NEW YORK, Jul 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Average weekly trading volume of approximately 341,000 shares
--Fund's adviser has more than 35 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience
Royce Value Trust, Inc. RVT -0.88% :
Closing Prices - June 30, 2012
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NAV $ 14.34
MKT $ 12.46
Total Return Performance
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Periods ended June 30, 2012 NAV MKT
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Month* 2.49 % 0.11 %
Year to Date* 4.09 4.52
One-Year -11.17 -11.08
Three-Year Average Annual 16.41 17.49
Five-Year Average Annual -1.72 -4.18
10-Year Average Annual 6.53 5.04
*Not Annualized
Portfolio Diagnostics
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Wtd. Average Geometric Mkt. Cap: $ 1334 million
Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: 14.6*
Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: 1.6x
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock: $ 1212 million
Net Leverage: 12.3%
*The Fund's P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings.
Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets, applicable to common stock.
Portfolio Composition
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Top 10 Positions % of Net Assets
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1. Advisory Board (The) 1.2 %
2. Carter's 1.1
3. Nordson Corp. 1.1
4. HEICO 1.0
5. Coherent 1.0
6. Mohawk Industries 1.0
7. MAXIMUS 1.0
8. Lincoln Electric Holdings 0.9
9. PAREXEL International 0.9
10. E-L Financial 0.8
Top Five Sectors % of Net Assets
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1. Industrials 28 %
2. Information Technology 22
3. Financials 21
4. Consumer Discretionary 15
5. Materials 9
Recent Developments
Royce Value Trust, Inc. RVT -0.88% paid a quarterly distribution of $0.19 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution, optionally payable in additional shares of Common Stock, or in cash by specific stockholder election, was paid on June 25, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2012 (ex-dividend on June 4, 2012). The price of shares issued for reinvestment was $12.18.
Royce Value Trust, Inc. paid a cash dividend of $0.36875 per share on its Cumulative Preferred Stock, based on an annual rate of 5.90% of the initial liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The dividend was paid on June 25, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2012 (ex-dividend on June 4, 2012).
The Board of Directors of Royce Value Trust, Inc. has approved, subject to stockholder and other regulatory approvals, the contribution of approximately $100 million of RVT's assets to a newly formed non-diversified, closed-end investment company, Royce Global Value Trust, Inc. ("RGT"). All of RGT's common stock would then be distributed to the common stockholders of RVT. There is no assurance that necessary stockholder and regulatory approvals will be obtained.