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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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1MSFTMicrosoft Corp.4.00%Reduce -5.3%2,161,476$300.51M$139.03No quote
2PMPhilip Morris Intl, Inc.3.81%Add +6.8%3,761,668$285.62M$75.93No quote
3FAFFirst American Financial Corp.2.95%Reduce -6.6%3,757,150$221.71M$59.01No quote
4LAZLazard Ltd.2.75%Add +2.6%5,891,253$206.19M$35.00No quote
5IPGInterpublic Group of Cos., Inc.2.61%Add +25.0%9,074,775$195.65MNo quoteNo quote
6BIDUBaidu, Inc. ADR2.58%Add +14.0%1,882,079$193.4M$102.76No quote
7MATMattel, Inc.2.33%Add +12.2%15,371,387$175.08M$11.39No quote
8KMTKennametal, Inc.2.28%Add +5.9%5,577,313$171.45M$30.74No quote
9NTRSNorthern Trust Corp.2.27%Add +1.4%1,823,831$170.2M$93.32No quote
10SRCLStericycle Inc.2.23%Add +0.9%3,288,486$167.48MNo quoteNo quote
11SJMJ.M. Smucker Co.2.22%Reduce -1.6%1,513,846$166.55M$110.02No quote
12GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.2.10%Reduce -0.1%2,490,526$157.85M$63.38No quote
13KKRKKR & Co Inc.2.09%Reduce -0.1%5,846,572$156.98M$26.85No quote
14LHLaboratory Corp. of America Holdings2.01%Reduce -2.4%898,411$150.93M$168.00No quote
15SNASnap-on, Inc.1.95%Add +11.1%934,020$146.21M$156.54No quote
16MSGNMSG Networks, Inc.1.87%Add +14.8%8,671,320$140.65MNo quoteNo quote
17NLSNNielsen Holdings plc1.64%Add +2.3%5,785,916$122.95MNo quoteNo quote
18JNJJohnson & Johnson1.64%Reduce -0.1%949,410$122.84M$129.38No quote
19BRK/BBerkshire Hathaway Inc.CUSIP 0846707021.61%Add +1.8%580,476$120.75MNo quoteNo quote
20KEYSKeysight Technologies, Inc.1.59%Reduce -13.9%1,223,481$118.98M$97.25No quote
21SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.1.56%Reduce -0.6%1,683,608$116.79M$69.37No quote
22JLLJLL1.49%Reduce -0.1%806,187$112.11M$139.06No quote
23CRLCharles River Laboratories Intl, Inc.1.48%Add +3.2%841,597$111.4M$132.37No quote
24NOKNokia Corp. ADR1.48%Reduce -0.8%21,929,185$110.96M$5.06No quote
25SLCAU.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.1.44%Reduce -5.3%11,336,143$108.37MNo quoteNo quote
26ZBRAZebra Technologies Corp.1.44%Reduce -25.0%523,880$108.11M$206.37No quote
27TAPMolson Coors Brewing Co.1.37%Add +0.8%1,791,782$103.03M$57.50No quote
28TGNATEGNA, Inc.1.30%Reduce -2.7%6,285,538$97.61MNo quoteNo quote
29CBRECBRE Group, Inc.1.28%Reduce -2.5%1,807,228$95.8M$53.01No quote
30VIABViacom, Inc.1.26%Add +3.4%3,925,003$94.32MNo quoteNo quote
31SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.1.24%Add +0.2%642,129$92.73M$144.41No quote
32BOKFBOK Financial Corp.1.23%Add +21.3%1,163,942$92.13M$79.15No quote
33VZVerizon Communications Inc.1.16%Reduce -0.1%1,438,720$86.84M$60.36No quote
34AFLAflac, Inc.1.13%Add +0.3%1,616,450$84.57M$52.32No quote
35MTSCMTS Systems Corp.1.09%Add +1.6%1,483,515$81.96MNo quoteNo quote
36MHKMohawk Industries, Inc.1.09%Reduce 0.0%657,921$81.63M$124.07No quote
