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Diamond Hill Small Cap Strategy’s Q4 2025 Investor Letter

Diamond Hill Capital, an investment management company, released its “Small Cap Strategy” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. The fourth quarter posted another period of favorable gains for equity markets, with the Russell 2000 Index returning 2.19%, roughly in line with the Russell 1000 Index’s 2.41% gain. Health care (+18.6%) emerged as the best-performing sector in the Russell 2000 Index. Heightened uncertainty and geopolitical risks contributed to a mixed market environment in 2025 and Q4, yet the Russell 2000 Index still posted a 12.81% gain for the year. Heading into 2026, the...