UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIESInvestment Company Act file number: 811-04875
Name of Registrant: Royce Value Trust, Inc.
Address of Registrant: 745 Fifth Avenue
Name and address of agent for service: John E. Denneen, Esq. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151
New York, NY 10151Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2016
Date of reporting period: January 1, 2016 June 30, 2016Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.
JUNE 30, 2016 2016 Semiannual Review and Report to Stockholders Royce Global Value Trust Royce Micro-Cap Trust Royce Value Trust roycefunds.com
A Few Words on Closed-End FundsRoyce & Associates, LP manages three closed-end funds: Royce Global Value Trust, which invests primarily in companies with headquarters outside of the United States, Royce Micro-Cap Trust, which invests primarily in micro-cap securities; and Royce Value Trust, which invests primarily in small-cap securities. A closed-end fund is an investment company whose shares are listed and traded on a stock exchange. Like all investment companies, including open-end mutual funds, the assets of a closed-end fund are professionally managed in accordance with the investment objectives and policies approved by the funds Board of Directors. A closed-end fund raises cash for investment by issuing a fixed number of shares through initial and other public offerings that may include shelf offerings and periodic rights offerings. Proceeds from the offerings are invested in an actively managed portfolio of securities. Investors wanting to buy or sell shares of a publicly traded closed-end fund after the offerings must do so on a stock exchange, as with any publicly traded stock. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. This is in contrast to open-end mutual funds, which sell and redeem their shares at net asset value on a continuous basis.A Closed-End Fund Can Offer Several Distinct AdvantagesWhy Dividend Reinvestment Is ImportantA closed-end fund does not issue redeemable securities or offer its securities on a continuous basis, so it does not need to liquidate securities or hold uninvested assets to meet investor demands for cash redemptions.A very important component of an investors total return comes from the reinvestment of distributions. By reinvesting distributions, our investors can maintain an undiluted investment in a Fund. To get a fair idea of the impact of reinvested distributions, please see the charts on pages 12 and 13. For additional information on the Funds Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options and the benefits for stockholders, please see page 14 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.
Managed Distribution Policy
The Board of Directors of each of Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Value Trust has authorized a managed distribution policy (MDP). Under the MDP, Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Value Trust pay quarterly distributions at an annual rate of 7% of the average of the prior four quarter-end net asset values, with the fourth quarter being the greater of these annualized rates or the distribution required by IRS regulations. With each distribution, the Fund will issue a notice to its stockholders and an accompanying press release that provides detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution (including whether any portion of the distribution represents a return of capital) and other information required by a Funds MDP. You should not draw any conclusions about a Funds investment performance from the amount of distributions or from the terms of a Funds MDP. A Funds Board of Directors may amend or terminate the MDP at any time without prior notice to stockholders; however, at this time there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of any of the MDPs.In a closed-end fund, not having to meet investor redemption requests or invest at inopportune times can be effective for value managers who attempt to buy stocks when prices are depressed and sell securities when prices are high.A closed-end fund may invest in less liquid portfolio securities because it is not subject to potential stockholder redemption demands. This is potentially beneficial for Royce-managed closed-end funds, with significant investments in small- and micro-cap securities.The fixed capital structure allows permanent leverage to be employed as a means to enhance capital appreciation potential.
Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Value Trust distribute capital gains, if any, on a quarterly basis. Each of these Funds has adopted a quarterly distribution policy for its common stock.We believe that the closed-end fund structure can be an appropriate investment for a long-term investor who understands the benefits of a more stable pool of capital.This page is not part of the 2016 Semiannual Report to Stockholders
Table of Contents Semiannual Review Letter to Our Stockholders 2 Performance 5 Semiannual Report to Stockholders Managers Discussions of Fund PerformanceRoyce Global Value Trust
6Royce Micro-Cap Trust
8Royce Value Trust
10 History Since Inception 12 Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options 14 Schedules of Investments and Other Financial StatementsRoyce Global Value Trust
15Royce Micro-Cap Trust
27Royce Value Trust
41 Directors and Officers 55 Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements 56 Notes to Performance and Other Important Information 58
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Letter to Our Stockholders
A BEAR, A BREXIT, AND A WELCOME START TO 2016
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LETTER TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS
Equity Indexes as of June 30, 2016 (%)
YTD1 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR Russell 2000 2.22 -6.73 7.09 8.35 6.20 Russell 2000 Value 6.08 -2.58 6.36 8.15 5.15 Russell 2000 Growth -1.59 -10.75 7.74 8.51 7.14 S&P 500 3.84 3.99 11.66 12.10 7.42 Russell 1000 3.74 2.93 11.48 11.88 7.51 Nasdaq Composite -3.29 -2.89 12.48 11.79 8.35 Russell Midcap 5.50 0.56 10.80 10.90 8.07 Russell Microcap -1.68 -12.06 5.95 8.20 4.31 Russell Global ex-U.S. Small Cap 1.01 -5.77 4.06 1.91 3.82 Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap -1.16 -9.94 1.63 0.36 2.17 1 Not annualized. For details on The Royce Funds performance in the period, please turn to the Managers Discussions that begin on page 6.
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LETTER TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS
Sincerely,
Charles M. Royce Christopher D. Clark Francis D. Gannon Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Royce & Associates, LP Co-Chief Investment Officer,
Royce & Associates, LP Royce & Associates, LP August 1, 2016
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Performance
NAV Average Annual Total Returns As of June 30, 2016 (%) SINCE INCEPTION YTD1 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR 15-YR 20-YR 25-YR INCEPTION DATE Royce Global Value Trust 3.86 -5.05 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A -1.26 10/17/13 Royce Micro-Cap Trust 5.39 -6.47 7.07 7.90 5.51 8.27 9.73 N/A 10.35 12/14/93 Royce Value Trust 8.17 -2.24 6.13 5.77 5.05 7.10 9.37 10.49 10.15 11/26/86
INDEX Russell 2000 Index 2.22 -6.73 7.09 8.35 6.20 6.96 7.61 9.52 N/A N/A Russell Microcap Index -1.68 -12.06 5.95 8.20 4.31 6.46 N/A N/A N/A N/A Russell Global Small Cap Index 1.40 -6.37 5.11 4.12 4.51 7.71 N/A N/A N/A N/A1 Not AnnualizedImportant Performance and Risk Information
All performance information in this Review and Report reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Funds investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Current month-end performance may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. The Funds are closed-end registered investment companies whose respective shares of common stock may trade at a discount to the net asset value. Shares of each Funds common stock are also subject to the market risk of investing in the underlying portfolio securities held by each Fund. Certain immaterial adjustments were made to the net assets of Royce Micro-Cap Trust at 12/31/12, as well as 12/31/14, for financial reporting purposes, and as a result the net asset value originally calculated on that date and the total return based on that net asset value differs from the adjusted net asset value and total return reported in the Financial Highlights. All indexes referenced are unmanaged and capitalization-weighted. Each indexs returns include net reinvested dividends and/or interest income. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The Russell 2000 Index is an index of domestic small-cap stocks that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell Microcap Index includes 1,000 of the smallest securities in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index, along with the next smallest eligible securities as determined by Russell. The Russell Global Small Cap Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of global small-cap stocks. The performance of an index does not represent exactly any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns include net reinvested dividends and/or interest income. Royce Value, Micro-Cap and Global Value Trust shares of common stock trade on the NYSE. Royce Fund Services, Inc (RFS) is a member of FINRA and has filed this Review and Report with FINRA on behalf of each Fund. RFS is not an underwriter or distributor of any of the Funds.
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MANAGERS DISCUSSION Royce Global Value Trust (RGT)
Chuck Royce FUND PERFORMANCE
Royce Global Value Trust (RGT) increased 3.9% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 2.0% on a market price basis for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2016, outperforming its unleveraged benchmark, the Russell Global Small Cap Index, which was up 1.4% for the same period. The year began on a distinctly bearish note, with small-cap stocks across much of the globe declining into the middle of February before recovery for many began. The Fund outperformed on an NAV basis in the first quarter, up 2.3% (while falling 1.1% on a market price basis) compared to a decline of 0.2% for its benchmark.
The second quarter was moving along at a modestly bullish pace until the Brexit vote upended capital markets on a worldwide basis. For many markets outside Europe, however, the disarray proved very temporary, with many global small-caps already rebounding before the end of June. RGT, notwithstanding its much greater weighting in Western Europeand in the United Kingdom in particularfell only fractionally behind its benchmark in the period. For the second quarter, the Fund was virtually even with the Russell Global Small Cap, up 1.6% on an NAV basis (and +3.1% based on market price) versus 1.6% for the benchmark. The Funds strong first half helped it to outperform the Russell Global Small Cap on an NAV basis for the one-year period ended June 30, 2016.
WHAT WORKED... AND WHAT DIDNT Materials and Financials led the list of five of the Funds nine equity sectors that made net contributions to first-half results. Health Care, Consumer Discretionary, Energy, and Telecommunication Services detracted, with comparatively modest net losses. The metals & mining group in the Materials sector had by far the biggest net gains of the portfolios industry groups. We were overweight in this industry in the first half, holding what we think is an attractive balance of industrial metals companies and businesses involved in precious metals mining. Three of the Funds top five contributing holdings hailed from the industryPan American Silver, Agnico Eagle Mines, and Major Drilling Group Internationaland benefited from the rebound in precious metals prices during the first half. Canadas Major Drilling Group International was also helped by increased revenues and margins in what was a challenging environment for its business in early 2016. Moving from Materials to Financials, Genworth MI Canada is one of that countrys leading residential mortgage insurance providers. Its stock rebounded with consecutive quarters of strong results which were driven by a loss ratio that remains below the low end of its guidance. This has eased investor anxieties about the impact of lower oil prices in resource-rich Alberta, where about 20% of its policies are written. The recovery in oil prices also helped its shares to surge. Positions that detracted from first-half performance included two holdings in the Health Care sector. Virbac is a French firm that makes vaccines, antibiotics, and other veterinary medications. Its shares suffered mostly from the negative results of a 2014 FDA investigation of its U.S. plant in St. Louis that were released earlier this year. We were confident that the company had dealt effectively with these issues, though we reduced our position in the first half. Consort Medical is a U.K. based business that supplies drug delivery devices and development services to pharmaceutical companies. It continued to execute effectively and profitably in the first half, but its shares were caught up first in the widespread sell-off for biopharma companies and then in the crashing wave of Brexit.
On a country level, the largest positive contributions came from Canada, Brazil, and Japan while the U.K. and Hong Kong detracted most. Relative to its benchmark, RGT was helped chiefly by its overweight and savvy stock picking in the previously mentioned metals & mining group, its underweight in biotechnology, and successful stock selection both in thrifts & mortgage services and in a number of industries in Information Technology. Conversely, our underweight in REITs, ineffective stocks picks in pharmaceuticals, and our lack of exposure to Utilities all hurt versus the benchmark.
Top Contributors to Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/16 (%)1 Pan American Silver 0.61 Genworth MI Canada 0.60 CETIP - Mercados Organizados 0.46 Agnico Eagle Mines 0.42 Major Drilling Group International 0.38 1 Includes dividends
Top Detractors from Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/16 (%)2 Virbac -0.49 Consort Medical -0.29 Value Partners Group -0.29 Midland Holdings -0.26 Gaztransport Et Technigaz -0.21 2 Net of dividends
CURRENT POSITIONING AND OUTLOOK While the corporate earnings picture is a phenomenon we continue to watch quite carefully, we are cautiously optimistic about RGTs near- and long-term prospects, basing our belief primarily on two factorsthe growing performance advantage of small-cap value versus growth and the relatively attractive valuation and earnings picture for many cyclical stocks. We continue to believe that an extended period of slow growth should be enough to keep profitable cyclicals climbing, especially after factoring in the ways in which low expectations andfor some industriesoversold conditions depressed the stock prices of so many small-caps that we see as attractivethat is, solidly profitablebusinesses. In many cases, it appears that several global markets have just begun to reward steady earnings and high profitability and are only gradually recognizing how low valuations had become for many cyclicals. Going forward, we remain confident that earnings, profitability, and low leverage will matter more and more to investors through what we expect should be a long-running cycle.
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PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW SYMBOLS MARKET PRICE RGT NAV XRGTX
Performance Average Annual Total Return (%) Through 6/30/16 JAN-JUN 20161 1-YR SINCE INCEPTION (10/17/13) RGT (NAV) 3.86 -5.05 -1.26 1 Not Annualized
Market Price Performance History Since Inception (10/17/13)Cumulative Performance of Investment1
1-YR 5-YR 10-YR 15-YR 20-YR SINCE INCEPTION (10/17/13) RGT -7.3% N/A N/A N/A N/A -12.5% 1 Reflects the cumulative performance experience of a continuous common stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($8.975 IPO) and reinvested all distributions. 2 Reflects the actual month-end market price movement of one share as it has traded on NYSE and, prior to 12/1/03, on the Nasdaq.The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style BoxTM with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a funds investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolios 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. Over time, the shape and location of a funds ownership zone may vary. See page 58 for additional information.
Top 10 Positions % of Net Assets SEI Investments 2.1 Kirby Corporation 1.9 VZ Holding 1.6 Clarkson 1.3 Santen Pharmaceutical 1.3 Spirax-Sarco Engineering 1.2 Vetoquinol 1.2 Bajaj Finance 1.1 USS 1.1 Meitec Corporation 1.1
Portfolio Sector Breakdown % of Net Assets Industrials 26.4 Financials 20.6 Information Technology 17.7 Health Care 13.0 Consumer Discretionary 10.6 Materials 9.8 Consumer Staples 2.9 Energy 1.4 Telecommunication Services 0.1 Outstanding Line of Credit, Net of Cash and Cash Equivalents -2.5
Calendar Year Total Returns (%) YEAR RGT 2015 -3.4 2014 -6.2
Portfolio Country Breakdown1,2 % of Net Assets United States 26.1 United Kingdom 13.0 Japan 12.2 Canada 7.5 Germany 5.6 France 5.5 Switzerland 4.8 Hong Kong 3.3 1 Represents countries that are 3% or more of net assets. 2 Securities are categorized by the country of their headquarters.
Portfolio Diagnostics Fund Net Assets $95 million Number of Holdings 271 Turnover Rate 34% Net Asset Value $9.15 Market Price $7.60 Net Leverage1 2.5% Average Market Capitalization2 $1,431 million Weighted Average P/E Ratio3,4 18.0x Weighted Average P/B Ratio3 2.4x Active Share5 98% 1Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets.2Geometric Average. This weighted calculation uses each portfolio holdings market cap in a way designed to not skew the effect of very large or small holdings; instead, it aims to better identify the portfolios center, which Royce believes offers a more accurate measure of average market cap than a simple mean or median.3Harmonic Average. This weighted calculation evaluates a portfolio as if it were a single stock and measures it overall. It compares the total market value of the portfolio to the portfolios share in the earnings or book value, as the case may be, of its underlying stocks.4The Funds P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (6% of portfolio holdings as of 6/30/16).5Active Share is the sum of the absolute values of the different weightings of each holding in the Fund versus each holding in the benchmark, divided by two.
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Funds investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. The market price of the Funds shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund invests primarily in securities of small- and micro-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies. The Funds broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments. Regarding the Top Contributors and Top Detractors tables shown on page 10, the sum of all contributors to, and all detractors from, performance for all securities in the portfolio would approximate the Funds year-to-date performance for 2016.
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MANAGERS DISCUSSION Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT)
Chuck Royce
FUND PERFORMANCE
Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT) increased 5.4% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 5.8% on a market price basis for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2016, ahead of both of its unleveraged benchmarks: the small-cap Russell 2000 Index was up 2.2% while the Russell Microcap Index declined 1.7% for the same period. RMT was solid in a first quarter that was challenging for micro-cap stocks, up 0.1% on an NAV basis and down 1.2% based on market price, compared to first-quarter declines of 1.5% for the Russell 2000 and 5.4% for the Russell Microcap.
