Royce Small-Cap Special Equity in Morningstar—Royce
article 03-13-2025

Royce Small-Cap Special Equity in Morningstar

Morningstar’s Russ Kinnel includes Royce Small-Cap Special Equity in his “The Art of Losing Less in a Bear Market” article.

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On 3/11/25, Charlie Dreifus, who manages Royce Small-Cap Special Equity Fund, along with Steven McBoyle and Tim Hipskind, who serve as assistant portfolio managers, was mentioned in Russ Kinnel’s piece on Morningstar.com, “The Art of Losing Less in a Bear Market.”

Kinnel lists 12 funds that he thinks “can help you better manage the downside.” He opined that “The market always has worries, so it makes sense to stay pretty fully invested, but a little effort on downside protection can help you get through the next selloff, whether it happens next month or three years from now.”

Read the article.

In compiling his list of a dozen funds, Kinnel slotted them into two broad categories: “Super Diversifiers” and “Lower-Risk Strategies,” with Royce Small-Cap Special Equity in the latter group.

Learn more about Royce Small-Cap Special Equity Fund.

Kinnel likes that the Fund “is focused on clean accounting and low valuations… Charlie Dreifus and company are not just good at defense, but their brand of investing doesn’t track the broad market closely.”

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/2024 (%)

  QTD1 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR SINCE
INCEPT.
DATE ANNUAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
NET               GROSS
Small-Cap Special Equity -5.39 -1.12 2.49 8.60 5.52 8.13 05/01/98  1.22  1.22
Russell 2000 Value
-1.85 7.58 2.79 10.32 6.91 7.58 N/A  N/A  N/A
Russell 2000
-2.87 6.69 3.34 9.39 7.23 7.15 N/A  N/A  N/A
1 Not annualized.

All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, reflects the reinvestment of distributions, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. 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 redeemed. Current month-end performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted and may be obtained at www.royceinvest.com. Operating expenses reflect the Fund's total annual operating expenses for the Investment Class as of the Fund's most current prospectus and include management fees and other expenses.

This material is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The Fund invests primarily in small-cap stocks which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap stocks. (Please see "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus.) As of 12/31/24, the Fund invested a significant portion of its assets in a limited number of stocks, which may involve considerably more risk than more broadly diversified portfolio because a decline in the value of any one of these stocks would cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree. (Please see "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus.)

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