UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number: 811-04875
Name of Registrant: Royce Value Trust, Inc.
Address of Registrant: 745 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10151
| Name and address of agent for service: | John E. Denneen, Esq. |
| | 745 Fifth Avenue |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2021
Date of reporting period: January 1, 2021– June 30, 2021
Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.
Royce Closed-End Funds 2021 Semiannual
Review and Report to Stockholders
June 30, 2021
Royce Global Value Trust
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Royce Value Trust
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| | A Few Words on Closed-End Funds | |
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| | Royce Investment Partners manages three closed-end funds: Royce Global Value Trust, which invests primarily in companies with headquarters outside of the United States; Royce Micro-Cap Trust, which invests primarily in micro-cap securities; and Royce Value Trust, which invests primarily in small-cap securities. A closed-end fund is an investment company whose shares are listed and traded on a stock exchange. Like all investment companies, including open-end mutual funds, the assets of a closed-end fund are professionally managed in accordance with the investment objectives and policies approved by the fund’s Board of Directors. A closed-end fund raises cash for investment by issuing a fixed number of shares through initial and other public offerings that may include shelf offerings and periodic rights offerings. Proceeds from the offerings are invested in an actively managed portfolio of securities. Investors wanting to buy or sell shares of a publicly traded closed-end fund after the offerings must do so on a stock exchange, as with any publicly traded stock. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. This is in contrast to openend mutual funds, which sell and redeem their shares at net asset value on a continuous basis. | |
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| | A Closed-End Fund Can Offer Several Distinct Advantages | |
| | • | A closed-end fund does not issue redeemable securities or offer its securities on a continuous basis, so it does not need to liquidate securities or hold uninvested assets to meet investor demands for cash redemptions. | |
| | • | In a closed-end fund, not having to meet investor redemption requests or invest at inopportune times can be effective for value managers who attempt to buy stocks when prices are depressed and sell securities when prices are high. | |
| | • | A closed-end fund may invest in less liquid portfolio securities because it is not subject to potential stockholder redemption demands. This is potentially beneficial for Royce-managed closed-end funds, with significant investments in small- and micro-cap securities. | |
| | • | The fixed capital structure allows permanent leverage to be employed as a means to enhance capital appreciation potential. | |
| | • | Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Value Trust distribute capital gains, if any, on a quarterly basis. Each of these Funds has adopted a quarterly distribution policy for its common stock. | |
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| | We believe that the closed-end fund structure can be an appropriate investment for a long-term investor who understands the benefits of a more stable pool of capital. | |
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| | Why Dividend Reinvestment Is Important | |
| | A very important component of an investor’s total return comes from the reinvestment of distributions. By reinvesting distributions, our investors can maintain an undiluted investment in a Fund. To get a fair idea of the impact of reinvested distributions, please see the charts on pages 56 and 57. For additional information on the Funds’ Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options and the benefits for stockholders, please see page 58 or visit our website at www.royceinvest.com. | |
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| | Managed Distribution Policy | |
| | The Board of Directors of each of Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Value Trust has authorized a managed distribution policy (“MDP”). Under the MDP, Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Value Trust pay quarterly distributions at an annual rate of 7% of the average of the prior four quarter-end net asset values, with the fourth quarter being the greater of these annualized rates or the distribution required by IRS regulations. With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to its stockholders and an accompanying press release that provides detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution (including whether any portion of the distribution represents a return of capital) and other information required by a Fund’s MDP. You should not draw any conclusions about a Fund’s investment performance from the amount of distributions or from the terms of a Fund’s MDP. A Fund’s Board of Directors may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to stockholders; however, at this time there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of any of the MDPs. | |
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Table of Contents
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Letter to Our Stockholders
WHY TWO MAXIMS ARE ESPECIALLY RELEVANT NOW
The first six months of 2021 offered an important reminder that the economy and the equity markets—small cap stocks included—advance at their own speeds. The first quarter of 2021 saw economic acceleration in the form of U.S. real GDP growth of 6.3%, a considerable increase from 4Q20’s also strong 4.3% mark. This growth continued into 2Q21, when real GDP came in at 6.5%, both quarters in line with current consensus estimates of 6-7% annual growth. Over the same period, small cap returns, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index, moved at the opposite pace, from 31.4% in 4Q20 to 12.7% in 1Q21, and finally to 4.3% for 2Q21.
Decelerating Market, Accelerating Economy
Russell 2000 Index Quarterly Returns vs. U.S. Real GDP Growth (annualized, quarter over quarter)
Source: Bloomberg
These seemingly disconnected results are actually more closely connected than they appear. They also provide us with the
opportunity to remind investors of an important investment maxim: that it often makes sense to discount the relevance of current economic news when thinking about how to invest. The stock market has a well-founded reputation as a forward-looking force, often traveling six to 12 months ahead of economic results. This dynamic highlights why the best returns often come when current economic news seems dire or pedestrian. March 2020 provided just the latest example of this long-running phenomenon. And—as the direction of small-cap’s last three quarterly returns makes clear—the other side of this relationship is also frequently accurate: prospective equity returns can be far more subdued when the economy is most robust. (There is a silver lining for active managers to this market-economy dynamic, but more on that later.) Seen from this perspective, the first half’s simultaneous economic acceleration and small-cap deceleration was, in a period that continues to provide plenty of atypical behavior, reassuringly conventional.
The first half of the year also came to a close with nearly every trend established within the equity markets from the March 2020 troughs still firmly in place. To wit: small cap finished ahead of large cap for the year-to-date period ended 6/30/21, as measured by the Russell 2000 (+17.5%) and Russell 1000 (+15.0%) indexes, thus extending the leadership
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Our research delves into equity returns during previous periods of strong nominal GDP growth, current valuation levels, and historical small cap returns patterns, all of which have given us what we admit is an arguably paradoxical point of view: a strong sense of guarded optimism.
shift that began more than 15 months ago. Similarly, the Russell 2000 Value Index, which advanced 26.7%, solidified its nascent market cycle advantage over the Russell 2000 Growth Index—which rose 9.0%—following nearly a decade of underperformance—an unprecedented length of time for growth to outpace value since the inception of the style indexes. Also within small cap, cyclical sectors maintained a convincing lead over their defensive counterparts.
Will these trends continue? We think they will. What we flesh out in this letter, then, is our case for extended small-cap leadership and, within the asset class, ongoing outperformance for value. Our research delves into equity returns during previous periods of strong nominal GDP growth, current valuation levels, and historical small cap returns patterns, all of which have given us what we admit is an arguably paradoxical point of view: a strong sense of guarded optimism.
BE AWARE OF RECENCY BIAS
Some readers may think we are on shaky ground in arguing that small cap’s first-half leadership looks built to last. And there are reasons that might appear to support the notion that leadership has moved back to large caps. After its historic one-year rally through the end of March 2021—which included three consecutive quarters outperforming large caps—small cap’s advance moderated. The Russell 2000 also fell behind its large-cap sibling during the second quarter of 2021, up 4.3% versus 8.5% for the Russell 1000. And while the Russell 2000 established its latest all-time peak on March 15th, the Russell 1000 reached its latest peak as recently as July 26th, after making previous new highs several times toward the end of the second quarter. In this context, we suspect a certain amount of recency bias may be preventing small-cap skeptics from seeing just how strong
first-half performance was—and not just for small cap, but for cyclicals, small-cap value, and micro-cap stocks (which rose 29.0%, as measured by the Russell Microcap Index). For example, the Russell 2000’s 17.5% gain was well above the index’s rolling monthly average six-month return of 6.7% since its inception (12/31/78). History also shows that intra-cycle leadership shifts occur with some regularity during market cycles, as do changes in the tempo of performance. For example, after small caps experienced a very strong absolute and relative recovery in 2009, a digestion period followed in which returns were negative over the next six months before the asset class resumed a positive pace and held on to market leadership.
In addition, it’s worth noting that first-half returns being highest for the smallest capitalization asset classes (as well as being significantly in value’s favor) lines up exactly as we would expect during a period of widespread economic recovery. Equally important, we see little on the horizon in the economy, the market itself, or—and this is always most relevant to us—in our analysis of companies and conversations with management teams—to suggest that small cap’s leadership phase has run its course.
HAS SMALL-CAP’S RUN ONLY JUST BEGUN?
The growing economy underpins an important part of our optimism for small cap’s continued leadership over large cap. Notwithstanding ever-present sources of concern, our bottom-up view of the economy, which we glean from analyzing a wide swath of companies, shows that the U.S. in particular continues to skew heavily toward expansion. The U.S. consumer, whose spending comprises roughly 70% of our economy, is financially flush. With notably strong consumer balance sheets and low mortgage rates, the housing market remains healthy while
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also boasting favorable long-term demographic trends. Retail and restaurant sales are increasing steadily, passenger air travel remains on the rise, and roads and highways are busy. We would also add lower unemployment, and the potential boost—after the requisite political wrangling—of additional fiscal stimulus, much of it in the form of long needed infrastructure spending, to this list of positives.
And while past performance is no guarantee of future results, history is admirably clear about the pattern of U.S. equity leadership when the economy expanded. During prior periods of robust economic growth, small caps have enjoyed a decided performance edge over their large cap siblings. When nominal U.S. GDP growth exceeded 5% in year-over-year periods, the Russell 2000 beat the Russell 1000 65% of the time with an average annual return of 22.1% versus 17.0%. This is especially relevant to the current environment because consensus projections call for nominal GDP growth in the 8-10% range for 2021 and 5-7% for 2022.
Small Caps Have Tended to Outpace Large Caps in Periods of High Economic Growth
Russell 2000 vs Russell 1000 Regimes from 6/30/01 to 6/30/21
Batting average refers to the percentage of 1-year periods in which the Russell 2000 outperformed the Russell 1000.
The state of valuations between small and large caps is also relevant. With more and more market observers expressing concern about share prices in the U.S. market being unsustainably elevated, we looked at the situation by dividing the market by capitalization. To gauge valuations, we used one of our preferred metrics, enterprise value divided by the last 12 months’ earnings before interest & taxes (“LTM EV/EBIT”), excluding companies with negative EBIT. Although small cap delivered a significant outperformance over large cap over the past year (+62.0% vs. +43.1%), small-cap stocks are still
relatively undervalued versus large caps when compared against their valuation range over the past 20 years.
Relative Valuations for Small Caps Are Near Their Lowest in 20 Years
Russell 2000 vs. Russell 1000 Median LTM EV/EBIT1 (ex. Negative EBIT Companies) from 6/30/01 to 6/30/21
1 Earnings before interest and taxes. Source: FactSet
We think that the combination of the asset class’s strong history in growing economies and its more attractive relative valuations make a powerful case for small cap’s ongoing leadership in the U.S. equity market.
SMALL-CAP VALUE’S ADVANTAGE
In addition to looking for small caps to continue posting attractive relative and solid absolute results, we also expect small-cap value to maintain leadership within small cap—and for the same two reasons as small cap’s relative advantage over large caps: 1) Small-cap value has enjoyed a pronounced tendency to outperform small-cap growth when nominal economic growth has been above average and 2) small-cap value’s relative valuation compared with its historic range also looks attractive. The rationale for small-cap value outperforming in periods of high nominal economic growth is rooted in the idea that small-cap value is both more cyclically sensitive than its growth sibling and a greater beneficiary of inflation for relative earnings growth and valuation.
Our research confirmed this relationship as we looked back over the past 20 years and found that in one-year periods with at least 5% nominal GDP growth, the Russell 2000 Pure Value Index outperformed the Russell 2000 Pure Growth Index 68% of the time by an average of 420 basis points. In contrast, when nominal GDP growth fell between 3-5%, the small-cap value
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index outperformed only 32% of the time and lagged small-cap growth by an average of 100 basis points. As noted earlier, with consensus projections for nominal GDP growth for 2021 and 2022 both in excess of 5%, the future environment seems well suited to continued outperformance for value.
Strong Economic Expansion Has Favored Value
Rolling 1-Year Returns for the Russell 2000 Pure Value vs Russell 2000 Pure Growth Indexes from 6/30/01 to 6/30/21
Batting average refers to the percentage of 1-year periods in which the Russell Pure Value outperformed the Russell Pure Growth Index. Source: Russell Investments
Despite these favorable conditions, some readers, in noting that small cap value has already beaten small-cap growth by a sizable margin over the last year (+73.3% versus +51.4%), may be wondering how much more outperformance value has left. We’d suggest that extending the time periods from the last one year to include the last three and five years reveals a starkly different picture. The Russell 2000 Value lagged its growth counterpart by more than 500 basis points for both the three-and five-year annualized periods ended 6/30/21. Given the depth of value’s underperformance over much of the past five years, then, the idea that value’s run might also be over seems ill founded to us.
Despite Leading from One Year, Value Trails by a Large Margin for Three- and Five-Year Periods
Russell 2000 Value vs Russell 2000 Growth Average Annual Total Returns as of 6/30/21
Current valuations add one final piece of the puzzle: just as small cap valuations finished June looking more attractive than those of large cap, small-cap value wound down 2021’s first half looking far more attractively valued than its growth counterpart—based on the same LTM EV/EBIT metric we used above. Indeed, even after accounting for its recent performance dominance, small-cap value stocks are as inexpensive compared to their small-cap growth cousins than at any time in the last 20 years. At the end of June 2021, the Russell 2000 Value Index had a relative valuation of 22% of the Russell 2000 Growth Index compared to a 20-year average of 85% This most recent relative valuation shows how much cheaper small-cap value stocks are compared with their historic relationship with valuations for small-cap growth stocks.
THE SECOND MAXIM
With all of the ups and downs the market has experienced since June 30, 2016, many investors may not realize that small caps have more than doubled over that five-year span. A multi-year period of moderately lower returns is to be expected after that high level of performance.
Which brings us to the aforementioned silver lining. The second investment maxim that is especially relevant to the current environment is that, perhaps paradoxically, active small-cap managers have actually added their greatest share of excess return when the Russell 2000 has delivered lower returns—single-digit results over five-year periods to be precise.
Monthly Rolling 5-Year U.S. Small Blend1 Average Excess Returns During Russell 2000 Return Ranges from 12/31/78 through 6/30/21
Russell 2000 Five-Year Return Range (12/31/78 through 6/30/21)
| 1 | | There were 514 US Fund Small Blend Funds tracked by Morningstar with at least five years of performance history as of 6/30/21. The excess return for a Morningstar category would be the category’s return for the period minus the Index return. Source: Morningstar |
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THE AGE OF ALPHA?
For most of the last decade, simply buying the market worked very well. The conditions were close to ideal for a market cap weighted, index-based approach. Large cap beat small cap, and mega caps beat large caps. The economy grew very slowly and with a good deal of volatility, while 10-year Treasury yields ended the period at less than half of the 3.2% at which they started it. This significant decline in yield fused with the scarcity of economic growth to drive outperformance for duration-sensitive mega-cap growth stocks. The behemoths in turn drove index returns. We would describe this roughly 10-year period as “the era of beta” because overall market returns were so much higher than economic and profit growth, making it difficult for active strategies to stand out. Yet we believe that what we’re calling the “age of alpha” is in front of us—alpha being the term that describes an investment approach’s ability to beat the market.
As we have outlined, there’s good reason to anticipate a period of above-average economic and profit growth that’s accompanied by more subdued market returns. We believe this kind of environment gives disciplined active managers, especially those with a quality bias, an excellent opportunity
to excel. A market in which there will be considerable differentiation is apt to reward the very fundamentals we focus on most. So while we anticipate lower overall U.S. equity returns than what the markets have given investors over the last 12-15 months, we also anticipate positive results—for small caps as an asset class and, more specifically, for small-cap value and select cyclicals.
There are always challenges, of course—and surprises, such as the Dow’s 500-point swoon on July 20th. It’s also true that small cap will almost definitely be contending with two countervailing forces over at least the next year or more: their fall through most of June and July notwithstanding, slowly rising rates seem likely to push down on valuations just as many companies are likely to be reporting healthy and growing earnings through at least the end of next year. These forces, however, will not affect all small-cap stocks equally. We believe that we offer our investors the requisite experience, discipline, and expertise to select those companies best positioned to benefit from the more challenging environment we see ahead—one that looks like a promising period for active small-cap management.
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Charles M. Royce Chairman, Royce Investment Partners | Christopher D. Clark Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Royce Investment Partners | Francis D. Gannon Co-Chief Investment Officer, Royce Investment Partners |
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Performance
| NAV Average Annual Total Returns | | | | | | | | |
| As of June 30, 2021 (%) | | | | | | | | |
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| | YTD¹ | 1-YR | 3-YR | 5-YR | 10-YR | 15-YR | 20-YR | 25-YR | 30-YR | INCEPTION | DATE |
| Royce Global Value Trust | 9.50 | 40.77 | 13.32 | 15.13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.09 | 10/17/13 |
| Royce Micro-Cap Trust | 21.12 | 72.54 | 17.54 | 18.99 | 13.31 | 9.82 | 10.86 | 11.52 | N/A | 11.87 | 12/14/93 |
| Royce Value Trust | 16.77 | 56.22 | 15.61 | 17.32 | 11.39 | 8.99 | 9.57 | 10.92 | 11.60 | 11.16 | 11/26/86 |
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| MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index | 15.43 | 54.07 | 12.20 | 14.13 | 9.90 | 8.64 | 9.96 | 8.43 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Russell Microcap Index | 29.02 | 75.77 | 14.47 | 18.13 | 13.06 | 8.73 | 9.26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Russell 2000 Index | 17.54 | 62.03 | 13.52 | 16.47 | 12.34 | 9.51 | 9.26 | 9.33 | 10.65 | N/A | N/A |
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Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information in this Review and Report reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Fund’s investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Current month-end performance may be obtained at www.royceinvest.com. The Funds are closed-end registered investment companies whose respective shares of common stock may trade at a discount to the net asset value. Shares of each Fund’s common stock are also subject to the market risk of investing in the underlying portfolio securities held by each Fund. Each Fund is subject to market risk-the possibility that common stock prices will decline, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, over short or extended periods of time. Such declines may be caused by various factors, including market, financial, and economic conditions, governmental or central bank actions, and other factors, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, that may not be directly related to the issuer of a security held by a Fund. This pandemic could adversely affect global market, financial, and economic conditions in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. All indexes referenced are unmanaged and capitalization-weighted. Each index’s returns include net reinvested dividends and/or interest income. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, endorsed, reviewed or produced by MSCI. None of the MSCI data is intended to constitute investment advice or a recommendation to make (or refrain from making) any kind of investment decision and may not be relied on as such. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The Russell 2000 Index is an index of domestic small-cap stocks that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell Microcap Index includes 1,000 of the smallest securities in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index, along with the next smallest eligible securities as determined by Russell. The MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of global small-cap stocks. The performance of an index does not represent exactly any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns include net reinvested dividends and/or interest income. Royce Value, Micro-Cap, and Global Value Trust shares of common stock trade on the NYSE. Royce Fund Services, LLC (“RFS”) is a member of FINRA and files certain material with FINRA on behalf of each Fund. RFS is not an underwriter or distributor of any of the Funds.
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MANAGER’S DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED)
Royce Global Value Trust (RGT)
Chuck Royce
FUND PERFORMANCE
Royce Global Value Trust advanced 9.5% on an NAV (net asset value) basis and 12.1% on a market price basis for the year-to-date period ended 6/30/21, posting strong absolute results that nonetheless trailed the 15.4% gain for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index, for the same period. The Fund’s relative results were stronger over longer-term periods as it beat its global small-cap benchmark on both an NAV and market price basis for the three- and five-year periods ended 6/30/21.
WHAT WORKED… AND WHAT DIDN’T
Five of the 10 equity sectors in which the Fund held investments made a positive contribution to performance in 2021’s first half. Industrials led by a wide margin, followed by Financials and Information Technology. Of the four sectors that detracted—Health Care was essentially flat—Materials, Communication Services, and Consumer Staples made the largest negative impact. At the industry level, two areas from Industrials made significant positive contributions—professional services and trading companies & distributors—while insurance (Financials) was also notably strong. The three industries that detracted most were internet & direct marketing retail (Consumer Discretionary), metals & mining (Materials), and interactive media & services (Communication Services).
The Fund’s top contributor at the position level was Marlowe, a firm based in and focused on the United Kingdom. Marlowe provides a range of commercial services and software products grouped into four areas: Health and Safety, Fire Safety, Water Safety, and Air Quality. We like the company’s position in essential, critical, and/or mandated services in growing markets, each with a highly fragmented customer base. Marlowe is also an acquisition-led consolidator of its large and fragmented markets, which enables it to re-deploy its cash flows into M&A and breeds cross-selling opportunities and scale advantages. The second quarter saw a steady flow of positive news, including M&A announcements and the release of final results at the end of June that showed improved revenue and earnings. Next came AutoCanada, a North American automobile business that sells multiple brands and operates 50 franchised dealerships in Canada, as well as a group in Illinois. In early May, the company reported record-setting revenue and earnings along with a ninth consecutive quarter of outracing the Canadian new vehicle retail market, though AutoCanada’s used vehicle and F&I (Finance & Insurance) segments were the key drivers behind 1Q21’s improved earnings.
RGT’s top detracting position was CDON, a Swedish e-commerce company that operates a website which sells music, books, t-shirts, and other merchandise—it is phasing out a legacy brick-and-mortar retail business. As an established e-commerce name in Nordic countries, CDON is expected to grow rapidly in the region, where online shopping habits trail those in much of the developed world but are expected to catch up in the coming years. The company hit a speed bump earlier in the year when a new technical platform proved both more expensive and harder to bring to optimal functionality than anticipated. Thinking that the company can overcome these obstacles, we held our shares at the end of June. The next biggest detractor was Haemonetics Corporation, which designs and manufactures automated systems for the collection, processing, and surgical salvage of donor and patient blood while also offering related information services and data management software. Its shares suffered a significant decline in April with the departure of a large customer in plasma distribution. Confident in the company’s expertise in its niche, we maintained our stake at the end of June.
Relative to the MSCI ACWI Small Cap in the first half of 2021, both stock selection and sector allocation hurt, with the former making a much larger negative impact. On a sector basis, ineffective stock picks in Materials and an equal combination of our lower weighting and poor stock picking in the resurgent Energy sector detracted most, along with the negative effect of the Fund’s cash holdings. On the other hand, our higher weighting in Industrials was additive versus the benchmark. Also helping relative performance were our lower weighting and savvy stock picks in Real Estate and our lack of exposure to Utilities, two sectors that lagged within the benchmark.
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| | Top Contributors to Performance | | | Top Detractors from Performance | | |
| | Year-to-Date Through 6/30/21 (%)1 | | | Year-to-Date Through 6/30/21 (%)2 | | |
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| | Marlowe | 0.63 | | CDON | -0.45 | |
| | AutoCanada | 0.52 | | Haemonetics Corporation | -0.43 | |
| | Transcat | 0.51 | | Cartrack Holdings | -0.26 | |
| | ProAssurance Corporation | 0.51 | | a2 Milk | -0.25 | |
| | SThree | 0.48 | | TKC Corporation | -0.22 | |
| | 1 Includes dividends | | | 2Net of dividends | | |
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CURRENT POSITIONING AND OUTLOOK
Our outlook has not changed in any significant way since the end of 2020. In spite of considerable near-term uncertainty, we believe that the global economic recovery will continue, albeit with more fits and starts—as well as market volatility—than many were anticipating as recently as May. In July, however, worrisome signs of a slowdown came from China, and the globe faces a major challenge in containing the Delta COVID variant. We are cautiously optimistic, however, that the global economy will continue to expand, benefiting more economically sensitive sectors of the world’s economies, particularly as supply chains are reestablished and pent-up demand—which remains robust through most of the developed world—is released. As always, we are prepared to act when market volatility gives us the opportunity to build existing holdings at more attractive prices.
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| PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW (UNAUDITED) | SYMBOLS MARKET PRICE RGT NAV XRGTX |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return (%) Through 6/30/21
| | JAN-JUN 20211 | 1-YR | 3-YR | 5-YR | SINCE INCEPTION (10/17/13) |
| RGT (NAV) | 9.50 | 40.77 | 13.32 | 15.13 | 9.09 |
1 Not Annualized
Market Price Performance History Since Inception (10/17/13)
Cumulative Performance of Investment 1
| | 1-YR | 5-YR | 10-YR | 15-YR | 20-YR | SINCE INCEPTION (10/17/13) |
| RGT | 41.0% | 122.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 94.9% |
| ¹ | Reflects the cumulative performance experience of a continuous common stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($8.975 IPO) and reinvested all distributions. |
| ² | Reflects the actual month-end market price movement of one share as it has traded on NYSE. |
Morningstar Style Map™ As of 6/30/21
The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style Box™ with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership Zone™. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a fund’s investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolio’s investment style by showing the range of stock sizes and styles. The Ownership Zone is derived by plotting each stock in the portfolio within the proprietary Morningstar Style Box. Over time, the shape and location of a fund’s ownership zone may vary. See page 60 for additional information.
| Top 10 Positions | | | |
| % of Net Assets | | | |
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| ProAssurance Corporation | | | 2.1 | |
| Descartes Systems Group (The) | | | 2.1 | |
| James River Group Holdings | | | 1.9 | |
| SEI Investments | | | 1.8 | |
| Marlowe | | | 1.8 | |
| IPH | | | 1.6 | |
| Morningstar | | | 1.6 | |
| Transcat | | | 1.5 | |
| CMC Materials | | | 1.5 | |
| Sprott | | | 1.5 | |
| Portfolio Sector Breakdown | | | |
| % of Net Assets | | | |
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| Industrials | | | 29.0 | |
| Information Technology | | | 20.3 | |
| Financials | | | 18.0 | |
| Health Care | | | 7.5 | |
| Materials | | | 5.5 | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 3.4 | |
| Communication Services | | | 3.2 | |
| Real Estate | | | 1.5 | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 1.5 | |
| Energy | | | 0.6 | |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, Net of Outstanding Line of Credit | | | 9.5 | |
| Calendar Year Total Returns (%) | | | |
| | | | |
| YEAR | | RGT | |
| 2020 | | | 19.7 | |
| 2019 | | | 31.2 | |
| 2018 | | | -16.1 | |
| 2017 | | | 31.1 | |
| 2016 | | | 11.1 | |
| 2015 | | | -3.4 | |
| 2014 | | | -6.2 | |
| Portfolio Country Breakdown1,2 | | | |
| % of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | |
| United States | | | 30.7 | |
| United Kingdom | | | 12.9 | |
| Canada | | | 10.8 | |
| Sweden | | | 4.8 | |
| South Africa | | | 3.0 | |
¹ Represents countries that are 3% or more of net assets.
