UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
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                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                 January 6, 2009

                       Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                      Ohio
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

             000-24498                              65-0190407
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      (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

      325 John H. McConnell Blvd, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio         43215
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      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:   (614) 255-3333

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 8.01.    Other Events
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          As of December 31, 2008, preliminary assets under management totaled
$4.510 billion.  Following is a summary as of December 31, 2008 (in millions):

				         Equity    Fixed Income	    Total
Individually Managed Accounts 	        $ 1,121	      $   54       $ 1,175
Mutual Funds 			          3,018	          96         3,114
Private Investment Funds	   	    221            0           221
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Total			       	        $ 4,360       $  150       $ 4,510

Investment Strategy
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Small and Small-Mid Cap         $    505
Large Cap and Select		   1,524
Long-Short		           2,331
Strategic and Fixed Income     	     150
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Total			           4,510


                                    SIGNATURE
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     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.


Date: January 6, 2009	                    By: /s/ James F. Laird
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                                            James F. Laird, Chief Financial
                                            Officer and Secretary