The second quarter was mostly a period of gradual recovery that favored more defensive areas, such as REITs and utilities, while cyclical areas within Materials, Industrials, and Energy also continued to do well. The aftermath of the Brexit vote wound up doing little to impede this low-key bullish phase. Although it had little exposure to defensive stocks, the Fund excelled in the second quarter, advancing 5.3% on an NAV basis and 7.1% on a market price basis, outpacing the Russell 2000 (+3.8%) and the Russell Microcap (+4.0%). On an NAV basis RMT outpaced the Russell Microcap for the one-, three-, 10-, and 15-year periods ended June 30, 2016 while also beating the Russell 2000 for the one-, 15-, 20-year, and since inception (12/14/93) periods. (Returns for the Russell Microcap Index only go back to 2000.) RMTs average annual NAV total return for the since inception period ended June 30, 2016 was 10.3%. WHAT WORKED... AND WHAT DIDNT Eight of the Funds 10 equity sectors were in the black at the end of June, led by Materials, Information Technology, and Financials, with the net losses posted by Health Care and Consumer Discretionary more modest in comparison. RMTs leading industry group by a wide margin was metals & mining (Materials), where we were significantly overweight relative to the Russell 2000. We hold what we think is an effective balance in this group between industrial metals companies and precious metals and mining companies. It contributed two of the portfolios top five net gainers in the first half. Major Drilling Group International performs contract drilling for companies involved in mining and mineral exploration. In a challenging environment for miners early in 2016, the company increased revenues and margins, helping its shares to climb. Exeter Resource mines for gold primarily in Argentina and Chile and benefited mostly from increased gold prices. We were drawn to its large cash reserves and promising mining properties. ASA Gold and Precious Metals, part of the capital markets group in Financials, is a closed-end fund that invests primarily in gold mining companies that was also rewarded by the rebound in precious metals prices. Electronic equipment, instruments & components is another key industry overweight that made a large contribution to first-half results. Its top performer was Newport Corporation, a photonics technology specialist whose shares climbed by more than 50% in February after the company agreed to be acquired by MKS Instruments.As for those holdings that detracted from performance, we held our position in ZAIS Group Holdings, an investment manager focused on specialized credit strategiesan asset management segment with what we think is ample long-term potential. Its shares fell with a quarterly loss reported in March and were mostly down through the end of June. A falling stock price in the first half and our confidence in its long-term prospects led us to add shares of Fenix Parts, which recycles and resells original equipment manufacturer automotive parts and products. Consecutive quarterly losses drove investors away, but we like its business and the acquisitions it made in 2015, which have not diluted its balance sheet to a worrisome level.Relative to the Russell 2000, the Fund benefited most from both its overweight and effective stock picking in metals & mining (Materials), the combination of an underweight and stock picking success in biotechnology (Health Care), our larger weighting and savvy stock picks in electronic equipment, instruments & components, and the same mix in the energy equipment & services group. Conversely, first-half results were hampered most by our underweight in REITs (Financials) and lack of exposure to the Utilities sector.
Top Contributors to Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/16 (%)1 Major Drilling Group International 0.74 Newport Corporation 0.50 ASA Gold and Precious Metals 0.48 Care.com 0.41 Exeter Resource 0.37 1 Includes dividends
Top Detractors from Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/16 (%)2 ZAIS Group Holdings Cl. A -0.53 Fenix Parts -0.35 Avalanche Biotechnologies -0.35 Liberty Tax Cl. A -0.33 SeaChange International -0.32 2 Net of dividends
CURRENT POSITIONING AND OUTLOOK While the corporate earnings picture is a phenomenon we continue to watch quite carefully, we are cautiously optimistic about RMTs near-and long-term prospects, basing our belief primarily on two factorsthe growing performance advantage of both small- and micro-cap value versus growth and the relatively attractive valuation and earnings picture for many cyclical stocks. We continue to believe that an extended period of slow growth should be enough to keep profitable cyclicals climbing, especially after factoring in the ways in which low expectations andfor some industriesoversold conditions depressed the stock prices of so many small-caps that we see as attractivethat is, solidly profitablebusinesses. In many cases, it appears that the market has just begun to reward steady earnings and high profitability and is only gradually recognizing how low valuations had become for many cyclicals. Going forward, we remain confident that earnings and low leverage will matter more to investors through what we expect should be a long-running cycle. We have been researching and investing in micro-cap stocks for more than two decades and believe that our experience in this asset class can be a differentiator as the markets continue to normalize.
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PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW SYMBOLS MARKET PRICE RMT NAV XOTCX
Performance Average Annual Total Return (%) Through 6/30/16 JAN-JUN 20161 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR 15-YR 20-YR SINCE INCEPTION (12/14/93) RMT (NAV) 5.39 -6.47 7.07 7.90 5.51 8.27 9.73 10.35 1 Not Annualized
Market Price Performance History Since Inception (12/14/93)Cumulative Performance of Investment1
1-YR 5-YR 10-YR 15-YR 20-YR SINCE INCEPTION (12/14/93) RMT -7.3% 43.4% 42.9% 230.6% 521.7% 658.5% 1 Reflects the cumulative performance experience of a continuous common stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($7.50 IPO), reinvested all distributions and fully participated in the primary subscription of the Funds 1994 rights offering. 2 Reflects the actual month-end market price movement of one share as it has traded on NYSE and, prior to 12/1/03, on the Nasdaq.The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style BoxTM with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a funds investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolios 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. Over time, the shape and location of a funds ownership zone may vary. See page 58 for additional information.
Top 10 Positions % of Net Assets SurModics 1.8 Seneca Foods Corporation 1.5 Major Drilling Group International 1.4 IES Holdings 1.1 Care.com 1.1 Exactech 1.0 Orbotech 1.0 Atrion Corporation 1.0 Heritage-Crystal Clean 0.9 MVC Capital 0.9
Portfolio Sector Breakdown % of Net Assets Information Technology 22.5 Financials 17.7 Industrials 16.0 Health Care 15.6 Consumer Discretionary 15.2 Materials 6.5 Energy 5.2 Consumer Staples 2.3 Utilities 0.1 Telecommunication Services 0.1 Miscellaneous 3.2 Preferred Stock 0.5 Outstanding Line of Credit, Net of Cash and Cash Equivalents -4.9
Calendar Year Total Returns (%) YEAR RMT 2015 -11.7 2014 3.5 2013 44.5 2012 17.3 2011 -7.7 2010 28.5 2009 46.5 2008 -45.5 2007 0.6 2006 22.5 2005 6.8 2004 18.7 2003 55.5 2002 -13.8 2001 23.4
Portfolio Diagnostics Fund Net Assets $321 million Number of Holdings 348 Turnover Rate 15% Net Asset Value $8.65 Market Price $7.34 Net Leverage1 4.9% Average Market Capitalization2 $329 million Weighted Average P/B Ratio3 1.7x Active Share4 95% U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) 86.1% Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) 18.8% 1 Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets. 2 Geometric Average. This weighted calculation uses each portfolio holdings market cap in a way designed to not skew the effect of very large or small holdings; instead, it aims to better identify the portfolios center, which Royce believes offers a more accurate measure of average market cap than a simple mean or median. 3 Harmonic Average. This weighted calculation evaluates a portfolio as if it were a single stock and measures it overall. It compares the total market value of the portfolio to the portfolios share in the earnings or book value, as the case may be, of its underlying stocks. 4 Active Share is the sum of the absolute values of the different weightings of each holding in the Fund versus each holding in the benchmark, divided by two.
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Funds investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. Certain immaterial adjustments were made to the net assets of Royce Micro-Cap Trust at 12/31/12 and 12/31/14 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result the net asset value originally calculated on that date and the total return based on that net asset value differs from the adjusted net asset value and total return reported in the Financial Highlights. The market price of the Funds shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund normally invests in micro-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies. The Funds broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments. Regarding the Top Contributors and Top Detractors tables shown on page 8, the sum of all contributors to, and all detractors from, performance for all securities in the portfolio would approximate the Funds year-to-date performance for 2016.
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MANAGERS DISCUSSION Royce Value Trust (RVT)
Chuck Royce FUND PERFORMANCE
Royce Value Trust gained 8.2% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 4.4% on a market price basis for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2016, compared to respective increases of 2.2% and 6.2% for its unleveraged small-cap benchmarks, the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indexes, for the same period. We were pleased to see the Fund show its down market resilience early in 2016, as it often has throughout its long history. First-quarter NAV returns for RVT were notable on an absolute and relative basis. The Fund gained 4.4% based on NAV (and advanced 1.7% on a market price basis), outperforming each of its benchmarks: the Russell 2000 declined 1.5% while the S&P SmallCap 600 rose 2.7% for the first quarter.
The second quarter was mostly a period of gradual recovery that favored more defensive areas, such as REITs and utilities. Some of the growth stocks that had been hurt in the winter sell-off also rebounded, while cyclical areas within Materials, Industrials, and Energy continued to do well, in sharp contrast to what we experienced in 2015. The wave of volatility that hit the markets in the wake of the Brexit vote wound up doing little to impede this low-key bullish phase. Although it had little exposure to defensive stocks, RVT barely lost ground to the Russell 2000 during the second quarter, gaining 3.6% on an NAV basis and 2.6% based on market price versus 3.8% for the Russell 2000 and 3.5% for the S&P SmallCap 600. The Fund also beat the Russell 2000 on both an NAV and market price basis for the one-, 20-, 25-year, and since inception (11/26/86) periods ended June 30, 2016. RVTs average annual NAV total return since inception was 10.1%.
WHAT WORKED... AND WHAT DIDNT Each of the Funds 10 equity sectors finished 2016s first half with net gains. The resurgent Materials and Industrials sectors led by a sizable margin while a meaningful net contribution also came from Information Technology. Three industry groups from three different sectors dominated performancemetals & mining (Materials), electronic equipment, instruments & components (Information Technology), and machinery (Industrials). Net losses at the industry level were comparatively modest. The leading detractors were professional services (also from Industrials) and capital markets (Financials). Each of these five industry groups is an area of investment focus in the portfolio, and we were overweight in all of them relative to the Russell 2000 at the end of June.
Three of RVTs top four contributing positions came from the electronic equipment, instruments & components group, and two were acquisition targets. The stock price of Newport Corporation climbed by more than 50% in February after the company, which specializes in photonics technology, agreed to be acquired by MKS Instruments, prompting us to begin selling our position. FEI Company produces specialized electron microscopes for protein analysis, which was a complementary business for Thermo Fisher Scientific. The acquisition was announced in May. Long-time holding Coherent manufactures lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial, and industrial customers. In January the company reported record setting quarterly bookings, boosted by orders for its VyperTM Linebeam systems, which helped its stock to soar. From the metals & mining group, Torontos Franco-Nevada Corporation owns royalties and streams in gold mining and other commodity and natural resource investments. The company paid down debt, increased its dividend, and offered upward earnings revisions, all as gold prices surged during the first half. As for those holdings that detracted from performance, we held our position in ZAIS Group Holdings, an investment manager focused on specialized credit strategiesa segment of the capital markets with what we think is considerable long-term potential. Its shares fell with a net quarterly loss reported in March and then were volatile, though mostly down, through the end of June. We added shares of The Advisory Board Company, which provides best practice research and analysis to the health care industry, after its decelerating core healthcare business and warnings of lower revenues sank its shares. We like its niche business and think its long-term prospects remain promising.
Top Contributors to Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/16 (%)1 Newport Corporation 0.43 Coherent 0.41 Franco-Nevada Corporation 0.38 FEI Company 0.34 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers 0.33 1 Includes dividends
Top Detractors from Performance
Year-to-Date Through 6/30/16 (%)2 ZAIS Group Holdings Cl. A -0.31 Advisory Board (The) -0.24 On Assignment -0.20 Zealand Pharma -0.16 Artisan Partners Asset Management Cl. A -0.15 2 Net of dividends
CURRENT POSITIONING AND OUTLOOK While the corporate earnings picture is a phenomenon we continue to watch quite carefully, we are cautiously optimistic about RVTs near- and long-term prospects, basing our belief primarily on two factorsthe growing performance advantage of small-cap value versus growth and the relatively attractive valuation and earnings picture for many cyclical stocks. We continue to believe that an extended period of slow growth should be enough to keep profitable cyclicals climbing, especially after factoring in the ways in which low expectations andfor some industriesoversold conditions depressed the stock prices of so many small-caps that we see as attractivethat is, solidly profitablebusinesses. In many cases, it appears that the market has just begun to reward steady earnings and high profitability and is only gradually recognizing how low valuations had become for many cyclicals. Going forward, we remain confident that earnings, profitability, and low leverage will matter more and more to investors through what we expect should be a long-running cycle.
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PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW SYMBOLS MARKET PRICE RVT NAV XRVTX
Performance Average Annual Total Return (%) Through 6/30/16 JAN-JUN 20161 1-YR 3-YR 5-YR 10-YR 15-YR 20-YR 25-YR SINCE INCEPTION (11/26/86) RVT (NAV) 8.17 -2.24 6.13 5.77 5.05 7.10 9.37 10.49 10.15 1 Not Annualized
Market Price Performance History Since Inception (11/26/86)Cumulative Performance of Investment through 6/30/161
1-YR 5-YR 10-YR 15-YR 20-YR SINCE INCEPTION (11/26/86) RVT -5.9% 27.8% 40.2% 165.2% 490.3% 1279.8% 1 Reflects the cumulative performance of an investment made by a stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($10.00 IPO), reinvested all distributions and fully participated in primary subscriptions of the Funds rights offerings. 2 Reflects the actual month-end market price movement of one share as it has traded on the NYSE.The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style BoxTM with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a funds investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolios 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. Over time, the shape and location of a funds ownership zone may vary. See page 58 for additional information.
Top 10 Positions % of Net Assets HEICO Corporation 1.2 Coherent 1.1 MarketAxess Holdings 1.1 Copart 1.1 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers 1.0 Ash Grove Cement Cl. B 1.0 E-L Financial 1.0 Core-Mark Holding Company 1.0 Reliance Steel & Aluminum 0.9 IDEXX Laboratories 0.9
Portfolio Sector Breakdown % of Net Assets Industrials 29.1 Financials 19.8 Information Technology 18.6 Consumer Discretionary 11.6 Materials 7.9 Health Care 5.3 Energy 5.1 Consumer Staples 1.9 Telecommunication Services 0.5 Utilities 0.1 Miscellaneous 2.3 Outstanding Line of Credit, Net of Cash and Cash Equivalents -2.2
Calendar Year Total Returns (%) YEAR RVT 2015 -8.1 2014 0.8 2013 34.1 2012 15.4 2011 -10.1 2010 30.3 2009 44.6 2008 -45.6 2007 5.0 2006 19.5 2005 8.4 2004 21.4 2003 40.8 2002 -15.6 2001 15.2
Portfolio Diagnostics Fund Net Assets $1,131 million Number of Holdings 428 Turnover Rate 18% Net Asset Value $14.05 Market Price $11.77 Net Leverage1 2.3% Average Market Capitalization2 $1,348 million Weighted Average P/E Ratio3,4 19.8x Weighted Average P/B Ratio3 2.0x Active Share5 90% U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) 83.7% Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) 18.5% 1 Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets. 2 Geometric Average. This weighted calculation uses each portfolio holdings market cap in a way designed to not skew the effect of very large or small holdings; instead, it aims to better identify the portfolios center, which Royce believes offers a more accurate measure of average market cap than a simple mean or median. 3 Harmonic Average. This weighted calculation evaluates a portfolio as if it were a single stock and measures it overall. It compares the total market value of the portfolio to the portfolios share in the earnings or book value, as the case may be, of its underlying stocks. 4 The Funds P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (17% of portfolio holdings as of 6/30/16). 5 Active Share is the sum of the absolute values of the different weightings of each holding in the Fund versus each holding in the benchmark, divided by two.
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Funds investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. The market price of the Funds shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund invests primarily in securities of small- and micro-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap companies. The Funds broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. Regarding the Top Contributors and Top Detractors tables shown on page 6, the sum of all contributors to, and all detractors from, performance for all securities in the portfolio would approximate the Funds year-to date performance for 2015.
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History Since Inception
The following table details the share accumulations by an initial investor in the Funds who reinvested all distributions and participated fully in primary subscriptions for each of the rights offerings. Full participation in distribution reinvestments and rights offerings can maximize the returns available to a long-term investor. This table should be read in conjunction with the Performance and Portfolio Reviews of the Funds.
