UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR


CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number: 811-05379


Name of Registrant: Royce Focus Trust, Inc.


Address of Registrant: 745 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10151



Name and address of agent for service:      John E. Denneen, Esquire

 745 Fifth Avenue

 New York, NY 10151


 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010



Item 1.  Reports to Shareholders.





             
             
             
             
       
             
             
  Royce Value Trust



Royce Micro-Cap Trust



Royce Focus Trust		    

ANNUAL

    
     

REVIEW AND REPORT
     

TO STOCKHOLDERS

    
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
     
             
             
             
 
 
    
             
             
             
             


A Few Words on Closed-End Funds

     
 
Royce & Associates, LLC manages three closed-end funds: Royce Value Trust, the first small-cap value closed-end fund offering; Royce Micro-Cap Trust, the only micro-cap closed-end fund; and Royce Focus Trust, a closed-end fund that invests in a limited number of primarily small-cap companies.
     
 
A closed-end fund is an investment company whose shares are listed and traded on a stock exchange. Like all investment companies, including open-end mutual funds, the assets of a closed-end fund are professionally managed in accordance with the investment objectives and policies approved by the Fund's Board of Directors. A closed-end fund raises cash for investment by issuing a fixed number of shares through initial and other public offerings that may include shelf offerings and periodic rights offerings. Proceeds from the offerings are invested in an actively managed portfolio of securities. Investors wanting to buy or sell shares of a publicly traded closed-end fund after the offerings must do so on a stock exchange, as with any publicly traded stock. This is in contrast to open-end mutual funds, in which the fund sells and redeems its shares on a continuous basis.
     

A Closed-End Fund Offers Several Distinct Advantages Not Available From An Open-End Fund Structure

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Since a closed-end fund does not issue redeemable securities or offer its securities on a continuous basis, it does not need to liquidate securities or hold uninvested assets to meet investor demands for cash redemptions, as an open-end fund must.
   
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In a closed-end fund, not having to meet investor redemption requests or invest at inopportune times is ideal for value managers who attempt to buy stocks when prices are depressed and sell securities when prices are high.
   
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A closed-end fund may invest more freely in less liquid portfolio securities because it is not subject to potential stockholder redemption demands. This is particularly beneficial for Royce-managed closed-end funds, which invest in small- and micro-cap securities.
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The fixed capital structure allows permanent leverage to be employed as a means to enhance capital appreciation potential.
   
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Unlike Royce's open-end funds, our closed-end funds are able to distribute capital gains on a quarterly basis. In January 2011, the Funds announced the resumption of the quarterly distribution policies for their common stock, at a 5% annual rate, beginning in March 2011. As of December 31, 2010, each Fund had fully utilized its capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes, allowing the managed distribution policies to be reinstated. Please see page 18-19 for more details.
   
We believe that the closed-end fund structure is very suitable for the long-term investor who understands the benefits of a stable pool of capital.

     
  Why Dividend Reinvestment Is Important  
     
 
A very important component of an investor's total return comes from the reinvestment of distributions. By reinvesting distributions, our investors can maintain an undiluted investment in a Fund. To get a fair idea of the impact of reinvested distributions, please see the charts on pages 13, 15 and 17. For additional information on the Funds' Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options and the benefits for stockholders, please see page 19 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.
 
     

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Table of Contents  
   

Annual Review

  
Performance Table 2
   
Letter to Our Stockholders 3
   
Postscript: Style Points 9
   
Small-Cap Market Cycle Performance 10
   
2010: The Year in Quotes Inside Back Cover
   
Annual Report to Stockholders 11
   

For more than 35 years, we have used a value approach to invest in small-cap securities. We focus primarily on the quality of a company's balance sheet, its ability to generate free cash flow and other measures of profitability or sound financial condition. We then use these factors to assess the company's current worth, basing the assessment on either what we believe a knowledgeable buyer might pay to acquire the entire company, or what we think the value of the company should be in the stock market.


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Performance Table  

NAV Average Annual Total Returns   Through December 31, 2010

    Royce   Royce   Royce   Russell
    Value Trust   Micro-Cap Trust   Focus Trust   2000

Fourth Quarter 2010*

    16.68 %     17.66 %     18.32 %     16.25 %

One-Year

    30.27       28.50       21.79       26.86  

Three-Year

    0.81       0.88       2.41       2.22  

Five-Year

    5.16       4.82       6.91       4.47  

10-Year

    8.77       10.25       11.80       6.33  

15-Year

    10.70       10.89       n.a.       7.64  

20-Year

    12.65       n.a.       n.a.       10.83  

Since Inception

     11.06       11.19       11.56       —  

Inception Date

  11/26/86   12/14/93   11/1/96**     —  

*   Not annualized
**   Date Royce & Associates, LLC assumed investment management responsibility for the Fund.

Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information in this Review and Report reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. 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 sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Current month-end performance may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. The Royce Funds invest primarily in securities of micro-cap, small-cap and mid-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies.

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Letter to Our Stockholders
 
 
Into The Great Wide Open
The stock market enjoyed a very good year in 2010. In a normal year, this would be an unremarkable observation, perhaps one not even worth making, at least not as a statement on its own. Twenty-ten, however, was no normal year, even applying the most generous range to that modifier. One could even argue that the mostly terrific results for equities were one of the major symptoms of the year's glaring lack of normalcy. Consider the fact that equity markets across the globe did all right to very well in the midst of ongoing economic uncertainty not just here in the United States, but in fellow economic heavyweights China and Europe as well.
     The nature and direction of that uncertainty is also worth noting, as it took on a generally western drift and included crises—some real, others perceived and a few arguably exaggerated—in each of the aforementioned locales. It began early in 2010 with an economic slowdown in China, which hurt hard asset prices everywhere while sending a chill through most of the world's capital markets. By spring, it had rolled into Europe in the form of the sovereign debt crisis before blowing across the Atlantic in the summer with fears of a double-dip recession in the U.S. The prospect of crisis then drifted back to China early in the autumn with attempts by the Chinese government to slow the nation's economy, before again lingering in Europe later in the fall with another sovereign debt problem, this time in Ireland.
     Interestingly, and perhaps tellingly, the world's equity markets began to shake off these events, or their possible materialization, in July. Share prices mostly climbed from that
































One could even argue that the mostly terrific results for equities were one of the major symptoms of the year's glaring lack of normalcy. Consider the fact that equity markets across the globe did all right to very well in the midst of ongoing economic uncertainty not just here in the United States, but in fellow economic heavyweights China and Europe as well.

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Charles M. Royce, President
 
Here at Royce, we have consistently
applied a highly disciplined approach
that surveys the entire universe
of micro-cap, small-cap and mid-cap
companies, striving to uncover
mispriced and underappreciated
businesses. Our experience over nearly
four decades, a span encompassing
multiple market and economic cycles,
has given us a unique perspective
into what makes companies grow,
what can lead them to be overvalued
and what makes them undervalued.
 
Our long-term perspective involves
an attempt to understand what a
business is worth and, consequently,
what a private buyer might pay for
the entire enterprise. In other words,
we think like owners, not renters. So as
holding periods have contracted of
late, we find our thoughts more closely
aligned with private equity investors
who seek to buy entire companies
because, like them, we evaluate the
financial and business dynamics of an
enterprise as if we were purchasing
the entire company. Our goal is to buy
businesses, not just stocks.
 
This business buyer's mentality has
served us very well over the years as
styles have gone in and out of favor,
 
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Letter to Our Stockholders
 
month through the end of the year, with the third and fourth quarters producing healthy, double-digit returns for most of the world's major indexes. So what happened to swing the mood of investors? While clearly concerned about a repeat of 2008, even a more muted version, investors at the same time seemed to respond a little better to the news of each impending difficulty. They may have seen some of what we saw—companies that, since the financial crisis erupted in the fall of 2008, have been managing their businesses successfully, providing many pockets of strength in a domestic economy that was slowly and, at least in our estimation, surely recovering.
     So while serious problems remain—housing, unemployment, the sorry state of national, state and municipal balance sheets—we see better times ahead. At the same time, we accept that the coming year (and perhaps longer) represents something like uncharted territory. To some, the immediate future feels like the great wide open, a place where all of the uncertainty and contradictory signals create a free-falling sensation that lacks the solid footing one might otherwise expect two years' worth of strong market returns to supply. After breaking down the year's returns for the major indexes and The Royce Funds in this Review and Report, we'll make our case that we are on more solid ground than many think.

Breakdown
While the year ended well for most major equity indexes, results through the first half of the year were fairly dismal, with all of the major domestic and non-U.S. indexes posting negative returns. Following domestic market lows in early July, however, share prices began an ascent that took them through the end of the year, making 2010 the second consecutive year of double-digit positive performance for the three major U.S. indexes. Small-caps led the way by a substantial margin. For the calendar year, the small-cap Russell 2000 gained 26.9%, the large-cap S&P 500 climbed 15.1% and the more tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 16.9%. (Although returns for the Russell Midcap index were also quite healthy, they lagged those of small-cap in 2010, with the Russell Midcap index up 25.5%.)
     Each index's showing from the interim small-cap low on July 6, 2010—a period that coincided with the greatest anxiety over a double-dip recession—was particularly impressive. From that date through December 31, 2010 the Russell 2000 was up 33.6% versus respective gains of 23.6% and 26.7% for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The advantage for small-cap stocks during both the recent bull run and the year as a whole was sealed during the fourth quarter, when the Russell 2000 was up 16.3% versus respective gains of 10.8% and 12.0% for the larger-cap S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. Better relative first-half performance was also a factor, as the small-cap index lost less than its larger siblings through the first six months of 2010. As welcome and strong as 2010's returns were, the three U.S. indexes remained shy of their respective peaks, though the Russell 2000, only 3.8% off its previous peak on July 13, 2007, came closest to setting a new market cycle high. The S&P 500 finished the year 13.6% shy of its

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peak on October 9, 2007, while the Nasdaq has still not surpassed its peak from March 10, 2000 and ended the year 47.5% off that high.

 

 

          Non-U.S. indexes performed in line with their U.S. counterparts, though small-cap’s edge was even more pronounced in 2010 than it was here at home. For the calendar year, the MSCI World (ex U.S.) Small Core index gained 24.5%, while the MSCI EAFE index was up 7.8%. Both the small-cap and large-cap non-U.S. indexes were strong off the early July domestic small-cap low. From July 6, 2010 through December 31, 2010, the MSCI World (ex U.S.) Small Core index climbed 29.8%, and the MSCI EAFE index rose 21.3%. Three-year average annual returns for both overseas indexes were negative, as they were for the S&P 500. The Nasdaq was essentially flat for the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, while the Russell 2000 gained 2.2%. For the five-year period ended December 31, 2010, the two non-U.S. and three domestic indexes were all positive, with the Russell 2000 and MSCI World (ex U.S.) Small Core index in the lead, followed by the S&P 500, the MSCI EAFE and the Nasdaq.

 

Our work was showing many pockets of strength in the economy that accelerated throughout the year, businesses that were benefiting from the decline of the dollar, and renewed activity in many sectors and industries. So the market’s strength through much of 2010 was not a surprise to us.

          Within small-cap, growth continued its leadership, outperforming value in 2010. The Russell 2000 Value index rose 24.5% compared to a gain of 29.1% for the Russell 2000 Growth index. Small-cap growth also held an edge for the five-year period ended December 31, 2010, while annualized periods of 10 years or more saw a sizeable edge for small-cap value. Micro-cap companies performed even better in the calendar year, with the Russell Microcap index up 28.9% in 2010. As was the case with small-cap, growth provided an edge relative to value within the Russell Microcap index for the calendar-year period.

 

 

 

 

 

Good Enough

 

 

Accepting that there is more to portfolio management—and life—than beating a benchmark, we were very satisfied with performance as a whole for the three close-end funds featured in this Annual Review and Report. We were especially pleased with two developments: All three of our Funds performed very well on a relative basis in 2010’s lone significant correction, the period from the interim small-cap high on April 23, 2010 through the interim small-cap low on July 6, 2010. More importantly, each Fund finished the year with strong returns on an absolute basis. The two are not unrelated in our view. Key to our disciplined value ethos is the idea that not losing money is as critical as making it.

 

We suspect that the reign of high-beta, often low-quality companies is likely to end soon, usurped by companies with characteristics such as high returns on invested capital, free cash flow generation and dividends.

          Relative results for the calendar year were also strong, with Royce Value Trust and Royce Micro-Cap Trust outpacing the Russell 2000 for the calendar-year period on both an NAV (net asset value) and market price basis. All three of our closed-end portfolios also outpaced the Russell 2000 for the five-year and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2010 on an NAV basis. Factoring in the Funds’ strong down market results, absolute calendar-year returns and generally better

 

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many times driven by economic cycles.
Our analytical work centers first
on evaluating what a business is worth
today, in recognition of the fact that
it is a far more difficult proposition
to discern what a business will be worth
in the future. Once we have appropriate
conviction on the value
of an enterprise, we then establish a share
price that we are willing to pay that
discounts a required rate of return
on our capital and adds additional margin
for our inevitable mistakes. Generally
speaking, we target a discount of at
least 30%—and preferably 50%—below
our assessment of a business's worth.
This would translate into a 44%-100%
return on our investment in the event
that our share price objective is met.
 
So what differentiates a business
buyer's analysis from the traditional
approach more concerned with
earnings growth? First and most
importantly, the business is measured
over a long-term period and not on
financial results from one quarter
or even one year. Businesses tend not
to change overnight. However, we
know from experience that their stock
prices certainly can.
 
Measuring the profitability of
a business is not a novel idea, but it's
a task that we perform diligently in
an attempt to understand the quality
and sustainability of a business.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC),
Return on Assets (ROA) and Free
Cash Flow are our favored metrics, but
they are obviously just numbers that
are readily available to everyone and,
 
 
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Letter to Our Stockholders
 
 
longer-term performance records versus their benchmark, we were pleased with overall returns for the calendar year. The strong performance by the Funds allowed their Board to announce in January 2011, the resumption of their managed distribution policy, at a 5% annual rate, commencing in March 2011.
          Within the small-cap market as a whole, stocks in the energy and technology sectors were the top performers in 2010, according to data from Russell Investments. Although we organize our own sector and industry breakdowns a little differently than Russell, we saw strength in similar areas, namely our own Technology, Industrial Products and Natural Resources sectors. Net gains for the latter sector were driven by several precious metals and mining companies as well as many energy services stocks. Taken as a whole, the portfolios also had a lot of success with investments in the Industrial Services, Financial Services and Consumer Products sectors. In fact, there were net contributors in nearly all sector and industry group, another testament to the depth and breadth of the market's recovery.

Long After Dark
          As wonderful as it was to see a second straight year of terrific equity returns, particularly coming off the financial collapse of late 2008-early 2009, the issue remains that the market rose markedly in a period of intense economic anxiety, which has engendered a host of questions about how and why this happened. It puts us in mind of the old adage that the market climbs a wall of worry. It also dovetails nicely with the notion that the market is almost always looking ahead a few years, which, if nothing else, makes it clear that investors were more optimistic about the global economy than many others.
          In fact, both of those ideas define what happened in 2010 pretty well. Looking more closely, we think what happened was that the media focused on a narrow set of economic news, namely deficits, housing and unemployment, and missed much of what was going

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on elsewhere in the economy. For months, the dominant stories were budget woes, foreclosures and jobless claims. While these are undoubtedly serious problems, they also offer very narrow lenses through which to view the economy, whether that of the U.S. or the world. Our own work was showing many pockets of strength in the economy that accelerated throughout the year, businesses that were benefiting from the decline of the dollar, and renewed activity in many sectors and industries. So the market's strength through much of 2010 was not a surprise to us.
          If not for those worrisome problems just mentioned, the success of the market in 2010 would be a very different kind of story. However, we remain convinced that what took place in equities last year was simply the historical advantage that small-caps have typically enjoyed coming out of recessions. They are often thought of as being more nimble and thus more responsive to economic events, and 2010 represents to us the latest phase in the post-recession recovery for stocks that began after the market low in March 2009. Of course, the world is not as complacent as it was in the middle part of the decade. Much of the wariness about the recent bull market is symptomatic of the generally more cautious attitude that many people now possess. As value investors, we are always all for caution, but we see the intelligence with which so many companies have managed themselves over the last two or three years as more meaningful than the economic problems we are currently laboring to solve. This is what inspires our confidence in the economy going forward.

The Waiting
Returning to the more narrow sphere of stocks, we have noticed that the world seems to have been waiting for a while now for large-cap to post a pronounced gain in performance at the expense of their small-cap counterparts. As of this writing, this grand shift to large-cap leadership has not materialized. From our somewhat biased perspective, we do not see it coming soon, though we do see what we regard as an important change in the market. As indiscriminately good as most of the last 22 months have been for stocks, we suspect that the reign of high-beta, often low-quality companies is likely to end soon, usurped by companies with characteristics such as high returns on invested capital, free cash flow generation and dividends. These elements are more likely to determine leadership than market capitalization. So while it would not be surprising to see large-cap enjoying periods of outperformance in the months to come, we do not expect the spread to be significant. We believe that the days of wide divergence between small-cap and large-cap, such as we saw in the '90s, are over, at least for the intermediate term.
          As long-established believers in reversion to the mean, we think that the decade ahead should be a positive one for stocks if for no other reason than that the previous one was so difficult. We also see the next few years as something of a reverse of the previous two—our expectation is that the economy will heat up and grow more quickly than the stock market. While we remain essentially confident about the long-


















Overall, our outlook is fairly positive. Corrections in the 10% or greater range should create opportunities for us on a global scale. We think that returns will remain positive and that volatility will remain a presence which we seek to use to our advantage in the months and years ahead.


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on their own, only reveal so much.
While each plays an important part in
determining a company's valuation,
it is ultimately the subjective assess-
ment of an enterprise that tests our
analytical acumen.
 
Enterprise Conviction (EC) is a pro-
prietary methodology that we developed
at Royce to isolate our assessment of
conviction in the quality of a business
from its valuation. We have developed
core tenets designed to reveal the
structure of the company's market,
the sustainable or competitive edge that
it possesses, its future prospects, and
the ability of the management team to
guide the business going forward.
 
Importantly, this combination of
Enterprise Conviction backed up by
traditional analytics has also created
a consistent approach to our inter-
actions with company management
teams. Meeting and interviewing the
key leaders of a business is a critical
part of Royce's business evaluation
process. Using our specialized
process offers a measure of protection
against common investor pitfalls such
as "value traps," commitment bias
or allowing an interesting management
story to morph into investment conviction.
At Royce, our process centers on
uncovering the worth of a business,
not on what its stock may do in the
near term. By establishing conviction
about our knowledge of an entire
enterprise, we can more easily assess
the financial opportunities, weigh
the risks of investment, and determine
an appropriate price to pay.
 
 



          
Letter to Our Stockholders
 
 
term prospects for stocks, we do not see the kind of returns on an annualized basis that we saw in 2009 and 2010 and instead see annualized returns in the high single digits for the decade as a whole. There should be a lot of differentiation and an ample number of corrections, some of them, like 2010's spring-summer downturn, more than capable of temporarily suspending investors' confidence. We view this as a near-ideal environment for disciplined and discriminating stock pickers such as ourselves. Overall, then, our outlook is fairly positive. Corrections in the 10% or greater range should create opportunities for us on a global scale. We think that returns will remain positive and that volatility will remain a presence which we seek to use to our advantage in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,
   
Charles M. Royce
President		   W. Whitney George
Vice President		   Jack E. Fockler, Jr.
Vice President
 
 

January 31, 2011

We dedicate this Review and Report to the memory of our beloved partner and colleague, Denis Fitzgerald, who passed away in February. Denis was a valued member of our marketing and research teams and contributed immeasurably to the production and design of our materials. He worked alongside of us for nearly 22 years. His commitment to our firm and its betterment were unsurpassed. His energy and spirit not only define our firm, but will remain with us forever.


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Style Points

It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something different from the majority.
– Sir John Templeton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every active manager needs an edge. There needs to be something dynamic and at least somewhat unique about the security selection process that sets their portfolios apart. This is especially true if their goal—as it is for us here at The Royce Funds—is to generate strong absolute long-term returns. The quote above from Sir John Templeton illustrates this perfectly. How any “superior performance” is produced, however, is another matter.

  

relate to how we look at companies. First, we use a time tested approach that most commonly focuses on strong balance sheets, high returns on invested capital and a record of success as a business. Second, we pay very close attention to risk at multiple levels. While most managers focus chiefly on potential returns, we devote at least equal and sometimes more attention to the risk side of the equation. Our contention is that failing to do so can erode, or even destroy, long-term returns.
 

          After all, the world is full of ostensibly great investment approaches, seemingly sound strategies and apparently foolproof methods for making money in the stock market. Yet these techniques do not always accomplish what they set out to do. With this in mind, it seems to us that the key questions are, how does one establish a long-term performance edge? How does a manager do something differently from the majority, and do it successfully?
 
          These questions have only grown in importance over the last three years, as the world just barely avoided a collapse of the global financial system late in 2008 and has been struggling to create a more lasting recovery ever since. The difficulties of the more recent period further validate the importance of measuring performance over full market cycles (or rolling five- and 10-year periods), spans that include both up and down phases. On those scores, a close look at page 10 will provide the market cycle returns for several Royce Funds and their showings against their respective benchmarks.
 
          The success that we have enjoyed over these periods is the result of three closely related elements. The first two

 

(MESSAGE)

Our Funds seek to help investors build wealth as consistently, and with as little volatility, as possible within our investment universe. Without the requisite discipline, such a goal could not be reached. Our approach and our unshakeable commitment to it are the vital things that we believe have helped us to separate our Funds from the portfolio pack.

  

          Combined with this is an equally important third factor: our managers’ willingness to stick to their respective approaches, regardless of market movements and trends. Adhering to the discipline is as vital to our success as the approach itself. This is especially relevant during market extremes such as those we have seen over the last several years.
 
          For us, the security selection process and the discipline and commitment to stick with it are inextricably bound together. Our goal is always to grow capital. While we enjoy besting benchmarks as much as any active asset manager, our focus is never on beating the market. When it happens, we see it only as a happy byproduct of the successful execution of our investment discipline. Our Funds seek to help investors build wealth as consistently, and with as little volatility, as possible within our investment universe. Without the requisite discipline, such a goal could not be reached. Our approach and our unshakeable commitment to it are the vital things that we believe have helped us to separate our Funds from the portfolio pack.

 

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Small-Cap Market Cycle Performance

We believe strongly in the idea that a long-term investment perspective is crucial for determining the success of a particular investment approach. Flourishing in an up market is wonderful. Surviving a bear market by losing less (or not at all) is at least as good. However, the true test of a portfolio's mettle is performance over full market cycle periods, which include both up and down market periods. We believe that providing full market cycle results is more appropriate even than showing three- to five-year standardized returns because the latter periods may not include the up and down phases that constitute a full market cycle.

Since the Russell 2000's inception on 12/31/78, value—as measured by the Russell 2000 Value index—outperformed growth—as measured by the Russell 2000 Growth index—in six of the small-cap index's eight full market cycles. The most recently concluded cycle, which ran from 3/9/00 through 7/13/07, was the longest in the index's history, and represented what we believe was a return to more historically typical performance in that value provided a significant advantage during its downturn (3/9/00 - 10/9/02) and for the full cycle. In contrast, the new market cycle that began on 7/13/07 has so far favored growth over value, an unsurprising development when one considers how thoroughly value dominated growth in the previous full cycle.
 
Peak-to-Peak (3/9/00-7/13/07)     
For the full cycle, value provided a sizeable margin over growth, which finished the period with a loss. Each of our closed-end funds held a sizeable performance advantage over the Russell 2000 on both an NAV (net asset value) and market price basis. On an NAV basis, Royce Focus Trust (+264.2%) was our best performer by a wide margin, followed by Royce Micro-Cap Trust (+175.9%) and Royce Value Trust (+161.3%). The latter two funds in particular benefited from their use of leverage during this, as well as in subsequent bullish periods.
 
