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Investor
Class I
Class Y
Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund
DHSCX
DHSIX
DHSYX
Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Fund
DHMAX
DHMIX
DHMYX
Diamond Hill Mid Cap Fund
DHPAX
DHPIX
DHPYX
Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund
DHLAX
DHLRX
DHLYX
Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund DHFAX DHFIX DHFYX
Diamond Hill Select Fund
DHTAX
DHLTX
DHTYX
Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund
DIAMX
DHLSX
DIAYX
Diamond Hill International Fund
DHIAX
DHIIX
DHIYX
Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund
DHEAX
DHEIX
DHEYX
Diamond Hill Core Bond Fund
DHRAX
DHRIX
DHRYX
As with all mutual fund shares and prospectuses, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these shares or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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Table of Contents
Fund Summaries
Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund
Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Fund
Diamond Hill Mid Cap Fund
Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund
Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund
Diamond Hill Select Fund
Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund
Diamond Hill International Fund
Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund
Diamond Hill Core Bond Fund
Fund Details
Additional Information About Investment Strategies and Related Risks
Investment Risks
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
Management of the Funds
Your Account
Pricing Your Shares
How to Purchase Shares
How to Redeem Shares
How to Exchange Shares
How to Request Certain Non-Financial Transactions
Market Timing and Frequent Trading Policy
Distribution and Taxes
Householding
Financial Highlights
For more information, see back cover.
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Class
Investor I Y
Ticker DHSCX DHSIX DHSYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor
Class I
Class Y
Management fees 0.80  % 0.80  % 0.80  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.26  % 0.97  % 0.85  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Investor $128  $400  $692  $1,523 
Class I 99  309  536  1,190 
Class Y 87  271  471  1,049 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 41% of the average value of its portfolio.





Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. equity securities with small market capitalizations that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the "Adviser”) believes are undervalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks. Small cap companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase below $3 billion or in the range of those market capitalizations of companies included in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. The capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index is between $12.9 million and $29.6 billion as of January 31, 2024. The size of the companies included in the Russell 2000 Index will change with market conditions.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of conviction.
Once a stock is selected, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating or if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.
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.
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Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
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.
Small Cap Company Risk  Investments in small cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller 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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.







CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31

6206
Best Quarter:
4Q 2020, +26.68%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -36.17%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/23
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Year Ten Year
Class I Before Taxes
4/29/05 23.22  % 11.11  % 6.36  %
After Taxes on Distributions 16.06  7.79  4.13 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 18.44  8.56  4.79 
Investor Before Taxes
12/29/00 22.94  10.80  6.07 
Class Y Before Taxes
12/30/11 23.47  11.27  6.50 
Russell 3000 Index
25.96  15.16  11.48 
Russell 2000 Index 16.93  9.97  7.16 
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 2000 Index represents an index of securities that reflect the market sector in which the fund invests and is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of roughly 2,000 US small-cap companies.
The indexes are unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, include net reinvested dividends, do not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and are not available for direct investment.

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Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Manager
Aaron Monroe
Portfolio Manager
since 2/2017
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and Class I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders
Mail:
Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

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Class
Investor I Y
Ticker DHMAX DHMIX DHMYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.75  % 0.75  % 0.75  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.21  % 0.92  % 0.80  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Investor $123  $384  $665  $1,466 
Class I 94  293  509  1,131 
Class Y 82  255  444  990 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.




Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. equity securities with small and medium market capitalizations that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the "Adviser”) believes are undervalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks. Small and mid cap companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase between $500 million and $10 billion or in the range of those market capitalizations of companies included in the Russell 2500 Index at the time of purchase. The capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index is between $12.9 million and $29.6 billion as of January 31, 2024. The size of the companies included in the Russell 2500 Index will change with market conditions.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of conviction.
Once a stock is selected, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating; or, if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.
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.


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Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
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.
Small Cap and Mid Cap Company Risk  Investments in small cap and 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, small cap and 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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.

CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
6283
Best Quarter:
4Q 2020, +23.26%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -35.83%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/23
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Year
Ten Year
Class I Before Taxes
12/30/05 11.47  % 10.32  % 7.15  %
After Taxes on Distributions 10.96  9.36  6.30 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 7.16  8.13  5.64 
Investor Before Taxes
12/30/05 11.12  10.00  6.85 
Class Y Before Taxes
12/30/11 11.62  10.45  7.29 
Russell 3000 Index
25.96  15.16  11.48 
Russell 2500 Index 17.42  11.67  8.36 
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 2500 Index represents an index of securities that reflect the market sector in which the fund invests and is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance. The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of roughly 2,500 US small to mid-cap companies.
The indexes are unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, include net reinvested dividends, do not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and are not available for direct investment.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Manager
Christopher Welch
Portfolio Manager
since 12/2005
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Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and Class I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders
Mail:
Diamond Hill Small-Mid Cap Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.



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Class
Investor I Y
Ticker DHPAX DHPIX DHPYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Mid Cap Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor
Class I
Class Y
Management fees 0.60  % 0.60  % 0.60  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.06  % 0.77  % 0.65  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Investor $108  $337  $585  $1,294 
Class I 79  246  428  954 
Class Y 66  208  362  810 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.









Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. equity securities with medium market capitalizations that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the "Adviser”) believes are undervalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks. Mid cap companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase between $1.5 billion and $20 billion or in the range of those market capitalizations of companies included in the Russell Midcap Index at the time of purchase. The capitalization range of the Russell Midcap Index is between $362.3 million and $76.6 billion as of January 31, 2024. The size of the companies included in the Russell Midcap Index will change with market conditions.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of conviction.
Once a stock is selected, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating or if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.
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.


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Diamond Hill Mid Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024

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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.


CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
6226
Best Quarter:
4Q 2020, +22.19%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -36.76%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/23
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Year
Ten Year
Class I Before Taxes
12/31/13 9.44  % 8.99  % 6.98  %
After Taxes on Distributions
8.64  8.40  6.52 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
6.16  7.08  5.59 
Investor Before Taxes
12/31/13 9.14  8.66  6.67 
Class Y Before Taxes
12/31/13 9.65  9.11  7.10 
Russell 3000 Index
25.96  15.16  11.48 
Russell Midcap Index 17.23  12.68  9.42 
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 sector in which the fund invests and is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of roughly 800 US mid-cap companies.
The indexes are unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, include net reinvested dividends, do not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and are not available for direct investment.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Manager
Christopher Welch
Portfolio Manager
Since 12/2013

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Diamond Hill Mid Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024

Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders
Mail:
Diamond Hill Mid Cap Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.


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Class
Investor I Y
Ticker DHLAX DHLRX DHLYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.50  % 0.50  % 0.50  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.96  % 0.67  % 0.55  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Investor $98  $306  $531  $1,178 
Class I 68  214  373  835 
Class Y 56  176  307  689 






PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. equity securities with large market capitalizations ("large cap") that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the "Adviser”) believes are undervalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks. Large cap companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations at the time of purchase of $5 billion or greater, or in the range of those market capitalizations of companies included in the Russell 1000 Index at the time of purchase. The capitalization range of the Russell 1000 Index is between $362.3 million and $2,954.2 billion as of January 31, 2024. The size of the companies included in the Russell 1000 Index will change with market conditions.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of conviction.
Once a stock is selected, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating or if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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
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Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
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.
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.
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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.

CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
5495
Best Quarter:
2Q 2020, +18.06%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -26.82%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/23
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Year Ten Year
Class I Before Taxes
1/31/05 13.66  % 12.26  % 9.33  %
After Taxes on Distributions
12.66  10.92  8.04 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
8.79  9.70  7.37 
Investor Before Taxes
6/29/01 13.31  11.93  9.01 
Class Y Before Taxes
12/30/11 13.78  12.39  9.45 
Russell 3000 Index
25.96  15.16  11.48 
Russell 1000 Index 26.53  15.52  11.80 
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 1000 Index represents an index of securities that reflect the market sector in which the fund invests and is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of roughly 1,000 US large-cap companies.
The indexes are unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, include net reinvested dividends, do not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and are not available for direct investment.
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Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Manager
Austin Hawley
Portfolio Manager
since 2/2015
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders
Mail:
Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

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Class Investor I Y
Ticker DHFAX DHFIX DHFYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.50  % 0.50  % 0.50  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.22  % 0.18  % 0.06  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.97  % 0.68  % 0.56  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Investor $99  $309  $536  $1,190 
Class I 69  218  379  847 
Class Y 57  179  313  701 






















PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 34% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. equity securities with large market capitalizations ("large cap") that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) believes are undervalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks. Large cap companies are defined as companies with market capitalizations of $15 billion or greater at the time of purchase. The fund is non-diversified and intends to concentrate its investments in approximately 20 securities.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of conviction.
Once a stock is selected, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating, or if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.
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Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024

Focused Portfolio Risk The fund may have more volatility and is considered to have more risk than a fund that invests in securities of a greater number of issuers because changes in the value of a single issuer's security may have a more significant effect, either positive or negative, on the fund's net asset value.
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.
Sector Emphasis Risk The fund, from time to time, may invest 25% or more of its assets in one or more sectors, subjecting the fund to sector emphasis risk. This is the risk that the fund is subject to a greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments affecting a specific sector in which the fund has a focused position, than if its investments were diversified across a greater number of industry sectors. Some sectors possess particular risks that may not affect other sectors.
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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.






CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
6135
Best Quarter:
4Q 2023, +12.51%
Worst Quarter:
2Q 2022, -15.55%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/23
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Since Inception
Class I Before Taxes
2/26/21 17.21  % 7.76  %
After Taxes on Distributions
16.84  7.37 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
10.46  5.95 
Investor Before Taxes
2/26/21 16.84  7.44 
Class Y Before Taxes
2/26/21 17.32  7.87 
Russell 3000 Index
25.96  8.06 
Russell 1000 Index 26.53  8.74 
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 1000 Index represents an index of securities that reflect the market sector in which the fund invests and is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of roughly 1,000 US large-cap companies.
The indexes are unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, include net reinvested dividends, do not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and are not available for direct investment.

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Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024

Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Manager
Austin Hawley
Portfolio Manager
since 02/2021
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and Class I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders Mail:
Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595

Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

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Class
Investor I Y
Ticker DHTAX DHLTX DHTYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Select Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.70  % 0.70  % 0.70  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.16  % 0.87  % 0.75  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Investor $118  $368  $638  $1,409 
Class I 89  278  482  1,073 
Class Y 77  240  417  930 




















PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests its assets in U.S. equity securities of any size capitalization that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the "Adviser”) believes are undervalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks. The fund is non-diversified and intends to concentrate its investments in a limited number of securities.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of conviction.
Once a stock is selected, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating or if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.
Focused Portfolio Risk The fund may have more volatility and is considered to have more risk than a fund that invests in securities of a greater number of issuers because changes in the value of a single issuer's security may have a more
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Diamond Hill Select Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
significant effect, either positive or negative, on the fund's net asset value.
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.
Sector Emphasis Risk The fund, from time to time, may invest 25% or more of its assets in one or more sectors, subjecting the fund to sector emphasis risk. This is the risk that the fund is subject to a greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments affecting a specific sector in which the fund has a focused position, than if its investments were diversified across a greater number of industry sectors. Some sectors possess particular risks that may not affect other sectors.
Small Cap and Mid Cap Company Risk  Investments in small cap and 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, small cap and 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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.


CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
6820
Best Quarter:
4Q 2020, +24.65%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -34.01%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2023
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Year Ten Year
Class I Before Taxes
12/30/05 30.56  % 16.66  % 10.71  %
After Taxes on Distributions
30.40  15.48  9.43 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
18.22  13.26  8.40 
Investor Before Taxes
12/30/05 30.19  16.32  10.39 
Class Y Before Taxes
12/30/11 30.69  16.80  10.83 
Russell 3000 Index 25.96  15.16  11.48 
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 3000 Index also represents an index of securities that reflect the market sector in which the fund invests and is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance.
The index is unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, includes net reinvested dividends, does not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and is not available for direct investment.

