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John Rogers Ariel Investments

AUM $10B
1-Year Est. Return 42.59%
 

John W. Rogers Jr. is the founder of Ariel Investments, one of the best-known minority-owned investment firms in the United States. Ariel is associated with patient, value-oriented investing and a long-term “slow and steady” culture. Rogers is also a prominent voice on markets, corporate leadership, and inclusive capitalism.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.73%
1 Year Est. Return
+42.59%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.13%
5 Year Est. Return
+79.56%
10 Year Est. Return
+301.99%
AUM
$8.86B
AUM Growth
+$249M
Cap. Flow
-$166M
Cap. Flow %
-1.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.28%
Holding
180
New
4
Increased
77
Reduced
87
Closed
8

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 22.6%
2 Industrials 14.03%
3 Communication Services 13.94%
4 Technology 12.42%
5 Healthcare 12.38%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BX icon
76
Blackstone
BX
$108B
$31.3M 0.35%
977,615
-591
-0.1% -$19.2K
CNTY icon
77
Century Casinos
CNTY
$35.7M
$29.3M 0.33%
3,206,500
-155,257
-5% -$1.35M
SRE icon
78
Sempra
SRE
$54.2B
$29.1M 0.33%
545,066
+13,902
+3% +$806K
COWN
79
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$29.1M 0.33%
2,129,096
+526,822
+33% +$7.91M
BSAC icon
80
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.6B
$26.4M 0.3%
845,001
+58,841
+7% +$1.77M
TS icon
81
Tenaris
TS
$26.6B
$25.3M 0.29%
794,700
+164,870
+26% +$4.77M
RNWK
82
DELISTED
RealNetworks Inc
RNWK
$24.7M 0.28%
7,236,402
+259,266
+4% +$1.13M
DGX icon
83
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$27B
$24.4M 0.28%
248,132
+114,292
+85% +$10.8M
AFH
84
DELISTED
Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Ordinary Shares
AFH
$24.2M 0.27%
1,176,802
+18,129
+2% +$351K
TILE icon
85
Interface
TILE
$2.25B
$23.4M 0.26%
928,943
-93,574
-9% -$2.19M
ORBC
86
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$23.2M 0.26%
2,278,944
+209,420
+10% +$2.21M
DFS
87
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$22.2M 0.25%
289,240
+25,402
+10% +$1.75M
BCO icon
88
Brink's
BCO
$4.59B
$22.1M 0.25%
280,485
-28,316
-9% -$2.29M
BID
89
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$21.6M 0.24%
419,425
-15,238
-4% -$761K
ICE icon
90
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.5B
$20.9M 0.24%
296,345
+273,942
+1,223% +$18.8M
USB icon
91
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
$20.8M 0.23%
387,748
+10,339
+3% +$556K
TNAV
92
DELISTED
Telenav Inc.
TNAV
$19.9M 0.22%
3,609,773
+632,037
+21% +$3.53M
KIN
93
DELISTED
Kindred Biosciences, Inc.
KIN
$18.5M 0.21%
1,955,552
-384,571
-16% -$3M
PCTI
94
DELISTED
PCTEL, Inc. Common Stock
PCTI
$17.9M 0.2%
2,430,032
-47,172
-2% -$333K
XOXO
95
DELISTED
Xo Group Inc
XOXO
$17.6M 0.2%
952,279
-43,288
-4% -$841K
SFE
96
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$16.8M 0.19%
1,501,367
+236,758
+19% +$3.03M
CSWC icon
97
Capital Southwest
CSWC
$1.59B
$16.7M 0.19%
1,008,803
+45,077
+5% +$768K
ACWX icon
98
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
$12B
$15.1M 0.17%
301,792
+50,232
+20% +$2.48M
GSIT icon
99
GSI Technology
GSIT
$230M
$14.9M 0.17%
1,876,484
+24,776
+1% +$188K
MCF
100
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
$14.9M 0.17%
3,163,269
-172,259
-5% -$659K

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John Rogers's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, John Rogers held 180 positions worth $8.86B, up 2.9% from $8.61B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

John Rogers's Q4 2017 filing shows 4 new, 77 increased, 87 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Methode Electronics: 363,583 shares worth $14.6M. The largest sale was Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A, an estimated $62.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 23% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Communication Services.

  • John Rogers's largest Q4 2017 buy was Methode Electronics: 363,583 shares worth $14.6M.
  • John Rogers added most to SLB Ltd in Q4 2017, an estimated $47.5M increase.
  • John Rogers's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A, cutting an estimated $62.2M.
  • John Rogers fully exited Franklin Templeton, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $13.2M.
  • John Rogers's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $8.86B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • John Rogers opened 4 new positions and closed 8 in Q4 2017.
  • John Rogers's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $8.86B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.