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Small-Mid Cap Fund

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.

Team

Group Item Count: 2
set at runtime

Chris Welch, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Group Item Count: 2
set at runtime

Kristen Sheffield, CFA, CIPM

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 invest at a discount to intrinsic value

Possess a long-term investment temperament

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

Our approach to sustainability

Small-Mid Cap Fund

Total net assets

$2.1B
As of 28 Feb 2023

Inception

30 Dec 2005

Tickers

DHMAX (Investor)
DHMIX (Class I)
DHMYX (Class Y)

Status

Closed to most new investors

Returns

As of 21 Mar 2023 Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 28 Feb 2023 Expense Ratio (%)
NAV ($)YTD
Return
(%)
Since Inception
(30 Dec 2005)
15Y10Y5Y3Y1Y3MOFeb Total
Investor (DHMAX) 23.28 1.04 8.41 9.27 9.49 7.33 13.89 -0.82 4.91 -0.12 1.21
Class I (DHMIX) 23.57 1.12 8.75 9.60 9.80 7.65 14.22 -0.55 5.00 -0.08 0.92
Class Y (DHMYX) 23.64 1.16 8.70 9.60 9.93 7.78 14.35 -0.42 5.05 -0.04 0.80
Russell 2500 Index 8.52 9.28 9.96 7.67 11.48 -5.42 1.03 -2.35
Russell 2500 Value Index 7.57 8.45 8.77 6.96 12.66 -3.70 0.53 -2.83
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As of 21 Mar 2023 Period and Annualized Total Returns (%) As of 31 Dec 2022 Expense Ratio (%)
NAV ($)YTD
Return
(%)
Since Inception
(30 Dec 2005)
15Y10Y5Y3Y1Y3MOTotal
Investor (DHMAX) 23.28 1.04 7.82 8.30 9.44 4.79 4.41 -13.86 7.48 1.21
Class I (DHMIX) 23.57 1.12 8.16 8.62 9.75 5.09 4.69 -13.62 7.56 0.92
Class Y (DHMYX) 23.64 1.16 8.10 8.62 9.90 5.22 4.83 -13.51 7.59 0.80
Russell 2500 Index 8.15 8.10 10.03 5.89 5.00 -18.37 7.43
Russell 2500 Value Index 7.22 7.45 8.93 4.75 5.22 -13.08 9.21
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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. For current to most recent month-end performance, visit diamond-hill.com. Performance assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Class Y shares include performance based on Investor shares for the Small-Mid Cap Fund which was achieved prior to the creation of Class Y shares. These total return figures may reflect the waiver of a portion of a Fund's advisory or administrative fees for certain periods. In such instances, and without such waiver of fees, the total return would have been lower.

Calendar Year Returns (%)

Year Class I (DHMIX) Russell 2500 IndexRussell 2500 Value Index
2022 -13.62 -18.37 -13.08
2021 31.14 18.18 27.78
2020 1.31 19.99 4.88
2019 27.74 27.77 23.56
2018 -12.56 -10.00 -12.36
2017 8.63 16.81 10.36
2016 18.18 17.59 25.20
2015 1.32 -2.90 -5.49
2014 7.36 7.07 7.11
2013 41.64 36.80 33.32
2012 15.74 17.88 19.21
2011 -3.86 -2.51 -3.36
2010 23.43 26.71 24.82
2009 41.36 34.39 27.68
2008 -29.77 -36.79 -31.99

Morningstar RatingsTM

Class I Shares
Mid-Cap Value Category

Overall rating

Analyst rating

Fee level

Average
The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on 393 Mid-Cap Value funds derived from a weighted average of the risk-adjusted performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10-year Morningstar Ratings as of 31 Dec 2022.

Statistics

Portfolio Characteristics2 As of 31 Dec 2022

Management Fee 0.75%
Distribution Frequency Annual
Median Market Capitialization $4.9B
Portfolio Turnover (12 months trailing) 23%
Active Share 96%
Number of Equity Holdings in Portfolio 59

Five-Year Risk Statistics As of 31 Dec 2022 (Class I Shares)

vs Russell 2500 Index vs Russell 2500 Value Index
Standard Deviation 22.40% 22.40%
Beta 0.95% 0.95%
Sharpe Ratio 0.28 0.28
Alpha -0.43% 0.45%
R-Squared 92.34% 97.04%

Since Inception Upside/Downside Capture As of 31 Dec 2022 (Class I Shares)

vs Russell 2500 Index 92%/89%
vs Russell 2500 Value Index 94%/88%

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Portfolio

Portfolio Guidelines

  • Typically 50—70 positions
  • Maximum position size is 7%
  • Top 10 holdings are typically greater than 25% 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 between $500 million and $10 billion (or, if greater, the maximum market capitalization of companies generally within the capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index) at the time of purchase.

