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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
+6.23%
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
$8.47B
AUM Growth
+$204M
Cap. Flow
-$187M
Cap. Flow %
-2.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.29%
Holding
199
New
14
Increased
62
Reduced
102
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KEYS icon
Keysight
KEYS
+$114M
2
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$39.2M
3
NOK icon
Nokia
NOK
+$28M
4
MAT icon
Mattel
MAT
+$20.8M
5
VIAB
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
+$17.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 21.94%
2 Industrials 16.61%
3 Communication Services 14.74%
4 Technology 13.62%
5 Healthcare 12.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
DFS
176
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$1.51M 0.02%
20,963
TSCO icon
177
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.2B
$1.27M 0.02%
+84,010
New +$1.19M
IWM icon
178
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.9B
$1.26M 0.01%
+9,341
New +$1.19M
CHD icon
179
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$1.17M 0.01%
+26,571
New +$1.21M
PPG icon
180
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.3B
$1.15M 0.01%
+12,113
New +$1.16M
ACN icon
181
Accenture
ACN
$113B
$1.12M 0.01%
9,576
NVS icon
182
Novartis
NVS
$302B
$1.12M 0.01%
17,189
+1,661
+11% +$108K
BTI icon
183
British American Tobacco
BTI
$121B
$1.09M 0.01%
19,360
-123,978
-86% -$7.02M
IWC icon
184
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IWC
$1.52B
$1.08M 0.01%
+12,602
New +$1.01M
FRTX
185
DELISTED
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FRTX
$1.07M 0.01%
1,484
-198
-12% -$161K
TM icon
186
Toyota
TM
$234B
$669K 0.01%
5,708
-18
-0.3% -$2.1K
DCM
187
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$526K 0.01%
+23,127
New +$545K
EWU icon
188
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$3.98B
$514K 0.01%
16,751
CAJ
189
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$493K 0.01%
17,529
-77
-0.4% -$2.21K
ITUB icon
190
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$82.4B
$298K ﹤0.01%
59,831
-864,834
-94% -$4.43M
FAST icon
191
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
-171,476
Closed -$1.79M
GWW icon
192
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$61.8B
-7,303
Closed -$1.64M
MKC icon
193
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.9B
-81,956
Closed -$4.09M
PNC icon
194
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97B
-33,445
Closed -$3.01M
UNP icon
195
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
-14,068
Closed -$1.37M
COL
196
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
-594,714
Closed -$50.2M
PVTB
197
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
-205,510
Closed -$9.44M
STJ
198
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
-94,498
Closed -$7.54M
GCI
199
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
-510,371
Closed -$5.94M

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John Rogers's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, John Rogers held 199 positions worth $8.47B, up 2.5% from $8.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

John Rogers's Q4 2016 filing shows 14 new, 62 increased, 102 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Keysight: 3,320,024 shares worth $121M. The largest sale was Kennametal, an estimated $64.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 22% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Communication Services.

  • John Rogers's largest Q4 2016 buy was Keysight: 3,320,024 shares worth $121M.
  • John Rogers added most to Philip Morris in Q4 2016, an estimated $39.2M increase.
  • John Rogers's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Kennametal, cutting an estimated $64.6M.
  • John Rogers fully exited Rockwell Collins in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $50.2M.
  • John Rogers's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $8.47B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • John Rogers opened 14 new positions and closed 9 in Q4 2016.
  • John Rogers's portfolio value rose 2.5% quarter-over-quarter to $8.47B.

Based on Ariel Investments's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.