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Ariel Focus Fund Investor Cl: (MF: ARFFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 19, 2025 05:33 PM ET
$17.34 USD
+0.10 (0.58%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 18.00 | 18 |
| 3 months | 1.05 | 75 |
| 6 months | 23.64 | 2 |
| 1 Year | 8.64 | 51 |
| 3 Year | 11.41 | 70 |
| 5 Year | 11.18 | 54 |
| 10 Year | 9.28 | 78 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -51.73 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 547.93 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 20.13 |
| 5 Year | 14.56 |
| 10 Year | 10.35 |
| Since Inception | 6.98 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.88 | 4.74 | 20.75 | NA |
| 2024 | 7.45 | -3.37 | 10.60 | -1.18 |
| 2023 | 0.35 | 1.97 | -5.87 | 11.05 |
| 2022 | 3.97 | -15.74 | -7.44 | 11.94 |
| 2021 | 16.48 | 4.00 | -4.70 | 4.94 |
| 2020 | -32.89 | 23.54 | 6.03 | 21.61 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 18.00 | 13.48 | 6.97 | -9.23 | 21.14 | 6.90 | 25.62 | -13.29 | 14.92 | 21.09 | -15.40 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 0.50 | -11.54 | -19.27 | 8.97 | -7.53 | -11.50 | -5.87 | -8.90 | -6.87 | 9.16 | -16.79 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 5.37 | -5.91 | -16.02 | 10.46 | -0.91 | -13.01 | -2.80 | -6.43 | -5.75 | 13.28 | -13.80 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.75 | 0.97 | 1.04 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 1.01 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%