HISTORY AMOUNT INVESTED PURCHASE PRICE1 SHARES NAV VALUE2 MARKET VALUE2 Royce Global Value Trust 10/17/13 Initial Purchase $ 8,975 $ 8.975 1,000 $ 9,780 $ 8,975 12/11/14 Distribution $0.15 7.970 19 9,426 8,193 12/10/15 Distribution $0.10 7.230 14 9,101 7,696 6/30/16 $ 8,975 1,033 $ 9,452 $ 7,851 Royce Micro-Cap Trust 12/14/93 Initial Purchase $ 7,500 $ 7.500 1,000 $ 7,250 $ 7,500 10/28/94 Rights Offering 1,400 7.000 200 12/19/94 Distribution $0.05 6.750 9 9,163 8,462 12/7/95 Distribution $0.36 7.500 58 11,264 10,136 12/6/96 Distribution $0.80 7.625 133 13,132 11,550 12/5/97 Distribution $1.00 10.000 140 16,694 15,593 12/7/98 Distribution $0.29 8.625 52 16,016 14,129 12/6/99 Distribution $0.27 8.781 49 18,051 14,769 12/6/00 Distribution $1.72 8.469 333 20,016 17,026 12/6/01 Distribution $0.57 9.880 114 24,701 21,924 2002 Annual distribution total $0.80 9.518 180 21,297 19,142 2003 Annual distribution total $0.92 10.004 217 33,125 31,311 2004 Annual distribution total $1.33 13.350 257 39,320 41,788 2005 Annual distribution total $1.85 13.848 383 41,969 45,500 2006 Annual distribution total $1.55 14.246 354 51,385 57,647 2007 Annual distribution total $1.35 13.584 357 51,709 45,802 2008 Annual distribution total $1.193 8.237 578 28,205 24,807 3/11/09 Distribution $0.223 4.260 228 41,314 34,212 12/2/10 Distribution $0.08 9.400 40 53,094 45,884 2011 Annual distribution total $0.533 8.773 289 49,014 43,596 2012 Annual distribution total $0.51 9.084 285 57,501 49,669 2013 Annual distribution total $1.38 11.864 630 83,110 74,222 2014 Annual distribution total $2.90 10.513 1,704 86,071 76,507 2015 Annual distribution total $1.26 7.974 1,256 75,987 64,222 2016 Year-to-date distribution total $0.33 7.169 412 6/30/16 $ 8,900 9,258 $ 80,082 $ 67,954
1 The purchase price used for annual distribution totals is a weighted average of the distribution reinvestment prices for the year. 2 Values are stated as of December 31 of the year indicated, after reinvestment of distributions, other than for initial purchase. 3 Includes a return of capital.
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HISTORY AMOUNT INVESTED PURCHASE PRICE1 SHARES NAV VALUE2 MARKET VALUE2 Royce Value Trust 11/26/86 Initial Purchase $ 10,000 $ 10.000 1,000 $ 9,280 $ 10,000 10/15/87 Distribution $0.30 7.000 42 12/31/87 Distribution $0.22 7.125 32 8,578 7,250 12/27/88 Distribution $0.51 8.625 63 10,529 9,238 9/22/89 Rights Offering 405 9.000 45 12/29/89 Distribution $0.52 9.125 67 12,942 11,866 9/24/90 Rights Offering 457 7.375 62 12/31/90 Distribution $0.32 8.000 52 11,713 11,074 9/23/91 Rights Offering 638 9.375 68 12/31/91 Distribution $0.61 10.625 82 17,919 15,697 9/25/92 Rights Offering 825 11.000 75 12/31/92 Distribution $0.90 12.500 114 21,999 20,874 9/27/93 Rights Offering 1,469 13.000 113 12/31/93 Distribution $1.15 13.000 160 26,603 25,428 10/28/94 Rights Offering 1,103 11.250 98 12/19/94 Distribution $1.05 11.375 191 27,939 24,905 11/3/95 Rights Offering 1,425 12.500 114 12/7/95 Distribution $1.29 12.125 253 35,676 31,243 12/6/96 Distribution $1.15 12.250 247 41,213 36,335 1997 Annual distribution total $1.21 15.374 230 52,556 46,814 1998 Annual distribution total $1.54 14.311 347 54,313 47,506 1999 Annual distribution total $1.37 12.616 391 60,653 50,239 2000 Annual distribution total $1.48 13.972 424 70,711 61,648 2001 Annual distribution total $1.49 15.072 437 81,478 73,994 2002 Annual distribution total $1.51 14.903 494 68,770 68,927 1/28/03 Rights Offering 5,600 10.770 520 2003 Annual distribution total $1.30 14.582 516 106,216 107,339 2004 Annual distribution total $1.55 17.604 568 128,955 139,094 2005 Annual distribution total $1.61 18.739 604 139,808 148,773 2006 Annual distribution total $1.78 19.696 693 167,063 179,945 2007 Annual distribution total $1.85 19.687 787 175,469 165,158 2008 Annual distribution total $1.723 12.307 1,294 95,415 85,435 3/11/09 Distribution $0.323 6.071 537 137,966 115,669 12/2/10 Distribution $0.03 13.850 23 179,730 156,203 2011 Annual distribution total $0.783 13.043 656 161,638 139,866 2012 Annual distribution total $0.80 13.063 714 186,540 162,556 2013 Annual distribution total $2.194 16.647 1,658 250,219 220,474 2014 Annual distribution total $1.82 14.840 1,757 252,175 222,516 2015 Annual distribution total $1.24 12.725 1,565 231,781 201,185 2016 Year-to-date distribution total $0.51 11.736 751 6/30/16 $ 21,922 17,844 $ 250,708 $ 210,024
1 The purchase price used for annual distribution totals is a weighted average of the distribution reinvestment prices for the year. 2 Values are stated as of December 31 of the year indicated, after reinvestment of distributions, other than for initial purchase. 3 Includes a return of capital. 4 Includes Royce Global Value Trust spin-off of $1.40 per share.
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Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options
Why should I reinvest my distributions? By reinvesting distributions, a stockholder can maintain an undiluted investment in the Fund. The regular reinvestment of distributions has a significant impact on stockholder returns. In contrast, the stockholder who takes distributions in cash is penalized when shares are issued below net asset value to other stockholders. How does the reinvestment of distributions from the Royce closed-end funds work? The Funds automatically issue shares in payment of distributions unless you indicate otherwise. The shares are generally issued at the lower of the market price or net asset value on the valuation date. How does this apply to registered stockholders? If your shares are registered directly with a Fund, your distributions are automatically reinvested unless you have otherwise instructed the Funds transfer agent, Computershare, in writing, in which case you will receive your distribution in cash. A registered stockholder also may have the option to receive the distribution in the form of a stock certificate. What if my shares are held by a brokerage firm or a bank? If your shares are held by a brokerage firm, bank, or other intermediary as the stockholder of record, you should contact your brokerage firm or bank to be certain that it is automatically reinvesting distributions on your behalf. If they are unable to reinvest distributions on your behalf, you should have your shares registered in your name in order to participate. What other features are available for registered stockholders? The Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plans also allow registered stockholders to make optional cash purchases of shares of a Funds common stock directly through Computershare on a monthly basis, and to deposit certificates representing your RVT and RMT shares with Computershare for safekeeping. (RGT does not issue shares in certificated form). Plan participants are subject to a $0.75 service fee for each voluntary cash purchase under the Plans. The Funds investment adviser absorbed all commissions on optional cash purchases under the Plans through December 31, 2015.
How do the Plans work for registered stockholders? Computershare maintains the accounts for registered stockholders in the Plans and sends written confirmation of all transactions in the account. Shares in the account of each participant will be held by Computershare in non-certificated form in the name of the participant, and each participant will be able to vote those shares at a stockholder meeting or by proxy. A participant may also send stock certificates for RVT and RMT held by them to Computershare to be held in non-certificated form. RGT does not issue shares in certificated form. There is no service fee charged to participants for reinvesting distributions. If a participant elects to sell shares from a Plan account, Computershare will deduct a $2.50 service fee from the sale transaction. The Funds investment adviser absorbed all commissions on optional sales under the Plans through December 31, 2015. If a nominee is the registered owner of your shares, the nominee will maintain the accounts on your behalf. How can I get more information on the Plans? You can call an Investor Services Representative at (800) 221-4268 or you can request a copy of the Plan for your Fund from Computershare. All correspondence (including notifications) should be directed to: [Name of Fund] Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan, c/o Computershare, PO Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078, telephone (800) 426-5523 (from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.).
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Royce Global Value Trust June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
Schedule of Investments Common Stocks 102.5% SHARES VALUE AUSTRALIA 1.1%Austal 1
96,400 $ 86,993Cochlear
5,000 453,507Imdex 2
473,700 73,895Seeing Machines 2
1,676,800 64,244TFS Corporation
143,945 151,529Webjet
36,772 196,069 Total (Cost $1,095,718) 1,026,237 AUSTRIA 1.3%Mayr-Melnhof Karton
7,530 820,538Semperit AG Holding
11,000 365,978UBM Development
1,800 58,990 Total (Cost $1,459,521) 1,245,506 BELGIUM 0.4%Roularta Media Group
3,400 96,367Van de Velde
4,000 266,616 Total (Cost $293,728) 362,983 BERMUDA 1.0%Lazard Cl. A
32,600 970,828 Total (Cost $1,010,334) 970,828 BRAZIL 2.1%Brasil Brokers Participacoes 2
205,000 102,745CETIP - Mercados Organizados
53,000 722,495OdontoPrev
200,000 828,690T4F Entretenimento
66,300 136,220TOTVS
23,000 218,666 Total (Cost $1,929,739) 2,008,816 CANADA 7.5%Agnico Eagle Mines 3
5,000 267,500Cameco Corporation 3
24,500 268,765Computer Modelling Group
108,000 864,368Dundee Corporation Cl. A 2
120,000 708,696E-L Financial
200 106,196Exco Technologies
10,100 95,375Franco-Nevada Corporation 3,4
10,200 775,812Genworth MI Canada
20,000 513,023Gluskin Sheff + Associates
23,000 296,768goeasy
10,000 142,343Intertape Polymer Group
5,900 96,267Magellan Aerospace
20,900 291,349Major Drilling Group International 2
110,500 668,842Morneau Shepell
41,500 569,844Pan American Silver 3
31,800 523,110RDM Corporation
30,400 102,357Sandstorm Gold 2
32,800 146,288Solium Capital 2
28,900 132,874Sprott
280,600 558,181 Total (Cost $8,287,816) 7,127,958 CHINA 1.3%Daphne International Holdings 2
1,383,000 214,554Daqo New Energy ADR 2,3
5,700 128,649Haichang Ocean Park Holdings 2
461,100 99,125TravelSky Technology
345,000 667,193Xtep International Holdings
205,800 111,102 Total (Cost $1,871,648) 1,220,623 CYPRUS 0.2%Globaltrans Investment GDR
42,000 165,461 Total (Cost $212,014) 165,461 DENMARK 2.7%Chr. Hansen Holding
11,500 755,146Coloplast Cl. B
7,500 559,855Columbus
77,700 97,313SimCorp
14,000 686,976Zealand Pharma 2
24,000 430,307 Total (Cost $2,069,990) 2,529,597 FINLAND 1.0%BasWare 2
1,600 61,442Nokian Renkaat
6,000 214,322Powerflute
116,300 108,900Vaisala Cl. A
17,500 550,658 Total (Cost $1,151,092) 935,322 FRANCE 5.5%Bigben Interactive 2
13,600 72,394Cegedim 2
2,500 76,310Chargeurs
7,700 85,163Groupe Crit
1,400 93,395HighCo
9,700 96,199Interparfums
17,600 441,857Linedata Services
1,600 72,792Manutan International
1,400 75,688Neurones
25,950 568,637Rothschild & Co
33,000 789,326Synergie
3,100 88,566Thermador Groupe
10,500 907,633Vetoquinol
28,203 1,149,842Virbac 2
3,600 655,031 Total (Cost $5,122,292) 5,172,833 GERMANY 5.6%ADLER Real Estate 2
9,400 119,091ADLER Real Estate (Rights) 1,2
9,400 0Allgeier
3,700 67,801Bertrandt
8,500 831,873CANCOM
2,400 119,244Carl Zeiss Meditec
17,500 707,686CompuGroup Medical
15,000 623,756Fielmann
7,000 511,655HolidayCheck Group 2
25,100 65,676KUKA
4,000 473,693KWS Saat
1,900 628,224MorphoSys 2
7,000 291,961msg life 2
25,400 68,576mutares
8,000 115,526PNE Wind
45,700 107,603STRATEC Biomedical
8,000 462,027VIB Vermoegen
4,200 90,542
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Schedule of Investments (continued) SHARES VALUE GERMANY (continued)Aegean Marine Petroleum Network
5,000 27,500Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange
28,000 133,402StealthGas 2,3
17,000 64,260 Total (Cost $333,095) 225,162 HONG KONG 3.3%Anxin-China Holdings 1,2
2,500,000 18,690China Metal International Holdings
430,000 138,767First Pacific
180,000 130,373HKBN
126,000 132,588I.T
438,500 130,448Le Saunda Holdings
295,460 63,042Luk Fook Holdings (International)
120,100 267,351New World Department Store China
1,559,700 203,484Oriental Watch Holdings
960,000 114,396Pico Far East Holdings
1,053,300 297,931Television Broadcasts
54,000 185,446Texwinca Holdings
302,000 224,414Value Partners Group
1,080,000 1,002,060VST Holdings
366,600 104,897YGM Trading
169,400 87,778 Total (Cost $4,506,505) 3,101,665 INDIA 1.6%Bajaj Finance
8,800 1,044,716CCL Products India
26,000 95,630Kewal Kiran Clothing
6,500 175,038Manappuram Finance
175,000 179,776 Total (Cost $1,071,718) 1,495,160 INDONESIA 0.9%Selamat Sempurna
1,816,700 643,109Supra Boga Lestari 2
3,945,000 176,431 Total (Cost $860,630) 819,540 IRELAND 0.6%Ardmore Shipping 3
8,300 56,191Irish Continental Group
15,900 74,396Irish Residential Properties REIT
70,100 86,736Keywords Studios
75,000 271,701Trinity Biotech ADR Cl. A 2
10,000 113,400 Total (Cost $629,863) 602,424 ISRAEL 0.2%Nova Measuring Instruments 2,3
18,200 199,108 Total (Cost $195,540) 199,108 ITALY 1.4%Azimut Holding
25,000 407,419Banca Sistema
58,200 132,206DiaSorin
11,000 674,987Gruppo MutuiOnline
9,000 78,652 Total (Cost $1,372,778) 1,293,264 JAPAN 12.2%CRE
9,400 256,122FamilyMart
8,200 498,099GCA Savvian
17,400 146,971Horiba
20,000 874,490Leopalace21 Corporation
25,400 177,432Mandom Corporation
2,100 96,153Meitec Corporation
30,000 1,013,819MISUMI Group
47,000 841,714Nihon Kohden
27,500 770,553Nippon Kanzai
45,000 710,536Omron Corporation
17,500 567,033Pressance Corporation
2,800 105,339Relo Holdings
5,500 963,933Santen Pharmaceutical
77,000 1,200,814Shimano
6,300 954,795SPARX Group
76,100 135,599Sun Frontier Fudousan
13,200 134,095Takara Leben
13,000 99,047Trancom
2,600 171,148Trend Micro
20,000 712,314USS
62,500 1,025,096Zuiko Corporation
2,100 89,503 Total (Cost $9,136,270) 11,544,605 MALAYSIA 0.2%CB Industrial Product Holding
141,000 71,417Kossan Rubber Industries
53,200 90,496 Total (Cost $147,140) 161,913 MEXICO 0.5%Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
250,000 385,203Consorcio ARA
393,300 141,336 Total (Cost $600,705) 526,539 NETHERLANDS 0.0%Constellium Cl. A 2
8,300 38,927 Total (Cost $34,333) 38,927 NEW ZEALAND 0.7%Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
75,000 538,349New Zealand Refining
43,100 74,838Summerset Group Holdings
24,200 75,827 Total (Cost $558,090) 689,014 NORWAY 1.4%Ekornes
41,459 452,132Kongsberg Automotive 2
84,300 55,194Medistim
13,000 88,464Nordic Semiconductor 2
53,000 217,046NRC Group 2
12,200 76,874TGS-NOPEC Geophysical
27,200 444,777 Total (Cost $1,657,050) 1,334,487 PHILIPPINES 0.3%Integrated Micro-Electronics
756,900 90,824Universal Robina
45,000 199,122 Total (Cost $221,280) 289,946
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Schedule of Investments (continued) SHARES VALUE POLAND 0.3%Warsaw Stock Exchange
33,000 $ 276,904 Total (Cost $459,764) 276,904 SINGAPORE 1.2%ARA Asset Management
600,000 617,970CSE Global
320,000 104,410XP Power
20,100 416,908 Total (Cost $1,040,946) 1,139,288 SOUTH AFRICA 0.6%Coronation Fund Managers
59,000 267,782JSE
15,000 187,371Net 1 UEPS Technologies 2
10,500 104,895 Total (Cost $732,552) 560,048 SOUTH KOREA 0.6%Eugene Technology
6,036 86,063Hanssem
900 124,242Huvis Corporation
6,400 43,522ISC
2,609 60,111Koh Young Technology
5,000 177,802Modetour Network
3,400 82,374 Total (Cost $580,680) 574,114 SPAIN 0.1%Atento 2,3
9,400 83,754 Total (Cost $127,314) 83,754 SWEDEN 1.1%Addtech Cl. B
27,000 338,811Bravida Holding
60,000 359,981Doro 2
8,000 57,993Dustin Group
23,900 158,955Proact IT Group
7,600 97,985 Total (Cost $1,095,899) 1,013,725 SWITZERLAND 4.8%Burckhardt Compression Holding
2,150 668,758dorma+kaba Holding
800 558,143Inficon Holding
1,700 577,873LEM Holding
700 630,100Partners Group Holding
1,600 686,073VZ Holding
4,925 1,469,370 Total (Cost $3,932,226) 4,590,317 TAIWAN 1.0%Chipbond Technology
50,700 64,961Egis Technology 2
22,600 108,819Flytech Technology
32,780 104,060Kinik Company
48,500 81,059Lumax International
87,400 126,286Posiflex Technology
16,200 78,112Shih Her Technologies
