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March 31, 2010

Christopher C. Davis
Portfolio Manager

Kenneth C. Feinberg
Portfolio Manager

  Value Growth
Large    
Small    
Portfolio Characteristics
  Portfolio S&P 500®
Number of Holdings 45 500
Turnover Ratio (%) 9.9 4.5
Median Market Cap ($bn) 37.3 9.7
Weighted Avg. Market Cap ($bn) 75.3 84.7
Trailing Positive P/E Ratio 18.0 17.6
P/E Ratio FY1 14.4 14.7
P/B 2.8 3.2
Weighted Avg. Yield (%) 1.4 1.9
EPS Growth - Last 5 yrs (%) 8.8 10.5
Beta 1.1 1.0
R-squared 0.9 1.0
Top Ten Holdings2
Berkshire Hathaway-Class B 5.7%
Occidental Petroleum 5.5%
Wells Fargo & Company 5.5%
Costco Wholesale 5.4%
American Express 4.5%
EOG Resources 4.2%
Devon Energy 3.9%
CVS Caremark 3.7%
Merck 3.4%
Loews 3.2%
   
   
Industry Groups3
Energy 18.6%
Insurance 13.4%
Pharmaceutical & Health Care 12.8%
Diversified Financials 11.7%
Food & Staples Retailing 9.6%
Technology 9.1%
Banks 5.8%
Materials 3.7%
Media 3.5%
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 3.4%
Commercial & Professional Services 2.2%
Household & Personal Products 2.0%
Retailing 1.6%
Automobiles & Components 1.3%
Transportation 0.7%
Capital Goods 0.6%

Portfolio characteristics, holdings and industry groups are subject to change. Davis Advisors classifies its Large Cap Value Portfolio as such based on its overall investment strategy. At the time of this report, this classification may or may not agree with classifications by other third party information services.

1 As of December 31, 2009. 2 For information purposes only. Not a recommendation to purchase or sell any security.3 Sources: Davis Advisors and Wilshire Atlas. The Portfolio generally uses Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS") as developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor's Corporation to determine industry classification. GICS presents industry classification as a series of levels (i.e., sector, industry group, industry, and sub-industry). Allocations shown are at the Industry Group level except for the following industry groups which have been combined as indicated: Technology: Software and Services, Technology Hardware and Equipment, Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment; Pharmaceutical and Health Care: Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Health Care Equipment and Services. The Advisor may reclassify a company into an entirely different industry if it believes that the GICS classification for a specific company does not accurately describe the company. Industry Group weightings are subject to change.

This material may be shared with existing and potential clients to provide information concerning market conditions and the investment strategies and techniques used by Davis Advisors to manage its client accounts. Please refer to Davis Advisors Form ADV Part II for more information regarding investment strategies, risks, fees, and expenses. Clients should also review other relevant material, including a schedule of investments listing securities held in their account.

The performance of mutual funds is included in the Composite. The performance of the mutual funds and other Davis managed accounts may be materially different. For example, the Davis New York Venture Fund may be significantly larger than another Davis managed account and may be managed with a view toward different client needs and considerations. The differences that may affect investment performance include, but are not limited to: the timing of cash deposits and withdrawals, the possibility that Davis Advisors may not purchase or sell a given security on behalf of all clients pursuing similar strategies, the price and timing differences when buying or selling securities, the size of the account, the differences in expenses and other fees, and the clients pursuing similar investment strategies but imposing different investment restrictions. This is not a solicitation to invest in the Davis New York Venture Fund or any other fund.

Davis Advisors is committed to communicating with our investment partners as candidly as possible because we believe our investors benefit from understanding our investment philosophy and approach. Our views and opinions regarding the investment prospects of the portfolio holdings include "forward looking statements" which may or may not be accurate over the long term. While we believe we have a reasonable basis for our appraisals and we have confidence in our opinions, actual results may differ materially from those we anticipate. These opinions are current as of the date of this report but are subject to change. Market values will vary so that an investor may experience a gain or a loss.

Davis Advisors' Large Cap Value Composite includes all actual, fee-paying, discretionary Large Cap Value investing style institutional accounts, mutual funds and wrap accounts under management for each investment period from April 1, 1969, through the date of this report, including those accounts no longer managed. Effective January 1, 1998, a minimum account size of $3,500,000 was established. Accounts below this minimum are deemed not to be representative of the Composite's intended strategy and as such are not included in the Composite. A time-weighted internal rate of return formula is used to calculate performance for the accounts included in the Composite. For the net of advisory fees performance results, custodian fees are treated as cash withdrawals and advisory fees are treated as a reduction in market value. For mutual funds, the Composite uses the rate of return formula used by the open-end mutual funds calculated in accordance with the SEC guidelines adjusted to treat mutual fund expenses other than advisory fees as cash withdrawals; sales charges are not reflected. Wrap account returns are computed net of a 3% maximum wrap fee. For the gross performance results, custodian fees and advisory fees are treated as cash withdrawals. A list of Davis Advisors' Composites is available upon request.

