# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000798365
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-144621
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 6681
**Document Hash:** 8f035929e9a2fe4560f5ebe35724cdef
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-144621.hdr.sgml**: 20250623

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-144621

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250623

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250623

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250623

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ARIEL INVESTMENT TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000798365

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-07699
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251064848

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2900
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60601
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 312-581-6750

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2900
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60601

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ARIEL GROWTH FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19931130

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Ariel Fund (Series ID: S000005024)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Investor Class      | ARGFX         | C000013706 |
| Institutional Class | ARAIX         | C000108536 |

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### Ariel Appreciation Fund (Series ID: S000005025)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Investor Class      | CAAPX         | C000013707 |
| Institutional Class | CAAIX         | C000108537 |

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### Ariel Focus Fund (Series ID: S000005026)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Investor Class      | ARFFX         | C000013708 |
| Institutional Class | AFOYX         | C000108538 |

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### Ariel International Fund (Series ID: S000035291)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Investor Class      | AINTX         | C000108545 |
| Institutional Class | AINIX         | C000108546 |

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### Ariel Global Fund (Series ID: S000035292)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Investor Class      | AGLOX         | C000108547 |
| Institutional Class | AGLYX         | C000108548 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Ariel Fund (Series ID: S000005024)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000013706 | Investor Class      | ARGFX           |
| C000108536 | Institutional Class | ARAIX           |

### Ariel Appreciation Fund (Series ID: S000005025)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000013707 | Investor Class      | CAAPX           |
| C000108537 | Institutional Class | CAAIX           |

### Ariel Focus Fund (Series ID: S000005026)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000013708 | Investor Class      | ARFFX           |
| C000108538 | Institutional Class | AFOYX           |

### Ariel International Fund (Series ID: S000035291)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000108545 | Investor Class      | AINTX           |
| C000108546 | Institutional Class | AINIX           |

### Ariel Global Fund (Series ID: S000035292)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000108547 | Investor Class      | AGLOX           |
| C000108548 | Institutional Class | AGLYX           |

![LOGO](g943240g84w28.jpg)

**Ariel Investment Trust** 

**Ariel Fund** 

(Investor Class ARGFX, Institutional Class ARAIX)

**Ariel Appreciation Fund** 

(Investor Class CAAPX, Institutional Class CAAIX)

**Ariel Focus Fund** 

(Investor Class ARFFX, Institutional Class AFOYX)

**Ariel International Fund** 

(Investor Class AINTX, Institutional Class AINIX)

**Ariel Global Fund** 

(Investor Class AGLOX, Institutional Class AGLYX)

**Supplement dated June 23, 2025, to the Prospectus of Ariel Investment Trust (the "Trust"), dated February 1, 2025, as amended or supplemented thereafter** 

Effective June 30, 2025, the mailing address for the Trust will change. Accordingly, effective June 30, 2025, the following changes are made to the Prospectus of the Trust:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. On page 21, in the "Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares" section, the first paragraph is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:

Investors may purchase, redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day by written request, online at arielinvestments.com, by telephone, by wire transfer, or through a financial intermediary. Individuals may open new accounts by mailing a signed account application and submitting your payment (in the form of a check or wire transfer). Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") transfers and roll-overs, corporate accounts, and trust accounts cannot be opened online. Once your account is opened, you may conduct transactions by mail (Ariel Investment Trust, c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, P.O. Box 219227, Kansas City, MO 64121-9227, for regular mail, or 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 219227, Kansas City, MO 64105-1307, for overnight service), online at arielinvestments.com or by telephone at 800.292.7435. Investors who wish to purchase, exchange or redeem Fund shares through a financial intermediary should contact the intermediary directly. The minimum initial investment for Investor Class shares is $1,000. The minimum initial investment for Institutional Class shares is $1,000,000. The minimum subsequent investment in a Fund for both share classes is $100. Investment minimums may be waived in certain circumstances, including participating in the Funds' Automatic Investment Program. See more information in the section below "Managing your account."

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. On page 32, in the "Managing Your Account – Opening a New Ariel Account" section, the regular and
overnight mail addresses for the Trust are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

Regular Mail

Ariel Investment Trust

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

P.O. Box 219227

Kansas City, MO 64121-9227

Overnight Mail

Ariel Investment Trust

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 219227

Kansas City, MO 64105-1307

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. On the back cover, the address for the Trust is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Ariel Investment Trust

c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

P.O. Box 219227

Kansas City, MO 64121-9227

***Please retain this Supplement for future reference.***