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Ariel Focus Fund Instl Cl: (MF: AFOYX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 19, 2025 05:33 PM ET
$17.44 USD
+0.11 (0.63%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 18.27 | 16 |
| 3 months | 1.10 | 74 |
| 6 months | 23.74 | 2 |
| 1 Year | 8.93 | 50 |
| 3 Year | 11.70 | 68 |
| 5 Year | 11.47 | 51 |
| 10 Year | 9.55 | 75 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 20.46 |
| 5 Year | 14.85 |
| 10 Year | 10.63 |
| Since Inception | 10.46 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.87 | 4.86 | 20.86 | NA |
| 2024 | 7.50 | -3.30 | 10.63 | -1.11 |
| 2023 | 0.35 | 2.03 | -5.85 | 11.22 |
| 2022 | 4.03 | -15.66 | -7.43 | 12.08 |
| 2021 | 16.55 | 4.05 | -4.64 | 5.01 |
| 2020 | -32.87 | 23.78 | 6.02 | 21.69 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 18.26 | 13.73 | 7.22 | -8.97 | 21.45 | 7.21 | 25.86 | -13.03 | 15.16 | 21.46 | -15.21 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.76 | -11.29 | -19.02 | 9.23 | -7.23 | -11.19 | -5.62 | -8.64 | -6.63 | 9.52 | -16.60 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 5.64 | -5.66 | -15.77 | 10.72 | -0.60 | -12.70 | -2.56 | -6.17 | -5.51 | 13.64 | -13.61 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 1.23 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 1.13 | 1.30 | 0.86 | 1.22 | 1.47 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 1.01 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%