85,600 82,205Sporton International
19,800 102,187UDE Corporation
85,500 76,676United Orthopedic
35,700 99,418 Total (Cost $1,127,916) 923,783 THAILAND 0.1%MC Group
204,200 78,055 Total (Cost $78,178) 78,055 TURKEY 0.4%Mardin Cimento Sanayii
279,256 384,905 Total (Cost $711,046) 384,905 UNITED KINGDOM 13.0%Abcam
40,000 411,312Ashmore Group
169,000 684,204Berendsen
37,500 610,933BGEO Group
2,200 77,845BrainJuicer Group
9,400 43,025Character Group
11,400 72,285Clarkson
41,300 1,223,975Computacenter
18,700 185,409Connect Group
68,500 135,059Consort Medical
52,500 732,612Conviviality
60,600 147,635Diploma
40,000 445,372dotdigital group
206,200 111,033e2v technologies
150,000 406,833Elementis
175,000 466,495Epwin Group
47,500 69,796Exova Group
175,000 421,287FDM Group Holdings
60,000 360,180Finsbury Food Group
84,600 122,309Hilton Food Group
26,000 191,189Inspired Energy
439,500 71,072ITE Group
325,000 619,498Jupiter Fund Management
36,000 177,484McBride
50,200 104,296Micro Focus International
6,900 149,253Norcros
64,360 146,788Pendragon
139,900 52,613Polypipe Group
60,000 210,594Rank Group
21,100 60,797Real Estate Investors
99,300 76,229Rotork
81,500 233,971Senior
130,000 357,098Severfield
142,700 93,834Spirax-Sarco Engineering
23,500 1,173,072Stallergenes Greer 2
10,800 265,127Treatt
30,400 66,407Trifast
71,200 130,529Vertu Motors
66,300 37,178Victrex
30,000 605,056Xaar
115,000 641,473Zeal Network
2,500 87,202 Total (Cost $14,726,817) 12,278,359 UNITED STATES 26.1%Air Lease Cl. A
12,300 329,394Brooks Automation 3
18,100 203,082Century Casinos 2
30,000 186,900CIRCOR International
12,800 729,472Cognex Corporation
17,100 737,010
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Schedule of Investments (continued) SHARES VALUE UNITED STATES (continued)Coherent 2
5,000 $ 458,900Commercial Metals
42,000 709,800Copart 2
18,600 911,586Diebold 3,4
28,800 715,104Diodes 2,3
20,500 385,195EnerSys 3,4
11,000 654,170Expeditors International of Washington 3
10,000 490,400Federated Investors Cl. B
12,500 359,750FLIR Systems 3
14,100 436,395Gentex Corporation
24,800 383,160Greif Cl. A 3
8,700 324,249IDEXX Laboratories 2
10,400 965,744Innospec 3
12,457 572,897Kadant
7,800 401,778KBR 3
73,400 971,816Kirby Corporation 2,3,4
29,400 1,834,266Lindsay Corporation
13,700 929,682ManpowerGroup
11,000 707,740MBIA 2
80,300 548,449Nanometrics 2,3,4
44,500 925,155National Instruments 3
19,000 520,600Oaktree Capital Group LLC Cl. A
10,400 465,504Popular
13,100 383,830Quaker Chemical 3
8,400 749,280Raven Industries
50,000 947,000Rogers Corporation 2,3
6,000 366,600Schnitzer Steel Industries Cl. A 3
19,100 336,160SEACOR Holdings 2
6,000 347,700SEI Investments 3,4
40,600 1,953,266Sensient Technologies 3,4
9,500 674,880Standard Motor Products
11,200 445,536Stifel Financial 2,3,4
18,500 581,825Sun Hydraulics 3
15,139 449,477Tennant Company 3
11,600 624,892 Total (Cost $25,439,098) 24,718,644 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $100,798,584) 97,051,737
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 12.6% Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.03% dated 6/30/16, due 7/1/16, maturity value
$11,941,010 (collateralized by obligations of various U.S. Government Agencies, 0.125%
due 4/15/19, valued at $12,181,613) (Cost $11,941,000) $ 11,941,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS 115.1% (Cost $112,739,584) 108,992,737 LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND OTHER ASSETS (15.1)% (14,289,619 ) NET ASSETS 100.0% $ 94,703,118
New additions in 2016. 1Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.1% of net assets. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Funds Board of Directors. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value. See Notes to Financial Statements.2 Non-income producing.3 All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the revolving credit agreement at June 30, 2016. Total market value of pledged securities at June 30, 2016, was $13,230,600.4At June 30, 2016, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Funds revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $5,942,261.Securities of Global/International Funds are categorized by the country of their headquarters, with the exception of exchange-traded funds.Bold indicates the Funds 20 largest equity holdings in terms of June 30, 2016, market value.TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $113,338,626. At June 30, 2016, net unrealized depreciation for all securities was $4,345,889, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $8,804,582 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $13,150,471. The primary difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.
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Royce Global Value Trust June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities ASSETS: Investments at value $ 97,051,737 Repurchase agreements (at cost and value) 11,941,000 Cash and foreign currency 72,680 Receivable for investments sold 519,556 Receivable for dividends and interest 160,480 Prepaid expenses and other assets 31,551 Total Assets 109,777,004 LIABILITIES: Revolving credit agreement 8,000,000 Payable for investments purchased 6,893,357 Payable for investment advisory fee 97,707 Payable for directors fees 8,896 Payable for interest expense 709 Accrued expenses 47,094 Deferred capital gains tax 26,123 Total Liabilities 15,073,886 Net Assets $ 94,703,118 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS: Paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 10,344,899 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized) $ 116,929,670 Undistributed net investment income (loss) 367,035 Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency (18,815,847 ) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency (3,777,740 ) Net Assets (net asset value per share - $9.15) $ 94,703,118 Investments at identified cost $ 100,798,584
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets SIX MONTHS ENDED 6/30/16 (UNAUDITED) YEAR ENDED 12/31/15 INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: Net investment income (loss) $ 591,649 $ 985,324 Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency (456,191 ) (11,820,601 ) Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency 3,394,100 7,399,963 Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations 3,529,558 (3,435,314 ) DISTRIBUTIONS: Net investment income (1,029,597 ) Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency Total distributions (1,029,597 ) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: Reinvestment of distributions 353,733 Total capital stock transactions 353,733 Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets 3,529,558 (4,111,178 ) NET ASSETS: Beginning of period 91,173,560 95,284,738 End of period (including undistributed net investment income (loss) of $367,035 at 6/30/16 and $(224,615) at 12/31/15) $ 94,703,118 $ 91,173,560
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Royce Global Value Trust Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
Statement of Operations INVESTMENT INCOME: INCOME: Dividends $ 1,467,927 Foreign withholding tax (105,541 ) Interest 483 Rehypothecation income 530 Total income 1,363,399 EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees 560,982 Interest expense 64,058 Custody and transfer agent fees 49,197 Stockholder reports 36,912 Directors fees 15,032 Professional fees 14,980 Administrative and office facilities 9,740 Other expenses 20,853 Total expenses 771,754 Compensating balance credits (4 ) Net expenses 771,750 Net investment income (loss) 591,649 REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS): Investments (445,682 ) Foreign currency transactions (10,509 ) NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION): Investments and foreign currency translations 3,396,809 Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency (2,709 ) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency 2,937,909 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS $ 3,529,558
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Royce Global Value Trust Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (unaudited)
Statement of Cash Flows CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations $ 3,529,558 Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations to net cash provided by operating activities:Purchases of long-term investments
(26,912,783 )Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments
36,633,021Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments
(10,238,000 )Net (increase) decrease in dividends and interest receivable and other assets
11,376Net increase (decrease) in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
(14,036 )Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(3,396,809 )Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
456,191 Net cash provided by operating activities 68,518 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net increase (decrease) in revolving credit agreement Distributions Reinvestment of distributions Net cash used for financing activities INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH: 68,518 Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period 4,162 Cash and foreign currency at end of period $ 72,680
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Royce Global Value Trust Financial Highlights This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist stockholders in evaluating the Funds performance for the periods presented.
SIX MONTHS ENDED YEARS ENDED 6/30/2016 PERIOD ENDED (UNAUDITED) 12/31/15 12/31/14 12/31/131 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $ 8.81 $ 9.25 $ 10.05 $ 9.78 INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: Net investment income (loss) 0.06 0.10 0.13 (0.00 ) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency 0.28 (0.43 ) (0.77 ) 0.27 Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations 0.34 (0.33 ) (0.64 ) 0.27 DISTRIBUTIONS: Net investment income (0.10 ) (0.15 ) Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency Total distributions (0.10 ) (0.15 ) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders (0.01 ) (0.01 ) Total capital stock transactions (0.01 ) (0.01 ) Net Asset Value, End of Period $ 9.15 $ 8.81 $ 9.25 $ 10.05 Market Value, End of Period $ 7.60 $ 7.45 $ 8.04 $ 8.89 TOTAL RETURN:2 Net Asset Value 3.86 %3 (3.44 )% (6.23 )% 2.76 %3 Market Value 2.01 %3 (6.06 )% (7.86 )% (0.95 )%3 RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS: Investment advisory fee expense 1.25 %4 1.25 % 1.25 % 1.25 %4 Other operating expenses 0.47 %4 0.43 % 0.24 % 0.37 %4 Total expenses (net) 1.72 %4 1.68 % 1.49 % 1.62 %4 Expenses excluding interest expense 1.58 %4 1.58 % 1.49 % 1.62 %4 Expenses prior to balance credits 1.72 %4 1.68 % 1.49 % 1.62 %4 Net investment income (loss) 1.32 %4 1.03 % 1.30 % (0.13 )%4 SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: Net Assets End of Period (in thousands) $ 94,703 $ 91,174 $ 95,285 $ 102,684 Portfolio Turnover Rate 34 % 65 % 43 % 7 % REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT: Asset coverage 1284 % 1240 % Asset coverage per $1,000 12,838 12,397 1 The Fund commenced operations on October 18, 2013. 2 The Market Value Total Return is calculated assuming a purchase of Common Stock on the opening of the first business day and a sale on the closing of the last business day of each period. Dividends and distributions are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Net Asset Value Total Return is calculated on the same basis, except that the Funds net asset value is used on the purchase and sale dates instead of market value.
Royce Global Value Trust, Inc. (the Fund), is a diversified closed-end investment company that was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 14, 2011. The Fund commenced operations on October 18, 2013.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies.
VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS:Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaqs Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their highest bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, under procedures approved by the Funds Board of Directors, and are reported as Level 3 securities. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:
Level 1 The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds investments as of June 30, 2016. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by country, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
Certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 measurements during the reporting period. The Fund recognizes transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, securities valued at $1,267,904 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 and securities valued at $86,993 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Level 3 Reconciliation:
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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Drew Industries 1,2
32,800 $ 2,782,752Fox Factory Holding 3
27,500 477,675Motorcar Parts of America 3
83,700 2,274,966Sebang Global Battery
50,500 1,662,404Standard Motor Products
74,060 2,946,107Unique Fabricating
3,500 46,865 10,190,769 DISTRIBUTORS - 1.1%Fenix Parts 3
444,200 1,745,706Weyco Group
59,600 1,655,688 3,401,394 DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES - 2.0%American Public Education 3
73,200 2,056,920Capella Education
1,300 68,432Collectors Universe
116,100 2,292,975Liberty Tax Cl. A 1
98,900 1,317,348Lincoln Educational Services 3
100,000 150,000Universal Technical Institute
270,000 610,200 6,495,875 HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE - 1.1%Century Casinos 3
206,200 1,284,626Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 3
234,000 2,253,420 3,538,046 HOUSEHOLD DURABLES - 2.6%Cavco Industries 1,2,3
19,291 1,807,567Ethan Allen Interiors 1
50,100 1,655,304Flexsteel Industries 1
16,500 653,730iRobot Corporation 1,3
15,000 526,200Lifetime Brands 1,2
130,794 1,908,284Stanley Furniture 3
193,468 473,997Universal Electronics 3
15,100 1,091,428ZAGG 3
60,000 315,000 8,431,510 INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL - 0.9%Blue Nile 1,2
37,900 1,037,702FTD Companies 3
70,700 1,764,672 2,802,374 LEISURE PRODUCTS - 1.2%Black Diamond 3
195,926 811,133Nautilus 3
111,200 1,983,808Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation 1,3
43,100 1,171,458Sturm, Ruger & Co.
600 38,406 4,004,805 MEDIA - 0.7%McClatchy Company (The) Cl. A 3
69,313 1,013,356New Media Investment Group
66,200 1,196,234 2,209,590 SPECIALTY RETAIL - 1.1%Destination Maternity
228,200 1,341,816Haverty Furniture
32,600 587,778Kirklands 3
7,900 115,972MarineMax 3
5,400 91,638Shoe Carnival 1
21,028 526,962Stage Stores 1
15,000 73,200TravelCenters of America LLC 3
5,400 44,064West Marine 3
86,000 721,540 3,502,970 TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS - 1.3%Crown Crafts
104,059 984,398Culp
32,900 909,027J.G. Boswell Company 4
2,490 1,593,127YGM Trading
1,482,000 767,925 4,254,477 Total (Cost $48,519,042) 48,831,810 CONSUMER STAPLES 2.3% BEVERAGES - 0.1%Crimson Wine Group 3,4
58,124 485,917 FOOD PRODUCTS - 2.2%Farmer Bros. 1,2,3
49,100 1,574,146John B. Sanfilippo & Son
18,000 767,340Landec Corporation 3
75,610 813,564Seneca Foods Cl. A 3
42,400 1,535,304Seneca Foods Cl. B 3
42,500 1,532,125SunOpta 3
136,881 573,531Waterloo Investment Holdings 3,5
806,207 225,738 7,021,748 Total (Cost $5,044,094) 7,507,665 ENERGY 5.2% ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 1.9%Aspen Aerogels 3
94,985 472,075Canadian Energy Services & Technology
25,000 78,757CARBO Ceramics 3
39,000 510,900Dawson Geophysical 3
73,654 600,280Era Group 3
227,339 2,136,987Geospace Technologies 1,3
9,500 155,515Matrix Service 1,3
25,300 417,197Newpark Resources 3
11,200 64,848North American Energy Partners
50,000 141,000Pioneer Energy Services 1,3
57,500 264,500TerraVest Capital
84,000 423,267Tesco Corporation 1,3
58,000 388,020Unit Corporation 3
31,000 482,360 6,135,706 OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 3.3%Ardmore Shipping
52,700 356,779Cross Timbers Royalty Trust
67,631 1,226,150Dorchester Minerals L.P.