37KNKnowles Corporation1.00%Reduce -8.2%3,675,157$74.75M$20.34No quote
38BIOBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.0.99%Reduce -3.1%224,172$74.59M$332.74No quote
39PGRProgressive Corp.0.99%Add +5.2%964,740$74.53M$77.25No quote
40ZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.0.96%Reduce -25.3%527,316$72.39M$137.27No quote
41BWABorgWarner, Inc.0.96%Add +0.4%1,972,344$72.35M$36.68No quote
42RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.0.95%Add +0.0%661,639$71.68M$108.33No quote
43LFUSLittelfuse, Inc.0.95%Reduce -9.0%402,421$71.35M$177.31No quote
44EOGEOG Resources Inc.0.91%Add +30.3%922,831$68.49M$74.22No quote
45DOXAmdocs Ltd.0.86%Reduce -0.1%976,303$64.54M$66.11No quote
46SLBSchlumberger Ltd.0.86%Reduce -0.1%1,883,003$64.34M$34.17No quote
47GSKGlaxoSmithKline plc ADR0.81%Reduce -2.9%1,432,134$61.12M$42.68No quote
48CBSCBS Corp.0.76%Add +10.5%1,421,695$57.39MNo quoteNo quote
49WTWWillis Towers Watson plc0.70%Add +0.5%273,963$52.87M$192.97No quote
50OMCOmnicom Group, Inc.0.66%Reduce -7.4%634,101$49.65M$78.30No quote
51HLIHoulihan Lokey, Inc.0.66%Add +0.4%1,093,722$49.33M$45.10No quote
52MDPMeredith Corp.0.66%Reduce -2.8%1,341,345$49.17MNo quoteNo quote
53PXDPioneer Natural Resources Co0.65%Reduce -5.5%389,404$48.98MNo quoteNo quote
54AXEAnixter Intl, Inc.0.65%Reduce -7.3%707,769$48.92MNo quoteNo quote
55MASMasco Corporation0.65%-1,173,447$48.91M$41.68No quote
56AMGAffiliated Managers Group, Inc.0.65%Add +28.2%586,723$48.9M$83.35No quote
57MSGSThe Madison Square Garden Co.0.63%Reduce -10.8%179,048$47.18M$263.52No quote
58JHGJanus Henderson Group plc0.60%Add +2.7%2,010,991$45.17M$22.46No quote
59CHLChina Mobile Ltd. ADR0.59%Reduce -1.9%1,077,162$44.6MNo quoteNo quote
60DGXQuest Diagnostics Inc.0.59%Add +2.8%411,068$44M$107.03No quote
61ITWIllinois Tool Works, Inc.0.58%Reduce -23.2%276,263$43.23M$156.49No quote
62BCOBrink's Co.0.55%Add +7.0%501,350$41.59M$82.95No quote
63CAHCardinal Health, Inc.0.54%Add +0.0%860,371$40.6M$47.19No quote
64GNRCGenerac Holdings Inc.0.49%Add +10.1%473,837$37.12M$78.34No quote
65KMXCarMax Inc.0.49%Add +0.4%418,962$36.87M$88.00No quote
66ATGEAdtalem Global Education, Inc.0.48%Add +1.6%953,946$36.34MNo quoteNo quote
67WUWestern Union Co.0.48%Reduce -16.6%1,564,089$36.24M$23.17No quote
68TMOThermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.0.45%Reduce -24.3%114,755$33.43M$291.27No quote
69TIFTiffany & Co.0.44%Add +77.2%354,224$32.81MNo quoteNo quote
70VEAVanguard FTSE Developed ETF0.43%Add +5.4%784,198$32.22M$41.08No quote
71FLRFluor Corp.0.42%Add +1.0%1,664,075$31.83M$19.13No quote
72MEIMethode Electronics Inc.0.41%Add +0.7%917,917$30.88MNo quoteNo quote
73BRCBrady Corp.0.40%Reduce -49.2%562,421$29.84M$53.05No quote
74TPRTapestry, Inc.0.37%Add +3.5%1,059,571$27.6M$26.05No quote
75TISITeam, Inc.0.35%Add +8.2%1,447,762$26.13MNo quoteNo quote
