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At a Glance
As of 06/30/25

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Style

Core

Core

Market Cap

Small-Cap

Small-Cap

Volatility

Low

Low

Status

Open to new investors
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Open to new investors
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Why invest?
  • 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 6/30/25.
  • One of the first open-end small-cap funds.
  • Multi-discipline approach that offers exposure to strategies that have tended to perform well in different market environments, including High Quality, Emerging Quality, Traditional Value, and Quality Value.
  • Outperformed its benchmark for the 3-, 5-, 10-, 20-, 25-, 30-, 35-, 40-year and 45-year periods ended 6/30/25.

Inception Date
12/31/91
N/A

Portfolio Managers

Steven McBoyle, Lauren Romeo, Andrew Palen

Andrew Palen, Steven McBoyle, Lauren Romeo, Miles Lewis, Francis Gannon, Jay Kaplan

Portfolio Diagnostics As of 06/30/25

 

Premier

Small-Cap

Total Net Assets

1.05B

1.72B

Holdings

52

279

Average Market Cap

5.72B

3.39B

Active Share

97%

86%
2024
Portfolio Turnover

12%

37%

Weighted Average P/E,

26.3x

16.9x

Weighted Average P/B,

2.8x

2.1x

Weighted Average P/S

-

-

Composition As of 06/30/25

 

Premier

Small-Cap

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

Premier

Small-Cap

Industrials

34.9

29.1

Information Technology

12.8

16.7

Financials

12.7

21.4

Consumer Discretionary

11.3

9.0

Materials

11.1

7.2

Real Estate

7.0

1.4

Health Care

6.8

9.1

Consumer Staples

2.1

0.9

Energy

-

1.9

Utilities

-

-

Communication Services

-

1.0

Cash and Cash Equivalents

1.4

2.3

Portfolio Overlap

Premier

Small-Cap

Premier

-

32%

Small-Cap

32%

-

Greatest Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

 Small-CapSMid-Cap Total ReturnSmall-Cap Total Return PremierSmall-Cap Total ReturnSMid-Cap Total Return

Least Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

 Micro-CapSmaller-Companies GrowthCapital Micro-Cap Small-Cap Special EquitySmaller-Companies GrowthMicro-Cap

Risk As of 06/30/25

 

Premier

Small-Cap

Five-Year Up/Down Capture Ratio

↑ 92   ↓ 89

↑ 104   ↓ 87

Beta

N/A

N/A

Standard Deviation

21.09

20.64

Sharpe Ratio

0.31

0.43

Volatility

Performance As of 06/30/25

Cumulative Returns

Cumulative Performance since fund start date of to quarter-end 06/30/25

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
Premier RYPRX 6.70 -0.55 1.34 9.49 9.67 8.36 10.80 12/31/91 1.19 1.19
Russell 2000 Index - 8.50 -1.79 7.68 10.00 10.04 7.12 - - - -
Small-Cap PENNX 9.40 -0.78 1.70 12.32 12.44 8.74 12.79 10/31/72 0.93 0.93
Russell 2000 Index - 8.50 -1.79 7.68 10.00 10.04 7.12 - - - -
Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER JUN YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Premier RYPRX 4.13 -0.55 1.34 9.49 9.67 8.36 10.80 12/31/91 1.19 1.19
Russell 2000 Index - 5.44 -1.79 7.68 10.00 10.04 7.12 - - - -
Small-Cap PENNX 4.80 -0.78 1.70 12.32 12.44 8.74 12.79 10/31/72 0.93 0.93
Russell 2000 Index - 5.44 -1.79 7.68 10.00 10.04 7.12 - - - -
Average Annual Total Returns (%) , Annual Operating
Expenses (%)
FUND NAME TICKER JUL QTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE
INCEPT.		 DATE GROSS NET
Premier RYPRX 3.42 3.42 -2.01 7.44 9.32 8.90 10.88 12/31/91 1.19 1.19
Russell 2000 Index - 2.68 2.68 0.89 7.36 9.80 7.59 - - - -
Small-Cap PENNX 1.79 1.79 -2.29 9.54 11.82 9.33 13.03 10/31/72 0.93 0.93
Russell 2000 Index - 2.68 2.68 0.89 7.36 9.80 7.59 - - - -

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