Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
0.67% 2.665B 0.76% 33.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
-167.86M -11.95% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in small/mid cap undervalued companies that show strong potential for growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies that have market capitalizations within the range of the companies in the Russell 2500TM Index, measured at the time of initial purchase.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol ARGFX
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Mid-Cap Value
Category Index Russell Mid Cap Value TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Mid Cap
YCharts Categorization US Mid Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell Midcap Total Return (^RMCTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name Ariel Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 2500 Value TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
John Rogers 36.34 yrs
John Miller 16.29 yrs
Kenneth Kuhrt 11.17 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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1 Month
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1 Year
% Rank: 78
-167.86M
-9.518B Category Low
10.04B Category High
3 Months
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3 Years
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6 Months
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5 Years
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YTD
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10 Years
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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 30, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
15.87%
16.23%
-13.42%
25.08%
10.37%
30.76%
-18.56%
4.49%
11.96%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
5.96%
13.01%
15.45%
-13.72%
25.00%
7.70%
26.24%
-12.16%
0.16%
13.10%
15.28%
-13.70%
24.82%
9.18%
26.53%
-12.69%
0.28%
21.47%
15.20%
-13.02%
25.86%
7.21%
21.45%
-8.97%
-1.27%
20.72%
15.00%
-5.12%
30.96%
4.65%
11.30%
-4.73%
1.94%
As of March 30, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-30-23) 0.76%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield (3-31-16) Upgrade
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 12.80
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of December 31, 2022

Growth Estimates

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As of December 31, 2022

Asset Allocation

As of December 31, 2022.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.57% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.43% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A 4.85% 58.98 3.13%
Affiliated Managers Group Inc 4.25% 142.42 2.46%
Mohawk Industries Inc 3.99% 100.23 4.02%
The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc 3.94% 37.24 2.13%
Boyd Gaming Corp 3.90% 64.13 2.74%
Paramount Global Class B 3.75% 22.32 2.81%
Lazard Ltd Shs A 3.74% 33.08 2.73%
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc 3.56% 145.48 3.02%
Mattel Inc 3.53% 18.41 3.20%
Royal Caribbean Group 3.51% 65.32 0.93%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
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Administration Fee --
Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests in small/mid cap undervalued companies that show strong potential for growth. It invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies that have market capitalizations within the range of the companies in the Russell 2500TM Index, measured at the time of initial purchase.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol ARGFX
Equity Style Small Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Mid-Cap Value
Category Index Russell Mid Cap Value TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Mid Cap
YCharts Categorization US Mid Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell Midcap Total Return (^RMCTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name Ariel Investments
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 2500 Value TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
John Rogers 36.34 yrs
John Miller 16.29 yrs
Kenneth Kuhrt 11.17 yrs

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-30-23) 0.76%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield (3-31-16) Upgrade
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 12.80
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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As of December 31, 2022

Growth Estimates

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As of December 31, 2022

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/30/2011
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2022
Last Prospectus Date 2/1/2023
Share Classes
ARGFX Inv
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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