Top Ten Equity Holdings3 As of 31 Dec 2022

  Sector % of Net Assets
WESCO International, Inc. Industrials 5.6
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (Cl A) Cons. Discretionary 4.4
Post Holdings, Inc. Consumer Staples 3.6
Webster Financial Corp. Financials 3.6
CubeSmart Real Estate 3.0
NVR, Inc. Cons. Discretionary 2.9
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Consumer Staples 2.9
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. Materials 2.8
BOK Financial Corp. Financials 2.7
ESAB Corp. Industrials 2.5
Total as % of Net Assets 34.1%

Sector Allocation4 (%) As of 31 Dec 2022

Russell 2500 Index
Russell 2500 Value Index

Distributions

Income Short-Term Long-Term Record Date Pay Date Reinvestment NAV
Investor (DHMAX) 0.1188 28 Dec 2022 30 Dec 2022 23.12
Investor (DHMAX) 1.0347 13 Dec 2022 15 Dec 2022 23.64
Class I (DHMIX) 0.1906 28 Dec 2022 30 Dec 2022 23.39
Class I (DHMIX) 1.0347 13 Dec 2022 15 Dec 2022 23.99
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.2227 28 Dec 2022 30 Dec 2022 23.45
Class Y (DHMYX) 1.0347 13 Dec 2022 15 Dec 2022 24.08
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0543 29 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2021 28.02
Investor (DHMAX) 1.5037 13 Dec 2021 15 Dec 2021 27.12
Class I (DHMIX) 0.1302 29 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2021 28.34
Class I (DHMIX) 1.5037 13 Dec 2021 15 Dec 2021 27.50
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.1623 29 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2021 28.41
Class Y (DHMYX) 1.5037 13 Dec 2021 15 Dec 2021 27.60
Investor (DHMAX) 0.1021 29 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2020 22.63
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0092 11 Dec 2020 15 Dec 2020 22.07
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0092 11 Dec 2020 15 Dec 2020 19.78
Class I (DHMIX) 0.1583 29 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2020 22.87
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0092 11 Dec 2020 15 Dec 2020 22.35
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.1836 29 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2020 22.92
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0092 11 Dec 2020 15 Dec 2020 22.43
Investor (DHMAX) 0.1441 27 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2019 22.51
Investor (DHMAX) 0.9415 11 Dec 2019 13 Dec 2019 22.36
Class C (DHMCX) 0.9415 11 Dec 2019 13 Dec 2019 20.07
Class I (DHMIX) 0.2067 27 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2019 22.74
Class I (DHMIX) 0.9415 11 Dec 2019 13 Dec 2019 22.64
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.2325 27 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2019 22.78
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.9415 11 Dec 2019 13 Dec 2019 22.71
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0356 27 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2018 18.47
Investor (DHMAX) 0.8036 12 Dec 2018 14 Dec 2018 19.53
Class C (DHMCX) 0.8036 12 Dec 2018 14 Dec 2018 17.71
Class I (DHMIX) 0.1029 27 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2018 18.65
Class I (DHMIX) 0.8036 12 Dec 2018 14 Dec 2018 19.78
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.1303 27 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2018 18.68
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.8036 12 Dec 2018 14 Dec 2018 19.85
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0295 27 Dec 2017 29 Dec 2017 22.37
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0704 0.5971 13 Dec 2017 15 Dec 2017 21.91
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0704 0.5971 13 Dec 2017 15 Dec 2017 20.07
Class I (DHMIX) 0.1090 27 Dec 2017 29 Dec 2017 22.58
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0704 0.5971 13 Dec 2017 15 Dec 2017 22.19
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.1302 27 Dec 2017 29 Dec 2017 22.63
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0704 0.5971 13 Dec 2017 15 Dec 2017 22.25
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0119 28 Dec 2016 30 Dec 2016 21.22
Investor (DHMAX) 0.3569 14 Dec 2016 16 Dec 2016 21.22
Class C (DHMCX) 0.3569 14 Dec 2016 16 Dec 2016 19.62
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0686 28 Dec 2016 30 Dec 2016 21.43
Class I (DHMIX) 0.3569 14 Dec 2016 16 Dec 2016 21.47
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0839 28 Dec 2016 30 Dec 2016 21.46
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.3569 14 Dec 2016 16 Dec 2016 21.53
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0279 29 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2015 18.41
Investor (DHMAX) 0.1911 16 Dec 2015 18 Dec 2015 18.24
