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New share class now available
Class X shares are now available to eligible defined contribution plans. The current shares held by shareholders will be renamed Class I shares, which are open to all investors.
Overview
Objectives
Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund seeks regular income, conservation of principal, and an opportunity for long-term growth of principal and income.
Investment approach
The Fund offers investors a highly selective, actively managed mutual fund, diversified across equity and fixed income. Generally, we:
- Invest a portion of the Fund's portfolio in equity investments that, in our opinion, appear to be temporarily undervalued by the stock market but have a favorable outlook for long-term growth.
- Invest a portion of the Fund's portfolio in investment-grade debt securities including government and government-related obligations, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, corporate and municipal bonds, and other debt securities. The Fund may also invest in below investment-grade debt securities.
- Allocate between equity and debt investments based on our assessment of the potential risks and returns for each asset class over a three- to five-year horizon.
Distributions
Dividends are distributed in March, June, September, and December. Capital gains, if any, are distributed in December and March.
Performance
Portfolio
Meet the Fund’s Investment Committee
We believe investors benefit from our team-based approach to managing investments. Through close collaboration and debate, we bring our best ideas forward. The Committee combines expertise across asset classes, risk management, and asset allocation. The primary responsibilities of the Committee, whose members’ average tenure at Dodge & Cox is 17 years, include:
- Determining asset allocation across stocks, fixed income securities, and cash.
- Constructing a diversified portfolio across industries and sectors.
- Holistically evaluating investment advocacies for individual holdings, setting issuer position sizing, and analyzing portfolio risk and return scenarios.
- Overseeing the strategy’s implementation and monitoring portfolio holdings, making changes when appropriate.
Our Committee members are Dodge & Cox shareholders and invest in the Balanced Fund.
Documents
You could lose money by investing in the Fund, and the Fund could underperform other investments. You should expect the Fund’s share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range. The Fund’s performance could be hurt by:
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency
There are further risk factors described elsewhere in the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.
Market values for debt securities include accrued interest.
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Portfolio Turnover is calculated as the lesser of the portfolio purchases or sales divided by the average portfolio value for the period.