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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
SHYF
76
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$23.2M 0.28%
3,459,149
+928,187
+37% +$6.08M
GSK icon
77
GSK
GSK
$103B
$22.5M 0.28%
336,961
+227,886
+209% +$14.8M
RBCN
78
DELISTED
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
RBCN
$19.3M 0.24%
194,244
+153,500
+377% +$14.9M
HAR
79
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$19.3M 0.24%
235,724
+159,564
+210% +$12.3M
RNWK
80
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$19M 0.23%
2,515,722
+1,025,816
+69% +$8.07M
PVTB
81
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$18.1M 0.22%
626,593
+1,240
+0.2% +$31.9K
ARC
82
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$17.4M 0.21%
2,117,439
-137,425
-6% -$983K
GAIA icon
83
Gaia
GAIA
$48.4M
$17.3M 0.21%
2,615,725
+236,298
+10% +$1.42M
BRCM
84
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
$16.7M 0.21%
563,823
+448,620
+389% +$12.2M
XOXO
85
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$16.6M 0.2%
1,118,845
-257,927
-19% -$3.65M
SIGM
86
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$16.5M 0.2%
3,489,775
+1,522,630
+77% +$8.03M
FRM
87
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$15.8M 0.19%
1,483,470
-287,907
-16% -$3.05M
MKC icon
88
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14B
$15.6M 0.19%
451,450
-3,100
-0.7% -$106K
PRCP
89
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$15.5M 0.19%
1,114,329
+447,588
+67% +$5.25M
HCC
90
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$15.2M 0.19%
329,240
-274
-0.1% -$12.4K
TIF
91
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$15M 0.18%
161,447
+2,665
+2% +$221K
HMN icon
92
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
$14.6M 0.18%
464,109
-2,490
-0.5% -$73.7K
MATW icon
93
Matthews International
MATW
$880M
$14.4M 0.18%
337,619
-64
-0% -$2.61K
DGX icon
94
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.8B
$14.4M 0.18%
268,053
+219,114
+448% +$13M
RDS.A
95
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$13.7M 0.17%
192,104
+146,728
+323% +$9.86M
EDGW
96
DELISTED
Edgewater Technology Inc
EDGW
$13.1M 0.16%
1,880,180
+324,011
+21% +$2.19M
CPIX icon
97
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$116M
$13M 0.16%
2,538,760
+779,805
+44% +$3.81M
TUMI
98
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$13M 0.16%
575,168
+441,253
+330% +$9.69M
CVU icon
99
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$64.9M
$12.9M 0.16%
860,701
+161,675
+23% +$2.19M
TNAV
100
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
$12.4M 0.15%
1,884,294
+352,960
+23% +$2.36M
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4
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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.