Ariel Focus Fund - Ariel Investment Trust

Shareclass

Ariel Focus Fund Investor Class (ARFFX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

Ariel Investment Trust

Filing

NPORT filing 31 Dec 2025

Investments in major fossil fuel companies

Top 200 carbon reserves

$3.43 MILLION

Top 200 carbon reserves

$2.86 MILLION

Fossil fuel holdings

Energy sector

Top 200 owners of carbon reserves

Carbon Underground 200

holdings

$6.28M

invested

8.34%

of portfolio

Coal industry

Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves

No direct stock holdings

Oil/gas industry

Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators

holdings

$13.92M

invested

18%

of portfolio

Utility sector

Top 50 coal-fired utilities

Macroclimate 50

No direct stock holdings

Fossil-fired utilities

Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas

No direct stock holdings

When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.

All fossil fuel companies

4 holdings

1. Barrick Mining Corp
$4.29M
5.69%
2. APA Corp
$3.43M
4.55%
3. Schlumberger NV
$3.35M
4.45%
4. Chevron Corp
$2.86M
3.79%

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Ariel Focus Fund - Ariel Investment Trust ARFFX

Environment

Fossil fuels

Coal/oil/gas energy, fossil-fired utilities, related financial companies

Deforestation

Deforestation-risk agriculture, related financial companies, consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality scorecard group ranking

N/A

Diversity disclosures

Diversity disclosures scorecard group ranking

N/A

Racial justice

Racial justice scorecard group ranking

N/A

LGBTQ+ equity

LGBTQ+ equity scorecard group ranking

N/A

Civilian firearms

Civilian firearms manufacturers, related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Military arms manufacturers, including nuclear weapons, controversial weapons

Tobacco

Tobacco companies, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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