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Ariel Investments announces the appointment of two new leaders
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Company Spotlights: 1Q21
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Value Strikes Back
Morningstar discusses how small caps and value are “back in a big way” and highlights Ariel Fund
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Ariel-Schwab Black Investor Survey 2020
The results of the 2020 Ariel-Schwab Black Investor Survey reveal that Black Americans are not benefitting from stock market growth at the same rate as white Americans
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Mellody Hobson announces the creation of Ariel Alternatives and Project Black
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These 7 Value Stocks Will Benefit From an Economic Recovery
John W. Rogers, Jr. discusses how his patient and contrarian investing philosophy is paying dividends once again.
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2020 Distributions
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Fund Performance
as of 08/05/2021
Fund
Price
Change
YTD
Ariel Fund
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Investor class
$86.59
$1.01
28.09%
Institutional class
$86.80
$1.02
28.33%
Ariel Appreciation Fund
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Investor class
$52.24
$0.17
20.59%
Institutional class
$52.39
$0.17
20.80%
Ariel Focus Fund
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Investor class
$17.09
$0.07
18.85%
Institutional class
$17.11
$0.07
18.98%
Ariel International Fund
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Investor class
$15.32
$0.05
5.00%
Institutional class
$15.00
$0.05
5.19%
Ariel Global Fund
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Investor class
$18.25
$0.08
9.15%
Institutional class
$17.68
$0.08
9.27%
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