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Diamond Hill Select Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Managers
Austin Hawley
Portfolio Manager
since 1/2013
Richard Snowdon
Portfolio Manager
since 1/2013
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and Class I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders Mail:
Diamond Hill Select Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.
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Class
Investor I Y
Ticker DIAMX DHLSX DIAYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.90  % 0.90  % 0.90  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses
Administration fees 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Dividend expenses and fees on short sales 0.42  % 0.42  % 0.42  %
Total Other expenses 0.63  % 0.59  % 0.47  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.78  % 1.49  % 1.37  %

EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Investor $181  $560  $964  $2,095 
Class I 152  471  813  1,779 
Class Y 139  434  750  1,646 


















PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 41% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests its assets in U.S. equity securities of any size capitalization that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the "Adviser”) believes are undervalued and selling short U.S. equity securities of any size capitalization the Adviser believes are overvalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of conviction.
The fund also will sell securities short. Short sales are effected when it is believed that the price of a particular security will decline, and involves the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the fund. The frequency of short sales will vary substantially in different periods, and it is not intended that any specified portion of the fund’s assets will as a matter of practice be invested in short sales. The fund will not make a short sale if, immediately before the transaction, the market value of all securities sold short exceeds 40% of the value of the fund’s net assets.
Once a stock is purchased or sold short, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security (or repurchase a security sold short) as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating (or improving in the case of a short
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Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
sale); or, if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.
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. In addition, there is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the fund’s exposure to stock market movements, sector-swings or other risk factors. The strategy used by the fund involves complex securities transactions that involve risks different than direct equity investments.
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.
Short Sale Risk  The fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the Adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security.
Small Cap and Mid Cap Company Risk  Investments in small cap and 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, small cap and 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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.

CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
7995
Best Quarter:
4Q 2020, +13.78%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -23.39%
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Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2023
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Year Ten Year
Class I Before Taxes
1/31/05 12.40  % 8.57  % 5.71  %
After Taxes on Distributions
11.15  7.20  4.77 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
7.94  6.64  4.45 
Investor Before Taxes
6/30/00 12.12  8.25  5.40 
Class Y Before Taxes
12/30/11 12.55  8.69  5.83 
Russell 3000 Index
25.96  15.16  11.48 
Russell 1000 Index 26.53  15.52  11.80 
60% Russell 1000 Index/40% Bloomberg US T-Bills 1-3 Month Index 17.82  10.34  7.77 
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 1000 Index represents an index of securities that reflect the market sector in which the fund invests. The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of roughly 1,000 US large-cap companies.
The blended benchmark represents a 60/40 weighted blend of the Russell 1000 Index and the Bloomberg US Treasury Bills 1-3 Month Index. The Bloomberg US Treasury Bills 1-3 Month Index measures the performance of US Treasury bills with time to maturity between 1 and 3 months. The blended benchmark is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance.
The indexes are unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, include net reinvested dividends, do not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and are not available for direct investment.

Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Managers
Christopher Bingaman
Portfolio Manager
since 4/2007
Nathan Palmer
Portfolio Manager
since 6/2018


Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and Class I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders
Mail:
Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.
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Class Investor I Y
Ticker DHIAX DHIIX DHIYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill International Fund is to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.65  % 0.65  % 0.65  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.24  % 0.20  % 0.08  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.14  % 0.85  % 0.73  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Investor $116  $362  $628  $1,386 
Class I 87  271  471  1,049 
Class Y 75  233  406  906 
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.








Principal Investment Strategy
The fund, under normal market conditions, invests its assets primarily in non-U.S. equity securities of companies of any size that Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) believes are undervalued. Equity securities consist of common and preferred stocks. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities issued by companies (i) that are headquartered or have their principal place of business outside the U.S., (ii) whose primary trading markets are outside the U.S. or (iii) that have at least 50% of their assets in, or expect to derive at least 50% of their total revenues or profits from, goods or services produced in or sales made in countries outside the U.S. The fund intends to diversify its investments across different countries and regions, including emerging markets. Emerging market countries include those generally recognized to be an emerging market country by the international financial community; classified by the United Nations as a developing country; or classified as an emerging market country by MSCI or other index or data provider.
The Adviser focuses on estimating a company’s value independent of its current stock price. To estimate a company’s value, the Adviser concentrates on the fundamental economic drivers of the business. The primary focus is on “bottom-up” analysis, which takes into consideration earnings, revenue growth, operating margins and other economic factors. The Adviser also considers the level of industry competition, regulatory factors, the threat of technological obsolescence, and a variety of other industry factors. If the Adviser’s estimate of a company’s value differs sufficiently from the current market price, the company may be an attractive investment opportunity. In constructing a portfolio of securities, the Adviser is not constrained by the sector or industry weights in the benchmark. The Adviser relies on individual stock selection and discipline in the investment process to add value. The highest portfolio security weights are assigned to companies where the Adviser has the highest level of confidence.
Once a stock is selected, the Adviser continues to monitor the company’s strategies, financial performance and competitive environment. The Adviser may sell a security as it reaches the Adviser’s estimate of the company’s value if it believes that the company’s earnings, revenue growth, operating margin or other economic factors are deteriorating, or if it identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.

