Main Risks
All investments carry a certain amount of risk and the fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the fund is not a deposit or obligation of any bank, is not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank, and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in the fund. Below are the main risks of investing in the fund. All of the risks listed below are significant to the fund, regardless of the order in which they appear.
Current Market Environment Risk Various sectors of the financial markets may experience an extended period of adverse conditions. Market uncertainty can increase dramatically, and these conditions may result in disruptions of the global credit markets, periods of reduced liquidity, greater general volatility, volatility of credit spreads, and a contraction of availability of credit and lack of price transparency.
Management Risk The Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of a particular asset class or individual security in which the fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that individual companies will perform as anticipated. The value of an individual company can be more volatile than the market as a whole, and the Adviser’s intrinsic value-oriented approach may fail to produce the intended results.
Market Risk The value of the fund's investments may decrease, sometimes rapidly or unexpectedly, due to factors affecting an issuer held by the fund, particular industries or overall securities markets. When the value of the fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the fund decreases in value. A variety of factors including interest rate levels, recessions, inflation, U.S. economic growth, war or acts of terrorism, natural disasters, political events, supply chain disruptions, staff shortages and widespread public health issues affect the securities markets. These events may cause volatility, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints in many markets, including markets for the securities the fund holds, and may adversely affect the fund's investments and operations. In addition, governmental responses to these events may negatively impact the capabilities of the fund's service providers, disrupt the fund's operations, result in substantial market volatility and adversely impact the prices and liquidity of the fund's investments.
Mid Cap Company Risk Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of these companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, mid cap companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies.
Performance
The following bar chart and table show two aspects of the fund: volatility and performance. The bar chart shows the volatility — or variability — of the fund’s annual total returns over time, and shows that fund performance can change from year to year. The table shows the fund’s average annual total returns for certain time periods compared to the returns of a broad-based securities index and a supplemental index. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 1-888-226-5595.
CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
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Best Quarter: | 4Q 2020, +22.19% |
Worst Quarter: | 1Q 2020, -36.76% |
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/24 |
After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shareholders who hold fund shares in tax-deferred accounts or to shares held by non-taxable entities. After-tax returns are shown for Class I shares only and will vary from the after-tax returns for the other share classes.
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| Inception Date of Class | One Year | Five Year | Ten Year |
Class I Before Taxes | 12/31/13 | 10.83 | % | 6.26 | % | 7.27 | % |
After Taxes on Distributions | | 8.67 | | 5.37 | | 6.61 | |
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | | 8.06 | | 4.86 | | 5.82 | |
Investor Before Taxes | 12/31/13 | 10.50 | | 5.95 | | 6.96 | |
Class Y Before Taxes | 12/31/13 | 10.93 | | 6.38 | | 7.39 | |
Russell 3000 Index | | 23.81 | | 13.86 | | 12.55 | |
Russell Midcap Index | | 15.34 | | 9.92 | | 9.63 | |
The fund's broad-based securities market index is the Russell 3000 Index, which measures the performance of roughly 3,000 of the largest US companies based on total market capitalization.
The Russell Midcap Index represents an index of securities that reflect the market sectors in which the fund invests and is utilized by