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	xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi"
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<!-- davis new york venture fund -->
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	<link:loc xlink:type="locator"
		xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/non-gaap/dei-2009-01-31.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"
		xlink:label="EntityDomain"/>
	<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dnyvf-20121128.xsd#dnyvf_S000003439Member"
		xlink:label="S000003439Member"/>
	<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member"
		xlink:from="EntityDomain"
		xlink:to="S000003439Member"
		order="1.0"/>
</link:definitionLink>

<!-- davis new york venture fund class a -->
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	<link:loc xlink:type="locator"
		xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/2010/rr-2010-02-28.xsd#rr_ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:label="ShareClassDomain"/>
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		xlink:from="ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:to="C000009516Member"
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</link:definitionLink>

<!-- davis new york venture fund class b -->
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		xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/2010/rr-2010-02-28.xsd#rr_ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:label="ShareClassDomain"/>
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		xlink:from="ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:to="C000009517Member"
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<!-- davis new york venture fund class c -->
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		xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/2010/rr-2010-02-28.xsd#rr_ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:label="ShareClassDomain"/>
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		xlink:from="ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:to="C000009518Member"
		order="3.0"/>
</link:definitionLink>

<!-- davis new york venture fund class y -->
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	<link:loc xlink:type="locator"
		xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/2010/rr-2010-02-28.xsd#rr_ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:label="ShareClassDomain"/>
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		xlink:label="C000009519Member"/>
	<link:definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member"
		xlink:from="ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:to="C000009519Member"
		order="4.0"/>
</link:definitionLink>

<!-- davis new york venture fund class r -->
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		xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/rr/2010/rr-2010-02-28.xsd#rr_ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:label="ShareClassDomain"/>
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		xlink:from="ShareClassDomain"
		xlink:to="C000009520Member"
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<!-- davis research fund -->
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	<link:loc xlink:type="locator"
		xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/non-gaap/dei-2009-01-31.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"
		xlink:label="EntityDomain"/>
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		xlink:from="EntityDomain"
		xlink:to="S000003440Member"
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</link:definitionLink>

<!-- davis research fund class a -->
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		xlink:label="ShareClassDomain"/>
	<link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dnyvf-20121128.xsd#dnyvf_C000009521Member"
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		xlink:to="C000009521Member"
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<!-- indices -->

<!-- davis new york venture fund index - s&p 500 -->
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