Diamond Hill mutual funds oversee $31.1 billion in assets, aiming to achieve long-term investment success through a disciplined approach. The company analyses the ownership mindset and valuation techniques to identify growth opportunities in the US Equity, International Equity, and Fixed-Income sectors. Diamond Hill manages asset growth prudently, encourages portfolio manager investments and offers competitive fee structures. These factors collectively establish Diamond Hill as a reliable choice for investors seeking stability and strong performance in their investment portfolios.
Investing in Diamond Hill mutual funds seems to be judicious as of now. Also, mutual funds, in general, diversify their portfolios without several commission charges that are mainly associated with stock purchases and trim transaction costs (read more: Mutual Funds: Advantages, Disadvantages, and How They Make Investors Money).
We have, thus, chosen three Diamond Hill mutual funds that investors should buy now for the long term. These funds possess a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy), have positive three-year and five-year annualized returns, minimum initial investments within $5000, and expense ratios considerably lower than the category average. So, these funds have provided a comparatively strong performance along with lower fees.
Diamond Hill Select (DHLTX – Free Report) fund invests in undervalued U.S. equity securities of any capitalization. DHLTX’s advisor’s focus is on determining a company’s value independent of its current stock price.
Rick Snowdon has served as the lead manager of DHLTX since Jan 17, 2013. Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies like Mr. Cooper Group Inc. (7.6%), Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (6.9%) and WESCO International, Inc. (6.4%) as of Dec 31, 2023.
DHLTX’s 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 7.8% and 16.6%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 0.87%. DHLTX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.
Diamond Hill Long-Short (DHLSX – Free Report) fund invests most of its net assets by investing in equity securities of domestic companies irrespective of their market capitalization, which its advisors believe are undervalued, and selling short equity securities of companies that are overvalued. DHLSX advisors evaluate a company’s value independent of its current stock price.
Chris Bingaman has served as the lead manager of DHLSX since Apr 29, 2007. Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies like Meta Platforms, Inc. (4.5%), Alphabet Inc. (4.3%) and American International Group, Inc. (4.2%) as of Dec 31, 2023.
DHLSX’s 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 5.4% and 8.6%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 1.49%. DHLSX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1.
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Diamond Hill Large Cap Inv (DHLAX – Free Report) fund invests most of its assets in undervalued U.S. equity securities with large market capitalizations, as assessed by the adviser.
Austin Hawley has served as the lead manager of DHLAX since Feb 27, 2015. Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies like American International Group, Inc. (4.5%), ConocoPhillips (3.6%) and Abbott Laboratories (3.2%) as of Dec 31, 2023.
DHLAX’s 3-year and 5-year annualized returns are 4% and 10.8%, respectively. Its net expense ratio is 0.96%. DHLAX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #2.
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