Mark Fischer Joins RIPNX —Royce
article 06-01-2020

Mark Fischer Joins the Firm as Senior Analyst, Director of International Research

Mark Fischer, an experienced international small-cap analyst, joins the investment team at Royce Investment Partners that provides research for Royce International Premier Fund and related institutional strategies.

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June 1, 2020—Mark Fischer, an experienced international small-cap analyst, has joined Royce Investment Partners as Senior Analyst, Director of International Research. He will be joining the firm’s investment team that provides research for Royce International Premier Fund and related institutional strategies. Before coming to Royce, he was the Research Manager and a Senior Research Analyst at Kabouter Management, an international small-cap specialist investment manager. Prior to that, he worked as an analyst for two private equity firms from 2007 through 2012.

We hired Mark because we were looking to add a talented investor to our team and thought his quality-oriented approach and diligent research practice would be an excellent fit. We look forward to Mark providing first-rate support and analytical insight to the team.

“We are very excited that Mark will be joining Royce—he's an important addition to our investment team, bringing a unique skillset that will have an immediate impact on our research capabilities in the international small-cap asset class,” said Royce’s CEO, Chris Clark. “We remain committed to adding talented investment professionals to our Firm, even during these challenging times.”

Royce International Premier Fund has delivered superior performance versus its benchmark over its nine-year history, and we are committed to taking the steps needed to continue delivering that distinctive performance experience.

“I’m looking forward to working with Mark,” says Royce International Premier Portfolio Manager Mark Rayner. “I believe his high-quality approach and diligent research abilities will enhance our international and global strategies.”

Mark is a dual citizen of Germany and the U.S., is fluent in German, and proficient in French. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of Chicago, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. He also received his Master’s in Business Administration in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he graduated with Honors.

Royce Investment Partners, investment adviser to The Royce Funds, is a small-cap equity specialist offering portfolios with distinctive investment approaches to address specific investment goals. The firm has been managing U.S., global and international micro-cap, small-cap and small/mid-cap strategies portfolios for more than 45 years.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/20 (%) 

  2Q201 1YR 3YR 5YR SINCE INCEPT. DATE
International Premier -23.81 9.85 4.49 6.37 5.22 12/31/10
MSCI ACWI x USA SC -29.01 -21.18 -4.89 -0.81 1.11 N/A

Annual Operating Expenses: Gross 1.59 Net 1.44

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. Shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase may be subject to a 2% 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. Gross operating expenses reflect the Fund's total gross annual operating expenses for the Service Class and include management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other expenses. Net operating expenses reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. All expense information is reported as of the Fund's most current prospectus. Royce & Associates has contractually agreed, without right of termination, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Service Class's net annual operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions, taxes, interest, litigation expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other expenses not borne in the ordinary course of business) at or below 1.44% through April 30, 2020.

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