Peak-to-Current (7/13/07-12/31/10)
During the difficult, volatile decline that ended 3/9/09, both value and growth posted similarly negative returns. Events in the financial markets immediately preceding the end of 2008's third quarter caused the Russell 2000 to decline significantly. After a brief rally at the end of 2008, the index continued to fall, though it has since recovered significantly, gaining 134.0% from 3/9/09 through 12/31/10.
 
Royce Focus Trust narrowly outperformed the index during the decline, while all three closed-end funds outpaced the Russell 2000 during the rally from 3/9/09 through 12/31/10.
 
  ROYCE FUNDS NAV TOTAL RETURNS VS. RUSSELL 2000 INDEX:
  MARKET CYCLE RESULTS
    Peak-to-   Peak-to-   Trough-to-   Peak-to
    Peak   Trough   Current   Current
    3/9/00-   7/13/07-   3/9/09-   7/13/07-
    7/13/07   3/9/09   12/31/10   12/31/10
                                 
Russell 2000     54.8 %     -58.9 %     134.0 %     -3.8 %
Russell 2000 Value     189.4       -61.1       134.2       -9.0  
Russell 2000 Growth     -14.8       -56.8       133.6       1.0  
Royce Value Trust     161.3       -65.6       176.7       -4.7  
Royce Micro-Cap Trust     175.9       -66.3       174.9       -7.4  
Royce Focus Trust     264.2       -58.3       138.3       -0.5  
 
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. See page 2 for important performance information for all of the above funds.

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Table of Contents    
     

Annual Report to Stockholders

    

Managers’ Discussions of Fund Performance

    
     
Royce Value Trust   12
     
Royce Micro-Cap Trust   14
     
Royce Focus Trust   16
     

History Since Inception

   18
     

Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options

   20
     

Schedules of Investments and Other Financial Statements

    
     

Royce Value Trust

   21
     

Royce Micro-Cap Trust

   37
     

Royce Focus Trust

   51
     

Directors and Officers

   61
     

Notes to Performance and Other Important Information

   62
     

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AVERAGE ANNUAL NAV TOTAL RETURNS
Through 12/31/10
July-Dec 2010*   34.34 %
One-Year   30.27  
Three-Year   0.81  
Five-Year   5.16  
10-Year   8.77  
15-Year   10.70  
20-Year   12.65  
Since Inception (11/26/86)   11.06  
*Not annualized
                     
CALENDAR YEAR NAV TOTAL RETURNS
                     
Year   RVT     Year       RVT  
2010   30.3 %   2000       16.6 %
2009   44.6   1999       11.7  
2008   -45.6     1998       3.3  
2007   5.0     1997       27.5  
2006   19.5     1996       15.5  
2005   8.4     1995       21.6  
2004   21.4     1994       0.1  
2003   40.8     1993       17.3  
2002   -15.6     1992       19.3  
2001   15.2     1991       38.4  
                     
TOP 10 POSITIONS
% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
Rofin-Sinar Technologies   1.0 %
Oil States International   1.0  
HEICO Corporation   0.9  
Nordson Corporation   0.9  
Coherent   0.8  
Sapient Corporation   0.8  
Newport Corporation   0.8  
E-L Financial   0.8  
Alleghany Corporation   0.8  
Woodward Governor   0.8  
                     
PORTFOLIO SECTOR BREAKDOWN
% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
Industrial Products   22.8 %
Technology   17.9  
Industrial Services   13.1  
Natural Resources   11.4  
Financial Services   10.3  
Financial Intermediaries   9.7  
Consumer Products   6.5  
Health   5.7  
Consumer Services   4.5  
Diversified Investment Companies   0.8  
Miscellaneous   5.0  
Bond and Preferred Stocks   0.1  
Cash and Cash Equivalents   12.1  
                     

Royce Value Trust
 
Manager’s Discussion
In 2010, Royce Value Trust (RVT) was up 30.3% on an NAV (net asset value) basis and 35.1% on a market price basis, on each front outperforming both of its small-cap benchmarks, the Russell 2000, which rose 26.9%, and the S&P SmallCap 600, which climbed 26.3%, for the same period. As pleased as we were to beat each benchmark in 2010, we drew even more satisfaction from the Fund's strong absolute results on both an NAV and market price basis.
          RVT enjoyed a particularly strong second half, participating fully in the market's powerful QE2-induced rally, which helped it overcome the effects of a lackluster first six months. Over this period, defined by sovereign debt concerns in Europe and renewed fears of a double-dip recession in the U.S., the Fund fell 3.0% on an NAV basis and lost 2.0% on a market price basis. During the third quarter, RVT rose 15.1% on an NAV basis and 14.9% on a market price basis, outpacing the Russell 2000, which was up 11.3%, and the S&P SmallCap 600, which gained 9.6%, for that same period. In the fourth quarter, when the bull run gained additional momentum, RVT rose 16.7% on an NAV basis and 20.0% on a market price basis, in both instances outpacing the small-cap indexes' respective gains of 16.3% and 16.2%.
           The Fund lost less than its benchmarks on an NAV basis during the year's lone significant correction, while its market price return trailed. From the interim small-cap high on April 23, 2010 through the interim small-cap low on July 6, 2010, RVT lost 19.1% on an NAV basis and 21.1% on a market price basis compared to a loss of 20.3% for the Russell 2000 and 19.2% for the S&P SmallCap 600. The Fund beat the Russell 2000 on both bases over a longer-term market cycle period. From the March 9, 2009 market low through December 31, 2010, the Fund gained 176.7% on an NAV basis and 195.0% on a market price basis, while the Russell 2000 gained 134.0% and
          
     GOOD IDEAS THAT WORKED
     Top Contributors to 2010 Performance*
 
  Sotheby's   0.81 %
 
  Oil States International 0.51  
 
  Hawkins   0.50  
 
  Newport Corporation 0.49  
 
  Value Partners Group 0.48  
 
  *Includes dividends
         
the S&P SmallCap 600 rose 133.8%. (Please see page 10 for the Fund's recent market cycle results.) RVT also outpaced the Russell 2000 and the S&P SmallCap 600 on an NAV basis for the five-, 10-, 15-, 20-year and since inception (11/26/86) periods ended December 31, 2010, and for each of these periods except the five-year span on a market price basis. The Fund's NAV average annual total return since inception was 11.1%.
      The negative sentiment that marked the first half of 2010 led to high levels of stock correlation and general outperformance of defensive sectors such as Health and Consumer Services. The Fed's decision near the end of the third quarter to initiate a second and
         
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. The market price of the Fund's shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund invests primarily in securities of small- and microcap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in a more diversified portfolio of larger-cap companies. The sum of all contributions and detractions for all securities would approximate the Fund's performance for 2010.

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Performance and Portfolio Review
           
surprisingly robust round of quantitative easing markedly changed the trajectory of both the market and the relative performance of individual sectors. Risk taking was quickly back in vogue, leading to strong gains in the second half of the year that were driven by the more volatile and economically sensitive areas of the market.
          Following a mixed picture at the halfway point in the year, all eleven of the Fund's equity sectors ended up contributing to the full year's gains. The three leading sectors were particularly impactful, comprising more than half of RVT's total return. Industrial Products, Technology and Natural Resources led the way followed by Industrial Services and Financial Services. Sotheby's, a leading auction house focusing on fine art, antiques, and other rare collectibles, as well as high-end residential real estate properties, was the leading individual gainer for the Fund. Benefitting from a resurgence of demand from traditional markets in the U.S. and Europe, in addition to an explosion of new demand from the rapidly growing Asia Pacific region, shares in this preeminent global brand doubled during the course of the year. Oil States International is a leading provider of specialty products and services to oil and gas drilling and exploration companies. Its share price jumped as a rising tide of increasing oil prices and subsequent high levels of demand for each of the company's four primary business units—accommodations, offshore products, tubular services and well site services—led to high earnings and cash flow growth.
           
          On the negative side, Corinthian Colleges was the Fund's worst performer. One of North America's largest post-secondary education companies, its share price fell dramatically as massive regulatory uncertainty led to a sharp decline in enrollments. We largely exited the position, maintaining only a small allocation due to an extremely attractive valuation and our long-term belief in the merits of the company's business model. Artio Global Investors, a global asset manager with products across both fixed income and equity asset classes, with primary emphasis in international equity funds, was another trouble spot. Given the substantial dislocation in Europe following the Greek debt crisis, Artio saw outflows and uneven
   GOOD IDEAS AT THE TIME  
   Top Detractors from 2009 Performance*  
 
Corinthian Colleges   -0.24 %  
 
Artio Global Investors Cl. A   -0.21    
 
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son   -0.17    
 
Wilmington Trust   -0.17    
 
Central Steel & Wire   -0.14    
 
*Net of dividends  
           

performance in its core international funds. We remain optimistic about the firm's long-term potential as the international equity theme regains traction after the recent spike in risk aversion.

MARKET PRICE PERFORMANCE HISTORY SINCE INCEPTION (11/26/86) through 12/31/10
Annual distribution totals as indicated
*
Reflects the cumulative total return of an investment made by a stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($10.00 IPO), reinvested all annual distributions as indicated and fully participated in primary subscriptions of the Fund's rights offerings.
**
Reflects the actual market price of one share as it traded on the NYSE.

 
       
  FUND INFORMATION AND
  PORTFOLIO DIAGNOSTICS
 
  Average Market Capitalization* $1,366 million  
 
  Weighted Average P/E Ratio** 17.9x  
 
  Weighted Average P/B Ratio 2.0x  
 
  U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders) 86.9%  
 
  Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders) 20.9%  
 
  Fund Total Net Assets $1,326 million  
 
  Net Leverage† 8%  
 
  Turnover Rate 30%  
 
  Number of Holdings 607  
 
  Symbol        
 

Market Price

   RVT  
 

NAV

   XRVTX  
 
    *Geometrically calculated
 
**The Fund's P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (10% of portfolio holdings as of 12/31/10).
 
  †Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets applicable to Common Stockholders.
                             
       
  CAPITAL STRUCTURE
  Publicly Traded Securities Outstanding
at 12/31/10 at NAV or Liquidation Value
 

66.0 million shares
of Common Stock

   $1,106 million  
 

5.90% Cumulative
Preferred Stock

   $220 million  
 
                             
  DOWN MARKET PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
  All Down Periods of 7.5% or Greater
Over the Last 10 Years, in Percentages(%)
 
 
   
 


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AVERAGE ANNUAL NAV TOTAL RETURNS
Through 12/31/10
July-Dec 2010*   30.55 %
One-Year   28.50  
Three-Year   0.88  
Five-Year   4.82  
10-Year   10.25  
15-Year   10.89  
Since Inception (12/14/93)   11.19  
* Not annualized
                     
CALENDAR YEAR NAV TOTAL RETURNS
Year   RMT     Year       RMT  
2010   28.5 %   2001       23.4 %
2009   46.5     2000       10.9  
2008   -45.5     1999       12.7  
2007   0.6     1998       -4.1  
2006   22.5     1997       27.1  
2005   6.8     1996       16.6  
2004   18.7     1995       22.9  
2003   55.5     1994       5.0  
2002   -13.8                
                     
TOP 10 POSITIONS
% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings   1.5 %
Sapient Corporation   1.4  
Seneca Foods   1.2  
Tennant Company   1.1  
Epoch Holding Corporation   1.0  
Flexsteel Industries   1.0  
Patriot Transportation Holding   1.0  
Richardson Electronics   0.9  
SFN Group   0.9  
Tejon Ranch   0.9  
                     
PORTFOLIO SECTOR BREAKDOWN
% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
Industrial Products   22.2 %
Technology   16.3  
Industrial Services   12.4  
Natural Resources   11.0  
Financial Intermediaries   8.1  
Health   7.5  
Financial Services   6.9  
Consumer Products   6.3  
Consumer Services   4.3  
Diversified Investment Companies   1.0  
Miscellaneous   4.9  
Preferred Stock   0.4  
Cash and Cash Equivalents   18.0  
                     

Royce Micro-Cap Trust
 
Manager’s Discussion
Following a blistering year for micro-cap stocks in 2009, we entered 2010 cautiously optimistic that this segment of the market would continue to produce solid, albeit more modest, absolute returns in the face of continued challenges in the areas of unemployment and housing in the U.S. Midway through the year, it appeared that these trouble spots, combined with fresh concerns surrounding the fiscal health of Europe and the impact of rapidly rising commodity prices, might challenge our constructive outlook. Our growing unease was dispelled in August when the Fed intervened once again in the capital markets with a second and surprisingly robust program of quantitative easing. Risk taking returned to fashion, leading to very strong second-half and full-year result for stocks broadly and micro-caps in particular.
     In 2010, Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT) gained 28.5% on an NAV (net asset value) basis and 34.1% on a market price basis, on each front outperforming its small-cap benchmark, the Russell 2000, which rose 26.9% for the same period, and on an NAV basis just shy of the Russell Microcap index's gain of 28.9% for the same period. It is always satisfying to beat the benchmark, but we took even more satisfaction from the Fund's strong absolute results on both an NAV and market price basis. RMT was strong in the second half, especially in the torrid fourth quarter. This helped to alleviate the effects of an uninspiring first six months, in
which the Fund lost 1.6% on an NAV basis and lost 0.4% on a market price basis. During the third quarter, RMT climbed 11.0% on an NAV basis and 12.7% on a market price basis, compared to the Russell 2000, which was up 11.3%, and the Russell Microcap index, which rose 7.8%, for that same period. In the fourth quarter, when the upswing gained momentum, RMT was up 17.7% on an NAV basis and 19.5% on a market price basis, in both instances outpacing the small-cap index's gain of 16.3%. The Russell Microcap index gained 19.4% during the same period.
         
     GOOD IDEAS THAT WORKED
     Top Contributors to 2010 Performance*
 
  Geeknet   1.64 %
 
  Sapient Corporation   1.09  
 
  iGATE Corporation   1.04  
 
  SFN Group   0.81  
 
  Hawkins   0.68  
 
  *Includes dividends
         
     The year saw one substantial correction. From the interim small-cap high on April 23, 2010 through the interim small-cap low on July 6, 2010, RMT lost 19.2% on an NAV basis and 21.4% on a market price basis, compared to a loss of 20.3% for its benchmark and 20.9% for the Russell Microcap index. However, the Fund beat both the Russell 2000 and the micro-cap index on both bases over a longer-term market cycle period. From the March 9, 2009 market low through December 31, 2010, the Fund gained 174.9% on an NAV basis and 190.7% on a market price basis, while the small-cap index gained 134.0% and the micro-cap index was up 139.7%. (Please see page 10 for the Fund's recent market cycle results.) RMT also outpaced the Russell 2000 on an NAV basis for the five-, 10-, 15-year and since inception (12/14/93) periods ended December 31, 2010, and for each of these
         
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. The market price of the Fund's shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund normally invests in micro-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in a more diversified portfolio of larger-cap companies. The sum of all contributions and detractions for all securities would approximate the Fund's performance for 2010.

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Performance and Portfolio Review
           
periods except the five-year span on a market price basis. The Fund's NAV average annual total return since inception was 11.2%.
     All of the Fund's ten equity sectors contributed positively to the strong calendar-year result, with Technology and, to a lesser extent, Industrial Products leading the way. These sectors were followed by solid net gains for Natural Resources and Industrial Services. Indeed, it was the more economically sensitive segments of the market that responded most fully to the Fed's policy action as market participants began to embrace the notion that the U.S. economy was transitioning from a fragile recovery into a stable expansion. This shift in investor orientation was also reflected at the industry level, as leading gainers included commercial industrial services, IT services, precious metals and mining, software and machinery companies.
     The top three individual performers all hailed from the portfolio's Technology sector. Geeknet, a favorite for reasons well beyond its name, took top billing as this network of e-commerce websites focused on technology-oriented professionals rolled out new product offerings that drove substantial revenue growth. Sapient was in second position as this leading business consulting and technology services firm was a direct beneficiary of improved technology and marketing spending from its corporate customers. Broadly speaking, capital spending was an important theme in the technology space as corporations became more comfortable with the economic environment and began to reinvest in crucial aspects of their business after a long period of belt tightening.
           
      Willbros Group, an engineering and construction company serving primarily the oil and gas industry, fell sharply as concerns regarding project delays as a result of BP’s oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico weighed on the shares. With the company’s limited direct exposure to offshore construction projects and attractive valuation, we used weakness earlier in the year to add to our position and subsequently trimmed a bit later on as the shares began to recover. Medical Action Industries was another disappointment for the year. This manufacturer of disposable surgical products experienced declining profit margins as resin costs—a primary input expense—escalated along with other commodity prices. The combination of
   GOOD IDEAS AT THE TIME  
   Top Detractors from 2010 Performance*  
 
Corinthian Colleges   -0.61 %  
 
Medical Action Industries   -0.45    
 
Jinpan International   -0.42    
 
FBR Capital Markets   -0.40    
 
Charming Shoppes   -0.37    
 
* Net of dividends  
           

a very attractive valuation with improved resin pricing later in the year encouraged us to add to our position.

MARKET PRICE PERFORMANCE HISTORY SINCE INCEPTION (12/14/93) through 12/31/10
Annual distribution totals as indicated
*
Reflects the cumulative total return of an investment made by a stockholder who purchased one share at inception ($7.50 IPO), reinvested distributions as indicated and fully participated in the primary subscription of the 1994 rights offering.
**
Reflects the actual market price of one share as it traded on the NYSE and, prior to 12/1/03, on Nasdaq.

 
       
  FUND INFORMATION AND
  PORTFOLIO DIAGNOSTICS
 
  Average Market Capitalization* $324 million  
 
  Weighted Average P/B Ratio 1.6x  
 
  U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders) 93.1%  
 
  Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders) 8.2%  
 
  Fund Total Net Assets $371 million  
 
  Net Leverage** 1%  
 
  Turnover Rate 27%  
 
  Number of Holdings 340  
 
  Symbol        
 

Market Price

   RMT  
 

NAV

   XOTCX  
 
  *Geometrically calculated
 
**Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets applicable to Common Stockholders.
                             
       
  CAPITAL STRUCTURE
  Publicly Traded Securities Outstanding
at 12/31/10 at NAV or Liquidation Value
 

27.5 million shares
of Common Stock

   $311 million  
 

6.00% Cumulative
Preferred Stock

   $60 million  
 
  DOWN MARKET PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
  All Down Periods of 7.5% or Greater
Over the Last 10 Years, in Percentages(%)
 
 
   
 


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AVERAGE ANNUAL NAV TOTAL RETURNS
Through 12/31/10
July-Dec 2010*   32.12 %
One-Year   21.79  
Three-Year   2.41  
Five-Year   6.91  
10-Year   11.80  
Since Inception (11/1/96)**   11.56  
  *Not annualized
**Royce & Associates assumed investment management responsibility for the Fund on 11/1/96.
                     
CALENDAR YEAR NAV TOTAL RETURNS
                     
Year   FUND     Year       FUND  
2010   21.8 %   2003       54.3 %
2009   54.0     2002       -12.5  
2008   -42.7     2001       10.0  
2007   12.2     2000       20.9  
2006   16.3     1999       8.7  
2005   13.3     1998       -6.8  
2004   29.3     1997       20.5  
                     
TOP 10 POSITIONS
% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
Berkshire Hathaway Cl. B   3.7 %
Mosaic Company (The)   3.1  
Schnitzer Steel Industries Cl. A   2.9  
GrafTech International   2.9  
Western Digital   2.8  
Seabridge Gold   2.7  
Buckle (The)   2.6  
Franklin Resources   2.6  
Varian Semiconductor
Equipment Associates		   2.6  
Reliance Steel & Aluminum   2.5  
                     
PORTFOLIO SECTOR BREAKDOWN
% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
Natural Resources   30.8 %
Technology   15.7  
Industrial Products   15.2  
Financial Services   12.6  
Consumer Products   8.7  
Industrial Services   6.1  
Consumer Services   5.3  
Financial Intermediaries   5.1  
Health   1.6  
Miscellaneous   0.9  
Cash and Cash Equivalents   12.5  
                     

    
Royce Focus Trust
 
Manager’s Discussion
Royce Focus Trust (FUND) was up 21.8% on an NAV (net asset value) basis and 19.6% on a market price basis for the calendar-year period, in each case underperforming its small-cap benchmark, the Russell 2000, which rose 26.9% for the same period. Underperforming the benchmark in 2010 was just slightly discouraging, as the Fund posted strong absolute results on both an NAV and market price basis. FUND also enjoyed a strong second half, which helped to mitigate the effects of a frankly dismal first half, in which it fell 7.8% on an NAV basis and lost 9.3% on a market price basis. During the third quarter, the Fund was up 11.7% on an NAV basis and 11.0% on a market price basis, bookending the 11.3% return of the Russell 2000 for that same period. The rally gathered force between October and December, when FUND gained 18.3% on an NAV basis and 18.8% on a market price basis, in both instances outpacing the small-cap index's gain of 16.3%.
     The Fund's NAV performance was stronger than both its market price showing and the return of the Russell 2000 during the year's lone significant correction. From the interim small-cap high on April 23, 2010 through the interim small-cap low on July 6, 2010, FUND lost 17.5% on an NAV basis and 21.5% on a market price basis compared to a loss of 20.3% for its benchmark. This pattern held during a longer-term market cycle period. From the March 9, 2009 market low through December 31, 2010, the Fund gained 138.3% on an NAV basis and 122.0% on a market price basis while the small-cap index gained 134.0%. (Please see page 10 for the Fund's recent market cycle results.) FUND also outpaced the Russell 2000 on an NAV basis for the three-, five-, 10-year and since inception of our management (11/1/96) periods ended December 31, 2010, and for each of these periods except the three-year span on a market price basis. The Fund's NAV average annual total return since inception was 11.6%.
           
     GOOD IDEAS THAT WORKED
     Top Contributors to 2009 Performance*
 
  Trican Well Service   1.41 %
 
  Pan American Silver   1.34  
 
  Major Drilling Group International 1.32  
 
  Mosaic Company (The)   1.21  
 
  Sprott   1.19  
 
  *Includes dividends
         
     The Natural Resources sector dominated in 2010, with net gains more than double that of Industrial Products, the Fund's second-best performing sector that posted a sizable contribution in its own right. The largest industry group in Natural Resources—precious metals and mining stocks—mirrored the superior results of its home sector in 2010. Our interest in gold and silver miners goes back several years, when we began to build positions in mining companies that looked attractively undervalued in an industry that we suspected was due to rebound after a long period in the doldrums. Our conviction was actually strengthened by the financial catastrophes of late 2008-early 2009, when commodity prices went into freefall and we began to see the increasing likelihood of inflation, events that led us to build several positions in the industry. As metals prices climbed through much of 2009
         
Important Performance and Risk Information
All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted. Returns as of the most recent month-end may be obtained at www.roycefunds.com. The market price of the Fund's shares will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. The Fund normally invests primarily in small-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in a more diversified portfolio of larger-cap companies. The sum of all contributions and detractions for all securities would approximate the Fund's performance for 2010.

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Performance and Portfolio Review
           
and 2010, the stock prices of many portfolio holdings did the same. Pan American Silver is a Canadian company with seven operating mines and others in development in Mexico, Peru and Bolivia. A key test for mining companies is how well they handle the transition from the exploration for metals to their production, and in our view, Pan American handled the transition very effectively.
      In the energy services group, long-time favorite Trican Well Service, a Canadian oil well services business, saw the benefits of rising energy prices and increased demand for its services. A company that we have held in the portfolio since 2004, the company has a growing specialty in providing pressure-pumping fluids that allow for more wide-ranging well fracturing, a service in particularly high demand in natural gas shale exploration. We see Trican as very well-positioned to compete in the post-BP disaster world, which helps to explain its place as one of the Fund's fifteen largest holdings at the end of 2010. We were initially drawn to the management and low-debt balance sheet of Major Drilling Group International, a holding that perfectly exemplifies the strength of the second-half rally—it was one of FUND's top detractors through June 30, 2010. The company, which provides specialized contract drilling services for metals miners, suffered through reduced levels of activity from larger mining companies late in 2009. As activity began to pick up early in 2010, the company offered an optimistic outlook that at first was largely ignored. Better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 were reported early in December, helping to fuel its surge through the end of the year.
         
