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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
+8.15%
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
$8.34B
AUM Growth
+$309M
Cap. Flow
-$244M
Cap. Flow %
-2.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.88%
Holding
200
New
13
Increased
80
Reduced
92
Closed
4

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSGS icon
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
+$185M
2
NWL icon
Newell Brands
NWL
+$86M
3
BID
Sotheby's
BID
+$30.3M
4
FAF icon
First American
FAF
+$30.2M
5
WU icon
Western Union
WU
+$28.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 19.28%
2 Industrials 17.73%
3 Communication Services 14.17%
4 Healthcare 14.02%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.56%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
FAST icon
176
Fastenal
FAST
$57.4B
$1.54M 0.02%
150,728
-26,800
-15% -$264K
ESIO
177
DELISTED
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
$1.34M 0.02%
259,100
+2,900
+1% +$14.5K
IWC icon
178
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IWC
$1.5B
$1.31M 0.02%
+18,192
New +$1.34M
GWW icon
179
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$60.7B
$1.3M 0.02%
6,409
-1,500
-19% -$308K
CSWC icon
180
Capital Southwest
CSWC
$1.52B
$1.24M 0.01%
89,000
-153,436
-63% -$2.25M
SKUL
181
DELISTED
SKULLCANDY INC
SKUL
$1.2M 0.01%
+254,089
New +$1.26M
CSW
182
CSW Industrials
CSW
$5.64B
$1.16M 0.01%
+30,800
New +$1.11M
VWO icon
183
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$123B
$1.13M 0.01%
34,506
+590
+2% +$20.3K
CHK
184
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$1.02M 0.01%
1,136
-202
-15% -$251K
CFR icon
185
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.3B
$996K 0.01%
+16,597
New +$1.1M
NVS icon
186
Novartis
NVS
$294B
$969K 0.01%
+12,574
New +$999K
APOL
187
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
$965K 0.01%
125,860
-5,850
-4% -$48.4K
MBFI
188
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$929K 0.01%
28,700
-7,700
-21% -$256K
LF
189
DELISTED
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES INC.
LF
$655K 0.01%
923,142
+13,700
+2% +$10.3K
BWEN icon
190
Broadwind
BWEN
$106M
$566K 0.01%
272,233
+5,300
+2% +$11.9K
CAJ
191
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$521K 0.01%
+17,279
New +$526K
DFS
192
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$476K 0.01%
+8,868
New +$492K
TM icon
193
Toyota
TM
$220B
$359K ﹤0.01%
+2,914
New +$360K
IWS icon
194
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
$15.9B
$340K ﹤0.01%
+4,954
New +$348K
VIV icon
195
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$19.5B
$254K ﹤0.01%
28,101
-57
-0.2% -$565
BT
196
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$218K ﹤0.01%
+6,308
New +$221K
MIDD icon
197
Middleby
MIDD
$6.12B
-40,831
Closed -$4.29M
VGK icon
198
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.1B
-57,162
Closed -$2.81M
AVHI
199
DELISTED
A V Homes, Inc.
AVHI
-604,095
Closed -$8.17M
HCC
200
DELISTED
HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC
HCC
-168,329
Closed -$13M

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Ariel Investments's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Ariel Investments held 200 positions worth $8.34B, up 3.8% from $8.03B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Ariel Investments's Q4 2015 filing shows 13 new, 80 increased, 92 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was MSG Networks Inc.: 3,355,502 shares worth $69.8M. The largest sale was Madison Square Garden, an estimated $185M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Communication Services.

  • Ariel Investments's largest Q4 2015 buy was MSG Networks Inc.: 3,355,502 shares worth $69.8M.
  • Ariel Investments added most to Zebra Technologies in Q4 2015, an estimated $42.9M increase.
  • Ariel Investments's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Madison Square Garden, cutting an estimated $185M.
  • Ariel Investments fully exited HCC INSURANCES HOLDINGS INC in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $13M.
  • Ariel Investments's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $8.34B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Ariel Investments opened 13 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2015.
  • Ariel Investments's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $8.34B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.