106,127 1,530,351Dorian LPG 3
50,000 352,500Hugoton Royalty Trust 3
287,574 678,675Panhandle Oil & Gas Cl. A
5,000 83,350Permian Basin Royalty Trust
266,333 1,952,221Sabine Royalty Trust
59,548 1,989,499San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
203,407 1,478,769StealthGas 3
220,085 831,921 10,480,215 Total (Cost $19,617,099) 16,615,921 FINANCIALS 17.7% BANKS - 2.0%Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
438,100 709,722Blue Hills Bancorp
50,000 738,000Bryn Mawr Bank
25,000 730,000Caribbean Investment Holdings 3
735,647 73,450Chemung Financial 1
31,000 909,850Fauquier Bankshares
140,200 2,037,106Live Oak Bancshares
30,900 $ 435,999Park Sterling
6,300 44,667Peapack-Gladstone Financial
45,606 844,167 6,522,961 CAPITAL MARKETS - 8.0%ASA Gold and Precious Metals
181,150 2,677,397Cowen Group 3
100,000 296,000Diamond Hill Investment Group 1
5,579 1,051,195Dundee Corporation Cl. A 3
435,000 2,569,023EQT Holdings
43,150 529,433Fiera Capital Cl. A
78,000 773,993INTL FCStone 1,3
41,727 1,138,730JZ Capital Partners
247,999 1,341,300Manning & Napier Cl. A
170,600 1,620,700Medley Management Cl. A
153,400 901,992MVC Capital 1
372,400 2,994,096OHA Investment
204,620 396,963Queen City Investments 4
948 1,092,096Silvercrest Asset Management Group Cl. A
213,600 2,614,464Sprott
1,454,933 2,894,212U.S. Global Investors Cl. A
646,254 1,098,632Urbana Corporation
237,600 404,598Westwood Holdings Group 1
12,400 642,320ZAIS Group Holdings Cl. A 1,2,3
262,960 738,918 25,776,062 CONSUMER FINANCE - 0.5%EZCORP Cl. A 1,2,3
201,000 1,519,560J.G. Wentworth Company Cl. A 3,4
135,000 32,535 1,552,095 DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 1.6%Banca Finnat Euramerica
860,000 305,435GAIN Capital Holdings
25,000 158,000PICO Holdings 1,2,3
153,700 1,454,002Value Line
164,000 2,681,400Warsaw Stock Exchange
52,900 443,886 5,042,723 INSURANCE - 1.3%Hallmark Financial Services 3
114,000 1,321,260Independence Holding Company
85,080 1,528,888State Auto Financial 1
61,264 1,342,294 4,192,442 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) - 0.5%BRT Realty Trust 3
230,331 1,646,867 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT - 3.8%AV Homes 3
87,400 1,068,028Forestar Group 1,3
53,000 630,170FRP Holdings 1,2,3
71,800 2,477,100Griffin Industrial Realty
47,746 1,463,415Hopefluent Group Holdings
1,400,000 372,699Marcus & Millichap 3
49,567 1,259,497RMR Group Cl. A
67,900 2,102,863Tejon Ranch 1,2,3
115,162 2,722,430Tejon Ranch (Warrants) 3
13,146 1 12,096,203 Total (Cost $62,524,025) 56,829,353 HEALTH CARE 15.6% BIOTECHNOLOGY - 4.2%Abeona Therapeutics 3
376,321 888,118Adverum Biotechnologies 3
193,346 610,973Aquinox Pharmaceuticals 1,3
182,622 1,208,958ARIAD Pharmaceuticals 1,3
114,102 843,214BioCryst Pharmaceuticals 3
160,000 454,400Fortress Biotech 3
147,400 396,506Invitae Corporation 3
156,412 1,155,885Keryx Biopharmaceuticals 3
281,725 1,865,019Kindred Biosciences 3
148,000 523,920Progenics Pharmaceuticals 3
6,500 27,430Sangamo BioSciences 3
191,785 1,110,435Stemline Therapeutics 3
174,179 1,179,192Versartis 3
39,592 437,887Zealand Pharma 3
151,000 2,707,347 13,409,284 HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 7.1%Analogic Corporation
18,200 1,445,808AngioDynamics 1,2,3
106,061 1,524,097Antares Pharma 3
406,900 427,245Atrion Corporation 1,2
7,277 3,113,537Cerus Corporation 1,2,3
140,000 873,600Derma Sciences 3
177,100 697,774Exactech 1,2,3
124,400 3,326,456Inogen 3
5,400 270,594Invacare Corporation 1
44,300 537,359STRATEC Biomedical
14,000 808,547SurModics 3
245,000 5,752,600Syneron Medical 3
69,200 532,148TearLab Corporation 3
85,000 54,400Trinity Biotech ADR Cl. A 3
100,500 1,139,670Utah Medical Products
38,100 2,400,300 22,904,135 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES - 3.3%Aceto Corporation
79,600 1,742,444BioTelemetry 3
49,700 810,110CorVel Corporation 1,3
36,000 1,554,480Cross Country Healthcare 3
165,400 2,302,368Landauer
33,743 1,388,862National Research Cl. A
40,033 548,452PharMerica Corporation 3
40,000 986,400Psychemedics Corporation
37,500 515,250U.S. Physical Therapy
12,600 758,646 10,607,012 HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%Connecture 3
20,000 45,200Vocera Communications 3
33,100 425,335 470,535 PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.9%Agile Therapeutics 1,3
80,000 608,800Lipocine 3
90,467 275,020Theravance Biopharma 3
83,509 1,894,819 2,778,639 Total (Cost $41,960,675) 50,169,605 INDUSTRIALS 16.0% AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.7%Astronics Corporation 3
4,400 146,344CPI Aerostructures 3
9,500 58,425FLYHT Aerospace Solutions 3
1,916,800 $ 281,893Innovative Solutions and Support 3
142,828 402,775Mercury Systems 3
35,200 875,072SIFCO Industries 3
45,800 452,046 2,216,555 BUILDING PRODUCTS - 1.4%Burnham Holdings Cl. A 4
117,000 1,755,000DIRTT Environmental Solutions 3
96,000 399,768Insteel Industries
47,100 1,346,589Patrick Industries 3
16,900 1,018,901 4,520,258 COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES - 2.1%Atento 3
237,901 2,119,698CompX International Cl. A
107,500 1,236,250Heritage-Crystal Clean 1,2,3
249,777 3,049,777Team 1,3
17,500 434,525 6,840,250 CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING - 2.3%Ameresco Cl. A 3
275,700 1,204,809IES Holdings 3
288,504 3,583,220Layne Christensen 1,3
50,000 405,000Northwest Pipe 3
108,600 1,170,708NV5 Holdings 3
31,800 904,392 7,268,129 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.2%Encore Wire 1
3,400 126,752LSI Industries
143,012 1,583,143Orion Energy Systems 3
170,000 197,200Powell Industries
23,000 904,820Power Solutions International 1,3
7,100 126,735Preformed Line Products
20,743 837,810 3,776,460 INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES - 0.7%Raven Industries 1
125,259 2,372,405 MACHINERY - 5.1%Chart Industries 3
2,400 57,912CIRCOR International 1
1,100 62,689Columbus McKinnon
5,300 74,995Eastern Company (The)
39,750 659,055Federal Signal
3,200 41,216Foster (L.B.) Company 1
99,300 1,081,377Graham Corporation 1
81,150 1,494,783Hurco Companies
36,866 1,025,981Kadant
57,700 2,972,127Lindsay Corporation
15,000 1,017,900Luxfer Holdings ADR
59,712 718,335Lydall 3
4,900 188,944NN
103,900 1,453,561Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology
6,000 561,774Sun Hydraulics
91,000 2,701,790Tennant Company 1
38,500 2,073,995Twin Disc 3
11,700 125,658 16,312,092 MARINE - 0.1%Clarkson
13,000 385,271 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 1.2%Acacia Research 1,3
140,000 616,000CBIZ 3
47,000 489,270Franklin Covey 3
40,100 614,733Heidrick & Struggles International
46,300 781,544Kforce 1
4,700 79,383Navigant Consulting 3
5,100 82,365Resources Connection
20,000 295,600RPX Corporation 3
100,000 917,000 3,875,895 ROAD & RAIL - 0.5%Marten Transport
3,300 65,340Patriot Transportation Holding 1,3
29,460 572,997Universal Logistics Holdings 1,2
77,600 1,001,040 1,639,377 TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS - 0.5%Central Steel & Wire 4
788 316,776Houston Wire & Cable
249,918 1,312,069 1,628,845 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE - 0.2%Touax 3
42,197 488,001 Total (Cost $49,896,398) 51,323,538 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 22.5% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 1.4%ADTRAN
27,500 512,875Applied Optoelectronics 1,3
8,800 98,120Bel Fuse Cl. A
67,705 1,020,314CalAmp Corporation 3
6,500 96,265Clearfield 3
61,300 1,096,657ClearOne
25,000 280,000Harmonic 3
147,000 418,950KVH Industries 3
8,900 68,530Oclaro 3
131,700 642,696PCTEL
34,100 160,611Sandvine Corporation
22,700 46,737 4,441,755 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS - 7.0%Agilysys 1,2,3
170,587 1,786,046DTS 1,2,3
73,500 1,944,075ePlus 3
2,700 220,833Fabrinet 3
2,200 81,664FARO Technologies 1,2,3
86,000 2,909,380HollySys Automation Technologies 3
49,200 854,604Inficon Holding
3,600 1,223,730LRAD Corporation
853,456 1,527,686Mesa Laboratories 1,2
23,900 2,939,700Novanta 3
8,600 130,290Orbotech 1,2,3
127,300 3,252,515PC Connection
43,716 1,040,441Perceptron 3
8,500 39,780Richardson Electronics
330,900 1,743,843Rogers Corporation 1,3
1,600 97,760Systemax 1,3
74,000 631,220Vishay Precision Group 3
151,000 2,026,420 22,449,987 INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 4.4%Actua Corporation 3
110,257 995,621Care.com 1,2,3
305,254 3,565,367comScore 3
65,305 1,559,483IZEA 3
55,170 420,395Marchex Cl. B 3
85,000 $ 270,300QuinStreet 3
613,100 2,176,505RealNetworks 3
244,000 1,051,640Reis
25,000 622,500SciQuest 3
38,000 671,080Solium Capital 3
209,400 962,759Stamps.com 3
11,700 1,022,814Support.com 3
844,358 710,105 14,028,569 IT SERVICES - 1.2%Computer Task Group 1
200,538 996,674Hackett Group (The)
55,500 769,785Innodata 3
437,275 1,071,324MoneyGram International 3
120,003 822,020Sykes Enterprises 3
2,900 83,984 3,743,787 SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 4.4%Amtech Systems 1,2,3
160,284 956,896Applied Micro Circuits 3
97,917 628,627Brooks Automation
131,200 1,472,064Daqo New Energy ADR 3
34,900 787,693FormFactor 3
22,869 205,592GSI Technology 3
92,481 385,646Intermolecular 3
240,000 355,200IXYS Corporation
18,800 192,700Kopin Corporation 3
242,200 537,684Kulicke & Soffa Industries 3
88,000 1,070,960MoSys 1,3
684,275 277,131Nanometrics 3
70,800 1,471,932Nova Measuring Instruments 3
140,100 1,532,694Photronics 3
169,100 1,506,681Rudolph Technologies 3
2,900 45,037Sigma Designs 3
89,000 572,270Silicon Motion Technology ADR
30,000 1,434,000Ultra Clean Holdings 3
57,000 324,330Xcerra Corporation 3
64,200 369,150 14,126,287 SOFTWARE - 2.9%American Software Cl. A
120,352 1,261,289BSQUARE Corporation 3
83,675 466,906Computer Modelling Group
355,500 2,845,211Model N 3
136,693 1,824,852Monotype Imaging Holdings
15,000 369,450PSI
34,000 477,447Rubicon Project 3
90,000 1,228,500SeaChange International 3
284,200 906,598 9,380,253 TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS - 1.2%Intevac 3
371,300 2,108,984Kortek
135,007 1,401,314Silicon Graphics International 3
106,400 535,192 4,045,490 Total (Cost $72,061,085) 72,216,128 MATERIALS 6.5% CHEMICALS - 1.3%Balchem Corporation
11,775 702,379FutureFuel Corporation
85,262 927,651Quaker Chemical 1
27,400 2,444,080Trecora Resources 3
11,600 120,988 4,195,098 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 0.7%Ash Grove Cement 4
8,000 1,824,000Monarch Cement 4
16,303 566,529 2,390,529 CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.3%UFP Technologies 3
36,445 821,470 METALS & MINING - 4.2%Alamos Gold Cl. A
216,044 1,857,850AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group
5,000 69,260Ampco-Pittsburgh
79,002 893,513Comstock Mining 3
1,875,000 654,187Exeter Resource 3
1,195,400 1,542,066Haynes International 1
15,000 481,200Imdex 3
525,666 82,001MAG Silver 3
84,050 1,059,870Major Drilling Group International 3
731,857 4,429,832Olympic Steel
35,000 955,850Pretium Resources 3
90,000 1,007,315Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 3
11,600 126,440Victoria Gold 3
890,000 351,329 13,510,713 Total (Cost $15,346,055) 20,917,810 TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1% DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1%ORBCOMM 3
18,000 179,100 Total (Cost $104,874) 179,100 UTILITIES 0.1% GAS UTILITIES - 0.1%Shizuoka Gas
40,000 280,118 INDEPENDENT POWER & RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCER - 0.0%Alterra Power 3
450,000 172,414 Total (Cost $467,214) 452,532 MISCELLANEOUS6 3.2% Total (Cost $10,632,567) 10,452,349 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $326,173,128) 335,495,811 PREFERRED STOCK - 0.5%Seneca Foods Conv. 3,4
45,409 1,597,034 (Cost $578,719) 1,597,034Purchases of long-term investments
(49,673,246 )Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments
71,586,096Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments
(15,825,000 )Net (increase) decrease in dividends and interest receivable and other assets
393,999Net increase (decrease) in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
65,077Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(9,222,498 )Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
(6,215,573 )Net cash provided by operating activities
6,556,348 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net increase (decrease) in revolving credit agreement Distributions (12,062,921 ) Reinvestment of distributions 5,459,226 Net cash used for financing activities (6,603,695 ) INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH: (47,347 ) Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period 50,124 Cash and foreign currency at end of period $ 2,777Net realized
and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign currency
Net Increase
(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to
Common Stockholders from Investment Operations
RATIOS BASED
ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO
COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:
Net Assets
Applicable to Common
Stockholders, End of Period (in thousands)
Liquidation
Value of Preferred Stock, End of
Period (in thousands)
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
Certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the reporting period. The Fund recognizes transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, securities valued at $767,925 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 and securities valued at $561,968 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
2016 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 37Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS (continued):
Level 3 Reconciliation:
BALANCE AS OF 12/31/15 REALIZED AND UNREALIZEDThe following table summarizes the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs approved by the Valuation Committee to determine the fair value of certain, material Level 3 investments. The table does not include Level 3 investments with values derived utilizing prices from prior transactions or third party pricing information with adjustments (e.g. broker quotes, pricing services, net asset values).