     On the losing side, we sold our shares in Artio Global Investors, a New York City-based asset management business. We have historically liked companies in this industry and were also drawn to Artio's impressive long-term track record with non-U.S. equities. However, the performance of its two flagship international funds continued to lag in 2010, increasing fund outflows and driving down the company's share price. We also parted ways with Silver Standard Resources as it proved to be much better at exploration than production.
   GOOD IDEAS AT THE TIME  
   Top Detractors from 2010 Performance*  
 
Artio Global Investors Cl. A   -0.70 %  
 
Silver Standard Resources   -0.65    
 
Gammon Gold   -0.63    
 
ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury   -0.59    
 
U.S. Global Investors Cl. A   -0.51    
 
* Net of dividends  
           

MARKET PRICE PERFORMANCE HISTORY SINCE INCEPTION (11/1/96)* through 12/31/10

Annual distribution totals as indicated
* Royce & Associates assumed investment management responsibility for the Fund on 11/1/96.

**Reflects the cumulative total return experience of a continuous common stockholder who reinvested all distributions as indicated and fully participated in the primary subscription of the 2005 rights offering.

† Reflects the actual market price of one share as it traded on Nasdaq.

 
 
FUND INFORMATION AND
PORTFOLIO DIAGNOSTICS
Average Market Capitalization* $3,149 million  
Weighted Average P/E Ratio** 13.9x  
Weighted Average P/B Ratio 2.1x  
U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders) 77.0%  
Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders) 25.0%  
Fund Total Net Assets $197 million  
Net Leverage† 2%  
Turnover Rate 36%  
Number of Holdings 59  
Symbol        

Market Price

   FUND  

NAV

   XFUNX  

*Geometrically calculated
**The Fund's P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings (8% of portfolio holdings as of 12/31/10).
†Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets applicable to Common Stockholders.

                           
     
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Publicly Traded Securities Outstanding at 12/31/10
at NAV or Liquidation Value

19.8 million shares
of Common Stock

   $172 million  

6.00% Cumulative
Preferred Stock

   $25 million  
                           
DOWN MARKET PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
All Down Periods of 7.5% or Greater
Over the Last 10 Years, in Percentages(%)
 

2010 Annual Report to Stockholders  |  17


 

History Since Inception
 

The following table details the share accumulations by an initial investor in the Funds who reinvested all distributions and participated fully in primary subscriptions for each of the rights offerings. Full participation in distribution reinvestments and rights offerings can maximize the returns available to a long-term investor. This table should be read in conjunction with the Performance and Portfolio Reviews of the Funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History

 

Amount
Invested

 

Purchase
Price1

 

Shares

 

NAV
Value2

 

Market
Value2

 

Royce Value Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/26/86

 

 

Initial Purchase

 

$

10,000

 

$

10.000

 

 

1,000

 

$

9,280

 

$

10,000

 

10/15/87

 

 

Distribution $0.30

 

 

 

 

 

7.000

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/87

 

 

Distribution $0.22

 

 

 

 

 

7.125

 

 

32

 

 

8,578

 

 

7,250

 

12/27/88

 

 

Distribution $0.51

 

 

 

 

 

8.625

 

 

63

 

 

10,529

 

 

9,238

 

9/22/89

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

405

 

 

9.000

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/29/89

 

 

Distribution $0.52

 

 

 

 

 

9.125

 

 

67

 

 

12,942

 

 

11,866

 

9/24/90

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

457

 

 

7.375

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/90

 

 

Distribution $0.32

 

 

 

 

 

8.000

 

 

52

 

 

11,713

 

 

11,074

 

9/23/91

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

638

 

 

9.375

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/91

 

 

Distribution $0.61

 

 

 

 

 

10.625

 

 

82

 

 

17,919

 

 

15,697

 

9/25/92

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

825

 

 

11.000

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/92

 

 

Distribution $0.90

 

 

 

 

 

12.500

 

 

114

 

 

21,999

 

 

20,874

 

9/27/93

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

1,469

 

 

13.000

 

 

113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/93

 

 

Distribution $1.15

 

 

 

 

 

13.000

 

 

160

 

 

26,603

 

 

25,428

 

10/28/94

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

1,103

 

 

11.250

 

 

98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/19/94

 

 

Distribution $1.05

 

 

 

 

 

11.375

 

 

191

 

 

27,939

 

 

24,905

 

11/3/95

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

1,425

 

 

12.500

 

 

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/7/95

 

 

Distribution $1.29

 

 

 

 

 

12.125

 

 

253

 

 

35,676

 

 

31,243

 

12/6/96

 

 

Distribution $1.15

 

 

 

 

 

12.250

 

 

247

 

 

41,213

 

 

36,335

 

1997

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.21

 

 

 

 

 

15.374

 

 

230

 

 

52,556

 

 

46,814

 

1998

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.54

 

 

 

 

 

14.311

 

 

347

 

 

54,313

 

 

47,506

 

1999

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.37

 

 

 

 

 

12.616

 

 

391

 

 

60,653

 

 

50,239

 

2000

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.48

 

 

 

 

 

13.972

 

 

424

 

 

70,711

 

 

61,648

 

2001

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.49

 

 

 

 

 

15.072

 

 

437

 

 

81,478

 

 

73,994

 

2002

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.51

 

 

 

 

 

14.903

 

 

494

 

 

68,770

 

 

68,927

 

1/28/03

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

5,600

 

 

10.770

 

 

520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.30

 

 

 

 

 

14.582

 

 

516

 

 

106,216

 

 

107,339

 

2004

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.55

 

 

 

 

 

17.604

 

 

568

 

 

128,955

 

 

139,094

 

2005

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.61

 

 

 

 

 

18.739

 

 

604

 

 

139,808

 

 

148,773

 

2006

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.78

 

 

 

 

 

19.696

 

 

693

 

 

167,063

 

 

179,945

 

2007

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.85

 

 

 

 

 

19.687

 

 

787

 

 

175,469

 

 

165,158

 

2008

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.72

 

 

 

 

 

12.307

 

 

1,294

 

 

95,415

 

 

85,435

 

3/11/09

 

 

Distribution $0.323

 

 

 

 

 

6.071

 

 

537

 

 

137,966

 

 

115,669

 

12/2/10

 

 

Distribution $0.03

 

 

 

 

 

13.850

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

12/31/10

 

 

 

 

$

21,922

 

 

 

 

 

10,743

 

$

179,730

 

$

156,203

 
 

 

 

    1

Beginning with the 1997 (RVT) distributions through 2008, the purchase price of distributions is a weighted average of the distribution reinvestment prices for the year.

    2

Other than for initial purchase, values are stated as of December 31 of the year indicated, after reinvestment of distributions.

    3

Includes a return of capital.

18  |  2010 Annual Report to Stockholders



 

History Since Inception (continued)
 

The following table details the share accumulations by an initial investor in the Funds who reinvested all distributions and participated fully in primary subscriptions for each of the rights offerings. Full participation in distribution reinvestments and rights offerings can maximize the returns available to a long-term investor. This table should be read in conjunction with the Performance and Portfolio Reviews of the Funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History

 

Amount
Invested

 

Purchase
Price1

 

Shares

 

NAV
Value2

 

Market
Value2

 

Royce Micro-Cap Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/14/93

 

 

Initial Purchase

 

$

7,500

 

$

7.500

 

 

1,000

 

$

7,250

 

$

7,500

 

10/28/94

 

 

Rights Offering

 

 

1,400

 

 

7.000

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/19/94

 

 

Distribution $0.05

 

 

 

 

 

6.750

 

 

9

 

 

9,163

 

 

8,462

 

12/7/95

 

 

Distribution $0.36

 

 

 

 

 

7.500

 

 

58

 

 

11,264

 

 

10,136

 

12/6/96

 

 

Distribution $0.80

 

 

 

 

 

7.625

 

 

133

 

 

13,132

 

 

11,550

 

12/5/97

 

 

Distribution $1.00

 

 

 

 

 

10.000

 

 

140

 

 

16,694

 

 

15,593

 

12/7/98

 

 

Distribution $0.29

 

 

 

 

 

8.625

 

 

52

 

 

16,016

 

 

14,129

 

12/6/99

 

 

Distribution $0.27

 

 

 

 

 

8.781

 

 

49

 

 

18,051

 

 

14,769

 

12/6/00

 

 

Distribution $1.72

 

 

 

 

 

8.469

 

 

333

 

 

20,016

 

 

17,026

 

12/6/01

 

 

Distribution $0.57

 

 

 

 

 

9.880

 

 

114

 

 

24,701

 

 

21,924

 

2002

 

 

Annual distribution total $0.80

 

 

 

 

 

9.518

 

 

180

 

 

21,297

 

 

19,142

 

2003

 

 

Annual distribution total $0.92

 

 

 

 

 

10.004

 

 

217

 

 

33,125

 

 

31,311

 

2004

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.33

 

 

 

 

 

13.350

 

 

257

 

 

39,320

 

 

41,788

 

2005

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.85

 

 

 

 

 

13.848

 

 

383

 

 

41,969

 

 

45,500

 

2006

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.55

 

 

 

 

 

14.246

 

 

354

 

 

51,385

 

 

57,647

 

2007

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.35

 

 

 

 

 

13.584

 

 

357

 

 

51,709

 

 

45,802

 

2008

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.19

 

 

 

 

 

8.237

 

 

578

 

 

28,205

 

 

24,807

 

3/11/09

 

 

Distribution $0.223

 

 

 

 

 

4.260

 

 

228

 

 

41,314

 

 

34,212

 

12/2/10

 

 

Distribution $0.08

 

 

 

 

 

9.400

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

12/31/10

 

 

 

 

$

8,900

 

 

 

 

 

4,682

 

$

53,094

 

$

45,884

 
 

Royce Focus Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/31/96

 

 

Initial Purchase

 

$

4,375

 

$

4.375

 

 

1,000

 

$

5,280

 

$

4,375

 

12/31/96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,520

 

 

4,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/5/97

 

 

Distribution $0.53

 

 

 

 

 

5.250

 

 

101

 

 

6,650

 

 

5,574

 

12/31/98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,199

 

 

5,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/6/99

 

 

Distribution $0.145

 

 

 

 

 

4.750

 

 

34

 

 

6,742

 

 

5,356

 

12/6/00

 

 

Distribution $0.34

 

 

 

 

 

5.563

 

 

69

 

 

8,151

 

 

6,848

 

12/6/01

 

 

Distribution $0.14

 

 

 

 

 

6.010

 

 

28

 

 

8,969

 

 

8,193

 

12/6/02

 

 

Distribution $0.09

 

 

 

 

 

5.640

 

 

19

 

 

7,844

 

 

6,956

 

12/8/03

 

 

Distribution $0.62

 

 

 

 

 

8.250

 

 

94

 

 

12,105

 

 

11,406

 

2004

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.74

 

 

 

 

 

9.325

 

 

259

 

 

15,639

 

 

16,794

 

5/6/05

 

 

Rights offering

 

 

2,669

 

 

8.340

 

 

320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.21

 

 

 

 

 

9.470

 

 

249

 

 

21,208

 

 

20,709

 

2006

 

 

Annual distribution total $1.57

 

 

 

 

 

9.860

 

 

357

 

 

24,668

 

 

27,020

 

2007

 

 

Annual distribution total $2.01

 

 

 

 

 

9.159

 

 

573

 

 

27,679

 

 

27,834

 

2008

 

 

Annual distribution total $0.47

 

 

 

 

 

6.535

 

 

228

 

 

15,856

 

 

15,323

 

3/11/09

 

 

Distribution $0.093

 

 

 

 

 

3.830

 

 

78

 

 

24,408

 

 

21,579

 
 

12/31/10

 

 

 

 

$

7,044

 

 

 

 

 

3,409

 

$

29,726

 

$

25,806

 
 

 

 

    1

Beginning with the 2002 (RMT) and 2004 (FUND) distributions through 2008, the purchase price of distributions is a weighted average of the distribution reinvestment prices for the year.

    2

Other than for initial purchase, values are stated as of December 31 of the year indicated, after reinvestment of distributions.

    3

Includes a return of capital.

2010 Annual Report to Stockholders  |  19



 

Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Options
 

Have the Funds resumed their managed distribution policies for common stockholders?
In January 2011, the Boards of Directors approved the resumption of a quarterly distribution policy for Common Stockholders of each of the Funds, beginning in March 2011, at the annual rate of 5%.

Why should I reinvest my distributions?
By reinvesting distributions, a stockholder can maintain an undiluted investment in the Fund. The regular reinvestment of distributions has a significant impact on stockholder returns. In contrast, the stockholder who takes distributions in cash is penalized when shares are issued below net asset value to other stockholders.

How does the reinvestment of distributions from the Royce closed-end funds work?
The Funds automatically issue shares in payment of distributions unless you indicate otherwise. The shares are generally issued at the lower of the market price or net asset value on the valuation date.

How does this apply to registered stockholders?
If your shares are registered directly with a Fund, your distributions are automatically reinvested unless you have otherwise instructed the Funds’ transfer agent, Computershare, in writing. A registered stockholder also has the option to receive the distribution in the form of a stock certificate or in cash if Computershare is properly notified.

What if my shares are held by a brokerage firm or a bank?
If your shares are held by a brokerage firm, bank, or other intermediary as the stockholder of record, you should contact your brokerage firm or bank to be certain that it is automatically reinvesting distributions on your behalf. If they are unable to reinvest distributions on your behalf, you should have your shares registered in your name in order to participate.

What other features are available for registered stockholders?
The Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plans also allow registered stockholders to make optional cash purchases of shares of a Fund’s common stock directly through Computershare on a monthly basis, and to deposit certificates representing your Fund shares with Computershare for safekeeping. The Funds’ investment adviser is absorbing all commissions on optional cash purchases under the Plans through December 31, 2011.

How do the Plans work for registered stockholders?
Computershare maintains the accounts for registered stockholders in the Plans and sends written confirmation of all transactions in the account. Shares in the account of each participant will be held by Computershare in non-certificated form in the name of the participant, and each participant will be able to vote those shares at a stockholder meeting or by proxy. A participant may also send other stock certificates held by them to Computershare to be held in non-certificated form. There is no service fee charged to participants for reinvesting distributions. If a participant elects to sell shares from a Plan account, Computershare will deduct a $2.50 fee plus brokerage commissions from the sale transaction. If a nominee is the registered owner of your shares, the nominee will maintain the accounts on your behalf.

How can I get more information on the Plans?
You can call an Investor Services Representative at (800) 221-4268 or you can request a copy of the Plan for your Fund from Computershare. All correspondence (including notifications) should be directed to: [Name of Fund] Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan, c/o Computershare, PO Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940-3010, telephone (800) 426-5523.



20  |  2010 Annual Report to Stockholders



Royce Value Trust

December 31, 2010
 

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS – 107.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products – 6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel, Shoes and Accessories - 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anta Sports Products

 

 

98,200

 

$

157,417

 

Burberry Group

 

 

50,000

 

 

876,214

 

Carter’s a

 

 

236,000

 

 

6,964,360

 

China Dongxiang Group

 

 

1,145,000

 

 

500,849

 

Columbia Sportswear

 

 

50,600

 

 

3,051,180

 

Daphne International Holdings

 

 

1,259,500

 

 

1,179,647

 

Hengdeli Holdings

 

 

185,250

 

 

110,347

 

K-Swiss Cl. A a

 

 

163,600

 

 

2,040,092

 

Lazare Kaplan International a,b

 

 

95,437

 

 

119,296

 

Stella International Holdings

 

 

746,500

 

 

1,488,621

 

Van De Velde

 

 

15,000

 

 

793,762

 

Volcom

 

 

101,494

 

 

1,915,192

 

Warnaco Group (The) a

 

 

53,000

 

 

2,918,710

 

Weyco Group

 

 

97,992

 

 

2,399,824

 

Wolverine World Wide

 

 

100,000

 

 

3,188,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,703,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binggrae Company

 

 

22,415

 

 

1,106,036

 

Cal-Maine Foods

 

 

54,300

 

 

1,714,794

 

Hershey Creamery b

 

 

709

 

 

1,230,115

 

Seneca Foods Cl. A a

 

 

110,000

 

 

2,967,800

 

Seneca Foods Cl. B a

 

 

13,251

 

 

342,538

 

Thai Beverage

 

 

786,400

 

 

174,640

 

Tootsie Roll Industries

 

 

53,560

 

 

1,551,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,087,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Home Furnishing and Appliances - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Woodmark

 

 

123,335

 

 

3,026,641

 

Ekornes

 

 

30,000

 

 

822,615

 

Ethan Allen Interiors

 

 

345,800

 

 

6,919,458

 

Hunter Douglas

 

 

10,000

 

 

528,774

 

Kimball International Cl. B

 

 

286,180

 

 

1,974,642

 

Mohawk Industries a

 

 

128,200

 

 

7,276,632

 

Samson Holding

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

233,507

 

Universal Electronics a

 

 

10,000

 

 

283,700

 

Woongjin Coway

 

 

29,400

 

 

1,043,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,109,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Sports and Recreation - 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All American Group a,b

 

 

47,700

 

 

10,255

 

Beneteau a

 

 

36,000

 

 

761,531

 

RC2 Corporation a

 

 

132,600

 

 

2,886,702

 

Sturm, Ruger & Co.

 

 

220,600

 

 

3,372,974

 

Thor Industries

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,698,000

 

Winnebago Industries a

 

 

222,500

 

 

3,382,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,111,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Other Consumer Products - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Societe BIC

 

 

9,000

 

 

773,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $58,304,516)

 

 

 

 

 

71,786,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services – 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Marketing - 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manutan International

 

 

27,500

 

 

1,815,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Consumer Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Marketing (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Takkt

 

 

130,000

 

$

1,876,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,691,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Leisure and Entertainment - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kangwon Land

 

 

20,000

 

 

492,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Restaurants and Lodgings - 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†Abu Dhabi National Hotels c

 

 

130,000

 

 

106,180

 

Ajisen China Holdings

 

 

600,000

 

 

1,011,219

 

Benihana a

 

 

3,300

 

 

26,697

 

Cafe de Coral Holdings

 

 

72,000

 

 

178,036

 

CEC Entertainment a

 

 

64,100

 

 

2,489,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,811,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Retail Stores - 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aeropostale a

 

 

64,700

 

 

1,594,208

 

CarMax a

 

 

83,000

 

 

2,646,040

 

Charming Shoppes a

 

 

475,900

 

 

1,689,445

 

Dover Saddlery a,d

 

 

17,821

 

 

46,335

 

Dress Barn (The) a

 

 

68,280

 

 

1,803,957

 

†FamilyMart

 

 

85,900

 

 

3,237,517

 

Golden Eagle Retail Group

 

 

150,000

 

 

368,593

 

Lewis Group

 

 

175,000

 

 

2,159,507

 

Luk Fook Holdings (International)

 

 

256,600

 

 

896,291

 

New World Department Store China

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

823,384

 

Ramayana Lestari Sentosa

 

 

2,075,000

 

 

195,755

 

Regis Corporation

 

 

233,800

 

 

3,881,080

 

Stein Mart

 

 

167,800

 

 

1,552,150

 

Systemax

 

 

224,000

 

 

3,158,400

 

West Marine a

 

 

131,100

 

 

1,387,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,439,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Other Consumer Services - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes

 

 

100,000

 

 

2,409,639

 

Cambium Learning Group a

 

 

84,466

 

 

290,563

 

ChinaCast Education a

 

 

75,000

 

 

582,000

 

ITT Educational Services a

 

 

26,000

 

 

1,655,940

 

MegaStudy

 

 

19,300

 

 

2,996,440

 

Raffles Education a

 

 

2,023,900

 

 

402,146

 

Sotheby’s

 

 

179,500

 

 

8,077,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,414,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $38,064,935)

 

 

 

 

 

49,849,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Investment Companies – 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed-End Funds - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Fund of Canada Cl. A

 

 

257,000

 

 

5,327,610

 

MVC Capital

 

 

214,200

 

 

3,127,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $4,864,160)

 

 

 

 

 

8,454,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Intermediaries – 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking - 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ameriana Bancorp

 

 

40,000

 

 

154,800

 

Banca Finnat Euramerica

 

 

870,000

 

 

581,291

 

Banca Generali

 

 

86,000

 

 

1,041,766

 

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son a,c

 

 

942,504

 

 

1,178,130

 

Bank Sarasin & Co. Cl. B

 

 

33,120

 

 

1,508,997

 

Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

 

 

23

 

 

664,171

 


 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Financial Intermediaries (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCB Holdings a

 

 

598,676

 

$

681,379

 

Center Bancorp

 

 

44,868

 

 

363,880

 

Centrue Financial a

 

 

82,200

 

 

80,556

 

CFS Bancorp

 

 

75,000

 

 

392,250

 

Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings

 

 

118,000

 

 

489,789

 

CNB Financial

 

 

11,116

 

 

164,628

 

Commercial National Financial

 

 

54,900

 

 

994,239

 

Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beach

 

 

1,200

 

 

4,800,000

 

Fauquier Bankshares

 

 

160,800

 

 

2,074,320

 

Hawthorn Bancshares

 

 

48,023

 

 

412,998

 

HopFed Bancorp

 

 

106,590

 

 

957,178

 

Jefferson Bancshares a

 

 

32,226

 

 

104,412

 

Kearny Financial

 

 

50,862

 

 

437,413

 

Mauritius Commercial Bank

 

 

40,000

 

 

220,232

 

Mechanics Bank

 

 

200

 

 

2,400,000

 

Old Point Financial

 

 

25,000

 

 

303,250

 

Peapack-Gladstone Financial

 

 

10,500

 

 

137,025

 

State Bank of Mauritius

 

 

46,000

 

 

138,076

 

Timberland Bancorp e

 

 

469,200

 

 

1,731,348

 

Vontobel Holding

 

 

20,400

 

 

776,727

 

Whitney Holding Corporation

 

 

41,500

 

 

587,225

 

Wilmington Trust

 

 

279,500

 

 

1,213,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,589,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Insurance - 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alleghany Corporation a

 

 

28,657

 

 

8,779,645

 

Argo Group International Holdings

 

 

64,751

 

 

2,424,925

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings

 

 

47,000

 

 

1,345,140

 

China Taiping Insurance Holdings a

 

 

45,000

 

 

138,078

 

Discovery Holdings

 

 

255,000

 

 

1,525,935

 

E-L Financial

 

 

17,900

 

 

8,830,283

 

Enstar Group a

 

 

20,217

 

 

1,709,954

 

Erie Indemnity Cl. A

 

 

50,000

 

 

3,273,500

 

Independence Holding

 

 

317,658

 

 

2,553,970

 

Leucadia National

 

 

44,940

 

 

1,311,349

 

Markel Corporation a

 

 

6,200

 

 

2,344,406

 

Montpelier Re Holdings

 

 

32,000

 

 

638,080

 

Platinum Underwriters Holdings

 

 

49,000

 

 

2,203,530

 

ProAssurance Corporation a

 

 

22,000

 

 

1,333,200

 

RLI

 

 

80,724

 

 

4,243,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,655,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gladstone Commercial

 

 

30,000

 

 

564,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Securities Brokers - 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close Brothers Group

 

 

43,000

 

 

570,856

 

Cowen Group Cl. A a

 

 

708,600

 

 

3,302,076

 

Daewoo Securities

 

 

5,000

 

 

115,869

 

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding

 

 

351,500

 

 

2,035,127

 

FBR Capital Markets a

 

 

249,600

 

 

953,472

 

GFI Group

 

 

166,247

 

 

779,698

 

Gleacher & Company a

 

 

293,000

 

 

694,410

 

HQ

 

 

40,000

 

 

21,708

 

Interactive Brokers Group Cl. A

 

 

100,000

 

 

1,782,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Financial Intermediaries (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Brokers (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Eng Holdings

 

 

240,000

 

$

458,176

 

MF Global Holdings a

 

 

528,000

 

 

4,414,080

 

Mizuho Securities

 

 

492,300

 

 

1,412,808

 

Oppenheimer Holdings Cl. A

 

 

75,000

 

 

1,965,750

 

†Paris Orleans et Cie

 

 

183,785

 

 

4,636,775

 

Phatra Capital a,c

 

 

775,000

 

 

617,018

 

UOB-Kay Hian Holdings

 

 

190,000

 

 

262,049

 

Woori Investment & Securities

 

 

11,000

 

 

228,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,250,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Securities Exchanges - 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hellenic Exchanges

 

 

115,000

 

 

753,005

 

TMX Group

 

 

123,800

 

 

4,601,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,354,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Other Financial Intermediaries - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR & Co. L.P.

