This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

Current firm class

other adviserderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Aug 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

13derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Jan 16, 2018

First registration

Jan 17, 2018

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

6658896

• Occurred

  Mar 29, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Nicholas Peter Sarkos left Blackrock Investment Management, Llc for Ariel Investments, Llc (registered 2023-05-08)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:17f86a1f-0290-ddba-3863-2ccc22361742

First observed

Jan 17, 2018

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.