Ariel Focus Fund (ARFFX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies of any size in order to provide investors access to superior opportunities in companies of all market capitalizations. The fund’s strategy is rooted in the contrarian investment philosophy of the Adviser, which depends on three interrelated tenets: patience, focus and independent thinking. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
ISIN | US04035F1075 |
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CUSIP | 04035F107 |
Issuer | Ariel Investments |
Inception Date | Jun 30, 2005 |
Category | Mid Cap Value Equities |
Min. Investment | $1,000 |
Asset Class | Equity |
Asset Class Size | Mid-Cap |
Asset Class Style | Value |
Expense Ratio
The Ariel Focus Fund has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Ariel Focus Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Ariel Focus Fund had a return of 3.56% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.80% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Ariel Focus Fund had an annualized return of 5.97%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.55%, indicating that Ariel Focus Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
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Year-To-Date | 3.56% | 6.33% |
1 month | -1.24% | -2.81% |
6 months | 20.60% | 21.13% |
1 year | 9.80% | 24.56% |
5 years (annualized) | 6.34% | 11.55% |
10 years (annualized) | 5.97% | 10.55% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2024 | -2.74% | 3.52% | 6.73% | |||||||||
2023 | -6.06% | -6.16% | 8.10% | 7.82% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
Ariel Focus Fund(ARFFX)
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Ariel Focus Fund (ARFFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Ariel Focus Fund granted a 3.22% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.49 per share.
Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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Dividend | $0.49 | $0.49 | $1.17 | $0.56 | $0.35 | $0.14 | $0.84 | $0.79 | $0.13 | $1.46 | $1.56 | $0.80 |
Dividend yield | 3.22% | 3.33% | 8.30% | 3.30% | 2.41% | 1.03% | 7.61% | 5.76% | 1.04% | 13.91% | 11.09% | 5.58% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ariel Focus Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||||
2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.22 |
2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.01 | $0.16 |
2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.42 | $0.14 |
2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.12 |
2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 |
2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.71 | $0.13 |
2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.67 | $0.11 |
2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 |
2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.33 | $0.13 |
2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.46 | $0.11 |
2013 | $0.70 | $0.09 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Ariel Focus Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Ariel Focus Fund was 57.66%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 977 trading sessions.
The current Ariel Focus Fund drawdown is 7.50%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-57.66% | Jun 5, 2007 | 444 | Mar 9, 2009 | 977 | Jan 24, 2013 | 1421 |
-43.22% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 179 | Dec 4, 2020 | 223 |
-26.97% | May 22, 2015 | 183 | Feb 11, 2016 | 206 | Dec 5, 2016 | 389 |
-24.5% | Apr 21, 2022 | 380 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
-24.39% | Sep 24, 2018 | 64 | Dec 24, 2018 | 253 | Dec 26, 2019 | 317 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Ariel Focus Fund volatility is 4.70%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.