FAIR VALUE ATRoyce Micro-Cap Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Drew Industries
89,916 $ 7,628,473Gentex Corporation
337,270 5,210,822Sebang Global Battery
28,500 938,188Standard Motor Products
50,391 2,004,554 15,782,037 AUTOMOBILES - 0.8%Thor Industries 1
134,910 8,734,074 DISTRIBUTORS - 1.3% Core-Mark Holding Company 230,400 10,796,544Fenix Parts 2
255,000 1,002,150Weyco Group
97,992 2,722,218 14,520,912 DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.8%American Public Education 2
42,400 1,191,440Collectors Universe
50,000 987,500DeVry Education Group
52,054 928,644Liberty Tax Cl. A
141,573 1,885,752LifeLock 1,2
142,000 2,245,020Lincoln Educational Services 2
430,600 645,900Universal Technical Institute
504,032 1,139,112 9,023,368 HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE - 0.3%Century Casinos 2
213,660 1,331,102Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2
178,300 1,717,029 3,048,131 HOUSEHOLD DURABLES - 1.7%Cavco Industries 2
14,700 1,377,390Ethan Allen Interiors
231,000 7,632,240Flexsteel Industries
18,500 732,970Mohawk Industries 1,2,3
22,400 4,250,624Natuzzi ADR 2
2,096,300 3,039,635Samson Holding
2,500,000 267,951Stanley Furniture 2,4
912,235 2,234,976 19,535,786 INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL - 0.1%Blue Nile
34,200 936,396 LEISURE PRODUCTS - 0.8%Black Diamond 2
68,100 281,934Nautilus 2
488,700 8,718,408 9,000,342 MEDIA - 0.8%E.W. Scripps Company Cl. A 2
152,460 2,414,966Loral Space & Communications 2
23,184 817,700New Media Investment Group
60,100 1,086,007Pico Far East Holdings
3,484,400 985,580T4F Entretenimento
200,000 410,921Technicolor
120,000 744,473Wiley (John) & Sons Cl. A
55,980 2,921,036 9,380,683 MULTILINE RETAIL - 0.0%New World Department Store China
1,447,500 188,846 SPECIALTY RETAIL - 1.9%Barnes & Noble
26,000 295,100Buckle (The) 1
135,015 3,509,040Caleres
86,300 2,089,323Container Store Group (The) 2
158,200 846,370Destination Maternity
390,176 2,294,235Genesco 2
34,155 2,196,508Haverty Furniture
26,500 477,795I.T
1,127,000 335,267Monro Muffler Brake
126,300 8,027,628Oriental Watch Holdings
967,900 115,338TravelCenters of America LLC 2
62,500 510,000West Marine 2
131,100 1,099,929 21,796,533 TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS - 1.7%Crown Crafts
94,441 893,412Culp
29,400 812,322Deckers Outdoor 2
58,620 3,371,822G-III Apparel Group 2
28,800 1,316,736J.G. Boswell Company 5
3,940 2,520,851Movado Group
102,661 2,225,691Wolverine World Wide 1
360,200 7,319,264YGM Trading
1,082,600 560,969 19,021,067 Total (Cost $121,740,624) 130,968,175 CONSUMER STAPLES 1.9% BEVERAGES - 0.3%Compania Cervecerias Unidas ADR
134,000 3,127,560FOOD PRODUCTS - 1.5%
Cal-Maine Foods
22,016 975,749Farmer Bros. 2
44,100 1,413,846Industrias Bachoco ADR
54,295 2,682,173John B. Sanfilippo & Son
17,200 733,236Seneca Foods Cl. A 2
163,905 5,935,000Seneca Foods Cl. B 2
13,840 498,932SunOpta 2
129,159 541,176Tootsie Roll Industries 1,3
108,004 4,161,394Waterloo Investment Holdings 2,6
598,676 167,630 17,109,136 PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.1%Inter Parfums
39,830 1,137,943 Total (Cost $15,553,238) 21,374,639 ENERGY 5.1% ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 4.0%CARBO Ceramics 1,2,3
53,000 694,300Diamond Offshore Drilling 2
144,000 3,503,520Era Group 2
381,800 3,588,920Forum Energy Technologies 2
161,418 2,794,146Franks International
108,600 1,586,646Helmerich & Payne
105,930 7,111,081ION Geophysical 2
71,880 447,812Oil States International 2
31,933 1,049,957Pason Systems
500,580 6,920,050SEACOR Holdings 2
170,469 9,878,678TGS-NOPEC Geophysical
331,370 5,418,592Trican Well Service 2
897,300 1,715,493 44,709,195 OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 1.1%Dorchester Minerals L.P.
177,172 2,554,820Dorian LPG 2
184,034 1,297,440Green Plains
114,000 2,248,080Hargreaves Services
57,683 138,441San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
350,352 $ 2,547,059World Fuel Services
66,600 3,162,834WPX Energy 2
110,000 1,024,100 12,972,774 Total (Cost $68,362,912) 57,681,969 FINANCIALS 19.8% BANKS - 2.1%Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
1,784,161 2,890,341Blue Hills Bancorp
104,180 1,537,697Canadian Western Bank
279,500 5,332,772Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach 5
1,200 7,380,000Fauquier Bankshares
160,800 2,336,424First Citizens BancShares Cl. A
17,026 4,408,201 23,885,435 CAPITAL MARKETS - 8.2%AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
24,500 570,850Ares Management L.P.
375,900 5,296,431Artisan Partners Asset Management Cl. A
191,700 5,306,256ASA Gold and Precious Metals
209,821 3,101,154Ashmore Group
1,114,000 4,510,078Associated Capital Group Cl. A
20,200 579,336Azimut Holding
17,500 285,193CETIP - Mercados Organizados
430,000 5,861,750Citadel Capital 2
11,799,921 1,302,251Cowen Group 2
250,824 742,439Dundee Corporation Cl. A 2
1,079,900 6,377,675Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
134 1,926,636Federated Investors Cl. B
342,740 9,864,057Jupiter Fund Management
230,000 1,133,923KKR & Co. L.P.
4,100 50,594Lazard Cl. A
143,035 4,259,582Manning & Napier Cl. A
465,492 4,422,174Medley Management Cl. A
109,500 643,860mutares
39,266 567,030MVC Capital
324,200 2,606,568Newtek Business Services
15,925 202,566Oaktree Capital Group LLC Cl. A
101,100 4,525,236Partners Group Holding
1,075 460,955Rothschild & Co
216,893 5,187,855SEI Investments
185,600 8,929,216Sprott
590,000 1,173,652U.S. Global Investors Cl. A
520,551 884,937Value Partners Group
5,453,000 5,059,478Virtus Investment Partners
29,930 2,130,417VZ Holding
2,000 596,699Westwood Holdings Group
50,173 2,598,961ZAIS Group Holdings Cl. A 1,2,3
492,300 1,383,363 92,541,172 CONSUMER FINANCE - 0.1%Bajaj Finance
5,500 652,947 DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 2.4%First Pacific
1,020,000 738,779MarketAxess Holdings
87,300 12,693,420Morningstar
84,600 6,918,588PICO Holdings 2
409,400 3,872,924TMX Group
60,700 2,525,350 26,749,061 INSURANCE - 2.6%Alleghany Corporation 2
2,709 1,488,812Atlas Financial Holdings 2
30,000 516,600eHealth 2
45,000 630,900E-L Financial
21,500 11,416,077Erie Indemnity Cl. A
25,000 2,483,500Independence Holding Company
314,523 5,651,978MBIA 2
942,400 6,436,592ProAssurance Corporation
17,139 917,794WMIH 2
77,742 172,587 29,714,840 INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.2%RIT Capital Partners
130,500 2,861,342 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT - 3.1%AV Homes 2
66,100 807,742FirstService Corporation
125,100 5,733,333Forestar Group 2
102,000 1,212,780FRP Holdings 2
212,958 7,347,051Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
101,300 1,920,648Marcus & Millichap 2
250,513 6,365,535St. Joe Company (The) 2
177,000 3,136,440Tejon Ranch 2
360,035 8,511,227Tejon Ranch (Warrants) 2
96,561 10 35,034,766 THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE - 1.1%Genworth MI Canada
230,895 5,922,722Timberland Bancorp 4
444,200 6,663,000Vestin Realty Mortgage II 2
53,557 125,323 12,711,045 Total (Cost $214,773,563) 224,150,608 HEALTH CARE 5.3% BIOTECHNOLOGY - 1.0%ARIAD Pharmaceuticals 1,2,3
140,000 1,034,600Keryx Biopharmaceuticals 2
170,000 1,125,400Myriad Genetics 1,2
10,173 311,294Sangamo BioSciences 2
264,315 1,530,384Zealand Pharma 2
390,907 7,008,747 11,010,425 HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 2.5%Analogic Corporation
54,735 4,348,148AngioDynamics 2
55,000 790,350Atrion Corporation 1
15,750 6,738,795Cerus Corporation 2
108,000 673,920IDEXX Laboratories 1,2,3
111,422 10,346,647Invacare Corporation
38,900 471,857Kossan Rubber Industries
400,000 680,422Masimo Corporation 2
50,000 2,625,750Neogen Corporation 2
6,800 382,500Trinity Biotech ADR Cl. A 2
82,800 938,952 27,997,341 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES - 0.3%Aceto Corporation
74,455 1,629,820Landauer
50,000 2,058,000 3,687,820 HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY - 0.2%Cegedim 2
10,000 305,242Medidata Solutions 2
40,000 1,874,800 2,180,042Bio-Rad Laboratories Cl. A 2
38,198 $ 5,463,078Bio-Techne
45,143 5,090,776PAREXEL International 2
56,600 3,559,008 14,112,862 PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.1%Lipocine 2
35,000 106,400Theravance Biopharma 2
54,291 1,231,863 1,338,263 Total (Cost $38,542,919) 60,326,753 INDUSTRIALS 29.1% AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.0%Austal 6
688,670 621,468Ducommun 2
117,200 2,318,216HEICO Corporation
140,338 9,375,982HEICO Corporation Cl. A
80,808 4,335,349Magellan Aerospace
182,779 2,547,970Mercury Systems 2
28,000 696,080Teledyne Technologies 2
20,600 2,040,430 21,935,495 AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS - 2.0%Expeditors International of Washington
158,900 7,792,456Forward Air
209,750 9,340,167Hub Group Cl. A 1,2,3
149,400 5,732,478 22,865,101 BUILDING PRODUCTS - 0.4%Apogee Enterprises
31,700 1,469,295Burnham Holdings Cl. B 5
36,000 540,000Insteel Industries
50,080 1,431,787Patrick Industries 2
14,750 889,278 4,330,360 COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES - 3.5%Atento 2
230,000 2,049,300CECO Environmental
99,028 865,505CompX International Cl. A
211,100 2,427,650Copart 2
244,360 11,976,084dorma+kaba Holding
600 418,608Heritage-Crystal Clean 2
152,527 1,862,355InnerWorkings 2
114,000 942,780Kimball International Cl. B
286,180 3,256,728Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
348,194 11,761,993Steelcase Cl. A
206,860 2,807,090UniFirst Corporation
9,870 1,142,156 39,510,249 CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING - 3.3%EMCOR Group 1,3
134,400 6,620,544IES Holdings 2
577,482 7,172,327Jacobs Engineering Group 2
164,900 8,213,669KBR
325,300 4,306,972Northwest Pipe 2
28,000 301,840NV5 Holdings 2
28,200 802,008Sterling Construction 2
204,300 1,003,113Valmont Industries 1
62,645 8,473,989 36,894,462 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.8%Global Power Equipment Group 2,5
631,820 1,326,822Powell Industries
94,500 3,717,630Preformed Line Products
91,600 3,699,724 8,744,176 INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES - 0.5%A. Soriano
2,791,000 355,629Raven Industries
251,725 4,767,672 5,123,301 MACHINERY - 10.0%Chen Hsong Holdings
1,159,000 224,088China Metal International Holdings
554,524 178,953CIRCOR International
87,784 5,002,810CLARCOR
92,500 5,626,775Colfax Corporation 2
77,242 2,043,823Columbus McKinnon
54,975 777,896Deutz
115,000 473,268Donaldson Company
193,559 6,650,687Exco Technologies
77,800 734,672Federal Signal
187,080 2,409,591Franklin Electric
104,600 3,457,030Graco
89,276 7,051,911Hurco Companies
25,952 722,244Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Cl. A
16,075 956,302IDEX Corporation
67,400 5,533,540John Bean Technologies
85,726 5,248,146Kadant
30,200 1,555,602Kennametal
160,100 3,539,811Lincoln Electric Holdings
61,360 3,625,149Lindsay Corporation 1
80,000 5,428,800Luxfer Holdings ADR
28,100 338,043Lydall 2
47,680 1,838,541NN
308,700 4,318,713Nordson Corporation
24,296 2,031,389RBC Bearings 2
125,200 9,077,000Sun Hydraulics
286,318 8,500,782Tennant Company
111,900 6,028,053Wabtec Corporation
93,070 6,536,306Watts Water Technologies Cl. A
61,000 3,553,860Woodward
171,800 9,902,552 113,366,337 MARINE - 1.2%Clarkson
198,700 5,888,713Kirby Corporation 2
128,000 7,985,920 13,874,633 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 2.6%Advisory Board (The) 2
190,277 6,733,903Franklin Covey 2
40,800 625,464Heidrick & Struggles International
66,480 1,122,183ICF International 2
16,436 672,232ManpowerGroup
112,858 7,261,284On Assignment 1,2,3
220,695 8,154,680Robert Half International
32,032 1,222,341TrueBlue 2
182,250 3,448,170Volt Information Sciences 2
65,000 384,150 29,624,407 ROAD & RAIL - 1.8%Genesee & Wyoming Cl. A 2
15,000 884,250Knight Transportation
122,400 3,253,392Landstar System
135,660 9,314,415Patriot Transportation Holding 2
70,986 1,380,678Saia 1,2
178,230 $ 4,480,702Trancom
4,932 324,655Universal Logistics Holdings
78,916 1,018,016 20,656,108 TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS - 0.9%Addtech Cl. B
80,000 1,003,885Central Steel & Wire 5
4,862 1,954,524Houston Wire & Cable
509,200 2,673,300Kloeckner & Co 2
20,000 220,885MSC Industrial Direct Cl. A 1
62,293 4,395,394 10,247,988 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE - 0.1%Hopewell Highway Infrastructure
1,012,000 505,086Wesco Aircraft Holdings 2
68,400 917,928 1,423,014 Total (Cost $226,549,537) 328,595,631 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 18.6% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.7%ADTRAN 1,3
239,273 4,462,441Bel Fuse Cl. B
30,238 537,632Clearfield 2
55,600 994,684NetScout Systems 2
51,900 1,154,775Oclaro 2
87,500 427,000 7,576,532 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS - 8.7%Anixter International 1,2
70,895 3,777,285Cognex Corporation 1,3
217,070 9,355,717Coherent 2
140,516 12,896,558Dolby Laboratories Cl. A
46,350 2,217,847DTS 2
225,000 5,951,250Fabrinet 2
28,150 1,044,928FARO Technologies 2
152,567 5,161,342FEI Company
70,500 7,535,040FLIR Systems
302,000 9,346,900HollySys Automation Technologies 2
51,082 887,294Horiba
12,000 524,694IPG Photonics 1,2,3
69,270 5,541,600Lagercrantz Group
50,000 472,002LRAD Corporation
776,544 1,390,014Methode Electronics
55,830 1,911,061National Instruments
261,850 7,174,690Orbotech 2
38,100 973,455Perceptron 2
357,700 1,674,036Plexus Corporation 2
158,500 6,847,200Richardson Electronics
573,732 3,023,568Rofin-Sinar Technologies 2
10,981 350,733Rogers Corporation 2
57,066 3,486,733Systemax 2
194,000 1,654,820TTM Technologies 1,2,3
496,400 3,737,892Vishay Precision Group 2
81,826 1,098,105VST Holdings
1,179,658 337,543 98,372,307 INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 2.2%Actua Corporation 2
211,726 1,911,886Care.com 2
312,800 3,653,504comScore 2
212,236 5,068,196HolidayCheck Group 2
44,900 117,484IZEA 2
12,106 92,248j2 Global
82,020 5,181,203QuinStreet 2
612,532 2,174,488RealNetworks 2
376,750 1,623,792Solium Capital 2
189,700 872,184Spark Networks 1,2
263,000 415,540Stamps.com 2
35,300 3,085,926Support.com 2
650,300 546,902United Online 2
17,000 187,000 24,930,353 IT SERVICES - 1.2%Acxiom Corporation 2
40,000 879,600Convergys Corporation 1
121,000 3,025,000DST Systems
10,000 1,164,300Hackett Group (The)
513,566 7,123,161Innodata 2
274,314 672,069MoneyGram International 2
76,400 523,340 13,387,470 SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.7%Amtech Systems 2
141,471 844,582Brooks Automation
116,100 1,302,642Cabot Microelectronics
33,400 1,414,156Daqo New Energy ADR 2
31,700 715,469Diodes 2
270,850 5,089,271Exar Corporation 2
157,576 1,268,487Intermolecular 2