² Securities are categorized by the country of their headquarters.
| Portfolio Diagnostics | | |
| | | |
| Fund Net Assets | | $92 million |
| Number of Holdings | | | 119 |
| Turnover Rate | | | 33% |
| Net Asset Value | | | $16.37 |
| Market Price | | | $14.98 |
| Average Market Capitalization1 | | | $2,112 million |
| Weighted Average P/E Ratio2,3 | | | 29.1x |
| Weighted Average P/B Ratio2 | | | 3.2x |
| Active Share4 | | | 98% |
| 1 | Geometric Average. This weighted calculation uses each portfolio holding’s market cap in a way designed to not skew the effect of very large or small holdings; instead, it aims to better identify the portfolio’s center, which Royce believes offers a more accurate measure of average market cap than a simple mean or median. |
| 2 | Harmonic Average. This weighted calculation evaluates a portfolio as if it were a single stock and measures it overall. It compares the total market value of the portfolio to the portfolio’s share in the earnings or book value, as the case may be, of its underlying stocks. |
| 3 | The Fund’s P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (20% of portfolio holdings as of 6/30/21). |
| 4 | Active Share is the sum of the absolute values of the different weightings of each holding in the Fund versus each holding in the benchmark, divided by two. |
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Fund’s investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.royceinvest.com. The market price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund invests primarily in securities of small- and mid-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies. The Fund’s broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments. Regarding the “Top Contributors” and “Top Detractors” tables shown above, the sum of all contributors to, and all detractors from, performance for all securities in the portfolio would approximate the Fund’s year-to-date performance for 2021.
2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 9
Royce Global Value Trust
Schedule of Investments
Common Stocks – 90.5%
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| AUSTRALIA – 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Cochlear | | | 4,000 | | | $ | 754,960 | |
| IPH | | | 249,720 | | | | 1,460,765 | |
| Steadfast Group | | | 53,300 | | | | 175,878 | |
| Technology One | | | 40,400 | | | | 282,074 | |
| Total (Cost $1,443,715) | | | | | | | 2,673,677 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| BERMUDA – 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
| Assured Guaranty 1 | | | 10,800 | | | | 512,784 | |
| †James River Group Holdings | | | 45,900 | | | | 1,722,168 | |
| Total (Cost $1,954,639) | | | | | | | 2,234,952 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| BRAZIL – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| OdontoPrev | | | 312,000 | | | | 817,355 | |
| TOTVS | | | 97,885 | | | | 740,957 | |
| Total (Cost $1,178,333) | | | | | | | 1,558,312 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CANADA – 10.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Alamos Gold Cl. A | | | 132,200 | | | | 1,009,950 | |
| Altus Group | | | 10,700 | | | | 495,898 | |
| AutoCanada 2 | | | 20,400 | | | | 821,859 | |
| Centerra Gold | | | 39,000 | | | | 296,055 | |
| Descartes Systems Group (The) 1,2 | | | 27,400 | | | | 1,894,984 | |
| FirstService | | | 1,400 | | | | 239,764 | |
| LifeWorks | | | 36,500 | | | | 984,051 | |
| Major Drilling Group International 2 | | | 168,000 | | | | 1,161,472 | |
| †Onex Corporation | | | 6,000 | | | | 435,673 | |
| Pan American Silver 1 | | | 22,300 | | | | 637,111 | |
| Sprott | | | 34,360 | | | | 1,352,391 | |
| Stella-Jones | | | 16,000 | | | | 576,057 | |
| Total (Cost $6,144,315) | | | | | | | 9,905,265 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| DENMARK – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Chr. Hansen Holding | | | 1,800 | | | | 162,456 | |
| Total (Cost $155,783) | | | | | | | 162,456 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| FRANCE – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Esker | | | 1,800 | | | | 525,050 | |
| Interparfums | | | 3,102 | | | | 201,565 | |
| Total (Cost $210,145) | | | | | | | 726,615 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| GERMANY – 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec | | | 3,400 | | | | 656,941 | |
| CompuGroup Medical | | | 3,300 | | | | 258,452 | |
| New Work | | | 3,600 | | | | 1,131,206 | |
| STRATEC | | | 3,300 | | | | 460,948 | |
| Total (Cost $1,639,224) | | | | | | | 2,507,547 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| GREECE – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Sarantis | | | 64,500 | | | | 680,680 | |
| Total (Cost $554,222) | | | | | | | 680,680 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| ICELAND – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Ossur 2 | | | 101,500 | | | | 748,555 | |
| Total (Cost $657,869) | | | | | | | 748,555 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| INDIA – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
| AIA Engineering 2 | | | 35,100 | | | | 1,014,443 | |
| WNS Holdings ADR 1,2,3 | | | 10,500 | | | | 838,635 | |
| Total (Cost $1,463,783) | | | | | | | 1,853,078 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| ISRAEL – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Nova Measuring Instruments 1,2 | | | 5,700 | | | | 586,473 | |
| Tel Aviv Stock Exchange | | | 164,600 | | | | 1,016,838 | |
| Total (Cost $591,484) | | | | | | | 1,603,311 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| ITALY – 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Carel Industries | | | 35,800 | | | | 859,609 | |
| Gruppo MutuiOnline | | | 2,900 | | | | 138,235 | |
| Total (Cost $489,921) | | | | | | | 997,844 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| JAPAN – 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
| As One | | | 2,800 | | | | 365,705 | |
| Benefit One | | | 13,700 | | | | 430,996 | |
| Fukui Computer Holdings | | | 10,800 | | | | 408,299 | |
| NSD | | | 12,200 | | | | 203,818 | |
| TechnoPro Holdings | | | 7,200 | | | | 170,319 | |
| TKC Corporation | | | 25,500 | | | | 772,380 | |
| Total (Cost $1,288,537) | | | | | | | 2,351,517 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| MEXICO – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Becle | | | 63,000 | | | | 166,491 | |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | | | 120,600 | | | | 266,199 | |
| Total (Cost $400,551) | | | | | | | 432,690 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| NETHERLANDS – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| IMCD | | | 5,500 | | | | 874,550 | |
| Total (Cost $387,492) | | | | | | | 874,550 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| NEW ZEALAND – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
| †a2 Milk 2 | | | 60,000 | | | | 269,982 | |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare | | | 17,000 | | | | 369,799 | |
| †NZX | | | 330,300 | | | | 461,759 | |
| †Pushpay Holdings 2 | | | 583,000 | | | | 733,531 | |
| Total (Cost $1,776,018) | | | | | | | 1,835,071 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| NORWAY – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Protector Forsikring | | | 70,000 | | | | 672,346 | |
| TGS | | | 45,600 | | | | 581,244 | |
| †Tomra Systems | | | 6,000 | | | | 331,005 | |
| Total (Cost $1,247,085) | | | | | | | 1,584,595 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| POLAND – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| Warsaw Stock Exchange | | | 29,100 | | | | 363,578 | |
| Total (Cost $351,627) | | | | | | | 363,578 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SINGAPORE – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| †Karooooo 2 | | | 11,409 | | | | 423,531 | |
| Midas Holdings 2,4 | | | 400,000 | | | | 0 | |
| XP Power | | | 16,300 | | | | 1,258,167 | |
| Total (Cost $1,061,256) | | | | | | | 1,681,698 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SOUTH AFRICA – 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
| JSE | | | 53,000 | | | | 394,531 | |
| PSG Group | | | 114,900 | | | | 640,399 | |
| †Stadio Holdings 2 | | | 3,541,372 | | | | 766,305 | |
| Transaction Capital | | | 344,100 | | | | 911,335 | |
| Total (Cost $2,003,626) | | | | | | | 2,712,570 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SWEDEN – 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Biotage | | | 42,100 | | | | 996,654 | |
| Bravida Holding | | | 68,900 | | | | 996,696 | |
| †CDON 2 | | | 7,300 | | | | 300,424 | |
| Dometic Group | | | 15,500 | | | | 263,975 | |
| Karnov Group | | | 161,481 | | | | 992,498 | |
| 10 | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| SWEDEN (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| OEM International Cl. B | | | 59,425 | | | $ | 890,184 | |
| Total (Cost $3,335,230) | | | | | | | 4,440,431 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SWITZERLAND – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Kardex Holding | | | 2,400 | | | | 555,093 | |
| LEM Holding | | | 150 | | | | 314,510 | |
| VZ Holding | | | 2,900 | | | | 245,728 | |
| Total (Cost $482,877) | | | | | | | 1,115,331 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| UNITED KINGDOM – 12.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Ashmore Group | | | 101,000 | | | | 537,896 | |
| CentralNic Group 2 | | | 136,073 | | | | 158,113 | |
| †Countryside Properties 2 | | | 100,000 | | | | 653,747 | |
| Diploma | | | 8,200 | | | | 329,402 | |
| DiscoverIE Group | | | 60,800 | | | | 796,471 | |
| Eckoh | | | 103,927 | | | | 92,727 | |
| FDM Group Holdings | | | 46,800 | | | | 660,332 | |
| Ferroglobe (Warranty Insurance Trust) 2,4 | | | 41,100 | | | | 0 | |
| Genuit Group | | | 68,300 | | | | 578,214 | |
| Halma | | | 18,700 | | | | 696,359 | |
| Intertek Group | | | 9,300 | | | | 711,417 | |
| Keystone Law Group | | | 95,940 | | | | 902,454 | |
| Learning Technologies Group | | | 342,800 | | | | 891,961 | |
| Marlowe 2 | | | 132,500 | | | | 1,612,928 | |
| Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings | | | 36,100 | | | | 589,258 | |
| Restore 2 | | | 180,700 | | | | 974,853 | |
| RWS Holdings | | | 45,100 | | | | 351,550 | |
| SThree | | | 146,600 | | | | 935,884 | |
| YouGov | | | 18,600 | | | | 303,607 | |
| Total (Cost $7,620,728) | | | | | | | 11,777,173 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| UNITED STATES – 30.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Air Lease Cl. A 1 | | | 20,123 | | | | 839,934 | |
| APi Group 1,2 | | | 50,700 | | | | 1,059,123 | |
| BOK Financial 1 | | | 6,350 | | | | 549,910 | |
| CIRCOR International 1,2 | | | 28,300 | | | | 922,580 | |
| CMC Materials 1 | | | 9,150 | | | | 1,379,271 | |
| Cognex Corporation 1 | | | 4,837 | | | | 406,550 | |
| Colfax 1,2 | | | 21,400 | | | | 980,334 | |
| Diodes 1,2 | | | 7,000 | | | | 558,390 | |
| ESCO Technologies 1 | | | 5,500 | | | | 515,955 | |
| FARO Technologies 1,2 | | | 7,250 | | | | 563,832 | |
| †FormFactor 2 | | | 10,000 | | | | 364,600 | |
| GCM Grosvenor Cl. A | | | 109,626 | | | | 1,142,303 | |
| †Haemonetics Corporation 2 | | | 6,600 | | | | 439,824 | |
| Helios Technologies 1 | | | 7,506 | | | | 585,843 | |
| Innospec 1 | | | 6,228 | | | | 564,319 | |
| Kadant 1 | | | 3,700 | | | | 651,533 | |
| KBR 1 | | | 34,800 | | | | 1,327,620 | |
| Kennedy-Wilson Holdings | | | 30,000 | | | | 596,100 | |
| Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2 | | | 21,500 | | | | 344,215 | |
| Lindsay Corporation 1 | | | 3,910 | | | | 646,245 | |
| Mesa Laboratories 1 | | | 3,660 | | | | 992,482 | |
| Momentive Global 2 | | | 60,000 | | | | 1,264,200 | |
| Morningstar 1 | | | 5,640 | | | | 1,450,100 | |
| National Instruments 1 | | | 19,420 | | | | 821,078 | |
| †New York Times Cl. A | | | 12,100 | | | | 526,955 | |
| PAR Technology 1,2 | | | 12,341 | | | | 863,130 | |
| ProAssurance Corporation 1 | | | 83,900 | | | | 1,908,725 | |
| Quaker Chemical 1 | | | 2,710 | | | | 642,785 | |
| SEI Investments 1 | | | 26,750 | | | | 1,657,698 | |
| Transcat 2 | | | 24,577 | | | | 1,388,846 | |
| Upland Software 1,2 | | | 19,900 | | | | 819,283 | |
| †Vontier Corporation | | | 41,300 | | | | 1,345,554 | |
| Total (Cost $19,753,954) | | | | | | | 28,119,317 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $56,192,414) | | | | | | | 82,940,813 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| REPURCHASE AGREEMENT– 13.8% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.00% dated 6/30/21, due 7/1/21, maturity value $12,652,210 (collateralized by obligations of various U.S. Government Agencies, 1.25% due 6/30/28, valued at $12,905,261) | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $12,652,210) | | | | | | | 12,652,210 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 104.3% | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $68,844,624) | | | | | | | 95,593,023 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND OTHER ASSETS – (4.3)% | | | | | | | (3,917,001 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 91,676,022 | |
ADR – American Depository Receipt
| 1 | All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement at June 30, 2021. Total market value of pledged securities at June 30, 2021, was $10,566,649. |
| 3 | At June 30, 2021, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $830,648. |
| 4 | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.0% of net assets. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value. See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Securities of Global/International Funds are categorized by the country of their headquarters.
Bold indicates the Fund’s 20 largest equity holdings in terms of June 30, 2021, market value.
TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $68,875,155. At June 30, 2021, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $26,717,868 consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $28,591,699 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $1,873,831. The primary cause of the difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.
| THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 11 |
| Royce Global Value Trust | June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| ASSETS: | | |
| Investments at value | $ | 82,940,813 |
| Repurchase agreements (at cost and value) | | 12,652,210 |
| Receivable for dividends | | 203,271 |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 17,613 |
| Total Assets | | 95,813,907 |
| LIABILITIES: | | |
| Revolving credit agreement | | 4,000,000 |
| Payable for investment advisory fee | | 75,579 |
| Payable for directors’ fees | | 5,838 |
| Payable for interest expense | | 3,609 |
| Accrued expenses | | 52,859 |
| Total Liabilities | | 4,137,885 |
| Net Assets | $ | 91,676,022 |
| ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS: | | |
| Paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 5,600,791 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized) | $ | 47,249,348 |
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | | 44,426,674 |
| Net Assets (net asset value per share - $16.37) | $ | 91,676,022 |
| Investments at identified cost | $ | 56,192,414 |
| 12 | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| Royce Global Value Trust | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Operations
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | | |
| INCOME: | | |
| Dividends | $ | 757,592 |
| Foreign withholding tax | | (63,412) |
| Total income | | 694,180 |
| EXPENSES: | | |
| Investment advisory fees | | 437,913 |
| Custody and transfer agent fees | | 32,556 |
| Administrative and office facilities | | 28,706 |
| Stockholder reports | | 28,111 |
| Interest expense | | 23,369 |
| Professional fees | | 21,699 |
| Directors’ fees | | 13,518 |
| Other expenses | | 15,879 |
| Total expenses | | 601,751 |
| Compensating balance credits | | (2) |
| Net expenses | | 601,749 |
| Net investment income (loss) | | 92,431 |
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: | | |
| NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | |
| Investments | | 10,343,291 |
| Foreign currency transactions | | 36,704 |
| NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION): | | |
| Investments | | (2,559,531) |
| Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency | | 11,128 |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | 7,831,592 |
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | $ | 7,924,023 |
| THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 13 |
Royce Global Value Trust
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | SIX MONTHS ENDED | | |
| | | 6/30/21 | | |
| | | (UNAUDITED) | | YEAR ENDED 12/31/20 |
| | | | | |
| INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | 92,431 | $ | (209,532) |
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | 10,379,995 | | 25,222,265 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | (2,548,403) | | (473,615) |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | 7,924,023 | | 24,539,118 |
| DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | |
| Total distributable earnings | | – | | (12,499,130) |
| Total distributions | | – | | (12,499,130) |
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: | | | | |
| Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | 4,684,326 |
| Value of shares tendered | | – | | (75,782,536) |
| Total capital stock transactions | | – | | (71,098,210) |
| Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets | | 7,924,023 | | (59,058,222) |
| NET ASSETS: | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Beginning of period | | 83,751,999 | | 142,810,221 |
| End of period | $ | 91,676,022 | $ | 83,751,999 |
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| Royce Global Value Trust | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Cash Flows
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | $ | 7,924,023 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | | |
| Purchases of long-term investments | | (28,180,092) |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments | | 33,498,170 |
| Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments | | (1,392,318) |
| Net (increase) decrease in dividends receivable and other assets | | (14,184) |
| Net increase (decrease) in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | | (64,328) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 2,559,531 |
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (10,343,291) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | | 3,987,511 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | |
| Decrease in revolving credit agreement | | (4,000,000) |
| Distributions | | – |
| Reinvestment of distributions | | – |
| Net cash used for financing activities | | (4,000,000) |
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH: | | (12,489) |
| Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period | | 12,489 |
| Cash and foreign currency at end of period | $ | – |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund paid $73,410 in interest expense.
| THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 15 |
Royce Global Value Trust
Financial Highlights
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist stockholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| | | SIX MONTHS | | YEARS ENDED |
| | | ENDED 6/30/21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (UNAUDITED) | | 12/31/20 | | 12/31/19 | | 12/31/18 | | 12/31/17 | | 12/31/16 |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 14.95 | | | $ | 13.60 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 12.48 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 8.81 | |
| INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.06 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 1.40 | | | | 2.63 | | | | 3.18 | | | | (2.06 | ) | | | 2.96 | | | | 0.90 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | | 1.42 | | | | 2.58 | | | | 3.24 | | | | (2.02 | ) | | | 2.98 | | | | 0.96 | |
| DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | – | | | | – | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
| Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency | | | – | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| Total distributions | | | – | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders | | | – | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
| Total capital stock transactions | | | – | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
| Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 16.37 | | | $ | 14.95 | | | $ | 13.60 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 12.48 | | | $ | 9.62 | |
| Market Value, End of Period | | $ | 14.98 | | | $ | 13.36 | | | $ | 11.69 | | | $ | 8.88 | | | $ | 10.81 | | | $ | 8.04 | |
| TOTAL RETURN:1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Asset Value | | | 9.50 | %2 | | | 19.67 | % | | | 31.20 | % | | | (16.11 | )% | | | 31.07 | % | | | 11.12 | % |
| Market Value | | | 12.13 | %2 | | | 24.42 | % | | | 32.33 | % | | | (17.50 | )% | | | 35.96 | % | | | 9.77 | % |
| RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee expense | | | 1.00 | %3 | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
| Other operating expenses | | | 0.37 | %3 | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.46 | % |
| Total expenses (net) | | | 1.37 | %3 | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.71 | % |
| Expenses excluding interest expense | | | 1.32 | %3 | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
| Expenses prior to balance credits | | | 1.37 | %3 | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.71 | % |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.21 | %3 | | | (0.15 | )% | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.69 | % |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | | $ | 91,676 | | | $ | 83,752 | | | $ | 142,810 | | | $ | 109,254 | | | $ | 130,526 | | | $ | 100,228 | |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 33 | % | | | 54 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 57 | % | | | 34 | % | | | 59 | % |
| REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Asset coverage | | | 2392 | % | | | 1147 | % | | | 1885 | % | | | 1466 | % | | | 1732 | % | | | 1353 | % |
| Asset coverage per $1,000 | | $ | 23,919 | | | $ | 11,469 | | | $ | 18,851 | | | $ | 14,657 | | | $ | 17,316 | | | $ | 13,528 | |
| 1 | The Market Value Total Return is calculated assuming a purchase of Common Stock on the opening of the first business day and a sale on the closing of the last business day of each period. Dividends and distributions are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Net Asset Value Total Return is calculated on the same basis, except that the Fund’s net asset value is used on the purchase, sale and dividend reinvestment dates instead of market value. |
| 16 | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Royce Global Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Royce Global Value Trust, Inc. (the “Fund”), is a diversified closed-end investment company that was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 14, 2011. The Fund commenced operations on October 18, 2013.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”
Royce & Associates, LP, the Fund’s investment adviser, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. and primarily conducts business using the name Royce Investment Partners (“Royce”).
VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS:
Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their highest bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors, and are reported as Level 3 securities. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:
| | Level 1 – | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
| | Level 2 – | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements). The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Any Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities would be noted in the Schedule of Investments. |
| | Level 3 – | significant unobservable inputs (including last trade price before trading was suspended, or at a discount thereto for lack of marketability or otherwise, market price information regarding other securities, information received from the company and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements, or other publicly available information). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2021. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by country, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
| | | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | | | TOTAL | |
| Common Stocks | | | $82,940,813 | | | | $ – | | | | $0 | | | | $82,940,813 | |
| Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | | 12,652,210 | | | | – | | | | 12,652,210 | |
Level 3 Reconciliation:
| | BALANCE AS OF 12/31/20 | PURCHASES | SALES | REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) 1 | BALANCE AS OF 6/30/21 |
| Common Stocks | $0 | $– | $– | $– | $– | $0 |
| 1 | The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized. Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. |
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Royce Global Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The remaining contractual maturity of the repurchase agreement held by the Fund at June 30, 2021 is overnight and continuous.
FOREIGN CURRENCY:
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, expiration of currency forward contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at the end of the reporting period, as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES:
As a qualified regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its taxable income for its fiscal year. The Schedule of Investments includes information regarding income taxes under the caption “Tax Information.”
The Fund pays any dividends and capital gain distributions annually in December. Because federal income tax regulations differ from generally accepted accounting principles, income and capital gain distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
CAPITAL GAINS TAXES:
The Fund may be subject to a tax imposed on capital gains on securities of issuers domiciled in certain countries. The Fund records an estimated deferred tax liability for gains in these securities that have been held for less than one year. This amount, if any, is reported as deferred capital gains tax in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, assuming those positions were disposed of at the end of the period.
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME:
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividend income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield-to-maturity method. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost for book and tax purposes.
EXPENSES:
The Fund incurs direct and indirect expenses. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund’s operations, while expenses applicable to more than one of the Royce Funds are allocated equitably. Certain personnel, occupancy costs and other administrative expenses related to the Funds are allocated by Royce under an administration agreement and are included in administrative and office facilities and professional fees.
COMPENSATING BALANCE CREDITS:
The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, whereby a portion of the custodian’s fee is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. This deposit arrangement is an alternative to purchasing overnight investments. Conversely, the Fund pays interest to the custodian on any cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by credits earned on positive cash balances.
Capital Stock:
The Fund issued 349,058 shares of Common Stock as reinvestment of distributions for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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Royce Global Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Capital Stock (continued):
On October 28, 2020, the Fund announced the commencement of a conditional cash tender offer for up to 40% of the Fund’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of October 12, 2020 (i.e., 4,201,388 shares) at a price per share equal to 100% of the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on the trading day immediately following the expiration date for the offer. The tender offer was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 16, 2020, unless extended. The closing of the tender offer was contingent on the Fund’s stockholders approving a new investment advisory agreement between the Fund and Royce in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
On December 7, 2020, the Fund announced its Board of Directors had approved amended terms for its previously announced conditional cash tender offer. The Fund offered to purchase up to 50% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of October 12, 2020 (i.e., 5,251,735 shares) at a price per share equal to 100% of the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the trading day immediately following the expiration date for the offer. The expiration date for the tender offer was extended until 11:59 P.M. on December 21, 2020. The closing of the tender offer, however, remained contingent on stockholder approval of a new investment advisory agreement between the Fund and Royce.
The Fund’s stockholders approved a new investment advisory agreement between the Fund and Royce at a special meeting of stockholders held on December 17, 2020. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer, because the number of shares tendered by stockholders exceeded the number of shares offered to be purchased by the Fund, the Fund purchased the full amount of 5,251,735 shares from tendering stockholders on a pro-rata basis (disregarding fractional shares). The purchase price of the properly tendered shares was equal to $14.43 per share (the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on December 22, 2020) for an aggregate purchase price of $75,782,536. The direct expenses associated with the conduct of the tender offer and the preparation of the tender offer materials, including legal fees, information agent fees, depositary fees, and the costs of printing and mailing the tender offer materials, were borne by Franklin Resources, Inc., Royce’s ultimate corporate parent, and not by the Fund.
Borrowings:
The Fund is party to a revolving credit agreement (the credit agreement) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Limited (BNPPI). The Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the then-current maximum amount that may be borrowed by the Fund under the credit agreement. The credit agreement has a 179-day rolling term that resets daily. The Fund is required to pledge portfolio securities as collateral in an amount up to two times the loan balance outstanding, or as otherwise required by applicable regulatory standards, and has granted a security interest in the securities pledged to, and in favor of, BNPPI as security for the loan balance outstanding. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or comply with other financial covenants set forth in the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement, which may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may terminate the credit agreement upon certain ratings downgrades of its corporate parent, which would result in the Fund’s entire loan balance becoming immediately due and payable. The occurrence of such ratings downgrades may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may also terminate the credit agreement upon sixty (60) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Fund in the event the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of any calendar month declines by thirty-five percent (35%) or more from the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of the immediately preceding calendar month.
The credit agreement also permits, subject to certain conditions, BNPPI to rehypothecate portfolio securities pledged by the Fund up to the amount of the loan balance outstanding. The Fund continues to receive payments in lieu of dividends and interest on rehypothecated securities. The Fund also has the right under the credit agreement to recall the rehypothecated securities from BNPPI on demand. If BNPPI fails to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Fund is compensated by BNPPI for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security is not returned by BNPPI, the Fund, upon notice to BNPPI, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the value of the recalled security failed to be returned. The Fund receives a portion of the fees earned by BNPPI in connection with the rehypothecation of portfolio securities.
The maximum amount the Fund could borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2020 was $8,000,000. Such maximum borrowing amount was subsequently reduced from $8,000,000 to $4,000,000 through an amendment to the credit agreement dated as of January 6, 2021. The Fund has the right to further reduce the maximum amount it can borrow under the credit agreement upon one (1) business day’s prior written notice to BNPPI. In addition, the Fund and BNPPI may agree to increase the maximum amount the Fund can borrow under the credit agreement, which amount may not exceed $15,000,000.
