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Ariel Focus Fund’s Q4 2025 Investor Letter

Ariel Investments, an investment management company, released its "Ariel Focus Fund" fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. Ariel Focus Fund delivered mixed results in the fourth quarter of 2025, declining -0.50% and underperforming both the S&P 500 and Russell 1000 Value indices, which gained +2.66% and +3.81%, respectively, although the fund outperformed both benchmarks over the full year with a +20.97% return. The quarter took place in a resilient U.S. market environment marked by easing inflation, stable corporate earnings, and growing optimism around accommodative monetary policy,...