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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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Updated 2026-06-06 from SEC 13F data.

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1FAFFirst American Financial Corp.3.03%Reduce -4.6%4,520,651$265.27M$58.68No quote
2BIDUBaidu, Inc. ADR2.87%Reduce -5.0%1,127,180$251.58M$223.19No quote
3MSFTMicrosoft Corp.2.86%Reduce -2.0%2,748,518$250.86M$91.27No quote
4KEYSKeysight Technologies, Inc.2.75%Reduce -0.2%4,604,580$241.23M$52.39No quote
5LAZLazard Ltd.2.71%Reduce -6.0%4,509,758$237.03M$52.56No quote
6KMTKennametal, Inc.2.38%Reduce -0.1%5,186,954$208.31M$40.16No quote
7SJMJ.M. Smucker Co.2.35%Add +2.9%1,658,632$205.69M$124.01No quote
8MSGNMSG Networks, Inc.2.34%Add +1.0%9,069,330$204.97MNo quoteNo quote
9LHLaboratory Corp. of America Holdings2.19%Reduce -2.9%1,186,682$191.95M$161.75No quote
10NTRSNorthern Trust Corp.2.13%Reduce -2.6%1,810,324$186.7M$103.13No quote
11IPGInterpublic Group of Cos., Inc.2.02%Reduce -3.7%7,677,764$176.82MNo quoteNo quote
12JLLJLL1.96%Reduce -12.5%984,830$171.99M$174.64No quote
13ZBRAZebra Technologies Corp.1.92%Reduce -19.0%1,209,817$168.39M$139.19No quote
14GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.1.87%Reduce -3.0%2,169,319$163.55M$75.39No quote
15KKRKKR & Co. L.P.1.82%Reduce -2.7%7,843,723$159.23M$20.30No quote
16SLCAU.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.1.74%Add +21.9%5,970,907$152.38MNo quoteNo quote
17CRLCharles River Laboratories Intl, Inc.1.66%Add +0.6%1,361,277$145.3M$106.74No quote
18NOKNokia Corp. ADR1.50%Reduce -0.6%24,054,959$131.58M$5.47No quote
19BRSBristow Group, Inc.1.50%Reduce -1.7%10,093,161$131.21MNo quoteNo quote
20MATMattel, Inc.1.48%Add +7.8%9,869,537$129.78M$13.15No quote
21JNJJohnson & Johnson1.44%Reduce -2.5%987,940$126.61M$128.15No quote
22SNASnap-On, Inc.1.42%Add +8.9%845,646$124.77M$147.54No quote
23NLSNNielsen Holdings plc1.42%Add +19.6%3,924,501$124.76MNo quoteNo quote
24BRK/BBerkshire Hathaway Inc.CUSIP 0846707021.24%Reduce -3.2%544,219$108.56MNo quoteNo quote
25SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.1.24%Add +9.3%1,881,040$108.33M$57.59No quote
26VIABViacom, Inc.1.21%Add +0.9%3,426,268$106.42MNo quoteNo quote
27PMPhilip Morris Intl, Inc.1.20%Reduce -0.4%1,058,194$105.18M$99.40No quote
28ZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.1.19%Reduce -5.0%955,511$104.19M$109.04No quote
29CBRECBRE Group, Inc.1.17%Reduce -17.1%2,170,848$102.51M$47.22No quote
30TGNATEGNA, Inc.1.16%Add +18.9%8,917,651$101.57MNo quoteNo quote
31AFLAFLAC, Inc.1.13%Add +70.5%2,265,896$99.16M$43.76No quote
32AXEAnixter Intl, Inc.1.11%Add +7.3%1,278,678$96.86MNo quoteNo quote
33MSGSThe Madison Square Garden Co.1.05%Add +19.4%374,533$92.06M$245.80No quote
34DNBDun & Bradstreet Corp.1.03%Reduce -0.8%772,790$90.42MNo quoteNo quote
35MTSCMTS Systems Corp.1.03%Add +3.5%1,739,504$89.85MNo quoteNo quote
36SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.1.00%Reduce -1.9%571,415$87.54M$153.20No quote
37ATGEAdtalem Global Education, Inc.0.99%Reduce -3.1%1,833,270$87.17MNo quoteNo quote
38BWABorgWarner, Inc.0.98%Add +7.8%1,714,656$86.13M$50.23No quote
39BRCBrady Corp.0.96%Reduce -1.1%2,273,413$84.46M$37.15No quote
40AXPAmerican Express Co.0.94%Reduce -3.4%884,170$82.48M$93.28No quote
41RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.0.93%Reduce -0.2%694,214$81.74M$117.74No quote
42JHGJanus Henderson Group plc0.92%Reduce -3.4%2,443,502$80.86M$33.09No quote
43WUWestern Union Co.0.91%Reduce -12.9%4,150,673$79.82M$19.23No quote
44ISCAInternational Speedway Corp.0.90%Reduce -10.2%1,789,512$78.92MNo quoteNo quote
45SLBSchlumberger Ltd.0.86%Reduce -3.3%1,166,990$75.6M$64.78No quote
46OMCOmnicom Group, Inc.0.85%Reduce -1.3%1,026,751$74.61M$72.67No quote
47NOVNational Oilwell Varco0.83%Reduce -6.0%1,979,168$72.85M$36.81No quote
48TMOThermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.0.80%Reduce -8.2%340,370$70.27M$206.46No quote
49GSKGlaxoSmithKline plc ADR0.79%Reduce -0.5%1,771,550$69.21M$39.07No quote
50ITWIllinois Tool Works, Inc.0.77%Reduce -1.1%433,442$67.9M$156.66No quote
51HLIHoulihan Lokey, Inc.0.77%Reduce -1.5%1,510,115$67.35M$44.60No quote
52OAKOaktree Capital Group LLC0.73%New1,626,373$64.4MNo quoteNo quote
53FLRFluor Corp.0.73%Reduce -4.6%1,114,682$63.78M$57.22No quote
54BIOBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.0.72%Reduce -6.1%251,129$62.8M$250.08No quote
55WTWWillis Towers Watson plc0.70%Reduce -1.5%405,638$61.73M$152.19No quote
56PXDPioneer Natural Resources Co0.70%Add +14.9%355,472$61.06MNo quoteNo quote
57MDPMeredith Corp.0.68%Add +32.8%1,102,033$59.29MNo quoteNo quote
58PGRProgressive Corp.0.65%Reduce -1.0%937,052$57.1M$60.93No quote
59CAHCardinal Health, Inc.0.61%Reduce -1.3%850,845$53.33M$62.68No quote
60CLBCore Laboratories N.V.0.61%Reduce -0.5%491,822$53.23M$108.22No quote
61CHLChina Mobile Ltd. ADR0.60%Reduce -0.9%1,144,959$52.38MNo quoteNo quote
62BOKFBOK Financial Corp.0.58%Add +10.0%514,177$50.9M$98.99No quote
63JWNNordstrom, Inc.0.57%Reduce -20.7%1,033,310$50.02MNo quoteNo quote
64MHKMohawk Industries, Inc.0.57%Reduce -0.3%213,672$49.62M$232.22No quote
65VZVerizon Communications Inc.0.53%Add +21.3%973,197$46.54M$47.82No quote
66LFUSLittelfuse, Inc.0.52%Reduce -14.4%220,851$45.98M$208.18No quote
67VEAVanguard FTSE Developed ETF0.52%Reduce -3.6%1,038,279$45.94M$44.25No quote
68FICOFair Isaac Corp.0.52%Reduce -2.0%267,277$45.27M$169.37No quote
69EOGEOG Resources Inc.0.51%Reduce -0.1%423,713$44.6M$105.27No quote
70CBSCBS Corp.0.51%Reduce -1.4%867,556$44.58MNo quoteNo quote
71COSTCostco Wholesale Corp.0.49%Reduce -3.3%226,825$42.74M$188.43No quote
72SRCLStericycle Inc.0.46%New689,586$40.36MNo quoteNo quote
73SOSouthern Co.0.44%Reduce -3.0%858,043$38.32M$44.66No quote
74OXYOccidental Petroleum Corp.0.43%Reduce -1.3%576,828$37.47M$64.96No quote
75SRESempra Energy0.39%Add +13.5%309,383$34.41MNo quoteNo quote
76BXBlackstone Group L.P.0.37%Add +4.9%1,025,133$32.75M$31.95No quote
77TISITeam, Inc.0.36%Add +0.1%2,324,853$31.97MNo quoteNo quote
78COWNCowen Inc.0.33%Add +1.7%2,165,788$28.59MNo quoteNo quote
79TSTenaris ADR0.33%Add +3.4%821,832$28.49MNo quoteNo quote
80MEIMethode Electronics Inc.0.32%Add +99.3%724,811$28.34MNo quoteNo quote
81RSTRosetta Stone Inc.0.30%Reduce -35.4%1,988,755$26.15MNo quoteNo quote
82BSACBanco Santander-Chile ADR0.29%Reduce -11.4%748,613$25.09MNo quoteNo quote
83DGXQuest Diagnostics Inc.0.28%Reduce -3.1%240,442$24.12M$100.30No quote
84TILEInterface, Inc.0.26%Reduce -3.3%898,074$22.63M$25.20No quote
85CNTYCentury Casinos, Inc.0.26%Reduce -5.6%3,027,113$22.58MNo quoteNo quote
86TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.0.25%Reduce -38.5%206,474$22.29M$107.97No quote
87ORBCORBCOMM, Inc.0.25%Add +2.4%2,333,742$21.87MNo quoteNo quote
88RNWKRealNetworks, Inc.0.24%Reduce -3.3%7,001,160$21.42MNo quoteNo quote
89TNAVTelenav Inc.0.24%Add +9.0%3,934,922$21.25MNo quoteNo quote
90BIDSotheby's0.24%Reduce -1.4%413,419$21.21MNo quoteNo quote
91ICEIntercontinentalExchange, Inc.0.24%Reduce -3.1%287,232$20.83M$72.52No quote
92SFESafeguard Scientifics Inc.0.23%Add +10.2%1,654,499$20.27MNo quoteNo quote
93BCOBrink's Co.0.22%Reduce -2.7%272,911$19.47M$71.35No quote
94USBU.S. Bancorp0.22%Reduce -2.7%377,304$19.05M$50.50No quote
95CSWCCapital Southwest Corp.0.19%Reduce -1.7%991,723$16.88MNo quoteNo quote
96PCTIPCTEL, Inc.0.18%Reduce -7.4%2,251,250$16.16MNo quoteNo quote
97KINKindred Biosciences, Inc.0.17%Reduce -9.9%1,761,829$15.24MNo quoteNo quote
98MCFContango Oil & Gas Co.0.17%Add +32.5%4,190,221$14.88MNo quoteNo quote
99TRCTejon Ranch Co.0.16%Add +5.3%595,590$13.76MNo quoteNo quote
100AFHAtlas Financial Holdings, Inc.0.16%Add +13.0%1,329,307$13.76MNo quoteNo quote
101DFSDiscover Financial Services0.16%Reduce -34.3%190,072$13.67MNo quoteNo quote
102BTNBallantyne Strong, Inc.0.15%Add +4.2%3,008,530$13.39MNo quoteNo quote
103EDGWEdgewater Technology Inc.0.14%Add +17.1%2,286,380$12.69MNo quoteNo quote
104GSITGSI Technology Inc.0.14%Reduce -11.6%1,659,059$12.29MNo quoteNo quote
105ACWXISHARES MSCI ACWI EX US ETF0.14%Reduce -19.5%242,954$12.07M$49.69No quote
106STRTStrattec Security Corp.0.13%Add +14.0%315,096$11.64MNo quoteNo quote
107GRBKGreen Brick Partners Inc.0.13%Add +10.3%1,063,993$11.6M$10.90No quote
108EMKREmcore Corporation0.13%Add +28.8%1,986,560$11.32MNo quoteNo quote
109HMNHorace Mann Educators Corp.0.12%Reduce -3.1%245,083$10.48MNo quoteNo quote
110XOXOXO Group Inc.0.12%Reduce -47.8%497,487$10.32MNo quoteNo quote
111GLUUGlu Mobile Inc.0.11%Add +47.6%2,646,603$9.98MNo quoteNo quote
112TPRTapestry, Inc.0.11%Reduce -13.4%188,091$9.9M$52.61No quote
113LMTLockheed Martin Corp.0.11%Reduce -0.0%28,790$9.73M$337.93No quote
114ORCLOracle Corp.0.11%Reduce -0.0%211,589$9.68M$45.75No quote
115MINDMitcham Industries, Inc.0.11%Reduce -1.9%2,942,932$9.54MNo quoteNo quote
116ALOTAstroNova, Inc.0.11%Reduce -19.8%598,361$9.28MNo quoteNo quote
117BSMXBanco Santander Mexico SA ADR0.10%New1,275,618$9.15MNo quoteNo quote
118TURN180 Degree Capital Corp0.10%Reduce -8.3%4,786,704$8.9MNo quoteNo quote
119ACTGAcacia Research Corp.0.10%Reduce -10.3%2,514,436$8.8MNo quoteNo quote
120GOLDBarrick Gold Corp.0.10%-690,291$8.59MNo quoteNo quote
121HNGRHanger, Inc.0.10%Add +7.0%525,377$8.41MNo quoteNo quote
122IEXIDEX Corp.0.10%Reduce -22.6%58,816$8.38M$142.51No quote
123MATWMatthews Intl Corp.0.09%Reduce -2.1%154,058$7.8M$50.60No quote
124MOVMovado Group Inc.0.09%Add +7.2%194,800$7.48MNo quoteNo quote
125PRCPPerceptron, Inc.0.08%Add +6.0%837,818$7.33MNo quoteNo quote
126CARSCars.com Inc.0.08%Reduce -1.9%251,684$7.13MNo quoteNo quote
127SEACSeaChange Intl, Inc.0.08%Reduce -11.8%2,583,823$7MNo quoteNo quote
128MOSMosaic Co.0.08%Reduce -0.0%282,588$6.86M$24.28No quote
129CVUCPI Aerostructures, Inc.0.08%Add +9.1%696,703$6.79MNo quoteNo quote
130CPIXCumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0.08%Add +11.4%1,013,926$6.77MNo quoteNo quote
