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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
PCTI
76
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$25.9M 0.3%
2,986,847
-46,939
-2% -$374K
IMN
77
DELISTED
Imation
IMN
$25.4M 0.29%
6,700,936
+243,943
+4% +$783K
BCO icon
78
Brink's
BCO
$4.81B
$24.9M 0.29%
1,019,480
-64,630
-6% -$1.45M
LFCR icon
79
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$165M
$24.6M 0.28%
1,781,428
-28,128
-2% -$363K
RTK
80
DELISTED
Rentech, Inc.
RTK
$23.8M 0.27%
1,885,766
+499,980
+36% +$7.09M
LL
81
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$23.7M 0.27%
+357,204
New +$20.7M
CHL
82
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$23.6M 0.27%
400,803
-7,287
-2% -$437K
RDS.A
83
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$22.5M 0.26%
359,303
-17,136
-5% -$1.11M
OESX icon
84
Orion Energy Systems
OESX
$61.8M
$21.6M 0.25%
391,921
-4,838
-1% -$244K
TILE icon
85
Interface
TILE
$2.05B
$21M 0.24%
1,273,939
+51,150
+4% +$798K
FRM
86
DELISTED
FURMANITE CORPORATION COM
FRM
$20.9M 0.24%
2,675,316
+329,879
+14% +$2.32M
SIGM
87
DELISTED
Sigma Designs Inc
SIGM
$20.9M 0.24%
2,823,695
-66,500
-2% -$299K
USB icon
88
US Bancorp
USB
$100B
$20.2M 0.23%
449,995
+105,099
+30% +$4.52M
SHYF
89
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$19.6M 0.23%
3,720,639
-65,840
-2% -$339K
EAC
90
DELISTED
Erickson Incorporated
EAC
$19.5M 0.23%
2,340,545
-16,374
-0.7% -$186K
ALOT icon
91
AstroNova
ALOT
$226M
$19.3M 0.22%
1,167,646
+4,007
+0.3% +$55.9K
QLGC
92
DELISTED
QLOGIC CORP
QLGC
$18.9M 0.22%
1,416,066
+320,317
+29% +$3.64M
AVHI
93
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
$18.2M 0.21%
1,245,764
-32,751
-3% -$476K
MIND icon
94
MIND Technology
MIND
$46.8M
$17.5M 0.2%
294,599
-14,822
-5% -$1.28M
RBCN
95
DELISTED
Rubicon Technology, Inc.
RBCN
$17.4M 0.2%
380,937
+160,322
+73% +$7.03M
PM icon
96
Philip Morris
PM
$295B
$17.1M 0.2%
209,522
+69,081
+49% +$5.93M
PVTB
97
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$16.4M 0.19%
492,348
+3,330
+0.7% +$104K
VZ icon
98
Verizon
VZ
$190B
$16.3M 0.19%
+348,964
New +$17.1M
HCC
99
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
$16.1M 0.19%
301,224
+3,765
+1% +$195K
CVU icon
100
CPI Aerostructures
CVU
$66.7M
$16M 0.19%
1,571,757
+28,489
+2% +$306K
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4
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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.