Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund (RYVPX, RVPHX, RVPCX, RVPIX, RVPKX, RVPRX)
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At a Glance

Why invest in Smaller-Companies Growth?

  • Small/mid-cap growth fund (generally market caps up to $7.5 billion) that invests in companies with superior revenue and/or earnings growth selling at prices that Royce believes do not fully reflect their prospects.
  • Seeks companies that look poised for multi-year periods of robust growth driven by sustainable competitive advantages and/or benefiting from secular growth themes that create favorable conditions for the business.
  • Average annual total return of 9.8% since inception (6/14/01) through 12/31/22.

As of 12/31/22

  • Small-Cap
    Growth Approach
    $1.94B
    Avg. Market Cap
  • High
    Volatility
    93%
    Active Share
  • Portfolio Manager
    Tenure
    19+
    Years on Fund

Portfolio Management

"We’re looking for recurring revenues and sustainable business models as opposed to very high-growth, shot-in-the-dark, one-time winners. We want companies that have established themselves as industry leaders in an emerging growth area with a distinct niche."
Chip Skinner

Performance

Average Annual Total Returns (%)

Outperformed Russell 2000 Growth for the 3-Year, 5-Year, 20-Year and since inception (06/14/01) periods as of 12/31/22. Outpaced Russell 2000 for the 3-Year, 5-Year, 20-Year and since inception (06/14/01) periods as of 12/31/22.
QTR YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR 20YR SINCE INCEPT.
(06/14/01)
Smaller-Companies Growth 3.97 -32.07-32.073.184.167.995.6110.459.84
Russell 2000 Growth 4.13 -26.36-26.360.653.519.207.269.506.70
Russell 2000 6.23 -20.44-20.443.104.139.017.169.367.48

Annual Operating Expenses: 1.19

FEB YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR 20YR SINCE INCEPT.
(06/14/01)
Smaller-Companies Growth 1.10 12.83-7.869.696.638.746.9911.3010.38
Russell 2000 Growth -1.08 8.76-7.926.515.069.318.8110.267.06
Russell 2000 -1.69 7.89-6.0210.086.019.068.4910.107.80

Annual Operating Expenses: 1.19

MAR YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 15YR 20YR SINCE INCEPT.
(06/14/01)
Smaller-Companies Growth -6.23 5.80-14.3121.124.667.656.8710.8210.02
Russell 2000 Growth -6.84 1.31-15.4916.943.048.078.479.626.69
Russell 2000 -8.81 -1.62-16.0520.943.637.647.869.367.32

Annual Operating Expenses: 1.19

Important Performance and Expense Information

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. Shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase may be subject to a 1% redemption fee, payable to the Fund, which is not reflected in the performance shown above; if it were, performance would be lower. 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.

All performance and risk information presented in this material prior to the commencement date of Investment Class shares on 3/15/07 reflects Service Class results. Shares of the Fund's Service Class bear an annual distribution expense that is not borne by the Investment Class.

Rolling Returns

For 91% of the periods, 10-year average annual total returns were greater than 5%.

Absolute Returns: 10-Year Monthly Rolling Return PeriodsNumber of 10-Year Average Annual Return Periods Since the Fund’s Inception

Return Range Periods % in Range
> 10% 57 41
> 5% and ≤ 10% 69 50
> 0% and ≤ 5% 13 9
≤ 0% 0 0

The Fund averaged a 9.3% return over all 139 10-year monthly rolling return periods.

Market Cycle Performance

The Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth in one of the two previous full market cycle periods.
Peak-Peak - 08/31/18 - 02/19/20
Smaller-Companies Growth0.2%
Russell 2000 Growth3.3%

Peak-Peak - 02/19/20 - 02/09/21
Smaller-Companies Growth69.2%
Russell 2000 Growth50.5%

Peak-Current - 02/09/21 - 12/31/22
Smaller-Companies Growth-39.6%
Russell 2000 Growth-35.5%

Royce defines market cycles as those that have retreated at least 15% from a previous market peak and have rebounded to establish a new peak above the previous one. 

Royce defines market cycles as those that have retreated at least 15% from a previous market peak and have rebounded to establish a new peak above the previous one. 

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)

 

Growth of Investment

Value of $10,000 invested between 06/14/01 and 12/31/22

Smaller-Companies Growth$75,633.49
Russell 2000 Growth$40,435.58

Risk

High Volatility vs. Peer Group as of 12/31/22

The Fund has a high volatility within its peer group of 514 Small-Cap Funds based on 5-year rolling standard deviation.

