Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel Fund
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—98.67%
Value ($)
 
Basic Materials—3.31%
1,410,981
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
96,101,916
 
Consumer Discretionary—33.54%
1,882,964
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation(a)
152,312,958
7,772,119
Mattel, Inc.(a)
107,877,012
4,713,446
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.(a)
99,500,845
4,107,827
Manchester United plc, Class A(a)
94,192,473
3,137,950
OneSpaWorld Holdings, Ltd.
88,615,708
701,877
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)
87,495,987
954,294
Boyd Gaming Corporation
84,292,789
3,239,417
Gentex Corporation
81,860,068
471,750
Sphere Entertainment Company(a)
81,626,902
186,018
Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation(a)
74,749,473
2,015,316
Leslie’s, Inc.(a)(b)
20,455,457
 
 
972,979,672
 
Consumer Staples—3.59%
926,614
J.M. Smucker Company
104,244,075
 
Energy—2.60%
6,474,663
Core Laboratories, Inc.(b)
75,429,824
 
Financials—16.78%
2,437,639
Lazard, Inc., Class A
102,234,580
280,984
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
95,084,986
2,066,041
Carlyle Group, Inc.
87,000,986
513,593
BOK Financial Corporation
71,327,796
397,629
Northern Trust Corporation
69,123,825
616,755
RLI Corporation
36,431,718
2,070,647
GCM Grosvenor, Inc., Class A
25,468,958
 
 
486,672,849
 
Health Care—18.08%
557,758
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)
126,493,937
349,270
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.(a)
102,549,165
3,384,359
Envista Holdings Corporation(a)
89,177,860
7,791,737
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.
82,670,329
1,703,532
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)
80,525,958
573,665
Haemonetics Corporation(a)
43,024,875
 
 
524,442,124
 
Industrials—17.70%
398,818
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A(a)
104,992,827
858,722
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)
104,188,740
568,165
The Middleby Corporation(a)
97,730,062
257,900
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)
75,515,699
1,735,535
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)
53,975,138
7,354,458
ADT, Inc.
47,803,977
849,123
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)
29,056,989
 
 
513,263,432
 
Real Estate—3.07%
287,118
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)
88,992,224
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,034,179,300)
2,862,126,116
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel Fund (Continued)
Number of Shares
Short-Term Investments—1.37%
Value ($)
39,775,237
Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio, 3.51%(c)
39,775,237
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $39,775,237)
39,775,237
 
 
 
Total Investments—100.04% (Cost $2,073,954,537)
2,901,901,353
 
Other Assets less Liabilities—(0.04)%
(1,191,895
)
 
Net Assets—100.00%
2,900,709,458
Ariel Appreciation Fund
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—98.36%
Value ($)
 
Consumer Discretionary—28.39%
1,152,168
OneSpaWorld Holdings, Ltd.
32,537,224
395,880
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation(a)
32,022,733
69,597
Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation(a)
27,966,859
1,321,822
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.(a)
27,903,662
381,812
Omnicom Group, Inc.
27,807,368
984,479
Manchester United plc, Class A(a)
22,574,104
123,114
Sphere Entertainment Company(a)
21,302,415
510,862
Knowles Corporation(a)
21,190,556
769,634
Gentex Corporation
19,448,651
1,318,494
Mattel, Inc.(a)
18,300,697
36,249
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
11,510,145
187,075
CarMax, Inc.(a)
9,894,397
 
 
272,458,811
 
Consumer Staples—2.13%
181,556
J.M. Smucker Company
20,425,050
 
Energy—4.36%
542,050
SLB, Ltd.
25,199,905
1,429,620
Core Laboratories, Inc.
16,655,073
 
 
41,854,978
 
Financials—23.71%
397,608
First American Financial Corporation
27,271,933
284,647
The Charles Schwab Corporation
26,264,378
397,696
RLI Corporation
23,491,903
156,226
BOK Financial Corporation
21,696,667
227,249
KKR & Company, Inc.
20,856,913
117,203
Northern Trust Corporation
20,374,569
434,354
Carlyle Group, Inc.
18,290,647
131,315
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
17,613,281
128,095
Aflac, Inc.
15,019,139
349,203
Lazard, Inc., Class A
14,645,574
63,013
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
14,498,031
34,565
The Progressive Corporation
7,550,724
 