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Diamond Hill International Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024

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.
Non-U.S. and Emerging Markets Risk The fund may invest in non-U.S. securities and U.S. securities of companies domiciled in non-U.S. countries that may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. These companies may be subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible non-U.S. controls on investments, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of non-U.S. markets. Trade tensions and sanctions on individuals and companies can contribute to market volatility, which may affect the fund's performance. These risks are magnified in emerging markets as events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. The market for the securities of issuers in emerging markets is typically small and low, and nonexistent trading volumes in those securities may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility.
Sector Emphasis Risk The fund, from time to time, may invest 25% or more of its assets in one or more sectors, subjecting the fund to sector emphasis risk. This is the risk that the fund is subject to a greater risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments affecting a specific sector in which the fund has a focused position, than if its investments were diversified across a greater number of industry sectors. Some sectors possess particular risks that may not affect other sectors.
Small Cap and Mid Cap Company Risk Investments in small cap and 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, small cap and 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.
Prior to calendar year 2019, the bar chart and table reflect the past performance of Diamond Hill International Equity Fund, LP (the “International Partnership”), a private fund managed with full investment authority by the Adviser, and provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund by showing changes in the fund’s performance from year to year over the periods indicated and by showing how the fund’s average annual total returns for the periods indicated compared to a relevant market index. The fund is managed in all material respects in a manner equivalent to the management of the International Partnership. The fund’s objectives, policies, guidelines and restrictions are in all material respects equivalent to the International Partnership, and the fund was created for reasons entirely unrelated to the establishment of a performance record. The assets of the International Partnership were converted, based on their value on June 28, 2019, into assets of the fund prior to commencement of operations of the fund. The performance of the International Partnership has been restated to reflect the net expenses and maximum applicable sales charge of the fund for its initial years of investment operations. The International Partnership was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and therefore was not subject to certain investment restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. If the International Partnership had been registered under the 1940 Act, its performance may have been adversely affected. Performance of the fund prior to calendar year 2019 is measured from December 30, 2016, the inception of the International Partnership, and is not the performance of the fund. The fund’s and the International Partnership’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future either before or after taxes. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.
CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
8770
Best Quarter:
4Q 2020, +22.69%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -26.28%
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Diamond Hill International Fund Summary
As of February 28, 2024

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2023
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. After-tax returns prior to one year are not provided because the International Partnership’s tax treatment was different than that of a registered investment company.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Years
Since Inception (12/30/16)
Class I Before Taxes
06/28/19 18.12  % 8.72  % 8.53  %
After Taxes on Distributions
17.84  N/A N/A
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
10.96  N/A N/A
Investor Before Taxes
06/28/19 17.88  8.42  8.22 
Class Y Before Taxes
06/28/19 18.30  8.84  8.65 
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
                               
15.62  7.08  6.33 
The fund's broad-based securities market index is the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index measures the performance of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed (excluding the US) and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index also represents an index of non-U.S. securities that reflect the market sector in which the fund invests and is utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance.
The index is unmanaged, market capitalization weighted, includes net reinvested dividends, does not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower return), and is not available for direct investment.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Manager
 
Krishna Mohanraj
Portfolio Manager
since 12/2018

Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and Class I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders
Mail:
Diamond Hill International Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.
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Class Investor I Y
Ticker DHEAX DHEIX DHEYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund is to maximize total return consistent with the preservation of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.35  % 0.35  % 0.35  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.81  % 0.52  % 0.40  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Investor $83  $259  $450  $1,002 
Class I 53  167  291  653 
Class Y 41  128  224  505 
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio.







