Markets

Insider Trading

Hedge Funds

Retirement

Opinion

Gentex Corporation (GNTX) Drops After Earnings Miss Amid Lower-End Vehicle Production Mix

Ariel Investments, an investment management company, released its “Ariel Fund” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund delivered a +3.22% return in the fourth quarter of 2025, performing roughly in line with both the Russell 2500 Value Index (+3.15%) and the Russell 2000 Value Index (+3.26%), as U.S. equities posted a modest quarterly gain despite earlier volatility marked by a sharp April sell-off, an extended government shutdown, and rising job cuts. For the trailing one-year period, the Fund advanced 14.15%, outperforming the...