Miles Lewis on Asset TV’s Small-Cap Masterclass—Royce
article 10-26-2021

Miles Lewis on Asset TV’s Small-Cap Masterclass

PM Miles Lewis was a panelist on Asset TV’s Small-Cap Masterclass discussing the appeal of dividends and quality within small cap, supply chain bottlenecks, and more.

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Portfolio Manager Miles Lewis joined host Jenna Dagenhart and another investment professional on Asset TV’s Small-Cap Masterclass, which aired October 6, 2021, to talk about supply chain disruptions, inflation, and adding value with a quality approach.

Watch Miles’s appearance here.

Miles detailed how Royce research shows that small caps historically outperform large caps when the 10-yield Treasury is rising, which is currently setting a good backdrop for the asset class. He added that Royce owns procyclical dividend payers, which have also benefited historically from a rising rate environment. In addition, Miles made his case for active management.

“We think there's a lot of different reasons to believe that this value cycle we think we're entering is different than the head fake in 2016,” Miles said. “And so ultimately, what that does is it creates opportunities for long term patient investors like those of us here at Royce."

Watch Miles’s appearance here.

Learn more about Miles Lewis.

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Percentage of Fund Holdings As of 9/30/21 (%)

  Royce Pennsylvania
Mutual Fund
Royce Dividend
Value
Royce Total
Return

Procter & Gamble

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0.0

0.0

Silgan Holdings

0.2

1.5

0.0

PNC

0.0

0.0

0.0

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