Principal Investment Strategy
Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securitized bond investments. Securitized bond investments are also referred to as “structured product securities” or “structured products.” Securitized bond investments include secured loans backed by commercial real estate, residential real estate, commercial or consumer loans, and securitizations such as agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (including commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs)), asset-backed securities (ABS), and other similar securities and related instruments.
Agency MBS are issued or guaranteed by the US government, its agencies or instrumentalities, which include mortgage pass-through securities representing interests in pools of mortgage loans issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or “Ginnie Mae”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or “Fannie Mae”), the Student Loan Marketing Association (SLMA or “Sallie Mae”) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or “Freddie Mac”). The fund may also invest in other fixed income instruments, which include bonds, debt or credit securities and other similar instruments issued by various US and non-US public or private sector entities at the discretion of the Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”).
Under normal circumstances, the fund will maintain an average portfolio duration of less than three, although under certain market conditions, such as periods of significant volatility in interest rates and spreads, the fund’s average duration may be longer than three. Duration is an approximate measure of a bond's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of “three” means that a security’s or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve). The fund may invest in individual fixed income securities with effective durations in excess of three, provided, however, such investments are made within the constraints above.
The fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in below investment grade securities, including those referred to as “junk bonds” (or the unrated equivalent) at the time of purchase.
In selecting securities for the fund, the Adviser performs a risk/reward analysis that includes an evaluation of credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, and the legal and technical structure of the security. The Adviser will attempt to take advantage of inefficiencies that it believes exist in the fixed income markets. The Adviser seeks to invest in securities that the Adviser expects to offer attractive prospects for income and/or capital appreciation in relation to the risk borne.
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
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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.
Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk The fund may invest in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities, including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the fund may exhibit additional volatility. During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid.
Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured as interest only (“IOs”) and principal only (“POs”), are more volatile and may be more sensitive to the rate of prepayments than other mortgage-related securities. CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the fund invests may be more volatile and may be subject to higher risk of non-payment. The risk of default, as described under “Credit Risk”, for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.
The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive not only to changes in interest rates, but also to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid. The fund will be exposed to additional risk to the extent that it uses inverse floaters and inverse IOs, which are debt securities with interest rates that reset in the opposite direction from the market rate to which the security is indexed. These securities are more volatile and more sensitive to interest rate changes than other types of debt securities. If interest rates move in a manner not anticipated by the Adviser, the fund could lose all or substantially all of its investment in inverse IOs.
Consumer Loans Risk Investments in consumer loans expose the fund to additional risks beyond those normally associated with more traditional debt instruments. The fund’s ability to receive payments in connection with the loan depends primarily on the financial condition of the borrower and whether or not a loan is secured by collateral, although there is no assurance that the collateral securing a loan will be sufficient to satisfy the loan obligation. In addition, bank loans often have contractual restrictions on resale, which can delay the sale and adversely
impact the sale price. Transactions involving bank loans may have significantly longer settlement periods than more traditional investments (settlement can take longer than 7 days) and often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or highly leveraged, which increases the risk that the fund may not receive its proceeds in a timely manner or that the fund may incur losses in order to pay redemption proceeds to its shareholders. In addition, loans are not registered under the federal securities laws like stocks and bonds, so investors in loans have less protection against improper practices than investors in registered securities.
Credit Risk  There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by a fund. Such default could result in losses to the fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the fund may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of the fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the fund to sell the security.
Fixed Income Risk  The fund invests in fixed income securities. These securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of the fund’s fixed income securities generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the fund’s investments decreases.
Government Securities Risk The fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These securities may be backed by the credit of the government as a whole or only by the issuing agency. U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, and bills and some agency securities, such as those issued by the Federal Housing Administration and Ginnie Mae, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government as to payment of principal and interest and are the highest quality government securities. Other securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks and Freddie Mac, are supported only by the credit of the agency that issued them, and not by the U.S. government. Securities issued by the Federal Farm Credit System, the Federal Land Banks, and Fannie Mae are supported by the agency’s right to borrow money from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law.
High Yield Securities Risk  The fund will purchase fixed income securities rated below the investment grade category. Securities in this rating category are speculative. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may have a greater effect on the ability of issuers of these securities to make principal and interest payments than they do on issuers of higher grade securities.
Inflation Risk  Because inflation reduces the purchasing power of income produced by existing fixed income securities, the prices at which fixed income securities trade will be reduced to compensate for the fact that the income they produce is worth less. This potential decrease in market value would be the measure of the inflation risk incurred by the fund.


