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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments
DAVIS VALUE PORTFOLIO
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
Shares
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (95.84%)
 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES – (15.00%)
   
Media & Entertainment – (14.46%)
     
Alphabet Inc., Class A  *
   
3,660
 
$
7,548,823
 
Alphabet Inc., Class C  *
   
5,603
   
11,590,534
 
Facebook, Inc., Class A  *
   
32,570
   
9,592,842
 
IAC/InterActiveCorp  *
   
21,620
   
4,676,622
 
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Series A  *
   
6,088
   
38,842
     
33,447,663
 
Telecommunication Services – (0.54%)
 
Liberty Global plc, Series C  *
   
49,290
   
1,258,866
     
Total Communication Services
   
34,706,529
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – (14.08%)
 
Consumer Services – (2.78%)
 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR  (China)*
   
459,460
   
6,432,440
 
Retailing – (11.30%)
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR  (China)*
   
30,600
   
6,937,938
 
Amazon.com, Inc.  *
   
3,366
   
10,414,673
 
Coupang, Inc., Class A  (South Korea)*
   
56,282
   
2,777,517
 
Naspers Ltd. - N  (South Africa)
   
13,860
   
3,316,362
 
Prosus N.V., Class N  (Netherlands)
   
13,860
   
1,540,843
 
Vroom, Inc.  *
   
29,280
   
1,141,627
     
26,128,960
 
Total Consumer Discretionary
   
32,561,400
 
FINANCIALS – (41.58%)
 
Banks – (17.56%)
 
Danske Bank A/S  (Denmark)
   
180,500
   
3,377,661
 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  (Singapore)
   
180,222
   
3,857,115
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
68,968
   
10,498,999
 
U.S. Bancorp
   
159,970
   
8,847,941
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
359,124
   
14,030,975
     
40,612,691
 
Diversified Financials – (19.80%)
 
Capital Markets – (3.35%)
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
   
163,560
   
7,734,752
 
Consumer Finance – (10.78%)
 
American Express Co.
   
56,549
   
7,998,291
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
133,180
   
16,944,491
   
24,942,782
 
Diversified Financial Services – (5.67%)
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A  *
   
34
   
13,113,868
     
45,791,402
 
Insurance – (4.22%)
 
Life & Health Insurance – (2.17%)
 
AIA Group Ltd.  (Hong Kong)
   
414,800
   
5,031,533
 
Property & Casualty Insurance – (2.05%)
 
Chubb Ltd.
   
17,150
   
2,709,186
 
Loews Corp.
   
23,460
   
1,203,029


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments
DAVIS VALUE PORTFOLIO - (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
Shares/Principal
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)
 
FINANCIALS – (CONTINUED)
   
Insurance – (Continued)
   
Property & Casualty Insurance – (Continued)
   
Markel Corp.  *
   
720
 
$                
820,526
   
4,732,741
     
9,764,274
       
                         Total Financials
   
96,168,367
 
HEALTH CARE – (6.06%)
 
Health Care Equipment & Services – (3.57%)
 
Cigna Corp.
   
8,447
   
2,041,978
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
34,082
   
2,563,989
 
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
   
28,530
   
3,661,540
     
8,267,507
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (2.49%)
 
Viatris Inc.  *
   
412,290
   
5,759,691
 
                         Total Health Care
   
14,027,198
 
INDUSTRIALS – (4.25%)
 
Capital Goods – (4.25%)
 
Carrier Global Corp.
   
161,390
   
6,813,886
 
Orascom Construction PLC  (United Arab Emirates)
   
13,155
   
75,773
 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
   
38,005
   
2,936,646
 
                         Total Industrials
   
9,826,305
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – (14.87%)
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (13.88%)
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
120,320
   
16,074,752
 
Intel Corp.
   
124,090
   
7,941,760
 
Texas Instruments Inc.
   