131XOMExxon Mobil Corp.0.08%Reduce -0.1%90,344$6.74M$74.61No quote
132SYNCSynacor, Inc.0.07%Add +7.2%4,050,912$6.48MNo quoteNo quote
133FLFoot Locker, Inc.0.07%Reduce -3.0%135,970$6.19MNo quoteNo quote
134CRAICRA International, Inc.0.07%Reduce -32.5%109,748$5.74M$52.29No quote
135GSGoldman Sachs Group, Inc.0.07%Reduce -0.0%22,665$5.71M$251.84No quote
136NVSNovartis AG ADR0.06%Add +2.0%69,405$5.61M$80.84No quote
137TSCOTractor Supply0.06%Reduce -6.0%88,211$5.56M$63.02No quote
138BKBank of New York Mellon Corp.0.06%Reduce -0.1%103,166$5.32M$51.53No quote
139SPARSpartan Motors Inc.0.06%Reduce -12.0%308,148$5.3MNo quoteNo quote
140MBFIMB Financial, Inc.0.06%Add +6.0%130,696$5.29MNo quoteNo quote
141APAApache Corp.0.06%Add +28.3%136,492$5.25M$38.48No quote
142ASPNAspen Aerogels Inc.0.06%Add +10.3%1,202,956$5.14M$4.27No quote
143PPandora Media, Inc.0.06%Reduce -2.8%992,617$4.99MNo quoteNo quote
144EXPDExpeditors Intl of Washington0.05%Reduce -3.0%73,629$4.66M$63.30No quote
145LFCRLandec Corp.0.05%Reduce -7.7%340,857$4.45MNo quoteNo quote
146AYIAcuity Brands0.05%Add +241.3%30,663$4.27M$139.19No quote
147GIFIGulf Island Fabrication, Inc.0.05%Add +8.5%586,419$4.16MNo quoteNo quote
148OESXOrion Energy Systems, Inc.0.05%Reduce -8.0%4,846,248$4.12MNo quoteNo quote
149MNManning & Napier, Inc.0.04%Add +5.6%1,017,878$3.56MNo quoteNo quote
150VTVanguard Total World Stock Index Fd (ETF)0.03%-41,144$3.03M$73.62No quote
151TRIPTripAdvisor Inc0.03%Reduce -24.3%60,316$2.47M$40.88No quote
152DCMNTT Docomo Inc. ADR0.02%-76,950$1.97MNo quoteNo quote
153AXTIAXT Inc.0.02%Add +6.8%263,723$1.91M$7.25No quote
154FNFabrinet0.02%New58,269$1.83M$31.37No quote
155DRADDigirad Corp.0.02%Reduce -13.9%1,053,374$1.63MNo quoteNo quote
156AUTOAutoWeb Inc.0.02%Add +27.9%520,494$1.55MNo quoteNo quote
157AETIAmerican Electric Technologies, Inc.0.02%Reduce -12.3%1,375,475$1.51MNo quoteNo quote
158RBCNRubicon Technology, Inc.0.01%Reduce -14.6%156,147$1.09MNo quoteNo quote
159GLAEGlassBridge Enterprises Inc.0.01%Reduce -8.1%908,465$945KNo quoteNo quote
160SNYSanofi-Aventis0.01%-17,790$713K$40.08No quote
161DVDDover Motorsports, Inc.0.01%Reduce -49.8%244,113$513KNo quoteNo quote
162VICLVical Inc.0.01%Reduce -52.6%302,328$438KNo quoteNo quote
163PCYOPure Cycle Corp.0.00%Reduce -43.0%34,727$328KNo quoteNo quote
164MAMasterCard Inc.0.00%Reduce -77.9%1,649$289K$175.26No quote
165DOXAmdocs Ltd.0.00%New3,858$257K$66.61No quote
177TTGTTechTarget, Inc.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
176BSMXSantander Mexico Financial Group ADR-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
175JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
174IWNiShares Russell 2000V ETF-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
173IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
172IBMInternational Business Machines Corp.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
171GHCGraham Holdings Co.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
170GAIAGaia, Inc.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
169FASTFastenal Co.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
168FFIVF5 Networks, Inc.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
167CMECME Group Inc.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
166ACNAccenture plc-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote