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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
MN
101
DELISTED
MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
MN
$15.9M 0.18%
+1,152,730
New +$17.5M
IWN icon
102
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.7B
$15.7M 0.18%
+154,683
New +$15.2M
CVSA
103
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.42B
$15.4M 0.18%
325,200
+825
+0.3% +$38.8K
CNTY icon
104
Century Casinos
CNTY
$34.3M
$15.3M 0.18%
3,031,885
+499,753
+20% +$2.57M
MATW icon
105
Matthews International
MATW
$880M
$14.9M 0.17%
305,567
+2,155
+0.7% +$98.5K
BSAC icon
106
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.4B
$14.1M 0.16%
715,175
+619,817
+650% +$13.2M
RKUS
107
DELISTED
RUCKUS WIRELESS INC COM STK (DE)
RKUS
$14M 0.16%
1,163,540
+91,943
+9% +$1.11M
QUMU
108
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
$13.8M 0.16%
1,013,186
+229,140
+29% +$3.16M
HMN icon
109
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.1B
$13.8M 0.16%
416,506
-2,453
-0.6% -$75.5K
EDGW
110
DELISTED
Edgewater Technology Inc
EDGW
$13.7M 0.16%
1,832,030
-5,344
-0.3% -$38.6K
VWO icon
111
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$123B
$13.2M 0.15%
330,245
+252,964
+327% +$10.4M
PRCP
112
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
$13.1M 0.15%
1,321,395
-2,981
-0.2% -$29.6K
TNAV
113
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
$13.1M 0.15%
1,965,654
-15,835
-0.8% -$103K
TIF
114
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$12.9M 0.15%
120,409
+183
+0.2% +$18.3K
POZN
115
DELISTED
POZEN INC
POZN
$12.7M 0.15%
1,588,798
-483,122
-23% -$4.15M
CPIX icon
116
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$116M
$12.5M 0.14%
2,085,426
-521,825
-20% -$2.68M
WMT icon
117
Walmart Inc
WMT
$888B
$11.9M 0.14%
414,933
-90,717
-18% -$2.45M
BOBE
118
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$10.8M 0.12%
210,467
+1,465
+0.7% +$73.6K
VOO icon
119
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$1.01T
$10.6M 0.12%
+56,244
New +$10.4M
ORCL icon
120
Oracle
ORCL
$420B
$10.3M 0.12%
228,510
-2,500
-1% -$102K
RLH
121
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
$10.2M 0.12%
1,607,188
-29,942
-2% -$174K
CRWS icon
122
Crown Crafts
CRWS
$32M
$10.1M 0.12%
1,293,657
-5,175
-0.4% -$38.3K
SO icon
123
Southern Company
SO
$107B
$9.96M 0.12%
202,853
+88,782
+78% +$4.19M
VT icon
124
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$79.4B
$9.78M 0.11%
162,629
+25,995
+19% +$1.56M
MIDD icon
125
Middleby
MIDD
$6.27B
$9.68M 0.11%
97,700
-1,125
-1% -$103K
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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.