13F filing recap · Q1 2013

What did Ariel Investments buy in Q1 2013?

Reported stock-position changes between this filing and the previous one. US-listed stocks across every Ariel-managed account, including accounts that belong to no fund below.

Stock value

$5.83B

Positions

138

Estimated turnover

19.1%

Turnover is a proxy: verified trade-origin share changes valued at period-end and divided by average reported stock value. SEC holdings reports do not disclose execution dates or prices. Corporate actions and unreconciled activity are excluded.

New positions

COHCoach Inc$39.46Mreported value+789.4K shares SHYFThe Shyft Group, Inc.$4.16Mreported value+783.4K shares POZNPozen Inc.$4.13Mreported value+783.6K shares ARCArc Document Solutions, Inc.$4.09Mreported value+1.37M shares RBCNRubicon Technology, Inc.$3.60Mreported value+545.6K shares CPIXCumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc$2.67Mreported value+537.0K shares DVDDover Motorsports, Inc.$1.60Mreported value+800.5K shares BIDUBaidu, Inc.$332.0Kreported value+3.8K shares HARHarman International Industries Inc.$276.0Kreported value+6.2K shares ACTGAcacia Research Corp$210.0Kreported value+7.0K shares

Increased positions

IPGThe Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.$232.00Mreported value+831.5K shares+4.9%JNSJanus Capital Group Inc.$177.72Mreported value+201.3K shares+1.1%ISCAInternational Speedway Corporation$174.74Mreported value+375.7K shares+7.6%HSPHospira Inc$139.81Mreported value+1.06M shares

Reduced positions

LAZLazard, Inc.$208.98Mreported value-145.6K shares-2.3%JLLJones Lang Lasalle Incorporated$190.07Mreported value-73.8K shares-3.7%FAFFirst American Financial Corporation$189.60Mreported value-552.4K shares-6.9%GCIGannett Co. Inc.$181.06Mreported value-555.5K shares

Exited positions

DELLDell Technologies Inc.$54.10Mprior reported value-5.34M shares-100.0%PVSWPervasive Software Inc.$6.32Mprior reported value-708.9K shares-100.0%BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc$2.29Mprior reported value-25.5K shares-100.0%ARCArc Document Solutions, Inc.$2.23Mprior reported value