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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000909108-06-000053.txt : 20061002
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20061002082419
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000909108-06-000053
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20061002
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061002
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061002

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000909108
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		IRS NUMBER:				650190407
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24498
		FILM NUMBER:		061118865

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		325 JOHN H MCCONNELL BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43215
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6142553333

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		325 JOHN H MCCONNELL BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43215

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BANC STOCK GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971016

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEARTLAND GROUP OF COMPANIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940301

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEARTLAND FINANCIAL GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930714
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<TYPE>8-K
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<FILENAME>x8k-1006.txt
<DESCRIPTION>DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.
<TEXT>
                                 UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                             _______________________

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                             _______________________

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

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                 October 2, 2006

                       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)

<PAGE>

Item 8.01.	Other Events
- ----------	--------------------------------------------

     On October 2, 2006, the company announced it has hired William C. Dierker
as a Portfolio Manager.  A copy of the press release issued by the company is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits
- ----------	--------------------------------------------

     (c) Exhibits.

     99.1	Press release dated October 2, 2006 issued by the company.


                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

     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: October 2, 2006                         By: /s/ James F. Laird
                                            -------------------------------
                                            James F. Laird, Chief Financial
                                             Officer and Secretary
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<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>ex991-1006.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>
                                  ^
                                  Diamond Hill
                                  ------------
                                  Investments


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
                                             Investor Contact:
                                             James F. Laird
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             614-255-3353
                                             E-mail: (jlaird@diamond-hill.com)

                    DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCES
                  WILLIAM DIERKER JOINS INVESTMENT TEAM

     Columbus,  Ohio -- October 2, 2006, -- Diamond Hill Investment Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ:DHIL) today announced that William C. Dierker joined the equity
investment team as a portfolio manager.  Mr. Dierker, who is a graduate of
Xavier University and holds the CFA designation, will serve as co-portfolio
manager of the Diamond Hill Select mutual fund and separately managed
portfolios.  Mr. Dierker has over 17 years of portfolio management experience,
including five years at Nationwide Insurance where he worked with several
members of the Diamond Hill investment team.  Chuck Bath, Diamond Hill's
managing director of equities, said, "We are very pleased that Bill has joined
our investment team, he shares our investment philosophy and I know from
personal experience that he is an excellent investor."

About Diamond Hill:
     Diamond Hill provides investment management services to individuals and
institutions seeking to preserve and build wealth. The firm currently manages
mutual funds, separate accounts and a private investment fund.  For more
information on Diamond Hill, visit www.diamond-hill.com.


                                     ###

            325 John H. McConnell Blvd., Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio 43215
                         614-255-3333  fax 614-255-3363
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