Diamond Hill Capital Small Cap Fund’s Q4 2024 Investor Letter

Diamond Hill Capital, an investment management company, released its “Small Cap Fund” fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In Q4, markets rose unevenly, ending another positive year for markets. Stocks rose generally after the US election, but several lost most or all of their gains before the end of the year. Against this backdrop, the strategy outperformed the Russell 2000 Index in Q4 and for the full year. Relative strength in Q4 was concentrated among industrials holdings outperforming benchmark peers by a wide margin. Additionally, consumer staples and energy holdings also provided relative tailwinds. On the other hand, consumer discretionary holdings were the main cause of strategy’s relative weakness. Even though holdings were quite favorable on an absolute basis, underweight to the technology sector was another headwind in Q4. The strategy returned 0.93% in Q4 and 13.22% in 2024, compared to 0.33% and 11.54% return for Russell 2000 Index for the same periods. For more information on the fund’s top picks in 2024, please check its top five holdings.

A copy of Diamond Hill Capital Small Cap Fund’s Q4 2024 investor letter can be downloaded here.