As of June 30, 2021, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $4,000,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $4,110,497 at a weighted average borrowing cost of 1.13%. The maximum amount outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $8,000,000. As of June 30, 2021, the aggregate value of rehypothecated securities was $830,648.
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Royce Global Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Investment Advisory Agreement:
The investment advisory agreement between Royce and the Fund provides for fees to be paid at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund expensed Royce investment advisory fees totaling $437,913.
Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities, amounted to $27,609,980 and $33,095,184, respectively.
Cross trades were executed by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which Royce serves as investment adviser. The Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer reviews such transactions each quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7, and reports the results of her review to the Board of Directors. Cross trades for the six months ended June 30, 2021, were as follows:
| COSTS OF PURCHASES | PROCEEDS FROM SALES | REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) |
| $505,600 | $– | $– |
Subsequent Events:
Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
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MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED)
Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT)
Chuck Royce, Jim Stoeffel,
Brendan Hartmann
FUND PERFORMANCE
For the year-to-date period ended 6/30/21, Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT) rose 21.1% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 26.2% based on market price versus respective gains of 17.5% and 29.0% for its unleveraged benchmarks, the Russell 2000 and Russell Microcap Indexes, for the same period. The Fund’s longer-term relative advantages were substantial. RMT beat the Russell 2000 on an NAV basis for the one-, three-, five-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-year, and since inception (12/14/93) periods ended 6/30/21—and missed only for the 15-year period based on market price. The Fund also outperformed the micro-cap index for the three-, five-, 10-, 15-, and 20-year periods ended 6/30/21 on both an NAV and market price basis—while also beating the Russell Microcap for the one-year period based on market price. (Data for the Russell Microcap only goes back to 2000.)
WHAT WORKED… AND WHAT DIDN’T
For the year-to-date period ended 6/30/21, all 11 equity sectors in which the Fund held investments finished in the black. The biggest positive contributions came from Information Technology, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary, while Utilities, Real Estate, and Consumer Staples had the smallest positive effect. At the industry level, the top contributors were semiconductors & semiconductor equipment (Information Technology), specialty retail (Consumer Discretionary), and health care providers & services (Health Care). The three biggest detracting industries, on the other hand, were biotechnology (Health Care), insurance (Financials), and interactive media & services (Communication Services).
RMT’s top contributor at the position level was AutoCanada, a North American automobile business that sells multiple brands and operates 50 franchised dealerships in Canada, as well as a group in Illinois. In early May, the company reported record-setting revenue and earnings along with a ninth consecutive quarter of outracing the Canadian new vehicle retail market, though AutoCanada’s used vehicle and F&I (Finance & Insurance) segments were the key drivers behind 1Q21’s improved earnings. Next came Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, a media company that produces, develops, and distributes television series, video content, reality shows, and other programming via online and mobile channels. The company has already established a significant presence in the growing AVOD—Advertising-Based Video on Demand—market, in which consumers access free content that’s supported by revenues from various ads, such as sponsored content. Investors were attracted to its promising early growth as well as its position as the only free service with original long-form programming and first-run movies.
The top detractor at the position level was CIRCOR International, which manufactures and distributes valves and fluid control products and services designed to optimize the efficiency and ensure the safety of fluid-control systems across a range of applications in several different end markets. Its shares began to slump in March after the company reported lackluster results for fiscal 4Q20, driven by declines in the commercial industries it serves and some sizable defense program orders being pushed further into 2021. Confident in its longer-term prospects, especially in light of its critical role in enhancing efficiency in a very specific niche, we added a modest number of shares in the first half, making CIRCOR a top-10 position at the end of June. Biopharmaceutical software provider Simulations Plus came next as its shares felt the negative effects of delays and cancellations in its consulting business. While consulting and services represent less revenue than its higher margin software business, we would expect any fundamental shortfall in a higher-multiple stock to meet some selling pressure. So while its decline was a short-term disappointment, we added to our position as we expect its services business to ultimately rebound while remaining constructive on the ongoing strength of the company’s software sales.
Relative to the Russell 2000 for the year-to-date period, both savvy stock selection and sector allocation decisions were additive. Helping most at the sector level was a combination of superior stock picking and lower exposure to the index’s lagging Health Care sector. Stock selection also lifted relative results in Information Technology and Industrials. Conversely, stock picking miscues hurt in Financials and Materials, as did our lower weighting in the rebounding Consumer Discretionary sector.
| | | | | |
| | Top Contributors to Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/21 (%)1 | | Top Detractors from Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/21 (%)2 | |
| | | | | |
| | AutoCanada | 1.74 | | CIRCOR International | -0.23 | |
| | Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Cl. A | 1.01 | | Simulations Plus | -0.20 | |
| | Joint Corp. (The) | 0.94 | | Zealand Pharma | -0.19 | |
| | Onto Innovation | 0.62 | | GCM Grosvenor Cl. A | -0.18 | |
| | Transcat | 0.61 | | Mesa Laboratories | -0.15 | |
| | 1 Includes dividends | | | 2 Net of dividends | | |
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CURRENT POSITIONING AND OUTLOOK
Many cyclical sectors began to lag the Russell 2000 in mid-May as the yield curve flattened with the decline in the 10-year Treasury yield. These short-term shifts have not altered our constructive stance on the Fund’s economically sensitive micro-cap holdings, however. We remain confident that these cyclical micro caps are poised for a strong run in the coming years, a confidence underscored by current expectations for strong nominal GDP growth in the U.S. this year and next coupled with an accommodative Fed and attractive relative valuations. Equally important, we remain excited about the opportunities in the micro-cap space, which remains a somewhat under-the-radar asset class with a large number of fundamentally strong companies in evolving industries.
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| PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW (UNAUDITED) | SYMBOLS MARKET PRICE RMT NAV XOTCX |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return (%) Through 6/30/21
| | JAN-JUN 20211 | 1-YR | 3-YR | 5-YR | 10-YR | 15-YR | 20-YR | 25-YR | SINCE INCEPTION (12/14/93) |
| RMT (NAV) | 21.12 | 72.54 | 17.54 | 18.99 | 13.31 | 9.82 | 10.86 | 11.52 | 11.87 |
1 Not Annualized
Market Price Performance History Since Inception (12/14/93)
Cumulative Performance of Investment 1
| | 1-YR | 5-YR | 10-YR | 15-YR | 20-YR | SINCE INCEPTION (12/14/93) |
| RMT | 83.4% | 151.3% | 260.2% | 259.1% | 730.8% | 1806.0% |
| ¹ | Reflects the cumulative performance experience of a continuous common stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($7.50 IPO), reinvested all distributions and fully participated in the primary subscription of the Fund’s 1994 rights offering. |
| ² | Reflects the actual month-end market price movement of one share as it has traded on NYSE and, prior to 12/1/03, on the Nasdaq. |
The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style Box™ with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership Zone™. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a fund’s investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolio’s investment style by showing the range of stock sizes and styles. The Ownership Zone is derived by plotting each stock in the portfolio within the proprietary Morningstar Style Box. Over time, the shape and location of a fund’s ownership zone may vary. See page 60 for additional information.
| Top 10 Positions | |
| % of Net Assets | |
| | |
| PAR Technology | 3.1 |
| AutoCanada | 2.9 |
| Mesa Laboratories | 2.3 |
| nLIGHT | 1.8 |
| Onto Innovation | 1.5 |
| Transcat | 1.5 |
| Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Cl. A | 1.5 |
| Major Drilling Group International | 1.4 |
| Joint Corp. (The) | 1.2 |
| CIRCOR International | 1.2 |
| Portfolio Sector Breakdown | |
| % of Net Assets | |
| | |
| Information Technology | 23.3 |
| Industrials | 18.7 |
| Health Care | 15.1 |
| Financials | 12.1 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 10.2 |
| Energy | 5.8 |
| Materials | 5.2 |
| Communication Services | 5.0 |
| Real Estate | 2.5 |
| Consumer Staples | 1.7 |
| Utilities | 0.3 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, Net of Outstanding Line of Credit | 0.1 |
| Calendar Year Total Returns (%) | |
| | |
| YEAR | RMT |
| 2020 | 33.6 |
| 2019 | 22.4 |
| 2018 | -11.6 |
| 2017 | 17.7 |
| 2016 | 22.0 |
| 2015 | -11.7 |
| 2014 | 3.5 |
| 2013 | 44.5 |
| 2012 | 17.3 |
| 2011 | -7.7 |
| 2010 | 28.5 |
| 2009 | 46.5 |
| 2008 | -45.5 |
| 2007 | 0.6 |
| 2006 | 22.5 |
| Portfolio Diagnostics | |
| Fund Net Assets | $615 million |
| Number of Holdings | 281 |
| Turnover Rate | 8% |
| Net Asset Value | $13.87 |
| Market Price | $12.40 |
| Average Market Capitalization1 | $811 million |
| Weighted Average P/B Ratio 2 | 2.8x |
| Active Share 3 | 95% |
| U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) | 78.2% |
| Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) | 21.7% |
| | |
| 1 | Geometric Average. This weighted calculation uses each portfolio holding’s market cap in a way designed to not skew the effect of very large or small holdings; instead, it aims to better identify the portfolio’s center, which Royce believes offers a more accurate measure of average market cap than a simple mean or median. |
| 2 | Harmonic Average. This weighted calculation evaluates a portfolio as if it were a single stock and measures it overall. It compares the total market value of the portfolio to the portfolio’s share in the earnings or book value, as the case may be, of its underlying stocks. |
| 3 | Active Share is the sum of the absolute values of the different weightings of each holding in the Fund versus each holding in the benchmark, divided by two. |
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Fund’s investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.royceinvest.com. Certain immaterial adjustments were made to the net assets of Royce Micro-Cap Trust at 6/30/19 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result the net asset value originally calculated on that date and the total return based on that net asset value differs from the adjusted net asset value and total return reported in the Financial Highlights. The market price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund normally invests in micro-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies. The Fund’s broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments. Regarding the “Top Contributors” and “Top Detractors” tables shown above, the sum of all contributors to, and all detractors from, performance for all securities in the portfolio would approximate the Fund’s year-to-date performance for 2021.
2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 23
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Schedule of Investments
Common Stocks – 99.9%
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | |
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
| DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Ooma 1 | | | 57,000 | | | $ | 1,075,020 | |
| ORBCOMM 1 | | | 65,000 | | | | 730,600 | |
| †Radius Global Infrastructure Cl. A 1 | | | 79,192 | | | | 1,148,284 | |
| | | | | | | | 2,953,904 | |
| ENTERTAINMENT - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Cl. A 1 | | | 219,130 | | | | 9,071,982 | |
| Gaia Cl. A 1,2,3 | | | 100,000 | | | | 1,099,000 | |
| IMAX Corporation 1 | | | 186,600 | | | | 4,011,900 | |
| †Motorsport Games Cl. A 1 | | | 4,700 | | | | 65,800 | |
| | | | | | | | 14,248,682 | |
| INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
| QuinStreet 1 | | | 198,600 | | | | 3,689,988 | |
| MEDIA - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| comScore 1 | | | 297,195 | | | | 1,485,975 | |
| Magnite 1 | | | 206,900 | | | | 7,001,496 | |
| †Taboola.com 1 | | | 112,000 | | | | 1,159,200 | |
| | | | | | | | 9,646,671 | |
| Total (Cost $15,884,545) | | | | | | | 30,539,245 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
| AUTO COMPONENTS - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Motorcar Parts of America 1 | | | 54,800 | | | | 1,229,712 | |
| Patrick Industries | | | 17,250 | | | | 1,259,250 | |
| Sebang Global Battery | | | 50,500 | | | | 4,349,776 | |
| Standard Motor Products | | | 47,460 | | | | 2,057,391 | |
| Stoneridge 1,2 | | | 57,600 | | | | 1,699,200 | |
| | | | | | | | 10,595,329 | |
| DISTRIBUTORS - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Uni-Select 1 | | | 40,000 | | | | 529,526 | |
| DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Aspen Group 1 | | | 141,520 | | | | 922,710 | |
| Park Lawn | | | 50,000 | | | | 1,344,789 | |
| Universal Technical Institute 1 | | | 445,000 | | | | 2,888,050 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,155,549 | |
| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Century Casinos 1 | | | 303,300 | | | | 4,073,319 | |
| GAN 1 | | | 44,700 | | | | 734,868 | |
| Inspired Entertainment 1 | | | 50,000 | | | | 637,500 | |
| Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1 | | | 320,968 | | | | 5,138,698 | |
| | | | | | | | 10,584,385 | |
| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Cavco Industries 1,2 | | | 8,600 | | | | 1,910,834 | |
| Legacy Housing 1 | | | 144,900 | | | | 2,450,259 | |
| Lifetime Brands 2 | | | 119,294 | | | | 1,785,831 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,146,924 | |
| INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| CarParts.com 1 | | | 50,000 | | | | 1,018,000 | |
| LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Clarus Corporation | | | 140,603 | | | | 3,613,497 | |
| MasterCraft Boat Holdings 1 | | | 14,800 | | | | 389,092 | |
| | | | | | | | 4,002,589 | |
| SPECIALTY RETAIL - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| AutoCanada 1 | | | 440,000 | | | | 17,726,363 | |
| Barnes & Noble Education 1 | | | 80,000 | | | | 576,800 | |
| Lazydays Holdings 1 | | | 30,000 | | | | 660,000 | |
| OneWater Marine Cl. A | | | 27,845 | | | | 1,170,325 | |
| Shoe Carnival 2 | | | 18,216 | | | | 1,304,084 | |
| Stage Stores 1,4 | | | 15,000 | | | | 0 | |
| †Tile Shop Holdings 1 | | | 76,700 | | | | 617,435 | |
| | | | | | | | 22,055,007 | |
| TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| J G Boswell Company 5 | | | 2,490 | | | | 2,016,402 | |
| YGM Trading 1 | | | 2,564,600 | | | | 677,128 | |
| | | | | | | | 2,693,530 | |
| Total (Cost $37,049,734) | | | | | | | 62,780,839 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| BEVERAGES - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| MGP Ingredients | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,352,800 | |
| Primo Water | | | 26,791 | | | | 448,213 | |
| | | | | | | | 1,801,013 | |
| FOOD PRODUCTS - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| †CubicFarm Systems 1 | | | 400,000 | | | | 458,212 | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son 2,3 | | | 7,900 | | | | 699,703 | |
| Landec Corporation 1,2 | | | 75,610 | | | | 850,613 | |
| Seneca Foods Cl. A 1 | | | 81,087 | | | | 4,141,924 | |
| Seneca Foods Cl. B 1 | | | 40,400 | | | | 2,115,950 | |
| SunOpta 1 | | | 50,000 | | | | 612,000 | |
| | | | | | | | 8,878,402 | |
| Total (Cost $4,536,826) | | | | | | | 10,679,415 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| ENERGY – 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
| ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Aspen Aerogels 1 | | | 175,885 | | | | 5,262,479 | |
| Bristow Group 1,2 | | | 177,900 | | | | 4,556,019 | |
| Computer Modelling Group | | | 594,875 | | | | 2,452,252 | |
| North American Construction Group | | | 50,000 | | | | 759,000 | |
| Pason Systems | | | 202,500 | | | | 1,458,797 | |
| SEACOR Marine Holdings 1,2 | | | 216,957 | | | | 956,780 | |
| TerraVest Industries | | | 237,800 | | | | 3,725,457 | |
| | | | | | | | 19,170,784 | |
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Ardmore Shipping 1 | | | 90,500 | | | | 381,910 | |
| Brigham Minerals Cl. A | | | 220,000 | | | | 4,683,800 | |
| Dorchester Minerals L.P. | | | 153,963 | | | | 2,594,276 | |
| Dorian LPG 1 | | | 163,138 | | | | 2,303,509 | |
| GeoPark | | | 69,218 | | | | 875,608 | |
| Navigator Holdings 1 | | | 175,000 | | | | 1,916,250 | |
| Sabine Royalty Trust 2 | | | 82,648 | | | | 3,332,367 | |
| StealthGas 1 | | | 229,664 | | | | 649,949 | |
| | | | | | | | 16,737,669 | |
| Total (Cost $32,703,487) | | | | | | | 35,908,453 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| FINANCIALS – 12.1% | | | | | | | | |
| BANKS - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Bryn Mawr Bank | | | 25,000 | | | | 1,054,750 | |
| Caribbean Investment Holdings 1 | | | 475,635 | | | | 213,832 | |
| Chemung Financial | | | 31,000 | | | | 1,373,610 | |
| CNB Financial | | | 20,600 | | | | 470,092 | |
| †HarborOne Bancorp | | | 35,100 | | | | 503,334 | |
| HBT Financial | | | 46,300 | | | | 806,083 | |
| Live Oak Bancshares 2 | | | 30,900 | | | | 1,823,100 | |
| Midway Investments 1,4 | | | 735,647 | | | | 0 | |
| †Shore Bancshares | | | 29,100 | | | | 487,425 | |
| †Southern First Bancshares 1 | | | 9,300 | | | | 475,788 | |
| TriState Capital Holdings 1 | | | 42,800 | | | | 872,692 | |
| 24 | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | |
| FINANCIALS (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| BANKS (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| †Virginia National Bankshares | | | 89,910 | | | $ | 3,496,600 | |
| | | | | | | | 11,577,306 | |
| CAPITAL MARKETS - 7.3% | | | | | | | | |
| ASA Gold and Precious Metals | | | 171,150 | | | | 3,691,706 | |
| B. Riley Financial | | | 24,700 | | | | 1,864,850 | |
| Barings BDC | | | 215,300 | | | | 2,273,568 | |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | | | 1,068,000 | | | | 2,357,380 | |
| Canaccord Genuity Group | | | 203,300 | | | | 2,227,181 | |
| Donnelley Financial Solutions 1 | | | 50,000 | | | | 1,650,000 | |
| Fiera Capital Cl. A | | | 78,000 | | | | 684,608 | |
| GCM Grosvenor Cl. A | | | 380,800 | | | | 3,967,936 | |
| Manning & Napier Cl. A 1 | | | 136,600 | | | | 1,075,042 | |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group Cl. A | | | 224,100 | | | | 3,370,464 | |
| Sprott | | | 176,453 | | | | 6,945,097 | |
| StoneX Group 1,2,3 | | | 69,327 | | | | 4,206,069 | |
| Tel Aviv Stock Exchange | | | 343,000 | | | | 2,118,927 | |
| U.S. Global Investors Cl. A 2 | | | 439,454 | | | | 2,720,220 | |
| Urbana Corporation | | | 237,600 | | | | 651,694 | |
| Value Line 2,3 | | | 74,574 | | | | 2,311,794 | |
| VNV Global 1 | | | 100,000 | | | | 1,114,149 | |
| Warsaw Stock Exchange | | | 52,900 | | | | 660,938 | |
| Westaim Corporation (The) 1 | | | 500,000 | | | | 1,076,960 | |
| | | | | | | | 44,968,583 | |
| CONSUMER FINANCE - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| EZCORP Cl. A 1,2,3 | | | 201,000 | | | | 1,212,030 | |
| DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| ECN Capital | | | 556,000 | | | | 4,171,345 | |
| Waterloo Investment Holdings 1,4 | | | 806,000 | | | | 201,500 | |
| | | | | | | | 4,372,845 | |
| INSURANCE - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Hallmark Financial Services 1,2 | | | 114,000 | | | | 507,300 | |
| †Trean Insurance Group 1 | | | 43,300 | | | | 652,964 | |
| Trupanion 1,2 | | | 50,070 | | | | 5,763,057 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,923,321 | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| †ACE Convergence Acquisition Cl. A 1 | | | 157,800 | | | | 1,570,899 | |
| †Cerberus Telecom Acquisition Cl. A 1 | | | 166,800 | | | | 1,656,324 | |
| †LiveVox Holdings Cl. A 1 | | | 113,929 | | | | 951,307 | |
| †Spartan Acquisition Corp. II Cl. A 1 | | | 80,754 | | | | 806,733 | |
| | | | | | | | 4,985,263 | |
| THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| †OP Bancorp | | | 45,700 | | | | 459,742 | |
| Total (Cost $52,105,610) | | | | | | | 74,499,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| HEALTH CARE – 15.1% | | | | | | | | |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings 1,2 | | | 79,836 | | | | 2,701,650 | |
| CareDx 1 | | | 18,900 | | | | 1,729,728 | |
| †Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 1 | | | 297,100 | | | | 1,708,325 | |
| Larimar Therapeutics 1,2 | | | 28,064 | | | | 275,589 | |
| MeiraGTx Holdings 1 | | | 114,400 | | | | 1,773,200 | |
| Neoleukin Therapeutics 1,2 | | | 145,397 | | | | 1,342,014 | |
| Zealand Pharma 1 | | | 153,015 | | | | 4,518,777 | |
| | | | | | | | 14,049,283 | |
| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
| Apyx Medical 1 | | | 35,800 | | | | 369,098 | |
| AtriCure 1,2 | | | 15,000 | | | | 1,189,950 | |
| Atrion Corporation 2 | | | 4,689 | | | | 2,911,541 | |
| BioLife Solutions 1 | | | 33,700 | | | | 1,499,987 | |
| Chembio Diagnostics 1 | | | 135,800 | | | | 403,326 | |
| †ClearPoint Neuro 1 | | | 90,900 | | | | 1,735,281 | |
| CryoLife 1 | | | 15,200 | | | | 431,680 | |
| Cutera 1 | | | 62,700 | | | | 3,074,181 | |
| Mesa Laboratories 2 | | | 52,000 | | | | 14,100,840 | |
| Misonix 1 | | | 95,500 | | | | 2,118,190 | |
| OraSure Technologies 1,2 | | | 50,000 | | | | 507,000 | |
| OrthoPediatrics Corp. 1 | | | 6,500 | | | | 410,670 | |
| Profound Medical 1 | | | 85,800 | | | | 1,397,468 | |
| Repro Med Systems 1 | | | 193,300 | | | | 894,979 | |
| Semler Scientific 1,5 | | | 22,400 | | | | 2,504,096 | |
| Surmodics 1,2,3 | | | 85,300 | | | | 4,627,525 | |
| Utah Medical Products | | | 31,350 | | | | 2,666,004 | |
| | | | | | | | 40,841,816 | |
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Cross Country Healthcare 1 | | | 130,800 | | | | 2,159,508 | |
| Great Elm Group 1 | | | 566,700 | | | | 1,269,408 | |
| †Hims & Hers Health Cl. A 1,2,3 | | | 200,000 | | | | 2,178,000 | |
| Joint Corp. (The) 1 | | | 88,384 | | | | 7,417,185 | |
| National Research 2 | | | 46,668 | | | | 2,142,061 | |
| PetIQ Cl. A 1,2 | | | 25,000 | | | | 965,000 | |
| Sharps Compliance 1 | | | 124,700 | | | | 1,284,410 | |
| | | | | | | | 17,415,572 | |
| HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| OptimizeRx Corporation 1 | | | 25,200 | | | | 1,559,880 | |
| Simulations Plus 2 | | | 85,570 | | | | 4,698,649 | |
| Tabula Rasa HealthCare 1,2 | | | 38,400 | | | | 1,920,000 | |
| Vocera Communications 1 | | | 33,100 | | | | 1,319,035 | |
| | | | | | | | 9,497,564 | |
| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard Bioscience 1 | | | 333,400 | | | | 2,777,222 | |
| Quanterix Corporation 1 | | | 111,700 | | | | 6,552,322 | |
| | | | | | | | 9,329,544 | |
| PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Knight Therapeutics 1 | | | 187,000 | | | | 791,989 | |
| Theravance Biopharma 1,2 | | | 59,009 | | | | 856,811 | |
| | | | | | | | 1,648,800 | |
| Total (Cost $48,762,565) | | | | | | | 92,782,579 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| INDUSTRIALS – 18.7% | | | | | | | | |
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Astronics Corporation 1 | | | 26,129 | | | | 457,519 | |
| CPI Aerostructures 1 | | | 189,700 | | | | 673,435 | |
| Innovative Solutions and Support | | | 78,828 | | | | 494,251 | |
| SIFCO Industries 1 | | | 45,800 | | | | 461,206 | |
| Virgin Galactic Holdings 1,2 | | | 102,850 | | | | 4,731,100 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,817,511 | |
| AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings 1 | | | 10,000 | | | | 681,100 | |
| Echo Global Logistics 1 | | | 20,000 | | | | 614,800 | |
| | | | | | | | 1,295,900 | |
| BUILDING PRODUCTS - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Burnham Holdings Cl. A 5 | | | 117,000 | | | | 1,616,940 | |
| CSW Industrials 2 | | | 20,000 | | | | 2,369,200 | |
| Insteel Industries 2,3 | | | 44,200 | | | | 1,421,030 | |
| Quanex Building Products | | | 9,900 | | | | 245,916 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,653,086 | |
| THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 2021 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 25 |
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Schedule of Investments (continued)
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | |
| INDUSTRIALS (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Acme United | | | 25,000 | | | $ | 1,114,000 | |
| Atento 1 | | | 21,742 | | | | 557,465 | |
| Civeo Corporation 1 | | | 37,499 | | | | 667,482 | |
| Heritage-Crystal Clean 1,2,3 | | | 123,001 | | | | 3,650,670 | |
| Team 1,2 | | | 93,300 | | | | 625,110 | |
| Vidler Water Resouces 1,2 | | | 121,200 | | | | 1,611,960 | |
| | | | | | | | 8,226,687 | |
| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING - 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Ameresco Cl. A 1 | | | 94,400 | | | | 5,920,768 | |
| Construction Partners Cl. A 1 | | | 84,900 | | | | 2,665,860 | |
| Granite Construction | | | 13,500 | | | | 560,655 | |
| IES Holdings 1,2 | | | 109,100 | | | | 5,603,376 | |
| Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives 1 | | | 275,100 | | | | 3,537,786 | |
| Matrix Service 1,2 | | | 8,200 | | | | 86,100 | |
| Northwest Pipe 1,2 | | | 59,400 | | | | 1,678,050 | |
| NV5 Global 1 | | | 13,400 | | | | 1,266,434 | |
| | | | | | | | 21,319,029 | |
| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| American Superconductor 1 | | | 104,225 | | | | 1,812,473 | |
| Encore Wire 2 | | | 3,307 | | | | 250,638 | |
| LSI Industries | | | 415,740 | | | | 3,330,077 | |
| Powell Industries 2 | | | 21,400 | | | | 662,330 | |
| Power Solutions International 1,2,5 | | | 21,100 | | | | 128,710 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,184,228 | |
| MACHINERY - 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
| CIRCOR International 1,2,3 | | | 220,421 | | | | 7,185,724 | |
| Graham Corporation 2 | | | 149,850 | | | | 2,061,936 | |
| †H2O Innovation 1 | | | 437,300 | | | | 797,272 | |
| Hurco Companies 2 | | | 36,866 | | | | 1,290,310 | |
| L. B. Foster Company 1,2 | | | 95,300 | | | | 1,776,392 | |
| Lindsay Corporation 2 | | | 41,600 | | | | 6,875,648 | |
| Luxfer Holdings 2 | | | 12,900 | | | | 287,025 | |
| NN 1 | | | 90,600 | | | | 665,910 | |
| Shyft Group (The) | | | 17,200 | | | | 643,452 | |
| Titan International 1 | | | 212,200 | | | | 1,799,456 | |
| Wabash National | | | 6,400 | | | | 102,400 | |
| Westport Fuel Systems 1 | | | 412,500 | | | | 2,190,375 | |
| | | | | | | | 25,675,900 | |
| MARINE - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| Algoma Central | | | 40,000 | | | | 529,203 | |
| Clarkson | | | 98,900 | | | | 4,364,187 | |
| Eagle Bulk Shipping 1,2 | | | 81,428 | | | | 3,853,173 | |
| | | | | | | | 8,746,563 | |
| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Acacia Research 1,2 | | | 190,000 | | | | 1,284,400 | |
| Barrett Business Services | | | 2,600 | | | | 188,786 | |
| Forrester Research 1 | | | 45,900 | | | | 2,102,220 | |
| Franklin Covey 1,2 | | | 40,100 | | | | 1,297,235 | |
| GP Strategies 1 | | | 43,700 | | | | 686,964 | |
| Resources Connection | | | 59,300 | | | | 851,548 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,411,153 | |
| ROAD & RAIL - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Covenant Logistics Group Cl. A 1 | | | 55,900 | | | | 1,156,012 | |
| HyreCar 1 | | | 108,000 | | | | 2,259,360 | |
| Patriot Transportation Holding 2 | | | 55,764 | | | | 627,903 | |
| Universal Logistics Holdings 2 | | | 75,200 | | | | 1,752,160 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,795,435 | |
| TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
| †BlueLinx Holdings 1 | | | 28,000 | | | | 1,407,840 | |
| EVI Industries 1,2 | | | 217,709 | | | | 6,182,936 | |
| Lawson Products 1 | | | 36,500 | | | | 1,953,115 | |
| Transcat 1 | | | 162,207 | | | | 9,166,317 | |
| | | | | | | | 18,710,208 | |
| Total (Cost $74,197,776) | | | | | | | 114,835,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 23.3% | | | | | | | | |
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Clearfield 1 | | | 85,200 | | | | 3,190,740 | |
| Digi International 1 | | | 71,600 | | | | 1,439,876 | |
| Genasys 1 | | | 38,300 | | | | 209,884 | |
| Ituran Location and Control | | | 50,000 | | | | 1,362,000 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,202,500 | |
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS - 8.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Bel Fuse Cl. A | | | 67,705 | | | | 969,536 | |
| Fabrinet 1 | | | 2,200 | | | | 210,914 | |
| FARO Technologies 1,2 | | | 65,200 | | | | 5,070,604 | |
| HollySys Automation Technologies | | | 51,900 | | | | 773,310 | |