42,810
   
8,090,662
     
32,107,174
 
Software & Services – (0.99%)
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
9,730
   
2,294,042
 
                         Total Information Technology
   
34,401,216
 
 
                         TOTAL COMMON STOCK – (Identified cost $102,394,888)

   
 221,691,015
PREFERRED STOCK – (2.28%)
 
INDUSTRIALS – (2.28%)
 
Transportation – (2.28%)
 
Didi Chuxing Joint Co., Series A  (China)*(a)(b)
   
128,944
   
5,264,784
 
 
                         TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK – (Identified cost $3,959,579)

   
 5,264,784
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (2.01%)
 
StoneX Financial Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.02%, 04/01/21,
dated 03/31/21, repurchase value of $2,120,001 (collateralized by: U.S.
Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled cash
account, 0.00%-7.50%, 04/15/21-02/20/51, total market value
$2,162,400)
 
$
2,120,000
   
2,120,000


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments
DAVIS VALUE PORTFOLIO - (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
Principal
 
Value
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (CONTINUED)
   
Truist Securities, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.02%, 04/01/21,
dated 03/31/21, repurchase value of $2,540,001 (collateralized by: U.S.
Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 1.50%-2.50%,
03/01/36-04/01/51, total market value $2,590,800)
 
$
2,540,000
 
$                
2,540,000
 
 
                              TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (Identified cost $4,660,000)

   
 4,660,000
 
 
          Total Investments – (100.13%) – (Identified cost $111,014,467)
   
231,615,799
 
          Liabilities Less Other Assets – (0.13%)
   
(302,809)
       
                                   Net Assets – (100.00%)
 
$
231,312,990
 
 
ADR: American Depositary Receipt
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
 
 
(a)
Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may have contractual restrictions on resale. They are fair valued under methods approved by the Board of Directors. The aggregate value of restricted securities amounted to $5,264,784 or 2.28% of the Fund's net assets as of March 31, 2021.
 
 
(b)
The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
 
Please refer to "Notes to Schedule of Investments" on page 8 for the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments.
 
For information regarding the Fund's other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent Semi-Annual or Annual Shareholder Report.


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments
DAVIS FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
Shares
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (94.34%)
 
FINANCIALS – (94.34%)
   
Banks – (44.94%)
     
Bank of America Corp.
   
97,440
 
$
3,769,954
 
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd.  (Bermuda)
   
57,620
   
2,202,236
 
Danske Bank A/S  (Denmark)
   
84,350
   
1,578,425
 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.  (Singapore)
   
108,460
   
2,321,263
 
DNB ASA  (Norway)
   
118,830
   
2,528,549
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
32,000
   
4,871,360
 
M&T Bank Corp.
   
8,400
   
1,273,524
 
Metro Bank PLC  (United Kingdom)*
   
139,120
   
221,710
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
19,950
   
3,499,430
 
Truist Financial Corp.
   
19,750
   
1,151,820
 
U.S. Bancorp
   
78,670
   
4,351,238
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
94,370
   
3,687,036
     
31,456,545
 
Diversified Financials – (32.34%)
 
Capital Markets – (12.10%)
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
   
71,320
   
3,372,723
 
Charles Schwab Corp.
   
32,650
   
2,128,127
 
Julius Baer Group Ltd.  (Switzerland)
   
42,154
   
2,695,644
 
State Street Corp.
   
3,240
   
272,192
   
8,468,686
 
Consumer Finance – (14.73%)
 
American Express Co.
   
26,070
   
3,687,341
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
52,040
   
6,621,049
   
10,308,390
 
Diversified Financial Services – (5.51%)
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A  *
   
10
   
3,857,020
     
22,634,096
 
Insurance – (17.06%)
 
Property & Casualty Insurance – (12.95%)
 
Chubb Ltd.
   
19,966
   
3,154,029
 
Loews Corp.
   
