Portfolio Managers’ Fund Commentaries—Royce
article 08-08-2024

Manager Commentaries

Twice a year, our portfolio managers deliver Manager Commentaries that provide insights into performance—including holdings, portfolio positioning, investment opportunities, and long-term prospects. You can find your Fund’s commentary below.


The first half of 2024 was one of those periods that look fairly placid when judged by the returns for the major stock indexes—yet the first six months had their share of volatility—as well as a short-lived leadership shift in favor of small-cap. Against the backdrop of moderating inflation, normalized interest rates, and a still growing U.S. economy, we believe that, as the economy continues to stabilize, valuations for businesses that have lagged or largely sat out the mega-cap outperformance administration remain likeliest to rise. Amid the difficulties of volatile markets and economic uncertainty (to say nothing of the incessant media noise that always accompanies election years), we think it’s crucial to remind investors of the opportunity to build their small-cap allocation at attractively low and/or reasonable prices—and we see these unsettled and at times unsettling days as an opportune time to invest in select small-caps for the long run.

 

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