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Ariel Focus Fund (ARFFX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jun 4, 2026

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.

Looking to diversify beyond ARFFX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with ARFFX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from ARFFX.

Best Diversifiers for ARFFX

0 mutual funds have low correlation with ARFFX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is Ariel Global Fund (AGLOX) (Global Equities) with a 1Y correlation of 0.53, down from 0.69 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
AGLOX
Ariel Global Fund0.530.650.69
86
Global EquitiesARFFX vs AGLOX
FLCGX
Meeder Quantex Fund0.580.730.83
53
Mid Cap Value EquitiesARFFX vs FLCGX
GTTMX
Glenmede Quantitative U.S. Total Market Equity Por...0.660.790.85
61
Mid Cap Value EquitiesARFFX vs GTTMX
VVOIX
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund Class Y0.680.790.86
87
Mid Cap Value EquitiesARFFX vs VVOIX
VVOAX
Invesco Value Opportunities Fund0.690.790.86
87
Mid Cap Value EquitiesARFFX vs VVOAX
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