 
227,573,759
 
Health Care—15.16%
171,201
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)
38,826,675
93,200
Labcorp Holdings, Inc.
26,096,000
924,605
Envista Holdings Corporation(a)
24,363,342
76,300
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.(a)
22,402,443
405,584
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)
19,171,955
195,810
Haemonetics Corporation(a)
14,685,750
 
 
145,546,165
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel Appreciation Fund (Continued)
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—98.36% (continued)
Value ($)
 
Industrials—19.22%
186,941
The Middleby Corporation(a)
32,155,721
320,471
Masco Corporation
26,076,725
655,517
Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd.(a)
22,431,792
129,370
nVent Electric plc
21,942,446
74,303
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)
21,756,661
60,016
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)
21,009,801
29,993
Littelfuse, Inc.
13,656,713
425,352
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)
13,228,447
248,032
Fiserv, Inc.(a)
12,165,970
 
 
184,424,276
 
Real Estate—5.39%
90,278
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)
27,981,666
176,205
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)
23,733,052
 
 
51,714,718
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $615,681,931)
943,997,757
Number of Shares
Short-Term Investments—1.54%
Value ($)
14,833,380
Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio, 3.51%(c)
14,833,380
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $14,833,380)
14,833,380
 
 
 
Total Investments—99.90% (Cost $630,515,311)
958,831,137
 
Other Assets less Liabilities—0.10%
924,780
 
Net Assets—100.00%
959,755,917
Ariel Focus Fund
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—95.54%
Value ($)
 
Basic Materials—6.18%
108,103
Barrick Mining Corporation
3,970,623
70,266
Mosaic Company
1,488,937
 
 
5,459,560
 
Consumer Discretionary—16.40%
61,815
PHINIA, Inc.
5,091,702
36,441
Boyd Gaming Corporation
3,218,833
5,801
Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation(a)
2,331,074
31,842
BorgWarner, Inc.
2,114,309
21,317
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation(a)
1,724,332
 
 
14,480,250
 
Consumer Staples—0.00%
 
Energy—11.67%
81,791
SLB, Ltd.
3,802,464
104,412
APA Corporation
3,400,699
18,745
Chevron Corporation
3,107,171
 
 
10,310,334
 
Financials—24.83%
14,306
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
4,841,150
34,542
BOK Financial Corporation
4,797,193
77,922
Bank of America Corporation
4,439,996
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel Focus Fund (Continued)
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—95.54% (continued)
Value ($)
 
Financials—24.83% (continued)
13,252
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
3,049,020
35,162
First American Financial Corporation
2,411,762
10,420
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
2,392,119
 
 
21,931,240
 
Health Care—16.23%
19,642
Johnson & Johnson
4,988,479
11,397
Labcorp Holdings, Inc.
3,191,160
67,373
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.(a)
3,184,722
5,388
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.(a)
1,581,970
130,338
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.
1,382,886
 
 
14,329,217
 
Industrials—18.96%
10,129
Snap-on, Inc.
4,075,909
28,524
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)
3,460,817
6,067
Lockheed Martin Corporation
3,090,894
74,529
Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)
2,317,852
43,362
Fiserv, Inc.(a)
2,126,906
3,588
Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)
1,050,602
95,610
ADT, Inc.
621,465
 
 
16,744,445
 
Technology—1.27%
7,643
Oracle Corporation
1,120,082
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $57,074,664)
84,375,128
Number of Shares
Short-Term Investments—4.43%
Value ($)
3,917,330
Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio, 3.51%(c)
3,917,330
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,917,330)
3,917,330
 
 
 
Total Investments—99.97% (Cost $60,991,994)
88,292,458
 
Other Assets less Liabilities—0.03%
23,492
 
Net Assets—100.00%
88,315,950
Ariel International Fund
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—97.08%
Value ($)
 