 

 

415,000

 

 

5,893,000

 

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

 

 

481,404

 

 

4,477,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,370,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $122,366,540)

 

 

 

 

 

107,785,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services – 10.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encore Capital Group a

 

 

68,000

 

 

1,594,600

 

Franco-Nevada Corporation

 

 

10,000

 

 

334,507

 

IOOF Holdings

 

 

123,592

 

 

985,997

 

Lazard Cl. A

 

 

109,300

 

 

4,316,257

 

Ocwen Financial a

 

 

123,600

 

 

1,179,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,410,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Information and Processing - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altisource Portfolio Solutions a

 

 

41,199

 

 

1,182,824

 

MoneyGram International a

 

 

228,500

 

 

619,235

 

Morningstar

 

 

109,800

 

 

5,828,184

 

SEI Investments

 

 

334,200

 

 

7,950,618

 

Total System Services

 

 

123,500

 

 

1,899,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,480,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Insurance Brokers - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown & Brown

 

 

281,900

 

 

6,748,686

 

Crawford & Company Cl. B a,d

 

 

1,160

 

 

3,944

 

Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co.

 

 

111,200

 

 

3,233,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,986,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Investment Management - 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.F.P. Provida ADR

 

 

22,100

 

 

1,761,591

 

ABG Sundal Collier Holding

 

 

115,000

 

 

169,493

 

Affiliated Managers Group a

 

 

46,100

 

 

4,574,042

 

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.

 

 

264,600

 

 

6,173,118

 

AP Alternative Assets L.P.

 

 

233,200

 

 

2,059,156

 

Artio Global Investors Cl. A

 

 

235,000

 

 

3,466,250

 

Ashmore Group

 

 

582,500

 

 

3,043,295

 

Azimut Holding

 

 

72,183

 

 

653,986

 

BKF Capital Group a,b

 

 

130,000

 

 

143,000

 

BT Investment Management

 

 

207,000

 

 

605,518

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

 

526,000

 

 

1,497,154

 

Eaton Vance

 

 

85,300

 

 

2,578,619

 

Equity Trustees

 

 

35,572

 

 

576,671

 


 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2010
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

VALUE

 

Financial Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Management (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evercore Partners Cl. A

 

 

32,300

 

$

1,098,200

 

F&C Asset Management

 

 

60,000

 

 

78,579

 

Federated Investors Cl. B

 

 

239,700

 

 

6,272,949

 

Fiducian Portfolio Services

 

 

227,000

 

 

318,081

 

GAMCO Investors Cl. A

 

 

90,575

 

 

4,348,506

 

GIMV

 

 

22,500

 

 

1,228,828

 

GP Investments BDR a

 

 

15,604

 

 

69,090

 

Investec

 

 

118,000

 

 

969,541

 

MyState

 

 

152,000

 

 

578,332

 

Partners Group Holding

 

 

16,200

 

 

3,073,668

 

Perpetual

 

 

13,541

 

 

432,250

 

Platinum Asset Management

 

 

149,000

 

 

760,462

 

Rathbone Brothers

 

 

35,400

 

 

603,802

 

Reinet Investments a

 

 

73,127

 

 

1,270,355

 

RHJ International a

 

 

102,500

 

 

849,219

 

Schroders

 

 

41,100

 

 

1,188,665

 

SHUAA Capital a

 

 

485,000

 

 

165,056

 

SPARX Group a

 

 

1,320

 

 

148,762

 

Sprott

 

 

269,600

 

 

2,185,433

 

Teton Advisors Cl. A b

 

 

723

 

 

5,423

 

Treasury Group

 

 

51,500

 

 

263,371

 

Trust Company (The)

 

 

97,283

 

 

626,857

 

Value Partners Group

 

 

7,162,800

 

 

7,187,865

 

VZ Holding

 

 

8,500

 

 

1,090,909

 

Waddell & Reed Financial Cl. A

 

 

139,300

 

 

4,915,897

 

Westwood Holdings Group

 

 

23,460

 

 

937,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,969,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation - 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westway Group a

 

 

31,500

 

 

118,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Specialty Finance - 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Acceptance a

 

 

80,700

 

 

4,260,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Other Financial Services - 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CoreLogic

 

 

44,000

 

 

814,880

 

Hilltop Holdings a

 

 

290,400

 

 

2,880,768

 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings a

 

 

150,000

 

 

1,498,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,194,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $96,835,863)

 

 

 

 

 

113,419,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health – 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services - 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affymetrix a

 

 

10,000

 

 

50,300

 

Chindex International a,d

 

 

21,600

 

 

356,184

 

OdontoPrev

 

 

60,000

 

 

906,867

 

PAREXEL International a

 

 

312,400

 

 

6,632,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,945,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Drugs and Biotech - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Oriental Bioengineering a,d

 

 

153,700

 

 

368,880

 

Boiron

 

 

46,500

 

 

1,771,553

 

Bukwang Pharmaceutical

 

 

15,000

 

 

176,447

 

Daewoong Pharmaceutical

 

 

2,970

 

 

125,353

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings a

 

 

144,400

 

 

5,156,524

 

Green Cross

 

 

8,300

 

 

1,016,565

 

Luminex Corporation a

 

 

20,000

 

 

365,600

 

Pharmaceutical Product Development

 

 

100,000

 

 

2,714,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Health (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs and Biotech (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmacyclics a

 

 

158,746

 

$

965,176

 

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group ADR a

 

 

27,900

 

 

318,339

 

Sino Biopharmaceutical

 

 

926,600

 

 

343,327

 

Sinovac Biotech a

 

 

141,900

 

 

641,388

 

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals a,d

 

 

211,500

 

 

109,980

 

3SBio ADR a

 

 

43,600

 

 

661,848

 

Virbac

 

 

7,500

 

 

1,302,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,037,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Health Services - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Board (The) a

 

 

128,500

 

 

6,120,455

 

Albany Molecular Research a

 

 

85,000

 

 

477,700

 

Bangkok Chain Hospital

 

 

1,185,000

 

 

249,619

 

Cross Country Healthcare a

 

 

30,000

 

 

254,100

 

eResearchTechnology a

 

 

67,624

 

 

497,036

 

ICON ADR a

 

 

260,900

 

 

5,713,710

 

On Assignment a

 

 

375,400

 

 

3,059,510

 

Sonic Healthcare

 

 

2,000

 

 

23,729

 

VCA Antech a

 

 

74,500

 

 

1,735,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,130,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Medical Products and Devices - 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Healthcare Products a

 

 

180,512

 

 

790,643

 

Atrion Corporation

 

 

15,750

 

 

2,826,495

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec

 

 

173,700

 

 

3,315,767

 

CONMED Corporation a

 

 

81,500

 

 

2,154,045

 

DiaSorin

 

 

15,000

 

 

645,633

 

IDEXX Laboratories a

 

 

40,201

 

 

2,782,713

 

Kinetic Concepts a

 

 

6,300

 

 

263,844

 

Kossan Rubber Industries

 

 

200,600

 

 

205,577

 

Straumann Holding

 

 

6,000

 

 

1,373,262

 

Techne Corporation

 

 

71,000

 

 

4,662,570

 

Urologix a,d

 

 

445,500

 

 

280,710

 

Young Innovations

 

 

62,550

 

 

2,002,225

 

Zoll Medical a,d

 

 

400

 

 

14,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,318,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $41,782,577)

 

 

 

 

 

63,432,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Products – 22.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gentex Corporation

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,478,000

 

LKQ Corporation a

 

 

230,000

 

 

5,225,600

 

Minth Group

 

 

511,000

 

 

838,869

 

Nokian Renkaat

 

 

20,000

 

 

733,629

 

Norstar Founders Group a,c

 

 

524,000

 

 

24,606

 

SORL Auto Parts a

 

 

97,092

 

 

828,195

 

Superior Industries International

 

 

40,000

 

 

848,800

 

Tianneng Power International

 

 

1,236,000

 

 

512,032

 

WABCO Holdings a

 

 

103,800

 

 

6,324,534

 

Wonder Auto Technology a,d

 

 

66,545

 

 

501,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,316,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Building Systems and Components - 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decker Manufacturing b

 

 

6,022

 

 

180,660

 

NCI Building Systems a

 

 

2,780

 

 

38,892

 

Preformed Line Products

 

 

91,600

 

 

5,360,890

 

 

 

 

 

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SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Industrial Products (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Systems and Components (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simpson Manufacturing

 

 

258,400

 

$

7,987,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,567,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Construction Materials - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash Grove Cement Cl. B b

 

 

50,518

 

 

7,830,290

 

Duratex

 

 

100,000

 

 

1,075,301

 

†Ossen Innovation ADR a,d

 

 

110,000

 

 

521,400

 

USG Corporation a,d

 

 

50,000

 

 

841,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,268,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Industrial Components - 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bel Fuse Cl. A

 

 

36,672

 

 

928,535

 

China Automation Group

 

 

244,800

 

 

178,258

 

CLARCOR

 

 

92,500

 

 

3,967,325

 

Donaldson Company

 

 

92,800

 

 

5,408,384

 

GrafTech International a

 

 

322,690

 

 

6,402,170

 

Mueller Water Products Cl. A

 

 

72,500

 

 

302,325

 

PerkinElmer

 

 

185,800

 

 

4,797,356

 

Powell Industries a

 

 

92,400

 

 

3,038,112

 

Regal-Beloit

 

 

116,500

 

 

7,777,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,800,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Machinery - 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astec Industries a

 

 

25,000

 

 

810,250

 

Burckhardt Compression Holding

 

 

12,500

 

 

3,462,567

 

Burnham Holdings Cl. B b

 

 

36,000

 

 

525,600

 

Columbus McKinnon a

 

 

95,000

 

 

1,930,400

 

Franklin Electric

 

 

104,600

 

 

4,071,032

 

Hardinge

 

 

95,503

 

 

930,199

 

Hollysys Automation Technologies a,d

 

 

11,535

 

 

174,871

 

Jinpan International

 

 

169,684

 

 

1,786,773

 

Lincoln Electric Holdings

 

 

94,180

 

 

6,147,129

 

Nordson Corporation

 

 

102,100

 

 

9,380,948

 

Rofin-Sinar Technologies a

 

 

314,700

 

 

11,152,968

 

Spirax-Sarco Engineering

 

 

40,000

 

 

1,206,119

 

Wabtec Corporation

 

 

110,225

 

 

5,829,800

 

Williams Controls

 

 

37,499

 

 

397,489

 

Woodward Governor

 

 

231,600

 

 

8,698,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,505,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Metal Fabrication and Distribution - 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Steel & Wire b

 

 

6,062

 

 

3,819,060

 

Commercial Metals

 

 

36,600

 

 

607,194

 

CompX International Cl. A

 

 

185,300

 

 

2,130,950

 

Fushi Copperweld a,d

 

 

199,345

 

 

1,770,183

 

Haynes International

 

 

29,000

 

 

1,213,070

 

Kennametal

 

 

155,000

 

 

6,116,300

 

NN a

 

 

197,100

 

 

2,436,156

 

Nucor Corporation

 

 

129,350

 

 

5,668,117

 

RBC Bearings a

 

 

47,000

 

 

1,836,760

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

 

 

159,920

 

 

8,171,912

 

Schnitzer Steel Industries Cl. A

 

 

100,000

 

 

6,639,000

 

Sims Metal Management ADR

 

 

254,375

 

 

5,555,550

 

Sung Kwang Bend

 

 

105,700

 

 

2,193,352

 

Worthington Industries

 

 

185,000

 

 

3,404,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,561,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Industrial Products (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZZ

 

 

42,000

 

$

1,680,420

 

Brady Corporation Cl. A

 

 

94,600

 

 

3,084,906

 

Mettler-Toledo International a

 

 

33,500

 

 

5,065,535

 

PMFG a

 

 

314,900

 

 

5,164,360

 

Rational

 

 

6,000

 

 

1,326,144

 

Raven Industries

 

 

96,200

 

 

4,587,778

 

Semperit AG Holding

 

 

75,700

 

 

4,004,842

 

Synalloy Corporation

 

 

198,800

 

 

2,409,456

 

Valmont Industries

 

 

43,000

 

 

3,815,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,138,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Paper and Packaging - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greif Cl. A

 

 

90,844

 

 

5,623,244

 

Mayr-Melnhof Karton

 

 

22,600

 

 

2,629,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,252,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Pumps, Valves and Bearings - 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAG Bearings India

 

 

38,300

 

 

750,497

 

Gardner Denver

 

 

57,500

 

 

3,957,150

 

Graco

 

 

116,376

 

 

4,591,033

 

IDEX Corporation

 

 

67,400

 

 

2,636,688

 

Rotork

 

 

25,000

 

 

712,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,647,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Specialty Chemicals and Materials - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabot Corporation

 

 

58,000

 

 

2,183,700

 

Chemspec International ADR

 

 

35,000

 

 

261,800

 

China XD Plastics a,d

 

 

50,600

 

 

272,228

 

†Gulf Resources a,d

 

 

35,800

 

 

382,702

 

Hawkins

 

 

156,178

 

 

6,934,303

 

Huchems Fine Chemical a

 

 

30,056

 

 

519,074

 

Kingboard Chemical Holdings

 

 

16,900

 

 

101,211

 

OM Group a

 

 

90,000

 

 

3,465,900

 

Victrex

 

 

60,000

 

 

1,387,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,508,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Textiles - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Textiles Holdings

 

 

1,920,000

 

 

1,252,367

 

Texwinca Holdings

 

 

275,000

 

 

350,260

 

Unifi a

 

 

40,333

 

 

682,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,285,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $134,439,408)

 

 

 

 

 

251,851,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Services – 13.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising and Publishing - 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lamar Advertising Cl. A a

 

 

51,000

 

 

2,031,840

 

SinoMedia Holding

 

 

350,000

 

 

124,730

 

ValueClick a

 

 

145,000

 

 

2,324,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,480,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Commercial Services - 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Health International a

 

 

17,000

 

 

48,790

 

Brink’s Company (The)

 

 

206,320

 

 

5,545,882

 

Cintas Corporation

 

 

76,800

 

 

2,147,328

 

Convergys Corporation a

 

 

121,000

 

 

1,593,570

 

Copart a

 

 

121,600

 

 

4,541,760

 

Corinthian Colleges a,d

 

 

59,500

 

 

309,995

 

CRA International a

 

 

57,187

 

 

1,344,466

 

 

 

 

 

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SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Industrial Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-House China Holdings ADR

 

 

284,400

 

$

4,254,624

 

Forrester Research

 

 

40,300

 

 

1,422,187

 

FTI Consulting a

 

 

7,850

 

 

292,648

 

Gartner a

 

 

153,000

 

 

5,079,600

 

Global Sources a

 

 

58,021

 

 

552,360

 

Hackett Group a

 

 

655,000

 

 

2,299,050

 

Landauer

 

 

75,500

 

 

4,527,735

 

Manpower

 

 

69,300

 

 

4,349,268

 

MAXIMUS

 

 

111,600

 

 

7,318,728

 

Michael Page International

 

 

175,000

 

 

1,514,275

 

Monster Worldwide a

 

 

67,800

 

 

1,602,114

 

Pico Far East Holdings

 

 

6,659,000

 

 

1,413,564

 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

 

 

337,700

 

 

7,783,985

 

Robert Half International

 

 

98,600

 

 

3,017,160

 

SATS

 

 

90,100

 

 

202,196

 

SFN Group a

 

 

162,800

 

 

1,588,928

 

Sound Global a

 

 

50,000

 

 

32,337

 

Universal Technical Institute

 

 

42,100

 

 

927,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,709,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Engineering and Construction - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desarrolladora Homex ADR a,d

 

 

14,100

 

 

476,721

 

EMCOR Group a

 

 

199,400

 

 

5,778,612

 

Fluor Corporation

 

 

14,200

 

 

940,892

 

Integrated Electrical Services a

 

 

355,400

 

 

1,240,346

 

Jacobs Engineering Group a

 

 

81,400

 

 

3,732,190

 

KBR

 

 

180,000

 

 

5,484,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,653,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Food, Tobacco and Agriculture - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alico

 

 

27,000

 

 

643,680

 

Asian Citrus Holdings

 

 

292,000

 

 

368,758

 

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings)

 

 

178,872

 

 

134,853

 

China Green (Holdings)

 

 

1,953,000

 

 

1,909,582

 

Genting Plantations

 

 

50,000

 

 

142,695

 

Hanfeng Evergreen a

 

 

116,400

 

 

697,721

 

Intrepid Potash a

 

 

72,427

 

 

2,700,803

 

MGP Ingredients

 

 

127,400

 

 

1,406,496

 

Origin Agritech a

 

 

76,800

 

 

817,920

 

Yuhe International a

 

 

28,286

 

 

253,160

 

Zhongpin a,d

 

 

3,800

 

 

77,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,153,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Industrial Distribution - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawson Products

 

 

161,431

 

 

4,018,018

 

MSC Industrial Direct Cl. A

 

 

73,500

 

 

4,754,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,772,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Transportation and Logistics - 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. H. Robinson Worldwide

 

 

50,000

 

 

4,009,500

 

Forward Air

 

 

209,750

 

 

5,952,705

 

Frozen Food Express Industries a

 

 

286,635

 

 

1,272,659

 

Hub Group Cl. A a

 

 

164,400

 

 

5,777,016

 

Kirby Corporation a

 

 

111,000

 

 

4,889,550

 

Landstar System

 

 

156,900

 

 

6,423,486

 

Patriot Transportation Holding a

 

 

70,986

 

 

6,598,859

 

Universal Truckload Services a

 

 

129,476

 

 

2,061,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Industrial Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation and Logistics (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTi Worldwide

 

 

175,000

 

$

3,710,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,695,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $100,694,293)

 

 

 

 

 

144,464,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Resources – 11.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Services - 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atwood Oceanics a

 

 

10,300

 

 

384,911

 

Cal Dive International a

 

 

456,250

 

 

2,586,938

 

Calfrac Well Services

 

 

42,000

 

 

1,446,324

 

CARBO Ceramics

 

 

44,700

 

 

4,628,238

 

Ensco ADR

 

 

10,000

 

 

533,800

 

Ensign Energy Services

 

 

225,100

 

 

3,402,648

 

Exterran Holdings a

 

 

103,600

 

 

2,481,220

 

Frontier Oil a

 

 

60,000

 

 

1,080,600

 

Helmerich & Payne

 

 

91,000

 

 

4,411,680

 

ION Geophysical a

 

 

361,500

 

 

3,065,520

 

Lufkin Industries

 

 

62,000

 

 

3,868,180

 

National-Oilwell Varco

 

 

5,700

 

 

383,325

 

Oil States International a

 

 

163,500

 

 

10,478,715

 

Pason Systems

 

 

152,300

 

 

2,138,296

 

SEACOR Holdings

 

 

71,300

 

 

7,207,717

 

ShawCor Cl. A

 

 

80,500

 

 

2,680,635

 

TETRA Technologies a

 

 

68,000

 

 

807,160

 

†TGS-NOPEC Geophysical

 

 

125,000

 

 

2,817,028

 

Tidewater

 

 

36,000

 

 

1,938,240

 

Trican Well Service

 

 

99,900

 

 

2,023,520

 

Unit Corporation a

 

 

46,000

 

 

2,138,080

 

Willbros Group a

 

 

103,800

 

 

1,019,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,522,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Oil and Gas - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Barrett a

 

 

50,000

 

 

2,056,500

 

China Integrated Energy a,d

 

 

37,000

 

 

271,210

 

Cimarex Energy

 

 

50,000

 

 

4,426,500

 

†Resolute Energy a,d

 

 

156,134

 

 

2,304,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,058,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Precious Metals and Mining - 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius Platinum

 

 

350,000

 

 

1,920,810

 

Cliffs Natural Resources

 

 

37,200

 

 

2,901,972

 

Endeavour Mining a,d

 

 

300,000

 

 

847,833

 

Endeavour Mining (Warrants) a

 

 

75,000

 

 

74,676

 

Fresnillo

 

 

105,000

 

 

2,730,606

 

Gammon Gold a

 

 

218,300

 

 

1,787,877

 

Hecla Mining a,d

 

 

300,000

 

 

3,378,000

 

Hochschild Mining

 

 

375,500

 

 

3,746,827

 

IAMGOLD Corporation

 

 

95,620

 

 

1,702,036

 

Kimber Resources a,d

 

 

560,000

 

 

784,000

 

Major Drilling Group International

 

 

171,700

 

 

7,175,033

 

†Medusa Mining

 

 

598,400

 

 

3,959,923

 

New Gold a

 

 

135,000

 

 

1,317,600

 

Northam Platinum

 

 

335,000

 

 

2,303,681

 

Northgate Minerals a

 

 

160,000

 

 

512,000

 

Pan American Silver

 

 

10,000

 

 

412,100

 

 

 

 

 

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SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Natural Resources (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precious Metals and Mining (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Gold

 

 

34,400

 

$

1,879,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,434,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Real Estate - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated-Tomoka Land

 

 

13,564

 

 

391,999

 

Midland Holdings

 

 

732,700

 

 

601,408

 

PICO Holdings a

 

 

106,100

 

 

3,373,980

 

St. Joe Company (The) a,d

 

 

48,000

 

 

1,048,800

 

Tejon Ranch a

 

 

307,496

 

 

8,471,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,887,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Other Natural Resources - 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Forestry Holdings

 

 

3,708,400

 

 

1,741,413

 

Hidili Industry International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development

 

 

60,000

 

 

50,484

 

†J.G. Boswell Company b

 

 

2,292

 

 

1,696,080

 

Sino-Forest Corporation a

 

 

11,900

 

 

278,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,766,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $74,940,382)

 

 

 

 

 

125,669,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology – 17.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace and Defense - 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AerCap Holdings a,d

 

 

45,000

 

 

635,400

 

Ducommun

 

 

117,200

 

 

2,552,616

 

FLIR Systems a

 

 

105,000

 

 

3,123,750

 

HEICO Corporation

 

 

134,625

 

 

6,869,914

 

HEICO Corporation Cl. A

 

 

72,875

 

 

2,719,695

 

Hexcel Corporation a

 

 

47,500

 

 

859,275

 

ManTech International Cl. A a

 

 

35,400

 

 

1,463,082

 

Mercury Computer Systems a

 

 

40,500

 

 

744,390

 

Moog Cl. A a

 

 

25,000

 

 

995,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,963,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Components and Systems - 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAC Acoustic Technologies Holdings

 

 

84,700

 

 

226,112

 

Analogic Corporation

 

 

40,135

 

 

1,987,084

 

Belden

 

 

57,800

 

 

2,128,196

 

Benchmark Electronics a

 

 

165,200

 

 

3,000,032

 

China Digital TV Holding Company ADR

 

 

5,000

 

 

35,450

 

Diebold

 

 

151,600

 

 

4,858,780

 

Dionex Corporation a

 

 

52,900

 

 

6,242,729

 

Electronics for Imaging a

 

 

8,517

 

 

121,878

 

Energy Conversion Devices a,d

 

 

84,500

 

 

388,700

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

 

 

27,500

 

 

1,760,241

 

Hana Microelectronics

 

 

295,000

 

 

244,651

 

Intermec a

 

 

23,000

 

 

291,180

 

Newport Corporation a

 

 

523,500

 

 

9,093,195

 

Otsuka Corporation

 

 

3,200

 

 

218,352

 

Paragon Technologies

 

 

122,638

 

 

250,689

 

Perceptron a

 

 

357,700

 

 

1,763,461

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology

 

 

30,000

 

 

3,527,832

 

Plexus Corporation a

 

 

195,700

 

 

6,054,958

 

Pulse Electronics

 

 

286,200

 

 

1,522,584

 

Richardson Electronics

 

 

495,712

 

 

5,794,873

 

Shin Zu Shing

 

 

78,222

 

 

209,798

 

