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    Insights into the Portfolios

    Large Cap Value Portfolio: Rolling 10 Year Performance Download

    The Davis Large Cap Value Portfolio has outperformed the S&P 500® Index over every 10 year period since 1970.

    Quarterly Review Book: Large Cap Value and All-Cap Portfolios Download

    A comprehensive quarterly update on the two Portfolios, including commentary on investment strategy, performance and Portfolio statistics, and holdings.

    All-Cap Portfolio Fact Sheet Download

    Goals of the Portfolio, top holdings, characteristics and Portfolio attributes. 

    Distinctive Characteristics (All-Cap Portfolio) Download

    Specific attributes of the Davis All-Cap Portfolio and profiles of potential investors.

    How to Use the Davis All-Cap Portfolio Download

    How the Portfolio may be utilized to enhance the long-term wealth-building potential of specific client profiles.

    Portfolio Commentaries

    Large Cap Value Portfolio Commentary -
    Spring 2012
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    A quarterly discussion of the market environment, Portfolio performance, major positions, and investment opportunities.

    All-Cap Portfolio Commentary -
    Spring 2012
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    A quarterly discussion of the market environment, Portfolio performance, major positions, and investment opportunities.

    Insights About Davis Advisors

    The Davis Research Methodology Download

    A brief history of Davis Advisors and our unique approach to building long-term wealth through investing in equities, including: what we look for in a company, how we arrive at an appropriate purchase price and the factors that may prompt us to sell a position.

    Insights into Successful Investing

    The Wisdom of Great Investors Download View

    Timeless principles that have guided some of history's most successful investors, including Warren Buffett, Ben Graham, Peter Lynch, and others.

    Fortune Magazine – Warren Buffett: “Why stocks beat gold and bonds” Download Warren Buffett on the real danger of investments commonly thought of as “safe”, and why “productive assets” like equities offer a much better chance of maintaining purchasing power (compounding wealth after taxes and inflation).
    Successful Investor Download Insights into the types of investor behavior that we believe foster the creation of long term wealth.

    Equity markets are volatile and an investor may lose money. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.