Key features
Focus on high-quality companies with attractive valuations
A diversified portfolio with exposure to all economic sectors, seeking protection from downside risks
Team-based consensus-driven process that has been consistently applied for more than 40 years
Daily pricing
as of
01/13/2026
NAV 1-day net change
No Change
Total net assets
as of
12/31/2025
All share classes
$1.9 billion
Overview
| Fund identifiers |
| NASDAQ |
DDVIX |
| CUSIP |
24610C857 |
Benchmark and peer group
Portfolio
Market cap (median) Source: FactSet
$77.4 billion
Market cap (weighted average) Source: FactSet
$288.3 billion
Portfolio turnover (last fiscal year)
31%
Cash, cash equivalents and other assets
0.5%
Top 10 holdings
as of 12/31/2025
Holdings are as of the date indicated and subject to change.
List may exclude cash and cash equivalents. Please see the Fund's complete list of holdings for more information.
Holdings based by issuer.
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC
3.74
CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION (THE)
3.72
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
3.48
DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC
3.46
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
3.22
Total % Portfolio in Top 10 holdings - 35.13%
Sector allocation
as of 12/31/2025
List may exclude cash, cash equivalents, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are used for cash management purposes. Please see the Fund’s complete list of holdings for more information.
Information technology
11.3%
Consumer discretionary
7.9%
Communication services
5.6%
Distribution history - annual distributions (Institutional Class)1,2
Distributions ($ per share)
1If a Fund makes a distribution from any source other than net income, it is required to
provide shareholders with a notice disclosing the source of such distribution (each a "Notice"). The
amounts and sources of distributions reported above and in each Notice are only estimates and are not
provided for tax reporting purposes. Each Fund will send each shareholder a Form 1099 DIV for the
calendar year that will provide definitive information on how to report the Fund's distributions for
federal income tax purposes. The information in the table above will not be updated to reflect any
subsequent recharacterization of dividends and distributions. Click here to see recent
Notices pertaining to the Fund (if any).
2Information on return of capital distributions (if any) is only provided from June 1, 2014 onward.
3Includes both short- and long-term capital gains.
Management
Nikhil Lalvani, CFA
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Head of US Large Cap Value Equity
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Start date on the Fund:
October 2006
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Years of industry experience:
29
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Nikhil Lalvani
Head of US Large Cap Value Equity
Nikhil is Head of US Large Cap Value Equity at Nomura Asset Management International, a position he first assumed with Macquarie Asset Management in October 2018. He joined Nomura Asset Management as part of Nomura’s acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s US and European public investments business in 2025.
From 2006 to 2018, Nikhil was a Senior Portfolio Manager for the US Large Cap Value Equity Team at Macquarie Asset Management and, before that, at Delaware Investments (which was acquired by Macquarie in 2010). Earlier at Delaware Investments, Nikhil worked as a Fundamental and Quantitative Analyst on several investment strategies and as an Account Analyst in the SMA Operations Group. Prior to that, he was a Research Associate with Bloomberg.
Nikhil earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from The Pennsylvania State University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
Vincent Celentano, CFA
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Portfolio Manager – US Large Cap Value Equity
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Start date on the Fund:
February 2025
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Years of industry experience:
13
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Vincent Celentano
Portfolio Manager – US Large Cap Value Equity
Vincent is a Portfolio Manager for the US Large Cap Value Equity Team at Nomura Asset Management International, a role he originally assumed in February 2025 with Macquarie Asset Management. He joined Nomura Asset Management as part of Nomura’s acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s US and European public investments business in 2025.
Previously at Macquarie Asset Management, he had been an Associate Portfolio Manager for the US Large Cap Value Equity Team beginning in December 2020 and an Equity Analyst before that. He worked at Raymond James from December 2013 to September 2018 as a Senior Equity Research Associate, covering technology, media, and telecommunications companies, leaving the firm as Lead Research Associate. Before that, he worked at SMB Capital as an Equity Trader.
Vincent earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and accounting, with distinction, from Emory University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Erin Ksenak
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Portfolio Manager – US Large Cap Value Equity
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Start date on the Fund:
December 2020
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Years of industry experience:
16
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Erin Ksenak
Portfolio Manager – US Large Cap Value Equity
Erin is a Portfolio Manager for the US Large Cap Value Equity Team at Nomura Asset Management International, a role she originally assumed in December 2020 with Macquarie Asset Management. She joined Nomura Asset Management as part of Nomura’s acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s US and European public investments business in 2025.
Previously, she was an Equity Analyst at Macquarie Asset Management. Before that, she worked at Affinity Investment Advisors as a Portfolio Manager for the domestic and international equity investment team and at Miller Investment Management as a Research Associate.
Erin earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from Fordham University and graduated summa cum laude.
Fees
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell
shares of the Fund.
You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees
to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table below. You may
qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the
future, at least $50,000 in Nomura Funds. More information about these and other
discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the
section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information
(SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”
| Shareholder fees |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price |
none |
| Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower |
none |
| Annual fund operating expenses |
| Management fees |
0.55% |
| Distribution and service (12b-1) fees |
none |
| Other expenses |
0.17% |
| Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.72% |
Institutional Class shares are available only to certain investors.
Please see the prospectus and SAI for additional information.
Resources
Fact sheet and commentaries
Shareholder report – Annual
Shareholder report – Semi-annual