| Luna Innovations 1 | | | 491,478 | | | | 5,322,707 | |
| nLIGHT 1,2,3 | | | 306,100 | | | | 11,105,308 | |
| Novanta 1 | | | 3,400 | | | | 458,184 | |
| PAR Technology 1,2 | | | 268,924 | | | | 18,808,544 | |
| PC Connection 2 | | | 14,000 | | | | 647,780 | |
| PowerFleet 1 | | | 230,500 | | | | 1,659,600 | |
| Richardson Electronics | | | 316,900 | | | | 2,633,439 | |
| Vishay Precision Group 1 | | | 41,800 | | | | 1,422,872 | |
| | | | | | | | 49,082,798 | |
| IT SERVICES - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Cantaloupe 1,2 | | | 90,500 | | | | 1,073,330 | |
| Computer Task Group 1 | | | 84,800 | | | | 820,016 | |
| Hackett Group (The) 2 | | | 27,700 | | | | 499,154 | |
| International Money Express 1 | | | 20,000 | | | | 297,000 | |
| †Liberated Syndication 1,5 | | | 98,000 | | | | 382,200 | |
| | | | | | | | 3,071,700 | |
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Alpha & Omega Semiconductor 1 | | | 17,900 | | | | 543,981 | |
| Amtech Systems 1,2,3 | | | 92,184 | | | | 888,654 | |
| Axcelis Technologies 1 | | | 5,400 | | | | 218,268 | |
| AXT 1 | | | 100,000 | | | | 1,098,000 | |
| Brooks Automation 2 | | | 37,800 | | | | 3,601,584 | |
| Camtek 1 | | | 101,700 | | | | 3,835,107 | |
| Cohu 1 | | | 38,990 | | | | 1,434,442 | |
| CyberOptics Corporation 1 | | | 64,900 | | | | 2,658,304 | |
| FormFactor 1 | | | 22,869 | | | | 833,804 | |
| Ichor Holdings 1 | | | 25,700 | | | | 1,382,660 | |
| Kulicke & Soffa Industries 2 | | | 77,200 | | | | 4,724,640 | |
| Nova Measuring Instruments 1,2 | | | 59,500 | | | | 6,121,955 | |
| NVE Corporation | | | 14,400 | | | | 1,066,320 | |
| Onto Innovation 1,2,3 | | | 127,550 | | | | 9,316,252 | |
| PDF Solutions 1 | | | 189,500 | | | | 3,445,110 | |
| Photronics 1 | | | 240,800 | | | | 3,180,968 | |
| †Sequans Communications ADR 1 | | | 31,800 | | | | 191,436 | |
| Silicon Motion Technology ADR | | | 4,700 | | | | 301,270 | |
| Ultra Clean Holdings 1,2 | | | 72,200 | | | | 3,878,584 | |
| | | | | | | | 48,721,339 | |
| SOFTWARE - 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Agilysys 1,2 | | | 96,100 | | | | 5,465,207 | |
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June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments (continued)
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| SOFTWARE (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| American Software Cl. A 2 | | | 80,252 | | | $ | 1,762,334 | |
| AudioEye 1 | | | 50,000 | | | | 839,500 | |
| Digital Turbine 1 | | | 89,700 | | | | 6,819,891 | |
| E2open Parent Holdings Cl. A 1 | | | 112,200 | | | | 1,281,324 | |
| †Mitek Systems 1 | | | 64,000 | | | | 1,232,640 | |
| Model N 1 | | | 25,000 | | | | 856,750 | |
| OneSpan 1 | | | 5,600 | | | | 143,024 | |
| Optiva 1 | | | 28,000 | | | | 607,615 | |
| QAD Cl. A | | | 4,662 | | | | 405,687 | |
| RealNetworks 1 | | | 100,171 | | | | 233,399 | |
| SharpSpring 1 | | | 104,700 | | | | 1,768,383 | |
| Upland Software 1 | | | 148,200 | | | | 6,101,394 | |
| | | | | | | | 27,517,148 | |
| TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| AstroNova 1 | | | 114,600 | | | | 1,595,232 | |
| Avid Technology 1 | | | 63,500 | | | | 2,486,025 | |
| Intevac 1 | | | 539,400 | | | | 3,635,556 | |
| TransAct Technologies 1 | | | 40,900 | | | | 561,557 | |
| | | | | | | | 8,278,370 | |
| Total (Cost $68,609,882) | | | | | | | 142,873,855 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| MATERIALS – 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
| CHEMICALS - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| LSB Industries 1 | | | 135,800 | | | | 821,590 | |
| Rayonier Advanced Materials 1 | | | 50,000 | | | | 334,500 | |
| | | | | | | | 1,156,090 | |
| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Monarch Cement 5 | | | 8,150 | | | | 912,800 | |
| CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| UFP Technologies 1,2 | | | 36,445 | | | | 2,092,672 | |
| METALS & MINING - 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Alamos Gold Cl. A | | | 261,044 | | | | 1,994,262 | |
| Altius Minerals | | | 113,000 | | | | 1,552,428 | |
| Ampco-Pittsburgh 1 | | | 79,002 | | | | 479,542 | |
| Haynes International 2 | | | 84,400 | | | | 2,986,072 | |
| Imdex | | | 569,466 | | | | 871,225 | |
| MAG Silver 1 | | | 154,050 | | | | 3,222,726 | |
| Major Drilling Group International 1 | | | 1,204,084 | | | | 8,324,460 | |
| Olympic Steel | | | 35,000 | | | | 1,028,650 | |
| Pretium Resources 1 | | | 80,000 | | | | 765,408 | |
| Sandstorm Gold 1 | | | 810,000 | | | | 6,390,900 | |
| Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 1,2 | | | 33,620 | | | | 338,553 | |
| | | | | | | | 27,954,226 | |
| Total (Cost $23,272,337) | | | | | | | 32,115,788 | |
| | | | | | | |
| REAL ESTATE – 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
| EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Postal Realty Trust Cl. A | | | 114,000 | | | | 2,079,360 | |
| REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Altus Group | | | 87,000 | | | | 4,032,067 | |
| Dundee Corporation Cl. A 1 | | | 413,200 | | | | 523,333 | |
| Marcus & Millichap 1,2 | | | 4,900 | | | | 190,463 | |
| Real Matters 1 | | | 229,500 | | | | 3,310,310 | |
| RMR Group (The) Cl. A 2 | | | 75,400 | | | | 2,913,456 | |
| Tejon Ranch 1,2 | | | 154,994 | | | | 2,357,459 | |
| | | | | | | | 13,327,088 | |
| Total (Cost $14,607,101) | | | | | | | 15,406,448 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| UTILITIES – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| WATER UTILITIES - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Global Water Resources | | | 106,000 | | | | 1,810,480 | |
| Total (Cost $678,400) | | | | | | | 1,810,480 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $372,408,263) | | | | | | | 614,231,892 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| REPURCHASE AGREEMENT– 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.00% dated 6/30/21, due 7/1/21, maturity value $20,747,953 (collateralized by obligations of various U.S. Government Agencies, 1.25% due 6/30/28, valued at $21,162,919) | |
| (Cost $20,747,953) | | | | | | | 20,747,953 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 103.3% | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $393,156,216) | | | | | | | 634,979,845 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND OTHER ASSETS – (3.3)% | | | | | | | (20,344,642 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 614,635,203 | |
ADR – American Depository Receipt
| 2 | All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement at June 30, 2021. Total market value of pledged securities at June 30, 2021, was $71,834,492. |
| 3 | At June 30, 2021, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $19,442,145. |
| 4 | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.0% of net assets. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value. See Notes to Financial Statements. |
| 5 | These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities. See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Bold indicates the Fund’s 20 largest equity holdings in terms of June 30, 2021, market value.
TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $393,483,166. At June 30, 2021, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $241,496,679 consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $276,411,266 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $34,914,587. The primary cause of the difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.
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| Royce Micro-Cap Trust | June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| ASSETS: | | | |
| Investments at value | | $ | 614,231,892 | |
| Repurchase agreements (at cost and value) | | | 20,747,953 | |
| Cash | | | 7,607 | |
| Foreign currency (cost $21,900) | | | 21,893 | |
| Receivable for investments sold | | | 2,250,287 | |
| Receivable for dividends | | | 155,409 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 36,034 | |
| Total Assets | | | 637,451,075 | |
| LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Revolving credit agreement | | | 22,000,000 | |
| Payable for investments purchased | | | 152,536 | |
| Payable for investment advisory fee | | | 530,670 | |
| Payable for directors’ fees | | | 19,125 | |
| Payable for interest expense | | | 19,847 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | 93,694 | |
| Total Liabilities | | | 22,815,872 | |
| Net Assets | | $ | 614,635,203 | |
| ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 44,326,402 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized) | | $ | 372,893,880 | |
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | 257,108,560 | |
| Quarterly distributions | | | (15,367,237 | ) |
| Net Assets (net asset value per share - $13.87) | | $ | 614,635,203 | |
| Investments at identified cost | | $ | 372,408,263 | |
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| Royce Micro-Cap Trust | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Operations
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | |
| INCOME: | | | |
| Dividends | | $ | 2,263,553 | |
| Foreign withholding tax | | | (80,777 | ) |
| Rehypothecation income | | | 26,491 | |
| Total income | | | 2,209,267 | |
| EXPENSES: | | | | |
| Investment advisory fees | | | 2,871,313 | |
| Interest expense | | | 124,902 | |
| Administrative and office facilities | | | 103,411 | |
| Stockholder reports | | | 51,934 | |
| Directors’ fees | | | 42,474 | |
| Custody and transfer agent fees | | | 40,411 | |
| Professional fees | | | 37,595 | |
| Other expenses | | | 31,596 | |
| Total expenses | | | 3,303,636 | |
| Compensating balance credits | | | (22 | ) |
| Net expenses | | | 3,303,614 | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | (1,094,347 | ) |
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: | | | | |
| NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | |
| Investments | | | 20,710,284 | |
| Foreign currency transactions | | | 29,742 | |
| NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION): | | | | |
| Investments | | | 87,754,101 | |
| Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency | | | (1,684 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 108,492,443 | |
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | | $ | 107,398,096 | |
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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | SIX MONTHS ENDED
6/30/21
(UNAUDITED) | | | YEAR ENDED 12/31/20 | |
| | | | | | | |
| INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (1,094,347 | ) | | $ | (1,313,986 | ) |
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 20,740,026 | | | | 27,280,534 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | | 87,752,417 | | | | 99,194,387 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | | 107,398,096 | | | | 125,160,935 | |
| DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterly distributions | | | (15,367,237 | ) | | | (26,108,860 | ) |
| Total distributions | | | (15,367,237 | ) | | | (26,108,860 | ) |
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | |
| Reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,688,412 | | | | 12,056,861 | |
| Total capital stock transactions | | | 6,688,412 | | | | 12,056,861 | |
| Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets | | | 98,719,271 | | | | 111,108,936 | |
| NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of period | | | 515,915,932 | | | | 404,806,996 | |
| End of period | | $ | 614,635,203 | | | $ | 515,915,932 | |
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| Royce Micro-Cap Trust | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Cash Flows
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | $ | 107,398,096 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | |
| Purchases of long-term investments | | | (52,079,030 | ) |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments | | | 75,490,316 | |
| Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments | | | (13,771,797 | ) |
| Net (increase) decrease in dividends receivable and other assets | | | 17,084 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 108,379 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (87,754,101 | ) |
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | (20,710,284 | ) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 8,698,663 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | |
| Distributions | | | (15,367,237 | ) |
| Reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,688,412 | |
| Net cash used for financing activities | | | (8,678,825 | ) |
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH: | | | 19,838 | |
| Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period | | | 9,662 | |
| Cash and foreign currency at end of period | | $ | 29,500 | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund paid $127,458 in interest expense.
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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Financial Highlights
This table is presented to show selected data for a share of Common Stock outstanding throughout each period, and to assist stockholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| | | SIX MONTHS | | YEARS ENDED |
| | | ENDED 6/30/21
(UNAUDITED) | | 12/31/20 | | | 12/31/19 | | | 12/31/18 | | | 12/31/17 | | | 12/31/16 |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 11.79 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 8.53 | | | $ | 10.48 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 8.59 | |
| INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.03 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.86 | | | | 1.81 | | | | (1.18 | ) | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.70 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | | 2.45 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 1.82 | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.73 | |
| DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | – | 1 | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
| Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency | | | (0.21 | )1 | | | (0.53 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) |
| Return of capital | | | (0.14 | )1 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| Total distributions | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) |
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
| Total capital stock transactions | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
| Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 13.87 | | | $ | 11.79 | | | $ | 9.63 | | | $ | 8.53 | | | $ | 10.48 | | | $ | 9.63 | |
| Market Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.40 | | | $ | 10.12 | | | $ | 8.54 | | | $ | 7.42 | | | $ | 9.44 | | | $ | 8.16 | |
| TOTAL RETURN:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Asset Value | | | 21.12 | %3 | | | 33.60 | % | | | 22.44 | % | | | (11.62 | )% | | | 17.67 | % | | | 21.98 | % |
| Market Value | | | 26.16 | %3 | | | 29.32 | % | | | 24.82 | % | | | (14.65 | )% | | | 25.09 | % | | | 22.30 | % |
| RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee expense4 | | | 0.98 | %5 | | | 1.19 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.92 | %6 | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.87 | % |
| Other operating expenses | | | 0.15 | %5 | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.35 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.39 | % |
| Total expenses (net) | | | 1.13 | %5 | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 1.26 | % |
| Expenses excluding interest expense | | | 1.09 | %5 | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 1.02 | % |
| Expenses prior to balance credits | | | 1.13 | %5 | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | 1.26 | % |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.38 | )%5 | | | (0.34 | )% | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.32 | % |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | | $ | 614,635 | | | $ | 515,916 | | | $ | 404,807 | | | $ | 345,499 | | | $ | 409,905 | | | $ | 363,701 | |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 8 | % | | | 17 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 21 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 26 | % |
| REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Asset coverage | | | 2894 | % | | | 2445 | % | | | 1940 | % | | | 1670 | % | | | 1011 | % | | | 908 | % |
| Asset coverage per $1,000 | | $ | 28,938 | | | $ | 24,451 | | | $ | 19,400 | | | $ | 16,705 | | | $ | 10,109 | | | $ | 9,082 | |
| 1 | Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end. |
| 2 | The Market Value Total Return is calculated assuming a purchase of Common Stock on the opening of the first business day and a sale on the closing of the last business day of each period. Dividends and distributions are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Net Asset Value Total Return is calculated on the same basis, except that the Fund’s net asset value is used on the purchase, sale and dividend reinvestment dates instead of market value. |
| 4 | The investment advisory fee is calculated based on average net assets over a rolling 36-month basis, while the above ratios of investment advisory fee expenses are based on the average net assets over a 6-month basis for the six months ended 6/30/21, and a 12-month basis for the years shown. |
| 6 | Includes the impact of the adjustment of prior period’s performance fees of 0.06%. |
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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (the “Fund”), is a diversified closed-end investment company that was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 9, 1993. The Fund commenced operations on December 14, 1993.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”
Royce & Associates, LP, the Fund’s investment adviser, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. and primarily conducts business using the name Royce Investment Partners (“Royce”).
VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS:
Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their highest bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors, and are reported as Level 3 securities. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:
| | Level 1 – | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
| | Level 2 – | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements). The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities are noted in the Schedule of Investments. |
| | Level 3 – | significant unobservable inputs (including last trade price before trading was suspended, or at a discount thereto for lack of marketability or otherwise, market price information regarding other securities, information received from the company and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements, or other publicly available information). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2021. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
| | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | TOTAL |
| Common Stocks | $606,469,244 | $ 7,561,148 | $201,500 | $614,231,892 |
| Repurchase Agreement | – | 20,747,953 | – | 20,747,953 |
| | | | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS (continued):
Level 3 Reconciliation:
| | BALANCE AS OF 12/31/20 | SALES | CORPORATE ACTIONS | REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)1 | BALANCE AS OF 6/30/21 |
| Common Stocks | $201,500 | $0 | $ – | $(704,378) | $704,378 | $201,500 |
| Warrants | 5,000 | – | 0 | – | (5,000) | – |
| | | |
| 1 | The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized. Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. |
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The remaining contractual maturity of the repurchase agreement held by the Fund at June 30, 2021 is overnight and continuous.
FOREIGN CURRENCY:
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, expiration of currency forward contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at the end of the reporting period, as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
TAXES:
As a qualified regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its taxable income for its fiscal year. The Schedule of Investments includes information regarding income taxes under the caption “Tax Information.”
DISTRIBUTIONS:
The Fund pays quarterly distributions on the Fund’s Common Stock at the annual rate of 7% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end NAVs of the Fund’s Common Stock, with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of 1.75% of the rolling average or the distribution required by IRS regulations. Distributions to Common Stockholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. To the extent that distributions in any year are not paid from long-term capital gains, net investment income or net short-term capital gains, they will represent a return of capital. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent book and tax differences relating to stockholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the capital accounts. Undistributed net investment income may include temporary book and tax basis differences, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining undistributed at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME:
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividend income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield-to-maturity method. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost for book and tax purposes.
EXPENSES:
The Fund incurs direct and indirect expenses. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund’s operations, while expenses applicable to more than one of the Royce Funds are allocated equitably. Certain personnel, occupancy costs and other administrative expenses related to the Funds are allocated by Royce under an administration agreement and are included in administrative and office facilities and professional fees.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
COMPENSATING BALANCE CREDITS:
The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, whereby a portion of the custodian’s fee is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. This deposit arrangement is an alternative to purchasing overnight investments. Conversely, the Fund pays interest to the custodian on any cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by credits earned on positive cash balances.
Capital Stock:
The Fund issued 561,614 and 1,745,537 shares of Common Stock as reinvestment of distributions for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.
Borrowings:
The Fund is party to a revolving credit agreement (the credit agreement) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Limited (BNPPI). The Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the then-current maximum amount that may be borrowed by the Fund under the credit agreement. The credit agreement has a 179-day rolling term that resets daily. The Fund is required to pledge portfolio securities as collateral in an amount up to two times the loan balance outstanding, or as otherwise required by applicable regulatory standards, and has granted a security interest in the securities pledged to, and in favor of, BNPPI as security for the loan balance outstanding. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or comply with other financial covenants set forth in the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement, which may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may terminate the credit agreement upon certain ratings downgrades of its corporate parent, which would result in the Fund’s entire loan balance becoming immediately due and payable. The occurrence of such ratings downgrades may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may also terminate the credit agreement upon sixty (60) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Fund in the event the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of any calendar month declines by thirty-five percent (35%) or more from the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of the immediately preceding calendar month.
The credit agreement also permits, subject to certain conditions, BNPPI to rehypothecate portfolio securities pledged by the Fund up to the amount of the loan balance outstanding. The Fund continues to receive payments in lieu of dividends and interest on rehypothecated securities. The Fund also has the right under the credit agreement to recall the rehypothecated securities from BNPPI on demand. If BNPPI fails to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Fund is compensated by BNPPI for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security is not returned by BNPPI, the Fund, upon notice to BNPPI, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the value of the recalled security failed to be returned. The Fund receives a portion of the fees earned by BNPPI in connection with the rehypothecation of portfolio securities.
The current maximum amount the Fund may borrow under the credit agreement is $22,000,000. The Fund has the right to reduce the maximum amount it can borrow under the credit agreement upon one (1) business day’s prior written notice to BNPPI. In addition, the Fund and BNPPI may agree to increase the maximum amount the Fund can borrow under the credit agreement, which amount may not exceed $60,000,000.
As of June 30, 2021, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $22,000,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $22,000,000 at a weighted average borrowing cost of 1.13%. The maximum amount outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $22,000,000. As of June 30, 2021, the aggregate value of rehypothecated securities was $19,442,145. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund earned $26,491 in fees from rehypothecated securities.
Investment Advisory Agreement:
As compensation for its services under the investment advisory agreement, Royce receives a fee comprised of a Basic Fee (“Basic Fee”) and an adjustment to the Basic Fee based on the investment performance of the Fund in relation to the investment record of the Russell 2000.
The Basic Fee is a monthly fee equal to 1/12 of 1% (1% on an annualized basis) of the average of the Fund’s month-end net assets for the rolling 36-month period ending with such month (the “performance period”). The Basic Fee for each month is increased or decreased at the rate of 1/12 of .05% for each percentage point that the investment performance of the Fund exceeds, or is exceeded by, the percentage change in the investment record of the Russell 2000 for the performance period by more than two percentage points. The performance period for each such month is a rolling 36-month period ending with such month. The maximum increase or decrease in the Basic Fee for any month may not exceed 1/12 of .5%. Accordingly, for each month, the maximum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of 1.5% and is payable if the investment performance of the Fund exceeds the percentage change in the investment record of the Russell 2000 by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period, and the minimum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of .5% and is payable if the percentage change in the investment record of the Russell 2000 exceeds the investment performance of the Fund by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Investment Advisory Agreement (continued):
For the six rolling 36-month periods ended June 2021, the Fund’s investment performance ranged from 6% above to 14% above the investment performance of the Russell 2000. Accordingly, the net investment advisory fee consisted of a Basic Fee of $2,061,045 and a net upward adjustment of $810,268 for the performance of the Fund relative to that of the Russell 2000. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund expensed Royce investment advisory fees totaling $2,871,313.
Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities, amounted to $48,956,650 and $69,784,241, respectively.
Cross trades may be executed by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which Royce serves as investment adviser. The Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer reviews such transactions each quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7, and reports the results of her review to the Board of Directors. The Fund had no cross trades for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Subsequent Events:
Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
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MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED)
Royce Value Trust (RVT)
Chuck Royce, Lauren Romeo, CFA®
Steven McBoyle, Andrew Palen
FUND PERFORMANCE
For the year-to-date period ended 6/30/21, Royce Value Trust (RVT) rose 16.8% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 21.2% based on market price versus respective gains of 17.5% and 23.6% for its unleveraged small-cap benchmarks, the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indexes, for the same period. While not the relative NAV result we were hoping for, we were nonetheless pleased with first-half results on an absolute scale. We were also pleased that RVT beat the Russell 2000 on an NAV and market price basis for the three-, five-, 20-, 25-, 30-year, and since inception (11/26/86) periods ended 6/30/21, all under the management of Chuck Royce.
WHAT WORKED… AND WHAT DIDN’T
For the year-to-date period ended 6/30/21, nine of the 11 equity sectors in which the Fund held investments made positive contributions to performance, with the largest coming from Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Information Technology. Health Care made a modest negative impact, Utilities was essentially flat, and Communication Services had the smallest positive impact. At the industry level, the top contributors were specialty retail (Consumer Discretionary) and two groups from Information Technology: semiconductors & semiconductor equipment stocks and electronic equipment, instruments & components companies. Each of the three biggest detracting industries came from the lagging Health Care sector: health care equipment & supplies, biotechnology, and health care technology.
