General Information
As of 05/25/2012
|
| NAV |
$40.34 |
| NAV Daily Change |
($0.05) |
| % Yield |
.34 |
| % SEC Yield |
N/A |
| % YTD Return (as of 04/30/2012) |
12.61 |
| Objective* |
Equity - Growth |
| Peer* |
GR VL |
* Key
Portfolio Statistics
|
| % Unrealized Gain YTD |
25.95 |
| Net Assets (Mil $) N/A |
1,143.41 |
| % Turnover N/A |
26.00 |
Fees
|
| % Max Sales Load |
.00 |
| % Min Sales Load |
.00 |
| % Max Deferred Load |
.00 |
Expenses
|
| % Max 12b-1 Fee |
.25 |
| % Max Management Fee |
.70 |
| % Redemption Fee |
.00 |
| % Expense Ratio |
1.15 |
Allocation
|
| Large Growth |
10.18 |
| Large Value |
35.11 |
| Small Growth |
.00 |
| Small Value |
6.67 |
| Foreign Stock |
.00 |
| Emerging Market |
.00 |
| Precious Metals |
.00 |
| Intermediate Bond |
.00 |
| Foreign Bond |
.00 |
| High Yield Bond |
43.08 |
Portfolio Information |
| Composition |
| As of N/A |
% of Net Assets |
| Stock |
99.70 |
| Cash |
.00 |
| Bonds |
.00 |
| Preferred |
.00 |
| Convertibles |
.00 |
| Foreign Stock |
5.10 |
| Foreign Bonds |
.00 |
| Hedge |
.00 |
| Other |
.30 |
Sector / Country Weightings
|
| As of 12/31/2011 |
% of Portfolio |
| Finance |
29.11 |
| Non-Durable |
18.21 |
| Services |
13.35 |
| Technology |
12.76 |
| Health |
7.86 |
| Consumer Durables |
7.24 |
| Other |
5.11 |
| Industrial Cyclical |
4.86 |
| Retail Trade |
1.50 |
Portfolio Holdings |
Top Equity Holdings
(As of 12/31/2011) |
% of Portfolio |
Value (Mil$) |
|
| CBS CORP CL B |
4.48 |
55.69 |
| VIACOM INC |
4.44 |
55.15 |
| AFLAC INC |
4.28 |
53.13 |
| INTERPUBLIC GROUP CO INC |
4.19 |
52.12 |
| DELL INC |
3.94 |
48.95 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP |
3.85 |
47.78 |
| LAZARD LTD CL A |
3.72 |
46.20 |
| MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC |
3.43 |
42.68 |
| JONES LANG LASALLE INC |
3.28 |
40.73 |
| N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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500 |
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Fund Description
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The fund was incepted in December 1989 and is managed by Ariel Capital Management, Inc. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in the stocks of medium-sized companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of investment. The fund seeks to invest in undervalued companies that are widely misunderstood, ignored or under followed by institutional investors, Wall Street analysts and the media. Dividends are distributed once per year. Capital gains are distributed at least annually.
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Stock Holding Statistics
% of Net Assets
|
| As Of |
N/A |
| Total Issues |
38 |
| Avg. P/E |
24.59 |
| Avg. P/Book |
4.26 |
| Avg. EPS Growth |
14.95 |
| Avg. Market Value (Mil $) |
11,580 |
Risk
|
|
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
| Beta |
1.42 |
1.34 |
1.23 |
| Alpha |
-3.69 |
2.92 |
0.95 |
| R Squared |
0.92 |
0.88 |
0.86 |
| Std. Dev. |
23.24 |
27.47 |
21.21 |
| Sharpe |
1.11 |
0.13 |
3.00 |
Shareholder Information
|
| Manager |
Team Managed |
| Since |
N/A |
| Manager Rating * SEE EXPLANTION |
N/A |
| Inception Date |
12/01/1989 |
| Shareholders |
30,146 |
| Dividends Paid |
A |
| Minimum Initial Investment |
$1,000 |
| Minimum Subsequent Investment |
$100 |
| IRA Minimum |
$0 |
| IRA Available |
Y |
Check Writing |
N |
Phone Invest |
Y |
| Phone Exchange |
Y |
Phone Redeem |
Y |
Auto Invest |
Y |
| Wire Redeem |
Y |
Wire Fee |
Y |
Wire Transfer |
Y |
Contact Information
|
| Family |
Ariel |
| Address |
200 E. Randolph Dr, Ste 2900
Chicago, IL 60601 |
| Phone |
800 292-7435 |
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