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Liquidity Risk The fund may not be able to purchase or sell a security in a timely manner or at desired prices or achieve its desired weighting in a security. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market or a reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, and may be magnified during times of market stress. The fund may not be able to meet the requests to redeem fund shares without significant dilution of remaining investors' interest in the fund.
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 investments will perform as anticipated.
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.
Non-U.S. and Emerging Markets Risk The fund may invest in non-U.S. securities and U.S. securities of companies domiciled in non-U.S. countries that may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. These companies may be subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible non-U.S. controls on investments, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of non-U.S. markets. The departure of one or more other countries from the European Union may have significant political and financial consequences for global markets. These risks are magnified in emerging markets as events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. The market for the securities of issuers in emerging markets is typically small and low, and nonexistent trading volumes in those securities may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility.
Prepayment and Call Risk The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.

CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
16656
Best Quarter:
2Q 2020, +5.26%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2020, -7.64%

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/23
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Years Since
Inception
Class I Before Taxes
07/05/16 8.91  % 3.16  % 3.28  %
After Taxes on Distributions
6.45  1.56  1.74 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
5.22  1.72  1.84 
Investor Before Taxes
07/05/16 8.38  2.83  2.97 
Class Y Before Taxes
07/05/16 9.03  3.27  3.40 
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index 5.53  1.10  0.77 
Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index 4.61  1.51  1.27 
The fund's broad-based securities market index is the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index measures the performance of investment grade, fixed-rate taxable bond market and includes government and corporate bonds, agency mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities (agency and non-agency).
The Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index represents the index utilized by the Adviser for measuring performance. The Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index measures the performance of investment grade government and corporate bonds with maturities of one to three years.
The indexes are unmanaged, include net reinvested dividends, do not reflect fees or expenses (which would lower the return), and are not available for direct investment.
Portfolio Management
Investment Adviser
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Portfolio Managers
Henry Song
Portfolio Manager
since 7/2016
Mark Jackson
Portfolio Manager
since 7/2016

Buying and Selling Fund Shares
Minimum Initial Investment
Investor and Class I:  $2,500
Class Y:  $500,000
To Place Orders Mail:
Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: 888-226-5595
Transaction Policies
In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire. You may be charged wire fees or other transaction fees; ask your financial professional. When selling shares, you will receive a check, unless you request a wire. You may also buy and sell shares through a financial professional.
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
The fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. However, you may be subject to tax when you withdraw monies from a tax-advantaged plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares (other than Class Y shares) through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

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Class Investor I Y
Ticker DHRAX DHRIX DHRYX
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Core Bond Fund is to maximize total return consistent with the preservation of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Investor Class I Class Y
Management fees 0.30  % 0.30  % 0.30  %
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.25  % None None
Other expenses 0.21  % 0.17  % 0.05  %
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.76  % 0.47  % 0.35  %
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Investor $78  $243  $422  $942 
Class I 48  151  263  591 
Class Y 36  113  197  443 
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.