53,080
   
2,721,942
 
Markel Corp.  *
   
2,795
   
3,185,238
   
9,061,209
 
Reinsurance – (4.11%)
 
Alleghany Corp.  *
   
2,930
   
1,835,030
 
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
   
2,400
   
594,744
 
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., Class A  *
   
51,500
   
448,050
   
2,877,824
     
11,939,033
       
                                        Total Financials
   
66,029,674
 
 
                              TOTAL COMMON STOCK – (Identified cost $40,048,071)

   
 66,029,674


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments
DAVIS FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO - (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
Principal
 
Value
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (5.64%)
   
StoneX Financial Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.02%, 04/01/21,
dated 03/31/21, repurchase value of $1,795,001 (collateralized by: U.S.
Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled cash
account, 0.00%-7.50%, 04/15/21-02/20/51, total market value
$1,830,900)
 
$
1,795,000
 
$
1,795,000
 
Truist Securities, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.02%, 04/01/21,
dated 03/31/21, repurchase value of $2,150,001 (collateralized by: U.S.
Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 1.50%-2.00%,
03/01/31-04/01/51, total market value $2,193,000)
   
2,150,000
   
2,150,000
 
 
                                   TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (Identified cost $3,945,000)

   
 3,945,000
 
 
               Total Investments – (99.98%) – (Identified cost $43,993,071)
   
69,974,674
 
               Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.02%)
   
16,765
       
                                   Net Assets – (100.00%)
 
$
69,991,439
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
 
Please refer to "Notes to Schedule of Investments" on page 8 for the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments.
 
For information regarding the Fund's other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent Semi-Annual or Annual Shareholder Report.


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments
DAVIS REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
Shares
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (96.54%)
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – (0.72%)
   
Consumer Services – (0.72%)
 
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.  *
   
1,950
 
$
90,616
       
                                                  Total Consumer Discretionary
   
90,616
 
REAL ESTATE – (95.82%)
 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (95.82%)
 
Health Care REITs – (7.74%)
 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
   
9,900
   
314,226
 
Ventas, Inc.
   
4,580
   
244,297
 
Welltower Inc.
   
5,760
   
412,589
   
971,112
 
Hotel & Resort REITs – (6.08%)
 
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.  *
   
25,900
   
436,415
 
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.  *
   
890
   
68,984
 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.  *
   
20,710
   
258,047
   
763,446
 
Industrial REITs – (13.79%)
 
Prologis, Inc.
   
7,903
   
837,718
 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
   
9,200
   
463,680
 
Terreno Realty Corp.
   
7,420
   
428,653
   
1,730,051
 
Office REITs – (16.01%)
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
   
1,970
   
323,671
 
Boston Properties, Inc.
   
3,720
   
376,687
 
Cousins Properties, Inc.
   
8,255
   
291,814
 
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
   
7,260
   
227,964
 
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
   
4,430
   
190,224
 
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
   
13,420
   
364,085
 
SL Green Realty Corp.
   
1,617
   
113,174
 
Vornado Realty Trust
   
2,690
   
122,099
   
2,009,718
 
Residential REITs – (18.41%)
 
American Campus Communities, Inc.
   
7,070
   
305,212
 
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A
   
6,590
   
219,711
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
   
2,600
   
479,726
 
Camden Property Trust
   
1,880
   
206,631
 
Equity Residential
   
5,720
   
409,723
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
   
2,050
   
557,272
 
UDR, Inc.
   
3,010
   
132,019
   
2,310,294
 
Retail REITs – (12.62%)
 
Acadia Realty Trust
   
10,787
   
204,629
 
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.
   
24,990
   
505,548
 
Federal Realty Investment Trust
   
2,270
   
230,292
 
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
   
11,075
   
175,760
 
Simon Property Group, Inc.
   
4,110
   
467,595
   
1,583,824
 
Specialized REITs – (21.17%)
 
CoreSite Realty Corp.
   
1,160
   
139,026
 
Crown Castle International Corp.
   
