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International Strategy

We seek to identify higher quality businesses with strong balance sheets that are selling at a distinct discount to intrinsic value and are led by management teams who are smart capital allocators.

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Team

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Krishna Mohanraj, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Matt McLaughlin, CFA, CAIA

Portfolio Specialist

Philosophy and process highlights

Under our intrinsic value philosophy, we:

Treat every investment as a partial ownership interest in that company

Seek to always invest with a margin of safety

Possess a long-term investment temperament

Recognize that market price and intrinsic value tend to converge over a reasonable period of time

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International Composite

Returns

Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Jan 2026
Since Inception
(31 Dec 2016)
5Y3Y1YYTD3MOJan
Gross of Fees 11.76 10.50 16.46 33.55 6.52 9.02 6.52
Net of Fees 10.92 9.68 15.58 32.55 6.45 8.81 6.45
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index 9.47 9.12 16.56 34.87 5.98 9.13 5.98
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Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Dec 2025
Since Inception
(31 Dec 2016)
5Y3Y1YYTD4Q25
Gross of Fees 11.09 9.91 17.35 29.38 29.38 4.06
Net of Fees 10.26 9.08 16.47 28.41 28.41 3.87
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index 8.86 7.91 17.33 32.39 32.39 5.05
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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Composite results reflect the reinvestment of dividends, capital gains and other earnings when appropriate. Net returns are calculated by reducing the gross returns by the highest stated fee in the composite fee schedule. Only transaction costs are deducted from gross of fees returns. Prior to 30 September 2022, actual fees were used in calculating net returns. All net returns were changed retroactively to reflect the highest fee in the composite fee schedule. To view a GIPS Report for all composites, click here.

Calendar Year Returns (%)

Year Gross of Fees Net of FeesMSCI ACWI ex USA Index
2025 29.38 28.41 32.39
2024 4.81 4.03 5.53
2023 19.18 18.29 15.62
2022 -12.76 -13.41 -16.00
2021 13.73 12.87 7.82
2020 7.64 6.83 10.65
2019 24.95 24.01 21.51
2018 -9.62 -10.30 -14.20
2017 32.22 31.23 27.19

Peer Group Quartile Rankings1 As of 31 Dec 2025

Diamond
Hill
Percentile
30th
32nd
49th
65th

Statistics

Portfolio Characteristics vs Benchmark2,3 As of 31 Dec 2025

  International Composite MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
Inception 31 Dec 2016
Status Open
Median Forward P/E 18.6x 17.5x
Median Trailing P/E 19.6x 20.0x
Median Price/Book 2.8x 2.3x
Median Price/Sales 2.8x 2.5x
Median Market Cap. $31.5B $13.1B
Weighted Average Market Cap. $185.0B $151.3B
Portfolio Turnover (5-Year) 38%
Active Share vs Benchmark 91%
Upside/Downside Capture Ratio 110%/100%

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Portfolio

Portfolio Guidelines

  • Typically 35–55 positions
  • Maximum sector exposure is 35%
  • Maximum single country exposure is 30%
  • Maximum emerging market exposure is 40%

Market Capitalization

The portfolio typically invests in companies with a market capitalization of $1 billion or greater.

Top Ten Equity Holdings4 As of 31 Dec 2025

  Country % of Net Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Taiwan 5.5
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. South Korea 4.2
AIB Group PLC Ireland 3.6
HDFC Bank Ltd. India 3.6
Max Co., Ltd. Japan 3.1
British American Tobacco PLC United Kingdom 3.0
Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A. Switzerland 2.8
Krones AG Germany 2.7
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Canada 2.7
Safran S.A. France 2.6
Total as % of Net Assets 33.7%
Total number of equity holdings 53

Sector Allocation5 (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

MSCI ACWI ex USA Index

Top Five Countries (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

International Composite MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
United Kingdom 24.2 9.1
Canada 8.7 8.4
Japan 6.9 13.5
Switzerland 6.9 5.9
United States 5.9 0.0

Regional Exposure (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

International Composite MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
Europe 51.7 41.4
Asia & Pacific 28.8 44.3
North America 14.6 8.6
Latin America 3.0 2.2
Middle East & Africa 0.0 3.6

Developed vs Emerging Exposure (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

International Composite MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
Developed Markets 75.7 71.6
Emerging Markets 22.3 28.4

1 Source: eVestment. Ranking within ACWI ex-US All Cap Core Equity universe based on monthly returns gross of fees. Ranking data calculated on 21 Jan 2026 (as of 31 Dec 2025) and is subject to change as additional firms within the category submit data. Diamond Hill pays an annual fee to eVestment to access their platform and to use their data, including peer group rankings, in marketing materials. Diamond Hill does not pay for the ranking.

2 Source: FactSet. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is the benchmark. Upside/Downside Capture: Source: eVestment Analytics based on monthly returns from 1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2025.

3 Data, where applicable, is shown gross of fees and should be viewed in conjunction with the net of fee returns included in this document.

4 Securities referenced may not be representative of all portfolio holdings. The reader should not assume that an investment in the securities was or will be profitable.

5 Cash & Other may include cash, treasurys, money market funds and short duration fixed income funds.

Index data source: MSCI, Inc. See diamond-hill.com/disclosures for index definitions, data sources and other definitions.

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