John W. Rogers - Ariel Appreciation Q4-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of John W. Rogers - Ariel Appreciation - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he has 38 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 1,238,963,000.
John W. Rogers fund positions as of Q4/2011 with actual share movements:
| Sym - Stock | Portfolio Weight | Recent activity | Reported Price* |
| CBS - CBS Corp. | 4.5 | Reduce 16.38% | $27.14 |
| VIA.B - Viacom Inc. | 4.45 | 0 | $45.41 |
| AFL - AFLAC Inc. | 4.29 | 0 | $43.26 |
| IPG - Interpublic Group | 4.21 | 0 | $9.73 |
| DELL - Dell Inc. | 3.95 | 0 | $14.63 |
| NTRS - Northern Trust Corp. | 3.86 | 0 | $39.66 |
| LAZ - Lazard Ltd. | 3.73 | Add 5.48% | $26.11 |
| MHK - Mohawk Industries | 3.45 | Reduce 7.72% | $59.85 |
| JLL - Jones Lang Lasalle Inc. | 3.29 | 0 | $61.26 |
| CCL - Carnival Corp. | 3.25 | 0 | $32.64 |
| OMC - Omnicom Group | 3.25 | Reduce 5.43% | $44.58 |
| BEN - Franklin Resources | 3.11 | Add 9.55% | $96.06 |
| CHK - Chesapeake Energy | 2.84 | Add 21.89% | $22.29 |
| FAF - First Amer'n Corp. | 2.8 | Add 28.36% | $12.67 |
| ZMH - Zimmer Holdings | 2.79 | Reduce 24.14% | $53.42 |
| TMO - Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2.79 | 0 | $44.97 |
| JNS - Janus Capital Group | 2.78 | Add 21.39% | $6.31 |
| IGT - International Game Technology | 2.72 | Reduce 6.87% | $17.20 |
| STJ - St Jude Medical | 2.67 | Add 22.50% | $34.30 |
| GCI - Gannett Co. | 2.54 | Reduce 26.06% | $13.37 |
| SJM - Smucker (J.M.) | 2.43 | Reduce 10.64% | $78.17 |
| SWK - Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 2.4 | 0 | $67.60 |
| BX - The Blackstone Group | 2.4 | Add 60.47% | $14.01 |
| KKR - KKR & Co. L.P. | 2.33 | Add 65.00% | $12.83 |
| ACN - Accenture | 2.32 | Reduce 17.15% | $53.23 |
| DV - DeVRY Inc. | 2.19 | Add 57.19% | $38.46 |
| MSG - Madison Square Garden Inc. | 2.18 | 0 | $28.64 |
| ITW - Illinois Tool Works | 2.03 | 0 | $46.71 |
| CBG - CBRE Group | 2.03 | 0 | $15.22 |
| CYN - City National Corp. | 1.81 | Reduce 7.61% | $44.18 |
| TROW - T. Rowe Price Group | 1.6 | Reduce 23.90% | $56.95 |
| BIO - Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. | 1.56 | 0 | $96.04 |
| JWN - Nordstrom | 1.5 | Reduce 27.00% | $49.71 |
| HSP - Hospira Inc. | 1.44 | Add 21.60% | $30.37 |
| BID - Sotheby's | 1.43 | Add 50.33% | $28.53 |
| NWL - Newell Rubbermaid Co. | 1.41 | 0 | $16.15 |
| BAX - Baxter International Inc. | 0.99 | Reduce 58.18% | $49.48 |
| MAT - Mattel Inc. | 0.7 | Reduce 45.23% | $27.76 |
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CBS, VIA.B, AFL, IPG, DELL, NTRS, LAZ, MHK, JLL, CCL, OMC, BEN, CHK, FAF, ZHM, TMO, JNS, IGT, STJ, GCI, SJM, SWK, BX, KKR, CAN, DV, MSG, ITW, CBG, CYN, TROW, BIO, JWN, HSP, BID, NWL, BAX, MAT