1,290
   
222,048


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Schedule of Investments
DAVIS REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO - (CONTINUED)
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 
Shares/Principal
 
Value
COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)
 
REAL ESTATE – (CONTINUED)
     
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (Continued)
   
Specialized REITs – (Continued)
 
CyrusOne Inc.
   
3,990
 
$                   
270,203
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
   
1,950
   
274,638
 
Equinix, Inc.
   
898
   
610,272
 
Extra Space Storage Inc.
   
1,770
   
234,613
 
Life Storage, Inc.
   
2,700
   
232,065
 
Public Storage
   
2,290
   
565,080
 
VICI Properties Inc.
   
3,880
   
109,571
   
2,657,516
         
                                                       Total Real Estate
   
12,025,961
 
 
                                   TOTAL COMMON STOCK – (Identified cost $9,275,273)

   
 12,116,577
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (3.36%)
 
StoneX Financial Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.02%, 04/01/21,
dated 03/31/21, repurchase value of $192,000 (collateralized by: U.S.
Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled cash
account, 0.00%-7.50%, 04/15/21-02/20/51, total market value $195,840)
 
$
192,000
   
192,000
 
Truist Securities, Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement, 0.02%, 04/01/21,
dated 03/31/21, repurchase value of $230,000 (collateralized by: U.S.
Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 1.50%-2.50%,
03/01/36-04/01/51, total market value $234,600)
   
230,000
   
230,000
 
 
                                   TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – (Identified cost $422,000)

   
 422,000
 
 
Total Investments – (99.90%) – (Identified cost $9,697,273)
   
12,538,577
 
Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.10%)
   
12,095
 
                                   Net Assets – (100.00%)
 
$
12,550,672
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
 
Please refer to "Notes to Schedule of Investments" on page 8 for the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments.
 
For information regarding the Fund's other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent Semi-Annual or Annual Shareholder Report.


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Notes to Schedule of Investments
 
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

Security Valuation - The Funds calculate the net asset value of their shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("Exchange"), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for business. Securities listed on the Exchange (and other national exchanges including NASDAQ) are valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. Listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the last quoted bid price. Securities traded on foreign exchanges are valued based upon the last sales price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded prior to the time when the Funds' assets are valued. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available or securities whose values have been materially affected by what Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. ("Adviser"), the Funds' investment adviser, identifies as a significant event occurring before the Funds' assets are valued, but after the close of their respective exchanges will be fair valued using a fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Funds' Pricing Committee and Board of Directors. The Pricing Committee considers all facts it deems relevant that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Adviser's portfolio management team, when determining the fair value of a security. To assess the appropriateness of security valuations, the Adviser may consider (i) comparing prior day prices and/or prices of comparable securities; (ii) comparing sale prices to the prior or current day prices and challenge those prices exceeding certain tolerance levels with the third-party pricing service or broker source; (iii) new rounds of financing; (iv) the performance of the market or the issuer's industry; (v) the liquidity of the security; (vi) the size of the holding in a fund; and/or (vii) any other appropriate information. The determination of a security's fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value assigned to a security may be higher or lower than the security's value would be if a reliable market quotation of the security was readily available. Fair value determinations are subject to review, approval, and ratification by the Funds' Board of Directors at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the period in which the fair valuation was determined. Fair valuation methods used by the Funds may include, but are not limited to, valuing securities initially at cost (excluding commissions) and subsequently adjusting the value due to: additional transactions by the issuer, changes in company specific fundamentals, and changes in the value of similar securities. Values may be further adjusted for any discounts related to security-specific resale restrictions.

Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

The Funds' valuation procedures are reviewed and subject to approval by the Board of Directors. There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation procedures during the period.

Fair Value Measurements - Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal market for the investment. Various inputs are used to determine the fair value of the Funds' investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities nor can it be assured that the Funds can obtain the fair value assigned to a security if they were to sell the security.