Austria—4.44%
62,102
BAWAG Group AG
12,438,893
 
Belgium—2.71%
39,724
KBC Group NV
5,414,865
325,665
Proximus SADP
2,176,813
 
 
7,591,678
 
Canada—1.89%
901,755
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation
5,284,284
 
China—4.46%
601,500
Hongfa Technology Co., Ltd.
3,054,999
381,500
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.
2,967,225
1,300,000
China Mengniu Dairy Company, Ltd.
2,667,015
248,100
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd.
2,423,366
587,600
Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd.
1,367,322
 
 
12,479,927
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel International Fund (Continued)
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—97.08% (continued)
Value ($)
 
Denmark—2.86%
357,359
Orsted AS(a)
8,019,430
 
France—9.70%
297,066
Engie SA
9,364,808
424,773
Orange SA
8,010,630
64,788
Publicis Groupe SA
6,400,355
87,290
Michelin (CGDE)
3,366,142
 
 
27,141,935
 
Germany—13.69%
137,474
Infineon Technologies AG
12,828,544
50,156
Merck KGaA
8,415,716
123,876
Bayer AG
6,851,986
51,845
Wacker Chemie AG(a)
5,384,743
93,708
Salzgitter AG
4,846,023
 
 
38,327,012
 
Greece—0.92%
543,152
Eurobank SA
2,584,822
 
Indonesia—0.47%
7,435,900
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT
1,314,175
 
Ireland—3.36%
472,553
Bank of Ireland Group plc
9,408,438
 
Italy—4.23%
346,787
Lottomatica Group SpA
9,628,604
190,932
Italgas SpA
2,211,040
 
 
11,839,644
 
Japan—24.71%
91,100
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
13,830,705
68,200
Horiba, Ltd.
11,497,045
242,800
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
10,639,626
482,900
TDK Corporation
10,602,743
123,300
Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
8,641,123
312,000
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
7,261,035
319,500
Bridgestone Corporation
6,700,668
 
 
69,172,945
 
Netherlands—1.09%
76,137
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
3,063,934
 
South Korea—0.95%
25,812
KB Financial Group, Inc.
2,649,008
 
Spain—3.60%
729,080
Banco Santander SA
10,066,538
 
Switzerland—1.83%
12,465
Roche Holdings AG
5,134,099
 
Taiwan—3.21%
38,000
MediaTek, Inc.
5,063,645
52,000
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
3,933,891
 
 
8,997,536
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel International Fund (Continued)
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—97.08% (continued)
Value ($)
 
United Kingdom—12.96%
860,974
Informa plc
10,326,317
1,903,544
Marks & Spencer Group plc
9,392,837
1,240,333
Barclays plc
8,334,785
2,295,186
British Telecom Group plc
5,787,499
93,348
GSK plc
2,452,903
 
 
36,294,341
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $211,165,764)
271,808,639
Number of Shares
Investment Companies—1.26%
Value ($)
49,450
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
3,523,312
 
Total Investment Companies (Cost $3,419,204)
3,523,312
Number of Shares
Short-Term Investments—0.69%
Value ($)
1,922,597
Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio, 3.51%(c)
1,922,597
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,922,597)
1,922,597
 
 
 
Total Investments—99.03% (Cost $216,507,565)
277,254,548
 
Foreign Currency, Other Assets less Liabilities—0.97%
2,712,197
 
Net Assets—100.00%
279,966,745
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel International Fund (Continued)
Open Forward Currency Contracts
Contract
Settlement
Date
Counterparty
Currency to
be Received
Amount to
be Received
Currency to
be Delivered
Amount to
be Delivered
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Appreciation
07/02/2026
UBS
Australian Dollar
3,531,732
Euro
2,107,992
$36,603
09/24/2026
UBS
Australian Dollar
3,498,512
Euro
2,107,992
984
Subtotal UBS
 
 
 