This report discusses companies in conformance with Rule 206(4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and guidance published thereunder. The companies we discuss are chosen in the following manner: starting at the beginning of the year, the holdings from a Large Cap Value model portfolio are listed in descending order based on percentage owned. Companies that reflect different weights are then selected. (For the first quarter, holdings numbered 1, 11, 21, and 31 are selected and discussed. For the second quarter, holdings numbered 2, 12, 22, and 32 are selected and discussed. This pattern then repeats itself for the following quarters. No more than two of these holdings can come from the same sector per piece.); one recent purchase and one recent sale are also discussed. A sale is defined as a position that is completely eliminated from the portfolio before the end of the quarter in question. If there were no purchases or sales, the purchases and sales are omitted from the report. If there were multiple purchases and/or sales, the purchase and sale discussed shall be the earliest to occur; no holding can be discussed if it was discussed in the previous three quarters. The information provided in this report does not provide information reasonably sufficient upon which to base an investment decision and should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security. There is no assurance that any of the securities discussed herein will remain in an account at the time this report is received or that securities sold have not been repurchased. The securities discussed do not represent an account's entire portfolio and in the aggregate may represent only a small percentage of any account's portfolio holdings. It should not be assumed that any of the securities discussed were or will prove to be profitable, or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance of the securities discussed herein. It is possible that a security was profitable over the previous five year period of time but was not profitable over the last year. In order to determine if a certain security added value to a specific portfolio, it is important to take into consideration at what time that security was added to that specific portfolio. A complete listing of all securities purchased or sold in an account, including the date and execution prices, is available upon request.

Davis Advisors' Large Cap Value Composite Rolling 10 Year Performance. Davis Advisors' Large Cap Value Composite's 10 year average annual total return has beaten the S&P 500® Index for all rolling 10 year time periods since the first full calendar year after inception of the Composite (January 1, 1970) through December 31, 2009. The average annual total return earned by Davis Advisors' Large Cap Value Composite (net of advisory fees actually paid by clients, except for wrap accounts which are computed net of a 3% maximum wrap fee) was compared against the return earned by the S&P 500® Index for rolling 10 year time periods ending December 31 of each year. The Composite's returns assume an investment in the Composite on January 1 each year, with all dividends and capital gains reinvested for a 10 year period. The Composite's returns are presented net of advisory fees but do not include other expenses, such as custody or sales loads on mutual fund shares included in the Composite. If those other expenses were included, the reported figures would be lower. There can be no guarantee that Davis Advisors' Large Cap Value strategy will continue to deliver consistent investment performance. The performance presented includes periods of bear markets when performance was negative. Equity markets are volatile and an investor may lose money.

The investment objective of a Davis Large Cap Value account is long-term growth of capital. There can be no assurance that Davis will achieve its objective. Davis Large Cap Value accounts invest primarily in common stock of large companies with market capitalizations of at least $10 billion. The principal risks are: market risk, company risk, financial services risk, foreign country risk, headline risk, and selection risk. See the ADV Part II for a description of these principal risks.

Median Market Cap is an indication of the total size of the typical company within a portfolio. Market capitalization is defined as the total outstanding equity of a company (total outstanding shares x current stock price). The median value does not take the weighting of any particular company within a portfolio into account. Half of the total number of companies within a portfolio will have a larger market cap than the median, and half will have a smaller market cap.

Weighted Average Market Cap is another measure of the typical size of the companies within a portfolio. The weighted average value takes into account the total weight or allocation of each different company within a portfolio.

Trailing Positive P/E Ratio (P/E)
of a stock is calculated by dividing the current price of the stock by its trailing 12 month's earnings per share. Stocks with negative P/E ratios are excluded from the portfolio totals. Portfolio totals are computed using an inverse harmonic methodology. A high P/E ratio usually indicates that the market is willing to pay a premium for shares of that company because of a strong belief in that company's ability to increase its earnings. A low P/E ratio indicates that the market has less confidence in a company's ability to increase earnings; however, portfolio managers who adhere to a "value" investment discipline may choose to invest in low P/E companies in the belief that the market has overlooked or unfairly discounted these companies.

Price/Book Value Ratio (P/B) of a portfolio is the weighted average of the P/B ratios of all the stocks within the portfolio. The P/B value of a company is a comparison of its current stock price to the total net value of its assets and liabilities. A low P/B value may indicate that a company is a bargain and is priced below what the company's assets could be worth if liquidated.

Turnover provides an approximate measurement of a portfolio's level of trading activity in relation to the composition of its holdings. It is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases and sales (in dollar terms) for all long-term positions (i.e., excluding short-term or cash instruments) by the average of total monthly assets. It is generally accepted that portfolios with low annual turnover tend to be more tax efficient than portfolios that exhibit high degrees of turnover.

Beta is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to market movements in the last 36 months, as defined by a benchmark index. The portfolio's benchmark index has a Beta of 1.0. While no single measurement can predict the future, a Beta of greater than 1.0 predicts greater volatility than the stock market as a whole.

R-Squared is a measure of the percentage of a portfolio's change in net asset value in the last 36 months that is explained by movements in a benchmark index. An R-squared of 1.0 indicates that all of the change in a portfolio's net asset value is completely explained by movements in the index.

Broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries may charge Davis Advisors substantial fees for selling its products and providing continuing support to clients and shareholders. For example, broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries may charge: sales commissions; distribution and service fees; and record-keeping fees. In addition, payments or reimbursements may be requested for: marketing support concerning Davis Advisors' products; placement on a list of offered products; access to sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives; and participation in conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and other employees, client and investor events, and other dealer-sponsored events. Financial advisors should not consider Davis Advisors' payment(s) to a financial intermediary as a basis for recommending Davis Advisors.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Index is adjusted for dividends, weighted towards stocks with large market capitalizations and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic common stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average® is a price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue chip stocks. The Dow Jones is calculated by adding the closing prices of the component stocks and using a divisor that is adjusted for splits and stock dividends equal to 10% or more of the market value of an issue as well as substitutions and mergers. The average is quoted in points, not in dollars. The Barclays Capital U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index is a market-weighted bond index that includes investment-grade bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity of 15 to 30 years. Investments cannot be made directly in an index.

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