40,000 59,200Kulicke & Soffa Industries 2
77,400 941,958MKS Instruments
78,810 3,393,559Nanometrics 2
128,300 2,667,357Nova Measuring Instruments 2
99,000 1,083,060Photronics 2
159,900 1,424,709Sigma Designs 2
78,900 507,327Silicon Motion Technology ADR
49,000 2,342,200Teradyne
130,000 2,559,700Tessera Technologies
163,530 5,010,559Ultra Clean Holdings 2
50,300 286,207 30,910,443 SOFTWARE - 2.4%American Software Cl. A
108,690 1,139,071ANSYS 1,2,3
95,000 8,621,250AVG Technologies 2
64,970 1,233,780Computer Modelling Group
316,300 2,531,477Mentor Graphics
198,123 4,212,095Model N 2
155,387 2,074,417Monotype Imaging Holdings
218,140 5,372,788PSI
18,194 255,491SeaChange International 2
247,069 788,150SimCorp
10,000 490,697 26,719,216 TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS - 0.7%Diebold 1,3
266,600 6,619,678Intevac 2
214,500 1,218,360Silicon Graphics International 2
93,600 470,808 8,308,846 Total (Cost $179,159,293) 210,205,167Dyadic International 2,5
75,000 $ 118,500FutureFuel Corporation
48,500 527,680Hawkins
86,178 3,740,987Innospec
36,883 1,696,249Intrepid Potash 2
256,498 369,357Minerals Technologies
64,893 3,685,922Quaker Chemical
109,669 9,782,475 19,921,170 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 1.0%Ash Grove Cement Cl. B 5
50,518 11,518,104 CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.3%Intertape Polymer Group
17,000 277,379Mayr-Melnhof Karton
34,000 3,704,951 3,982,330 METALS & MINING - 4.8%Alamos Gold Cl. A
373,300 3,210,158Ampco-Pittsburgh
36,966 418,086Constellium Cl. A 2
90,000 422,100Exeter Resource 2
240,000 309,600Franco-Nevada Corporation
127,300 9,682,438Gold Fields ADR
785,000 3,846,500Haynes International
113,900 3,653,912Hecla Mining
580,000 2,958,000Imdex 2
700,000 109,196Lundin Mining 2
640,000 2,159,836Major Drilling Group International 2
406,543 2,460,750NovaGold Resources 2
35,000 214,200Pretium Resources 2
186,000 2,081,783Reliance Steel & Aluminum
138,140 10,622,966Seabridge Gold 1,2
282,000 4,139,760Synalloy Corporation
178,800 1,369,608Worthington Industries
148,000 6,260,400 53,919,293 PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.0%TFS Corporation
303,967 319,983 Total (Cost $59,517,652) 89,660,880 TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5% WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5%Telephone and Data Systems
208,270 6,177,288 Total (Cost $5,433,816) 6,177,288 UTILITIES 0.1% GAS UTILITIES - 0.1%Shizuoka Gas
110,000 770,325Toho Gas
60,000 488,155 1,258,480 MULTI-UTILITIES - 0.0%Just Energy Group 1
18,520 112,602 Total (Cost $1,218,976) 1,371,082 MISCELLANEOUS7 2.3% Total (Cost $25,497,646) 25,488,867 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $956,350,176) 1,156,001,059 REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 4.4% Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.03% dated 6/30/16, due 7/1/16, maturity valueNon-Affiliated Companies
$ 1,147,103,083Affiliated Companies
8,897,976 Repurchase agreements (at cost and value) 49,836,000 Cash and foreign currency 99,874 Receivable for investments sold 1,699,658 Receivable for dividends and interest 843,085 Prepaid expenses and other assets 543,791 Total Assets 1,209,023,467 LIABILITIES: Revolving credit agreement 70,000,000 Payable for investments purchased 7,240,831 Payable for investment advisory fee 484,905 Payable for directors fees 52,344 Payable for interest expense 6,207 Accrued expenses 205,458 Deferred capital gains tax 39,556 Total Liabilities 78,029,301 Net Assets $ 1,130,994,166 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS: Paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 80,478,771 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized) $ 945,781,653 Undistributed net investment income (loss) 3,174,176 Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency 22,947,339 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency 199,591,211 Quarterly distributions (40,500,213 ) Net Assets (net asset value per share - $14.05) $ 1,130,994,166 Investments at identified cost $ 956,350,176Non-Affiliated Companies
$ 8,462,249Affiliated Companies
71,072 Foreign withholding tax (235,489 ) Interest 39,218 Rehypothecation income 33,779 Total income 8,370,829 EXPENSES: Investment advisory fees 2,928,026 Interest expense 560,507 Stockholder reports 220,583 Administrative and office facilities 116,965 Custody and transfer agent fees 94,023 Directors fees 91,623 Professional fees 59,014 Other expenses 78,049 Total expenses 4,148,790 Compensating balance credits (56 ) Net expenses 4,148,734 Net investment income (loss) 4,222,095 REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY: NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS): Investments in Non-Affiliated Companies 17,949,844 Investments in Affiliated Companies 10,000 Foreign currency transactions (56,692 ) NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION): Investments and foreign currency translations 60,563,510 Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency 26,058 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency 78,492,720 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS $ 82,714,815Purchases of long-term investments
(195,591,388 )Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments
253,691,493Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments
(39,109,000 )Net (increase) decrease in dividends and interest receivable and other assets
473,408Net increase (decrease) in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
(71,664 )Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(60,563,510 )Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
(17,903,152 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 23,641,002 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net increase (decrease) in revolving credit agreement Distributions (40,500,213 ) Reinvestment of distributions 16,744,818 Net cash used for financing activities (23,755,395 ) INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH: (114,393 ) Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period 214,267 Cash and foreign currency at end of period $ 99,874Investment Operations
1.04 (1.36 ) (0.01 ) 5.01 2.08 (1.71 ) DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS: Net investment income (0.05 )1 (0.16 ) (0.14 ) (0.11 ) (0.17 ) (0.08 ) Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency (0.30 )1 (1.08 ) (1.68 ) (2.08 ) (0.63 ) (0.43 ) Return of capital (0.16 )1 (0.27 ) Total distributions to Common Stockholders (0.51 ) (1.24 ) (1.82 ) (2.19 ) (0.80 ) (0.78 ) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders (0.04 ) (0.08 ) (0.10 ) (0.05 ) (0.06 ) (0.06 ) Total capital stock transactions (0.04 ) (0.08 ) (0.10 ) (0.05 ) (0.06 ) (0.06 ) Net Asset Value, End of Period $ 14.05 $ 13.56 $ 16.24 $ 18.17 $ 15.40 $ 14.18 Market Value, End of Period $ 11.77 $ 11.77 $ 14.33 $ 16.01 $ 13.42 $ 12.27 TOTAL RETURN:2 Net Asset Value 8.17 %3 (8.09 )% 0.78 % 34.14 % 15.41 % (10.06 )% Market Value 4.39 %3 (9.59 )% 0.93 % 35.63 % 16.22 % (10.46 )% RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS: Investment advisory fee expense4 0.55 %5 0.50 % 0.46 % 0.54 % 0.56 % 0.86 % Other operating expenses 0.23 %5 0.18 % 0.15 % 0.25 % 0.15 % 0.12 % Total expenses (net)6 0.78 %5 0.68 % 0.61 % 0.79 % 0.71 % 0.98 % Expenses net of fee waivers and excluding interest expense 0.67 %5 0.61 % 0.55 % 0.65 % 0.68 % 0.98 % Expenses prior to fee waivers and balance credits 0.78 %5 0.68 % 0.61 % 0.79 % 0.71 % 0.98 % Expenses prior to fee waivers 0.78 %5 0.68 % 0.61 % 0.79 % 0.71 % 0.98 % Net investment income (loss) 0.79 %5 0.78 % 0.72 % 0.70 % 1.57 % 0.63 % SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders, End of Period (in thousands) $ 1,130,994 $ 1,072,035 $ 1,231,955 $ 1,307,829 $ 1,082,426 $ 966,640 Liquidation Value of Preferred Stock, End of Period (in thousands) $ 220,000 Portfolio Turnover Rate 18 % 35 % 40 % 33 % 25 % 26 % PREFERRED STOCK: Total shares outstanding 8,800,000 Asset coverage per share $ 134.88 Liquidation preference per share $ 25.00 Average month-end market value per share $ 25.37 REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT: Asset coverage 1716 % 1631 % 1860 % 1289 % 822 % Asset coverage per $1,000 $ 17,157 $ 16,315 $ 18,599 $ 12,889 $ 8,216Royce Value Trust
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Royce Value Trust
Transactions in Affiliated Companies:
An Affiliated Company as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, is a company in which a fund owns 5% or more of the companys outstanding voting securities at any time during the period. The Fund effected the following transactions in shares of such companies for the six months ended June 30, 2016:
SHARES MARKET VALUE COST OF COST OF REALIZED DIVIDEND SHARES MARKET VALUE AFFILIATED COMPANY 12/31/15 12/31/15 PURCHASES SALES GAIN (LOSS) INCOME 6/30/16 6/30/16 Stanley Furniture 1,012,235 $ 2,824,136 $ 265,000 $ 10,000 912,235 $ 2,234,976 Timberland Bancorp 444,200 5,512,522 $ 71,072 444,200 6,663,000 $ 8,336,658 $ 10,000 $ 71,072 $ 8,897,976Directors and Officers
All Directors and Officers may be reached c/o The Royce Funds, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151
Charles M. Royce, Director1
Age: 76 | Number of Funds Overseen: 23 | Tenure: Since 1982
Non-Royce Directorships: Director of TICC Capital Corp.
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chairman of the
Board of Managers of Royce & Associates, LP (Royce), the Trusts
investment adviser; Chief Executive Officer (July 2014June 2016),
President (1972-July 2014) of Royce.
Christopher D. Clark, Trustee1, President
Age: 51 | Number of Funds Overseen: 23 | Tenure: Since 2014
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Executive
Officer (since July 2016), President (since July 2014), Co-Chief
Investment Officer (Since January 2014), Managing Director and, since
June 2015, a Member of the Board of Managers of Royce, having
been employed by Royce since May 2007.
Patricia W. Chadwick, Director
Age: 67 | Number of Funds Overseen: 23 | Tenure: Since 2009
Non-Royce Directorships: Trustee of ING Mutual Funds and Director of
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant and President
of Ravengate Partners LLC (since 2000).
Stephen L. Isaacs, Director
Age: 76 | Number of Funds Overseen: 23 | Tenure: Since 1989
Non-Royce Directorships: None
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Attorney and
President of Health Policy Associates, Inc., consultants. Mr. Isaacss
prior business experience includes having served as President of
the Center for Health and Social Policy (from 1996 to 2012); Director
of Columbia University Development Law and Policy Program and
Professor at Columbia University (until August 1996).
Arthur S. Mehlman, Director
Age: 74 | Number of Funds Overseen: 46 | Tenure: Since 2004
Non-Royce Directorships: Director/Trustee of registered investment
companies constituting the 18 Legg Mason Funds.
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Director of The
League for People with Disabilities, Inc.; Director of University of
Maryland Foundation (non-profits). Formerly: Director of Municipal
Mortgage & Equity, LLC (from October 2004 to April 1, 2011); Director
of University of Maryland College Park Foundation (non-profit) (from
1998 to 2005); Partner, KPMG LLP (international accounting firm)
(from 1972 to 2002); Director of Maryland Business Roundtable for
Education (from July 1984 to June 2002).
David L. Meister, Director
Age: 76 | Number of Funds Overseen: 23 | Tenure: Since 1982
Non-Royce Directorships: None
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Consultant. Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of The Tennis Channel (from June 2000 to
March 2005). Mr. Meisters prior business experience includes having
served as Chief Executive Officer of Seniorlife.com, a consultant to
the communications industry, President of Financial News Network,
Senior Vice President of HBO, President of Time-Life Films, and Head
of Broadcasting for Major League Baseball.
G. Peter OBrien, Director
Age: 70 | Number of Funds Overseen: 44 | Tenure: Since 2001
Non-Royce Directorships: Director/Trustee of registered investment
companies constituting the 18 Legg Mason Funds; Director of TICC
Capital Corp.
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Trustee Emeritus of
Colgate University (since 2005); Board Member of Hill House, Inc.
(since 1999); Formerly: Trustee of Colgate University (from 1996 to
2005), President of Hill House, Inc. (from 2001 to 2005) and Managing
Director/Equity Capital Markets Group of Merrill Lynch & Co. (from 1971
to 1999).
Michael K. Shields, Director
Age: 58 | Number of Funds Overseen: 23 | Tenure: Since 2015
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: President and
Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont Trust Company, a private North
Carolina trust company (since May 2012). Mr. Shieldss prior business
experience includes owning Shields Advisors, an investment
consulting firm (from April 2010 to June 2012).
Francis D. Gannon, Vice President
Age: 48 | Tenure: Since 2014
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Co-Chief Investment
Officer (since January 2014) and Managing Director of Royce, having
been employed by Royce since September 2006.
Daniel A. OByrne, Vice President
Age: 54 | Tenure: Since 1994
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Principal and
Vice President of Royce, having been employed by Royce since
October 1986.
Peter K. Hoglund, Treasurer
Age: 50 | Tenure: Since 2015
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Administrative Officer, and Managing Director of Royce, having
been employed by Royce since December 2014. Prior to joining
Royce, Mr. Hoglund spent more than 20 years with Munder Capital
Management in Birmingham, MI, serving as Managing Director and
Chief Financial Officer and overseeing all financial aspects of the firm.
He began his career at Munder as a portfolio manager.
John E. Denneen, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Age: 49 | Tenure: 1996-2001 and Since 2002
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: General Counsel,
Managing Director, and, since June 2015, a Member of the Board of
Managers of Royce; Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary
of Royce; Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of The Royce Funds.
Lisa Curcio, Chief Compliance Officer
Age: 56 | Tenure: Since 2004
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Compliance
Officer of The Royce Funds (since October 2004) and Compliance
Officer of Royce (since June 2004).
