# Ariel Fund — new fund registration

ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-10-12. Featured series: Ariel Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST
- CIK: 0000798365
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2011-10-12
- Accession: 0000894189-11-004626
- Reported net assets: $2.6B

## Series & classes (4)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ariel Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000005024) | Investor Class | ARGFX | — |
| [Ariel Appreciation Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000005025) | Investor Class | CAAPX | — |
| [Ariel Focus Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000005026) | Investor Class | ARFFX | — |
| [Ariel Discovery Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000031125) | Investor Class | ARDFX | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.01%
- Management fee: 0.58%
- Other expenses: 0.18%

## Investment objective

Ariel Funds fundamental objective is long-term capital appreciation.

## Advisers

- [Ariel Investments, LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/108211)

## Other filings by this registrant (11)

- [485APOS — 2015-11-24](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-15-005993)
- [485APOS — 2013-11-26](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-13-006524)
- [485APOS — 2011-10-12 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-11-004628)
- [485APOS — 2011-01-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-11-000280)
- [485APOS — 2010-11-17 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-10-004207)
- [485APOS — 2009-11-20](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-09-066264)
- [485APOS — 2005-11-18](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-05-056767)
- [485APOS — 2005-04-08](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001047469-05-009648)
- [485APOS — 2004-11-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001047469-04-035053)
- [485APOS — 2003-11-25](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001047469-03-038580)
- [485APOS — 2001-10-24](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000912057-01-536476)

## More

- [Registrant profile: ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/798365)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-11-004626.md)
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