Date updated:03-03-2007
John W. Rogers Jr. runs the Ariel funds and also writes a column for Forbes. The 5 year track record for Ariel is 11.16%, beating the S&P 500 by 5.14% per year. Ariel Fund is an open-end fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund's objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in the stocks of smaller companies with market capitalizations generally between $500 million and $2.5 billion. The Fund invests in undervalued companies that are widely misunderstood, ignored or underfollowed by institutional investors.
Current Returns:
1-Year: 11.50%
3-Year: 12.11%
5-Year: 12.07%
As of 1/31/07

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HRB
H R Block Inc - $20.40
- -1.78%
- $20.63
Rogers thinks the company is worth $27. Thinks that the tax code is so baffling that its 19.5mm clients are very sticky.

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MKL
Markel Cp Hldg Co - $326.95
- -0.01%
- $326.40
No Analysis added

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HEW
Hewitt Assoc Inc - $40.85
- -0.97%
- $41.16
No Analysis added

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ENR
Energizer Hldgs I - $57.67
- -1.27%
- $58.12
No Analysis added

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JNS
Janus Cap Gp Cmn - $13.47
- -2.39%
- $13.69
No Analysis added

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JLL
Jones Lang Lasall - $52.72
- -2.95%
- $54.10
No Analysis added

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IFIN
Ifin - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
No Analysis added

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IEX
Idex Cp - $30.13
- -1.12%
- $30.26
No Analysis added
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