Diamond Hill Large Cap Strategy’s Q2 2026 Investor Letter

Diamond Hill Capital, a First Eagle Investment Management company, issued its Q2 2026 investor letter for its “Large Cap Strategy”. The Strategy returned 3.42% net of fees, trailing the Russell 1000 Value Index’s 13.87% gain. Performance benefited from stock selection in consumer staples, materials and consumer discretionary, along with an underweight in utilities. However, stock selection in information technology, health care and industrials detracted from relative performance. AI remained the dominant market theme, driving an 81% gain in technology, while energy declined after the Iran war ended and oil prices fell. The Strategy’s limited exposure to companies benefiting from AI-related capital spending caused most of its underperformance, while software holdings remained pressured by concerns about AI disruption. Despite elevated market valuations, the team continues to find attractive opportunities through bottom-up research and expects active management to support better-than-market returns. In addition, please check the Strategy’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2026.

A copy of Diamond Hill Large Cap Strategy’s Q2 2026 investor letter can be downloaded here.