Stocks/Funds/CIK 936753

ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

long-term holder
Quarterly 13F filings · Latest period 2026-03-31 · CIK 936753
Assets
$8.93B
+5.0% YoY
Holdings
106
Lifetime alpha vs market
-1.55% annual
Average hold time
5.7 yr
median 5.5 yr

Quarterly history

Cum return +43% vs S&P +52% · α -9% lifetimeAUM $8.9B · peak $11.9BFlow $-254M (-3%)2016-062017-122019-062020-122022-062023-122025-062026-03
AUM ($B)fundS&P 500(gap = α)/ Flow in/out

Behavior signals (lifetime)

Dip response
+2.39%
adds when stocks drop
when a holding falls −10%+
Middle response
-3.70%
baseline attrition
Rally response
-8.95%
trims into rallies
when a holding rises +10%+

Top positions · 30

Ticker$ value% portYoYHold time
$360M4.0%3.0 yr
OSWOneSpaWorld Holdings Lim$354M4.0%+37.9%6.3 yr
JLLJones Lang LaSalle Incor$312M3.5%+22.8%10.5 yr
AMGAffiliated Managers Grou$294M3.3%+64.7%7.8 yr
SPHRSphere Entertainment Co.$289M3.2%+258.8%6.0 yr
NVSTEnvista Holdings Corp$276M3.1%+47.0%6.3 yr
NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line Ho$274M3.1%-1.4%6.3 yr
PBHPrestige Consumer Health$253M2.8%-31.1%4.0 yr
GNRCGenerac Holdings Inc.$253M2.8%+54.2%5.8 yr
CRLCharles River Laboratori$249M2.8%+14.6%10.5 yr
LAZLazard Ltd$248M2.8%+2.3%2.3 yr
FAFFirst American Financial$231M2.6%-4.9%10.5 yr
MSGSMadison Square Garden Sp$231M2.6%+65.1%10.5 yr
CVSACovista Inc.$223M2.5%+14.5%9.0 yr
$221M2.5%3.0 yr

Portfolio composition (YoY)

Industry mix
Entertainment8.5%+0.8pp$758M
Asset Management6.6%-1.0pp$587M
Unknown6.5%+0.6pp$581M
Leisure6.2%+0.9pp$551M
Industrial - Machinery5.2%+1.0pp$462M
Security & Protection Services4.8%-1.2pp$429M
Medical - Equipment & Services3.9%+1.5pp$350M
Real Estate - Services3.9%+0.4pp$347M
Medical - Diagnostics & Research3.8%+0.9pp$344M
Travel Services3.7%+0.9pp$334M
Country
US82.6%-0.7pp
Unknown6.5%+0.6pp
BS4.0%+1.9pp
BM2.8%-0.1pp
GB2.5%-0.5pp
CA1.4%+1.0pp
TW0.1%+0.0pp
KR0.1%-0.0pp
Top 5: 18.0% · Top 10: 32.6% · Top 25: 67.4%

Winners

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %
SPHR$206M+0.53B258.8%
REZI$171M+0.15B90.5%
AMG$236M+0.15B64.7%
GNRC$205M+0.11B54.2%
MSGS$163M+0.11B65.1%

Losers

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %
MAT$269M-0.07B-25.2%
PBH$217M-0.07B-31.1%
ADT$220M-0.04B-16.9%
SJM$223M-0.03B-15.3%
MHK$199M-0.03B-13.8%

Top buys this quarter · 15

ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation+$63M
SMG The Scotts Miracle-Gro Companynew+$59M
JLL Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporate+$40M
OSW OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited+$33M
RLI RLI Corp.+$28M
FITB Fifth Third Bancorpnew+$26M
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company+$24M
AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Co+$23M
LAZ Lazard Ltd+$248M
FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc.+$22M

Top sells this quarter · 15

RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.$126M
SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co.$83M
CHKP Check Point Software Technologexit$66M
JHG Janus Henderson Group plcexit$60M
KMT Kennametal Inc.$55M
MSFT Microsoft Corporation$41M
WBS Webster Financial Corporationexit$40M
AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.$39M
NTAP NetApp, Inc.exit$33M
AMG Affiliated Managers Group, Inc$33M

Quarterly history (TTM returns)

PeriodAUM# PosReturn (1yr)SPY (1yr)Alpha (1yr)Flow
2026-03-31$8.93B106+22.34%+17.59%+4.75%-0.25B
2025-12-31$9.26B108+16.42%+17.72%-1.30%-0.30B
2025-09-30$9.35B107+14.61%+17.52%-2.90%-0.57B
2025-06-30$8.82B104+14.80%+14.94%-0.14%-0.30B
2025-03-31$8.51B106+2.11%+8.30%-6.19%-0.34B
2024-12-31$9.37B110+14.74%+24.89%-10.15%-0.49B
2024-09-30$9.79B110+28.79%+36.04%-7.25%-0.61B
2024-06-30$9.24B115+7.40%+24.49%-17.09%-0.46B
2024-03-31$10.17B115+18.56%+29.62%-11.07%-0.49B
2023-12-31$10.04B114+19.07%+26.18%-7.10%-0.64B
2023-09-30$9.45B115+19.31%+21.57%-2.26%-0.47B
2023-06-30$10.56B116+17.35%+19.42%-2.08%-0.40B
2023-03-31$10.41B114-3.50%-7.82%+4.32%-0.09B
2022-12-31$9.85B116+13.22%+7.56%+5.66%-0.46B
2022-09-30$9.11B114-7.65%-4.93%-2.73%-0.14B
2022-06-30$10.02B112-13.40%-16.11%+2.71%+0.26B