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Ariel Focus Fund (ARFFX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 21, 2023

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.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Ariel Focus Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $24,723 for a total return of roughly 147.23%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
4.51%
7.43%
ARFFX (Ariel Focus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Ariel Focus Fund

Return

Ariel Focus Fund had a return of -3.82% year-to-date (YTD) and -15.89% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Ariel Focus Fund had an annualized return of 7.10%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.86%, indicating that Ariel Focus Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-10.87%-3.13%
Year-To-Date-3.82%2.92%
6 months-2.15%2.02%
1 year-15.89%-11.46%
5 years (annualized)4.03%7.79%
10 years (annualized)7.10%9.86%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20237.42%-1.58%
2022-10.71%12.95%2.78%-3.46%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current Ariel Focus Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.66. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.00NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.66
-0.45
ARFFX (Ariel Focus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Ariel Focus Fund granted a 8.63% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.17 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$1.17$1.17$0.56$0.35$0.14$0.84$0.79$0.13$1.46$1.56$0.80$0.13

Dividend yield

8.63%8.30%3.57%2.69%1.19%8.82%7.14%1.37%18.48%16.69%9.34%2.13%

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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.09
2012$0.13

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-18.45%
-17.62%
ARFFX (Ariel Focus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Ariel Focus Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the Ariel Focus Fund is 57.66%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 976 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-57.66%Jun 5, 2007442Mar 9, 2009976Jan 24, 20131418
-43.22%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020179Dec 4, 2020223
-26.97%May 22, 2015183Feb 11, 2016206Dec 5, 2016389
-24.39%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 2018253Dec 26, 2019317
-24.35%Apr 21, 2022113Sep 30, 2022
-10.88%Jun 7, 2021125Dec 1, 202181Mar 29, 2022206
-9.8%Jan 29, 201844Apr 2, 2018120Sep 20, 2018164
-9.73%May 9, 200648Jul 18, 200659Oct 10, 2006107
-9.21%Sep 2, 201432Oct 15, 201447Dec 22, 201479
-6.61%Feb 21, 200715Mar 13, 200730Apr 25, 200745

Volatility Chart

Current Ariel Focus Fund volatility is 26.74%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
26.74%
20.82%
ARFFX (Ariel Focus Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)