Vaisala Cl. A

 

 

173,000

 

 

4,739,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Technology (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components and Systems (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VTech Holdings

 

 

24,050

 

$

283,731

 

Xyratex a

 

 

12,000

 

 

195,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,939,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Distribution - 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agilysys a

 

 

165,125

 

 

929,654

 

Anixter International

 

 

61,795

 

 

3,691,015

 

China 3C Group a

 

 

6,600

 

 

1,326

 

Cogo Group a

 

 

173,615

 

 

1,536,493

 

Tech Data a

 

 

136,500

 

 

6,008,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,167,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Internet Software and Services - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NetEase.com ADR a

 

 

3,500

 

 

126,525

 

Perficient a

 

 

10,000

 

 

125,000

 

RealNetworks a

 

 

245,400

 

 

1,030,680

 

Sohu.com a

 

 

11,600

 

 

736,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,018,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

IT Services - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Box

 

 

43,798

 

 

1,677,025

 

Sapient Corporation

 

 

756,602

 

 

9,154,884

 

SRA International Cl. A a

 

 

248,800

 

 

5,087,960

 

Yucheng Technologies a,d

 

 

91,057

 

 

328,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,248,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Semiconductors and Equipment - 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADTRAN

 

 

65,000

 

 

2,353,650

 

†Aixtron ADR d

 

 

37,500

 

 

1,395,000

 

Analog Devices

 

 

16,004

 

 

602,871

 

ASM Pacific Technology

 

 

39,000

 

 

494,223

 

BE Semiconductor Industries a,b,d

 

 

58,000

 

 

379,320

 

Chroma Ate

 

 

139,406

 

 

416,451

 

Cognex Corporation

 

 

236,200

 

 

6,949,004

 

Coherent a

 

 

205,500

 

 

9,276,270

 

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings

 

 

333,571

 

 

376,366

 

Cymer a

 

 

119,500

 

 

5,385,865

 

Diodes a

 

 

252,450

 

 

6,813,626

 

Exar Corporation a

 

 

157,576

 

 

1,099,880

 

Himax Technologies ADR

 

 

183,000

 

 

431,880

 

Image Sensing Systems a

 

 

8,310

 

 

108,113

 

Integrated Device Technology a

 

 

327,000

 

 

2,177,820

 

International Rectifier a

 

 

120,000

 

 

3,562,800

 

Intevac a

 

 

57,450

 

 

804,875

 

Power Integrations

 

 

49,000

 

 

1,966,860

 

TTM Technologies a

 

 

211,400

 

 

3,151,974

 

Vimicro International ADR a

 

 

240,000

 

 

888,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,634,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Software - 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACI Worldwide a

 

 

181,150

 

 

4,867,501

 

Advent Software a,d

 

 

37,250

 

 

2,157,520

 

ANSYS a

 

 

100,000

 

 

5,207,000

 

Aspen Technology a

 

 

42,100

 

 

534,670

 

Aveva Group

 

 

20,000

 

 

503,277

 

Avid Technology a

 

 

116,000

 

 

2,025,360

 

Blackbaud

 

 

41,890

 

 

1,084,951

 

†DynaVox Cl. A a

 

 

55,000

 

 

282,150

 

Epicor Software a

 

 

79,900

 

 

806,990

 

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2010
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Technology (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JDA Software Group a

 

 

49,900

 

$

1,397,200

 

Majesco Entertainment a

 

 

36,255

 

 

26,466

 

National Instruments

 

 

167,900

 

 

6,319,756

 

Net 1 UEPS Technologies a

 

 

50,000

 

 

613,000

 

†SMART Technologies Cl. A a

 

 

75,000

 

 

708,000

 

THQ a

 

 

20,000

 

 

121,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,655,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Telecommunications - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADPT Corporation a,b

 

 

1,568,800

 

 

4,580,896

 

Arris Group a

 

 

140,350

 

 

1,574,727

 

Citic Telecom International Holdings

 

 

6,853,600

 

 

2,186,719

 

Comtech Telecommunications

 

 

30,000

 

 

831,900

 

Globecomm Systems a

 

 

233,700

 

 

2,337,000

 

LiveWire Mobile b

 

 

38,000

 

 

98,800

 

†NeuStar Cl. A a

 

 

119,000

 

 

3,099,950

 

Sonus Networks a

 

 

604,000

 

 

1,612,680

 

Sycamore Networks

 

 

48,100

 

 

990,379

 

Zhone Technologies a,d

 

 

224,000

 

 

598,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,911,131

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total (Cost $155,724,842)

 

 

 

 

 

198,538,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous f – 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $49,243,244)

 

 

 

 

 

55,197,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $877,260,760)

 

 

 

 

 

1,190,449,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conv. a,c

 

 

39,800

 

 

37,004

 

Seneca Foods Conv. a,c

 

 

55,000

 

 

1,335,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $844,626)

 

 

 

 

 

1,372,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL

 

 

 

 

 

AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BOND – 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAMCO Investors 0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

due 12/31/15 c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $289,840)

 

$

2,898

 

$

197,064

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.13% dated 12/31/10, due 1/3/11, maturity value $135,374,467 (collateralized by obligations of various U.S. Government Agencies, 0.52%-3.50% due 5/5/11-5/24/11, valued at $138,760,188)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $135,373,000)

 

 

 

 

 

135,373,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLLATERAL RECEIVED FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federated Government Obligations Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7 day yield-0.0154%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $9,979,062)

 

 

 

 

 

9,979,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 120.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,023,747,288)

 

 

 

 

 

1,337,371,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES LESS CASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND OTHER ASSETS – (1.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(11,492,307

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK – (19.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(220,000,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS – 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

1,105,879,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

    †

New additions in 2010.

    a

Non-income producing.

    b

These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities. See Notes to Financial Statements.

    c

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.3% of net assets. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value. See Notes to Financial Statements.

    d

All or a portion of these securities were on loan at December 31, 2010. Total market value of loaned securities at December 31, 2010 was $9,623,017.

    e

At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities thereby making the Company an Affiliated Company as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Notes to Financial Statements.

    f

Includes securities first acquired in 2010 and less than 1% of net assets applicable to Common Stockholders.

 

 

 

Bold indicates the Fund’s 20 largest equity holdings in terms of December 31, 2010 market value.

 

 

 

TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $1,020,855,671. At December 31, 2010, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $316,515,773, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $405,365,696 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $88,849,923. The primary difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.
 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

2010 Annual Report to Stockholders | 27



 

 

Royce Value Trust

December 31, 2010
 

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Investments at value (including collateral on loaned securities)*

 

 

 

 

Non-Affiliated Companies (cost $882,635,972)

 

$

1,200,267,096

 

Affiliated Companies (cost $5,738,316)

 

 

1,731,348

 
 

Total investments at value

 

 

1,201,998,444

 

Repurchase agreements (at cost and value)

 

 

135,373,000

 

Cash and foreign currency

 

 

78,499

 

Receivable for investments sold

 

 

955,673

 

Receivable for dividends and interest

 

 

873,521

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

390,664

 
 

Total Assets

 

 

1,339,669,801

 
 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

Payable for collateral on loaned securities

 

 

9,979,062

 

Payable for investments purchased

 

 

2,262,601

 

Payable for investment advisory fee

 

 

999,933

 

Preferred dividends accrued but not yet declared

 

 

288,450

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

260,618

 
 

Total Liabilities

 

 

13,790,664

 
 

PREFERRED STOCK:

 

 

 

 

5.90% Cumulative Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value, $25 liquidation value per share; 8,800,000 shares outstanding

 

 

220,000,000

 
 

Total Preferred Stock

 

 

220,000,000

 
 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

1,105,879,137

 
 

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

Common Stock paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 66,094,525 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized)

 

$

785,103,166

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

 

 

2,347,906

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

5,100,880

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

313,615,635

 

Preferred dividends accrued but not yet declared

 

 

(288,450

)
 

Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders (net asset value per share - $16.73)

 

$

1,105,879,137

 
 

*Investments at identified cost (including $9,979,062 of collateral on loaned securities)

 

$

888,374,288

 

 Market value of loaned securities

 

 

9,623,017

 

 

 

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Royce Value Trust

Year Ended December 31, 2010
   

 

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Dividends*

 

 

 

 

Non-Affiliated Companies

 

$

17,166,745

 

Affiliated Companies

 

 

4,692

 

Interest

 

 

181,127

 

Securities lending

 

 

292,317

 
         

Total income

 

 

17,644,881

 
         

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

 

999,933

 

Stockholder reports

 

 

325,140

 

Custody fees

 

 

294,150

 

Administrative and office facilities

 

 

125,032

 

Directors’ fees

 

 

104,166

 

Professional fees

 

 

83,387

 

Transfer agent fees

 

 

30,495

 

Other expenses

 

 

128,114

 
         

Total expenses

 

 

2,090,417

 

Compensating balance credits

 

 

(63

)
         

Net expenses

 

 

2,090,354

 
         

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

15,554,527

 
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY:

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss):

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

111,271,360

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(178,460

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency translations

 

 

143,436,342

 

Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

 

 

(7,008

)
         

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

254,522,234

 
         

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

270,076,761

 
         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

(12,980,000

)
         

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

$

257,096,761

 

* Net of foreign withholding tax of $464,498.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

2010 Annual Report to Stockholders | 29



Royce Value Trust
 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended 12/31/10

 

Year ended 12/31/09

 

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

15,554,527

 

$

11,139,693

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

111,092,900

 

 

(81,218,148

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

143,429,334

 

 

340,204,807

 
               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations

 

 

270,076,761

 

 

270,126,352

 
               

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(12,980,000

)

 

(11,909,351

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(1,070,649

)
               

Total distributions to Preferred Stockholders

 

 

(12,980,000

)

 

(12,980,000

)
               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

257,096,761

 

 

257,146,352

 
               

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(1,980,699

)

 

—

 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(20,600,435

)
               

Total distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

(1,980,699

)

 

(20,600,435

)
               

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

986,327

 

 

9,996,769

 
               

Total capital stock transactions

 

 

986,327

 

 

9,996,769

 
               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

256,102,389

 

 

246,542,686

 
               

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

849,776,748

 

 

603,234,062

 
               

End of year (including undistributed net investment income (loss) of $2,347,906 at 12/31/10 and $2,135,911 at 12/31/09)

 

$

1,105,879,137

 

$

849,776,748

 

 

 

30 | 2010 Annual Report to Stockholders

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Royce Value Trust
 

 

Financial Highlights

This table is presented to show selected data for a share of Common Stock outstanding throughout each period, and to assist stockholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 
                       

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

$

12.87

 

$

9.37

 

$

19.74

 

$

20.62

 

$

18.87

 
                                 

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.17

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.09

 

 

0.13

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

3.85

 

 

3.87

 

 

(8.50

)

 

1.13

 

 

3.63

 
                                 

Total investment operations

 

 

4.09

 

 

4.04

 

 

(8.36

)

 

1.22

 

 

3.76

 
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.21

)

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(0.02

)

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 
                                 

Total distributions to Preferred Stockholders

 

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.23

)
                                 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

3.89

 

 

3.84

 

 

(8.57

)

 

1.00

 

 

3.53

 
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.03

)

 

—

 

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.14

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(1.18

)

 

(1.76

)

 

(1.64

)

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.48

)

 

—

 

 

—

 
                                 

Total distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(1.72

)

 

(1.85

)

 

(1.78

)
                                 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders

 

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.00

)
                                 

Total capital stock transactions

 

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.00

)
                                 

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

 

$

16.73

 

$

12.87

 

$

9.37

 

$

19.74

 

$

20.62

 
                                 

MARKET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

 

$

14.54

 

$

10.79

 

$

8.39

 

$

18.58

 

$

22.21

 
                                 

TOTAL RETURN (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Value

 

 

35.05

%

 

35.39

%

 

(48.27

)%

 

(8.21

)%

 

20.96

%

Net Asset Value

 

 

30.27

%

 

44.59

%

 

(45.62

)%

 

5.04

%

 

19.50

%

RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (b,c)

 

 

0.23

%

 

0.16

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.29

%

Investment advisory fee expense (d)

 

 

0.11

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.27

%

 

1.29

%

 

1.20

%

Other operating expenses

 

 

0.12

%

 

0.16

%

 

0.12

%

 

0.09

%

 

0.09

%

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

1.69

%

 

1.66

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.43

%

 

0.62

%

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders,
End of Period (in thousands)

 

$

1,105,879

 

$

849,777

 

$

603,234

 

$

1,184,669

 

$

1,180,428

 

Liquidation Value of Preferred Stock,
End of Period (in thousands)

 

$

220,000

 

$

220,000

 

$

220,000

 

$

220,000

 

$

220,000

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

30

%

 

31

%

 

25

%

 

26

%

 

21

%

PREFERRED STOCK:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

 

 

8,800,000

 

 

8,800,000

 

 

8,800,000

 

 

8,800,000

 

 

8,800,000

 

Asset coverage per share

 

$

150.67

 

$

121.57

 

$

93.55

 

$

159.62

 

$

159.14

 

Liquidation preference per share

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

Average month-end market value per share

 

$

25.06

 

$

23.18

 

$

22.51

 

$

23.68

 

$

23.95

 
                                 

 

 

    (a)

The Market Value Total Return is calculated assuming a purchase of Common Stock on the opening of the first business day and a sale on the closing of the last business day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Net Asset Value Total Return is calculated on the same basis, except that the Fund’s net asset value is used on the purchase and sale dates instead of market value.

    (b)

Expense ratios based on total average net assets including liquidation value of Preferred Stock were 0.18%, 0.12%, 1.13%, 1.17% and 1.08% for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

    (c)

Expense ratios based on average net assets applicable to Common Stockholders before waiver of fees and after earnings credits would have been 0.23%, 0.16%, 1.39%, 1.38% and 1.29% for the years December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

    (d)

The investment advisory fee is calculated based on average net assets over a rolling 60-month basis, while the above ratios of investment advisory fee expenses are based on the average net assets applicable to Common Stockholders over a 12-month basis.

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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Royce Value Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
     Royce Value Trust, Inc. (the “Fund”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on July 1, 1986 as a diversified closed-end investment company. The Fund commenced operations on November 26, 1986.
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     Under the Fund’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Valuation of Investments:
     Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
     Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:

 

Level 1 –

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 –

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements). The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Level 3 –

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

    The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
    The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2010. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common stocks

 

$

940,436,516

 

$

248,087,354

 

$

1,925,934

 

$

1,190,449,804

 

Preferred stocks

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

1,372,514

 

 

1,372,514

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

197,064

 

 

197,064

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

9,979,062

 

 

135,373,000

 

 

—

 

 

145,352,062

 

Level 3 Reconciliation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/09

 

Purchases

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Sales

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)(1)

 

Balance as of 12/31/10

 

Common stocks

 

$

215,542

 

$

1,318,541

 

$

1,813,055

 

$

119,296

 

$

56

 

$

(1,301,852

)

$

1,925,934

 

Preferred stocks

 

 

1,826,055

 

 

48,157

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

482,781

 

 

(18,917

)

 

1,372,514

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

—

 

 

289,840

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(92,776

)

 

197,064

 

 

 

    (1)  

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized. Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

 

 

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Royce Value Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Repurchase Agreements:
     The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities.

Foreign Currency:
     Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, expiration of currency forward contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at the end of the reporting period, as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Securities Lending:
     The Fund loans securities to qualified institutional investors for the purpose of realizing additional income. Collateral for the Fund on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and cash equivalents and invested temporarily by the custodian. The collateral maintained is at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The Fund retains the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as incurring the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received for securities lending.

Taxes:
     As a qualified regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its taxable income for its fiscal year. The Schedule of Investments includes information regarding income taxes under the caption “Tax Information”.

Distributions:
     Effective May 18, 2009, the Fund paid any dividends and capital gain distributions annually in December on the Fund’s Common Stock. Prior to that date, the Fund paid quarterly distributions on the Fund’s Common Stock at the annual rate of 9% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end NAVs of the Fund’s Common Stock, with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of 2.25% of the rolling average or the distribution required by IRS regulations. In January 2011, the Fund announced the resumption of quarterly distributions, commencing March 2011, at an annual rate of 5%. Distributions to Preferred Stockholders are accrued daily and paid quarterly and distributions to Common Stockholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. Distributable capital gains and/or net investment income are first allocated to Preferred Stockholder distributions, with any excess allocable to Common Stockholders. If capital gains and/or net investment income are allocated to both Preferred and Common Stockholders, the tax character of such allocations is proportional. To the extent that distributions are not paid from long-term capital gains, net investment income or net short-term capital gains, they will represent a return of capital. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent book and tax differences relating to stockholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the capital accounts. Undistributed net investment income may include temporary book and tax basis differences, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining undistributed at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.

Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income:
     Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividend income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Premium and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield-to-maturity method. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost for book and tax purposes.

Expenses:
     The Fund incurs direct and indirect expenses. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund’s operations, while expenses applicable to more than one of the Royce Funds are allocated equitably. Certain personnel, occupancy costs and other administrative expenses related to The Royce Funds are allocated by Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce”) under an administration agreement and are included in administrative and office facilities and professional fees. The Fund has adopted a deferred fee agreement that allows the Directors to defer the receipt of all or a portion of directors’ fees otherwise payable. The deferred fees are invested in certain Royce Funds until distributed in accordance with the agreement.

Compensating Balance Credits:
     The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, whereby a portion of the custodian’s fee is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. This deposit arrangement is an alternative to purchasing overnight investments. Conversely, the Fund pays interest to the custodian on any cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by credits earned on positive cash balances.

 

 

 

 

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Royce Value Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Capital Stock:
     The Fund issued 71,215 and 1,646,914 shares of Common Stock as reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

     At December 31, 2010, 8,800,000 shares of 5.90% Cumulative Preferred Stock were outstanding. The Fund, at its option, may redeem the Cumulative Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at the redemption price. The Cumulative Preferred Stock is classified outside of permanent equity (net assets applicable to Common Stockholders) in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with accounting for redeemable equity instruments, that requires preferred securities that are redeemable for cash or other assets to be classified outside of permanent equity to the extent that the redemption is at a fixed or determinable price and at the option of the holder or upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the issuer.

    The Fund is required to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Cumulative Preferred Stock as required by the 1940 Act. In addition, pursuant to the Rating Agency Guidelines established by Moody’s, the Fund is required to maintain a certain discounted asset coverage. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Cumulative Preferred Stock at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared on such shares, in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to Common Stockholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The Fund has met these requirements since issuing the Cumulative Preferred Stock.

Investment Advisory Agreement:
     As compensation for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Royce receives a fee comprised of a Basic Fee (“Basic Fee”) and an adjustment to the Basic Fee based on the investment performance of the Fund in relation to the investment record of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (“S&P 600”).

     The Basic Fee is a monthly fee equal to 1/12 of 1% (1% on an annualized basis) of the average of the Fund’s month-end net assets applicable to Common Stockholders, plus the liquidation value of Preferred Stock, for the rolling 60-month period ending with such month (the “performance period”). The Basic Fee for each month is increased or decreased at the rate of 1/12 of .05% for each percentage point that the investment performance of the Fund exceeds, or is exceeded by, the percentage change in the investment record of the S&P 600 for the performance period by more than two percentage points. The performance period for each such month is a rolling 60-month period ending with such month. The maximum increase or decrease in the Basic Fee for any month may not exceed 1/12 of .5%. Accordingly, for each month, the maximum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of 1.5% and is payable if the investment performance of the Fund exceeds the percentage change in the investment record of the S&P 600 by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period, and the minimum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of .5% and is payable if the percentage change in the investment record of the S&P 600 exceeds the investment performance of the Fund by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Royce is not entitled to receive any fee for any month when the investment performance of the Fund for the rolling 36-month period ending with such month is negative. In the event that the Fund’s investment performance for such a performance period is less than zero, Royce will not be required to refund to the Fund any fee earned in respect of any prior performance period.

     Royce has voluntarily committed to waive the portion of its investment advisory fee attributable to an issue of the Fund’s Preferred Stock for any month in which the Fund’s average annual NAV total return since issuance of the Preferred Stock fails to exceed the applicable Preferred Stock’s dividend rate.

     The Fund had negative investment performance for eleven rolling 36-month periods in 2010 and accordingly received no advisory fee for those months. For December 2010, the Fund’s investment performance for the rolling 60-month period then ended was 2% above the investment performance of the S&P 600. Accordingly, the net investment advisory fee consisted of a Basic Fee of $999,933 and no adjustment for the performance of the Fund relative to that of the S&P 600. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund accrued and paid Royce advisory fees totaling $999,933.

Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
     For the year ended December 31, 2010, the costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities and collateral received for securities loaned, amounted to $308,206,124 and $368,949,353, respectively.
 
Distributions to Stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid to common stockholders during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:

 

2010

 

2009

 

Ordinary income

 

$

1,980,699

 

 

—

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

$

20,600,435

 

 

 

            

 

 

$

1,980,699

 

$

20,600,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid to preferred stockholders during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:

 

2010

 

2009

 

Ordinary income

 

$

12,980,000

 

$

11,909,351

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

1,070,649

 

 

 

            

 

 

$

12,980,000

 

$

12,980,000

 


 

 

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Royce Value Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Distributions to Stockholders (continued):
     As of December 31, 2010, the tax basis components of distributable earnings included in stockholders’ equity were as follows:

     

 

 

 

 

 

     

     

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

1,299,852

 

     

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

316,507,252

 

     

Undistributed long-term capital gains

 

 

3,257,317

 

     

Accrued preferred distributions

 

 

(288,450

)

     

 

 

      

     

 

 

$

320,775,971

 

     

     The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral on wash sales, partnership investments and the unrealized gains on Passive Foreign Investment Companies.
     For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts and distributions to stockholders are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences and different characterization of distributions made by the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund recorded the following permanent reclassifications. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

 

 

 

 
         

Undistributed Net
Investment Income

 

Accumulated Net
Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Paid-in
Capital

$(381,834)

 

$(380,416)

 

$762,250
         

     Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (2007-2010) and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

Transactions in Affiliated Companies:
     An “Affiliated Company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, is a company in which a fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities at any time during the period. The Fund effected the following transactions in shares of such companies for the year ended December 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Company

Shares 12/31/09

Market Value 12/31/09

Cost of Purchases

Cost of Sales

Realized Gain (Loss)

Dividend Income

Shares 12/31/10

Market Value 12/31/10

Timberland Bancorp

469,200

$2,083,248

–

–

–

$4,692

469,200

$1,731,348

 

 

$2,083,248

 

 

 

$4,692

 

$1,731,348

 

 

 

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Royce Value Trust
 

 

     Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Royce Value Trust, Inc.
New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Royce Value Trust, Inc., (“Fund”) including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Royce Value Trust, Inc. at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

TAIT, WELLER, & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23, 2011

 

 

36 | 2010 Annual Report to Stockholders

 



 

 

Royce Micro-Cap Trust

December 31, 2010
   

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS – 100.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products – 6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel, Shoes and Accessories - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K-Swiss Cl. A a

 

 

72,400

 

$

902,828

 

Movado Group a

 

 

77,633

 

 

1,252,997

 

Steven Madden a

 

 

12,350

 

 

515,242

 

True Religion Apparel a

 

 

36,100

 

 

803,586

 

Weyco Group

 

 

48,000

 

 

1,175,520

 

Yamato International

 

 

40,000

 

 

184,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,834,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binggrae Company

 

 

13,400

 

 

661,204

 

Heckmann Corporation a

 

 

200,000

 

 

1,006,000

 

Seneca Foods Cl. A a

 

 

51,400

 

 

1,386,772

 

Seneca Foods Cl. B a

 

 

42,500

 

 

1,098,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,152,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Health, Beauty and Nutrition - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NutriSystem

 

 

31,400

 

 

660,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Home Furnishing and Appliances - 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Woodmark

 

 

72,000

 

 

1,766,880

 

Ethan Allen Interiors

 

 

81,600

 

 

1,632,816

 

Flexsteel Industries

 

 

172,500

 

 

3,049,800

 

Koss Corporation

 

 

73,400

 

 

367,000

 

Natuzzi ADR a

 

 

409,800

 

 

1,344,144

 

Universal Electronics a

 

 

39,000

 

 

1,106,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,267,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Sports and Recreation - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sturm, Ruger & Co.

