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John Rogers

Ariel Investments

2026Q1 · filed May 14, 2026106 positions · $8.93Btop-5 18%

John Rogers (Ariel Investments) discloses a $8.93B portfolio across 106 US-listed positions in the latest 13F filing (2026Q1, filed May 14, 2026). The largest holding is MSGE at 4.0% of the book. The biggest move of the quarter: trimmed the SPHR share count by 22% (position now $289M). Latticework's clone backtest puts this 13F book at -5.3%/yr vs SPY over 12.0 years.

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About John Rogers

John Rogers founded Ariel Investments in 1983, making it one of the earliest Black-owned asset management firms in the United States, and has run the flagship Ariel Fund on a consistent small- and mid-cap value mandate for more than four decades. His style is patient, concentrated by SMID standards — the current 106-position book at $8.9B carries modest top-5 concentration near 18%, with weights clustered in media, real estate services, and asset-management names like MSGE, JLL, and AMG — and he is known for holding through extended periods of underperformance rather than rotating. Rogers draws heavily on Warren Buffett's framework but applies it systematically to neglected smaller companies that institutional coverage tends to ignore. The 13F captures his equity book cleanly, as derivatives and shorts are not central to the strategy; the main caveat for readers is that SMID value has faced a persistent structural headwind against large-cap growth benchmarks, reflected in the backtest's roughly five-point annual drag versus SPY over the trailing twelve years.

2026Q1 brief

Ariel's $8.93B deep-value, small/mid-cap book remained stable at its core — MSGE, OSW, and JLL hold the top three spots — but the quarter's activity reflects selective pruning and quiet diversification. The most meaningful add was ZBRA (+63% to 1.8%), a beaten-down enterprise mobility name consistent with Ariel's contrarian playbook, and RLI (+134% to 0.6%), a specialty insurer that fits Rogers' preference for overlooked financial franchises. On the trim side, SPHR was cut 22% (still 3.2%) and KMT slashed 63%, while MSFT was nearly halved — suggesting Rogers is trimming any position that has appreciated into large-cap consensus territory. Exits of COF and WBS reinforce a pullback from regional/mid-cap banks, though the new FITB position is a small offset. The initiation of ETFs VT, VWO, and VXUS — tiny but new — hints Ariel may be testing international exposure for client mandates. Watch whether international ETF seeds grow into stock-specific EM or developed-market positions in 2026Q2.