76NOVNational Oilwell Varco0.31%Reduce 0.0%1,098,512$23.29M$21.20No quote
77BXBlackstone Group Inc0.30%Reduce -40.0%466,005$22.76M$48.84No quote
78TSTenaris ADR0.30%Add +2.9%1,055,854$22.36MNo quoteNo quote
79BSACBanco Santander-Chile ADR0.29%Add +15.6%785,548$22MNo quoteNo quote
80JWNNordstrom, Inc.0.27%Reduce -7.8%606,933$20.44MNo quoteNo quote
81KFYKorn/Ferry International0.25%Add +21.2%479,462$18.53M$38.64No quote
82VTVanguard Total World Stock Index Fd (ETF)0.24%Add +114.2%241,410$18.06M$74.82No quote
83TILEInterface, Inc.0.21%Add +10.2%1,115,005$16.1M$14.44No quote
84USBU.S. Bancorp0.21%Reduce -25.5%283,494$15.69M$55.34No quote
85FICOFair Isaac Corp.0.21%Reduce -57.2%51,068$15.5M$303.52No quote
86KINKindred Biosciences, Inc.0.17%Reduce -33.1%1,906,785$13.06MNo quoteNo quote
87COSTCostco Wholesale Corp.0.17%Reduce -51.9%44,578$12.84M$288.10No quote
88FLFoot Locker, Inc.0.15%Add +24.7%268,414$11.59MNo quoteNo quote
89HMNHorace Mann Educators Corp.0.15%Add +9.7%245,257$11.36MNo quoteNo quote
90COWNCowen Inc.0.15%Reduce -30.9%709,323$10.92MNo quoteNo quote
91ORCLOracle Corp.0.14%Reduce -1.3%194,257$10.69M$55.03No quote
92IWNiShares Russell 2000V ETF0.13%Add +73.7%83,045$9.92M$119.41No quote
93HNGRHanger, Inc.0.13%Reduce -2.7%485,271$9.89MNo quoteNo quote
94ORBCORBCOMM, Inc.0.13%Add +2.7%2,072,263$9.86MNo quoteNo quote
95BTNBallantyne Strong, Inc.0.13%Reduce -15.0%3,050,028$9.49MNo quoteNo quote
96LMTLockheed Martin Corp.0.13%Reduce -0.1%24,312$9.48M$390.05No quote
97RSTRosetta Stone Inc.0.13%Add +4.0%544,582$9.48MNo quoteNo quote
98MINDMitcham Industries, Inc.0.12%Reduce -4.8%2,832,542$9.21MNo quoteNo quote
99CNTYCentury Casinos, Inc.0.12%Reduce -37.9%1,181,710$9.14MNo quoteNo quote
100GRBKGreen Brick Partners Inc.0.11%Reduce -48.3%791,062$8.46M$10.70No quote
101RNWKRealNetworks, Inc.0.11%Reduce -12.0%4,982,572$8.27MNo quoteNo quote
102MATWMatthews Intl Corp.0.11%Add +10.0%231,763$8.2M$35.39No quote
103GSGoldman Sachs Group, Inc.0.10%Reduce -0.0%35,687$7.4M$207.22No quote
104LAKELakeland Industries, Inc.0.09%Reduce -44.0%551,399$6.68MNo quoteNo quote
105ACTGAcacia Research Corp.0.09%-2,428,943$6.51MNo quoteNo quote
106TURN180 Degree Capital Corp.0.08%Reduce -40.7%2,914,318$6.23MNo quoteNo quote
107ICEIntercontinentalExchange, Inc.0.08%Reduce -49.5%66,821$6.17M$92.28No quote
108MOSMosaic Co.0.08%Reduce -0.0%298,075$6.11M$20.50No quote
109TRCTejon Ranch Co.0.08%Reduce -23.6%346,135$5.87MNo quoteNo quote
110CPIXCumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.0.08%Reduce -25.2%958,319$5.68MNo quoteNo quote
111SFESafeguard Scientifics Inc.0.07%Reduce -43.4%490,095$5.56MNo quoteNo quote
112GAIAGaia, Inc.0.07%Add +46.2%835,287$5.46MNo quoteNo quote
113GSITGSI Technology Inc.0.07%Reduce -45.8%572,965$5.02MNo quoteNo quote
114CSWCCapital Southwest Corp.0.07%Reduce -62.0%228,297$4.98MNo quoteNo quote
115STRTStrattec Security Corp.0.06%Reduce -42.2%238,807$4.75MNo quoteNo quote
