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Micro 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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John Loesch, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Aaron Monroe, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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Tyler Ventura, CFA

Portfolio Manager

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

Related insights

Micro Cap Composite

Returns

Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Jan 2026
Since Inception
(30 Sep 2021)		 3Y1YYTD3MOJan
Gross of Fees 23.86 32.08 49.28 9.62 17.66 9.62
Net of Fees 20.19 26.95 40.42 8.13 14.84 8.13
Russell MicroCap Index 4.82 13.69 29.68 5.59 7.35 5.59
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Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Dec 2025
Since Inception
(30 Sep 2021)		 3Y1YYTD4Q25
Gross of Fees 21.73 31.62 37.73 37.73 11.95
Net of Fees 18.42 27.07 31.20 31.20 10.04
Russell MicroCap Index 3.58 15.20 22.98 22.98 6.25
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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. To view a GIPS Report for all composites, click here.

Calendar Year Returns1 (%)

Year Gross of Fees Net of FeesRussell MicroCap Index
2025 37.73 31.20 22.98
2024 28.27 23.63 13.70
2023 28.98 26.50 9.33
2022 -9.30 -9.83 -21.96
2021 11.44 10.90 -2.66

Statistics

Portfolio Characteristics vs Benchmark2,3 As of 31 Dec 2025

  Micro Cap Composite Russell MicroCap Index
Inception 30 Sep 2021 —
Status Open —
Median Forward P/E 25.0x 14.7x
Median Trailing P/E 21.0x 15.2x
Median Price/Book 1.8x 1.5x
Median Price/Sales 1.8x 2.0x
Minimum Market Cap. $30MM $5.0
Maximum Market Cap. $3.7B $7.4B
Median Market Cap. $434MM $270MM
Weighted Average Market Cap. $704MM $1.4B
Median Price/Cash Flow $12.5x $9.9x
Median LT Debt/Capital $19.6x $21.0x
Portfolio Turnover (1-Year) 52% —

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Portfolio

Portfolio Guidelines

  • Typically 25–40 positions
  • Maximum position size is 15%
  • Top 10 holdings are typically greater than 40% of net assets

Market Capitalization

The portfolio typically invests in companies with a market capitalization below $1.0 billion at the time of purchase.

Top Five Equity Holdings4 As of 31 Dec 2025

  Insider
Ownership (%)		 Sector % of Net Assets
Manufacturing solutions for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets 7.1 Industrials 6.3
Freight company focused on providing auto transportation and logistics services 13.0 Industrials 5.9
Critical equipment for defense, space, energy and chemical industries 6.0 Industrials 5.9
Specializing in precision products in the motion, controls and power quality industries 15.3 Industrials 5.8
Critical infrastructure assets for customers in the transportation, energy and industrial products industries 7.5 Industrials 5.7
Total as % of Net Assets — 29.6%
Total number of equity holdings — 31

Sector Allocation5 (%) As of 31 Dec 2025

Russell MicroCap Index

1 20 Sep 2021 - 31 Dec 2021

2 Source: FactSet.

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

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