 

 

22,800

 

 

348,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Other Consumer Products - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSS Industries

 

 

20,243

 

 

417,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $13,702,088)

 

 

 

 

 

19,680,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services – 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media and Broadcasting - 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ascent Media Cl. A a

 

 

31,500

 

 

1,220,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Online Commerce - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CryptoLogic a, b

 

 

88,300

 

 

122,737

 

PetMed Express

 

 

12,800

 

 

227,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

350,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Retail Stores - 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America’s Car-Mart a

 

 

92,800

 

 

2,513,024

 

Charming Shoppes a

 

 

644,200

 

 

2,286,910

 

Kirkland’s a

 

 

43,900

 

 

615,917

 

Le Chateau Cl. A

 

 

32,600

 

 

377,049

 

Lewis Group

 

 

57,000

 

 

703,382

 

Luk Fook Holdings (International)

 

 

156,100

 

 

545,250

 

Shoe Carnival a

 

 

12,752

 

 

344,304

 

Stein Mart

 

 

178,900

 

 

1,654,825

 

†Systemax

 

 

102,000

 

 

1,438,200

 

West Marine a

 

 

86,000

 

 

909,880

 

Wet Seal (The) Cl. A a

 

 

134,900

 

 

499,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,887,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $11,051,697)

 

 

 

 

 

13,459,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Diversified Investment Companies – 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed-End Funds - 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASA

 

 

30,000

 

$

1,041,300

 

MVC Capital

 

 

126,200

 

 

1,842,520

 

Urbana Corporation a

 

 

237,600

 

 

308,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $2,127,367)

 

 

 

 

 

3,192,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Intermediaries – 8.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking - 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania

 

 

50,420

 

 

457,814

 

Banca Finnat Euramerica

 

 

910,000

 

 

608,016

 

BCB Holdings a

 

 

806,207

 

 

917,578

 

BofI Holding a, b

 

 

90,000

 

 

1,395,900

 

Cass Information Systems

 

 

15,000

 

 

569,100

 

Centrue Financial a

 

 

66,600

 

 

65,268

 

CFS Bancorp

 

 

75,000

 

 

392,250

 

Chemung Financial

 

 

40,000

 

 

900,000

 

Commercial National Financial

 

 

20,000

 

 

362,200

 

Fauquier Bankshares

 

 

135,800

 

 

1,751,820

 

Financial Institutions

 

 

36,000

 

 

682,920

 

First Bancorp

 

 

40,200

 

 

634,758

 

HopFed Bancorp

 

 

56,100

 

 

503,778

 

LCNB Corporation

 

 

30,000

 

 

358,500

 

Mechanics Bank

 

 

5

 

 

60,000

 

Wilber Corporation (The)

 

 

47,908

 

 

483,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,143,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Insurance - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independence Holding

 

 

95,800

 

 

770,232

 

Presidential Life

 

 

188,100

 

 

1,867,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,638,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colony Financial

 

 

124,717

 

 

2,496,834

 

†PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

 

 

60,000

 

 

1,089,000

 

Vestin Realty Mortgage II a

 

 

214,230

 

 

310,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,896,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Securities Brokers - 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cowen Group Cl. A a

 

 

402,834

 

 

1,877,206

 

Diamond Hill Investment Group

 

 

34,479

 

 

2,494,211

 

FBR Capital Markets a

 

 

326,600

 

 

1,247,612

 

International Assets Holding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporation a

 

 

26,310

 

 

620,916

 

Sanders Morris Harris Group

 

 

209,000

 

 

1,515,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,755,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Securities Exchanges - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores

 

 

300,000

 

 

631,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $29,114,462)

 

 

 

 

 

25,065,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services – 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†Duff & Phelps Cl. A

 

 

50,000

 

 

843,000

 

Encore Capital Group a

 

 

22,000

 

 

515,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,358,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Information and Processing - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value Line

 

 

32,487

 

 

469,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

      


 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

2010 Annual Report to Stockholders | 37



 

 

Royce Micro-Cap Trust

 
   

 

 

Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Financial Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Brokers - 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Financial Group

 

 

148,000

 

$

613,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Investment Management - 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BKF Capital Group a, c

 

 

130,200

 

 

143,220

 

Cohen & Steers

 

 

27,900

 

 

728,190

 

Epoch Holding Corporation

 

 

196,500

 

 

3,051,645

 

Evercore Partners Cl. A

 

 

13,200

 

 

448,800

 

Fiera Sceptre

 

 

78,000

 

 

633,069

 

JZ Capital Partners

 

 

293,999

 

 

1,716,609

 

Queen City Investments c

 

 

948

 

 

985,920

 

Sprott Resource a

 

 

104,400

 

 

479,843

 

U.S. Global Investors Cl. A

 

 

91,500

 

 

743,895

 

†Virtus Investment Partners a, b

 

 

45,000

 

 

2,041,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,972,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation - 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westway Group a

 

 

220,000

 

 

825,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Specialty Finance - 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGP Capital Resources

 

 

98,080

 

 

902,336

 

World Acceptance a

 

 

12,200

 

 

644,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,546,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Other Financial Services - 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilltop Holdings a

 

 

101,400

 

 

1,005,888

 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings a

 

 

465,358

 

 

4,648,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,654,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $17,541,785)

 

 

 

 

 

21,440,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health – 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services - 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAREXEL International a

 

 

28,800

 

 

611,424

 

PDI a

 

 

65,383

 

 

689,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,300,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Drugs and Biotech - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adolor Corporation a

 

 

460,500

 

 

557,205

 

Hi-Tech Pharmacal a, b

 

 

17,700

 

 

441,615

 

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group ADR a

 

 

13,509

 

 

154,138

 

Sinovac Biotech a

 

 

72,800

 

 

329,056

 

Theragenics Corporation a

 

 

306,900

 

 

463,419

 

3SBio ADR a

 

 

30,180

 

 

458,132

 

† XenoPort a, b

 

 

50,000

 

 

426,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,829,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Health Services - 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Board (The) a

 

 

41,400

 

 

1,971,882

 

† EPS

 

 

345

 

 

844,334

 

Gentiva Health Services a

 

 

23,000

 

 

611,800

 

† LHC Group a

 

 

17,900

 

 

537,000

 

On Assignment a

 

 

41,100

 

 

334,965

 

PharMerica Corporation a

 

 

40,000

 

 

458,000

 

Psychemedics Corporation

 

 

37,500

 

 

306,750

 

† Transcend Services a

 

 

14,800

 

 

289,932

 

U.S. Physical Therapy a

 

 

10,000

 

 

198,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,552,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Medical Products and Devices - 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allied Healthcare Products a

 

 

226,798

 

 

993,375

 

Atrion Corporation

 

 

6,500

 

 

1,166,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Health (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Products and Devices (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exactech a

 

 

121,000

 

$

2,277,220

 

†Hansen Medical a, b

 

 

320,000

 

 

470,400

 

Kensey Nash a

 

 

27,078

 

 

753,581

 

Medical Action Industries a

 

 

165,950

 

 

1,589,801

 

MEDTOX Scientific

 

 

20,000

 

 

262,000

 

Mesa Laboratories

 

 

48,267

 

 

1,448,010

 

NMT Medical a

 

 

198,500

 

 

71,460

 

†Quidel Corporation a, b

 

 

21,900

 

 

316,455

 

STRATEC Biomedical Systems

 

 

14,000

 

 

596,979

 

Syneron Medical a

 

 

69,200

 

 

705,148

 

Utah Medical Products

 

 

42,300

 

 

1,128,141

 

Young Innovations

 

 

61,450

 

 

1,967,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,746,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $18,122,468)

 

 

 

 

 

23,429,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Products – 22.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive - 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel Systems Solutions a

 

 

10,000

 

 

293,800

 

Norstar Founders Group a,d

 

 

771,500

 

 

36,229

 

SORL Auto Parts a

 

 

41,213

 

 

351,547

 

US Auto Parts Network a

 

 

150,900

 

 

1,267,560

 

Wonder Auto Technology a, b

 

 

39,550

 

 

298,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,247,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Building Systems and Components - 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAON

 

 

73,000

 

 

2,059,330

 

Apogee Enterprises

 

 

57,900

 

 

779,913

 

Drew Industries

 

 

109,700

 

 

2,492,384

 

LSI Industries

 

 

79,812

 

 

675,209

 

NCI Building Systems a

 

 

8,400

 

 

117,516

 

Preformed Line Products

 

 

28,482

 

 

1,666,909

 

WaterFurnace Renewable Energy

 

 

48,400

 

 

1,205,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,997,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Construction Materials - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ash Grove Cement c

 

 

8,000

 

 

1,240,000

 

Monarch Cement

 

 

52,303

 

 

1,295,545

 

Trex Company a

 

 

90,000

 

 

2,156,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,691,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Industrial Components - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bel Fuse Cl. A

 

 

67,705

 

 

1,714,291

 

China Automation Group

 

 

253,100

 

 

184,302

 

Deswell Industries

 

 

564,371

 

 

1,828,562

 

Graham Corporation

 

 

60,100

 

 

1,202,000

 

Powell Industries a

 

 

37,700

 

 

1,239,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,168,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Machinery - 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burnham Holdings Cl. A c

 

 

113,000

 

 

1,666,750

 

Columbus McKinnon a

 

 

27,550

 

 

559,816

 

Eastern Company (The)

 

 

39,750

 

 

709,537

 

FreightCar America

 

 

57,700

 

 

1,669,838

 

Hardinge

 

 

69,151

 

 

673,531

 

Hollysys Automation Technologies a, b

 

 

123,492

 

 

1,872,139

 

Hurco Companies a

 

 

49,866

 

 

1,179,331

 

Jinpan International

 

 

142,624

 

 

1,501,831

 


 

 

38 | 2010 Annual Report to Stockholders

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.



 

December 31, 2010
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Industrial Products (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Hydraulics

 

 

58,925

 

$

2,227,365

 

Tennant Company

 

 

92,300

 

 

3,545,243

 

Williams Controls

 

 

125,000

 

 

1,325,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,930,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Metal Fabrication and Distribution - 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Steel & Wire c

 

 

1,088

 

 

685,440

 

CompX International Cl. A

 

 

107,500

 

 

1,236,250

 

Encore Wire

 

 

15,000

 

 

376,200

 

Foster (L.B.) Company Cl. A a

 

 

20,900

 

 

855,646

 

Fushi Copperweld a, b

 

 

114,763

 

 

1,019,096

 

Haynes International

 

 

14,100

 

 

589,803

 

Horsehead Holding Corporation a

 

 

75,700

 

 

987,128

 

NN a

 

 

114,300

 

 

1,412,748

 

Olympic Steel

 

 

22,000

 

 

630,960

 

RTI International Metals a

 

 

64,900

 

 

1,751,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,544,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZZ

 

 

15,000

 

 

600,150

 

Griffon Corporation a

 

 

89,500

 

 

1,140,230

 

PMFG a

 

 

143,800

 

 

2,358,320

 

Raven Industries

 

 

58,400

 

 

2,785,096

 

Semperit AG Holding

 

 

12,500

 

 

661,301

 

Synalloy Corporation

 

 

58,200

 

 

705,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,250,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Pumps, Valves and Bearings - 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIRCOR International

 

 

28,000

 

 

1,183,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Specialty Chemicals and Materials - 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aceto Corporation

 

 

72,219

 

 

649,971

 

Balchem Corporation

 

 

63,375

 

 

2,142,709

 

†China XD Plastics a, b

 

 

64,470

 

 

346,849

 

†Gulf Resources a, b

 

 

16,480

 

 

176,171

 

Hawkins

 

 

44,866

 

 

1,992,050

 

Park Electrochemical

 

 

15,400

 

 

462,000

 

†Quaker Chemical

 

 

53,700

 

 

2,237,679

 

Rogers Corporation a

 

 

58,400

 

 

2,233,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,241,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Textiles - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface Cl. A

 

 

27,000

 

 

422,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Other Industrial Products - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Frontiers a, b

 

 

50,000

 

 

266,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $41,152,422)

 

 

 

 

 

68,943,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

      
 

Industrial Services – 12.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services - 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acacia Research-Acacia Technologies a

 

 

30,790

 

 

798,693

 

CBIZ a

 

 

47,000

 

 

293,280

 

Exponent a

 

 

58,400

 

 

2,191,752

 

Forrester Research

 

 

54,900

 

 

1,937,421

 

Global Sources a

 

 

39,505

 

 

376,088

 

Heidrick & Struggles International

 

 

20,000

 

 

573,000

 

Heritage-Crystal Clean a

 

 

166,401

 

 

1,660,682

 

Innodata Isogen a

 

 

473,832

 

 

1,350,421

 

Kforce a

 

 

60,000

 

 

970,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Industrial Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln Educational Services

 

 

11,200

 

$

173,712

 

Rentrak Corporation a

 

 

45,000

 

 

1,357,200

 

SFN Group a

 

 

300,000

 

 

2,928,000

 

Spectrum Group International a, b, c

 

 

6,925

 

 

17,312

 

Team a

 

 

74,840

 

 

1,811,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,439,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Engineering and Construction - 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cavco Industries a

 

 

11,691

 

 

545,853

 

Comfort Systems USA

 

 

38,896

 

 

512,260

 

Integrated Electrical Services a

 

 

277,300

 

 

967,777

 

Layne Christensen a

 

 

7,400

 

 

254,708

 

MYR Group a

 

 

28,500

 

 

598,500

 

Sterling Construction a

 

 

25,000

 

 

326,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,205,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Food, Tobacco and Agriculture - 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asian Citrus Holdings

 

 

1,060,000

 

 

1,338,643

 

Farmer Bros.

 

 

51,400

 

 

914,920

 

†Griffin Land & Nurseries

 

 

40,271

 

 

1,303,975

 

Hanfeng Evergreen a

 

 

58,600

 

 

351,258

 

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries a, b

 

 

64,500

 

 

307,665

 

Origin Agritech a

 

 

121,488

 

 

1,293,847

 

Yuhe International a

 

 

43,722

 

 

391,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,901,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Industrial Distribution - 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Houston Wire & Cable

 

 

67,375

 

 

905,520

 

Lawson Products

 

 

50,269

 

 

1,251,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,156,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Printing - 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courier Corporation

 

 

30,450

 

 

472,584

 

Domino Printing Sciences

 

 

80,000

 

 

810,732

 

Ennis

 

 

12,600

 

 

215,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,498,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Transportation and Logistics - 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward Air

 

 

50,700

 

 

1,438,866

 

Frozen Food Express Industries a

 

 

157,000

 

 

697,080

 

Pacer International a

 

 

35,000

 

 

239,400

 

Patriot Transportation Holding a

 

 

31,842

 

 

2,960,032

 

Universal Truckload Services a

 

 

134,200

 

 

2,136,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,471,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Other Industrial Services - 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Ecology

 

 

104,300

 

 

1,812,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $28,582,678)

 

 

 

 

 

38,486,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

      
 

Natural Resources – 11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Services - 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CE Franklin a

 

 

83,650

 

 

598,098

 

Dawson Geophysical a

 

 

53,213

 

 

1,697,495

 

†Global Geophysical Services a

 

 

35,000

 

 

363,300

 

Gulf Island Fabrication

 

 

29,116

 

 

820,489

 

Lamprell

 

 

202,400

 

 

1,014,531

 

North American Energy Partners a

 

 

50,000

 

 

613,000

 

OYO Geospace a

 

 

7,130

 

 

706,654

 

Pason Systems

 

 

139,200

 

 

1,954,372

 


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SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Natural Resources (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Services (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pioneer Drilling a

 

 

57,500

 

$

506,575

 

Tesco Corporation a

 

 

50,000

 

 

794,000

 

Willbros Group a

 

 

131,100

 

 

1,287,402

 

World Energy Solutions a, b

 

 

72,920

 

 

205,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,561,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Oil and Gas - 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approach Resources a

 

 

12,000

 

 

277,200

 

†BPZ Resources a, b

 

 

164,000

 

 

780,640

 

China Integrated Energy a, b

 

 

65,000

 

 

476,450

 

†Credo Petroleum a

 

 

98,000

 

 

793,800

 

GeoMet a

 

 

75,000

 

 

86,250

 

GeoResources a

 

 

30,000

 

 

666,300

 

VAALCO Energy a

 

 

88,200

 

 

631,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,712,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Precious Metals and Mining - 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aurizon Mines a

 

 

47,000

 

 

344,040

 

Brush Engineered Materials a

 

 

27,000

 

 

1,043,280

 

Chesapeake Gold a

 

 

20,000

 

 

252,439

 

Endeavour Mining a, b

 

 

618,200

 

 

1,747,100

 

Endeavour Mining (Warrants)a

 

 

50,000

 

 

49,784

 

Exeter Resource a

 

 

140,000

 

 

869,400

 

†Extorre Gold Mines a

 

 

140,000

 

 

947,601

 

Gammon Gold a

 

 

83,836

 

 

686,617

 

†MAG Silver a

 

 

74,750

 

 

929,890

 

Midway Gold a

 

 

345,000

 

 

284,522

 

Minefinders Corporation a

 

 

36,000

 

 

397,440

 

Northgate Minerals a

 

 

270,000

 

 

864,000

 

Seabridge Gold a

 

 

16,700

 

 

512,356

 

Victoria Gold a

 

 

200,000

 

 

217,238

 

Vista Gold a, b

 

 

50,000

 

 

119,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,265,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Real Estate - 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avatar Holdings a

 

 

18,104

 

 

358,821

 

Consolidated-Tomoka Land

 

 

56,750

 

 

1,640,075

 

PICO Holdings a

 

 

45,700

 

 

1,453,260

 

Pope Resources L.P.

 

 

57,205

 

 

2,059,380

 

Tejon Ranch a

 

 

101,749

 

 

2,803,185

 

ZipRealty a

 

 

25,000

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,379,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Other Natural Resources - 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†China Hydroelectric ADS a, b

 

 

83,100

 

 

614,109

 

J.G. Boswell Company c

 

 

2,490

 

 

1,842,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,456,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $25,757,520)

 

 

 

 

 

34,375,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology – 16.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace and Defense - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ducommun

 

 

72,100

 

 

1,570,338

 

HEICO Corporation

 

 

42,000

 

 

2,143,260

 

Innovative Solutions and Support a

 

 

100,000

 

 

567,000

 

Integral Systems a

 

 

135,522

 

 

1,343,023

 

SIFCO Industries

 

 

45,800

 

 

746,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,370,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Technology (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components and Systems - 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency Electronics a

 

 

265,000

 

$

1,778,150

 

Hana Microelectronics

 

 

500,000

 

 

414,662

 

†Imation Corporation a

 

 

112,312

 

 

1,157,937

 

Methode Electronics

 

 

66,223

 

 

858,912

 

Newport Corporation a

 

 

80,900

 

 

1,405,233

 

Pulse Electronics

 

 

150,000

 

 

798,000

 

Richardson Electronics

 

 

250,900

 

 

2,933,021

 

Rimage Corporation a

 

 

79,200

 

 

1,180,872

 

SMART Modular Technologies (WWH) a

 

 

123,800

 

 

713,088

 

Super Micro Computer a

 

 

59,200

 

 

683,168

 

TransAct Technologies a

 

 

78,600

 

 

736,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,659,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Distribution - 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agilysys a

 

 

90,000

 

 

506,700

 

Cogo Group a

 

 

106,275

 

 

940,534

 

ScanSource a

 

 

3,400

 

 

108,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,555,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Internet Software and Services - 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPass

 

 

354,147

 

 

442,684

 

Marchex Cl. B

 

 

95,000

 

 

906,300

 

Support.com a

 

 

245,000

 

 

1,587,600

 

WebMediaBrands a

 

 

525,000

 

 

840,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,776,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

IT Services - 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Task Group a

 

 

236,100

 

 

2,568,768

 

iGATE Corporation

 

 

81,200

 

 

1,600,452

 

Sapient Corporation

 

 

350,000

 

 

4,235,000

 

Yucheng Technologies a

 

 

52,100

 

 

188,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,592,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Semiconductors and Equipment - 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exar Corporation a

 

 

261,208

 

 

1,823,232

 

Inficon Holding

 

 

3,600

 

 

691,123

 

Integrated Silicon Solution a

 

 

76,300

 

 

612,689

 

Micrel

 

 

60,000

 

 

779,400

 

PLX Technology a

 

 

80,000

 

 

288,800

 

TTM Technologies a

 

 

114,400

 

 

1,705,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,900,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Software - 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACI Worldwide a

 

 

69,600

 

 

1,870,152

 

Actuate Corporation a

 

 

112,900

 

 

643,530

 

American Software Cl. A

 

 

90,700

 

 

614,039

 

†DynaVox Cl. A a

 

 

20,000

 

 

102,600

 

Fundtech a

 

 

51,000

 

 

824,670

 

Geeknet a, b

 

 

87,500

 

 

2,186,625

 

Pegasystems

 

 

49,000

 

 

1,794,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,036,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Telecommunications - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anaren a

 

 

8,000

 

 

166,800

 

Atlantic Tele-Network

 

 

14,700

 

 

563,598

 

Diguang International Development a

 

 

230,000

 

 

23,000

 

†Neutral Tandem a

 

 

123,500

 

 

1,783,340

 

Novatel Wireless a

 

 

43,300

 

 

413,515

 

PC-Tel a

 

 

44,100

 

 

264,600

 


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SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Technology (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunications (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zhone Technologies a

 

 

266,320

 

$

711,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,925,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $29,744,403)

 

 

 

 

 

50,818,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Miscellaneous e – 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Cost $14,042,852)

 

 

 

 

 

15,275,929

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $230,939,742)

 

 

 

 

 

314,166,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK – 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seneca Foods Conv. a, c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $578,719)

 

 

45,409

 

 

1,225,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 17.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.13% dated 12/31/10, due 1/3/11,
maturity value $55,022,596 (collateralized by obligations of various U.S.
Government Agencies, 3.25%-5.625% due 3/11/11-3/22/11, valued at $56,400,513) (Cost $55,022,000)

 

 

 

 

 

55,022,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VALUE

 

COLLATERAL RECEIVED FOR SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

LOANED – 1.6%

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

 

 

 

Federated Government Obligations Fund

 

 

 

 

(7 day yield-0.0154%)

 

 

 

 

(Cost $4,845,066)

 

$

4,845,066

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 120.6%

 

 

 

 

(Cost $291,385,527)

 

 

375,258,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES LESS CASH

 

 

 

 

AND OTHER ASSETS – (1.3)%

 

 

(3,979,536

)

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK – (19.3)%

 

 

(60,000,000

)

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS – 100.0%

 

$

311,278,815

 

 

 

      


 
 

† New additions in 2010.

a Non-income producing.

b All or a portion of these securities were on loan at December 31, 2010. Total market value of loaned securities at December 31, 2010 was $4,654,351.

c These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities. See Notes to Financial Statements.

d A security for which market quotations are not readily available represents 0.0% of net assets. This security has been valued at its fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. This security is defined as a Level 3 security due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value. See Notes to Financial Statements.

e Includes securities first acquired in 2010 and less than 1% of net assets applicable to Common Stockholders.

Bold indicates the Fund’s 20 largest equity holdings in terms of December 31, 2010 market value.

TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $295,686,981. At December 31, 2010, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $79,571,370, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $104,616,248 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $25,044,878. The primary difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.
 

