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Ariel Appreciation Fund Investor Cl: (MF: CAAPX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 16, 2025 05:37 PM ET
$43.65 USD
-0.33 (-0.75%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 7.47 | 78 |
| 3 months | -0.54 | 84 |
| 6 months | 17.19 | 17 |
| 1 Year | -0.85 | 85 |
| 3 Year | 6.76 | 92 |
| 5 Year | 8.14 | 78 |
| 10 Year | 7.02 | 94 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 88.79 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -55.11 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 716.41 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.25 |
| 5 Year | 11.54 |
| 10 Year | 8.12 |
| Since Inception | 9.89 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.93 | 5.81 | 9.50 | NA |
| 2024 | 4.06 | -6.55 | 9.90 | -0.53 |
| 2023 | 1.71 | 5.03 | -6.47 | 10.70 |
| 2022 | -4.56 | -15.44 | -5.66 | 15.03 |
| 2021 | 15.65 | 4.75 | -2.95 | 7.05 |
| 2020 | -31.42 | 19.90 | 5.67 | 23.56 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 7.47 | 6.30 | 10.61 | -12.42 | 25.86 | 7.36 | 24.59 | -13.99 | 15.09 | 12.65 | -6.21 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -10.02 | -18.71 | -15.63 | 5.77 | -2.82 | -11.03 | -6.89 | -9.60 | -6.69 | 0.72 | -7.60 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -5.15 | -13.08 | -12.38 | 7.27 | 3.80 | -12.55 | -3.83 | -7.13 | -5.58 | 4.84 | -4.61 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.50 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.97 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 2.22 | 2.15 | 3.72 | 6.56 | 4.02 | 2.96 | 2.42 | 5.61 | 3.40 | 4.93 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%