116XOMExxon Mobil Corp.0.06%Reduce -0.0%66,356$4.69M$70.60No quote
117ALOTAstroNova, Inc.0.06%Add +23.2%280,763$4.54MNo quoteNo quote
118BKBank of New York Mellon Corp.0.06%Reduce -0.1%99,936$4.52M$45.21No quote
119PRCPPerceptron, Inc.0.06%Reduce -45.1%900,044$4.31MNo quoteNo quote
120ALYAAlithya Group Inc.0.05%Reduce -58.6%1,343,006$3.98MNo quoteNo quote
121MOVMovado Group Inc.0.05%Reduce -46.0%156,825$3.9MNo quoteNo quote
122ENZEnzo Biochem, Inc.0.05%Add +217.1%1,026,313$3.7MNo quoteNo quote
123EMKREMCORE Corporation0.05%Reduce -48.5%1,112,170$3.41MNo quoteNo quote
124APAApache Corp.0.04%Reduce -0.0%131,980$3.38M$25.60No quote
125QCOMQUALCOMM Inc.0.04%Reduce -83.5%39,056$2.98M$76.28No quote
126ACIAAcacia Communications, Inc.0.04%Reduce 0.0%44,487$2.91MNo quoteNo quote
127PCTIPCTEL, Inc.0.04%Reduce -67.3%336,434$2.83MNo quoteNo quote
128EQCEquity Commonwealth0.04%Add +124.8%81,043$2.78MNo quoteNo quote
129ASPNAspen Aerogels Inc.0.04%Reduce -34.6%444,331$2.63M$5.92No quote
130CVUCPI Aerostructures, Inc.0.03%Reduce -34.0%317,783$2.61MNo quoteNo quote
131NVSNovartis AG ADR0.03%Reduce -1.0%28,688$2.49M$86.90No quote
132JCAPJernigan Capital, Inc.0.03%Reduce -42.8%116,246$2.24MNo quoteNo quote
133WAASAquaVenture Holdings Limited0.03%New112,275$2.18MNo quoteNo quote
134SYNCSynacor, Inc.0.03%Reduce -52.7%1,547,567$2.17MNo quoteNo quote
135OESXOrion Energy Systems, Inc.0.02%Reduce -43.4%610,242$1.74MNo quoteNo quote
136FNFabrinet0.02%Add +36.3%29,376$1.54M$52.29No quote
137GIFIGulf Island Fabrication, Inc.0.01%Reduce -44.9%202,338$1.08MNo quoteNo quote
138ACWXISHARES MSCI ACWI EX US ETF0.01%-22,999$1.06M$46.05No quote
139RBCNRubicon Technology, Inc.0.01%Reduce -25.7%108,015$1.03MNo quoteNo quote
140PCYOPure Cycle Corp.0.01%Reduce -21.7%72,797$748KNo quoteNo quote
141RUBIThe Rubicon Project, Inc.0.01%Reduce -50.3%53,651$467KNo quoteNo quote
142CRWSCrown Crafts, Inc.0.00%Reduce -27.6%57,111$357KNo quoteNo quote
143AXTIAXT Inc.0.00%Reduce -27.4%68,944$245K$3.55No quote
144DRADDigirad Corp.0.00%Reduce -51.8%19,529$87KNo quoteNo quote
154TNAVTelenav Inc.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
153AETIStabilis Energy Inc-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
152SOSouthern Co.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
151BIDSotheby's-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
150OXYOccidental Petroleum Corp.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
149OAKOaktree Capital Group LLC-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
148GLAEGlassBridge Enterprises Inc.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
147EXPDExpeditors Intl of Washington-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
146CLBCore Laboratories N.V.-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote
145BSMXBanco Santander Mexico SA ADR-Sold0$0No quoteNo quote