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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
+12.88%
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
$8.14B
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 16.63%
3 Healthcare 12.32%
4 Communication Services 12.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CAJ
176
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$501K 0.01%
15,656
+4,002
+34% +$128K
MTB icon
177
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
$495K 0.01%
+4,254
New +$483K
BT
178
DELISTED
BT Group plc (ADR)
BT
$451K 0.01%
14,298
+3,234
+29% +$96.5K
IWC icon
179
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IWC
$1.52B
$300K ﹤0.01%
4,000
+900
+29% +$64K
AVGO icon
180
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.75T
– –
-53,460
Closed -$230K
CCL icon
181
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35.2B
– –
-780,997
Closed -$25.5M
CSPI icon
182
CSP Inc
CSPI
$76.2M
– –
-274,060
Closed -$969K
WBA
183
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
– –
-104,630
Closed -$5.63M
TLAB
184
DELISTED
TELLABS INC
TLAB
– –
-289,318
Closed -$657K
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John Rogers's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, John Rogers held 184 positions worth $8.14B, up 18% from $6.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

John Rogers 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.

  • John Rogers's largest Q4 2013 buy was Zebra Technologies: 496,788 shares worth $26.9M.
  • John Rogers added most to Brightstar Lottery PLC in Q4 2013, an estimated $54.4M increase.
  • John Rogers's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE), cutting an estimated $28.7M.
  • John Rogers fully exited Carnival Corporation Ltd in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $25.5M.
  • John Rogers's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $8.14B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • John Rogers opened 11 new positions and closed 5 in Q4 2013.
  • John Rogers'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.