37,587
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
British Pound
331,708
Japanese Yen
69,761,932
10,940
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Euro
2,330,399
Swiss Franc
2,130,964
25,383
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Euro
1,309,300
Japanese Yen
241,426,627
11,172
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Euro
423,292
Swiss Franc
387,015
4,674
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Euro
618,149
Swiss Franc
566,998
4,567
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
United States Dollar
1,062,554
Australian Dollar
1,501,631
22,900
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
United States Dollar
968,351
Australian Dollar
1,366,646
22,153
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
United States Dollar
625,709
Australian Dollar
885,284
12,783
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Australian Dollar
2,203,520
Japanese Yen
245,711,443
1,287
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Swedish Krona
41,418,880
Euro
3,741,885
1,385
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Swiss Franc
3,762,917
Japanese Yen
758,687,964
3,026
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Swiss Franc
8,376,392
Euro
9,126,728
1,131
Subtotal Northern Trust
 
 
 
121,401
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
Australian Dollar
1,983,720
Euro
1,183,480
21,184
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
British Pound
1,014,973
Japanese Yen
215,536,353
20,708
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
629,005
Australian Dollar
889,883
12,895
09/24/2026
JPMorgan
Australian Dollar
7,458,703
United States Dollar
5,147,360
8,628
09/24/2026
JPMorgan
Australian Dollar
596,461
Euro
359,282
293
09/24/2026
JPMorgan
British Pound
1,006,783
Japanese Yen
215,536,353
420
Subtotal JPMorgan
 
 
 
64,128
Subtotal - Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Appreciation
$223,116
Contract
Settlement
Date
Counterparty
Currency to
be Received
Amount to
be Received
Currency to
be Delivered
Amount to
be Delivered
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Depreciation
07/02/2026
UBS
Singapore Dollar
3,579,905
Euro
2,428,179
$(7,361)
09/24/2026
UBS
Singapore Dollar
3,579,641
Euro
2,428,179
(578)
Subtotal UBS
 
 
 
(7,939)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Australian Dollar
3,832,840
United States Dollar
2,656,614
(2,947)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Australian Dollar
2,168,043
Japanese Yen
245,711,443
(10,143)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Japanese Yen
69,761,932
British Pound
326,419
(3,925)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Japanese Yen
241,426,627
Euro
1,312,161
(14,441)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Japanese Yen
192,633,039
Chinese Offshore Yuan
8,250,657
(30,243)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Japanese Yen
457,572,681
Chinese Offshore Yuan
19,671,746
(82,658)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Swedish Krona
41,292,064
Euro
3,741,885
(16,962)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Swiss Franc
3,756,376
Japanese Yen
758,687,964
(17,141)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Swiss Franc
11,511,494
Euro
12,498,568
(33,966)
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Japanese Yen
667,758,683
Chinese Offshore Yuan
27,922,403
(1,645)
Subtotal Northern Trust
 
 
 
(214,071)
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
Australian Dollar
8,336,649
United States Dollar
5,776,365
(4,485)
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
Euro
824,198
Australian Dollar
1,372,576
(8,575)
Subtotal JPMorgan
 
 
 
(13,060)
Subtotal - Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Depreciation
$(235,070)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Forward Currency Contracts
$(11,954)
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel Global Fund
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—97.65%
Value ($)
 
Austria—2.14%
7,333
BAWAG Group AG
1,468,784
 
China—12.61%
426,731
Hongfa Technology Co., Ltd.
2,167,353
57,400
Xiamen Faratronic Co., Ltd.
1,612,770
637,000
China Mengniu Dairy Company, Ltd.
1,306,837
116,300
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd.
1,135,983
124,700
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.
969,890
45,400
WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.
832,420
272,200
Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd.
633,399
 
 
8,658,652
 
Denmark—1.84%
56,437
Orsted AS(a)
1,266,493
 
France—4.96%
50,386
Engie SA
1,588,385
60,760
Orange SA
1,145,849
6,802
Publicis Groupe SA
671,964
 
 
3,406,198
 
Germany—8.95%
17,353
Infineon Technologies AG
1,619,315
8,849
Merck KGaA
1,484,781
19,935
Bayer AG
1,102,670
9,512
Wacker Chemie AG(a)
987,938
18,352
Salzgitter AG
949,057
 
 
6,143,761
 
Greece—1.59%
229,478
Eurobank SA
1,092,069
 
Indonesia—0.53%
2,049,100
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT
362,145
 