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  • port4.0%
    val$360M
    Madison Square Garden Entert
    this Q hold·12q
  • port4.0%
    val$354M
    Onespaworld Holdings Limited
    this Q hold·25q
  • port3.5%
    val$312M
    Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • port3.3%
    val$294M
    Affiliated Managers Group
    this Q hold·31q
  • port3.2%
    val$289M
    Sphere Entertainment CO
    this Q -22%·24q
  • port3.1%
    val$276M
    Envista Holdings Corp
    this Q hold·25q
  • port3.1%
    val$274M
    Norwegian Cruise Line Hldgs
    this Q hold·25q
  • port2.8%
    val$253M
    Prestige Consumer Healthcare
    this Q hold·16q
  • port2.8%
    val$253M
    Generac Holdings Inc
    this Q hold·23q
  • 10CRL
    port2.8%
    val$249M
    Charles River Laboratories
    this Q hold·40q
  • 11LAZ
    port2.8%
    val$248M
    Lazard Inc
    this Q hold·9q
  • 12FAF
    port2.6%
    val$231M
    First American Financial
    this Q hold·40q
  • port2.6%
    val$231M
    Madison Square Garden Sports
    this Q hold·40q
  • port2.5%
    val$223M
    Covista Inc
    this Q hold·36q
  • 15CLB
    port2.5%
    val$221M
    Core Laboratories Inc
    this Q hold·12q
  • 16BIO
    port2.5%
    val$219M
    Bio-rad Laboratories-a
    this Q hold·40q
  • port2.4%
    val$211M
    Bok Financial Corporation
    this Q hold·40q
  • port2.3%
    val$209M
    Middleby Corp
    this Q hold·25q
  • port2.3%
    val$205M
    Resideo Technologies Inc
    this Q hold·19q
  • 20MAT
    port2.2%
    val$197M
    Mattel Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 21CG
    port2.2%
    val$193M
    Carlyle Group Inc/the
    this Q hold·14q
  • 22BYD
    port2.1%
    val$187M
    Boyd Gaming Corp
    this Q hold·19q
  • port2.0%
    val$182M
    Gentex Corp
    this Q hold·19q
  • 24SJM
    port2.0%
    val$179M
    JM Smucker Co/the
    this Q hold·40q
  • 25MHK
    port1.9%
    val$172M
    Mohawk Industries Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • port1.8%
    val$163M
    Zebra Technologies Corp-cl A
    this Q +63%·40q
  • port1.8%
    val$159M
    Northern Trust Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • port1.7%
    val$152M
    Manchester Utd Plc New
    this Q hold·19q
  • 29ADT
    port1.4%
    val$128M
    Adt Inc
    this Q hold·20q
  • 30AQN
    port1.4%
    val$121M
    Algonquin Power & Utilities
    this Q +23%·5q
  • 31KN
    port1.1%
    val$98M
    Knowles Corp
    this Q hold·30q
  • port1.1%
    val$96M
    Axalta Coating Sys Ltd
    this Q -29%·21q
  • 33BCO
    port1.1%
    val$96M
    Brink's Co/the
    this Q hold·40q
  • 34LH
    port1.1%
    val$94M
    Labcorp Holdings Inc
    this Q hold·8q
  • 35OMC
    port0.9%
    val$83M
    Omnicom Group
    this Q hold·28q
  • port0.8%
    val$74M
    Dentsply Sirona Inc
    this Q +21%·2q
  • port0.8%
    val$73M
    Littelfuse Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 38NVT
    port0.8%
    val$71M
    Nvent Elec Plc
    this Q hold·21q
  • port0.7%
    val$64M
    Intel Corp
    this Q hold·10q
  • 40SLB
    port0.7%
    val$64M
    Slb Ltd
    this Q hold·22q
  • 41DIS
    port0.7%
    val$63M
    Walt Disney Co/the
    this Q hold·4q
  • port0.7%
    val$59M
    Lindblad Expeditions Holding
    this Q -33%·18q
  • 43SMG
    port0.7%
    val$59M
    Scotts Miracle-gro CO
    this Q New·1q
  • port0.6%
    val$58M
    Keysight Technologies IN
    this Q -21%·38q
  • port0.6%
    val$54M
    First Solar Inc
    this Q hold·4q
  • 46WEX
    port0.6%
    val$52M
    Wex Inc
    this Q hold·7q
  • 47CVS
    port0.6%
    val$50M
    Cvs Health Corp
    this Q hold·13q
  • 48RLI
    port0.6%
    val$50M
    Rli Corp
    this Q +134%·2q
  • 49FDS
    port0.5%
    val$49M
    Factset Research Systems Inc
    this Q +79%·6q
  • 50BMY
    port0.5%
    val$44M
    Bristol-myers Squibb CO
    this Q hold·21q
  • 51T
    port0.5%
    val$43M
    At&t Inc
    this Q +24%·2q
  • port0.5%
    val$43M
    Gcm Grosvenor Inc - Class A
    this Q hold·15q
  • 53KKR
    port0.5%
    val$41M
    Kkr & CO Inc
    this Q +66%·31q
  • 54HPE
    port0.4%
    val$40M
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    this Q +26%·2q
  • port0.4%
    val$38M
    Schwab (charles) Corp
