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Small Cap Fund

Summary Prospectus  February 28, 2015

As Amended June 30, 2015

 

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Class   A   C   I   Y
Ticker   DHSCX   DHSMX   DHSIX   DHSYX

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s Prospectus, which contains information about the fund and its risks. The fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated February 28, 2015, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the fund’s Prospectus and other information about the fund, go to http://www.diamond-hill.com/documents/mutual-funds/, email a request to info@diamond-hill.com, call 888-226-5595, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the fund.

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 qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Diamond Hill Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Sales Charges section on page 39 of the fund’s prospectus and the Shares of the Funds section on page 26 of the fund’s statement of additional information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Class I   Class Y
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of offering price       5.00%         None         None         None  
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (on redemptions in the first year as a percentage of the amount invested or the current value, whichever is less)       None         1.00%         None         None  
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Class I   Class Y
Management fees       0.80%         0.80%         0.80%         0.80%  
Distribution (12b-1) fees       0.25%         1.00%         None         None  
Other expenses       0.24%         0.24%         0.21%         0.10%  
Acquired fund fees and expenses       0.03%         0.03%         0.03%         0.03%  
Total annual fund operating expenses       1.32%         2.07%         1.04%         0.93%  

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. It also shows costs if you

sold your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. 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:

 

      Share Status    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
Class A    Sold or Held      $ 628        $ 897        $ 1,187        $ 2,011  
Class C   

Sold

Held

      

 

310

210

 

 

      

 

649

649

 

 

      

 

1,114

1,114

 

 

      

 

2,400

2,400

 

 

Class I    Sold or Held        106          331          574          1,271  
Class Y    Sold or Held        95          296          515          1,143  

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 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 $2.5 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 $0.016 billion and $10.584 billion as of January 31, 2015. 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

 

 

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Small Cap Fund Summary

As of February 28, 2015

As Amended June 30, 2015

 

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.

Equity Market Risk  Overall stock market risks may affect the value of the fund. Factors such as domestic economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels, and political events affect the securities markets. When the value of the fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the fund decreases in value.

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.

Securities Lending Risk  To generate additional income, the fund may lend its portfolio securities to financial institutions. Loaned securities will be secured by cash collateral that the fund may invest in high quality short-term debt obligations, government obligations, bank guarantees or money market mutual funds. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” Investment risk is the risk that the fund will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral. Borrower default risk is the risk that the fund will lose money due to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security in a timely manner.

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.

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. The fund previously showed the performance of Class A shares in the bar chart and table. The fund has decided to replace the performance for Class A shares with the performance for Class I shares because that class has the largest amount of net assets 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

 

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/14

 

The average annual total returns for the fund’s Class A and C shares below are reduced to reflect the maximum applicable sales charges for each class of shares and assume Class C shareholders redeem all of their shares at the end of the period indicated and pay the contingent deferred sales charge then applicable. 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

 

 

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Small Cap Fund Summary  

As of February 28, 2015

As Amended June 30, 2015

 

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         4.86 %       13.81 %       8.00 %

After Taxes on Distributions

                3.66         12.88         7.30  

After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

                3.70         11.11         6.47  
Class A Before Taxes       12/29/00       0.62         12.34         7.09  
Class C Before Taxes       2/20/01         2.87         12.65         6.84  
Class Y Before Taxes       12/30/11         5.06         13.78         7.78  
Russell 2000 Index                 4.89         15.55         7.77  

Historical performance for Class I and Class Y shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of Class A shares. Class I and Class Y performance has been adjusted to reflect differences in sales charges.

The Russell 2000 Index is a market-capitalization weighted index measuring performance of the smallest 2,000 companies, on a market capitalization basis, in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index is a market-capitalization weighted index measuring the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

You cannot invest directly in an index. Unlike mutual funds, an index does not incur expenses. If expenses were deducted, the actual returns of an index would be lower.

Portfolio Management

Investment Adviser

Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.

Portfolio Managers

Thomas Schindler

Portfolio Manager

since 12/2000

Christopher Welch

Assistant Portfolio Manager

since 4/2007

Jason Downey

Assistant Portfolio Manager

since 2/2013

Buying and Selling Fund Shares

Minimum Initial Investment

Class A, C and I:  $5,000

Class Y:  $500,000

 

To Place Orders Mail:
Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund
P.O. Box 183179
Columbus, OH 43218-3179
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 also may 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.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

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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