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Ariel Small Cap Value (Representative Portfolio)
Historical Portfolio Characteristics as of December 31

Market Capitalization ($ weighted avg. nlog — millions) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011  
Ariel Small Cap Value 1740 1910 1820 1210 1600 1490 1570  
Russell 2000 Value 890 1020 960 660 750 900 840  
Russell 2000 930 1020 1090 680 790 1000 970  
S&P 500 47510 53920 56600 38450 43770 48460 49810  
   
Price/Earnings (Forward)                
Ariel Small Cap Value 17.1 16.3 13.4 9.2 16.7 14.6 12.7  
Russell 2000 Value 15.5 16.8 13.9 11.5 14.7 14.8 13.1  
Russell 2000 17.5 18.4 16.6 12.4 16.3 16.8 14.6  
S&P 500 15.4 15.4 15.2 11.1 15.1 13.8 12.3  
   
Beta (Correlated to the Russell 3000 Index)                
Ariel Small Cap Value 0.81 0.81 1.04 1.09 1.43 1.39 1.39  
Russell 2000 Value 1.10 1.04 1.21 0.87 1.31 1.28 1.22  
Russell 2000 1.28 1.27 1.37 0.99 1.27 1.32 1.26  
S&P 500 0.94 0.95 0.90 0.81 0.94 0.97 0.93  
   
Number of Issues                
Ariel Small Cap Value 41 33 32 28 30 34 35  
Russell 2000 Value 1323 1310 1301 1293 1393 1297 1354  
Russell 2000 2010 1972 1930 1934 2007 1974 1966  
S&P 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500  
   
Portfolio Turnover                
Ariel Small Cap Value 15.9 27.1 32.2 32.2 37.7 36.1 22.9  


The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The S&P 500® Index is the most widely accepted barometer of the market. It includes 500 blue chip, large cap stocks, which together represent about 75% of the total U.S. equities market.

 
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