    this Q hold·25q
  • 56MTB
    port0.4%
    val$37M
    M & T Bank Corp
    this Q hold·18q
  • port0.4%
    val$36M
    Cbre Group Inc - A
    this Q +25%·40q
  • 58FDX
    port0.4%
    val$35M
    Fedex Corp
    this Q +39%·3q
  • 59MAS
    port0.4%
    val$32M
    Masco Corp
    this Q +29%·30q
  • 60KMT
    port0.4%
    val$31M
    Kennametal Inc
    this Q -63%·40q
  • 61KFY
    port0.3%
    val$29M
    Korn Ferry
    this Q hold·29q
  • 62SWK
    port0.3%
    val$28M
    Stanley Black & Decker Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • port0.3%
    val$28M
    Gilead Sciences Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • port0.3%
    val$26M
    Fifth Third Bancorp
    this Q New·1q
  • 65AFL
    port0.3%
    val$26M
    Aflac Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 66BAC
    port0.3%
    val$25M
    Bank OF America Corp
    this Q hold·15q
  • port0.3%
    val$24M
    Fiserv Inc
    this Q +35%·17q
  • 68TAP
    port0.3%
    val$24M
    Molson Coors Beverage CO - B
    this Q hold·30q
  • 69KMX
    port0.3%
    val$23M
    Carmax Inc
    this Q hold·29q
  • port0.3%
    val$23M
    Microsoft Corp
    this Q -64%·40q
  • port0.3%
    val$23M
    Paramount Skydance CL B
    this Q hold·3q
  • 72CNP
    port0.2%
    val$21M
    Centerpoint Energy Inc
    this Q -52%·6q
  • 73SSD
    port0.2%
    val$16M
    Simpson Manufacturing CO Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 74MTN
    port0.2%
    val$14M
    Vail Resorts Inc
    this Q hold·25q
  • 75IWN
    port0.1%
    val$12M
    Ishares Russell 2000 Value E
    this Q +96%·31q
  • 76SNA
    port0.1%
    val$12M
    Snap-on Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • port0.1%
    val$12M
    Mgp Ingredients Inc
    this Q hold·9q
  • 78JNJ
    port0.1%
    val$10M
    Johnson & Johnson
    this Q hold·40q
  • 79APA
    port0.1%
    val$9M
    Apa Corp
    this Q -25%·21q
  • port0.1%
    val$9M
    Phinia Inc
    this Q hold·11q
  • 81CVX
    port0.1%
    val$9M
    Chevron Corp
    this Q hold·11q
  • 82B
    port0.1%
    val$8M
    Barrick Mining Corp
    this Q hold·4q
  • 83LMT
    port0.1%
    val$8M
    Lockheed Martin Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • port0.1%
    val$6M
    Hackett Group Inc/the
    this Q hold·16q
  • 85TSM
    port0.1%
    val$5M
    Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr
    this Q +58%·10q
  • 86KB
    port0.1%
    val$5M
    KB Financial Group Inc-adr
    this Q hold·10q
  • 87AJG
    port<0.1%
    val$4M
    Arthur J Gallagher & CO
    this Q +29%·3q
  • 88MOS
    port<0.1%
    val$4M
    Mosaic Co/the
    this Q hold·40q
  • 89BWA
    port<0.1%
    val$4M
    Borgwarner Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • port<0.1%
    val$3M
    Leslie's Inc
    this Q hold·3q
  • 91G2519Y108
    port<0.1%
    val$3M
    Credicorp Ltd
    this Q +32%·24q
  • port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Oracle Corp
    this Q hold·40q
  • 93P5626F128
    port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Intercorp Finl Svcs Inc
    this Q +34%·6q
  • port<0.1%
    val$2M
    Jsc Kaspi.kz Adr
    this Q +73%·8q
  • 95VT
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Vanguard Tot World Stk Etf
    this Q New·21q
  • 96VWO
    port<0.1%
    val$1M
    Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke
    this Q New·2q
  • 97V7780T103
    port<0.1%
    val$479K
    Royal Caribbean Group
    this Q New·36q
  • port<0.1%
    val$361K
    Vanguard Total Intl Stock
    this Q New·5q
  • 99HDB
    port<0.1%
    val$350K
    Hdfc Bank Ltd-adr
    this Q hold·3q
  • 100XCEM
    port<0.1%
    val$345K
    Columbia EM Core Ex-china
    this Q New·1q
  • 101MSI
    port<0.1%
    val$302K
    Motorola Solutions Inc
    this Q hold·16q
  • 102ZBH
    port<0.1%
    val$273K
    Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc
    this Q hold·40q
  • 103BRC
    port<0.1%
    val$225K
    Brady Corporation - CL A
    this Q hold·40q
  • 104FICO
    port<0.1%
    val$218K
    Fair Isaac Corp
    this Q hold·33q
  • 105PGR
    port<0.1%
    val$200K
    Progressive Corp
    this Q hold·39q
  • 106IWS
    port<0.1%
    val$167K
    Ishares Russell Mid-cap Valu
    this Q New·8q

