We are live on ! Find out more
AI

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
FAF icon
1
First American
FAF
$7.67B
$329M 3.8%
9,716,218
-678,965
-7% -$20.8M
BRS
2
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$278M 3.21%
4,222,916
+148,761
+4% +$10.1M
WU icon
3
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
$250M 2.88%
13,937,811
+288,215
+2% +$5M
LAZ icon
4
Lazard
LAZ
$4.37B
$247M 2.85%
4,928,720
+76,710
+2% +$3.8M
JLL icon
5
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.1B
$237M 2.74%
1,582,928
-143,451
-8% -$19.8M
ISCA
6
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$203M 2.34%
6,415,666
+96,988
+2% +$3.01M
IPG
7
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$203M 2.34%
9,752,565
+291,105
+3% +$5.6M
SJM icon
8
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$191M 2.21%
1,895,126
+81,650
+5% +$8.27M
TGNA
9
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$190M 2.19%
11,377,793
-223,049
-2% -$3.59M
KMT icon
10
Kennametal
KMT
$2.68B
$187M 2.16%
5,234,340
+1,295,685
+33% +$49.4M
CYN
11
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$162M 1.87%
2,006,554
-4,406
-0.2% -$340K
SWK icon
12
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$159M 1.83%
1,650,591
+162,335
+11% +$15M
JNS
13
DELISTED
Janus Capital Group Inc
JNS
$154M 1.78%
9,576,506
-457,275
-5% -$6.87M
LH icon
14
Labcorp
LH
$24.3B
$150M 1.73%
1,614,096
-3,240
-0.2% -$286K
NWL icon
15
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
$144M 1.66%
3,770,059
-6,860
-0.2% -$242K
KKR icon
16
KKR & Co
KKR
$89.2B
$142M 1.64%
6,121,560
+159,240
+3% +$3.49M
HSP
17
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$142M 1.63%
2,311,309
-122,060
-5% -$6.89M
CBRE icon
18
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$131M 1.52%
3,835,896
-163,040
-4% -$5.22M
SNA icon
19
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$130M 1.5%
950,457
-81,750
-8% -$10.7M
BIO icon
20
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.42B
$128M 1.48%
1,060,567
-6,659
-0.6% -$766K
CRL icon
21
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$10.9B
$128M 1.47%
2,004,055
+7,785
+0.4% +$488K
BID
22
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$123M 1.42%
2,848,565
+156,290
+6% +$6.17M
BRC icon
23
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
$122M 1.41%
4,462,578
+134,120
+3% +$3.26M
ZBH icon
24
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$17.7B
$118M 1.36%
1,072,194
-6,585
-0.6% -$694K
MSGS icon
25
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.54B
$118M 1.36%
2,195,036
-426,504
-16% -$21.5M
1
2 3 4 5

Similar funds

AI
Atria Investments Charlotte, North Carolina $8.94B AUM 20.84% 1-Year Est. Return
HI
Horizon Investments Charlotte, North Carolina $8.92B AUM 25.62% 1-Year Est. Return
AI
Axiom Investors Greenwich, Connecticut $8.99B AUM 44.68% 1-Year Est. Return
PEA
Platinum Equity Advisors Beverly Hills, California $8.88B AUM 27.09% 1-Year Est. Return
WT
Whittier Trust South Pasadena, California $8.86B AUM 28.01% 1-Year Est. Return
A
Allianz Munich, Germany $9.02B AUM 28.63% 1-Year Est. Return
VAS
Vestmark Advisory Solutions Wakefield, Massachusetts $9.02B AUM 20.58% 1-Year Est. Return
CB
Cooke & Bieler Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $8.84B AUM 6.92% 1-Year Est. Return

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.