Ireland—1.97%
68,010
Bank of Ireland Group plc
1,354,066
 
Italy—2.02%
49,929
Lottomatica Group SpA
1,386,288
 
Japan—15.69%
18,100
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
2,747,923
48,000
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
2,103,386
10,700
Horiba, Ltd.
1,803,788
60,200
TDK Corporation
1,321,775
18,600
Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
1,303,527
42,000
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
977,447
24,600
Bridgestone Corporation
515,920
 
 
10,773,766
 
South Korea—1.57%
629
SK Hynix, Inc.
1,075,873
 
Spain—1.62%
80,857
Banco Santander SA
1,116,407
 
Taiwan—6.11%
29,000
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
2,193,901
10,000
MediaTek, Inc.
1,332,538
16,000
Airtac International Group
670,507
 
 
4,196,946
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel Global Fund (Continued)
Number of Shares
Common Stocks—97.65% (continued)
Value ($)
 
United Kingdom—7.78%
340,508
Marks & Spencer Group plc
1,680,201
122,716
Informa plc
1,471,827
176,856
Barclays plc
1,188,436
396,736
British Telecom Group plc
1,000,402
 
 
5,340,866
 
United States—28.27%
22,180
CVS Health Corporation
2,294,521
15,148
Intel Corporation(a)
2,115,115
19,261
Walt Disney Company
1,853,872
38,708
PPL Corporation
1,407,036
22,125
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
1,274,842
5,402
First Solar, Inc.(a)
1,274,656
5,355
M&T Bank Corporation
1,274,544
55,776
AT&T, Inc.
1,154,563
23,031
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
1,038,928
23,626
Dynatrace, Inc.(a)
1,037,418
17,066
Fifth Third Bancorp
962,011
2,879
FedEx Corporation
901,501
5,700
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
720,138
14,342
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
631,621
11,039
Bank of America Corporation
629,002
3,105
Capital One Financial Corporation
622,925
1,438
Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc.(a)
217,138
 
 
19,409,831
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $53,191,912)
67,052,145
Number of Shares
Investment Companies—0.89%
Value ($)
3,885
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
609,751
 
Total Investment Companies (Cost $598,307)
609,751
Number of Shares
Short-Term Investments—0.28%
Value ($)
192,424
Northern Institutional Treasury Portfolio, 3.51%(c)
192,424
 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $192,424)
192,424
 
 
 
Total Investments—98.82% (Cost $53,982,643)
67,854,320
 
Foreign Currency, Other Assets less Liabilities—1.18%
808,244
 
Net Assets—100.00%
68,662,564
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel Global Fund (Continued)
Open Forward Currency Contracts
Contract
Settlement
Date
Counterparty
Currency to
be Received
Amount to
be Received
Currency to
be Delivered
Amount to
be Delivered
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Appreciation
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Australian Dollar
42,070
Japanese Yen
4,628,765
$659
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Swedish Krona
3,546,617
Japanese Yen
59,275,669
1,208
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
United States Dollar
1,497,548
Chinese Offshore Yuan
10,139,012
4,486
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Australian Dollar
41,510
Japanese Yen
4,628,765
24
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Canadian Dollar
1,026,808
Chinese Offshore Yuan
4,899,095
857
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
Swedish Krona
3,545,938
Japanese Yen
59,275,669
338
Subtotal Northern Trust
 
 
 
7,572
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
Euro
910,151
Japanese Yen
167,867,476
7,512
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
8,391,553
Euro
7,221,007
140,830
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
2,302,125
Japanese Yen
360,249,589
86,500
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
3,330,188
Japanese Yen
528,526,027
79,620
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
1,089,890
British Pound
798,940
30,136
09/24/2026
JPMorgan
Canadian Dollar
429,848
British Pound
229,187
267
Subtotal JPMorgan
 
 
 
