| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | Ariel Focus Fund | 4.8% | - | APA, CLB, GNRC, MOS, ORCL, REZI, SJM | Concentration, conviction, downside protection, fundamentals, Quality | The letter focuses on running a concentrated portfolio of high-conviction ideas where downside risk is carefully managed. Management stresses deep fundamental research, strong balance sheets, and management alignment. The outlook favors selective concentration over broad diversification in an inefficient market. | CLB APA SJM REZI MOS ORCL |
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| 2025 Q2 | Jul 17, 2025 | Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy | 7.6% | - | CLB, DNB, FAF, LIND, OSW, REZI, WEX, ZBRA | Discounts, earnings recovery, Mean reversion, small caps, value | The letter argues that small-cap value stocks are trading at historic discounts versus large caps. Management highlights improving earnings, balance sheet repair, and long-term growth resilience. The outlook anticipates meaningful upside as performance gaps narrow. | ZBRA FAF CLB |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Ariel Focus Fund | 10.6% | 0.0% | APA, CLB, Gold, MHK, MOS, PHIN, REZI, SJM | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Ariel Focus Fund | -1.2% | 13.5% | GNRC, Gold, GS, LMT, MHK, REZI, SLB, SNA | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 24, 2025 | Pzena Global Small Cap Focused Value strategy | 10.7% | 13.9% | 1910 HK, AAP, HAS LN, OEC, RCO FP, REZI | consumer, cyclicals, small caps, tariffs, value | Pzenas global small-cap portfolio outperformed its benchmark, led by Resideo, Advance Auto Parts, and Steelcase. The fund added positions in Samsonite, Rémy Cointreau, and Sensata, emphasizing undervalued cyclical and consumer franchises resilient to tariff pressures. Management sees opportunities in economically sensitive sectors with discounted valuations. | SNSA 1910 HK CNXN ORION HAS SCS AAP RESI |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Appreciation Fund | 9.5% | - | FI, GS, KMX, KN, MAT, PBH, PSKY, REZI, SPHR | Artificial Intelligence, consumer tech, Fintech, Mid Caps, Value Investing | Ariel Appreciation emphasizes AI-related growth, fintech innovation, and value recovery among mid-cap holdings. Top contributors included Resideo, Sphere Entertainment, and Knowles, while cyclicals like CarMax weighed on results. The team expects undervalued mid-cap equities to outperform as valuations normalize and active management captures AI and consumer technology tailwinds. | PBH FISV MAT KMX KN SPHR REZI |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Focus Fund | 20.8% | - | AJG, B, FI, MOS, PBH, REZI, SLB, ZIMV | Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, gold, small caps, Value rotation | Ariel Focus outperformed driven by small-cap and value holdings like Resideo and Barrick Gold, while adding exposure to fintech and insurance. The manager emphasizes AI-driven productivity and margin expansion potential across its holdings. With small caps still trading at steep discounts, the fund sees attractive upside as valuation gaps normalize. | FISV AJG SLB PBH |
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| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Fund | 12.4% | - | MANU, MAT, PBH, PSKY, REZI, SPHR | Artificial Intelligence, Media, small caps, Smart homes, Value rotation | Ariel highlights strong small-cap performance amid AI-driven enthusiasm and resilient U.S. growth. The fund benefited from holdings like Sphere Entertainment and Resideo Technologies, while focusing on undervalued cyclicals positioned for an earnings catch-up. It sees opportunity in media innovation and smart home technology as valuations for small caps remain deeply discounted. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 15, 2025 | Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy | 12.7% | - | BCO, KMT, MAT, PBH, REZI, SPHR, ZBRA | consumer, cyclicals, industrials, small caps, valuation | Ariel sees improving prospects for small caps and cyclical stocks amid Fed easing, strong earnings, and valuation gaps versus large caps. The strategy favors pro-cyclical exposure in undervalued businesses across industrials, logistics, and consumer sectors while maintaining discipline in capital deployment. The managers expect small-cap valuations to normalize as market breadth improves and economic resilience persists. | KMT US SPHR US BCO US REZI US |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 29, 2026 | Pzena Global Small Cap Focused Value strategy | -1.0% | 12.8% | 240810.KS, 9065.T, AAP, ADNT, BIRG.L, BPE.MI, MRC, NOKBF, RCO.PA, REZI, SCS, ST, TEP.PA, TPK.L, UMI.BR, UNI.MC, WGO | consumer discretionary, financials, global, small cap, underperformance, valuation, value | The portfolio remains attractively valued and is currently among the most inexpensive across the geographies and market cap ranges managed by Pzena. Small-cap stocks remain particularly depressed relative to larger companies. Small-cap stocks remain particularly depressed relative to larger companies, with the portfolio's relative performance being challenged. U.S. small caps modestly underperformed large caps during the quarter. | WGO KNX |
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| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy | 3.0% | 0.0% | AMG, FDS, GNRC, KMT, NCLH, PSKY, REZI, RLI, SPHR, ZBRA | AI, Entertainment, insurance, Manufacturing, small cap, technology, value | Artificial intelligence continues to drive structural trends and productivity gains across industries, though benefits are unevenly distributed. The technology is contributing to market concentration and shifting competitive positioning, while raising questions about the durability of recent performance patterns. Data center market shows significant long-term growth potential driven by rising energy needs and artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion. Management emphasized strong momentum in this sector as a key growth driver. Live entertainment sector demonstrates robust consumer demand with Sphere Entertainment showing strengthening business fundamentals. The success of productions like The Wizard of Oz is accelerating discussions for future venue expansion both domestically and internationally. Cruise industry faces renewed skepticism despite record bookings and robust customer deposits. Norwegian Cruise Line maintains confidence in long-term demand supported by strategic capacity expansion and private island enhancements. | ZBRA RLI FDS NCLH GNRC REZI KMT AMG SPHR |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Ariel Focus Fund | -3.9% | -3.9% | BIO, CVX, Gold, NTRS, ORCL, REZI, SJM | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Jan 20, 2026 | Fund Letters | John Rogers | Resideo Technologies Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Distribution, HVAC, Margins, recovery, spin-off | View Pitch |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letters | Charles K. Bobrinskoy | Resideo Technologies, Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | NYSE | Housing, Margins, Pricing, product innovation, Smart home, synergies, tariffs | View Pitch |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Fund Letters | John W. Rogers | Resideo Technologies Inc. | Industrials | Building Products | Bull | NYSE | Building Products, earnings, innovation, Security, Smart home, valuation | View Pitch |
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