Class C (DHMCX) 0.1911 16 Dec 2015 18 Dec 2015 16.99
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0615 29 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2015 18.57
Class I (DHMIX) 0.1911 16 Dec 2015 18 Dec 2015 18.43
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0799 29 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2015 18.59
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.1911 16 Dec 2015 18 Dec 2015 18.47
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0178 29 Dec 2014 31 Dec 2014 18.48
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0604 0.5782 16 Dec 2014 18 Dec 2014 17.91
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0604 0.5782 16 Dec 2014 18 Dec 2014 16.81
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0613 29 Dec 2014 31 Dec 2014 18.63
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0604 0.5782 16 Dec 2014 18 Dec 2014 18.09
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0853 29 Dec 2014 31 Dec 2014 18.64
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0604 0.5782 16 Dec 2014 18 Dec 2014 18.13
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0334 27 Dec 2013 31 Dec 2013 17.68
Investor (DHMAX) 0.2181 0.5391 16 Dec 2013 18 Dec 2013 17.19
Class C (DHMCX) 0.2181 0.5391 16 Dec 2013 18 Dec 2013 16.26
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0578 27 Dec 2013 31 Dec 2013 17.81
Class I (DHMIX) 0.2181 0.5391 16 Dec 2013 18 Dec 2013 17.34
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0747 27 Dec 2013 31 Dec 2013 17.82
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.2181 0.5391 16 Dec 2013 18 Dec 2013 17.36
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0031 0.0811 0.2968 28 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012 12.92
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0000 0.0811 0.2968 28 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012 12.34
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0392 0.0811 0.2968 28 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012 13.00
Class Y (DHMYX) 0.0615 0.0811 0.2968 28 Dec 2012 31 Dec 2012 13.00
Investor (DHMAX) 0.3219 14 Dec 2011 15 Dec 2011 11.32
Class C (DHMCX) 0.3219 14 Dec 2011 15 Dec 2011 10.91
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0108 28 Dec 2011 29 Dec 2011 11.84
Class I (DHMIX) 0.3219 14 Dec 2011 15 Dec 2011 11.40
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0000 29 Dec 2010 30 Dec 2010 12.61
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0038 15 Dec 2010 16 Dec 2010 12.48
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0000 29 Dec 2010 30 Dec 2010 12.25
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0038 15 Dec 2010 16 Dec 2010 12.13
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0133 29 Dec 2010 30 Dec 2010 12.65
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0038 15 Dec 2010 16 Dec 2010 12.54
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0000 29 Dec 2009 30 Dec 2009 10.33
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0000 29 Dec 2009 30 Dec 2009 10.10
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0186 29 Dec 2009 30 Dec 2009 10.34
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0870 29 Dec 2008 30 Dec 2008 7.07
Investor (DHMAX) 15 Dec 2008 16 Dec 2008 7.19
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0718 29 Dec 2008 30 Dec 2008 6.97
Class C (DHMCX) 15 Dec 2008 16 Dec 2008 7.07
Class I (DHMIX) 0.1207 29 Dec 2008 30 Dec 2008 7.07
Class I (DHMIX) 15 Dec 2008 16 Dec 2008 7.21
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0393 27 Dec 2007 28 Dec 2007 10.54
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0639 0.2118 11 Dec 2007 12 Dec 2007 10.71
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0000 27 Dec 2007 28 Dec 2007 10.44
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0639 0.2118 11 Dec 2007 12 Dec 2007 10.57
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0912 27 Dec 2007 28 Dec 2007 10.54
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0639 0.2118 11 Dec 2007 12 Dec 2007 10.75
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0130 28 Dec 2006 29 Dec 2006 10.91
Investor (DHMAX) 0.0588 11 Dec 2006 12 Dec 2006 11.03
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0000 28 Dec 2006 29 Dec 2006 10.85
Class C (DHMCX) 0.0588 11 Dec 2006 12 Dec 2006 10.96
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0500 28 Dec 2006 29 Dec 2006 10.91
Class I (DHMIX) 0.0588 11 Dec 2006 12 Dec 2006 11.07
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Documents

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: Small- and mid-capitalization issues tend to be more volatile and less liquid than large-capitalization issues.