344,865
Subtotal - Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Appreciation
$352,437
Contract
Settlement
Date
Counterparty
Currency to
be Received
Amount to
be Received
Currency to
be Delivered
Amount to
be Delivered
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Depreciation
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Canadian Dollar
361,677
Chinese Offshore Yuan
1,794,594
$(9,254)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
Canadian Dollar
630,271
Chinese Offshore Yuan
3,104,501
(12,765)
07/02/2026
Northern Trust
United States Dollar
2,344,914
Chinese Offshore Yuan
15,947,547
(3,508)
09/24/2026
Northern Trust
United States Dollar
3,862,175
Chinese Offshore Yuan
26,086,559
(3,536)
Subtotal Northern Trust
 
 
 
(29,063)
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
British Pound
257,205
United States Dollar
341,653
(484)
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
Canadian Dollar
420,664
British Pound
229,187
(7,397)
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
Japanese Yen
167,867,476
Euro
909,133
(6,348)
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
1,985,784
British Pound
1,498,455
(1,842)
07/02/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
1,976,505
Euro
1,737,750
(9,048)
09/24/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
2,703,227
British Pound
2,040,190
(3,004)
09/24/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
5,502,052
Japanese Yen
888,775,616
(3,049)
09/24/2026
JPMorgan
United States Dollar
10,260,856
Euro
8,958,757
(13,013)
Subtotal JPMorgan
 
 
 
(44,185)
Subtotal - Open Forward Currency Contracts with Unrealized Depreciation
$(73,248)
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Forward Currency Contracts
$279,189
(a)
Non-income producing.
(b)
Affiliated company (See Note Three, Transactions with Affiliated Companies).
(c)
The rate presented is the 7-day current yield as of June 30, 2026.
See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
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Notes to the
Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
NOTE One | ORGANIZATION
Ariel Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Ariel Fund, Ariel Appreciation Fund, Ariel Focus Fund, Ariel International Fund and Ariel Global Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are series of the Trust. Ariel Focus Fund is a non-diversified Fund, all other Funds are diversified. The Funds issue two classes of shares: an Investor Class and an Institutional Class.
The Northern Trust Company (“Northern Trust”) provides fund administration and tax reporting services for the Funds in its role as sub-fund administrator engaged by Ariel Investments, LLC (the "Adviser" or "Ariel") for Ariel Fund, Ariel Appreciation Fund and Ariel Focus Fund and as fund administrator engaged by the Trust for Ariel International Fund and Ariel Global Fund. Northern Trust also acts as the Funds' accounting agent and custodian. U.S. Bank Global Fund Services serves as the Funds' transfer agent.
NOTE Two | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies related to investments of the Funds held at June 30, 2026.
Securities Valuation—Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the closing price on the national securities exchange or market on which such investments are primarily traded and, in the case of securities reported on the Nasdaq system, at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price. The closing price provided by the pricing vendor for an exchange may differ from the price quoted elsewhere and may represent information such as last sales price, an official closing price, a closing auction price or other information, depending on exchange or market convention. If a closing price is not reported on the national securities exchange or market on which such investments are primarily traded, an investment shall be valued using: (i) the closing price on another exchange on which the investment traded (if such price is made available by the Funds' pricing agent) or (ii) investments for which reliable bid and ask quotations are available are valued at the mean between bid and ask prices. Short-term debt maturing in 60 days or less is valued at evaluated bid prices. Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued using a fair value determined in good faith by the Adviser, as the Board’s Valuation Designee, under procedures adopted and periodically reviewed by the Board and monitored by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee. Certain common stocks that trade on foreign exchanges are subject to valuation adjustments to account for the market movement between the close of a foreign market in which the security is traded and the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Such valuation adjustments are provided by approved pricing vendors or other independent pricing sources.
Fair Value Measurements—Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820-10 (ASC 820-10) establishes a three-tier framework for measuring fair value based on a hierarchy of inputs.  The hierarchy distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Funds’ own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments and are summarized below:
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, “quoted” prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, and inputs corroborated by observable market data)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following tables summarize the inputs used as of June 30, 2026 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:
 
