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Securitized Total Return Fund

We believe successful, long-term fixed income investing starts with small, individual security decisions.

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Team

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Henry Song, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Douglas Gimple

Senior Portfolio Specialist

Philosophy and process highlights

We believe careful selection of undervalued securities and spread sectors offering incremental yield and total return relative to the index is the best way to generate successful long-term investment outcomes.

We focus on securitized products as we believe this differentiated approach provides more opportunities to achieve higher credit quality while maintaining a yield advantage as compared to those invested in government or corporate credit-focused strategies.

We constantly look for value-add opportunities, which can lead to allocations outside of the benchmark with a focus on the securitized market.

Securitized Total Return Fund

Total net assets

$32MM
As of 28 Feb 2026

Inception

30 Jun 2025

Tickers

DHWAX (Investor)
DHWIX (Class I)
DHWYX (Class Y)

Status

Open

Returns

As of 5 Mar 2026 Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 28 Feb 2026 Expense Ratio (%)
NAV ($)YTD
Return
(%)
Since Inception
(30 Jun 2025)
3MOFebTotal
Investor (DHWAX) 10.34 1.23 7.17 2.00 1.78 1.17
Class I (DHWIX) 10.34 1.28 7.41 2.09 1.81 0.88
Class Y (DHWYX) 10.34 1.30 7.48 2.11 1.92 0.75
Bloomberg US Securitized MBS ABS CMBS Index 6.23 2.26 1.63
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As of 5 Mar 2026 Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Dec 2025 Expense Ratio (%)
NAV ($)YTD
Return
(%)
Since Inception
(30 Jun 2025)
3MOTotal
Investor (DHWAX) 10.34 1.23 4.86 0.99 1.17
Class I (DHWIX) 10.34 1.28 5.03 1.07 0.88
Class Y (DHWYX) 10.34 1.30 5.08 1.20 0.75
Bloomberg US Securitized MBS ABS CMBS Index 4.10 1.68
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The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment returns and principal values will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

Statistics

Portfolio Characteristics1 As of 31 Dec 2025

Distribution Frequency Monthly
Yield To Maturity 5.82%
Yield to Worst 5.53%
30 Day SEC Yield
Investor 5.42%
Class I 5.71%
Class Y 5.83%

Portfolio Statistics As of 31 Dec 2025

Securitized Total Return Fund Bloomberg US Securitized MBS ABS CMBS Index
Number of Holdings 107 3,905
Effective Duration 5.38 5.08
Weighted Average Life (years) 5.93 6.59
Convexity 0.32 -0.65
Option-Adjusted Spread 179 32

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Portfolio

Portfolio Guidelines

The portfolio generally invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities and may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. The portfolio may invest up to 15% of its assets in below-investment grade securities at the time of purchase. The portfolio will typically maintain an average portfolio duration within 2 of the Bloomberg US Securitized: MBS, ABS and CMBS Index.

Sector Allocation2 (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

Bloomberg US Securitized MBS ABS CMBS Index

Duration Breakdown (%)As of 31 Dec 2025

Securitized Total Return Fund Bloomberg US Securitized MBS ABS CMBS Index
Less than 1Y 20.3 0.0
1-3Y 14.9 0.0
3-5Y 13.1 0.0
5-7Y 26.2 0.0
7-10Y 12.5 0.0
10-20Y 9.8 0.0
20+Y 3.2 0.0

Credit Quality Rating3 (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

AAA 5.3
AA 64.1
A 8.4
BBB 16.8
BB 2.7
B 0.2
CCC & Below 0.0
Not Rated 2.5

Key Rate Duration (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

Securitized Total Return Fund Bloomberg US Securitized MBS ABS CMBS Index
1Y 0.09 0.16
2Y 0.19 0.20
3Y 0.33 0.37
5Y 1.02 1.00
10Y 2.24 1.90
20Y 1.41 1.30
30Y 0.10 0.14

Distributions

Income Short-Term Long-Term Record Date Pay Date Reinvestment NAV
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0330 25 Feb 2026 27 Feb 2026 10.42
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0330 28 Jan 2026 30 Jan 2026 10.29
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0360 25 Feb 2026 27 Feb 2026 10.41
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0360 28 Jan 2026 30 Jan 2026 10.29
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0370 25 Feb 2026 27 Feb 2026 10.41
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0370 28 Jan 2026 30 Jan 2026 10.29
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0390 29 Dec 2025 31 Dec 2025 10.30
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0370 25 Nov 2025 28 Nov 2025 10.35
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0360 29 Oct 2025 31 Oct 2025 10.29
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0380 26 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025 10.29
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0320 27 Aug 2025 29 Aug 2025 10.22
Investor (DHWAX) 0.0220 29 Jul 2025 31 Jul 2025 10.11
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0420 29 Dec 2025 31 Dec 2025 10.30
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0390 25 Nov 2025 28 Nov 2025 10.35
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0390 29 Oct 2025 31 Oct 2025 10.28
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0410 26 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025 10.29
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0350 27 Aug 2025 29 Aug 2025 10.22
Class I (DHWIX) 0.0250 29 Jul 2025 31 Jul 2025 10.11
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0430 29 Dec 2025 31 Dec 2025 10.30
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0400 25 Nov 2025 28 Nov 2025 10.35
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0400 29 Oct 2025 31 Oct 2025 10.28
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0420 26 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025 10.29
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0350 27 Aug 2025 29 Aug 2025 10.22
Class Y (DHWYX) 0.0260 29 Jul 2025 31 Jul 2025 10.10
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Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks and expenses. This and other important information are contained in the Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus, which are available at diamond-hill.com or calling 888.226.5595. Read carefully before investing. The Diamond Hill Funds are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC (Member FINRA). Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser, serves as Investment Adviser to the Diamond Hill Funds and is paid a fee for its services. Not FDIC insured | No bank guarantee | May lose value

See diamond-hill.com/disclosures for index definitions, data sources and other definitions.

Risk disclosure: In general, when interest rates rise, fixed income values fall. Lower quality/high yield securities involve greater default risk or price changes than bonds with higher credit ratings. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are influenced by factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. The securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties and become more volatile and/or illiquid. They are also subject to prepayment risk, which occurs when mortgage holders refinance or repay loans sooner than expected, creating an early return of principal to loan holders. 

Fund holdings, sector allocations and portfolio statistics subject to change without notice.

Analytics provided by The Yield Book® Software.

1 30-day SEC Yield represents net investment income earned by the fund over the previous 30-day period, expressed as an annual percentage rate based on the Fund’s share price at the end of the 30-day period. 

2 Cash & Other may include cash and money market funds. RMBS: Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, CMBS: Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities.

3 Security quality ratings are derived from underlying portfolio securities by using the middle rating of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. If only two of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch rates a security the higher of the two is selected. If only one of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch rates a security the available rating is used. For securities that are not rated by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch a rating from a secondary Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”) may be used. Ratings by any agency represent an opinion only, not a recommendation to buy or sell. Securities that are not rated by any agencies are reflected as Not Rated “NR”. 

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