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     Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Total investments at value (including collateral on loaned securities)*

 

$

320,236,351

 

Repurchase agreements (at cost and value)

 

 

55,022,000

 

Cash and foreign currency

 

 

19,303

 

Receivable for investments sold

 

 

2,031,307

 

Receivable for dividends and interest

 

 

280,970

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

33,881

 
         

Total Assets

 

 

377,623,812

 
         

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

Payable for collateral on loaned securities

 

 

4,845,066

 

Payable for investments purchased

 

 

1,055,204

 

Payable for investment advisory fee

 

 

213,646

 

Preferred dividends accrued but not yet declared

 

 

80,000

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

151,081

 
         

Total Liabilities

 

 

6,344,997

 
         

PREFERRED STOCK:

 

 

 

 

6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value, $25 liquidation value per share; 2,400,000 shares outstanding

 

 

60,000,000

 
         

Total Preferred Stock

 

 

60,000,000

 
         
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

311,278,815

 
         

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

Common Stock paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 27,451,390 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized)

 

$

226,349,278

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

 

 

(1,685,821

)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

2,869,932

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

83,825,426

 

Preferred dividends accrued but not yet declared

 

 

(80,000

)
         

Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders (net asset value per share - $11.34)

 

$

311,278,815

 
         

*Investments at identified cost (including $4,845,066 of collateral on loaned securities)

 

$

236,363,527

 

Market value of loaned securities

 

 

4,654,351

 

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Royce Micro-Cap Trust

Year Ended December 31, 2010
   

 

 

     Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Dividends*

 

$

4,931,671

 

Interest

 

 

25,555

 

Securities lending

 

 

172,953

 

Total income

 

 

5,130,179

 
         

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

 

2,677,122

 

Stockholder reports

 

 

103,826

 

Custody and transfer agent fees

 

 

83,491

 

Directors’ fees

 

 

52,469

 

Professional fees

 

 

52,419

 

Administrative and office facilities

 

 

35,582

 

Other expenses

 

 

58,612

 
         

Total expenses

 

 

3,063,521

 

Fees waived by investment adviser

 

 

(128,334

)
         

Net expenses

 

 

2,935,187

 
         

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

2,194,992

 
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY:

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss):

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

43,940,506

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

5,723

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency translations

 

 

26,705,837

 

Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

 

 

(41,914

)
         

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

70,610,152

 
         

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

72,805,144

 
         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

(3,600,000

)
         

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

$

69,205,144

 

* Net of foreign withholding tax of $39,571.

 

 

 

 

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     Statement of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended
12/31/10

 

Year ended
12/31/09

 

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

2,194,992

 

$

37,740

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

43,946,229

 

 

(8,011,984

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

26,663,923

 

 

87,498,482

 
               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations

 

 

72,805,144

 

 

79,524,238

 
               

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(2,832,980

)

 

(1,009,948

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

(767,020

)

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(2,590,052

)
               

Total distributions to Preferred Stockholders

 

 

(3,600,000

)

 

(3,600,000

)
               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

69,205,144

 

 

75,924,238

 
               

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(1,720,810

)

 

—

 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

(465,903

)

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(5,846,946

)
               

Total distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

(2,186,713

)

 

(5,846,946

)
               

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

1,104,264

 

 

3,224,397

 
               

Total capital stock transactions

 

 

1,104,264

 

 

3,224,397

 
               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

68,122,695

 

 

73,301,689

 
               

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

243,156,120

 

 

169,854,431

 
               

End of year (including undistributed net investment income (loss) of
$(1,685,821) at 12/31/10 and $(2,035,268) at 12/31/09)

 

$

311,278,815

 

$

243,156,120

 

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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
 

 

     Financial Highlights

This table is presented to show selected data for a share of Common Stock outstanding throughout each period, and to assist stockholders in evaluating the Fund’s
performance for the periods presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

                              

 

 

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

 

2006

 
                                 

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

$

8.90

 

$

6.39

 

$

13.48

 

$

14.77

 

$

13.43

 
                                 

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

0.08

 

 

0.00

 

 

0.02

 

 

(0.00

)

 

0.01

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

2.58

 

 

2.88

 

 

(5.70

)

 

0.24

 

 

3.04

 
                                 

Total investment operations

 

 

2.66

 

 

2.88

 

 

(5.68

)

 

0.24

 

 

3.05

 
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

(0.03

)

 

—

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.14

)

 

(0.14

)

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(0.09

)

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 
                                 

Total distributions to Preferred Stockholders

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.14

)

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.16

)
                                 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

2.53

 

 

2.75

 

 

(5.82

)

 

0.09

 

 

2.89

 
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.06

)

 

—

 

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.20

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

(0.02

)

 

—

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(1.27

)

 

(1.35

)

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.27

)

 

—

 

 

—

 
                                 

Total distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(1.19

)

 

(1.35

)

 

(1.55

)
                                 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.00

)
                                 

Total capital stock transactions

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.00

)
                                 

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

 

$

11.34

 

$

8.90

 

$

6.39

 

$

13.48

 

$

14.77

 
                                 

MARKET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

 

$

9.80

 

$

7.37

 

$

5.62

 

$

11.94

 

$

16.57

 
                                 

TOTAL RETURN (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Value

 

 

34.10

%

 

37.91

%

 

(45.84

)%

 

(20.54

)%

 

26.72

%

Net Asset Value

 

 

28.50

%

 

46.47

%

 

(45.45

)%

 

0.64

%

 

22.46

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (b,c)

 

 

1.12

%

 

1.59

%

 

1.55

%

 

1.56

%

 

1.64

%

Investment advisory fee expense (d)

 

 

0.97

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.44

%

 

1.49

%

Other operating expenses

 

 

0.15

%

 

0.21

%

 

0.16

%

 

0.12

%

 

0.15

%

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

0.84

%

 

0.02

%

 

0.15

%

 

(0.07

)%

 

0.05

%

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Period (in thousands)

 

$

311,279

 

$

243,156

 

$

169,854

 

$

331,476

 

$

343,682

 

Liquidation Value of Preferred Stock,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Period (in thousands)

 

$

60,000

 

$

60,000

 

$

60,000

 

$

60,000

 

$

60,000

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

27

%

 

30

%

 

42

%

 

41

%

 

34

%

PREFERRED STOCK:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

2,400,000

 

Asset coverage per share

 

$

154.70

 

$

126.32

 

$

95.77

 

$

163.11

 

$

168.20

 

Liquidation preference per share

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

Average month-end market value per share

 

$

25.11

 

$

23.47

 

$

23.08

 

$

24.06

 

$

24.15

 
                                 

 

 

(a)

The Market Value Total Return is calculated assuming a purchase of Common Stock on the opening of the first business day and a sale on the closing of the last business day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Net Asset Value Total Return is calculated on the same basis, except that the Fund’s net asset value is used on the purchase and sale dates instead of market value.

(b)

Expense ratios based on total average net assets including liquidation value of Preferred Stock were 0.91%, 1.21%, 1.26%, 1.33% and 1.38% for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

(c)

Expense ratios based on average net assets applicable to Common Stockholders before waiver of fees by the investment adviser would have been 1.17%, 1.74% and 1.58% for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008; before waiver of fees and after earnings credits would have been 1.17%, 1.74%, 1.58%, 1.56% and 1.64% for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

(d)

The investment advisory fee is calculated based on average net assets over a rolling 36-month basis, while the above ratios of investment advisory fee expenses are based on the average net assets applicable to Common Stockholders over a 12-month basis.


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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
     Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (the “Fund”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 9, 1993 as a diversified closed-end investment company. The Fund commenced operations on December 14, 1993.
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     Under the Fund’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Valuation of Investments:
     Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
     Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:

 

Level 1 –  

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 –  

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements). The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities are noted in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Level 3 –  

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

    The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
    The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2010. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 
                           

Common stocks

 

$

281,716,840

 

$

32,413,081

 

$

36,229

 

$

314,166,150

 

Preferred stocks

 

 

—

 

 

1,225,135

 

 

—

 

 

1,225,135

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

4,845,066

 

 

55,022,000

 

 

—

 

 

59,867,066

 
                           

Level 3 Reconciliation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of
12/31/09

 

Purchases

 

Transfers Out

 

Sales

 

Realized and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)(1)

 

Balance as of
12/31/10

 
                                       

Common stocks

 

$

73,019

 

$

—

 

$

367,000

 

$

—

 

$

330,210

 

$

36,229

 
                                       

 

 

(1)

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized. Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Repurchase Agreements:
     The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities.

Foreign Currency:
     Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, expiration of currency forward contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at the end of the reporting period, as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Securities Lending:
     The Fund loans securities to qualified institutional investors for the purpose of realizing additional income. Collateral for the Fund on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and cash equivalents and invested temporarily by the custodian. The collateral maintained is at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The Fund retains the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as incurring the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received for securities lending.

Taxes:
     As a qualified regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its taxable income for its fiscal year. The Schedule of Investments includes information regarding income taxes under the caption “Tax Information”.

Distributions:
     Effective May 18, 2009, the Fund paid any dividends and capital gain distributions annually in December on the Fund’s Common Stock. Prior to that date, the Fund paid quarterly distributions on the Fund’s Common Stock at the annual rate of 9% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end NAVs of the Fund’s Common Stock, with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of 2.25% of the rolling average or the distribution required by IRS regulations. In January 2011, the Fund announced the resumption of quarterly distributions, commencing March 2011, at an annual rate of 5%. Distributions to Preferred Stockholders are accrued daily and paid quarterly and distributions to Common Stockholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. Distributable capital gains and/or net investment income are first allocated to Preferred Stockholder distributions, with any excess allocable to Common Stockholders. If capital gains and/or net investment income are allocated to both Preferred and Common Stockholders, the tax character of such allocations is proportional. To the extent that distributions are not paid from long-term capital gains, net investment income or net short-term capital gains, they will represent a return of capital. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent book and tax differences relating to stockholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the capital accounts. Undistributed net investment income may include temporary book and tax basis differences, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining undistributed at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.

Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income:
     Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividend income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Premium and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield-to-maturity method. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost for book and tax purposes.

Expenses:
     The Fund incurs direct and indirect expenses. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund’s operations, while expenses applicable to more than one of the Royce Funds are allocated equitably. Certain personnel, occupancy costs and other administrative expenses related to The Royce Funds are allocated by Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce”) under an administration agreement and are included in administrative and office facilities and professional fees. The Fund has adopted a deferred fee agreement that allows the Directors to defer the receipt of all or a portion of directors’ fees otherwise payable. The deferred fees are invested in certain Royce Funds until distributed in accordance with the agreement.

Compensating Balance Credits:
       The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, whereby a portion of the custodian’s fee is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. This deposit arrangement is an alternative to purchasing overnight investments. Conversely, the Fund pays interest to the custodian on any cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by credits earned on positive cash balances.

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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Capital Stock:
     The Fund issued 117,475 and 756,901 shares of Common Stock as reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     At December 31, 2010, 2,400,000 shares of 6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock were outstanding. The Fund, at its option, may redeem the Cumulative Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at the redemption price. The Cumulative Preferred Stock is classified outside of permanent equity (net assets applicable to Common Stockholders) in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with accounting for redeemable equity instruments, that requires preferred securities that are redeemable for cash or other assets to be classified outside of permanent equity to the extent that the redemption is at a fixed or determinable price and at the option of the holder or upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the issuer.
     The Fund is required to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Cumulative Preferred Stock as required by the 1940 Act. In addition, pursuant to the Rating Agency Guidelines established by Moody’s, the Fund is required to maintain a certain discounted asset coverage. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Cumulative Preferred Stock at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared on such shares, in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to Common Stockholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The Fund has met these requirements since issuing the Cumulative Preferred Stock.

Investment Advisory Agreement:
     As compensation for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Royce receives a fee comprised of a Basic Fee (“Basic Fee”) and an adjustment to the Basic Fee based on the investment performance of the Fund in relation to the investment record of the Russell 2000.
     The Basic Fee is a monthly fee equal to 1/12 of 1% (1% on an annualized basis) of the average of the Fund’s month-end net assets applicable to Common Stockholders, plus the liquidation value of Preferred Stock, for the rolling 36-month period ending with such month (the “performance period”). The Basic Fee for each month is increased or decreased at the rate of 1/12 of .05% for each percentage point that the investment performance of the Fund exceeds, or is exceeded by, the percentage change in the investment record of the Russell 2000 for the performance period by more than two percentage points. The performance period for each such month is a rolling 36-month period ending with such month. The maximum increase or decrease in the Basic Fee for any month may not exceed 1/12 of .5%. Accordingly, for each month, the maximum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of 1.5% and is payable if the investment performance of the Fund exceeds the percentage change in the investment record of the Russell 2000 by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period, and the minimum monthly fee rate as adjusted for performance is 1/12 of .5% and is payable if the percentage change in the investment record of the Russell 2000 exceeds the investment performance of the Fund by 12 or more percentage points for the performance period.
     Royce has voluntarily committed to waive the portion of its investment advisory fee attributable to an issue of the Fund’s Preferred Stock for any month in which the Fund’s average annual NAV total return since issuance of the Preferred Stock fails to exceed the applicable Preferred Stock’s dividend rate.
    For twelve rolling 36-month periods in 2010, the Fund’s investment performance ranged from 3% to 8% below the investment performance of the Russell 2000. Accordingly, the net investment advisory fee consisted of a Basic Fee of $3,133,905 and a net downward adjustment of $456,783 for the performance of the Fund relative to that of the Russell 2000. Additionally, Royce voluntarily waived a portion of its investment advisory fee ($128,334) attributable to issues of the Fund’s Preferred Stock for those months in which the Fund’s average annual NAV total return failed to exceed the applicable Preferred Stock’s dividend rate. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund accrued and paid Royce investment advisory fees totaling $2,548,788.

Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
     For the year ended December 31, 2010, the costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities and collateral received for securities loaned, amounted to $78,028,795 and $102,414,531, respectively.

Distributions to Stockholders:

`

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid to common stockholders during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
               

Distributions paid from:

 

2010

 

2009

 

Ordinary income

 

$

1,720,810

 

 

—

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

465,903

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

$

5,846,946

 

 

 

            

 

 

$

2,186,713

 

$

5,846,946

 
               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid to preferred stockholders during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
           

Distributions paid from:

 

2010

 

2009

 

Ordinary income

 

$

2,832,980

 

$

1,009,948

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

767,020

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

2,590,052

 

 

 

            

 

 

$

3,600,000

 

$

3,600,000

 
               


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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
 

 

     Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Distributions to Stockholders (continued):
     As of December 31, 2010, tax basis components of distributable earnings included in stockholders’ equity were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 
         

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

2,165,233

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

79,523,971

 

Undistributed long-term capital gains

 

 

3,320,333

 

Accrued preferred distributions

 

 

(80,000

)

 

 

      

 

 

$

84,929,537

 
         

     The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral on wash sales, partnership investments and the unrealized gains on Passive Foreign Investment Companies.
     For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts and distributions to stockholders are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences and different characterization of distributions made by the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund recorded the following permanent reclassifications. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
             

 

Undistributed Net
Investment Income

 

Accumulated Net
Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Paid-in
Capital

 

 

$2,708,246

 

 

$(2,742,768)

 

 

$34,522

 
                 

     Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (2007-2010) and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

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Royce Micro-Cap Trust
 

 

     Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.
New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc., (“Fund”) including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

TAIT, WELLER, & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23, 2011

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Royce Focus Trust

December 31, 2010
   

 

 

     Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS – 102.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products – 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel, Shoes and Accessories - 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timberland Company (The) Cl. A a

 

 

80,000

 

$

1,967,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cal-Maine Foods

 

 

75,000

 

 

2,368,500

 

Industrias Bachoco ADR

 

 

100,000

 

 

2,419,000

 

Sanderson Farms

 

 

85,000

 

 

3,327,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,115,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Health, Beauty and Nutrition - 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nu Skin Enterprises Cl. A

 

 

60,000

 

 

1,815,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Sports and Recreation - 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thor Industries

 

 

90,000

 

 

3,056,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $14,084,210)

 

 

 

 

 

14,954,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services – 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Stores - 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buckle (The)

 

 

120,000

 

 

4,532,400

 

†GameStop Corporation Cl. A a

 

 

150,000

 

 

3,432,000

 

Men’s Wearhouse (The)

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,249,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $7,816,602)

 

 

 

 

 

9,213,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Intermediaries – 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†Berkshire Hathaway Cl. B a

 

 

80,000

 

 

6,408,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Securities Brokers - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knight Capital Group Cl. A a

 

 

175,000

 

 

2,413,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $8,321,927)

 

 

 

 

 

8,822,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services – 12.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Management - 10.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†Artio Global Investors Cl. A

 

 

80,300

 

 

1,184,425

 

†Ashmore Group

 

 

400,000

 

 

2,089,817

 

Franklin Resources

 

 

40,000

 

 

4,448,400

 

Partners Group Holding

 

 

12,000

 

 

2,276,792

 

Sprott

 

 

400,000

 

 

3,242,482

 

U.S. Global Investors Cl. A

 

 

147,849

 

 

1,202,012

 

†Value Partners Group

 

 

3,200,000

 

 

3,211,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,655,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Other Financial Services - 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings a

 

 

400,771

 

 

4,003,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $17,920,331)

 

 

 

 

 

21,658,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health – 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs and Biotech - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings a

 

 

75,000

 

 

2,678,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $1,087,094)

 

 

 

 

 

2,678,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Products – 15.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Systems and Components - 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simpson Manufacturing

 

 

65,000

 

 

2,009,150

 

WaterFurnace Renewable Energy

 

 

70,000

 

 

1,743,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,752,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Industrial Products (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Components - 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GrafTech International a

 

 

250,000

 

$

4,960,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Machinery - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln Electric Holdings

 

 

35,000

 

 

2,284,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Metal Fabrication and Distribution - 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nucor Corporation

 

 

50,000

 

 

2,191,000

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

 

 

85,000

 

 

4,343,500

 

Schnitzer Steel Industries Cl. A

 

 

75,000

 

 

4,979,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,513,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rational

 

 

5,000

 

 

1,105,120

 

†Semperit AG Holding

 

 

50,000

 

 

2,645,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,750,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $14,528,616)

 

 

 

 

 

26,261,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Services – 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering and Construction - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacobs Engineering Group a

 

 

50,000

 

 

2,292,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Food, Tobacco and Agriculture - 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mosaic Company (The)

 

 

70,000

 

 

5,345,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Transportation and Logistics - 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patriot Transportation Holding a

 

 

30,000

 

 

2,788,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $7,340,453)

 

 

 

 

 

10,426,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Resources – 30.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Services - 10.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†Ensco ADR

 

 

75,000

 

 

4,003,500

 

†Helmerich & Payne

 

 

50,000

 

 

2,424,000

 

Pason Systems

 

 

175,000

 

 

2,457,005

 

Tesco Corporation a

 

 

150,000

 

 

2,382,000

 

Trican Well Service

 

 

200,000

 

 

4,051,091

 

Unit Corporation a

 

 

75,000

 

 

3,486,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,803,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Oil and Gas - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxon Mobil

 

 

30,000

 

 

2,193,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Precious Metals and Mining - 16.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alamos Gold

 

 

120,000

 

 

2,283,415

 

Allied Nevada Gold a

 

 

150,000

 

 

3,946,500

 

†Centamin Egypt a

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

2,795,937

 

Endeavour Mining a

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

3,108,720

 

Fresnillo

 

 

80,000

 

 

2,080,462

 

Major Drilling Group International

 

 

100,000

 

 

4,178,819

 

†Orbit Garant Drilling a

 

 

300,000

 

 

1,870,663

 

Pan American Silver

 

 

100,000

 

 

4,121,000

 

Seabridge Gold a

 

 

150,000

 

 

4,602,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,987,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Real Estate - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICO Holdings a

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,590,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Other Natural Resources - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magma Energy a

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,478,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $37,682,411)

 

 

 

 

 

53,053,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

      


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Royce Focus Trust

December 31, 2010
   

 

 

     Schedule of Investments

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Technology – 15.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components and Systems - 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology

 

 

20,000

 

$

2,351,888

 

†Western Digital a

 

 

140,000

 

 

4,746,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,097,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Semiconductors and Equipment - 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADTRAN

 

 

60,000

 

 

2,172,600

 

†Aixtron ADR b

 

 

80,000

 

 

2,976,000

 

†Analog Devices

 

 

85,000

 

 

3,201,950

 

MKS Instruments a

 

 

120,000

 

 

2,938,800

 

†Varian Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associates a

 

 

120,000

 

 

4,436,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,725,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Software - 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

 

150,000

 

 

4,188,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $21,503,688)

 

 

 

 

 

27,011,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous c – 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Total (Cost $1,381,196)

 

 

 

 

 

1,534,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $131,666,528)

 

 

 

 

 

175,613,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 12.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.13% dated 12/31/10, due 1/3/11, maturity value $21,373,232 (collateralized by obligations of various U.S. Government Agencies, due 4/25/11, valued at $21,909,040)
(Cost $21,373,000)

 

 

 

 

 

21,373,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VALUE

 

COLLATERAL RECEIVED FOR SECURITIES
LOANED – 1.7%

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

 

 

 

Federated Government Obligations Fund

 

 

 

 

(7 day yield-0.0154%) (Cost $2,970,000)

 

$

2,970,000

 

 

 

      

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 116.1%

 

 

 

 

(Cost $156,009,528)

 

 

199,956,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES LESS CASH
AND OTHER ASSETS – (1.6)%

 

 

(2,665,998

)

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK – (14.5)%

 

 

(25,000,000

)

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS – 100.0%

 

$

172,290,773

 

 

 

      


 
 

† New additions in 2010.
a Non-income producing.
b All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. Total market value of loaned securities as December 31, 2010 was $2,946,240.
c Includes securities first acquired in 2010 and less than 1% of net assets applicable to Common Stockholders.

Bold indicates the Fund’s 20 largest equity holdings in terms of December 31, 2010 market value.

TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $156,513,100. At December 31, 2010, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $43,443,671, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $48,541,614 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $5,097,943.
 

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Royce Focus Trust

December 31, 2010
   

 

 

     Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Total investments at value (including collateral on loaned securities)*

 

$

178,583,771

 

Repurchase agreements (at cost and value)

 

 

21,373,000

 

Cash and foreign currency

 

 

876

 

Receivable for investments sold

 

 

445,612

 

Receivable for dividends and interest

 

 

106,823

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

21,904

 
         

Total Assets

 

 

200,531,986

 
         

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

Payable for collateral on loaned securities

 

 

2,970,000

 

Payable for investment advisory fee

 

 

164,382

 

Preferred dividends accrued but not yet declared

 

 

33,325

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

73,506

 
         

Total Liabilities

 

 

3,241,213

 
         

PREFERRED STOCK:

 

 

 

 

6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value, $25 liquidation value per share; 1,000,000 shares outstanding

 

 

25,000,000

 
         

Total Preferred Stock

 

 

25,000,000

 
         

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

172,290,773

 
         

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

Common Stock paid-in capital - $0.001 par value per share; 19,759,064 shares outstanding (150,000,000 shares authorized)

 

$

128,878,265

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

 

 

(1,318,551

)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

814,497

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

43,949,895

 

Preferred dividends accrued but not yet declared

 

 

(33,333

)
         

Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders (net asset value per share - $8.72)

 

$

172,290,773

 
         

*Investments at identified cost (including $2,970,000 of collateral on loaned securities)

 

$

134,636,528

 

Market value of loaned securities

 

 

2,946,240

 

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Royce Focus Trust

Year Ended December 31, 2010
 

 

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Dividends*

 

$

1,717,569

 

Interest

 

 

20,125

 

Securities lending

 

 

35,956

 
         

Total income

 

 

1,773,650

 
         

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees

 

 

1,705,995

 

Stockholder reports

 

 

68,554

 

Custody and transfer agent fees

 

 

58,948

 

Professional fees

 

 

39,730

 

Directors’ fees

 

 

30,783

 

Administrative and office facilities

 

 

19,019

 

Other expenses

 

 

65,142

 
         

Total expenses

 

 

1,988,171

 

Compensating balance credits

 

 

(74

)
         

Net expenses

 

 

1,988,097

 
         

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

(214,447

)
         

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY:

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss):

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

13,884,647

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

9,074

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

 

 

 

 

Investments and foreign currency translations

 

 

18,612,319

 

Other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

 

 

2,152

 
         

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

32,508,192

 
         

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

32,293,745

 
         

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

(1,500,000

)
         

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

$

30,793,745

 

* Net of foreign withholding tax of $69,312.