RVT’s top contributor at the position level was AutoCanada, a North American automobile business that sells multiple brands and operates 50 franchised dealerships in Canada, as well as a group in Illinois. In early May, the company reported record-setting revenue and earnings along with a ninth consecutive quarter of outracing the Canadian new vehicle retail market, though AutoCanada’s used vehicle and F&I (Finance & Insurance) segments were the key drivers behind 1Q21’s improved earnings. The second top contributor in 2021’s first half was Scientific Games, which develops, manufactures, and distributes a host of gaming, lottery, sports betting, and other information-based products and services. It beat earnings expectations for its fiscal first quarter of 2021 and has seen improvement for its newer product launches. We also like that it’s paid down debt and has products and services that we think could potentially be profitably spun off.
The top detractor at the position level was SmileDirectClub, which designs and manufactures dental equipment such as invisible aligners and braces that straighten teeth. The company has had success expanding beyond the U.S. while profitably growing its domestic business. However, SmileDirectClub also suffered a cybersecurity-driven manufacturing interruption shortly after reporting results, which depressed its previously sunny near-term outlook. Liking its long-term prospects, we chose to build our position while others were selling. GCM Grosvenor is an investment management company focused on private equity, infrastructure investments, real estate, credit finance, and absolute return. Its shares fell after the company reported fiscal first-quarter results in mid-May that showed better-than-expected revenues but earnings that seemed to fall short of other investors’ expectations. We added shares through most of the first half.
Relative to the Russell 2000 for the year-to-date period, underperformance came entirely from stock selection as sector allocation decisions had a solid positive effect, though not large enough to give RVT a relative edge. Hurting relative results most at the sector level was ineffective stock selection in both Energy and Materials—the positive effects of our overweights in each of these resurgent sectors somewhat mitigated the negative effect. Stock picks also hurt in Communication Services where, we should note, meme stocks dominated small-cap results in 2021’s first half. Conversely, our significantly lower weighting in Health Care, along with stock selection in Industrials and an almost total lack of exposure to lagging Utilities, helped relative results.
| | | | | |
| | Top Contributors to Performance | | Top Detractors from Performance | |
| | Year-to-Date Through 6/30/21 (%)1 | | Year-to-Date Through 6/30/21 (%)2 | |
| | | | | |
| | AutoCanada | 1.16 | | SmileDirectClub Cl. A | -0.24 | |
| | Scientific Games | 0.49 | | GCM Grosvenor Cl. A | -0.17 | |
| | MKS Instruments | 0.42 | | Haemonetics Corporation | -0.17 | |
| | FLIR Systems | 0.40 | | Upland Software | -0.14 | |
| | Upwork | 0.36 | | CIRCOR International | -0.14 | |
| | 1 Includes dividends | | | 2 Net of dividends | | |
| | | | | | | |
CURRENT POSITIONING AND OUTLOOK
Many cyclical sectors began to lag the Russell 2000 in mid-May as the yield curve flattened with the decline in the 10-year Treasury yield. These short-term shifts have not altered our constructive stance on the Fund’s economically sensitive holdings, however. We remain confident that cyclical small caps are poised for a strong run in the coming years, a confidence underscored by current expectations for strong nominal GDP growth in the U.S. this year and next coupled with an accommodative Fed and attractive relative valuations. Equally important, we remain excited about the opportunities in small caps, an asset class with a large number of diverse and interesting companies and evolving industries. We have recently been most focused on identifying those businesses that were able to use the difficulties wrought by the pandemic and ensuing recession to get stronger. We’ve been finding these kinds of businesses selling at what we think are attractive valuations largely in Industrials, Information Technology, and Financials. We believe that we are embarking on the leg of the cycle when company results, rather than valuation expansion, typically begin to drive most of the stock price movement—an environment that we believe suits our skill sets well.
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| PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW (UNAUDITED) | SYMBOLS MARKET PRICE RVT NAV XRVTX |
Performance
Average Annual Total Return (%) Through 6/30/21
| | JAN-JUN 20211 | 1-YR | 3-YR | 5-YR | 10-YR | 15-YR | 20-YR | 25-YR | 30-YR | SINCE INCEPTION (11/26/86) |
| RVT (NAV) | 16.77 | 56.22 | 15.61 | 17.32 | 11.39 | 8.99 | 9.57 | 10.92 | 11.60 | 11.16 |
1 Not Annualized
Market Price Performance History Since Inception (11/26/86)
Cumulative Performance of Investment through 6/30/211
| | 1-YR | 5-YR | 10-YR | 15-YR | 20-YR | SINCE INCEPTION (11/26/86) |
| RVT | 61.4% | 140.2% | 206.9% | 236.9% | 537.1% | 3214.5% |
| 1 | Reflects the cumulative performance of an investment made by a stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($10.00 IPO), reinvested all distributions and fully participated in primary subscriptions of the Fund’s rights offerings. |
| 2 | Reflects the actual month-end market price movement of one share as it has traded on the NYSE. |
Morningstar Style Map™ As of 6/30/21
The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style Box™ with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership Zone™. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a fund’s investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolio’s investment style by showing the range of stock sizes and styles. The Ownership Zone is derived by plotting each stock in the portfolio within the proprietary Morningstar Style Box. Over time, the shape and location of a fund’s ownership zone may vary. See page 60 for additional information.
| Top 10 Positions | | | |
| % of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | |
| MKS Instruments | | | 2.3 | |
| AutoCanada | | | 1.8 | |
| Upland Software | | | 1.5 | |
| Quaker Chemical | | | 1.3 | |
| Bandwidth Cl. A | | | 1.1 | |
| Cirrus Logic | | | 1.1 | |
| KBR | | | 1.1 | |
| Kadant | | | 1.0 | |
| IES Holdings | | | 1.0 | |
| FirstService | | | 1.0 | |
| Portfolio Sector Breakdown | | | |
| % of Net Assets | | | |
| | | | |
| Industrials | | | 24.4 | |
| Information Technology | | | 23.7 | |
| Financials | | | 13.7 | |
| Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.6 | |
| Materials | | | 10.1 | |
| Health Care | | | 6.1 | |
| Real Estate | | | 3.9 | |
| Energy | | | 3.9 | |
| Communication Services | | | 2.3 | |
| Consumer Staples | | | 1.2 | |
| Utilities | | | 0.0 | |
| Diversified Investment Companies | | | 0.0 | |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, Net of Outstanding Line of Credit | | | 0.1 | |
| Calendar Year Total Returns (%) | | | | |
| | | | | |
| YEAR | | | RVT | |
| 2020 | | | 21.9 | |
| 2019 | | | 30.5 | |
| 2018 | | | -14.4 | |
| 2017 | | | 19.4 | |
| 2016 | | | 26.8 | |
| 2015 | | | -8.1 | |
| 2014 | | | 0.8 | |
| 2013 | | | 34.1 | |
| 2012 | | | 15.4 | |
| 2011 | | | -10.1 | |
| 2010 | | | 30.3 | |
| 2009 | | | 44.6 | |
| 2008 | | | -45.6 | |
| 2007 | | | 5.0 | |
| 2006 | | | 19.5 | |
| Portfolio Diagnostics | | |
| | | |
| Fund Net Assets | | $2,167 million |
| Number of Holdings | | | 561 |
| Turnover Rate | | | 25% |
| Net Asset Value | | | $20.98 |
| Market Price | | | $18.97 |
| Average Market Capitalization1 | | | $2,624 million |
| Weighted Average P/E Ratio 2,3 | | | 21.1x |
| Weighted Average P/B Ratio 2 | | | 2.7x |
| Active Share 4 | | | 85% |
| U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) | | | 82.7% |
| Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) | | | 17.2% |
| | | |
| 1 | Geometric Average. This weighted calculation uses each portfolio holding’s market cap in a way designed to not skew the effect of very large or small holdings; instead, it aims to better identify the portfolio’s center, which Royce believes offers a more accurate measure of average market cap than a simple mean or median. |
| 2 | Harmonic Average. This weighted calculation evaluates a portfolio as if it were a single stock and measures it overall. It compares the total market value of the portfolio to the portfolio’s share in the earnings or book value, as the case may be, of its underlying stocks. |
| 3 | The Fund’s P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (25% of portfolio holdings as of 6/30/21). |
| 4 | Active Share is the sum of the absolute values of the different weightings of each holding in the Fund versus each holding in the benchmark, divided by two. |
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Fund’s investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.royceinvest.com. Certain immaterial adjustments were made to the net assets of Royce Value Trust at 12/31/16 and 6/30/18 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result the net asset value originally calculated on that date and the total return based on that net asset value differs from the adjusted net asset value and total return reported in the Financial Highlights. The market price of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund invests primarily in securities of small- and micro-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap companies. The Fund’s broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments. Regarding the “Top Contributors” and “Top Detractors” tables shown above, the sum of all contributors to, and all detractors from, performance for all securities in the portfolio would approximate the Fund’s year-to date performance for 2021.
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Schedule of Investments
Common Stocks – 99.8%
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
| DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| Bandwidth Cl. A 1 | | | 173,450 | | | $ | 23,922,224 | |
| Cogent Communications Holdings 2 | | | 9,552 | | | | 734,453 | |
| Liberty Latin America Cl. C 1,2,3 | | | 319,528 | | | | 4,505,345 | |
| | | | | | | | 29,162,022 | |
| ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| IMAX Corporation 1 | | | 350,000 | | | | 7,525,000 | |
| Marcus Corporation (The) 1 | | | 6,051 | | | | 128,342 | |
| †World Wrestling Entertainment Cl. A | | | 3,476 | | | | 201,225 | |
| | | | | | | | 7,854,567 | |
| INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| †Enthusiast Gaming Holdings 1 | | | 191,750 | | | | 1,138,496 | |
| QuinStreet 1,2,3 | | | 203,654 | | | | 3,783,892 | |
| | | | | | | | 4,922,388 | |
| MEDIA - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| †AMC Networks Cl. A 1 | | | 12,520 | | | | 836,336 | |
| comScore 1,2 | | | 404,910 | | | | 2,024,550 | |
| E.W. Scripps Company (The) Cl. A | | | 6,825 | | | | 139,162 | |
| Gannett Company 1 | | | 98,113 | | | | 538,640 | |
| †Magnite 1 | | | 23,400 | | | | 791,856 | |
| Meredith Corporation 1 | | | 57,683 | | | | 2,505,750 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,836,294 | |
| WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| †Shenandoah Telecommunications | | | 8,445 | | | | 409,667 | |
| Spok Holdings | | | 8,822 | | | | 84,867 | |
| | | | | | | | 494,534 | |
| Total (Cost $43,374,755) | | | | | | | 49,269,805 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
| AUTO COMPONENTS - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| Dorman Products 1,2 | | | 49,000 | | | | 5,079,830 | |
| Gentex Corporation 2 | | | 183,030 | | | | 6,056,463 | |
| †Goodyear Tire & Rubber 1 | | | 10,701 | | | | 183,522 | |
| LCI Industries 2 | | | 115,595 | | | | 15,191,495 | |
| Motorcar Parts of America 1 | | | 14,947 | | | | 335,411 | |
| Patrick Industries 2 | | | 85,740 | | | | 6,259,020 | |
| Standard Motor Products 2 | | | 17,100 | | | | 741,285 | |
| Superior Industries International 1 | | | 16,122 | | | | 138,972 | |
| †XPEL 1 | | | 3,111 | | | | 260,919 | |
| | | | | | | | 34,246,917 | |
| AUTOMOBILES - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Winnebago Industries | | | 1,500 | | | | 101,940 | |
| DISTRIBUTORS - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Core-Mark Holding Company 2 | | | 5,057 | | | | 227,615 | |
| LKQ Corporation 1,2 | | | 101,400 | | | | 4,990,908 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,218,523 | |
| DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| American Public Education 1 | | | 21,918 | | | | 621,156 | |
| Perdoceo Education 1 | | | 45,346 | | | | 556,395 | |
| Regis 1 | | | 49,910 | | | | 467,158 | |
| Universal Technical Institute 1 | | | 639,032 | | | | 4,147,318 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,792,027 | |
| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Century Casinos 1 | | | 81,964 | | | | 1,100,776 | |
| †Denny’s Corporation 1 | | | 70,000 | | | | 1,154,300 | |
| †Hilton Grand Vacations 1 | | | 295,700 | | | | 12,239,023 | |
| †Hyatt Hotels Cl. A 1 | | | 2,729 | | | | 211,880 | |
| Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1,2 | | | 373,700 | | | | 5,982,937 | |
| Ruth’s Hospitality Group 1 | | | 16,398 | | | | 377,646 | |
| Scientific Games 1 | | | 234,668 | | | | 18,172,690 | |
| | | | | | | | 39,239,252 | |
| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Cavco Industries 1,2,3 | | | 14,700 | | | | 3,266,193 | |
| †Century Communities | | | 9,625 | | | | 640,448 | |
| Ethan Allen Interiors 2 | | | 24,239 | | | | 668,996 | |
| La-Z-Boy | | | 28,964 | | | | 1,072,827 | |
| Meritage Homes 1 | | | 17,288 | | | | 1,626,455 | |
| Skyline Champion 1 | | | 11,810 | | | | 629,473 | |
| TopBuild Corp. 1 | | | 45,200 | | | | 8,939,656 | |
| Tupperware Brands 1 | | | 6,079 | | | | 144,376 | |
| | | | | | | | 16,988,424 | |
| INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| †1-800-FLOWERS.COM Cl. A 1 | | | 51,190 | | | | 1,631,425 | |
| PetMed Express | | | 2,420 | | | | 77,077 | |
| Shutterstock | | | 13,456 | | | | 1,320,976 | |
| Stamps.com 1 | | | 37,766 | | | | 7,564,152 | |
| | | | | | | | 10,593,630 | |
| LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| Brunswick Corporation | | | 69,050 | | | | 6,878,761 | |
| Johnson Outdoors Cl. A | | | 1,260 | | | | 152,460 | |
| MasterCraft Boat Holdings 1 | | | 41,988 | | | | 1,103,864 | |
| Sturm, Ruger & Company | | | 1,148 | | | | 103,297 | |
| †YETI Holdings 1 | | | 4,772 | | | | 438,165 | |
| | | | | | | | 8,676,547 | |
| MULTILINE RETAIL - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Big Lots | | | 11,018 | | | | 727,298 | |
| SPECIALTY RETAIL - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| †Aaron’s Company (The) | | | 4,363 | | | | 139,572 | |
| America’s Car-Mart 1,2 | | | 97,500 | | | | 13,817,700 | |
| Asbury Automotive Group 1 | | | 22,153 | | | | 3,796,360 | |
| AutoCanada 1 | | | 952,600 | | | | 38,377,577 | |
| Barnes & Noble Education 1 | | | 14,332 | | | | 103,334 | |
| Buckle (The) | | | 31,285 | | | | 1,556,429 | |
| Caleres | | | 1,844 | | | | 50,323 | |
| Camping World Holdings Cl. A 2 | | | 279,113 | | | | 11,440,842 | |
| CarMax 1 | | | 2,100 | | | | 271,215 | |
| Cato Corporation (The) Cl. A | | | 34,210 | | | | 577,123 | |
| Chico’s FAS 1 | | | 746 | | | | 4,909 | |
| Children’s Place (The) 1 | | | 1,559 | | | | 145,080 | |
| Genesco 1 | | | 4,412 | | | | 280,956 | |
| Haverty Furniture | | | 17,053 | | | | 729,186 | |
| Hibbett 1 | | | 11,420 | | | | 1,023,574 | |
| MarineMax 1 | | | 11,804 | | | | 575,327 | |
| †ODP Corporation (The) 1 | | | 14,423 | | | | 692,448 | |
| Rent-A-Center | | | 27,544 | | | | 1,461,760 | |
| Shoe Carnival 2 | | | 12,423 | | | | 889,362 | |
| Signet Jewelers 1 | | | 2,994 | | | | 241,885 | |
| Sleep Number 1 | | | 9,885 | | | | 1,086,856 | |
| Zumiez 1 | | | 24,536 | | | | 1,202,019 | |
| | | | | | | | 78,463,837 | |
| TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| Canada Goose Holdings 1 | | | 208,800 | | | | 9,132,912 | |
| G-III Apparel Group 1 | | | 24,253 | | | | 796,954 | |
| J G Boswell Company 4 | | | 3,940 | | | | 3,190,612 | |
| Kontoor Brands | | | 7,130 | | | | 402,203 | |
| †Levi Strauss & Co. Cl. A | | | 21,004 | | | | 582,231 | |
| Movado Group | | | 10,898 | | | | 342,960 | |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Ralph Lauren Cl. A | | | 96,992 | | | $ | 11,426,627 | |
| Steven Madden | | | 19,810 | | | | 866,886 | |
| Vera Bradley 1 | | | 41,657 | | | | 516,130 | |
| Wolverine World Wide 2 | | | 93,662 | | | | 3,150,790 | |
| | | | | | | | 30,408,305 | |
| Total (Cost $139,150,620) | | | | | | | 230,456,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
| BEVERAGES - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| †Coca-Cola Consolidated | | | 448 | | | | 180,154 | |
| FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| SpartanNash Company | | | 37,072 | | | | 715,860 | |
| FOOD PRODUCTS - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| †CubicFarm Systems 1 | | | 950,000 | | | | 1,088,254 | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | | | 4,094 | | | | 362,606 | |
| Nomad Foods 1,2 | | | 143,600 | | | | 4,059,572 | |
| Seneca Foods Cl. A 1 | | | 197,413 | | | | 10,083,856 | |
| | | | | | | | 15,594,288 | |
| HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Central Garden & Pet 1 | | | 22,294 | | | | 1,180,021 | |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings | | | 6,768 | | | | 575,551 | |
| WD-40 Company | | | 248 | | | | 63,560 | |
| | | | | | | | 1,819,132 | |
| PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Inter Parfums 2 | | | 78,715 | | | | 5,667,480 | |
| USANA Health Sciences 1 | | | 2,336 | | | | 239,277 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,906,757 | |
| TOBACCO - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Universal Corporation | | | 7,421 | | | | 422,774 | |
| Vector Group | | | 32,605 | | | | 461,035 | |
| | | | | | | | 883,809 | |
| Total (Cost $13,306,260) | | | | | | | 25,100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| CLOSED-END FUNDS - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Eagle Point Credit | | | 42,054 | | | | 569,832 | |
| Eagle Point Income | | | 44 | | | | 712 | |
| Total (Cost $371,754) | | | | | | | 570,544 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| ENERGY – 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
| ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
| †Aspen Aerogels 1 | | | 38,200 | | | | 1,142,944 | |
| Bristow Group 1 | | | 237,099 | | | | 6,072,105 | |
| Computer Modelling Group | | | 1,333,624 | | | | 5,497,595 | |
| DMC Global 1 | | | 1,983 | | | | 111,464 | |
| Helmerich & Payne 2 | | | 126,339 | | | | 4,122,442 | |
| KLX Energy Services Holdings 1 | | | 1,594 | | | | 15,223 | |
| Newpark Resources 1 | | | 67,354 | | | | 233,045 | |
| Oil States International 1 | | | 34,989 | | | | 274,664 | |
| Pason Systems | | | 1,822,364 | | | | 13,128,195 | |
| ProPetro Holding Corp. 1 | | | 37,697 | | | | 345,304 | |
| RPC 1 | | | 115,746 | | | | 572,943 | |
| TGS | | | 673,039 | | | | 8,578,948 | |
| | | | | | | | 40,094,872 | |
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Bonanza Creek Energy | | | 35,551 | | | | 1,673,385 | |
| Callon Petroleum 1 | | | 941 | | | | 54,286 | |
| Cimarex Energy | | | 173,500 | | | | 12,570,075 | |
| CONSOL Energy 1 | | | 83,000 | | | | 1,533,010 | |
| Diamondback Energy | | | 5,775 | | | | 542,215 | |
| Dorchester Minerals L.P. 2 | | | 279,148 | | | | 4,703,644 | |
| Dorian LPG 1 | | | 394,936 | | | | 5,576,496 | |
| EQT Corporation 1 | | | 587,900 | | | | 13,086,654 | |
| †PDC Energy | | | 3,557 | | | | 162,875 | |
| Renewable Energy Group 1 | | | 8,555 | | | | 533,319 | |
| REX American Resources 1 | | | 1,877 | | | | 169,268 | |
| Talos Energy 1 | | | 13,626 | | | | 213,111 | |
| World Fuel Services 2 | | | 100,913 | | | | 3,201,969 | |
| | | | | | | | 44,020,307 | |
| Total (Cost $95,084,219) | | | | | | | 84,115,179 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| FINANCIALS – 13.7% | | | | | | | | |
| BANKS - 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Ameris Bancorp | | | 16,944 | | | | 857,875 | |
| Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 2 | | | 258,416 | | | | 9,160,847 | |
| †BankUnited | | | 13,322 | | | | 568,716 | |
| Boston Private Financial Holdings | | | 36,235 | | | | 534,466 | |
| Cadence Bancorporation Cl. A | | | 15,397 | | | | 321,489 | |
| Canadian Western Bank | | | 279,500 | | | | 7,846,563 | |
| Central Pacific Financial | | | 2,878 | | | | 75,001 | |
| CIT Group | | | 22,000 | | | | 1,134,980 | |
| Customers Bancorp 1 | | | 25,950 | | | | 1,011,791 | |
| Eagle Bancorp | | | 25,371 | | | | 1,422,806 | |
| Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach 4 | | | 416 | | | | 3,411,200 | |
| First BanCorp. | | | 75,018 | | | | 894,215 | |
| †First Bancshares (The) | | | 19,164 | | | | 717,309 | |
| First Citizens BancShares Cl. A | | | 17,864 | | | | 14,876,067 | |
| First Commonwealth Financial | | | 4,194 | | | | 59,010 | |
| First Financial Bancorp | | | 54,380 | | | | 1,284,999 | |
| First Hawaiian | | | 18,617 | | | | 527,606 | |
| First Midwest Bancorp | | | 22,741 | | | | 450,954 | |
| †German American Bancorp | | | 11,559 | | | | 429,995 | |
| †Glacier Bancorp | | | 3,709 | | | | 204,292 | |
| Great Western Bancorp | | | 18,777 | | | | 615,698 | |
| Hanmi Financial | | | 32,756 | | | | 624,329 | |
| HarborOne Bancorp | | | 63,400 | | | | 909,156 | |
| HBT Financial | | | 40,400 | | | | 703,364 | |
| Hilltop Holdings | | | 4,393 | | | | 159,905 | |
| †Home BancShares | | | 22,327 | | | | 551,030 | |
| HomeTrust Bancshares | | | 23,700 | | | | 661,230 | |
| †Independent Bank Group | | | 8,401 | | | | 621,506 | |
| †National Bank Holdings Cl. A | | | 13,351 | | | | 503,867 | |
| †Old National Bancorp | | | 9,850 | | | | 173,459 | |
| †Origin Bancorp | | | 14,464 | | | | 614,141 | |
| Pacific Premier Bancorp | | | 14,212 | | | | 601,025 | |
| Preferred Bank | | | 18,670 | | | | 1,181,251 | |
| Prosperity Bancshares | | | 734 | | | | 52,701 | |
| †Signature Bank | | | 2,054 | | | | 504,565 | |
| Simmons First National Cl. A | | | 3,466 | | | | 101,692 | |
| Triumph Bancorp 1 | | | 35,601 | | | | 2,643,374 | |
| United Community Banks | | | 2,863 | | | | 91,645 | |
| †Virginia National Bankshares | | | 108,540 | | | | 4,221,121 | |
| Webster Financial 2 | | | 134,200 | | | | 7,158,228 | |
| Wintrust Financial | | | 11,000 | | | | 831,930 | |
| | | | | | | | 69,315,398 | |
| CAPITAL MARKETS - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
| Ares Management Cl. A 2 | | | 187,200 | | | | 11,904,048 | |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | | | | |
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| FINANCIALS (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| CAPITAL MARKETS (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Artisan Partners Asset Management Cl. A 2,3 | | | 66,200 | | | $ | 3,364,284 | |
| ASA Gold and Precious Metals | | | 199,821 | | | | 4,310,139 | |
| Ashmore Group | | | 548,400 | | | | 2,920,616 | |
| Barings BDC | | | 191,594 | | | | 2,023,233 | |
| Blucora 1 | | | 5,600 | | | | 96,936 | |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | | | 1,723,106 | | | | 3,803,384 | |
| BrightSphere Investment Group | | | 27,998 | | | | 655,993 | |
| †Donnelley Financial Solutions 1 | | | 17,267 | | | | 569,811 | |
| Fiera Capital Cl. A | | | 33,600 | | | | 294,908 | |
| Focus Financial Partners Cl. A 1,2 | | | 50,000 | | | | 2,425,000 | |
| GCM Grosvenor Cl. A | | | 1,502,457 | | | | 15,655,602 | |
| Golub Capital BDC | | | 2,354 | | | | 36,299 | |
| Houlihan Lokey Cl. A 2 | | | 73,480 | | | | 6,009,929 | |
| Lazard Cl. A 2 | | | 105,585 | | | | 4,777,721 | |
| Moelis & Company Cl. A | | | 21,000 | | | | 1,194,690 | |
| Morningstar 2 | | | 58,700 | | | | 15,092,357 | |
| †Oaktree Specialty Lending | | | 5,526 | | | | 36,969 | |
| Onex Corporation | | | 9,200 | | | | 668,032 | |
| Open Lending 1 | | | 384,500 | | | | 16,568,105 | |
| Portman Ridge Finance | | | 32,829 | | | | 78,133 | |
| Rothschild & Co | | | 50,293 | | | | 1,953,044 | |
| SEI Investments 2,3 | | | 315,600 | | | | 19,557,732 | |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group Cl. A | | | 21,168 | | | | 318,367 | |
| Sprott | | | 256,480 | | | | 10,094,917 | |
| Tel Aviv Stock Exchange | | | 332,179 | | | | 2,052,079 | |
| TMX Group | | | 68,400 | | | | 7,225,150 | |
| | | | | | | | 133,687,478 | |
| CONSUMER FINANCE - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Enova International 1 | | | 47,081 | | | | 1,610,641 | |
| DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
| Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Cl. E | | | 73,446 | | | | 1,128,865 | |
| †Compass Diversified Holdings | | | 28,065 | | | | 715,657 | |
| ECN Capital | | | 1,023,900 | | | | 7,681,728 | |
| Equitable Holdings | | | 65,000 | | | | 1,979,250 | |
| Waterloo Investment Holdings 1,5 | | | 2,972,000 | | | | 743,000 | |
| | | | | | | | 12,248,500 | |
| INSURANCE - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
| Alleghany Corporation 1 | | | 350 | | | | 233,475 | |
| Ambac Financial Group 1 | | | 53,000 | | | | 829,980 | |
| American Equity Investment | | | | | | | | |
| Life Holding Company | | | 30,494 | | | | 985,566 | |
| †AMERISAFE | | | 13,723 | | | | 819,126 | |
| Assured Guaranty | | | 88,429 | | | | 4,198,609 | |
| †Axis Capital Holdings | | | 10,101 | | | | 495,050 | |
| E-L Financial | | | 21,650 | | | | 16,395,561 | |
| Employers Holdings | | | 10,973 | | | | 469,644 | |
| Erie Indemnity Cl. A | | | 28,200 | | | | 5,452,470 | |
| Fidelity National Financial | | | 446 | | | | 19,383 | |
| First American Financial | | | 38,888 | | | | 2,424,667 | |
| Independence Holding Company 2 | | | 170,023 | | | | 7,875,465 | |
| †James River Group Holdings | | | 8,667 | | | | 325,186 | |
| ProAssurance Corporation 2 | | | 254,503 | | | | 5,789,943 | |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings | | | 1,974 | | | | 293,771 | |
| RLI Corp. 2 | | | 43,850 | | | | 4,586,272 | |
