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Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC

Columbus, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110638

Filed as DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Columbus, OH, registered since 1988, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 19, 2026.

38 years
registered since 1988
$29,381,933,221
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC located?

Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in Columbus, OH, according to its Form ADV.

Is Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1988. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110638.

How much does Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC manage?

Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC reports $29,381,933,221 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 19, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $26,410,611,225 in the October 2021 data and $29,381,933,221 in the October 2026 data, up 11%. Total employees: 126 in October 2021 and 120 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other investment advisers (3,083); charitable organizations (29); investment companies (21).

Which custodians does Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC use?

Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Northern Trust Securities, Inc. and State Street as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110638

What changed in Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated May 22, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$29,381,933,221

$29,381,933,221 as of October 2026, filing dated August 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $29,381,933,221.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 5 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 11 Assets $5,840,820 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 21 Assets $21,828,004,542 (74%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 10 Assets $2,609,966,336 (9%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 15 Assets $994,428,220 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 29 Assets $335,942,185 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 3 Assets $571,181,407 (2%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 3,083 Assets $2,372,822,484 (8%)
Insurance companies
Clients 1 Assets $133,253,304 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 14 Assets $530,493,923 (2%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1988 (38 years)
Employees
Total: 120. Performing investment advisory functions: 42.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
10 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$26.4B 2021 $31B 2022 $24.8B 2023 $27.4B 2024 $30B 2025 $29.4B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$29,381,933,221120August 19, 2026
October 2025$30,011,530,941127July 1, 2025
October 2024$27,418,305,815129May 1, 2024
October 2023$24,763,108,831129February 28, 2023
October 2022$31,028,174,892128March 1, 2022
October 2021$26,410,611,225126July 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $26,410,611,225 in the October 2021 data and $29,381,933,221 in the October 2026 data, up 11%.

Total employees: 126 in October 2021 and 120 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. June 2026
    • Reported a succession: took over the business of Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc (CRD 110638) on April 22, 2026.
    • Changed its legal name from Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc to Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. March 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 44 to 42.
  4. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in GA.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
diamond-hill.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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