Ariel Fund
Ariel Appreciation
Fund
Ariel Focus Fund
Level 1
$2,901,901,353
$958,831,137
$88,292,458
Level 2
Level 3
Total Investments
$2,901,901,353
$958,831,137
$88,292,458
Industry classifications for Ariel Fund, Ariel Appreciation Fund, and Ariel Focus Fund are included in the Schedules of Investments for the respective Fund.
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Notes to the
Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
Ariel International Fund
Level 1
Level 2*
Level 3
Total
Common Stocks
Communication Services
$32,701,614
$
$
$32,701,614
Consumer Discretionary
26,956,449
26,956,449
Consumer Staples
15,123,786
15,123,786
Financials
52,211,524
52,211,524
Health Care
24,222,026
24,222,026
Industrials
29,948,696
29,948,696
Information Technology
55,534,216
55,534,216
Materials & Processing
10,230,766
10,230,766
Utilities
24,879,562
24,879,562
Total Common Stocks
$271,808,639
$—
$—
$271,808,639
Investment Companies
3,523,312
3,523,312
Short-Term Investments
1,922,597
1,922,597
Total Investments
$277,254,548
$—
$—
$277,254,548
Other Financial Instruments
Forward Currency Contracts^
$—
$(11,954
)
$—
$(11,954
)
Ariel Global Fund
Level 1
Level 2*
Level 3
Total
Common Stocks
Communication Services
$7,298,477
$
$
$7,298,477
Consumer Discretionary
2,879,655
2,879,655
Consumer Staples
2,987,038
2,987,038
Financials
10,070,389
10,070,389
Health Care
8,342,771
8,342,771
Industrials
9,943,791
9,943,791
Information Technology
18,699,494
18,699,494
Materials & Processing
1,936,995
1,936,995
Utilities
4,893,535
4,893,535
Total Common Stocks
$67,052,145
$—
$—
$67,052,145
Investment Companies
609,751
609,751
Short-Term Investments
192,424
192,424
Total Investments
$67,854,320
$—
$—
$67,854,320
Other Financial Instruments
Forward Currency Contracts^
$—
$279,189
$—
$279,189
*
As of June 30, 2026, the Level 2 investments held were forward currency contracts. See Schedules of Investments.
^
Forward currency contracts derive their value from underlying exchange rates. These instruments are normally valued by pricing vendors using pricing models. The
pricing models typically use inputs that are observed from trading in active forward foreign currency markets. As such, forward currency contracts are categorized as
Level 2. The value of forward currency contracts that is disclosed in this table is equal to the difference between Open forward currency contracts with unrealized
appreciation and Open forward currency contracts with unrealized depreciation shown in the Schedules of Investments.
Foreign Currency—Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on a daily basis using exchange rates obtained from an independent third party. 
Forward Currency Contracts—Ariel International Fund and Ariel Global Fund use forward currency contracts in a strategy designed to reduce tracking error relative to their respective benchmarks. The primary risk associated with a Fund’s use of these contracts is that a counterparty will fail to fulfill its obligation to pay gains due to the Fund under the contracts.  This counterparty risk is mitigated by entering into forward currency contracts only with highly rated counterparties.  Forward currency contracts are “marked-to-market” daily, and as noted above, any resulting unrealized gain (loss) is recorded as net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency contracts as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments.
Securities transactions—Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
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Notes to the
Schedules of Investments
As of June 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
NOTE Three | TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES
If a fund’s holding represents ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of a company, the company is deemed to be an affiliate of the fund as defined in the 1940 Act.  The following transactions were made during the period ended June 30, 2026 in securities of a company deemed to be an affiliated company of the Funds:
Security name
Shares Held
June 30, 2026
Market Value
September 30,
2025
Purchases
Sales
Net
realized
gain (loss)
Change in
unrealized
gain (loss)
Market Value
June 30, 2026
Dividend
Income
Ariel Fund
Common Stocks - 3.31%
Consumer Discretionary - 0.71%
Leslie’s, Inc.(a)
2,015,316
$12,324,480
$91,883
$2,800,233
$(44,394,538
)
$55,233,865
$20,455,457
Energy - 2.60%
Core Laboratories, Inc.
6,474,663
80,573,320
15,515,573
21,755,567
(7,659,439
)
8,755,937
75,429,824
173,258
Total Common Stocks
$92,897,800
$15,607,456
$24,555,800
$(52,053,977
)
$63,989,802
$95,885,281
$173,258
(a)
Non-income producing.
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