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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
VPL icon
176
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.44B
$1.99M 0.02%
35,058
-26,148
-43% -$1.52M
VGK icon
177
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.2B
$1.93M 0.02%
36,872
– –
CME icon
178
CME Group
CME
$93.7B
$1.92M 0.02%
+21,672
New +$1.84M
PNRA
179
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$1.91M 0.02%
10,916
-18,968
-63% -$3.16M
MFLX
180
DELISTED
MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX INC
MFLX
$1.88M 0.02%
167,525
-3,700
-2% -$37.1K
MBFI
181
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$1.77M 0.02%
53,850
-9,000
-14% -$274K
STT icon
182
State Street
STT
$51.8B
$1.45M 0.02%
18,470
+4,214
+30% +$316K
AXTI icon
183
AXT Inc
AXTI
$4.83B
$1.26M 0.01%
+448,415
New +$1.1M
MTB icon
184
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.8B
$1.23M 0.01%
9,781
+2,244
+30% +$275K
KIN
185
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
$1M 0.01%
+134,425
New +$1.14M
HSBC icon
186
HSBC
HSBC
$352B
$993K 0.01%
24,394
-35,130
-59% -$1.5M
EWU icon
187
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.16B
$925K 0.01%
+25,650
New +$959K
AXP icon
188
American Express
AXP
$236B
$659K 0.01%
7,082
+1,590
+29% +$143K
COST icon
189
Costco
COST
$418B
$480K 0.01%
3,389
-1,832
-35% -$249K
WEC icon
190
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.4B
$472K 0.01%
8,950
-33,696
-79% -$1.65M
ALV icon
191
Autoliv
ALV
$9.23B
– –
-11,500
Closed -$762K
TM icon
192
Toyota
TM
$220B
– –
-14,818
Closed -$1.74M
MR
193
DELISTED
MINDRAY MED INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL A
MR
– –
-78,349
Closed -$2.36M
BYI
194
DELISTED
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BYI
– –
-283,771
Closed -$22.9M
ARC
195
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
– –
-1,677,376
Closed -$13.6M
OPLK
196
DELISTED
OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC
OPLK
– –
-1,060,103
Closed -$17.8M
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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.