All activity (2026Q1)

  • TRIMSPHR
    3.2%
    Sphere Entertainment CO
    Δ -22%·$289M
  • ADDZBRA
    1.8%
    Zebra Technologies Corp-cl A
    Δ +63%·$163M
  • TRIMAXTA
    1.1%
    Axalta Coating Sys Ltd
    Δ -29%·$96M
  • ADDAQN
    1.4%
    Algonquin Power & Utilities
    Δ +23%·$121M
  • EXITM22465104
    0.9%
    Check Point Software Tech LT
    Δ -100%·$0
  • TRIMMSFT
    0.3%
    Microsoft Corp
    Δ -64%·$23M
  • ADDXRAY
    0.8%
    Dentsply Sirona Inc
    Δ +21%·$74M
  • TRIMLIND
    0.7%
    Lindblad Expeditions Holding
    Δ -33%·$59M
  • TRIMKMT
    0.4%
    Kennametal Inc
    Δ -63%·$31M
  • NEWSMG
    0.7%
    Scotts Miracle-gro CO
    Δ +100%·$59M
  • TRIMKEYS
    0.6%
    Keysight Technologies IN
    Δ -21%·$58M
  • EXITJHG
    0.6%
    Janus Henderson Group Plc
    Δ -100%·$0
  • ADDRLI
    0.6%
    Rli Corp
    Δ +134%·$50M
  • ADDFDS
    0.5%
    Factset Research Systems Inc
    Δ +79%·$49M
  • ADDT
    0.5%
    At&t Inc
    Δ +24%·$43M
  • ADDKKR
    0.5%
    Kkr & CO Inc
    Δ +66%·$41M
  • ADDHPE
    0.4%
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Δ +26%·$40M
  • EXITCOF
    0.4%
    Capital One Financial Corp
    Δ -100%·$0
  • TRIMCNP
    0.2%
    Centerpoint Energy Inc
    Δ -52%·$21M
  • ADDCBRE
    0.4%
    Cbre Group Inc - A
    Δ +25%·$36M
  • ADDFDX
    0.4%
    Fedex Corp
    Δ +39%·$35M
  • EXITWBS
    0.4%
    Webster Financial Corp
    Δ -100%·$0
  • EXITNTAP
    0.4%
    Netapp Inc
    Δ -100%·$0
  • ADDMAS
    0.4%
    Masco Corp
    Δ +29%·$32M
  • NEWFITB
    0.3%
    Fifth Third Bancorp
    Δ +100%·$26M
  • ADDFISV
    0.3%
    Fiserv Inc
    Δ +35%·$24M
  • EXITHUM
    0.2%
    Humana Inc
    Δ -100%·$0
  • ADDIWN
    0.1%
    Ishares Russell 2000 Value E
    Δ +96%·$12M
  • TRIMAPA
    0.1%
    Apa Corp
    Δ -25%·$9M
  • ADDTSM
    0.1%
    Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr
    Δ +58%·$5M
  • ADDAJG
    <0.1%
    Arthur J Gallagher & CO
    Δ +29%·$4M
  • EXITGS
    <0.1%
    Goldman Sachs Group Inc
    Δ -100%·$0
  • ADDG2519Y108
    <0.1%
    Credicorp Ltd
    Δ +32%·$3M
  • ADDP5626F128
    <0.1%
    Intercorp Finl Svcs Inc
    Δ +34%·$2M
  • ADDKSPI
    <0.1%
    Jsc Kaspi.kz Adr
    Δ +73%·$2M
  • EXITVEA
    <0.1%
    Vanguard Ftse Developed Etf
    Δ -100%·$0
  • NEWVT
    <0.1%
    Vanguard Tot World Stk Etf
    Δ +100%·$1M
  • NEWVWO
    <0.1%
    Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke
    Δ +100%·$1M
  • EXITP31076105
    <0.1%
    Copa Holdings SA
    Δ -100%·$0
  • NEWV7780T103
    <0.1%
    Royal Caribbean Group
    Δ +100%·$479K
  • NEWXCEM
    <0.1%
    Columbia EM Core Ex-china
    Δ +100%·$345K
  • NEWVXUS
    <0.1%
    Vanguard Total Intl Stock
    Δ +100%·$361K
  • NEWIWS
    <0.1%
    Ishares Russell Mid-cap Valu
    Δ +100%·$167K
  • EXITIWD
    <0.1%
    Ishares Russell 1000 Value E
    Δ -100%·$0

Frequently asked questions

What stocks does John Rogers own?
As of 2026Q1, John Rogers's 13F discloses 106 positions worth $8.93B. The top five holdings: MSGE (4.0%), OSW (4.0%), JLL (3.5%), AMG (3.3%), SPHR (3.2%). 13F filings cover long US-listed equities only — cash, bonds, shorts, and non-US positions are not disclosed.
What did John Rogers buy this quarter?
In 2026Q1, the filing shows 8 new positions and 18 additions to existing holdings. The largest positions touched by buying: ZBRA, AQN, XRAY, SMG, RLI.
How big is John Rogers's portfolio?
$8.93B across 106 positions per the latest 13F (filed May 14, 2026). The top five holdings account for 18% of the disclosed book.

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Long US equity 13F-HR filings only — no shorts, no derivatives. SEC filings at EDGAR (CIK 0000936753). Not investment advice.