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Large Cap Strategy

We are long-term, intrinsic value investors who treat each share of stock as a true ownership interest. We look to buy what we believe are good businesses we can understand at a discount to our estimate of intrinsic value.

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Team

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Austin Hawley, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Brian Fontanella, CFA

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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Large Cap Composite

Returns

Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Jan 2026
Since Inception
(30 Jun 2001)		 20Y15Y10Y5Y3Y1YYTD3MOJan
Gross of Fees 9.77 9.33 11.40 11.77 9.43 9.43 3.85 1.81 5.31 1.81
Net of Fees 9.03 8.62 10.71 11.10 8.77 8.77 3.23 1.76 5.15 1.76
Russell 1000 Value Index 8.09 8.36 10.94 11.61 12.53 13.67 15.83 4.56 8.07 4.56
Russell 1000 Index 9.43 10.86 13.79 15.38 14.09 20.66 15.31 1.38 1.63 1.38
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Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Dec 2025
Since Inception
(30 Jun 2001)		 20Y15Y10Y5Y3Y1YYTD4Q25
Gross of Fees 9.73 9.46 11.42 10.89 8.59 11.04 6.19 6.19 1.45
Net of Fees 8.98 8.75 10.73 10.22 7.94 10.37 5.55 5.55 1.30
Russell 1000 Value Index 7.92 8.32 10.78 10.53 11.33 13.90 15.91 15.91 3.81
Russell 1000 Index 9.40 10.94 13.87 14.59 13.59 22.74 17.37 17.37 2.41
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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 FeesRussell 1000 Value IndexRussell 1000 Index
2025 6.19 5.55 15.91 17.37
2024 12.74 12.06 14.37 24.51
2023 14.37 13.68 11.46 26.53
2022 -12.83 -13.35 -7.54 -19.13
2021 26.50 25.74 25.16 26.45
2020 9.99 9.33 2.80 20.96
2019 32.96 32.16 26.54 31.43
2018 -8.81 -9.36 -8.27 -4.78
2017 21.10 20.37 13.66 21.69
2016 15.27 14.57 17.34 12.05
2015 -0.17 -0.82 -3.83 0.92
2014 11.58 10.86 13.45 13.24
2013 37.79 36.89 32.53 33.11
2012 13.35 12.61 17.51 16.42
2011 3.60 2.87 0.39 1.50

Peer Group Quartile Rankings1 As of 31 Dec 2025

Diamond
Hill
Percentile
70th
95th
89th
96th

Statistics

Portfolio Characteristics vs Benchmark3,4 As of 31 Dec 2025

  Large Cap Composite Russell 1000 Value IndexRussell 1000 Index
Inception 30 Jun 2001 ——
Status Open ——
Median Forward P/E 18.1x 19.1x20.2x
Median Trailing P/E 22.7x 22.3x24.0x
Median Price/Book 2.7x 2.8x3.2x
Median Price/Sales 2.9x 2.5x2.8x
Median Market Cap. $55.2B $14.0B$15.7B
Weighted Average Market Cap. $165.5B $307.8B$1,200.5B
Portfolio Turnover (5-Year) 36% ——
Active Share vs Value/Core Benchmark 85%/90% ——
Upside/Downside Capture Ratio vs Value Benchmark 104%/96% ——
Upside/Downside Capture Ratio vs Core Benchmark 97%/96% ——

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Portfolio

Portfolio Guidelines

  • Typically 40–60 positions
  • Maximum position size is 7%
  • Top 10 holdings are typically greater than 30% of net assets
  • Maximum industry exposure is 20%
  • Maximum sector exposure is 30%

Market Capitalization

The portfolio typically invests in companies with a market capitalization of $5 billion or greater.

Top Ten Equity Holdings5 As of 31 Dec 2025

  Sector % of Net Assets
American International Group, Inc. Financials 4.9
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Cl B) Financials 4.7
Abbott Laboratories Health Care 4.0
Colgate-Palmolive Co. Consumer Staples 3.8
Aon PLC (Cl A) Financials 3.6
Texas Instruments, Inc. Info. Technology 3.5
Capital One Financial Corp. Financials 3.5
Waste Management, Inc. Industrials 3.3
ConocoPhillips Energy 2.7
Bank of America Corp. Financials 2.5
Total as % of Net Assets 36.5%
Total number of equity holdings 50

Sector Allocation6 (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

Russell 1000 Value Index
Russell 1000 Index

1 Source: eVestment Analytics. Ranking within eVestment US Large Cap Value 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 Margin of safety is a principle of investing in which an investor only purchases securities when their market price is significantly below their intrinsic value. In other words, when the market price of a security is significantly below your estimation of its intrinsic value, the difference is the margin of safety.

3 Source: FactSet. The Russell 1000 Index is the core benchmark. The Russell 1000 Value Index is the value benchmark. Upside/Downside Capture: Source: eVestment Analytics based on monthly returns from 1 July 2001 – 31 Dec 2025.

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

5 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.

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

Index data source: London Stock Exchange Group PLC. See diamond-hill.com/disclosures for index definitions, data sources and other definitions.

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