Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 25, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The investment objective of the Diamond Hill Core Bond Fund (the Fund or the Core Bond Fund) is to maximize total return consistent with the preservation of capital.
Strategy. The Fund, under normal market conditions, intends to provide total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets at the time of purchase (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 interests in pools of 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 … The Fund, under normal market conditions, intends to provide total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets at the time of purchase (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 interests in pools of 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, U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-rate taxable bond market. Duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index was 5.95 as of its last reconstitution date of January 31, 2026. Duration is an approximate measure of a bonds price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of three means that a securitys or portfolios price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve). When selecting securities for the Fund, the Adviser performs a bottom-up, research-based approach in seeking to identify opportunities. In buying and selling 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, such as the diversity of participants working with different objectives and repeated temporary supply-demand imbalances. 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.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $117.99M | 3.67% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $78.91M | 2.45% |
| State Street Navigator Securities Lending Portfolio II | GVMXX | $75.98M | 2.36% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $70.34M | 2.19% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $46.96M | 1.46% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $39.11M | 1.22% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $37.40M | 1.16% |
| US TREASURY N/B | — | $35.43M | 1.10% |
| U.S. TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES 0-5/8% 02/15/2043 | TII | $35.35M | 1.10% |
| U. S. Treasury Strips 0.000%, Due 08/15/2043 | — | $33.15M | 1.03% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| DIAMOND HILL CORE PLUS BOND FUND · DHNAX, DHNIX, DHNYX | 35% | 0.45% |
| DIAMOND HILL SHORT DURATION SECURITIZED BOND · DHEAX, DHEIX, DHEYX | 24% | 0.40% |
| DIAMOND HILL SECURITIZED TOTAL RETURN FUND · DHWYX, DHWAX, DHWIX | 11% | 0.75% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 25, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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