Ariel Appreciation Fund Investor Class (CAAPX)

49.89
Net Asset Value
+0.71%
1 Day
+21.62%
Year-to-Date
Overall Morningstar Rating
Mid-cap blend
Style or Category
No Load
Sales Expenses
1.17%
Expense Ratio
Above Average
Morningstar Risk Rating™
Investment Objective The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies and the fund generally will have a weighted average market capitalization between $2 billion and $15 billion. It seeks to hold investments for a relatively long period of time-generally five years. The fund seeks to invest in quality companies in industries in which the adviser has expertise including the financial services and consumer discretionary sectors. It does not invest in corporations whose primary source of revenue is derived from the production or sale of tobacco products or the manufacture of handguns.

Performance

1 month+5.00% 3 years+15.91%
3 months+7.72% 5 years+10.26%
1 year+32.00% Since inception+10.85%
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Peer Comparisonvs. Mid-cap blend

 CAAPXCategory
Performance 5-yr return+10.26%+6.81%
Expense ratio1.17%1.27%
Risk 5 year sharpe ratio0.460.35
Net assets$1.6B$1.4B
Average market cap$7.8B$6.4B
Average P/E16.618.3
Portfolio turnover----

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Fund Management and Purchase Info

Fund familyAriel Investments, LLC
Fund manager & tenureJohn Rogers, Jr. / 10 Years
Minimal initial investment$1,000.00
Minimum IRA investment$1,000.00

Holdings

Other100.00%
U.S. stock--
International stock--
Fixed income--
Cash--
Top 5 Sectors
Portfolio weighting
Financial service 27.42%
Media 18.60%
Healthcare 13.58%
Consumer service 13.05%
Business service 9.50%
Top 10 Holdings
Portfolio weighting
IPG Interpublic Group of Cos Inc4.38%
LAZ Lazard Ltd3.93%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc3.70%
NTRS Northern Trust Corporation3.46%
AFL Aflac Inc3.24%
VIAB Viacom, Inc. Class B3.05%
STJ St Jude Medical, Inc.3.03%
FAF First American Financial Corp3.01%
IGT International Game Technology2.96%
BX Blackstone Group LP2.95%

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