| †Safety Insurance Group | | | 7,473 | | | | 584,986 | |
| SiriusPoint 1 | | | 23,314 | | | | 234,772 | |
| Stewart Information Services | | | 22,534 | | | | 1,277,452 | |
| †Trean Insurance Group 1 | | | 107,828 | | | | 1,626,046 | |
| Universal Insurance Holdings | | | 16,779 | | | | 232,893 | |
| | | | | | | | 55,150,317 | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| †ACE Convergence Acquisition Cl. A 1 | | | 641,010 | | | | 6,381,255 | |
| †Landcadia Holdings III Cl. A 1 | | | 50,000 | | | | 620,000 | |
| | | | | | | | 7,001,255 | |
| THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Axos Financial 1,2 | | | 33,576 | | | | 1,557,591 | |
| Essent Group | | | 10,000 | | | | 449,500 | |
| Flagstar Bancorp | | | 38,373 | | | | 1,622,027 | |
| HomeStreet | | | 2,416 | | | | 98,428 | |
| Meridian Bancorp 2 | | | 82,500 | | | | 1,687,950 | |
| Meta Financial Group | | | 1,848 | | | | 93,564 | |
| Mr. Cooper Group 1 | | | 3,189 | | | | 105,428 | |
| NMI Holdings Cl. A 1 | | | 78,330 | | | | 1,760,858 | |
| Provident Bancorp | | | 63,200 | | | | 1,030,792 | |
| Provident Financial Services | | | 4,035 | | | | 92,361 | |
| Territorial Bancorp | | | 9,300 | | | | 241,521 | |
| Timberland Bancorp 2 | | | 274,457 | | | | 7,717,731 | |
| †TrustCo Bank Corp NY | | | 14,121 | | | | 485,480 | |
| Walker & Dunlop | | | 3,578 | | | | 373,472 | |
| | | | | | | | 17,316,703 | |
| Total (Cost $207,700,695) | | | | | | | 296,330,292 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| HEALTH CARE – 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Acorda Therapeutics 1 | | | 2,148 | | | | 10,246 | |
| Anika Therapeutics 1 | | | 8,068 | | | | 349,264 | |
| †CareDx 1 | | | 8,000 | | | | 732,160 | |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 1 | | | 73,450 | | | | 422,337 | |
| Coherus BioSciences 1 | | | 17,487 | | | | 241,845 | |
| Eagle Pharmaceuticals 1 | | | 14,575 | | | | 623,810 | |
| Enanta Pharmaceuticals 1 | | | 5,340 | | | | 235,013 | |
| †MaxCyte 1 | | | 359,300 | | | | 4,463,237 | |
| †PureTech Health 1 | | | 120,100 | | | | 566,518 | |
| United Therapeutics 1 | | | 31,260 | | | | 5,608,357 | |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals 1 | | | 40,214 | | | | 865,003 | |
| Zealand Pharma 1 | | | 326,857 | | | | 9,652,608 | |
| | | | | | | | 23,770,398 | |
| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Atrion Corporation | | | 8,296 | | | | 5,151,235 | |
| BioLife Solutions 1 | | | 6,080 | | | | 270,621 | |
| †Cutera 1 | | | 22,050 | | | | 1,081,112 | |
| Haemonetics Corporation 1 | | | 77,330 | | | | 5,153,271 | |
| Inogen 1 | | | 7,569 | | | | 493,272 | |
| Integer Holdings 1,2 | | | 42,400 | | | | 3,994,080 | |
| Meridian Bioscience 1 | | | 282,334 | | | | 6,262,168 | |
| Mesa Laboratories 2 | | | 69,210 | | | | 18,767,676 | |
| Natus Medical 1 | | | 11,680 | | | | 303,446 | |
| Neogen Corporation 1,2 | | | 2,162 | | | | 99,538 | |
| OraSure Technologies 1 | | | 11,733 | | | | 118,973 | |
| Orthofix Medical 1 | | | 6,097 | | | | 244,551 | |
| †SmileDirectClub Cl. A 1 | | | 1,524,378 | | | | 13,231,601 | |
| STAAR Surgical 1 | | | 6,350 | | | | 968,375 | |
| Surmodics 1,2 | | | 161,000 | | | | 8,734,250 | |
| | | | | | | | 64,874,169 | |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | | | | |
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| HEALTH CARE (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| †Cano Health Cl. A 1 | | | 150,000 | | | $ | 1,815,000 | |
| Community Health Systems 1 | | | 790,000 | | | | 12,197,600 | |
| CorVel Corporation 1 | | | 1,393 | | | | 187,080 | |
| Ensign Group (The) | | | 5,810 | | | | 503,553 | |
| †Hims & Hers Health Cl. A 1,2,3 | | | 640,000 | | | | 6,969,600 | |
| Magellan Health 1 | | | 8,265 | | | | 778,563 | |
| †MEDNAX 1 | | | 18,067 | | | | 544,720 | |
| ModivCare 1 | | | 3,412 | | | | 580,279 | |
| Pennant Group 1 | | | 17,000 | | | | 695,300 | |
| RadNet 1 | | | 4,582 | | | | 154,368 | |
| †Sharps Compliance 1 | | | 54,300 | | | | 559,290 | |
| Tivity Health 1 | | | 3,934 | | | | 103,503 | |
| U.S. Physical Therapy | | | 5,470 | | | | 633,809 | |
| | | | | | | | 25,722,665 | |
| HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Computer Programs and Systems 1 | | | 11,931 | | | | 396,467 | |
| †Doximity Cl. A 1 | | | 7,950 | | | | 462,690 | |
| HealthStream 1 | | | 17,188 | | | | 480,233 | |
| NextGen Healthcare 1 | | | 25,229 | | | | 418,549 | |
| †Schrodinger 1 | | | 6,250 | | | | 472,562 | |
| Simulations Plus | | | 77,538 | | | | 4,257,612 | |
| | | | | | | | 6,488,113 | |
| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Bio-Techne 2,3 | | | 11,053 | | | | 4,976,724 | |
| †Harvard Bioscience 1 | | | 105,150 | | | | 875,899 | |
| Medpace Holdings 1 | | | 568 | | | | 100,326 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,952,949 | |
| PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| †Aerie Pharmaceuticals 1 | | | 22,300 | | | | 357,023 | |
| Assertio Holdings 1 | | | 6,806 | | | | 10,617 | |
| †Collegium Pharmaceutical 1 | | | 3,754 | | | | 88,745 | |
| Corcept Therapeutics 1 | | | 49,450 | | | | 1,087,900 | |
| †Harmony Biosciences Holdings 1 | | | 14,950 | | | | 422,039 | |
| Innoviva 1 | | | 79,827 | | | | 1,070,480 | |
| Lannett Company 1 | | | 41,135 | | | | 192,100 | |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals 1 | | | 32,284 | | | | 994,024 | |
| | | | | | | | 4,222,928 | |
| Total (Cost $101,865,892) | | | | | | | 131,031,222 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| INDUSTRIALS – 24.4% | | | | | | | | |
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings | | | 10,315 | | | | 498,111 | |
| AeroVironment 1 | | | 5,650 | | | | 565,848 | |
| Ducommun 1,2 | | | 79,100 | | | | 4,315,696 | |
| HEICO Corporation 2 | | | 51,030 | | | | 7,114,603 | |
| HEICO Corporation Cl. A 2 | | | 68,333 | | | | 8,485,592 | |
| Magellan Aerospace | | | 893,092 | | | | 7,528,889 | |
| National Presto Industries | | | 4,693 | | | | 477,043 | |
| Park Aerospace | | | 38,115 | | | | 567,914 | |
| Vectrus 1 | | | 21,910 | | | | 1,042,697 | |
| Virgin Galactic Holdings 1,2 | | | 161,918 | | | | 7,448,228 | |
| | | | | | | | 38,044,621 | |
| AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings 1 | | | 10,416 | | | | 709,434 | |
| Echo Global Logistics 1 | | | 19,329 | | | | 594,173 | |
| Forward Air 2 | | | 64,222 | | | | 5,763,925 | |
| Hub Group Cl. A 1 | | | 2,184 | | | | 144,100 | |
| | | | | | | | 7,211,632 | |
| AIRLINES - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
| †Sun Country Airlines Holdings 1 | | | 375,511 | | | | 13,897,662 | |
| BUILDING PRODUCTS - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
| American Woodmark 1 | | | 2,006 | | | | 163,870 | |
| Apogee Enterprises | | | 19,883 | | | | 809,835 | |
| †Builders FirstSource 1 | | | 60,175 | | | | 2,567,066 | |
| CSW Industrials | | | 40,000 | | | | 4,738,400 | |
| Gibraltar Industries 1 | | | 15,710 | | | | 1,198,830 | |
| Insteel Industries | | | 17,023 | | | | 547,289 | |
| PGT Innovations 1 | | | 7,469 | | | | 173,505 | |
| Quanex Building Products | | | 42,987 | | | | 1,067,797 | |
| Simpson Manufacturing 2 | | | 28,562 | | | | 3,154,387 | |
| UFP Industries | | | 77,083 | | | | 5,730,350 | |
| | | | | | | | 20,151,329 | |
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
| ABM Industries | | | 18,795 | | | | 833,558 | |
| Brady Corporation Cl. A | | | 2,677 | | | | 150,019 | |
| Brink’s Company (The) | | | 5,735 | | | | 440,678 | |
| CompX International Cl. A 2 | | | 211,100 | | | | 4,384,547 | |
| Deluxe Corporation | | | 8,527 | | | | 407,335 | |
| Healthcare Services Group | | | 6,751 | | | | 213,129 | |
| Heritage-Crystal Clean 1,2 | | | 100,106 | | | | 2,971,146 | |
| †Herman Miller | | | 181,600 | | | | 8,560,624 | |
| †HNI Corporation | | | 3,732 | | | | 164,096 | |
| Kimball International Cl. B 2 | | | 167,388 | | | | 2,201,152 | |
| Pitney Bowes | | | 16,938 | | | | 148,546 | |
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers 2 | | | 35,200 | | | | 2,086,656 | |
| Tetra Tech | | | 761 | | | | 92,873 | |
| UniFirst Corporation | | | 27,972 | | | | 6,563,350 | |
| US Ecology 1 | | | 713 | | | | 26,752 | |
| Vidler Water Resouces 1,2 | | | 406,960 | | | | 5,412,568 | |
| | | | | | | | 34,657,029 | |
| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING - 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
| APi Group 1 | | | 353,500 | | | | 7,384,615 | |
| Arcosa 2 | | | 159,759 | | | | 9,384,244 | |
| Comfort Systems USA 2,3 | | | 24,603 | | | | 1,938,470 | |
| EMCOR Group | | | 35,500 | | | | 4,373,245 | |
| †Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 1 | | | 32,930 | | | | 481,107 | |
| IES Holdings 1,2,3 | | | 441,399 | | | | 22,670,253 | |
| Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives 1 | | | 600,000 | | | | 7,716,000 | |
| Matrix Service 1 | | | 26,053 | | | | 273,556 | |
| MYR Group 1 | | | 7,898 | | | | 718,086 | |
| Northwest Pipe 1 | | | 15,671 | | | | 442,706 | |
| Valmont Industries 2 | | | 63,161 | | | | 14,909,154 | |
| | | | | | | | 70,291,436 | |
| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| AZZ | | | 26,773 | | | | 1,386,306 | |
| Encore Wire | | | 23,174 | | | | 1,756,357 | |
| GrafTech International | | | 28,794 | | | | 334,586 | |
| LSI Industries | | | 814,857 | | | | 6,527,005 | |
| Powell Industries 2 | | | 105,037 | | | | 3,250,895 | |
| Preformed Line Products 2 | | | 73,300 | | | | 5,438,860 | |
| †TPI Composites 1 | | | 103,900 | | | | 5,030,838 | |
| | | | | | | | 23,724,847 | |
| INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle Companies | | | 7,719 | | | | 1,477,262 | |
| MACHINERY - 8.5% | | | | | | | | |
| †Alamo Group | | | 757 | | | | 115,579 | |
| Albany International Cl. A | | | 2,370 | | | | 211,546 | |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | | | | |
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| INDUSTRIALS (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| MACHINERY (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Astec Industries | | | 705 | | | $ | 44,373 | |
| †ATS Automation Tooling Systems 1 | | | 23,150 | | | | 664,470 | |
| Barnes Group | | | 1,345 | | | | 68,931 | |
| CIRCOR International 1 | | | 414,652 | | | | 13,517,655 | |
| Colfax 1,2 | | | 457,712 | | | | 20,967,787 | |
| Crane Company | | | 4,799 | | | | 443,284 | |
| ESCO Technologies 2 | | | 62,620 | | | | 5,874,382 | |
| Franklin Electric 2 | | | 75,561 | | | | 6,091,728 | |
| Greenbrier Companies (The) | | | 14,478 | | | | 630,951 | |
| Helios Technologies 2 | | | 173,214 | | | | 13,519,353 | |
| Hillenbrand | | | 17,805 | | | | 784,844 | |
| Hurco Companies | | | 27,900 | | | | 976,500 | |
| John Bean Technologies 2 | | | 133,451 | | | | 19,032,781 | |
| Kadant 2 | | | 128,819 | | | | 22,683,738 | |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings 2 | | | 52,600 | | | | 6,927,946 | |
| Lindsay Corporation 2 | | | 112,000 | | | | 18,511,360 | |
| Lydall 1 | | | 17,784 | | | | 1,076,288 | |
| Meritor 1 | | | 52,290 | | | | 1,224,632 | |
| Middleby Corporation (The) 1 | | | 89,950 | | | | 15,584,737 | |
| Miller Industries | | | 26,260 | | | | 1,035,694 | |
| Mueller Industries | | | 38,448 | | | | 1,665,183 | |
| NN 1 | | | 308,700 | | | | 2,268,945 | |
| Nordson Corporation 2 | | | 15,796 | | | | 3,467,380 | |
| †Rexnord Corporation | | | 91,200 | | | | 4,563,648 | |
| Tennant Company 2 | | | 80,500 | | | | 6,427,925 | |
| Wabash National | | | 67,613 | | | | 1,081,808 | |
| Watts Water Technologies Cl. A 2 | | | 55,000 | | | | 8,025,050 | |
| Woodward 2 | | | 48,500 | | | | 5,959,680 | |
| | | | | | | | 183,448,178 | |
| MARINE - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| Clarkson | | | 371,400 | | | | 16,388,868 | |
| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
| Exponent 2,3 | | | 86,400 | | | | 7,707,744 | |
| Forrester Research 1,2,3 | | | 139,337 | | | | 6,381,635 | |
| Heidrick & Struggles International | | | 53,336 | | | | 2,376,119 | |
| Jacobs Engineering Group 2 | | | 33,500 | | | | 4,469,570 | |
| KBR 2 | | | 615,000 | | | | 23,462,250 | |
| Kelly Services Cl. A 1 | | | 7,419 | | | | 177,833 | |
| Korn Ferry 2 | | | 67,191 | | | | 4,874,707 | |
| LifeWorks | | | 18,400 | | | | 496,070 | |
| ManpowerGroup 2 | | | 9,800 | | | | 1,165,318 | |
| ManTech International Cl. A | | | 3,384 | | | | 292,851 | |
| Resources Connection | | | 55,312 | | | | 794,280 | |
| TrueBlue 1,2 | | | 50,846 | | | | 1,429,281 | |
| Upwork 1 | | | 300,000 | | | | 17,487,000 | |
| | | | | | | | 71,114,658 | |
| ROAD & RAIL - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
| ArcBest | | | 22,049 | | | | 1,283,031 | |
| Landstar System 2 | | | 113,882 | | | | 17,995,634 | |
| Saia 1,2 | | | 48,484 | | | | 10,156,913 | |
| | | | | | | | 29,435,578 | |
| TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Air Lease Cl. A 2 | | | 95,170 | | | | 3,972,396 | |
| Applied Industrial Technologies | | | 14,033 | | | | 1,277,845 | |
| Boise Cascade | | | 27,385 | | | | 1,597,915 | |
| †DXP Enterprises 1 | | | 11,411 | | | | 379,986 | |
| EVI Industries 1,2,3 | | | 69,873 | | | | 1,984,393 | |
| GMS 1 | | | 25,183 | | | | 1,212,310 | |
| Lawson Products 1 | | | 16,250 | | | | 869,537 | |
| MSC Industrial Direct Cl. A | | | 7,160 | | | | 642,467 | |
| SiteOne Landscape Supply 1,2 | | | 25,000 | | | | 4,231,500 | |
| Transcat 1 | | | 46,050 | | | | 2,602,286 | |
| | | | | | | | 18,770,635 | |
| Total (Cost $301,118,254) | | | | | | | 528,613,735 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 23.7% | | | | | | | | |
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| ADTRAN 2,3 | | | 214,973 | | | | 4,439,192 | |
| CalAmp Corporation 1 | | | 3,116 | | | | 39,636 | |
| Comtech Telecommunications | | | 17,814 | | | | 430,386 | |
| †Digi International 1 | | | 27,801 | | | | 559,078 | |
| NETGEAR 1 | | | 11,612 | | | | 444,972 | |
| | | | | | | | 5,913,264 | |
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS - 7.0% | | | | | | | | |
| Advanced Energy Industries 2 | | | 3,096 | | | | 348,950 | |
| Avnet | | | 7,647 | | | | 306,492 | |
| Badger Meter | | | 2,169 | | | | 212,822 | |
| Bel Fuse Cl. B | | | 20,334 | | | | 292,810 | |
| Belden | | | 3,136 | | | | 158,588 | |
| Benchmark Electronics | | | 17,733 | | | | 504,681 | |
| Cognex Corporation 2 | | | 206,600 | | | | 17,364,730 | |
| Daktronics 1 | | | 22,653 | | | | 149,283 | |
| Fabrinet 1,2,3 | | | 166,375 | | | | 15,950,371 | |
| FARO Technologies 1,2 | | | 268,347 | | | | 20,869,346 | |
| Insight Enterprises 1,2,3 | | | 28,086 | | | | 2,808,881 | |
| IPG Photonics 1 | | | 51,100 | | | | 10,770,347 | |
| Kimball Electronics 1 | | | 33,337 | | | | 724,746 | |
| Littelfuse 2,3 | | | 17,400 | | | | 4,433,346 | |
| †Luna Innovations 1 | | | 102,650 | | | | 1,111,700 | |
| Methode Electronics | | | 15,679 | | | | 771,564 | |
| National Instruments 2 | | | 301,450 | | | | 12,745,306 | |
| nLIGHT 1,2 | | | 172,340 | | | | 6,252,495 | |
| OSI Systems 1 | | | 5,872 | | | | 596,830 | |
| PAR Technology 1,2,3 | | | 290,239 | | | | 20,299,316 | |
| PC Connection | | | 1,077 | | | | 49,833 | |
| Plexus Corporation 1 | | | 6,196 | | | | 566,376 | |
| Richardson Electronics 6 | | | 711,475 | | | | 5,912,357 | |
| Rogers Corporation 1 | | | 38,540 | | | | 7,738,832 | |
| Sanmina Corporation 1 | | | 34,889 | | | | 1,359,275 | |
| ScanSource 1 | | | 5,991 | | | | 168,527 | |
| TTM Technologies 1,2,3 | | | 577,971 | | | | 8,264,985 | |
| Vishay Intertechnology | | | 36,690 | | | | 827,360 | |
| Vishay Precision Group 1 | | | 18,130 | | | | 617,145 | |
| Vontier Corporation | | | 302,160 | | | | 9,844,373 | |
| | | | | | | | 152,021,667 | |
| IT SERVICES - 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
| †BM Technologies Cl. A 1,5 | | | 1,776 | | | | 19,188 | |
| Cass Information Systems | | | 10,920 | | | | 444,990 | |
| Computer Services 4 | | | 103,525 | | | | 5,823,281 | |
| Computer Task Group 1 | | | 51,597 | | | | 498,943 | |
| CSG Systems International | | | 21,898 | | | | 1,033,148 | |
| EVERTEC | | | 19,138 | | | | 835,374 | |
| ExlService Holdings 1 | | | 1,297 | | | | 137,819 | |
| Hackett Group (The) 2 | | | 285,266 | | | | 5,140,493 | |
| MAXIMUS | | | 4,370 | | | | 384,429 | |
| Repay Holdings Cl. A 1 | | | 656,934 | | | | 15,792,693 | |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | | | | |
| | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
| | | | | | | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| IT SERVICES (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| Shift4 Payments Cl. A 1 | | | 195,290 | | | $ | 18,302,579 | |
| Unisys Corporation 1,2 | | | 393,250 | | | | 9,953,158 | |
| | | | | | | | 58,366,095 | |
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 9.4% | | | | | | | | |
| †Ambarella 1 | | | 4,800 | | | | 511,824 | |
| Axcelis Technologies 1 | | | 23,400 | | | | 945,828 | |
| Brooks Automation 2,3 | | | 219,100 | | | | 20,875,848 | |
| †Camtek 1 | | | 416,850 | | | | 15,719,414 | |
| Cirrus Logic 1,2 | | | 278,200 | | | | 23,680,384 | |
| CMC Materials 2 | | | 75,018 | | | | 11,308,213 | |
| Cohu 1 | | | 113,720 | | | | 4,183,759 | |
| CyberOptics Corporation 1 | | | 17,200 | | | | 704,512 | |
| Diodes 1,2,3 | | | 165,666 | | | | 13,215,177 | |
| Entegris 2,3 | | | 22,700 | | | | 2,791,419 | |
| FormFactor 1 | | | 477,000 | | | | 17,391,420 | |
| Ichor Holdings 1 | | | 1,448 | | | | 77,902 | |
| Kulicke & Soffa Industries 2 | | | 311,850 | | | | 19,085,220 | |
| Lattice Semiconductor 1 | | | 7,800 | | | | 438,204 | |
| †MagnaChip Semiconductor 1 | | | 35,200 | | | | 839,872 | |
| MKS Instruments | | | 274,739 | | | | 48,889,805 | |
| Nova Measuring Instruments 1,2,3 | | | 44,790 | | | | 4,608,443 | |
| NVE Corporation | | | 9,300 | | | | 688,665 | |
| Onto Innovation 1,2 | | | 12,448 | | | | 909,202 | |
| Photronics 1 | | | 219,321 | | | | 2,897,230 | |
| Power Integrations | | | 2,378 | | | | 195,139 | |
| Rambus 1 | | | 36,981 | | | | 876,820 | |
| †SiTime 1 | | | 82,202 | | | | 10,405,951 | |
| SMART Global Holdings 1 | | | 14,374 | | | | 685,352 | |
| Ultra Clean Holdings 1 | | | 23,388 | | | | 1,256,403 | |
| | | | | | | | 203,182,006 | |
| SOFTWARE - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
| Agilysys 1 | | | 11,250 | | | | 639,787 | |
| Aspen Technology 1 | | | 15,100 | | | | 2,076,854 | |
| Blackbaud 1 | | | 34,200 | | | | 2,618,694 | |
| ChannelAdvisor Corporation 1 | | | 21,470 | | | | 526,230 | |
| Descartes Systems Group (The) 1,2 | | | 40,000 | | | | 2,766,400 | |
| Dolby Laboratories Cl. A | | | 9,520 | | | | 935,721 | |
| E2open Parent Holdings Cl. A 1 | | | 100,000 | | | | 1,142,000 | |
| Ebix | | | 5,389 | | | | 182,687 | |
| Everbridge 1 | | | 60,000 | | | | 8,164,800 | |
| j2 Global 1,2 | | | 28,685 | | | | 3,945,622 | |
| Manhattan Associates 1,2 | | | 95,300 | | | | 13,803,252 | |
| MicroStrategy Cl. A 1 | | | 207 | | | | 137,552 | |
| Momentive Global 1,2 | | | 383,830 | | | | 8,087,298 | |
| Progress Software | | | 1,337 | | | | 61,836 | |
| Upland Software 1,2 | | | 780,470 | | | | 32,131,950 | |
| Xperi Holding Corporation 2 | | | 6,868 | | | | 152,744 | |
| | | | | | | | 77,373,427 | |
| TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Avid Technology 1 | | | 425,965 | | | | 16,676,530 | |
| Total (Cost $313,311,734) | | | | | | | 513,532,989 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| MATERIALS – 10.1% | | | | | | | | |
| CHEMICALS - 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
| American Vanguard | | | 4,797 | | | | 83,996 | |
| †Atotech 1 | | | 133,888 | | | | 3,418,161 | |
| Chase Corporation 2,3 | | | 79,059 | | | | 8,112,244 | |
| Element Solutions 2 | | | 807,051 | | | | 18,868,852 | |
| FutureFuel Corporation | | | 579,859 | | | | 5,566,646 | |
| Hawkins 2 | | | 154,940 | | | | 5,074,285 | |
| Huntsman Corporation | | | 39,347 | | | | 1,043,482 | |
| Innospec 2 | | | 112,969 | | | | 10,236,121 | |
| Minerals Technologies 2 | | | 209,314 | | | | 16,466,732 | |
| Mosaic Company (The) | | | 612,660 | | | | 19,549,981 | |
| NewMarket Corporation | | | 8,000 | | | | 2,575,840 | |
| Quaker Chemical | | | 116,949 | | | | 27,739,133 | |
| Stepan Company | | | 2,794 | | | | 336,034 | |
| Tredegar Corporation | | | 39,337 | | | | 541,671 | |
| Trinseo | | | 21,838 | | | | 1,306,786 | |
| | | | | | | | 120,919,964 | |
| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
| Eagle Materials | | | 23,700 | | | | 3,368,007 | |
| Imerys | | | 90,000 | | | | 4,204,670 | |
| U.S. Concrete 1 | | | 7,682 | | | | 566,932 | |
| | | | | | | | 8,139,609 | |
| CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| †Graphic Packaging Holding Company | | | 29,539 | | | | 535,838 | |
| Myers Industries | | | 22,914 | | | | 481,194 | |
| †Silgan Holdings | | | 11,148 | | | | 462,642 | |
| UFP Technologies 1 | | | 7,020 | | | | 403,088 | |
| | | | | | | | 1,882,762 | |
| METALS & MINING - 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
| Alamos Gold Cl. A | | | 2,195,500 | | | | 16,772,656 | |
| Ferroglobe (Warranty Insurance Trust) 1,5 | | | 49,300 | | | | 0 | |
| Gold Fields ADR | | | 370,000 | | | | 3,293,000 | |
| Haynes International 2 | | | 117,053 | | | | 4,141,335 | |
| Hecla Mining | | | 321,300 | | | | 2,390,472 | |
| IAMGOLD Corporation 1 | | | 600,000 | | | | 1,770,000 | |
| Kaiser Aluminum | | | 833 | | | | 102,867 | |
| Lundin Mining | | | 640,000 | | | | 5,772,185 | |
| MAG Silver 1 | | | 198,900 | | | | 4,160,988 | |
| Major Drilling Group International 1 | | | 2,217,291 | | | | 15,329,287 | |
| Materion Corporation | | | 2,294 | | | | 172,853 | |
| Pan American Silver | | | 140,027 | | | | 4,000,571 | |
| Pretium Resources 1 | | | 101,000 | | | | 966,328 | |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum 2 | | | 47,500 | | | | 7,167,750 | |
| Royal Gold 2 | | | 16,600 | | | | 1,894,060 | |
| SunCoke Energy | | | 138,120 | | | | 986,177 | |
| VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | | | 155,500 | | | | 7,269,625 | |
| Warrior Met Coal | | | 36,139 | | | | 621,591 | |
| Worthington Industries 2 | | | 64,300 | | | | 3,933,874 | |
| �� | | | | | | | 80,745,619 | |
| PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
| †Clearwater Paper 1 | | | 11,602 | | | | 336,110 | |
| Glatfelter | | | 33,201 | | | | 463,818 | |
| Mercer International | | | 41,629 | | | | 530,770 | |
| Neenah | | | 8,143 | | | | 408,534 | |
| Schweitzer-Mauduit International | | | 31,774 | | | | 1,283,034 | |
| Stella-Jones | | | 127,806 | | | | 4,601,470 | |
| | | | | | | | 7,623,736 | |
| Total (Cost $144,459,651) | | | | | | | 219,311,690 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| REAL ESTATE – 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
| EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| †Equity Commonwealth | | | 12,000 | | | | 314,400 | |
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| Schedule of Investments (continued) | | | | | | |
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| REAL ESTATE (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| New York REIT 1,5 | | | 15,000 | | | $ | 176,550 | |
| | | | | | | | 490,950 | |
| REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT - 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
| Colliers International Group | | | 172,208 | | | | 19,283,852 | |
| FirstService | | | 125,405 | | | | 21,476,860 | |
| FRP Holdings 1,2 | | | 76,558 | | | | 4,262,749 | |
| Jones Lang LaSalle 1 | | | 8,078 | | | | 1,578,926 | |
| Kennedy-Wilson Holdings 2 | | | 609,604 | | | | 12,112,831 | |
| Marcus & Millichap 1,2 | | | 256,334 | | | | 9,963,703 | |
| RMR Group (The) Cl. A 2,3 | | | 80,100 | | | | 3,095,064 | |
| St. Joe Company (The) 2,3 | | | 78,800 | | | | 3,515,268 | |
| Tejon Ranch 1,2 | | | 557,136 | | | | 8,474,039 | |
| | | | | | | | 83,763,292 | |
| Total (Cost $58,991,844) | | | | | | | 84,254,242 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| UTILITIES – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| WATER UTILITIES - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| American States Water | | | 13,168 | | | | 1,047,646 | |
| Total (Cost $1,074,231) | | | | | | | 1,047,646 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $1,419,809,909) | | | | | | | 2,163,634,044 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| WARRANTS – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| HEALTH CARE – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| †Cano Health (Warrants) 1 | | | 49,999 | | | | 184,421 | |
| †Hims & Hers Health (Warrants) 1 | | | 266,666 | | | | 893,331 | |
| Total (Cost $883,349) | | | | | | | 1,077,752 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL WARRANTS | | | | | | | | |
| (Cost $883,349) | | | | | | | 1,077,752 | |
| REPURCHASE AGREEMENT– 3.4% | | | | |
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.00% dated 6/30/21, due 7/1/21, maturity value $74,000,559 (collateralized by obligations of various U.S. Government Agencies, 1.25% due 6/30/28, valued at $75,480,646) | | | | |
| (Cost $74,000,559) | | $ | 74,000,559 | |
| | | | | |
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 103.3% | | | | |
| (Cost $1,494,693,817) | | | 2,238,712,355 | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND OTHER ASSETS – (3.3)% | | | (71,890,733 | ) |
| | | | | |
| NET ASSETS – 100.0% | | $ | 2,166,821,622 | |
ADR – American Depository Receipt
| 2 | All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement at June 30, 2021. Total market value of pledged securities at June 30, 2021, was $206,998,311. |
| 3 | At June 30, 2021, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $61,968,812. |
| 4 | These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities. See Notes to Financial Statements. |
| 5 | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.0% of net assets. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value. See Notes to Financial Statements. |
| 6 | At June 30, 2021, the Fund owned 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities thereby making the Company an Affiliated Company as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Notes to Financial Statements. |
Bold indicates the Fund’s 20 largest equity holdings in terms of June 30, 2021, market value.
TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $1,495,617,251. At June 30, 2021, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $743,095,104 consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $810,658,838 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $67,563,734. The primary cause of the difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.
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| Royce Value Trust | June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| ASSETS: | | |
| Investments at value | | |
| Non-Affiliated Companies | | $ | 2,158,799,439 | |
| Affiliated Companies | | | 5,912,357 | |
| Repurchase agreements (at cost and value) | | | 74,000,559 | |
| Cash | | | 718 | |
| Foreign currency (cost $85,373) | | | 85,365 | |
| Receivable for investments sold | | | 7,384,637 | |
| Receivable for dividends | | | 857,073 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 828,857 | |
| Total Assets | | | 2,247,869,005 | |
| LIABILITIES: | | | | |
| Revolving credit agreement | | | 70,000,000 | |
| Payable for investments purchased | | | 8,938,917 | |
| Payable for investment advisory fee | | | 1,770,410 | |
| Payable for directors’ fees | | | 38,852 | |
| Payable for interest expense | | | 63,149 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | 236,055 | |
| Total Liabilities | | | 81,047,383 | |
| Net Assets | | $ | 2,166,821,622 | |
| ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS: | | | | |
| Paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 103,297,527 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized) | | $ | 1,275,740,569 | |
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | 948,377,122 | |
| Quarterly distributions | | | (57,296,069 | ) |
| Net Assets (net asset value per share - $20.98) | | $ | 2,166,821,622 | |
| Investments at identified cost | | $ | 1,420,693,258 | |
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| | |
| | |
| Royce Value Trust | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Operations
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | | |
| INCOME: | | |
| Dividends | | |
| Non-Affiliated Companies | | $ | 10,912,383 | |
| Affiliated Companies | | | 85,377 | |
| Foreign withholding tax | | | (296,636 | ) |
| Interest | | | 71,230 | |
| Rehypothecation income | | | 48,142 | |
| Total income | | | 10,820,496 | |
| EXPENSES: | | | | |
| Investment advisory fees | | | 10,622,859 | |
| Interest expense | | | 397,414 | |
| Administrative and office facilities | | | 367,476 | |
| Stockholder reports | | | 161,214 | |
| Custody and transfer agent fees | | | 99,191 | |
| Directors’ fees | | | 84,681 | |
| Professional fees | | | 78,422 | |
| Other expenses | | | 86,098 | |
| Total expenses | | | 11,897,355 | |
| Compensating balance credits | | | (7 | ) |
| Net expenses | | | 11,897,348 | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | (1,076,852 | ) |
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: | | | | |
| NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | |
| Investments in Non-Affiliated Companies | | | 184,883,247 | |
| Investments in Affiliated Companies | | | (100,026 | ) |
| Foreign currency transactions | | | (9,147 | ) |
| NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION): | | | | |
| Investments in Non-Affiliated Companies | | | 122,706,048 | |
| Investments in Affiliated Companies | | | 4,863,517 | |
| Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency | | | (3,605 | ) |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 312,340,034 | |
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | | $ | 311,263,182 | |
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Royce Value Trust
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | SIX MONTHS ENDED
6/30/21
(UNAUDITED) | | YEAR ENDED 12/31/20 |
| | | | | |
| INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (1,076,852 | ) | | $ | 2,482,634 | |
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 184,774,074 | | | | 121,548,570 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | | 127,565,960 | | | | 195,875,492 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | | 311,263,182 | | | | 319,906,696 | |
| DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterly distributions | | | (57,296,069 | ) | | | (103,833,503 | ) |
| Total distributions | | | (57,296,069 | ) | | | (103,833,503 | ) |
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | |
| Reinvestment of distributions | | | 24,248,313 | | | | 44,493,510 | |
| Total capital stock transactions | | | 24,248,313 | | | | 44,493,510 | |
| Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets | | | 278,215,426 | | | | 260,566,703 | |
| NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
| Beginning of period | | | 1,888,606,196 | | | | 1,628,039,493 | |
| End of period | | $ | 2,166,821,622 | | | $ | 1,888,606,196 | |
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| | |
| | |
| Royce Value Trust | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited) |
Statement of Cash Flows
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | $ | 311,263,182 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | |
| Purchases of long-term investments | | | (519,160,734 | ) |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments | | | 604,044,436 | |
| Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments | | | (50,632,664 | ) |
| Net (increase) decrease in dividends receivable and other assets | | | (116,575 | ) |
| Net increase (decrease) in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 19,675 | |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (127,569,565 | ) |
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | (184,783,221 | ) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 33,064,534 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | |
| Distributions | | | (57,296,069 | ) |
| Reinvestment of distributions | | | 24,248,313 | |
| Net cash used for financing activities | | | (33,047,756 | ) |
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH: | | | 16,778 | |
| Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period | | | 69,305 | |
| Cash and foreign currency at end of period | | $ | 86,083 | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund paid $405,549 in interest expense.
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Royce Value Trust
Financial Highlights
This table is presented to show selected data for a share of Common Stock outstanding throughout each period, and to assist stockholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| | | SIX MONTHS | | YEARS ENDED | |
| | | ENDED 6/30/21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | (UNAUDITED) | | 12/31/20 | | | 12/31/19 | | | 12/31/18 | | | 12/31/17 | | | 12/31/16 | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 18.52 | | | $ | 16.58 | | | $ | 13.73 | | | $ | 17.50 | | | $ | 15.85 | | | $ | 13.56 | |
| INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.12 | |
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 3.06 | | | | 3.02 | | | | 3.90 | | | | (2.46 | ) | | | 2.74 | | | | 3.27 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations | | | 3.05 | | | | 3.05 | | | | 4.01 | | | | (2.28 | ) | | | 2.87 | | | | 3.39 | |
| DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | | – | 1 | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
| Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency | | | (0.56 | )1 | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (0.99 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) |
| Total distributions | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (1.04 | ) | | | (1.10 | ) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) |
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
| Effect of rights offering | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | | | | | | |
| Total capital stock transactions | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) |
| Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 20.98 | | | $ | 18.52 | | | $ | 16.58 | | | $ | 13.73 | | | $ | 17.50 | | | $ | 15.85 | |
| Market Value, End of Period | | $ | 18.97 | | | $ | 16.14 | | | $ | 14.77 | | | $ | 11.80 | | | $ | 16.17 | | | $ | 13.39 | |
| TOTAL RETURN:2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Asset Value | | | 16.77 | %3 | | | 21.85 | % | | | 30.46 | % | | | (14.45 | )% | | | 19.31 | % | | | 26.87 | % |
| Market Value | | | 21.16 | %3 | | | 19.20 | % | | | 35.23 | % | | | (20.43 | )% | | | 30.49 | % | | | 23.48 | % |
| RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Investment advisory fee expense4 | | | 1.02 | %5 | | | 1.15 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.43 | % | | | 0.51 | % |
| Other operating expenses | | | 0.12 | %5 | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.22 | % | | | 0.22 | % |
| Total expenses (net) | | | 1.14 | %5 | | | 1.34 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.73 | % |
| Expenses excluding interest expense | | | 1.10 | %5 | | | 1.26 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.54 | % | | | 0.62 | % |
| Expenses prior to balance credits | | | 1.14 | %5 | | | 1.34 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.73 | % |
| Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.10 | )%5 | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.69 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 0.80 | % | | | 0.85 | % |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | | $ | 2,166,822 | | | $ | 1,888,606 | | | $ | 1,628,039 | | | $ | 1,304,107 | | | $ | 1,480,449 | | | $ | 1,296,012 | |
| Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 25 | % | | | 36 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 28 | % |
| REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Asset coverage | | | 3195 | % | | | 2798 | % | | | 2426 | % | | | 2998 | % | | | 2215 | % | | | 1951 | % |
| Asset coverage per $1,000 | | $ | 31,955 | | | $ | 27,980 | | | $ | 24,258 | | | $ | 29,980 | | | $ | 22,149 | | | $ | 19,514 | |
| 1 | Amounts are subject to change and recharacterization at year end. |
| 2 | The Market Value Total Return is calculated assuming a purchase of Common Stock on the opening of the first business day and a sale on the closing of the last business day of each period. Dividends and distributions are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Net Asset Value Total Return is calculated on the same basis, except that the Fund’s net asset value is used on the purchase, sale and dividend reinvestment dates instead of market value. |
| 4 | The investment advisory fee is calculated based on average net assets over a rolling 60-month basis, while the above ratios of investment advisory fee expenses are based on the average net assets over a 6- month basis for the six months ended 6/30/21, and a 12-month basis for the years shown. |
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Royce Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
Royce Value Trust, Inc. (the “Fund”), is a diversified closed-end investment company that was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on July 1, 1986. The Fund commenced operations on November 26, 1986.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services-Investment Companies.”
Royce & Associates, LP, the Fund’s investment adviser, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. and primarily conducts business using the name Royce Investment Partners (“Royce”).
VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS:
Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their highest bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors, and are reported as Level 3 securities. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:
| Level 1 – | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
| Level 2 – | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements). The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities are noted in the Schedule of Investments. |
| Level 3 – | significant unobservable inputs (including last trade price before trading was suspended, or at a discount thereto for lack of marketability or otherwise, market price information regarding other securities, information received from the company and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements, or other publicly available information). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2021. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
| | | LEVEL 1 | | LEVEL 2 | | LEVEL 3 | | TOTAL |
| Common Stocks | | $ | 2,150,270,213 | | | $ | 12,425,093 | | | $ | 938,738 | | | $ | 2,163,634,044 | |
| Warrants | | | 1,077,752 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,077,752 | |
| Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | | 74,000,559 | | | | – | | | | 74,000,559 | |
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Royce Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS (continued):
Level 3 Reconciliation:
| | | BALANCE AS OF 12/31/20 | | CORPORATE ACTIONS | | REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | | UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)1 | | BALANCE AS OF 6/30/21 |
| Common Stocks | | $ | 926,000 | | | $ | 15,750 | | | $ | – | | | $ | (3,012 | ) | | $ | 938,738 | |
| Warrants | | | 5,000 | | | | 0 | | | | – | | | | (5,000 | ) | | | – | |
| | | |
| 1 | | The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized. Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. |
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The remaining contractual maturity of the repurchase agreement held by the Fund at June 30, 2021 is overnight and continuous.
FOREIGN CURRENCY:
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, expiration of currency forward contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at the end of the reporting period, as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
TAXES:
As a qualified regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its taxable income for its fiscal year. The Schedule of Investments includes information regarding income taxes under the caption ���Tax Information.”
DISTRIBUTIONS:
The Fund pays quarterly distributions on the Fund’s Common Stock at the annual rate of 7% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end NAVs of the Fund’s Common Stock, with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of 1.75% of the rolling average or the distribution required by IRS regulations. Distributions to Common Stockholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. To the extent that distributions in any year are not paid from long-term capital gains, net investment income or net short-term capital gains, they will represent a return of capital. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent book and tax differences relating to stockholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the capital accounts. Undistributed net investment income may include temporary book and tax basis differences, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining undistributed at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME:
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividend income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield-to-maturity method. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost for book and tax purposes.
EXPENSES:
The Fund incurs direct and indirect expenses. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund’s operations, while expenses applicable to more than one of the Royce Funds are allocated equitably. Certain personnel, occupancy costs and other administrative expenses related to the Funds are allocated by Royce under an administration agreement and are included in administrative and office facilities and professional fees.
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Royce Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
COMPENSATING BALANCE CREDITS:
The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, whereby a portion of the custodian’s fee is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. This deposit arrangement is an alternative to purchasing overnight investments. Conversely, the Fund pays interest to the custodian on any cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by credits earned on positive cash balances.
Capital Stock:
The Fund issued 1,324,830 and 3,754,864 shares of Common Stock as reinvestment of distributions for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.
Borrowings:
The Fund is party to a revolving credit agreement (the credit agreement) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Limited (BNPPI). The Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the then-current maximum amount that may be borrowed by the Fund under the credit agreement. The credit agreement has a 179-day rolling term that resets daily. The Fund is required to pledge portfolio securities as collateral in an amount up to two times the loan balance outstanding, or as otherwise required by applicable regulatory standards, and has granted a security interest in the securities pledged to, and in favor of, BNPPI as security for the loan balance outstanding. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or comply with other financial covenants set forth in the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement, which may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may terminate the credit agreement upon certain ratings downgrades of its corporate parent, which would result in the Fund’s entire loan balance becoming immediately due and payable. The occurrence of such ratings downgrades may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may also terminate the credit agreement upon sixty (60) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Fund in the event the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of any calendar month declines by thirty-five percent (35%) or more from the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of the immediately preceding calendar month.
The credit agreement also permits, subject to certain conditions, BNPPI to rehypothecate portfolio securities pledged by the Fund up to the amount of the loan balance outstanding. The Fund continues to receive payments in lieu of dividends and interest on rehypothecated securities. The Fund also has the right under the credit agreement to recall the rehypothecated securities from BNPPI on demand. If BNPPI fails to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Fund is compensated by BNPPI for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security is not returned by BNPPI, the Fund, upon notice to BNPPI, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the value of the recalled security failed to be returned. The Fund receives a portion of the fees earned by BNPPI in connection with the rehypothecation of portfolio securities.
The current maximum amount the Fund may borrow under the credit agreement is $70,000,000. The Fund has the right to reduce the maximum amount it can borrow under the credit agreement upon one (1) business day’s prior written notice to BNPPI. In addition, the Fund and BNPPI may agree to increase the maximum amount the Fund can borrow under the credit agreement, which amount may not exceed $150,000,000.
As of June 30, 2021, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $70,000,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $70,000,000 at a weighted average borrowing cost of 1.13%. The maximum amount outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2021, was $70,000,000. As of June 30, 2021, the aggregate value of rehypothecated securities was $61,968,812. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund earned $48,142 in fees from rehypothecated securities.
Investment Advisory Agreement:
As compensation for its services under the investment advisory agreement, Royce receives a fee comprised of a Basic Fee (“Basic Fee”) and an adjustment to the Basic Fee based on the investment performance of the Fund in relation to the investment record of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (“S&P 600”).
The Basic Fee is a monthly fee equal to 1/12 of 1% (1% on an annualized basis) of the average of the Fund’s month-end net assets for the rolling 60-month period ending with such month (the “performance period”). The Basic Fee for each month is increased or decreased at the rate of 1/12 of .05% for each percentage point that the investment performance of the Fund exceeds, or is exceeded by, the percentage change in the investment record of the S&P 600 for the performance period by more than two percentage points. The performance period for each such month is a rolling 60-month period ending with such month. The maximum increase or decrease in the Basic Fee for any month may not exceed 1/12 of .5%. Accordingly, for each month, the maximum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of 1.5% and is payable if the investment performance of the Fund exceeds the percentage change in the investment record of the S&P 600 by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period, and the minimum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of .5% and is payable if the percentage change in the investment record of the S&P 600 exceeds the investment performance of the Fund by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period.
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Royce Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Investment Advisory Agreement (continued):
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Royce is not entitled to receive any fee for any month when the investment performance of the Fund for the rolling 36-month period ending with such month is negative. In the event that the Fund’s investment performance for such a performance period is less than zero, Royce will not be required to refund to the Fund any fee earned in respect of any prior performance period.
For the six rolling 60-month periods ended June 2021, the Fund’s investment performance ranged from 9% above to 17% above the investment performance of the S&P 600. Accordingly, the net investment advisory fee consisted of a Basic Fee of $7,371,663 and a net upward adjustment of $3,251,196 for the performance of the Fund relative to that of the S&P 600. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Fund expensed Royce investment advisory fees totaling $10,622,859.
Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities, amounted to $518,116,324 and $595,143,560, respectively.
Cross trades were executed by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which Royce serves as investment adviser. The Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer reviews such transactions each quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7, and reports the results of her review to the Board of Directors. Cross trades for the six months ended June 30, 2021, were as follows:
| COSTS OF PURCHASES | PROCEEDS FROM SALES | REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) |
| $2,306,554 | $1,056,873 | $(107,642) |
Transactions in Affiliated Companies:
An “Affiliated Company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, is a company in which a fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities at any time during the period. The following transactions were effected in shares of such companies for the six months ended June 30, 2021:
| AFFILIATED COMPANY 1 | | SHARES
12/31/20 | | | MARKET VALUE
12/31/20 | | | COSTS OF
PURCHASES | | | PROCEEDS
FROM SALES | | | REALIZED
GAIN (LOSS) | | | CHANGE IN NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION) | | | DIVIDEND
INCOME | | | SHARES
6/30/21 | | | MARKET VALUE
6/30/21 | |
| INDUSTRIALS - 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS - 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston Wire & Cable 2,3 | | | 877,363 | | | $ | 2,447,843 | | | | – | | | $ | 4,650,024 | | | $ | (100,026 | ) | | $ | 2,302,207 | | | $ | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2,447,843 | | | | | | | | | | | | (100,026 | ) | | | 2,302,207 | | | | – | | | | | | | | | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS - 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richardson Electronics 4 | | | 711,475 | | | | 3,351,047 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,561,310 | | | | 85,377 | | | | 711,475 | | | $ | 5,912,357 | |
| | | | | | | | 3,351,047 | | | | | | | | | | | | – | | | | 2,561,310 | | | | 85,377 | | | | | | | | 5,912,357 | |
| | | | | | | $ | 5,798,890 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (100,026 | ) | | $ | 4,863,517 | | | $ | 85,377 | | | | | | | $ | 5,912,357 | |
| 1 | Percentages represent the percentages of the investments in the Affiliated Companies of the Fund’s net assets. |
| 2 | Not an Affiliated Company at June 30, 2021. |
| 4 | At June 30, 2021, the Fund owned 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities thereby making the Company an Affiliated Company as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Subsequent Events:
Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
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History Since Inception
The following table details the share accumulations by an initial investor in the Funds who reinvested all distributions and participated fully in primary subscriptions for each of the rights offerings. Full participation in distribution reinvestments and rights offerings can maximize the returns available to a long-term investor. This table should be read in conjunction with the Performance and Portfolio Reviews of the Funds.