Down Market Performance Comparisonas of 12/31/22

Market Downturns (%)

DownMarketImg

Russell 2000 Growth Down Quarters

QUARTER ENDRUSSELL 2000 GROWTH (%)SMALLER-COMPANIES GROWTH (%)SPREAD (%)
06/30/22-19.3-23.3-4.0
03/31/22-12.6-16.6-4.0
09/30/21-5.7-5.5+0.2
03/31/20-25.8-23.6+2.2
09/30/19-4.2-6.1-1.9
12/31/18-21.7-22.7-1.0
03/31/16-4.7-4.3+0.4
09/30/15-13.1-11.0+2.1
09/30/14-6.1-6.5-0.4
06/30/12-3.9-7.8-3.9
09/30/11-22.2-22.4-0.2
06/30/11-0.6-2.5-1.9
06/30/10-9.2-7.9+1.3
03/31/09-9.7-6.3+3.4
12/31/08-27.4-28.9-1.5
09/30/08-7.0-9.9-2.9
03/31/08-12.8-9.6+3.2

Capture Ratios Fund's First Full Quarter (06/30/01) to 12/31/22

Upside Capture Ratio measures a manager's performance in up markets relative to the Fund's benchmark. It is calculated by measuring the Fund's performance in quarters when the benchmark goes up and dividing it by the benchmark's return in those quarters.

Downside Capture Ratio measures a manager's performance in down markets relative to the Fund's benchmark. It is calculated by measuring the Fund's performance in quarters when the benchmark goes down and dividing it by the benchmark's return in those quarters.

Long Term Risk Measurementas of 12/31/22

Over the past 5 years, the Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
Over the past 3 years, the Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
From the Fund's inception, the Fund outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

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Morningstar Statistical Measures as of 12/31/22

Sharpe RatioStandard Deviation
Smaller-Companies Growth0.4420.87
Russell 2000 Growth0.5019.80
Category Median0.5319.25
Best Quartile Breakpoint0.5718.54

Category Median and Best Quartile Breakpoint based on 414 small-cap objective funds (oldest class only) with at least ten years of history.
Sharpe Ratio Standard Deviation
Smaller-Companies Growth
Russell 2000 Growth
Category Median
Best Quartile Breakpoint

Composition

Morningstar Style Map™as of 12/31/22

mstar-RVPHX

The Morningstar Style Map is the Morningstar Style Box™ with the center 75% of fund holdings plotted as the Morningstar Ownership Zone™. The Morningstar Style Box is designed to reveal a fund's investment strategy. The Morningstar Ownership Zone provides detail about a portfolio's 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. The shaded area represents the center 75% of the Fund's assets while the plot point in the middle represents the weighted average of its holdings. Over time, the shape and location of a fund's ownership zone may vary.

Portfolio Diagnosticsas of 12/31/22

  RVPHX Russell 2000 Growth
Average Market Cap
1.94B
2.49B
93%
-
2022 Portfolio Turnover
66%
-
Weighted Average P/B,
3.3x
3.4x
3-5 Year EPS Growth (est.)
24.0%
19.8%
U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets)
86.2%
-
Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets)
10.7%
-

Portfolio Allocation

  • Total
    Holdings
    68


SECTORS
RVPHX (%) RUSSELL
2000 GROWTH (%)
Health Care
30.0
23.2
Information Technology
26.1
19.8
Industrials
17.9
17.8
Consumer Discretionary
9.4
10.8
Consumer Staples
7.0
4.5
Materials
3.7
4.5
Financials
2.1
5.7
Real Estate
0.6
2.2
Energy
-
7.4
Communication Services
-
2.3
Utilities
-
1.7
Cash and Cash Equivalents
3.1
-
POSITIONS% OF NET ASSETS
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
TransMedics Group
4.6
Impinj
4.0
Celsius Holdings
3.6
Halozyme Therapeutics
3.1
Axonics
3.0
Distribution Solutions Group
2.7
Alphatec Holdings
2.5
Agilysys
2.4
VSE Corporation
2.4
InMode
2.2
Topgolf Callaway Brands
2.2
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group
2.2
Ambarella
2.1
Freshpet
2.0
Clearfield
2.0
Silicon Laboratories
1.9
ATS
1.8
Inspire Medical Systems
1.8
Sprout Social Cl. A
1.7
GXO Logistics
1.7
Top 20 as % of Net Assets
49.9