Principal Investment Strategy
Under normal market conditions, the fund intends to provide total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus any amounts borrowed for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of investment grade, fixed income securities, including bonds, debt securities and other similar U.S. dollar-denominated instruments issued by various U.S. public- or private-sector entities, by non-U.S. corporations or U.S. affiliates of non-U.S. corporations, including those in emerging markets. The fund may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities at the discretion of Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”).
Under normal circumstances, the fund will maintain an average portfolio duration of plus or minus 20% of the duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based index that represents the investment grade, US dollar-denominated fixed-rate taxable bond market. Duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index was 6.25 as of its last reconstitution date of January 31, 2024. Duration is an approximate measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of “three” means that a security’s or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve).
In selecting securities for the fund, the Adviser performs a risk/reward analysis that includes an evaluation of credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, and the legal and technical structure of the security. The Adviser will attempt to take advantage of inefficiencies that it believes exist in the fixed-income markets. The Adviser seeks to invest in securities that the Adviser expects to offer attractive prospects for current income and/or capital appreciation in relation to the risk borne.
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.
Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk The fund may invest in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities, including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the fund may exhibit additional volatility. During periods of difficult or frozen credit
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markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid.
Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured as interest only (“IOs”) and principal only (“POs”), are more volatile and may be more sensitive to the rate of prepayments than other mortgage-related securities. CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the fund invests may be more volatile and may be subject to higher risk of non-payment. The risk of default, as described under “Credit Risk”, for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.
The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive not only to changes in interest rates, but also to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid. The fund will be exposed to additional risk to the extent that it uses inverse floaters and inverse IOs, which are debt securities with interest rates that reset in the opposite direction from the market rate to which the security is indexed. These securities are more volatile and more sensitive to interest rate changes than other types of debt securities. If interest rates move in a manner not anticipated by the Adviser, the fund could lose all or substantially all of its investment in inverse IOs.
Consumer Loans Risk Investments in consumer loans expose the fund to additional risks beyond those normally associated with more traditional debt instruments. The fund’s ability to receive payments in connection with the loan depends primarily on the financial condition of the borrower and whether or not a loan is secured by collateral, although there is no assurance that the collateral securing a loan will be sufficient to satisfy the loan obligation. In addition, bank loans often have contractual restrictions on resale, which can delay the sale and adversely impact the sale price. Transactions involving bank loans may have significantly longer settlement periods than more traditional investments (settlement can take longer than 7 days) and often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or highly leveraged, which increases the risk that the fund may not receive its proceeds in a timely manner or that the fund may incur losses in order to pay redemption proceeds to its shareholders. In addition, loans are not registered under the federal securities laws like stocks and bonds, so investors in loans have less protection against improper practices than investors in registered securities.
Credit Risk  There is a risk that issuers and counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by a fund. Such default could result in losses to the fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the fund may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and
in shares of the fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the fund to sell the security.
Fixed Income Risk  The fund invests in fixed income securities. These securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of the fund’s fixed income securities generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the fund’s investments decreases.
Government Securities Risk The fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities. These securities may be backed by the credit of the government as a whole or only by the issuing agency. U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, and bills and some agency securities, such as those issued by the Federal Housing Administration and Ginnie Mae, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government as to payment of principal and interest and are the highest quality government securities. Other securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks and Freddie Mac, are supported only by the credit of the agency that issued them, and not by the U.S. government. Securities issued by the Federal Farm Credit System, the Federal Land Banks, and Fannie Mae are supported by the agency’s right to borrow money from the U.S. Treasury under certain circumstances, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law.
Inflation Risk  Because inflation reduces the purchasing power of income produced by existing fixed income securities, the prices at which fixed income securities trade will be reduced to compensate for the fact that the income they produce is worth less. This potential decrease in market value would be the measure of the inflation risk incurred by the fund.
Liquidity Risk The fund may not be able to purchase or sell a security in a timely manner or at desired prices or achieve its desired weighting in a security. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market or a reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, and may be magnified during times of market stress. The fund may not be able to meet the requests to redeem fund shares without significant dilution of remaining investors' interest in the fund.
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 investments will perform as anticipated.
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,
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disrupt the fund's operations, result in substantial market volatility and adversely impact the prices and liquidity of the fund's investments.
Non-U.S. and Emerging Markets Risk The fund may invest in non-U.S. securities and U.S. securities of companies domiciled in non-U.S. countries that may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies. These companies may be subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible non-U.S. controls on investments, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of non-U.S. markets. The departure of one or more other countries from the European Union may have significant political and financial consequences for global markets. These risks are magnified in emerging markets as events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. The market for the securities of issuers in emerging markets is typically small and low, and nonexistent trading volumes in those securities may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility.
Prepayment and Call Risk The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.
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. The bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the fund. Of course, the fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of its future performance. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.diamond-hill.com or by calling 888-226-5595.

CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN-YEARS ENDED 12/31
15287
Best Quarter:
4Q 2023, +6.41%
Worst Quarter:
1Q 2022, -4.99%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/23
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.
Inception
Date of Class
One Year Five Years Since
Inception
Class I Before Taxes
07/05/16 6.62  % 1.63  % 1.56  %
After Taxes on Distributions
4.67  0.40  0.37 
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
3.87