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

1 The Fund may invest in another Diamond Hill Fund. Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. is required to permanently waive a portion of its management fee in the pro-rata amount of the management fee charged by the underlying Diamond Hill Fund.

2 Active Share is relative to the Russell 2500 Index.

3 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.

4 Cash & Other may include cash, treasuries, money market funds and short duration fixed income funds. Includes a 0.5% investment in the Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund.

As of 31 Dec 2022, there were 2 gold rated, 11 silver rated, 17 bronze rated, 5 neutral rated, 0 negative rated and 109 not rated funds in the Mid-Cap Value category based on the cheapest share class for each fund as defined by Morningstar. The cheapest share class does not necessarily equate to the highest rated share class. Class I shares are not the cheapest share class for the Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Fund.

The Morningstar Analyst Rating is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by Morningstar’s manager research group, which consists of various Morningstar, Inc. subsidiaries (“Manager Research Group”). In the United States, that subsidiary is Morningstar Research Services LLC, which is registered with and governed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Manager Research Group evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent and price. The Manager Research Group uses this five-pillar evaluation to determine how they believe funds are likely to perform relative to a benchmark over the long term on a risk adjusted basis. They consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research. For actively managed strategies, people and process each receive a 45% weighting in their analysis, while parent receives a 10% weighting. For passive strategies, process receives an 80% weighting, while people and parent each receive a 10% weighting. For both active and passive strategies, performance has no explicit weight as it is incorporated into the analysis of people and process; price at the share-class level (where applicable) is directly subtracted from an expected gross alpha estimate derived from the analysis of the other pillars. The impact of the weighted pillar scores for people, process and parent on the final Analyst Rating is further modified by a measure of the dispersion of historical alphas among relevant peers. For certain peer groups where standard benchmarking is not applicable, primarily peer groups of funds using alternative investment strategies, the modification by alpha dispersion is not used.

The Analyst Rating scale is Gold, Silver, Bronze, Neutral and Negative. For active funds, a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects the Manager Research Group’s expectation that an active fund will be able to deliver positive alpha net of fees relative to the standard benchmark index assigned to the Morningstar category. The level of the rating relates to the level of expected positive net alpha relative to Morningstar category peers for active funds. For passive funds, a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects the Manager Research Group’s expectation that a fund will be able to deliver a higher alpha net of fees than the lesser of the relevant Morningstar category median or 0. The level of the rating relates to the level of expected net alpha relative to Morningstar category peers for passive funds. For certain peer groups where standard benchmarking is not applicable, primarily peer groups of funds using alternative investment strategies, a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver, or Bronze reflects the Manager Research Group’s expectation that a fund will deliver a weighted pillar score above a predetermined threshold within its peer group. Analyst Ratings ultimately reflect the Manager Research Group’s overall assessment, are overseen by an Analyst Rating Committee and are continuously monitored and reevaluated at least every 14 months. For more detailed information about Morningstar’s Analyst Rating, including its methodology, please go to https://shareholders.morningstar.com/investor-relations/governance/Compliance--Disclosure/default.aspx.

The Morningstar Analyst Rating (i) should not be used as the sole basis in evaluating a fund, (ii) involves unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the Manager Research Group’s expectations not to occur or to differ significantly from what they expected and (iii) should not be considered an offer or solicitation to buy or sell the fund.

The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on 393 Mid-Cap Value funds as of 31 Dec 2022. The Fund’s Class I rating was 2 stars among 393, 2 stars among 372, 3 stars among 272 Mid-Cap Value funds for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended 31 Dec 2022, respectively.

The Morningstar Rating for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.

The Morningstar Broad Fee Level data point compares the fund's prospectus adjusted operating net expense ratio to the prospectus adjusted operating net expense ratio of all the other funds within its Morningstar Category.

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