NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

  • Oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund
  • Average weekly trading volume of approximately 1,236,540 shares
  • Fund's adviser has more than 40 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience

Closing Prices – December 31, 2017

NAV

$17.50

MKT

$16.17

 

Total Return Performance

PERIODS ENDED December 31, 2017

NAV (%)

MKT (%)

One Month*

-0.37

2.51

Year-To-Date*

19.38

30.49

One-Year

19.38

30.49

Three-Year Average Annual

11.63

13.36

Five-Year Average Annual

13.47

14.80

Ten-Year Average Annual

7.18

6.98

*Not Annualized

 

Portfolio Diagnostics


Weighted Average Geometric Mkt. Cap

$1,832 million

Weighted Average P/E Ratio

23.9*

Weighted Average P/B Ratio

2.3x

Net Assets

$1,479 million

Net Leverage

1.7%

*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



% OF NET ASSETS

1.     Ash Grove Cement Cl. B

1.8

2.     FLIR Systems

1.7

3.     HEICO Corp.

1.6

4.     Coherent

1.5

5.     Cognex Corp.

1.4

6.     Sun Hydraulics

1.2

7.     Quaker Chemical

1.1

8.     Copart

1.1

9.     RBC Bearings

1.0

10.  E-L Financial

1.0



TOP 5 SECTORS

% OF NET ASSETS

Industrials

31

Information Technology

21

Financials

15

Consumer Discretionary

10

Materials

9




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.

An investor in Royce Value Trust should consider the Fund's investment goals, risks, fees, and expenses carefully before investing.

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SOURCE Royce Value Trust, Inc.