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    New York Venture Fund
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    Video Series: Christopher C. Davis discusses why we are optimistic about equities in the decade ahead and how our Portfolio is positioned.

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    Goals of the Fund, types of companies in the Portfolio, top holdings, Portfolio characteristics, and historical performance.

    Investment Results Download A concise review of the Fund’s unique record of consistency, outperforming S&P 500® Index in 68% of 3 year periods, 76% of 5 year periods and as the only manager to have outperformed in 100% of 10 year periods since our inception in 1969 (2/17/69-9/30/11).*

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    Brochure:
    Price Is What You Pay,
    Value Is What You Get
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    How the discounted prices of the companies in the Davis New York Venture Fund may benefit investors over the coming decade and why a focus on “Price vs. Value” has led to Davis’ long-term success for investors

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    How Davis' disciplined focus on buying durable companies at the right price has produced a unique record of outperformance over our history, despite short periods of underperformance.

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    Key Fund attributes, including historical long-term outperformance, below-average expenses and turnover, experienced managers, and recognition for shareholder stewardship.

    Rolling 10 Year Performance Download

    The Davis New York Venture Fund is the only Fund to have outperformed the S&P 500® Index over every 10 year period since its inception in 1969.

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    The Benefits of Davis Advisors Disciplined Investment Approach Download

    Our patient, value-oriented discipline has enabled the Fund to compound wealth to more than double the amount of a comparable investment in the S&P 500® Index since our inception in 1969.

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    Portfolio Composition Download

    Quarterly update of portfolio characteristics.

    International Fund
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    Applying the Davis Investment Discipline to companies outside the United States; Portfolio characteristics, top holdings, and performance.

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    Goals of the Fund, what we look for in a business, our alignment with shareholder interests, Portfolio characteristics, and other topics.

    Global Fund
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    Applying the Davis Investment Discipline to companies within the United States and around the globe; Portfolio characteristics, top holdings, and performance.

    Opportunity Fund
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    How the Fund applies the Davis Investment Discipline to companies of various market capitalizations, Portfolio characteristics, top holdings, and performance.

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    Goals of the Fund, what we look for in a business, our consistent long-term performance, below-average expenses, and alignment with shareholder interests. 

    Unique Characteristics Download

    Specific attributes of the Fund, profiles of potential investors and the role the Fund can play in various asset allocation strategies.

    Portfolio Composition Download

    Quarterly update of portfolio characteristics.

    Financial Fund
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    Applying the Davis Investment Discipline to a broad spectrum of financial companies, Portfolio characteristics, top holdings, and performance.

    Portfolio Composition Download

    Quarterly update of portfolio characteristics.

    Real Estate Fund
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    Applying the Davis Investment Discipline to real estate-related businesses, potential asset allocation benefits for investors, Portfolio characteristics, holdings, performance, and more.

    Portfolio Composition Download

    Quarterly update of portfolio characteristics.

    Appreciation and Income Fund
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    Goals of the Fund, types of companies commonly in the Portfolio, top holdings, Portfolio characteristics and historical performance. 

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    Pursuing the unique goals of the Fund through stocks, bonds and convertible securities; our historical long-term performance; our below-average expenses; and more.

    Government Bond Fund
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    Goals of the Fund, its role in an investor’s asset allocation strategy, its conservative investment approach, Portfolio characteristics, and long-term performance. 

    Government Money Market Fund
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    Goals of the Fund, its role in an investor’s asset allocation strategy, and its conservative investment approach.

    Variable Annuities

    Value Portfolio
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    Goals of the Portfolio, types of companies commonly in the Portfolio, top holdings, and Portfolio characteristics.

    Real Estate Portfolio
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    Goals of the Portfolio, types of companies commonly in the Portfolio, top holdings, and Portfolio characteristics.

    Financial Portfolio
    Fact Sheet Download

    Goals of the Portfolio, types of companies commonly in the Portfolio, top holdings, and Portfolio characteristics.

    Insights About Davis Advisors

    The Davis Family of Funds Unique Attributes Download

    How Davis' unique culture of rigorous research and stewardship have produced important shareholder benefits, including attractive long-term results, low expenses, low turnover, high alignment of interests, and strong stewardship grades.

    Pension and Investments Magazine — Interview with Christopher C. Davis Download

    Chris Davis on the unique, stewardship-centered culture of Davis Advisors, our investment discipline’s three generation legacy of consistent long term results, our research team’s uncommon alignment of interests with shareholders and the evolution of our international research efforts.

    Morningstar's Highest Stewardship Grade Download

    Morningstar recognizes Davis’ unique commitment to shareholder interests.

    The Davis Investment Discipline Download

    The evolution of our investment discipline over three generations of successful investors, examines what we look for in a company and profiles the investment professionals at Davis Advisors.

    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.

    Audiocast: 2011 Portfolio Manager Review View

    Christopher Davis and Kenneth Feinberg discuss the equity markets, employing our time-tested Davis Investment Discipline in the current environment and ways to become a more successful investor.

    Successful Investor Download

    Insights into the types of investor behavior that we believe foster the creation of long term wealth.

    2008 Financial Report of the U.S. Government Download

    This government report was referred to in the Davis New York Venture Fund Manager Commentary, Annual Review 2009.

    Breakpoints - How To Reduce Your Sales Charge On Class A Shares View

    A guide to reducing the sales charge applied to purchases of Class A shares.

    How to Read Mutual Fund Advertisements Describing Total Return Download

    This hypothetical advertisement helps investors read mutual fund ads with a critical eye. (Copyright © 2003 by the Investment Company Institute)

    There is no guarantee that the Funds will continue to deliver consistent investment performance. Equity markets are volatile and an investor may lose money. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. See the respective resources for important legal disclosures. Davis Distributors, LLC, is the distributor of the Davis Funds.