SECTORS
RVPHX (%) RUSSELL
2000 GROWTH (%)
Health Care
28.6
-
Information Technology
26.3
-
Industrials
17.9
-
Consumer Discretionary
9.4
-
Consumer Staples
6.3
-
Materials
3.4
-
Financials
2.2
-
Real Estate
0.6
-
Cash and Cash Equivalents
5.4
-
POSITIONS% OF NET ASSETS
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Impinj
4.3
TransMedics Group
4.2
Celsius Holdings
3.1
Distribution Solutions Group
2.8
Axonics
2.5
VSE Corporation
2.5
Topgolf Callaway Brands
2.5
Alphatec Holdings
2.4
Aehr Test Systems
2.4
Agilysys
2.3
Freshpet
2.2
ATS
2.2
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group
2.0
InMode
2.0
GXO Logistics
2.0
Silicon Laboratories
1.9
Napco Security Technologies
1.9
Sprout Social Cl. A
1.8
Lantheus Holdings
1.7
Halozyme Therapeutics
1.7
Top 20 as % of Net Assets
48.4

Portfolio Holdings

Unaudited schedules of portfolio holdings are presented for informational purposes only.

View the complete list of holdings (unaudited) for this fund as of the previous quarter-end: 12/31/22.

Least Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

Greatest Portfolio Overlap - U.S. Equity Funds

Geographical Breakdown

Distributions

NAV & Distributions


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RECORD
DATE
EX-DATE PAYABLE
DATE
INCOME ($) SHORT
TERM
GAINS ($)
LONG
TERM
GAINS ($)
RETURN OF
CAPITAL ($)
TOTAL ($) REINVEST
PRICE ($)
12/14/22 12/15/22 12/15/22 0.0000 0.1101 0.1393 - 0.2494 5.75
12/15/21 12/16/21 12/16/21 0.0000 0.5376 2.5004 - 3.0380 8.26
12/09/20 12/10/20 12/10/20 0.0000 - 1.1430 - 1.1430 10.34
12/11/19 12/12/19 12/12/19 0.0000 - 0.2846 - 0.2846 8.03
12/12/18 12/13/18 12/13/18 0.0000 0.3745 2.7617 - 3.1362 7.21
12/13/17 12/14/17 12/14/17 0.0000 0.0621 2.2214 - 2.2835 10.70
12/14/16 12/15/16 12/15/16 0.0000 0.0046 1.2506 - 1.2552 11.37
12/16/15 12/17/15 12/17/15 0.0000 0.3185 2.4330 - 2.7515 11.28
12/16/14 12/17/14 12/17/14 0.0000 0.2879 2.9932 - 3.2811 14.03
12/04/13 12/05/13 12/05/13 0.0035 - 1.3450 - 1.3485 16.40
12/07/11 12/08/11 12/08/11 0.1547 - - - 0.1547 11.93
12/08/10 12/09/10 12/09/10 0.0788 - - - 0.0788 13.26

NAV History for

Fees & Expenses

Shareholder Fees (%)

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases 0.00
Maximum deferred sales charge 0.00
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends 0.00
Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for less than 30 days) 1.00

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (%)

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management fees 1.00
Distribution (12b-1) fees 0.00
Other expenses 0.19
Total annual Fund operating expenses 1.19

Important Disclosure Information

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 and mid-cap stocks, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap stocks. (Please see "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus.) The Fund’s broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities (measured at the time of investment), which may involve political, economic, currency, and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments. (Please see "Investing in Foreign Securities" in the prospectus.)

Sector weightings are determined using the Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS"). GICS was developed by, and is the exclusive property of, Standard & Poor's 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.

The Price-Earnings, or P/E, Ratio is calculated by dividing a company's share price by its trailing 12-month earnings-per-share (EPS). The Portfolio's P/E ratio calculation excludes cash holdings and companies with zero or negative earnings. The Price-to-Book, or P/B, Ratio is calculated by dividing a company's share price by its book value per share. Standard deviation is a statistical measure within which a client account’s total returns have varied over time. The greater the standard deviation, the greater a portfolio’s volatility.
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Source: MSCI.  MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein.  The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products.  This report is not approved, endorsed, reviewed or produced by MSCI. None of the MSCI data is intended to constitute investment advice or a recommendation to make (or refrain from making) any kind of investment decision and may not be relied on as such. The Russell 2000 Value and Growth indices consist of the respective value and growth stocks within the Russell 2000 as determined by Russell Investments. The Russell 2000 is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted 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 performance of an index does not represent exactly any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index.

Managed by Chip Skinner since 2016 (lead portfolio manager 2016, manager 2007-2016, and co-manager 2003-2007)

3/15/2007 12:00:00 AM

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