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Royce Value Trust (NYSE: RVT) as of  February 29, 2012

2012-03-12 11:01 ET - News Release

  • Oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund
  • Average weekly trading volume of approximately 341,000 shares
  • Fund’s adviser has more than 35 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience


NEW YORK -- (Business Wire)

Royce Value Trust (NYSE: RVT):

Closing Prices – February 29, 2012

 
NAV $16.09
MKT $14.13

Total Return Performance

   

Periods ended February 29, 2012

NAV

MKT

 
Month* 3.87% 4.98%
Year to Date* 13.47 15.16
One-Year -2.77 -1.81
Three-Year Average Annual 35.01 34.92
Five-Year Average Annual 1.41 -2.96
10-Year Average Annual 7.32 6.51
 
*Not Annualized

Portfolio Diagnostics

 
 
Wtd. Average Geometric Mkt. Cap: $1461 million
Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: 15.7*
Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: 1.8x
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock: $1317 million
Net Leverage: 11.8 %
 

*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

 
 

Top 10 Positions

% of Net Assets

1. Coherent 1.0%
2. HEICO Corp. 0.9
3. Nordson Corp. 0.9
4. Oil States International, Inc. 0.8
5. Alleghany Corp. 0.8
6. Carter’s Inc. 0.8
7. Cognex Corp. 0.8
8. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. 0.7
9. Lazard, Ltd. 0.7
10. Advisory Board Co. (The) 0.7
 

Top Five Sectors

% of Net Assets

1. Industrials 28%
2. Information Technology 23
3. Financials 21
4. Consumer Discretionary 14
5. Materials 11

Recent Developments

Royce Value Trust, Inc. (NYSE - RVT) has declared 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, is to be paid on March 23, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 2012 (ex-dividend on March 2, 2012). The price of shares issued for reinvestment will be determined on March 13, 2012. Royce Value Trust currently has a quarterly distribution policy for Common Stockholders, at the annual rate of 5%.

Royce Value Trust, Inc. has declared 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 is to be paid on March 23, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 2012 (ex-dividend on March 2, 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.

Royce Value Trust is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common (RVT) and 5.90% Cumulative Preferred Stock (RVTprb) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its primary investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing at least 65% of its assets in equity securities primarily of small- and micro-cap companies. Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Value Trust are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XRVTX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.

Contacts:

Royce Value Trust, Inc.
John D. Diederich, 212-355-7311

Source: Royce Value Trust, Inc.

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