| HISTORY | | | | | AMOUNT INVESTED | | | PURCHASE PRICE 1 | | | SHARES | | | NAV VALUE 2 | | | MARKET VALUE 2 | |
| Royce Global Value Trust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10/17/13 | | | Initial Purchase | | $ | 8,975 | | | $ | 8.975 | | | | 1,000 | | | $ | 9,780 | | | $ | 8,975 | |
| 12/11/14 | | | Distribution $0.15 | | | | | | | 7.970 | | | | 19 | | | | 9,426 | | | | 8,193 | |
| 12/10/15 | | | Distribution $0.10 | | | | | | | 7.230 | | | | 14 | | | | 9,101 | | | | 7,696 | |
| 12/9/16 | | | Distribution $0.14 | | | | | | | 7.940 | | | | 18 | | | | 10,111 | | | | 8,446 | |
| 12/12/17 | | | Distribution $0.11 | | | | | | | 10.610 | | | | 11 | | | | 13,254 | | | | 11,484 | |
| 12/12/18 | | | Distribution $0.04 | | | | | | | 8.500 | | | | 5 | | | | 11,118 | | | | 9,475 | |
| 12/11/19 | | | Distribution $0.06 | | | | | | | 10.670 | | | | 6 | | | | 14,593 | | | | 12,543 | |
| 12/17/20 | | | Distribution $1.19 | | | | | | | 13.441 | | | | 95 | | | | 17,462 | | | | 15,604 | |
| 6/30/21 | | | | | $ | 8,975 | | | | | | | | 1,168 | | | $ | 19,120 | | | $ | 17,497 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royce Micro-Cap Trust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/14/93 | | | Initial Purchase | | $ | 7,500 | | | $ | 7.500 | | | | 1,000 | | | $ | 7,250 | | | $ | 7,500 | |
| 10/28/94 | | | Rights Offering | | | 1,400 | | | | 7.000 | | | | 200 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/19/94 | | | Distribution $0.05 | | | | | | | 6.750 | | | | 9 | | | | 9,163 | | | | 8,462 | |
| 12/7/95 | | | Distribution $0.36 | | | | | | | 7.500 | | | | 58 | | | | 11,264 | | | | 10,136 | |
| 12/6/96 | | | Distribution $0.80 | | | | | | | 7.625 | | | | 133 | | | | 13,132 | | | | 11,550 | |
| 12/5/97 | | | Distribution $1.00 | | | | | | | 10.000 | | | | 140 | | | | 16,694 | | | | 15,593 | |
| 12/7/98 | | | Distribution $0.29 | | | | | | | 8.625 | | | | 52 | | | | 16,016 | | | | 14,129 | |
| 12/6/99 | | | Distribution $0.27 | | | | | | | 8.781 | | | | 49 | | | | 18,051 | | | | 14,769 | |
| 12/6/00 | | | Distribution $1.72 | | | | | | | 8.469 | | | | 333 | | | | 20,016 | | | | 17,026 | |
| 12/6/01 | | | Distribution $0.57 | | | | | | | 9.880 | | | | 114 | | | | 24,701 | | | | 21,924 | |
| 2002 | | | Annual distribution total $0.80 | | | | | | | 9.518 | | | | 180 | | | | 21,297 | | | | 19,142 | |
| 2003 | | | Annual distribution total $0.92 | | | | | | | 10.004 | | | | 217 | | | | 33,125 | | | | 31,311 | |
| 2004 | | | Annual distribution total $1.33 | | | | | | | 13.350 | | | | 257 | | | | 39,320 | | | | 41,788 | |
| 2005 | | | Annual distribution total $1.85 | | | | | | | 13.848 | | | | 383 | | | | 41,969 | | | | 45,500 | |
| 2006 | | | Annual distribution total $1.55 | | | | | | | 14.246 | | | | 354 | | | | 51,385 | | | | 57,647 | |
| 2007 | | | Annual distribution total $1.35 | | | | | | | 13.584 | | | | 357 | | | | 51,709 | | | | 45,802 | |
| 2008 | | | Annual distribution total $1.193 | | | | | | | 8.237 | | | | 578 | | | | 28,205 | | | | 24,807 | |
| 3/11/09 | | | Distribution $0.223 | | | | | | | 4.260 | | | | 228 | | | | 41,314 | | | | 34,212 | |
| 12/2/10 | | | Distribution $0.08 | | | | | | | 9.400 | | | | 40 | | | | 53,094 | | | | 45,884 | |
| 2011 | | | Annual distribution total $0.533 | | | | | | | 8.773 | | | | 289 | | | | 49,014 | | | | 43,596 | |
| 2012 | | | Annual distribution total $0.51 | | | | | | | 9.084 | | | | 285 | | | | 57,501 | | | | 49,669 | |
| 2013 | | | Annual distribution total $1.38 | | | | | | | 11.864 | | | | 630 | | | | 83,110 | | | | 74,222 | |
| 2014 | | | Annual distribution total $2.90 | | | | | | | 10.513 | | | | 1,704 | | | | 86,071 | | | | 76,507 | |
| 2015 | | | Annual distribution total $1.26 | | | | | | | 7.974 | | | | 1,256 | | | | 75,987 | | | | 64,222 | |
| 2016 | | | Annual distribution total $0.64 | | | | | | | 7.513 | | | | 779 | | | | 92,689 | | | | 78,540 | |
| 2017 | | | Annual distribution total $0.69 | | | | | | | 8.746 | | | | 783 | | | | 109,076 | | | | 98,254 | |
| 2018 | | | Annual distribution total $0.75 | | | | | | | 8.993 | | | | 893 | | | | 96,398 | | | | 83,853 | |
| 2019 | | | Annual distribution total $0.68 | | | | | | | 8.297 | | | | 955 | | | | 118,025 | | | | 104,666 | |
| 2020 | | | Annual distribution total $0.61 | | | | | | | 6.944 | | | | 1,120 | | | | 128,811 | | | | 135,365 | |
| 2021 | | | Year-to-Date distribution total $0.35 | | | | | | | 11.910 | | | | 396 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/30/21 | | | | | $ | 8,900 | | | | | | | | 13,772 | | | $ | 191,018 | | | $ | 170,773 | |
| 1 | The purchase price used for annual distribution totals is a weighted average of the distribution reinvestment prices for the year. |
| 2 | Values are stated as of December 31 of the year indicated, after reinvestment of distributions, other than for initial purchase. |
| 3 | Includes a return of capital. |
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History Since Inception (continued)
| HISTORY | | | | | AMOUNT INVESTED | | | PURCHASE PRICE 1 | | | SHARES | | | NAV VALUE2 | | | MARKET VALUE2 | |
| Royce Value Trust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11/26/86 | | | Initial Purchase | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 10.000 | | | | 1,000 | | | $ | 9,280 | | | $ | 10,000 | |
| 10/15/87 | | | Distribution $0.30 | | | | | | | 7.000 | | | | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/31/87 | | | Distribution $0.22 | | | | | | | 7.125 | | | | 32 | | | | 8,578 | | | | 7,250 | |
| 12/27/88 | | | Distribution $0.51 | | | | | | | 8.625 | | | | 63 | | | | 10,529 | | | | 9,238 | |
| 9/22/89 | | | Rights Offering | | | 405 | | | | 9.000 | | | | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/29/89 | | | Distribution $0.52 | | | | | | | 9.125 | | | | 67 | | | | 12,942 | | | | 11,866 | |
| 9/24/90 | | | Rights Offering | | | 457 | | | | 7.375 | | | | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/31/90 | | | Distribution $0.32 | | | | | | | 8.000 | | | | 52 | | | | 11,713 | | | | 11,074 | |
| 9/23/91 | | | Rights Offering | | | 638 | | | | 9.375 | | | | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/31/91 | | | Distribution $0.61 | | | | | | | 10.625 | | | | 82 | | | | 17,919 | | | | 15,697 | |
| 9/25/92 | | | Rights Offering | | | 825 | | | | 11.000 | | | | 75 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/31/92 | | | Distribution $0.90 | | | | | | | 12.500 | | | | 114 | | | | 21,999 | | | | 20,874 | |
| 9/27/93 | | | Rights Offering | | | 1,469 | | | | 13.000 | | | | 113 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/31/93 | | | Distribution $1.15 | | | | | | | 13.000 | | | | 160 | | | | 26,603 | | | | 25,428 | |
| 10/28/94 | | | Rights Offering | | | 1,103 | | | | 11.250 | | | | 98 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/19/94 | | | Distribution $1.05 | | | | | | | 11.375 | | | | 191 | | | | 27,939 | | | | 24,905 | |
| 11/3/95 | | | Rights Offering | | | 1,425 | | | | 12.500 | | | | 114 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12/7/95 | | | Distribution $1.29 | | | | | | | 12.125 | | | | 253 | | | | 35,676 | | | | 31,243 | |
| 12/6/96 | | | Distribution $1.15 | | | | | | | 12.250 | | | | 247 | | | | 41,213 | | | | 36,335 | |
| 1997 | | | Annual distribution total $1.21 | | | | | | | 15.374 | | | | 230 | | | | 52,556 | | | | 46,814 | |
| 1998 | | | Annual distribution total $1.54 | | | | | | | 14.311 | | | | 347 | | | | 54,313 | | | | 47,506 | |
| 1999 | | | Annual distribution total $1.37 | | | | | | | 12.616 | | | | 391 | | | | 60,653 | | | | 50,239 | |
| 2000 | | | Annual distribution total $1.48 | | | | | | | 13.972 | | | | 424 | | | | 70,711 | | | | 61,648 | |
| 2001 | | | Annual distribution total $1.49 | | | | | | | 15.072 | | | | 437 | | | | 81,478 | | | | 73,994 | |
| 2002 | | | Annual distribution total $1.51 | | | | | | | 14.903 | | | | 494 | | | | 68,770 | | | | 68,927 | |
| 1/28/03 | | | Rights Offering | | | 5,600 | | | | 10.770 | | | | 520 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2003 | | | Annual distribution total $1.30 | | | | | | | 14.582 | | | | 516 | | | | 106,216 | | | | 107,339 | |
| 2004 | | | Annual distribution total $1.55 | | | | | | | 17.604 | | | | 568 | | | | 128,955 | | | | 139,094 | |
| 2005 | | | Annual distribution total $1.61 | | | | | | | 18.739 | | | | 604 | | | | 139,808 | | | | 148,773 | |
| 2006 | | | Annual distribution total $1.78 | | | | | | | 19.696 | | | | 693 | | | | 167,063 | | | | 179,945 | |
| 2007 | | | Annual distribution total $1.85 | | | | | | | 19.687 | | | | 787 | | | | 175,469 | | | | 165,158 | |
| 2008 | | | Annual distribution total $1.723 | | | | | | | 12.307 | | | | 1,294 | | | | 95,415 | | | | 85,435 | |
| 3/11/09 | | | Distribution $0.323 | | | | | | | 6.071 | | | | 537 | | | | 137,966 | | | | 115,669 | |
| 12/2/10 | | | Distribution $0.03 | | | | | | | 13.850 | | | | 23 | | | | 179,730 | | | | 156,203 | |
| 2011 | | | Annual distribution total $0.783 | | | | | | | 13.043 | | | | 656 | | | | 161,638 | | | | 139,866 | |
| 2012 | | | Annual distribution total $0.80 | | | | | | | 13.063 | | | | 714 | | | | 186,540 | | | | 162,556 | |
| 2013 | | | Annual distribution total $2.194 | | | | | | | 16.647 | | | | 1,658 | | | | 250,219 | | | | 220,474 | |
| 2014 | | | Annual distribution total $1.82 | | | | | | | 14.840 | | | | 1,757 | | | | 252,175 | | | | 222,516 | |
| 2015 | | | Annual distribution total $1.24 | | | | | | | 12.725 | | | | 1,565 | | | | 231,781 | | | | 201,185 | |
| 2016 | | | Annual distribution total $1.02 | | | | | | | 12.334 | | | | 1,460 | | | | 293,880 | | | | 248,425 | |
| 2017 | | | Annual distribution total $1.16 | | | | | | | 14.841 | | | | 1,495 | | | | 350,840 | | | | 324,176 | |
| 2018 | | | Distribution through 6/30/18 $0.59 | | | | | | | 15.962 | | | | 748 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | | | Rights Offering | | | 31,289 | | | | 15.330 | | | | 2,041 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | | | Distribution after 6/30/18 $0.67 | | | | | | | 12.706 | | | | 1,168 | | | | 329,589 | | | | 283,259 | |
| 2019 | | | Annual distribution total $1.10 | | | | | | | 14.100 | | | | 1,929 | | | | 429,986 | | | | 383,045 | |
| 2020 | | | Annual distribution total $1.04 | | | | | | | 11.888 | | | | 2,357 | | | | 523,949 | | | | 456,617 | |
| 2021 | | | Year-to-Date distribution total $0.56 | | | | | | | 18.308 | | | | 872 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/30/21 | | | | | $ | 53,211 | | | | | | | | 29,163 | | | $ | 611,840 | | | $ | 553,222 | |
| 1 | The purchase price used for annual distribution totals is a weighted average of the distribution reinvestment prices for the year. |
| 2 | Values are stated as of December 31 of the year indicated, after reinvestment of distributions, other than for initial purchase. |
| 3 | Includes a return of capital. |
| 4 | Includes Royce Global Value Trust spin-off of $1.40 per share. |
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Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options
Why should I reinvest my distributions?
By reinvesting distributions, a stockholder can maintain an undiluted investment in the Fund. The regular reinvestment of distributions has a significant impact on stockholder returns. In contrast, the stockholder who takes distributions in cash is penalized when shares are issued below net asset value to other stockholders.
How does the reinvestment of distributions from the Royce closed-end funds work?
The Funds automatically issue shares in payment of distributions unless you indicate otherwise. The shares are generally issued at the lower of the market price or net asset value on the valuation date.
How does this apply to registered stockholders?
If your shares are registered directly with a Fund, your distributions are automatically reinvested unless you have otherwise instructed the Funds’ transfer agent, Computershare, in writing, in which case you will receive your distribution in cash. A registered stockholder also may have the option to receive the distribution in the form of a stock certificate.
What if my shares are held by a brokerage firm or a bank?
If your shares are held by a brokerage firm, bank, or other intermediary as the stockholder of record, you should contact your brokerage firm or bank to be certain that it is automatically reinvesting distributions on your behalf. If they are unable to reinvest distributions on your behalf, you should have your shares registered in your name in order to participate.
What other features are available for registered stockholders?
The Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plans also allow registered stockholders to make optional cash purchases of shares of a Fund’s common stock directly through Computershare on a monthly basis, and to deposit certificates representing your RVT and RMT shares with Computershare for safekeeping. (RGT does not issue shares in certificated form). Plan participants are subject to a $0.75 service fee for each voluntary cash purchase under the Plans. The Funds’ investment adviser absorbed all commissions on optional cash purchases under the Plans through June 30, 2021.
How do the Plans work for registered stockholders?
Computershare maintains the accounts for registered stockholders in the Plans and sends written confirmation of all transactions in the account. Shares in the account of each participant will be held by Computershare in non-certificated form in the name of the participant, and each participant will be able to vote those shares at a stockholder meeting or by proxy. A participant may also send stock certificates for RVT and RMT held by them to Computershare to be held in non-certificated form. RGT does not issue shares in certificated form. There is no service fee charged to participants for reinvesting distributions. If a participant elects to sell shares from a Plan account, Computershare will deduct a $2.50 service fee from the sale transaction. The Funds’ investment adviser absorbed all commissions on optional sales under the Plans through June 30, 2021. If a nominee is the registered owner of your shares, the nominee will maintain the accounts on your behalf.
How can I get more information on the Plans?
You can call an Investor Services Representative at (800) 221-4268 or you can request a copy of the Plan for your Fund from Computershare. All correspondence (including notifications) should be directed to: [Name of Fund] Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan, c/o Computershare, PO Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078, telephone (800) 426-5523 (from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.).
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Directors and Officers
All Directors and Officers may be reached c/o The Royce Funds, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151
Christopher D. Clark, Director 1, President
Age: 56 | Number of Funds Overseen: 16 | Tenure: Since 2014
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Executive Officer (since July 2016), President (since July 2014), Co-Chief Investment Officer (since January 2014), Managing Director of Royce, a Member of the Board of Managers of Royce, having been employed by Royce since May 2007.
Patricia W. Chadwick, Director
Age: 72 | Number of Funds Overseen: 16 | Tenure: Since 2009
Non-Royce Directorships: Trustee of Voya Mutual Funds and Director of Wisconsin Energy Corp.
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant and President of Ravengate Partners LLC (since 2000).
Christopher C. Grisanti, Director
Age: 59 | Number of Funds Overseen: 16 | Tenure: Since 2017
Non-Royce Directorships: None
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Equity Strategist and Senior Portfolio Manager at MAI Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm (since May 2020). Previously, Mr. Grisanti was Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Grisanti Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm (from 1999 to 2020). Mr. Grisanti’s prior business experience also includes serving as Director of Research and Portfolio Manager at Spears Benzak, Salomon & Farrell (from 1994 to 1999) and a senior associate at the law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett (from 1988 to 1994).
Cecile B. Harper, Director
Age: 58 | Number of Funds Overseen: 16 | Tenure: Since 2020
Non-Royce Directorships: None
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Board Member of Pyramid Peak Foundation (since January 2012); and Chief Operating Officer at the College Foundation at the University of Virginia (since October 2019). Ms. Harper’s prior business experience includes serving as Principal of Southeastern Asset Management (from December 1993 to September 2019); and a Board Member of Regional One Health Foundation (from June 2013 to September 2019).
Arthur S. Mehlman, Director
Age: 79 | Number of Funds Overseen: 362 | Tenure: Since 2004
Non-Royce Directorships: Director/Trustee of registered investment companies constituting the 20 Legg Mason Funds.
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Director of The League for People with Disabilities, Inc.; Director of University of Maryland Foundation (non-profits). Formerly: Director of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC (from October 2004 to April 1, 2011); Director of University of Maryland College Park Foundation (non-profit) (from 1998 to 2005); Partner, KPMG LLP (international accounting firm) (from 1972 to 2002); Director of Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (from July 1984 to June 2002).
G. Peter O’Brien, Director
Age: 75 | Number of Funds Overseen: 362 | Tenure: Since 2001
Non-Royce Directorships: Director/Trustee of registered investment companies constituting the 20 Legg Mason Funds.
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Trustee Emeritus of Colgate University (since 2005); Board Member of Hill House, Inc. (since 1999); Formerly Director of TICC Capital Corp (from 2003-2017): Trustee of Colgate University (from 1996 to 2005), President of Hill House, Inc. (from 2001 to 2005) and Managing Director/Equity Capital Markets Group of Merrill Lynch & Co. (from 1971 to 1999).
Michael K. Shields, Director
Age: 63 | Number of Funds Overseen: 16 | Tenure: Since 2015
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: President and Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont Trust Company, a privately-owned North Carolina trust company and wealth management firm (since May 2012). Mr. Shields’s prior business experience includes managing institutional and mutual fund equity portfolios in New York at Scudder, Stevens & Clark where he was a Principal in the Global Equity Group (1992 – 1997) and US Trust where he was President & CIO of a wholly-owned investment firm subsidiary (1997 – 2002).
Francis D. Gannon, Vice President
Age: 53 | Tenure: Since 2014
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Co-Chief Investment Officer (since January 2014) and Managing Director of Royce, having been employed by Royce since September 2006.
Daniel A. O’Byrne, Vice President
Age: 59 | Tenure: Since 1994
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Principal and Vice President of Royce, having been employed by Royce since October 1986.
Peter K. Hoglund, Treasurer
Age: 55 | Tenure: Since 2015
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and Managing Director of Royce, having been employed by Royce since December 2014. Prior to joining Royce, Mr. Hoglund spent more than 20 years with Munder Capital Management in Birmingham, MI, serving as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer and overseeing all financial aspects of the firm. He began his career at Munder as a portfolio manager.
John E. Denneen, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Age: 54 | Tenure: 1996-2001 and Since 2002
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: General Counsel, Managing Director, and, since June 2015, a Member of the Board of Managers of Royce. Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary of Royce.
Lisa Curcio, Chief Compliance Officer
Age: 61 | Tenure: Since 2004
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Compliance Officer of The Royce Funds (since October 2004) and Compliance Officer of Royce (since June 2004).
1 Interested Director.
2 As of July 1, 2021, Messrs. Mehlman and O’Brien oversee 75 Funds.
Directors will hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The Statement of Additional Information, which contains additional information about the Trust’s directors and officers, is available and can be obtained without charge at www.royceinvest.com or by calling (800) 221-4268.
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Notes to Performance and Other Important Information
The thoughts expressed in this Review and Report concerning recent market movements and future prospects for small company stocks are solely the opinion of Royce at June 30, 2021, and, of course, historical market trends are not necessarily indicative of future market movements. Statements regarding the future prospects for particular securities held in the Funds’ portfolios and Royce’s investment intentions with respect to those securities reflect Royce’s opinions as of June 30, 2021 and are subject to change at any time without notice. There can be no assurance that securities mentioned in this Review and Report will be included in any Royce-managed portfolio in the future. Investments in securities of micro-cap, small-cap and/or mid-cap companies may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies. All publicly released material information is always disclosed by the Funds on the website at www.royceinvest.com.
Sector weightings are determined using the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”). GICS was developed by, and is the exclusive property of, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”). GICS is the trademark of S&P and MSCI. “Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)” and “GICS Direct” are service marks of S&P and MSCI.
All indexes referred to are unmanaged and capitalization weighted. Each index’s returns include net reinvested dividends and/or interest income. Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Frank Russell Company. Neither Russell nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the Russell Indexes and/or Russell ratings or underlying data and no party may rely on any Russell Indexes and/or Russell ratings and/or underlying data contained in this communication. No further distribution of Russell Data is permitted without Russell’s express written consent. Russell does not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication. The Russell 2000 Index is an index of domestic small-cap stocks. It measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 2000 Value and Growth Indexes consist of the respective value and growth stocks within the Russell 2000 as determined by Russell Investments. The Russell 2000 Pure Value Index is an unmanaged index composed of securities with strong value characteristics selected from the Russell 2000 Index. Securities are weighted based on their style score. The Russell 2000 Pure Growth Index is an unmanaged index composed of securities with strong growth characteristics selected from the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell Microcap Index includes 1,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index along with the next smallest eligible securities as determined by Russell. The Russell 1000 Index is an index of domestic large-cap stocks. It measures the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the Russell 3000 Index. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, endorsed, reviewed or produced by MSCI. None of the MSCI data is intended to constitute investment advice or a recommendation to make (or refrain from making) any kind of investment decision and may not be relied on as such. The MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of global small-cap stocks. Index returns include net reinvested dividends and/ or interest income. The S&P SmallCap 600 Index is an index of U.S. small-cap stocks selected by Standard & Poor’s based on market size, liquidity, and industry grouping, among other factors. The performance of an index does not represent exactly any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Returns for the market indexes used in this report were based on information supplied to Royce by Russell Investments. The ISM Manufacturing Index (ISM) monitors employment, production, inventories, new orders and supplier deliveries.
The Price-Earnings, or P/E, Ratio is calculated by dividing a company’s share price by its trailing 12-month earnings-per-share (EPS). The Price-to-Book, or P/B, Ratio is calculated by dividing a company’s share price by its book value per share. Beta is a measure of the volatility or risk of an investment compared to the market as a whole. Alpha describes an investment strategy’s ability to beat the market. The Morningstar Style Map uses proprietary scores of a stock’s value and growth characteristics to determine its placement in one of the five categories listed on the horizontal axis. These characteristics are then compared to those of other stocks within the same market capitalization band. Each is scored from zero to 100 for both value and growth attributes. The value score is subtracted from the growth score to determine the overall style score. For the vertical, market cap axis, Morningstar subdivides into size groups. Giant-cap stocks are defined as those that account for the top 40% of the capitalization of each style zone; large-cap stocks represent the next 30%; mid-cap stocks the next 20%; small-cap stocks the next 7%; micro-cap stocks the smallest 3%. For the Morningstar Small Blend Category: © 2021 Morningstar. All Rights Reserved. The information regarding the category in this piece is: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Cyclical and Defensive are defined as follows: Cyclical: Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Financials, Industrials, Information Technology, and Materials. Defensive: Consumer Staples, Health Care, Real Estate, and Utilities. The Royce Funds is a service mark of The Royce Funds. Distributor: Royce Fund Services, LLC.
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. normally invests at least 80% of its assets in the equity securities of micro-cap companies while Royce Value Trust, Inc. normally invests at least 65% of its assets in the equity securities of small- and micro-cap companies. In 2020, these Funds updated their definitions of micro-cap and small-cap companies for these purposes. Accordingly, micro-cap companies are now those that have a market capitalization not greater than that of the largest company in the Russell Microcap® Index at the time of its most recent reconstitution and small-cap companies are now those that have a market capitalization not greater than that of the largest company in the Russell 2000® Index at the time of its most recent reconstitution.
Royce Global Value Trust enacted a change to one of its non-fundamental investment policies effective as of May 1, 2021. The Fund must, effective as of such date, invest at least 40% of its net assets in the equity securities of companies headquartered in at least three countries outside the United States. Prior to May 1, 2021, the Fund was required to invest at least 65% of its net assets in the equity securities of companies headquartered in at least three countries outside the United States.
Forward-Looking Statements
This material contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve risks and uncertainties, including, among others, statements as to:
| • | the Funds’ future operating results |
| • | the prospects of the Funds’ portfolio companies |
| • | the impact of investments that the Funds have made or may make |
| • | the dependence of the Funds’ future success on the general economy and its impact on the companies and industries in which the Funds invest, and |
| • | the ability of the Funds’ portfolio companies to achieve their objectives. |
This Review and Report uses words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “future,” “intends,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason.
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Notes to Performance and Other Important Information (continued)
The Royce Funds have based the forward-looking statements included in this Review and Report on information available to us on the date of the report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although The Royce Funds undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make through future stockholder communications or reports.
Authorized Share Transactions
Royce Global Value Trust, Royce Micro-Cap Trust, and Royce Value Trust may each repurchase up to 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of its respective common stock during the year ending December 31, 2021. Any such repurchases would take place at then prevailing prices in the open market or in other transactions. Common stock repurchases would be effected at a price per share that is less than the share’s then current net asset value.
Royce Global Value Trust, Royce Micro-Cap Trust, and Royce Value Trust are also authorized to offer their common stockholders an opportunity to subscribe for additional shares of their common stock through rights offerings at a price per share that may be less than the share’s then current net asset value. The timing and terms of any such offerings are within each Board’s discretion.
Royce Global Value Trust completed a tender offer for 50% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of October 12, 2020 (i.e., 5,251,735 shares) at a price per share equal to 100% of the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on December 22, 2020 (i.e., $14.43 per share). Please see “Capital Stock” in the Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) of Royce Global Value Trust for more information about the tender offer.
Annual Certifications
As required, the Funds have submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) for the annual certification of the Funds’ Chief Executive Officer that he is not aware of any violation of the NYSE’s listing standards. The Funds also have included the certification of the Funds’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to the Funds’ form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Proxy Voting
A copy of the policies and procedures that The Royce Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how each of The Royce Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, on The Royce Funds’ website at www.royceinvest.com, by calling (800) 221-4268 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), at www.sec.gov.
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
The Funds’ complete portfolio holdings are also available on Exhibit F to Form N-PORT, which filings are made with the SEC within 60 days of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Funds’ Form N-PORT filings are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Item 2. Code(s) of Ethics. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) See Item 1.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. Not Applicable
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Not Applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant's internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses during the period covered by this report.
Item 12. Exhibits. Attached hereto.
(a)(1) Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
(a)(2) Separate certifications by the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(a)(3) Not Applicable
(b) Separate certifications by the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC.
BY: /s/ Christopher D. Clark
Christopher D. Clark
President
Date: August 26, 2021
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC. | ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC. |
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| BY: /s/ Christopher D. Clark | BY: /s/ Peter K. Hoglund |
| Christopher D. Clark | Peter K. Hoglund |
| President | Chief Financial Officer |
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| Date: August 26, 2021 | Date: August 26, 2021 |
