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At a Glance
As of 12/31/25

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Style

Growth

Core

Market Cap

Small-Cap

Small-Cap

Volatility

High

Below Average

Status

Open to new investors
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Why invest?
  • Smaller-companies growth fund (generally market caps up to $7.5 billion) that invests in companies with superior revenue and/or earnings growth selling at prices that Royce believes do not fully reflect their prospects.
  • Seeks companies that look poised for multi-year periods of robust growth driven by sustainable competitive advantages and/or benefiting from secular growth themes that create favorable conditions for the business.
  • Outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-year, and since inception (6/14/01) periods ended 12/31/25.
  • Small-cap core fund that seeks to invest in "premier" small-cap companies, those Royce sees having discernible competitive advantages, high returns on capital, and a sustainable franchise. Small-cap stocks' market caps are less than the largest stock in the Russell 2000® Index.
  • Focuses on leading quality companies, those with low debt, the ability to generate excess cash flow, and attractive prospects that are selling at prices Royce believes do not fully reflect these attributes.
  • Average annual total return of 10.8% since inception (12/31/91) through 12/31/25.

Inception Date
06/14/01
12/31/91

Portfolio Managers

Chip Skinner

Steven McBoyle, Lauren Romeo, Andrew Palen

Portfolio Diagnostics As of 12/31/25

 

Smaller-Companies Growth

Premier

Total Net Assets

194.4M

982.1M

Holdings

79

50

Average Market Cap

2.22B

6.44B

Active Share

93%

98%
2025
Portfolio Turnover

75%

20%

Weighted Average P/E,

-

27.2x

Weighted Average P/B,

3.8x

3.2x

Weighted Average P/S

-

-

Composition As of 12/31/25

 

Smaller-Companies Growth

Premier

Morningstar Style Map

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. The shaded area represents the center 75% of the Fund's assets while the plot point in the middle represents the weighted average of its holdings. Over time, the shape and location of a fund's ownership zone may vary.

Geographic Breakdown

Sector Breakdowns

Smaller-Companies Growth

Premier

Health Care

23.1

1.4

Information Technology

21.3

14.7

Industrials

17.0

39.5

Financials

9.7

11.4

Consumer Discretionary

7.0

12.0

Materials

5.1

10.5

Consumer Staples

5.0

2.4

Energy

3.1

-

Communication Services

2.2

-

Utilities

0.9

-

Real Estate

-

6.3

Cash and Cash Equivalents

5.4

1.9

Portfolio Overlap

Smaller-Companies Growth

Premier

Smaller-Companies Growth

-

3%

Premier

3%

-

Greatest Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

 Capital Micro-CapMicro-CapSmall-Cap Small-CapSMid-Cap Total ReturnSmall-Cap Opportunity

Least Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

 Small-Cap ValueCapital Small-CapPremier Micro-CapCapital Micro-CapSmall-Cap Value

Risk As of 12/31/25

 

Smaller-Companies Growth

Premier

Five-Year Up/Down Capture Ratio

↑ 122   ↓ 114

↑ 89   ↓ 89

Beta

N/A

N/A

Standard Deviation

20.66

18.43

Sharpe Ratio

0.74

0.34

Volatility

Performance As of 12/31/25

Cumulative Returns

Cumulative Performance since fund start date of to quarter-end 12/31/25

Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER QTR YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Smaller-Companies Growth RVPHX 6.46 19.94 19.94 19.69 4.71 10.54 11.00 06/14/01 1.26 1.02
Russell 2000 Growth Index - 1.22 13.01 13.01 15.59 3.18 9.57 - - - -
Russell 2000 Index - 2.19 12.81 12.81 13.73 6.09 9.62 - - - -
Premier RYPRX 1.35 5.63 5.63 10.05 5.56 10.34 10.83 12/31/91 1.19 1.19
Russell 2000 Index - 2.19 12.81 12.81 13.73 6.09 9.62 - - - -
Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER DEC YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Smaller-Companies Growth RVPHX 2.43 19.94 19.94 19.69 4.71 10.54 11.00 06/14/01 1.26 1.02
Russell 2000 Growth Index - -1.28 13.01 13.01 15.59 3.18 9.57 - - - -
Russell 2000 Index - -0.58 12.81 12.81 13.73 6.09 9.62 - - - -
Premier RYPRX -0.06 5.63 5.63 10.05 5.56 10.34 10.83 12/31/91 1.19 1.19
Russell 2000 Index - -0.58 12.81 12.81 13.73 6.09 9.62 - - - -
Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER JAN QTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Smaller-Companies Growth RVPHX 3.95 3.95 19.23 17.51 3.75 12.41 11.14 06/14/01 1.26 1.02
Russell 2000 - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A - - - -
Russell 2000 Growth - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A - - - -
Premier RYPRX 10.87 10.87 15.01 10.06 7.88 12.24 11.14 12/31/91 1.19 1.19
Russell 2000 - N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A - - - -

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