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Notes to Schedule of Investments – (Continued)
 
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

Security Valuation – (Continued)

Fair Value Measurements - (Continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2021 in valuing each Fund's investments carried at value:

 
Investments in Securities at Value
           
 
Davis Value
 
Davis Financial
 
Davis Real Estate
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
Valuation Inputs
               
Level 1 – Quoted Prices:
               
Common Stock:
               
Communication Services
$
34,706,529
 
$
 
$
Consumer Discretionary
 
32,561,400
   
   
90,616
Financials
 
96,168,367
   
66,029,674
   
Health Care
 
14,027,198
   
   
Industrials
 
9,826,305
   
   
Information Technology
 
34,401,216
   
   
Real Estate
 
   
   
12,025,961
Total Level 1
 
221,691,015
   
66,029,674
   
12,116,577
 
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs:
               
Short-Term Investments
 
4,660,000
   
3,945,000
   
422,000
Total Level 2
 
4,660,000
   
3,945,000
   
422,000
 
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs:
               
Preferred Stock:
               
Industrials
 
5,264,784
   
   
Total Level 3
 
5,264,784
   
   
Total Investments
$
231,615,799
 
$
69,974,674
 
$
12,538,577

The following table reconciles the valuation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The net increase in unrealized appreciation during the period on Level 3 securities still held at March 31, 2021 for Davis Value Portfolio was $407,464. There were no transfers of investments into or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the period. The cost of purchases or proceeds from sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges.

   
Beginning
Balance
January 1, 2021
 
Cost of
Purchases
 
Net Increase
in Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
Proceeds
from Sales
 
Ending Balance
March 31, 2021
Davis Value Portfolio
                                   
Investments in Securities:
                                   
Preferred Stock
 
$
4,857,320
 
$
 
$
407,464
 
$
 
$
 
$
5,264,784
Total Level 3
 
$
4,857,320
 
$
 
$
407,464
 
$
 
$
 
$
5,264,784


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DAVIS VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUND, INC.
Notes to Schedule of Investments – (Continued)
 
March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

Security Valuation – (Continued)

Fair Value Measurements - (Continued)

The following table is a summary of those assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used by the Adviser in determining fair value. Note that these amounts exclude any valuations provided by a pricing service or broker.

   
Fair Value at
 
Valuation
 
Unobservable
     
Impact to
Valuation from
   
March 31, 2021
 
Technique
 
Input
 
Amount
 
an Increase in Input
Davis Value Portfolio
                     
Investments in Securities:
                     
Preferred Stock
 
$
5,264,784
 
Market Approach
 
Transaction Price
 
$40.83
 
Increase
Total Level 3
 
$
5,264,784
               

The significant unobservable input listed in the above table is attributable to a private security and includes assumptions made from a private transaction, and if changed, would affect the fair value of the Fund's investment. The "Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input" represents the change in fair value measurement resulting from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease in the input would have the opposite effect.

Federal Income Taxes

At March 31, 2021, the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 
Davis Value
Portfolio
 
Davis Financial
Portfolio
 
Davis Real Estate
Portfolio
Unrealized appreciation
$
120,944,517
 
$
27,071,154
 
$
3,001,276
Unrealized depreciation
 
(2,420,137)
   
(1,121,828)
   
(339,687)
Net unrealized appreciation
$
118,524,380
 
$
25,949,326
 
$
2,661,589
 
Aggregate cost
$
113,091,419
 
$
44,025,348
 
$
9,876,988

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The rapid and global spread of a highly contagious novel coronavirus respiratory disease, COVID-19, has resulted in extreme volatility in the financial markets and severe losses; reduced liquidity of many instruments; significant disruptions to business operations (including business closures); disruptions to supply chains, consumer demand and employee availability; and widespread uncertainty regarding the duration and long-term effects of this pandemic. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic may result in a sustained economic downturn or a global recession. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of a fund's investments, impair a fund's ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact fund performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to a fund by its service providers.



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