
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$42.6M 0.49%
6,511,317
+43,494
+0.7% +$274K
VEA icon
59
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$42.3M 0.49%
1,116,208
+851,237
+321% +$33M
TW
60
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$39.9M 0.46%
352,140
+37,081
+12% +$4.09M
TROW icon
61
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.2B
$39.5M 0.46%
459,806
-1,892
-0.4% -$154K
BIDU icon
62
Baidu
BIDU
$38.3B
$39M 0.45%
170,968
+60,512
+55% +$13.9M
RST
63
DELISTED
ROSETTA STONE INC
RST
$37.6M 0.43%
3,849,669
-180,335
-4% -$1.69M
XOXO
64
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$35.1M 0.4%
1,925,380
-29,743
-2% -$421K
IEX icon
65
IDEX
IEX
$17.2B
$33.4M 0.39%
429,221
-125,080
-23% -$9.31M
TUMI
66
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$33.2M 0.38%
1,400,105
+95,239
+7% +$2.02M
GHC icon
67
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.14B
$32.8M 0.38%
62,839
-22,205
-26% -$10.9M
PCO
68
DELISTED
Pendrell Corporation - Class A
PCO
$31.1M 0.36%
22,547
+2,004
+10% +$2.81M
RYAAY icon
69
Ryanair
RYAAY
$31.1B
$30.3M 0.35%
1,035,070
+238,768
+30% +$5.97M
NOK icon
70
Nokia
NOK
$52.3B
$30.1M 0.35%
3,828,176
+1,352,040
+55% +$10.9M
ACTG icon
71
Acacia Research
ACTG
$447M
$28.3M 0.33%
1,673,475
+389,060
+30% +$6.73M
ZBRA icon
72
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$13.9B
$27.3M 0.32%
353,039
+360
+0.1% +$25.9K
BRCM
73
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$25.9M 0.3%
598,273
+139,856
+31% +$5.73M
DGX icon
74
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.6B
$25.9M 0.3%
386,508
+37,598
+11% +$2.37M
RNWK
75
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$25.9M 0.3%
3,676,982
+1,047,305
+40% +$7.15M
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Ariel Investments's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Ariel Investments held 196 positions worth $8.66B, up 12% from $7.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments deployed $366M of net new capital in Q4 2014, opening 10 new positions and adding to 95 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.: 357,204 shares worth $23.7M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Madison Square Garden, an estimated $21.5M trimmed.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q4 2014 buy was LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.: 357,204 shares worth $23.7M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC. in Q4 2014, an estimated $83.8M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Madison Square Garden, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $22.9M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $8.66B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Ariel Investments opened 10 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2014.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $8.66B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 13 Feb 2015.