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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
-17.19%
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
$7.18B
AUM Growth
-$1.85B
Cap. Flow
-$166M
Cap. Flow %
-2.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.2%
Holding
161
New
7
Increased
46
Reduced
99
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$69.6M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$55M
3
KN icon
Knowles
KN
+$38.3M
4
LFUS icon
Littelfuse
LFUS
+$37.6M
5
MHK icon
Mohawk Industries
MHK
+$36.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$53.9M
2
ISCA
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
+$47.6M
3
WU icon
Western Union
WU
+$33.7M
4
CRL icon
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
+$33.3M
5
ZBRA icon
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
+$32.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 19.11%
2 Industrials 13.96%
3 Communication Services 13.87%
4 Technology 13.78%
5 Healthcare 11.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BIO icon
51
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$9.31B
$52.1M 0.73%
224,338
-8,323
-4% -$2.23M
PGR icon
52
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$50.9M 0.71%
843,883
-73,026
-8% -$4.86M
JHG
53
DELISTED
Janus Henderson
JHG
$48.9M 0.68%
2,362,025
-9,614
-0.4% -$221K
PARA
54
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$48.8M 0.68%
1,116,177
-125,367
-10% -$6.66M
EOG icon
55
EOG Resources
EOG
$71.5B
$48.3M 0.67%
553,319
+118,901
+27% +$12.7M
ITW icon
56
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$85.5B
$46.1M 0.64%
363,761
-61,453
-14% -$8.09M
CVSA
57
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.39B
$45.1M 0.63%
952,488
-232,801
-20% -$11.9M
SO icon
58
Southern Company
SO
$107B
$44M 0.61%
1,002,214
+116,963
+13% +$5.32M
WTW icon
59
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.4B
$43.3M 0.6%
285,167
-95,677
-25% -$14.3M
AXE
60
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$42.6M 0.59%
784,241
-321,029
-29% -$20.2M
TMO icon
61
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$41.1M 0.57%
183,495
-132,402
-42% -$31.1M
DOX icon
62
Amdocs
DOX
$5.87B
$40.1M 0.56%
683,994
+182,117
+36% +$11.4M
FLR icon
63
Fluor
FLR
$7.04B
$39.9M 0.56%
1,239,161
+156,150
+14% +$6.74M
AMG icon
64
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.92B
$39.3M 0.55%
403,025
+135,128
+50% +$15.3M
WU icon
65
Western Union
WU
$2.26B
$38.6M 0.54%
2,260,753
-1,851,412
-45% -$33.7M
CAH icon
66
Cardinal Health
CAH
$56B
$38.2M 0.53%
855,750
-71,907
-8% -$3.75M
KN icon
67
Knowles
KN
$3.38B
$34.8M 0.48%
+2,612,178
New +$38.3M
BCO icon
68
Brink's
BCO
$4.77B
$34M 0.47%
526,424
+124,992
+31% +$8.25M
MAS icon
69
Masco
MAS
$15.2B
$31.4M 0.44%
+1,075,521
New +$33.4M
FICO icon
70
Fair Isaac
FICO
$23.6B
$31.4M 0.44%
167,786
-30,689
-15% -$5.99M
DGX icon
71
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26B
$29.5M 0.41%
354,042
+93,781
+36% +$8.79M
COST icon
72
Costco
COST
$418B
$28M 0.39%
137,560
-452
-0.3% -$101K
CLB icon
73
Core Laboratories
CLB
$502M
$27.2M 0.38%
455,273
-45,087
-9% -$3.89M
BX icon
74
Blackstone
BX
$109B
$27M 0.38%
905,951
-149,424
-14% -$4.94M
CNTY icon
75
Century Casinos
CNTY
$33.5M
$25.6M 0.36%
3,466,105
-438,450
-11% -$2.99M
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Ariel Investments's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Ariel Investments held 161 positions worth $7.18B, down 21% from $9.03B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments's Q4 2018 filing shows 7 new, 46 increased, 99 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Knowles: 2,612,178 shares worth $34.8M. The largest sale was American Express, an estimated $53.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Communication Services.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q4 2018 buy was Knowles: 2,612,178 shares worth $34.8M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to Philip Morris in Q4 2018, an estimated $69.6M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $53.9M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited Edgewater Technology Inc in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $7.18B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Ariel Investments opened 7 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2018.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $7.18B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.