Royce Value Trust (NYSE:RVT):
Closing Prices – April 30, 2014 | ||
| NAV | $17.47 | |
| MKT | $15.58 | |
Total Return Performance | |||||||||||||
Periods ended April 30, 2014 | NAV | MKT | |||||||||||
| 1 Month* | -2.96 | % | -0.95 | % | |||||||||
| Year to Date | -1.94 | 0.20 | |||||||||||
| One-Year | 20.12 | 20.35 | |||||||||||
| Three-Year Average Annual | 7.00 | 8.28 | |||||||||||
| Five-Year Average Annual | 19.89 | 19.21 | |||||||||||
| 10-Year Average Annual | 8.34 | 7.38 | |||||||||||
| *Not Annualized | |||||||||||||
Portfolio Diagnostics | |
| Wtd. Average Geometric Mkt. Cap: | $1789 million |
| Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: | 20.9* |
| Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: | 2.0x |
| Net Assets: | $1269 million |
| Net Leverage: | 0% |
*The Fund’s P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings. | |
Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets. | |
Portfolio Composition | ||||||
Top 10 Positions | % of Net Assets | |||||
| 1. | HEICO Corp. | 1.2 | % | |||
| 2. | On Assignment | 1.0 | ||||
| 3. | Wabtec Corp. | 0.9 | ||||
| 4. | Reliance Steel & Aluminum | 0.9 | ||||
| 5. | Federated Investors, Cl. B | 0.9 | ||||
| 6. | E-L Financial Corp. | 0.9 | ||||
| 7. | Helmerich & Payne | 0.9 | ||||
| 8. | Tejon Ranch Co. | 0.8 | ||||
| 9. | WABCO Holdings | 0.8 | ||||
| 10. | Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers | 0.8 | ||||
Top Five Sectors | % of Net Assets | |||||
| 1. | Industrials | 29 | % | |||
| 2. | Information Technology | 18 | ||||
| 3. | Financials | 14 | ||||
| 4. | Consumer Discretionary | 11 | ||||
| 5. | Materials | 7 | ||||
Recent Developments
Royce Value Trust is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common Stock (RVT) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its primary investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing at least 65% of its assets in equity securities primarily of small- and micro-cap companies.
Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Value Trust are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XRVTX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.
Contacts:
John D. Diederich, 212-355-7311
