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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
LAZ icon
1
Lazard
LAZ
$4.37B
$309M 3.8%
6,818,350
+55,849
+0.8% +$2.26M
FAF icon
2
First American
FAF
$7.67B
$281M 3.45%
9,964,903
+125,278
+1% +$3.25M
JLL icon
3
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.1B
$260M 3.19%
2,535,139
+123,551
+5% +$11.6M
IPG
4
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$245M 3%
13,816,873
-662,246
-5% -$11.2M
JNS
5
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$230M 2.83%
18,599,073
-861,569
-4% -$8.87M
WU icon
6
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
$210M 2.58%
12,169,803
+1,625,020
+15% +$28.5M
ISCA
7
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$209M 2.57%
5,900,454
+256,219
+5% +$8.58M
TGNA
8
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$207M 2.54%
13,357,165
-1,115,248
-8% -$15.7M
BRSL
9
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.91B
$195M 2.4%
10,752,865
+3,014,495
+39% +$54.4M
HSP
10
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$193M 2.37%
4,670,630
+234,325
+5% +$9.43M
CYN
11
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$188M 2.31%
2,368,412
+17,851
+0.8% +$1.32M
BRS
12
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$169M 2.07%
2,245,148
-24,187
-1% -$1.89M
KKR icon
13
KKR & Co
KKR
$89.2B
$158M 1.95%
6,507,608
-860,617
-12% -$19.8M
MCF
14
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$143M 1.76%
3,025,777
+3,709
+0.1% +$163K
SNA icon
15
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$140M 1.72%
1,280,777
-217
-0% -$22.5K
CRL icon
16
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$10.9B
$139M 1.71%
2,629,217
-120,688
-4% -$6.06M
CBRE icon
17
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$139M 1.71%
5,290,788
+400,520
+8% +$9.53M
BIO icon
18
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.42B
$136M 1.67%
1,102,607
+5,994
+0.5% +$730K
NWL icon
19
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
$123M 1.51%
3,796,717
+15,639
+0.4% +$465K
FICO icon
20
Fair Isaac
FICO
$28.7B
$119M 1.46%
1,896,425
-165,109
-8% -$9.53M
AXE
21
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$109M 1.34%
1,214,418
-5,193
-0.4% -$452K
MDP
22
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$107M 1.32%
2,075,019
-146,582
-7% -$7.49M
ITW icon
23
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.4B
$102M 1.25%
1,209,645
+22,565
+2% +$1.78M
DNB
24
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$100M 1.23%
814,359
-136,548
-14% -$15.3M
CVSA
25
Covista Inc
CVSA
$3.94B
$99.6M 1.22%
2,805,102
-106,574
-4% -$3.68M
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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.