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Ariel Investments

As of Q2 2026, Ariel Investments reported 106 long-equity positions worth $10.03B in aggregate.

Copy-investor backtest

Latest quarter
+14.00%
1-year
+29.09%
3-year
+54.54%
5-year
+45.78%
3-year vs S&P 500
-18.69%
5-year vs S&P 500
-28.31%
5-year top 5
+21.08%

Return from mechanically copying the disclosed 13F equity portfolio after each filing and rebalancing at the next. The vs S&P 500 figures subtract SPY over that manager's own rebalance dates, so both sides cover the same days; both are price return, excluding dividends. Method & limitations.

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Sells

These are the positions the manager reduced or sold out of this quarter, showing where they pulled money back. The quarter shown is Q2 2026.

TickerSecurityActivity% portfolioSharesValueReported priceQ range
SPHRSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT COReduce -32.4%2.87%1,665,326$288.15M$173.03$116.17 - $174.60(97%)$119.81 -> $173.03
INTCINTEL CORPReduce -62.3%0.76%548,831$76.63M$139.63$44.98 - $142.34(97%)$48.03 -> $139.63
BAPCREDICORP LTDSold0$0-
HCKTHACKETT GROUP INCSold0$0-
IFSINTERCORP FINL SVCS INCSold0$0-
MSFTMICROSOFT CORPSold0$0-
TAPMOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COSold0$0-
PSKYPARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPSold0$0-
SWKSTANLEY BLACK & DECKER INCSold0$0-
VXUSVANGUARD STAR FDSSold0$0-
GNRCGENERAC HLDGS INCReduce -22.9%2.91%997,951$292.21M$292.81$188.10 - $296.44(97%)$199.05 -> $292.81
AQNALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIESReduce -66.3%0.39%6,608,611$38.73M$5.86$5.71 - $6.55(18%)$6.23 -> $5.87
MSGEMADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTMTReduce -13.2%4.28%5,302,754$428.94M$80.89$56.68 - $82.78(93%)$57.89 -> $80.89
KNKNOWLES CORPReduce -40.2%0.94%2,284,673$94.77M$41.48$25.37 - $42.93(92%)$26.22 -> $41.48
NVTNVENT ELEC PLCReduce -49.9%0.51%299,032$50.72M$169.61$115.01 - $184.64(78%)$121.26 -> $169.61
FAFFIRST AMERN FINL CORPReduce -15.9%2.21%3,229,706$221.53M$68.59$57.37 - $71.42(80%)$59.29 -> $68.60
HPEHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CReduce -54.7%0.34%751,355$33.89M$45.11$23.54 - $64.25(53%)$23.98 -> $45.10
KMTKENNAMETAL INCReduce -99.1%0.00%7,814$273.88K$35.05$31.71 - $43.81(28%)$36.51 -> $35.05
NTRSNORTHERN TR CORPReduce -14.8%1.69%972,340$169.03M$173.84$138.27 - $178.70(88%)$141.41 -> $173.84
NVSTENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATIONReduce -9.6%2.58%9,818,177$258.71M$26.35$22.36 - $29.52(56%)$25.90 -> $26.35
LFUSLITTELFUSE INCReduce -24.2%0.74%163,376$74.39M$455.33$330.47 - $500.57(73%)$345.52 -> $455.33
MSGSMADISON SQUARE GRDN SPRT CORReduce -8.2%2.64%658,551$264.63M$401.84$315.17 - $403.05(99%)$318.68 -> $401.84
AMGAFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUPReduce -6.0%3.37%999,676$338.29M$338.40$254.44 - $363.89(77%)$273.50 -> $338.84
KEYSKEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INCReduce -28.7%0.51%145,711$51.01M$350.07$280.60 - $374.96(74%)$289.84 -> $350.07
ATGECOVISTA INCReduce -8.3%2.20%1,771,844$220.88M-
LINDLINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HLDGS IReduce -19.7%0.78%2,762,484$78.01M$28.24$16.04 - $30.00(87%)$17.70 -> $28.24
OSWONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS LIMITEDReduce -3.5%4.19%14,888,182$420.44M$28.24$22.82 - $29.25(84%)$23.48 -> $28.24
KMXCARMAX INCReduce -38.3%0.18%346,538$18.33M$52.89$35.17 - $54.50(92%)$40.31 -> $52.89
ADTADT INC DELReduce -8.3%1.16%17,858,375$116.08M$6.50$6.24 - $7.74(17%)$6.55 -> $6.52
FDXFEDEX CORPReduce -22.2%1.241:1 split0.30%95,476$29.9M$313.13$284.85 - $413.87(22%)$289.53 -> $313.10
BYDBOYD GAMING CORPReduce -4.0%1.92%2,182,342$192.77M$88.33$77.32 - $91.00(80%)$84.31 -> $88.33
SJMSMUCKER J M COReduce -3.3%2.02%1,798,871$202.37M$112.50$88.25 - $117.30(83%)$95.49 -> $112.50
