Ariel Appreciation Fund

Scorecard
2 / 5 Stars
Lipper
5 4 2 3 1
Zacks Investment Research
1 (Strong Buy)
Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
C+ (Hold)

Fund Holdings

The fund’s portfolio remains fairly concentrated with about 35 to 40 stocks. “We don’t think it makes any sense to own more of our 102nd best idea,” Fidler says. “We’d much rather focus on 35 to 40 stocks that not only do we think we can understand well, but also that we think there’s actually an opportunity in those stocks.” Historically, management has tended to hunt for deals in the consumer discretionary and financial services area, but continues to avoid the energy, commodities, and industrials sectors. “Those [involve] trading calls,” Fidler says. “Over the long term, they don’t really earn attractive returns. You have to trade them properly.” As of the end of the first quarter, the fund was most heavily invested in the consumer discretionary sector, followed by financial services and health care.

Asset Allocation

% Long % Net
Cash 4.78 4.78
Stocks 93.51 93.51
Bonds 0.0 0.0
Other 1.71 1.71
Foreign Bonds 0.0 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0 0.0
Convertible 0.0 0.0
Preferred 0.0 0.0

Updated 03.31.2013

Top 10 Holdings

Performance as of 04.30.2013

Portfolio as of 03.31.2013

Ticker YTD Return % % Net Assets
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc IPG 23.91 4.38
Lazard Ltd LAZ 8.21 3.93
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TMO 26.8 3.7
Northern Trust Corporation NTRS 6.62 3.46
Aflac Inc AFL 3.03 3.24
Viacom, Inc. Class B VIAB 25.47 3.05
St Jude Medical, Inc. STJ 13.31 3.03
First American Financial Corp FAF 8.92 3.01
International Game Technology IGT 20.96 2.96
Blackstone Group LP BX 35.15 2.95

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