In August 2023, Ariel's CIO of global equities and portfolio manager ... But when markets bounced back in 2023 and 2024, the fund’s 29.5% cumulative gain edged the index’s 28.7%.

John Rogers, Ariel’s founder and co-CEO, has a stake in the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. Investor interest in women’s sports has been building. In July, Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, reached an ...