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements
At meetings held on June 2-3, 2016, the Funds respective Boards of Directors, including all of the non-interested directors, approved amended and restated investment advisory agreements (each, an Investment Advisory Agreement and collectively, the Investment Advisory Agreements) between Royce & Associates, LP (formerly Royce & Associates, LLC) (R&A) and each of Royce Value Trust, Inc., Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc., and Royce Global Value Trust, Inc. (each, a Fund and collectively, the Funds). The Investment Advisory Agreements were amended and restated to reflect R&As change in organizational form from a limited liability company to a limited partnership; the amended and restated agreements are substantially identical to the previously existing agreements. In reaching these decisions, each Board reviewed the materials provided by R&A, which included, among other things, information prepared internally by R&A and independently by Morningstar Associates, LLC (Morningstar) containing detailed investment advisory fee, expense ratio, and investment performance comparisons for the Funds with other funds in their respective peer groups, information regarding the past performance of the Funds and other registered investment companies managed by R&A and a memorandum outlining the legal duties of each Board prepared by independent counsel to the non-interested directors. R&A also provided the directors with an analysis of its profitability with respect to providing investment advisory services to each of the Funds. In addition, each Board took into account information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, including reports on investment performance, stockholder services, regulatory compliance, brokerage commissions and research, and brokerage and execution products and services provided to the Funds. Each Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as allocation of Fund brokerage commissions, soft dollar research services R&A receives and other direct and indirect benefits to R&A and its affiliates, from their relationship with the relevant Fund. The directors also met throughout the year with investment advisory personnel from R&A. Each Board, in its deliberations, recognized that, for many of the Funds stockholders, the decision to purchase Fund shares included a decision to select R&A as the investment adviser and that there was a strong association in the minds of Fund stockholders between R&A and each Fund. In considering factors relating to the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements, the non-interested directors received assistance and advice from, and met separately with, their independent counsel. While all three of the Investment Advisory Agreements were considered at the same Board meetings, the Boards dealt with each Agreement separately. Among other factors, the directors considered the following:
The nature, extent and quality of services provided by R&A: Each Board considered the following factors to be of fundamental importance to its consideration of whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement: (i) R&As more than 40 years of value investing experience and track record; (ii) the history of long-tenured R&A portfolio managers managing the Funds; (iii) R&As focus on mid-cap, small-cap and micro-cap value investing; (iv) the consistency of R&As approach to managing the Funds and open-end mutual funds over more than 40 years; (v) the integrity and high ethical standards adhered to at R&A; (vi) R&As specialized experience in the area of trading small- and micro-cap securities; (vii) R&As historical ability to attract and retain portfolio management talent and (viii) R&As focus on stockholder interests as exemplified by expansive stockholder reporting and communications. Each Board also noted that R&As compensation policy arrangements strongly encourage portfolio manager investment in each Fund that they manage. Each Board reviewed the services that R&A provides to each Fund, including, but not limited to, managing each Funds investments in accordance with the stated policies of each Fund. Each Board considered the fact that R&A provided certain administrative services to the Funds at cost pursuant to the Administration Agreement between the Funds and R&A. Each Board determined that the services to be provided to each Fund by R&A would be the same as those that it previously provided to the relevant Fund. The Boards also took into consideration the histories, reputations and backgrounds of R&As portfolio managers for the Funds, finding that these would likely have an impact on the continued success of the Funds. Each Board also noted R&As ability to attract and retain qualified and experienced personnel. Lastly, each Board noted that R&A officers, employees, and their families had substantial amounts invested in each Fund. The directors concluded that the investment advisory services provided by R&A to each Fund compared favorably to services provided by R&A to other R&A client accounts, including other funds, in both nature and quality, and that the scope of services provided by R&A would continue to be suitable for the Funds.
Investment performance of the Funds and R&A: In light of R&As risk-averse approach to investing, each Board believes that risk-adjusted performance continues to be the most appropriate measure of each Funds investment performance. One measure of risk-adjusted performance the Boards use in their review of the Funds performance is the Sharpe Ratio. The Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure of performance developed by Nobel Laureate William Sharpe. It is calculated by dividing a funds annualized excess returns by its annualized standard deviation to determine reward per unit of risk. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better a funds historical risk-adjusted performance. The Boards attach primary importance to risk-adjusted performance over relatively long periods of time, typically 3 to 10 years. It was noted, however, that Royce Global Value Trust, Inc. (RGT) had less than three full calendar years of performance because its inception date was October 18, 2013. Using Morningstar data, the Sharpe Ratio for each of Royce Value Trust, Inc. (RVT) and Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (RMT) placed in the 4th quartile within the Small Blend category assigned by Morningstar for the 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2015. It was noted that RVTs and RMTs focus on high quality (e.g., those with solid balance sheets, low leverage, the ability to generate and effectively allocate free cash flow, and strong returns on invested capital) and cyclical companies had hurt their relative performance during the post-2008 market period that has been marked by historically low interest rates and significant U.S. Federal Reserve market intervention as highly leveraged, non-earning companies and yield-oriented securities (e.g., master limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, and utilities) have generally outperformed their higher quality and cyclical counterparts during this period. In addition, RVTs and RMTs use of leverage through preferred stock (prior to November 15, 2012) and borrowings resulted in higher volatility and worse down market performance. The Sharpe Ratio for RGT placed in the 4th quartile within the Foreign Small/Mid Value category assigned by Morningstar for the 1-year period ended December 31, 2015. The Board noted the inherent limitations of a one-year Sharpe Ratio in evaluating RGTs investment performance.
In addition to each Funds riskadjusted performance, each Board also reviewed and considered each Funds absolute total returns, down market performance, and long-term performance records for periods of 10 years and longer for RVT and RMT. Each Board also considered it important to look beyond the current snapshot of performance as of December 31, 2015 and therefore examined extended performance histories for each Fund using monthly rolling average return periods through March 31, 2016. The Boards also took note of recent financial market trends, including widening high yield credit spreads and more difficult/expensive access to capital for many companies. While the Boards recognized that a quarter does not define a trend, it noted that RVT and RGT outperformed (on an NAV basis) the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell Global Small-Cap Index, respectively, for the 3-month and 1-year periods ended March 31, 2016 while RMT outperformed (on an NAV basis) the Russell 2000 Index for the 3-month period ended March 31, 2016.
Each Board noted that R&A manages a number of funds that invest in micro-cap, small-cap, and mid-cap issuers, many of which had outperformed their benchmark indexes and their competitors during the periods prior to the U.S. Federal Reserves near zero interest
56 | 2016 Semiannual Report to StockholdersBoard Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (continued)
rate policy and related market interventions. Although each Board recognized that past performance is not necessarily an indicator of future results, it found that R&A had the necessary qualifications, experience and track record in managing micro-cap, small-cap, and mid-cap securities to manage the relevant Fund. The directors determined that R&A continued to be an appropriate investment adviser for the Funds and concluded that each Funds performance supported the approval of the relevant Investment Advisory Agreement.
Cost of the services provided and profits realized by R&A from its relationship with the Funds: Each Board considered the cost of the services provided by R&A and profits realized by R&A from its relationship with each Fund. As part of the analysis, each Board discussed with R&A its methodology in allocating its costs to each Fund and concluded that its allocations were reasonable. The RVT Board noted that RVT was not profitable to R&A during the year ended December 31, 2015. The Boards of RMT and RGT concluded that R&As profits in respect of RMT and RGT, respectively, were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services provided.
The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels would reflect such economies of scale: Each Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of each Fund, whether each Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. Each Board noted the time and effort involved in managing portfolios of micro-, small- and mid-cap stocks and that they did not involve the same efficiencies as do portfolios of large-cap stocks. Each Board concluded that the current fee structure for each Fund was reasonable, that stockholders sufficiently participated in economies of scale and that no changes were currently necessary.
Comparison of services to be rendered and fees to be paid to those under other investment advisory contracts, such as contracts of the same and other investment advisers or other clients: Each Board reviewed the investment advisory fee paid by each Fund and compared both the services to be rendered and the fees to be paid under the Investment Advisory Agreements to other contracts of R&A and to contracts of other investment advisers to registered investment companies investing in small- and micro-cap stocks, as provided by Morningstar. Each Board noted the importance of the net expense ratio in measuring a funds efficiency, particularly in light of the variations in the fund industry as to which entity is responsible for particular types of expenses. In the case of RVT, its Board noted that it had a 1.00% basic fee that is subject to adjustment up or down (up to 0.50% in either direction) based on its performance versus the S&P 600 SmallCap Index over a rolling period of 60 months. The fee is charged on average net assets over that rolling period. As a result, in a rising market, the fee will be smaller than a fee calculated on the current years average net assets, and vice versa. The Board determined that the performance adjustment feature continued to serve as an appropriate incentive to R&A to manage RVT for the benefit of its long-term common stockholders. The Board also noted that the fee arrangement, which also includes a provision for no fee in periods where RVTs trailing three-year performance is negative, requires R&A to measure RVTs performance monthly against the S&P 600, an unmanaged index. Instead of receiving a set fee regardless of its performance, R&A is penalized for poor performance. The Board noted that RVTs net expense ratio placed it in the 1st quartile within its Morningstar peer group for 2015. In the case of RMT, the Board noted that it also had a 1.00% basic fee subject to adjustment up or down based on its performance versus the Russell 2000 Index over a rolling 36 month period. The fee is charged on average net assets over that rolling period. As a result, in a rising market, the fee will be smaller than a fee calculated on the current years average net assets, and vice versa. The Board determined that the performance adjustment feature continued to serve as an incentive to R&A to manage RMT for the benefit of its long-term common stockholders. The Board noted that RMTs net expense ratio of 1.28% placed it in the 3rd quartile when compared against its Morningstar peer group for 2015. The Board further noted that RMTs net expense ratio was actually 18 basis points lower than the average expense ratio for the 58 non-institutional, non- ETF domestic funds with weighted average market capitalizations of less than $1 billion in the Morningstar peer group. Finally, in the case of RGT, the Board noted that its net expense ratio based on average net assets fell within the 4th quartile of its Morningstar-assigned open-end peer group, 18 basis points above the Morningstar category median. The Board noted, however, that RGT had the second lowest weighted average market capitalization within that category.
The Boards also noted that R&A manages the Funds in an active fashion. The industry accepted metric for measuring how actively an equity portfolio is managed is called active share. In particular, active share measures how much the holdings of an equity portfolio differ from the holdings of its appropriate passive benchmark index. At the extremes, a portfolio with no holdings in common with the benchmark would have 100% active share, while a portfolio that is identical to the benchmark would have 0% active share. R&A presented a chart to the Boards which demonstrated that funds with high active share scores had higher expense ratios than funds with lower active share scores due to the resources required for the active management of those funds. The Boards noted that the active shares for RVT, RMT, and RGT were 90%, 95%, and 97%, respectively, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015.
Each Board also considered fees charged by R&A to institutional and other clients and noted that, given the greater levels of services that R&A provides to registered investment companies such as the Funds as compared to other accounts, the base investment advisory fee for RVT and RMT and the advisory fee for RGT compared favorably to the investment advisory fees charged to those other accounts.
It was noted that no single factor was cited as determinative to the decision of the directors. Rather, after weighing all of the considerations and conclusions discussed above, each entire Board, including all of the non-interested directors, approved the Investment Advisory Agreement, concluding that the amended and restated Agreements with substantially identical terms as the previously existing agreements were in the best interest of the stockholders of the respective Funds and that each investment advisory fee rate was reasonable in relation to the services provided.
2016 Semiannual Report to Stockholders | 57Notes to Performance and Other Important Information
The thoughts expressed in this Review and Report concerning recent market movements and future prospects for small company stocks are solely the opinion of Royce at June 30, 2016, and, of course, historical market trends are not necessarily indicative of future market movements. Statements regarding the future prospects for particular securities held in the Funds portfolios and Royces investment intentions with respect to those securities reflect Royces opinions as of June 30, 2016 and are subject to change at any time without notice. There can be no assurance that securities mentioned in this Review and Report will be included in any Royce-managed portfolio in the future. Investments in securities of micro-cap, small-cap and/or mid-cap companies may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies. All publicly released material information is always disclosed by the Funds on the website at www.roycefunds.com.
Sector weightings are determined using the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). GICS was developed by, and is the exclusive property of, Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC (S&P) and MSCI Inc. (MSCI). GICS is the trademark of S&P and MSCI. Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) and GICS Direct are service marks of S&P and MSCI.
All indexes referred to are unmanaged and capitalization weighted. Each indexs returns include net reinvested dividends and/or interest income. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The Russell 2000 Index is an index of domestic small-cap stocks. It measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 2000 Value and Growth indexes consist of the respective value and growth stocks within the Russell 2000 as determined by Russell Investments. The Russell Microcap Index includes 1,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index along with the next smallest eligible securities as determined by Russell. The Russell 1000 Index is an index of domestic large-cap stocks. It measures the performance of the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities in the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell Global Small Cap Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of global small-cap stocks. The Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index is an index of global large-cap stocks, excluding the United States. The Russell Global ex-U.S. Small Cap Index is an index of global small-cap stocks, excluding the United States. The S&P 500 and SmallCap 600 are indexes of U.S. large- and small-cap stocks, respectively, selected by Standard & Poors based on market size, liquidity, and industry grouping, among other factors. The Nasdaq Composite is an index of the more than 3,000 common equities listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The performance of an index does not represent exactly any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Returns for the market indexes used in this report were based on information supplied to Royce by Russell Investments.
The Price-Earnings, or P/E, Ratio is calculated by dividing a companys share price by its trailing 12-month earnings-per share (EPS). The Price-to-Book, or P/B, Ratio is calculated by dividing a companys share price by its book value per share. The Morningstar Style Map uses proprietary scores of a stocks value and growth characteristics to determine its placement in one of the five categories listed on the horizontal axis. These characteristics are then compared to those of other stocks within the same market capitalization band. Each is scored from zero to 100 for both value and growth attributes. The value score is subtracted from the growth score to determine the overall style score. For the vertical, market cap axis, Morningstar subdivides into size groups. Giant-cap stocks are defined as those that account for the top 40% of the capitalization of each style zone; large-cap stocks represent the next 30%; mid-cap stocks the next 20%; small-cap stocks the next 7%; micro-cap stocks the smallest 3%. The Royce Funds is a service mark of The Royce Funds. Distributor: Royce Fund Services, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This material contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), that involve risks and uncertainties, including, among others, statements as to:
the Funds future operating results the prospects of the Funds portfolio companies the impact of investments that the Funds have made or may make the dependence of the Funds future success on the general economy and its impact on the companies and industries in which the Funds invest, and the ability of the Funds portfolio companies to achieve their objectives.This Review and Report uses words such as anticipates, believes, expects, future, intends, and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason.
The Royce Funds have based the forward-looking statements included in this Review and Report on information available to us on the date of the report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although The Royce Funds undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make through future stockholder communications or reports.
Authorized Share Transactions
Royce Global Value Trust, Royce Micro-Cap Trust,
and Royce Value Trust may each repurchase up to 5% of the issued and outstanding
shares of its respective common stock during the year ending December 31, 2016.
Any such repurchases would take place at then prevailing prices in the open market
or in other transactions. Common stock repurchases would be effected at a price
per share that is less than the shares then current net asset value.
Royce Global Value Trust, Royce Micro-Cap Trust, and Royce Value Trust are also authorized to offer their common stockholders an opportunity to subscribe for additional shares of their common stock through rights offerings at a price per share that may be less than the shares then current net asset value. The timing and terms of any such offerings are within each Boards discretion.
Annual Certifications
As required, the Funds have submitted to
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the annual certification of the
Funds Chief Executive Officer that he is not aware of any violation of the
NYSEs listing standards. The Funds also have included the certification of
the Funds Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by
section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to the Funds form
N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Proxy Voting
A copy of the policies and procedures that
The Royce Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities
and information regarding how each of The Royce Funds voted proxies relating to
portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available,
without charge, on The Royce Funds website at www. roycefunds.com, by calling
(800) 221-4268 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), at www.sec.gov.
Form N-Q Filing
The Funds file their complete schedules
of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year
on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov. The Royce Funds holdings are also on the Funds website
approximately 15 to 20 days after each calendar quarter end and remain available
until the next quarters holdings are posted. The Funds Forms N-Q may
also be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington,
D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at (800) 732-0330.
The Funds complete schedules of investments are updated quarterly, and are
available at www.roycefunds.com.
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60 | 2016 Semiannual Report to Stockholders1 Any direct Royce Funds IRA investor who chooses eDelivery of prospectuses, financial reports, and Royce Review will be exempt from the $15 annual IRA maintenance fee. (We will continue to also waive the fee for investors with more than $20,000 invested in Royce IRAs at the time the fee is charged, and for new transfer and rollover accounts in their first year.)
Item 2. Code(s) of Ethics. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) See Item
1.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. Not Applicable
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Not Applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrants Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrants internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report.
Item 12. Exhibits. Attached hereto.
(a)(1) Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
(a)(2) Separate certifications by the Registrants Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(a)(3) Not Applicable
(b) Separate certifications by the Registrants Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC.
BY: /s/ Christopher D. Clark Christopher D. Clark PresidentDate: August 25, 2016
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC. ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC. BY: /s/ Christopher D. Clark BY: /s/ Peter K. Hoglund Christopher D. Clark Peter K. Hoglund President Chief Financial Officer Date: August 25, 2016 Date: August 25, 2016