FSLRFIRST SOLAR INCReduce -10.7%0.57%242,450$57.21M$235.96$185.13 - $320.95(37%)$199.42 -> $235.96
LESLLESLIES INCReduce -16.2%0.24%2,416,405$24.53M$10.15$1.11 - $12.53(79%)$1.35 -> $10.15
SLBSLB LIMITEDReduce -6.0%0.54%1,163,320$54.08M$46.49$45.87 - $58.81(5%)$50.03 -> $46.49
BOKFBOK FINL CORPReduce -1.4%2.25%1,627,416$226.02M$138.88$123.24 - $139.73(95%)$128.09 -> $138.88
LAZLAZARD INCReduce -1.2%2.41%5,755,404$241.38M$41.94$39.05 - $51.31(24%)$41.97 -> $41.94
KBKB FINL GROUP INCReduce -46.4%0.03%26,798$2.81M$104.96$96.30 - $115.85(44%)$100.83 -> $104.96
DISDISNEY WALT COReduce -2.9%0.61%635,446$61.16M$96.25$95.09 - $110.48(8%)$96.56 -> $96.22
PHINPHINIA INCReduce -14.6%0.09%113,193$9.32M$82.37$67.02 - $86.94(77%)$69.62 -> $82.37
SNASNAP ON INCReduce -11.3%0.12%28,940$11.65M$402.40$355.52 - $404.45(96%)$367.02 -> $402.40
BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COReduce -3.5%0.40%696,430$40.13M$57.62$53.74 - $62.23(46%)$61.73 -> $57.60
KKRKKR & CO INCReduce -3.5%0.39%424,241$38.94M$91.78$87.50 - $107.65(21%)$91.36 -> $91.78
LHLABCORP HOLDINGS INCReduce -1.4%0.97%349,112$97.75M$280.00$248.59 - $281.84(94%)$272.74 -> $280.00
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONReduce -12.7%0.09%35,393$8.99M$253.97$220.37 - $259.88(85%)$244.12 -> $253.97
APAAPA CORPORATIONReduce -16.0%0.06%186,521$6.07M$32.57$32.48 - $44.28(1%)$41.35 -> $32.55
CVXCHEVRON CORPORATIONReduce -16.6%0.06%34,626$5.74M$165.76$165.20 - $205.48(1%)$197.41 -> $165.78
BACBANK OF AMER CORPReduce -3.8%0.28%492,572$28.07M$56.98$48.16 - $59.20(80%)$49.27 -> $56.98
BCOBRINKS COReduce -1.3%0.86%911,321$86.11M$94.49$91.05 - $116.59(13%)$103.38 -> $94.63
LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPReduce -15.8%0.06%11,045$5.63M$509.46$490.05 - $637.92(13%)$617.64 -> $509.46
WEXWEX INCReduce -1.9%0.47%331,383$46.75M$141.09$125.29 - $186.86(26%)$150.36 -> $141.09
KFYKORN FERRYReduce -2.9%0.30%450,116$29.97M$66.58$60.05 - $74.68(45%)$62.67 -> $66.58
GILDGILEAD SCIENCES INCReduce -3.3%0.25%195,657$24.72M$126.34$121.39 - $142.97(23%)$140.30 -> $126.34
GNTXGENTEX CORPReduce -0.4%2.09%8,309,786$209.99M$25.27$21.09 - $26.48(78%)$21.63 -> $25.27
CNPCENTERPOINT ENERGY INCReduce -3.5%0.20%460,132$20.26M$44.04$41.09 - $45.22(72%)$43.25 -> $44.04
MTBM & T BK CORPReduce -1.7%0.41%174,574$41.55M$238.01$202.85 - $239.83(95%)$208.98 -> $238.01
FITBFIFTH THIRD BANCORPReduce -2.3%0.31%554,673$31.27M$56.37$45.66 - $56.94(95%)$46.82 -> $56.36
BWABORGWARNER INCReduce -15.3%0.04%55,049$3.66M$66.40$51.88 - $78.82(54%)$54.57 -> $66.38
VWOVANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX FReduce -50.3%0.01%10,065$600.78K$59.69$53.05 - $61.52(78%)$54.21 -> $59.69
MOSMOSAIC COReduce -16.7%0.03%123,607$2.62M$21.19$19.80 - $27.15(19%)$26.54 -> $21.19
BBARRICK MNG CORPReduce -6.2%0.07%194,488$7.14M$36.73$35.77 - $47.59(8%)$42.20 -> $36.69
MTNVAIL RESORTS INCReduce -2.8%0.15%109,130$14.86M$136.15$118.51 - $146.90(62%)$128.19 -> $136.15
ORCLORACLE CORPReduce -16.1%0.02%13,730$2.01M$146.55$134.57 - $250.25(10%)$145.23 -> $146.55
AFLAFLAC INCReduce -1.3%0.28%236,216$27.7M$117.25$108.93 - $120.28(73%)$109.64 -> $117.31
MGPIMGP INGREDIENTS INC NEWReduce -2.9%0.11%610,729$10.7M$17.52$15.72 - $20.78(36%)$18.34 -> $17.52
AJGGALLAGHER ARTHUR J & COReduce -5.9%0.04%18,597$4.27M$229.57$190.75 - $230.58(97%)$216.34 -> $229.68
AXTAAXALTA COATING SYS LTDReduce -0.1%1.18%3,462,010$118.47M$34.22$26.07 - $35.43(87%)$27.66 -> $34.21
MSIMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCReduce -0.6%0.00%692$287.38K$415.29$381.25 - $450.00(50%)$434.13 -> $415.29
BRCBRADY CORPReduce -0.6%0.00%2,747$251.54K$91.57$70.57 - $91.90(98%)$82.61 -> $91.53
ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INCReduce -0.5%0.00%2,999$258.18K$86.09$79.12 - $97.81(37%)$91.03 -> $86.09
FICOFAIR ISAAC CORPReduce -0.5%0.00%203$242.54K$1194.78$870.01 - $1323.35(72%)$1061.99 -> $1194.95