 

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended
12/31/10

 

Year ended
12/31/09

 

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(214,447

)

$

547,725

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

13,893,721

 

 

(10,501,276

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

18,614,471

 

 

61,002,195

 
               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from investment operations

 

 

32,293,745

 

 

51,048,644

 
               

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(941,621

)

 

(1,500,000

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

(558,379

)

 

—

 
               

Total distributions to Preferred Stockholders

 

 

(1,500,000

)

 

(1,500,000

)
               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

30,793,745

 

 

49,548,644

 
               

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

—

 

 

(76,678

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(1,674,712

)
               

Total distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

—

 

 

(1,751,390

)
               

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

—

 

 

1,150,102

 
               

Total capital stock transactions

 

 

—

 

 

1,150,102

 
               

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

30,793,745

 

 

48,947,356

 
               

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

141,497,028

 

 

92,549,672

 
               

End of year (including undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(1,318,551) at 12/31/10 and $(1,133,274) at 12/31/09)

 

$

172,290,773

 

$

141,497,028

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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Financial Highlights

This table is presented to show selected data for a share of Common Stock outstanding throughout each period, and to assist stockholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

  

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 
                       

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

$

7.16

 

$

4.76

 

$

8.92

 

$

9.75

 

$

9.76

 
                                 

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

0.03

 

 

0.07

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.16

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

 

1.65

 

 

2.54

 

 

(3.67

)

 

1.12

 

 

1.50

 
                                 

Total investment operations

 

 

1.64

 

 

2.57

 

 

(3.60

)

 

1.27

 

 

1.66

 
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.01

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

(0.03

)

 

—

 

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.09

)
                                 

Total distributions to Preferred Stockholders

 

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.10

)
                                 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

 

 

1.56

 

 

2.49

 

 

(3.68

)

 

1.18

 

 

1.56

 
                                 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

—

 

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.44

)

 

(0.20

)

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(0.37

)

 

(1.57

)

 

(1.37

)

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.03

)

 

—

 

 

—

 
                                 

Total distributions to Common Stockholders

 

 

—

 

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(2.01

)

 

(1.57

)
                                 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders

 

 

—

 

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)
                                 

Total capital stock transactions

 

 

—

 

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.00

)

 

(0.00

)
                                 

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

 

$

8.72

 

$

7.16

 

$

4.76

 

$

8.92

 

$

9.75

 
                                 

MARKET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

 

$

7.57

 

$

6.33

 

$

4.60

 

$

8.97

 

$

10.68

 
                                 

TOTAL RETURN (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Value

 

 

19.59

%

 

40.84

%

 

(44.94

)%

 

3.02

%

 

30.50

%

Net Asset Value

 

 

21.79

%

 

53.95

%

 

(42.71

)%

 

12.22

%

 

16.33

%

RATIOS BASED ON AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses (b, c)

 

 

1.37

%

 

1.42

%

 

1.34

%

 

1.32

%

 

1.36

%

Investment advisory fee expense

 

 

1.17

%

 

1.16

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.14

%

 

1.16

%

Other operating expenses

 

 

0.20

%

 

0.26

%

 

0.21

%

 

0.18

%

 

0.20

%

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

(0.15

)%

 

0.49

%

 

0.72

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.54

%

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders, End of Period (in thousands)

 

$

172,291

 

$

141,497

 

$

92,550

 

$

165,807

 

$

158,567

 

Liquidation Value of Preferred Stock, End of Period (in thousands)

 

$

25,000

 

$

25,000

 

$

25,000

 

$

25,000

 

$

25,000

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

 

36

%

 

46

%

 

51

%

 

62

%

 

30

%

PREFERRED STOCK:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

Asset coverage per share

 

$

197.29

 

$

166.48

 

$

117.55

 

$

190.81

 

$

183.57

 

Liquidation preference per share

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

25.00

 

Average month-end market value per share

 

$

25.38

 

$

23.56

 

$

22.89

 

$

24.37

 

$

24.98

 
                                 

 

 

(a)

The Market Value Total Return is calculated assuming a purchase of Common Stock on the opening of the first business day and a sale on the closing of the last business day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed for the purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Distribution Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan. Net Asset Value Total Return is calculated on the same basis, except that the Fund’s net asset value is used on the purchase and sale dates instead of market value.

(b)

Expense ratios based on total average net assets including liquidation value of Preferred Stock were 1.17%, 1.16%, 1.14%, 1.15%, and 1.17% for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

(c)

Expense ratios based on average net assets applicable to Common Stockholders before waiver of fees by the investment adviser would have been 1.48% and 1.39% for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008; before waiver of fees and after earnings credits would have been 1.37%, 1.48%, 1.39%, 1.31% and 1.36% for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.


 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
     Royce Focus Trust, Inc. (the “Fund”), is a diversified closed-end investment company incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland. The Fund commenced operations on March 2, 1988 and Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce”) assumed investment management responsibility for the Fund on November 1, 1996.
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     Under the Fund’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
     At December 31, 2010, officers, employees of Royce, Fund directors, the Royce retirement plans and other affiliates owned 25% of the Fund.

Valuation of Investments:
     Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
     Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:

 

Level 1 –  

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 –  

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements).The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Any Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities would be noted in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Level 3 –  

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

     The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
     The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2010. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 
                   

Common stocks

 

$

132,642,890

 

$

42,970,881

 

 

—

 

$

175,613,771

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

2,970,000

 

 

21,373,000

 

 

—

 

 

24,343,000

 
                           

Repurchase Agreements:
     The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities.

Foreign Currency:
     Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, expiration of currency forward contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at the end of the reporting period, as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Securities Lending:
     The Fund loans securities to qualified institutional investors for the purpose of realizing additional income. Collateral for the Fund on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and cash equivalents and invested temporarily by the custodian. The collateral maintained is at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The Fund retains the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as incurring the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received for securities lending.

Taxes:
     As a qualified regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund is not subject to income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its taxable income for its fiscal year. The Schedule of Investments includes information regarding income taxes under the caption “Tax Information”.

Distributions:
     Effective May 18, 2009, the Fund paid any dividends and capital gain distributions annually in December on the Fund’s Common Stock. Prior to that date, the Fund paid quarterly distributions on the Fund’s Common Stock at the annual rate of 5% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end NAVs of the Fund’s Common Stock, with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of 1.25% of the rolling average or the distribution required by IRS regulations. In January 2011, the Fund announced the resumption of quarterly distributions, commencing March 2011, at an annual rate of 5%. Distributions to Preferred Stockholders are accrued daily and paid quarterly and distributions to Common Stockholders are recorded on ex-dividend date. Distributable capital gains and/or net investment income are first allocated to Preferred Stockholder distributions, with any excess allocable to Common Stockholders. If capital gains and/or net investment income are allocated to both Preferred and Common Stockholders, the tax character of such allocations is proportional. To the extent that distributions are not paid from long-term capital gains, net investment income or net short-term capital gains, they will represent a return of capital. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent book and tax differences relating to stockholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the capital accounts. Undistributed net investment income may include temporary book and tax basis differences, which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining undistributed at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.

Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income:
     Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividend income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Premium and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield-to-maturity method. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost for book and tax purposes.

Expenses:
     The Fund incurs direct and indirect expenses. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund’s operations, while expenses applicable to more than one of the Royce Funds are allocated equitably. Certain personnel, occupancy costs and other administrative expenses related to The Royce Funds are allocated by Royce under an administration agreement and are included in administrative and office facilities and professional fees. The Fund has adopted a deferred fee agreement that allows the Directors to defer the receipt of all or a portion of directors’ fees otherwise payable. The deferred fees are invested in certain Royce Funds until distributed in accordance with the agreement.

Compensating Balance Credits:
     The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, whereby a portion of the custodian’s fee is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank. This deposit arrangement is an alternative to purchasing overnight investments. Conversely, the Fund pays interest to the custodian on any cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by credits earned on positive cash balances.

Capital Stock:
     The Fund issued 299,149 shares of Common Stock as reinvestment of distributions by Common Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2009.
     At December 31, 2010, 1,000,000 shares of 6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock were outstanding. The Fund, at its option, may redeem the Cumulative Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at the redemption price. The Cumulative Preferred Stock is classified outside of permanent equity (net assets applicable to Common Stockholders) in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with accounting for redeemable equity instruments, that requires preferred securities that are redeemable for cash or other assets to be classified outside of permanent equity to the extent that the redemption is at a fixed or determinable price and at the option of the holder or upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the issuer.
     The Fund is required to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Cumulative Preferred Stock as required by the 1940 Act. In addition, pursuant to the Rating Agency Guidelines established by Moody’s, the Fund is required to maintain a certain discounted asset coverage. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Cumulative Preferred

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Capital Stock (continued):
Stock at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared on such shares, in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to Common Stockholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The Fund has met these requirements since issuing the Cumulative Preferred Stock.

Investment Advisory Agreement:
     The Investment Advisory Agreement between Royce and the Fund provides for fees to be paid at an annual rate of 1.0% of the Fund’s average daily net assets applicable to Common Stockholders plus the liquidation value of Preferred Stock. Royce has voluntarily committed to waive the portion of its investment advisory fee attributable to an issue of the Fund’s Preferred Stock for any month in which the Fund’s average annual NAV total return since issuance of the Preferred Stock fails to exceed the applicable Preferred Stock’s dividend rate. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund accrued and paid Royce investment advisory fees totaling $1,705,995.

Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
     For the year ended December 31, 2010, the costs of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities and collateral received for securities loaned, amounted to $56,449,875 and $53,513,459, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Distributions to Stockholders:

The tax character of distributions paid to common stockholders during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
               

Distributions paid from:

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

Ordinary income

 

$

—

 

$

76,678

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

1,674,712

 

 

              

 

 

$

—

 

$

1,751,390

 
               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid to preferred stockholders during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
 

Distributions paid from:

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

Ordinary income

 

$

941,621

 

$

1,500,000

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

558,379

 

 

—

 

Return of capital

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

              

 

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

1,500,000

 
               

As of December 31, 2010, the tax basis components of distributable earnings included in stockholders’ equity were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

43,446,323

 

 

Post October loss*

 

 

(482

)

 

Accrued preferred distributions

 

 

(33,333

)

 

 

        

 

 

 

$

43,412,508

 

 

          

 

 

 

*

 

Under the current tax law, capital losses, foreign currency losses and losses realized on Passive Foreign Investment Companies after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of December 31, 2010, the Fund had $482 of post October currency losses.

     The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral on wash sales, partnership investments and the unrealized gains on Passive Foreign Investment Companies.
     For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts and distributions to stockholders are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences and different characterization of distributions made by the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund recorded the following permanent reclassifications. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

Undistributed Net

Accumulated Net

Paid-in

 

Investment Income

Realized Gain (Loss)

Capital

 

$970,791

$(797,859)

$(172,932)

 

      

     Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (2007-2010) and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Royce Focus Trust, Inc.
New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Royce Focus Trust, Inc., (“Fund”) including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where broker replies were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Royce Focus Trust, Inc. at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 

TAIT, WELLER, & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23, 2011

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Directors and Officers
 

 

All Directors and Officers may be reached c/o The Royce Funds,745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151


Charles M. Royce, Director*, President
Age: 71 | Number of Funds Overseen: 35 | Tenure: Since 1986
Non-Royce Directorships: Director of Technology Investment Capital Corp.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: President, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Member of Board of Managers of Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce”), the Trust’s investment adviser.

Mark R. Fetting, Director*
Age: 56 | Number of Funds Overseen: 52 | Tenure: Since 2001
Non-Royce Directorships: Director/Trustee of registered investment companies constituting the 17 Legg Mason Funds.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President, CEO, Chairman and Director of Legg Mason, Inc. and Chairman of Legg Mason Funds. Mr. Fetting’s prior business experience includes having served as a member of the Board of Managers of Royce; President of all Legg Mason Funds; Senior Executive Vice President of Legg Mason, Inc.; Director and/or officer of various Legg Mason, Inc. affiliates; Division President and Senior Officer of Prudential Financial Group, Inc. and related companies.

 

 
 

 

 

Patricia W. Chadwick, Director
Age: 62 | Number of Funds Overseen: 35 | Tenure: Since 2010
Non-Royce Directorships: Trustee of ING Mutual Funds and Director of Wisconsin Energy Corp.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant and President of Ravengate Partners LLC (since 2000).

Richard M. Galkin, Director
Age: 72 | Number of Funds Overseen: 35 | Tenure: Since 1986
Non-Royce Directorships: None

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Private investor. Mr. Galkin’s prior business experience includes having served as President of Richard M. Galkin Associates, Inc., telecommunications consultants, President of Manhattan Cable Television (a subsidiary of Time, Inc.), President of Haverhills Inc. (another Time, Inc. subsidiary), President of Rhode Island Cable Television and Senior Vice President of Satellite Television Corp. (a subsidiary of Comsat).

Stephen L. Isaacs, Director
Age: 71 | Number of Funds Overseen: 35 | Tenure: Since 1989
Non-Royce Directorships: None

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: President of The Center for Health and Social Policy (since September 1996); Attorney and President of Health Policy Associates, Inc., consultants. Mr. Isaacs’s prior business experience includes having served as Director of Columbia University Development Law and Policy Program and Professor at Columbia University (until August 1996).

Arthur S. Mehlman, Director
Age: 68 | Number of Funds Overseen: 52 | Tenure: Since 2004
Non-Royce Directorships: Director/Trustee of registered investment companies constituting the 17 Legg Mason Funds and Director of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Director of The League for People with Disabilities, Inc.; Director of University of Maryland Foundation (non-profits). Formerly: Director of University of Maryland College Park Foundation (non-profit) (from 1998 to 2005); Partner, KPMG LLP (international accounting firm) (from 1972 to 2002); Director of Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (from July 1984 to June 2002).

David L. Meister, Director
Age: 71 | Number of Funds Overseen: 35 | Tenure: Since 1986
Non-Royce Directorships: None

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Consultant. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Tennis Channel (from June 2000 to March 2005). Mr. Meister’s prior business experience includes having served as Chief Executive Officer of Seniorlife.com, a consultant to the communications industry, President of Financial News Network, Senior Vice President of HBO, President of Time-Life Films and Head of Broadcasting for Major League Baseball.

G. Peter O’Brien, Director
Age: 65 | Number of Funds Overseen: 52 | Tenure: Since 2001
Non-Royce Directorships: Director/Trustee of registered investment companies constituting the 17 Legg Mason Funds; Director of Technology Investment Capital Corp.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Trustee Emeritus of Colgate University (since 2005); Board Member of Hill House, Inc. (since 1999); Formerly: Trustee of Colgate University (from 1996 to 2005), President of Hill House, Inc. (from 2001 to 2005) and Managing Director/Equity Capital Markets Group of Merrill Lynch & Co. (from 1971 to 1999).

 

 
 

 

 

John D. Diederich, Vice President and Treasurer
Age: 59 | Tenure: Since 2001

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director and member of the Board of Managers of Royce; Chief Financial Officer of Royce; Director of Administration of the Trust; and President of RFS, having been employed by Royce since April 1993.

Jack E. Fockler, Jr., Vice President
Age: 52 | Tenure: Since 1995

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Managing Director and Vice President of Royce, and Vice President of RFS, having been employed by Royce since October 1989.

W. Whitney George, Vice President
Age: 52 | Tenure: Since 1995

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Co-Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director and Vice President of Royce, having been employed by Royce since October 1991.

Daniel A. O’Byrne, Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Age: 48 | Tenure: Since 1994

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Principal and Vice President of Royce, having been employed by Royce since October 1986.

John E. Denneen, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Age: 43 | Tenure: 1996-2001 and Since April 2002

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: General Counsel, Principal, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary of Royce; Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of The Royce Funds.

Lisa Curcio, Chief Compliance Officer
Age: 51 | Tenure: Since 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: Chief Compliance Officer of The Royce Funds (since October 2004) and Compliance Officer of Royce (since June 2004); Vice President, The Bank of New York (from February 2001 to June 2004).

 

 
 

 

 

 

* Interested Director

Each director will hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The Statement of Additional Information, which contains additional information about the Trust’s directors and officers, is available and can be obtained without charge at www.roycefunds.com or by calling (800) 221-4268.


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Notes to Performance and Other Important Information
 

The thoughts expressed in this Review and Report concerning recent market movements and future prospects for small company stocks are solely the opinion of Royce at December 31, 2010, and, of course, historical market trends are not necessarily indicative of future market movements. Statements regarding the future prospects for particular securities held in the Funds’ portfolios and Royce’s investment intentions with respect to those securities reflect Royce’s opinions as of December 31, 2010 and are subject to change at any time without notice. There can be no assurance that securities mentioned in this Review and Report will be included in any Royce-managed portfolio in the future. The Funds invest primarily in securities of micro-, small- and mid-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investments of larger-cap companies. All publicly released material information is always disclosed by the Funds on the website at www.roycefunds.com.
    The Russell 2000 is an 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 Russell 2000 Value and Growth indexes consist of the respective value and growth stocks within the Russell 2000 as determined by Russell Investments. The Russell Microcap index measures the performance of the smallest 1,000 companies in the Russell 2000. The Russell Midcap index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities in the Russell 1000 index. The S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 are indexes of U.S. large- and small-cap stocks, respectively, selected by Standard & Poor’s based on market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The Nasdaq Composite is an index of the more than 3,000 common equities listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The MSCI EAFE index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed equity markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI World ex USA Small Core index represents the small-cap segment in the world’s developed equity markets excluding the United States. Returns for the market indexes used in this Review and Report were based on information supplied to Royce by Russell Investments and Morningstar. Royce has not independently verified the above described information. The Royce Funds is a service mark of The Royce Funds.

Forward-Looking Statements
This material contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve risks and uncertainties, including, among others, statements as to:

•

the Funds’ future operating result

•

the prospects of the Funds’ portfolio companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

the impact of investments that the Funds have made or may make

•

the dependence of the Funds’ future success on the general economy and its impact on the companies and industries in which the Funds invest, and

•

the ability of the Funds’ portfolio companies to achieve their objectives.

This Review and Report uses words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “future,” “intends,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason.
    The Royce Funds have based the forward-looking statements included in this Review and Report on information available to us on the date of the report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although The Royce Funds undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make through future stockholder communications or reports.

Authorized Share Transactions
Royce Value Trust, Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Focus Trust may each repurchase up to 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of its respective common stock and up to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of its respective preferred stock during the year ending December 31, 2010. Any such repurchases would take place at then prevailing prices in the open market or in other transactions. Common stock repurchases would be effected at a price per share that is less than the share’s then current net asset value, and preferred stock repurchases would be effected at a price per share that is less than the share’s liquidation value.
    Royce Value Trust, Royce Micro-Cap Trust and Royce Focus Trust are also authorized to offer their common stockholders an opportunity to subscribe for additional shares of their common stock through rights offerings at a price per share that may be less than the share’s then current net asset value. The timing and terms of any such offerings are within each Board’s discretion.

Annual Certifications
As required, the Funds have submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) for Royce Value Trust and Royce Micro-Cap Trust and to Nasdaq for Royce Focus Trust, respectively, the annual certification of the Funds’ Chief Executive Officer that he is not aware of any violation of the NYSE’s or Nasdaq’s Corporate Governance listing standards. The Funds also have included the certification of the Funds’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to the Funds’ form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Proxy Voting
A copy of the policies and procedures that The Royce Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how each of The Royce Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, on The Royce Funds’ website at www.roycefunds.com, by calling 1-800-221-4268 (toll-free) and on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), at www.sec.gov.

Form N-Q Filing
The Funds file their complete schedules of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Royce Funds’ holdings are also on the Funds’ website approximately 15 to 20 days after each calendar quarter end and remain available until the next quarter’s holdings are posted. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 1-800-732-0330. The Funds’ complete schedules of investments are updated quarterly, and are available at www.roycefunds.com.


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Notes to Performance and Other Important Information (continued)
 

Royce Value Trust, Inc.
At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 22, 2010, the Fund’s stockholders elected five Directors, consisting of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOTES FOR

 

VOTES WITHHELD

 
                 

 

*

 

Richard M. Galkin

 

62,314,115

 

3,213,711

 
                 

 

*

 

Mark R. Fetting

 

62,421,082

 

3,106,744

 
                 

 

*

 

Arthur S. Mehlman

 

62,393,552

 

3,134,274

 
                 

 

**

 

Patricia W. Chadwick

 

8,227,830

 

123,498

 
                 

 

**

 

David L. Meister

 

8,213,522

 

137,806

 
                 

 

 

 

*

 

Common Stock and Preferred Stock voting together as a single class

**

 

Preferred Stock voting as a separate class

Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.
At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 22, 2010, the Fund’s stockholders elected five Directors, consisting of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOTES FOR

 

VOTES WITHHELD

 
                 

 

*

 

Richard M. Galkin

 

24,489,348

 

1,524,506

 
                 

 

*

 

Mark R. Fetting

 

24,516,619

 

1,497,235

 
                 

 

*

 

Arthur S. Mehlman

 

24,482,891

 

1,530,963

 
                 

 

**

 

Patricia W. Chadwick

 

2,163,807

 

136,925

 
                 

 

**

 

David L. Meister

 

2,162,109

 

138,623

 
                 

 

 

 

*

 

Common Stock and Preferred Stock voting together as a single class

**

 

Preferred Stock voting as a separate class

Royce Focus Trust, Inc.
At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 22, 2010, the Fund’s stockholders elected five Directors, consisting of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOTES FOR

 

VOTES WITHHELD

 
                 

 

*

 

Richard M. Galkin

 

16,211,911

 

469,000

 
                 

 

*

 

Mark R. Fetting

 

16,228,052

 

452,859

 
                 

 

*

 

Arthur S. Mehlman

 

16,211,032

 

469,879

 
                 

 

**

 

Stephen L. Isaacs

 

876,478

 

84,383

 
                 

 

**

 

David L. Meister

 

876,478

 

84,383

 
                 

 

 

 

*

 

Common Stock and Preferred Stock voting together as a single class

**

 

Preferred Stock voting as a separate class

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2010: The Year in Quotes
 

 

 

 

The best investors in the world do not target returns; they focus first on risk. – Seth Klarman

 

 

 

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected. – George Soros


Points To Ponder

We’re in the early stages of a long-term recovery in global M&A volume. Historically, you see that the upcycles last five to eight years, and the downcycles typically two to three years. We have just come through more than a two-year down cycle, and it is clear to me that we have turned the corner.

 

 

–

 Roger Altman, Barron’s, February 8, 2010

U.S. consumers are shedding debt at the fastest rate in more than six decades, largely through a wave of defaults, in a trend that underscores the depth of their financial troubles but could also help clear the way for a stronger economic recovery.

 

 

–

 Mark Whitehouse, The Wall Street Journal,

 

March 12, 2010

Balance sheets are like bikinis: What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.

 

 

–

 SimoleonSense.com

More U.S. stocks are paying dividends that exceed bond yields than any time in at least 15 years as profits rise at the fastest pace in two decades.

 

 

–

Bloomberg, September 7, 2010

The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.

 

 

–

 Cicero, 55 BC

In Absolute Agreement

Investors who seek funds in which managers are willing to invest their own money seem to significantly tilt the odds in their favor. The correlation is absolute and significant. Among equity funds, the correlation of better returns is stronger with manager ownership than it is with low costs.

 

 

–

 Don Phillips, Morningstar Advisor,

 

February 18, 2010

(MESSAGE)

It’s been an ideal period for investors: A climate of fear is their best friend... Big opportunities come infrequently. When it’s raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble.

 

 

–

 Warren Buffett, The Wall Street Journal,

 

March 1, 2010

We focus on strong balance sheets and free-cash flow—if earnings are depressed—and look at downside risk before we look at upside appreciation. It’s a very risk-sensitive strategy…and an outgrowth of our starting in the business in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s when we experienced firsthand how downside can hurt you and make compounding returns difficult.

 

 

–

Tom Perkins, Perkins Mid Cap Value Fund,

 

Barron’s, October 16, 2010

If you focus solely on the economy, you could get bearish…but when you look at the health of companies themselves, it’s very easy to get bullish.

 

 

–

 Ronald Muhlenkamp, Muhlenkamp Fund,

 

Money Magazine, October 21, 2010

Cocktail Conversation

The good news is that valuation is more compelling overseas than it is in the U.S. In ’08, most foreign stock markets fell a lot more than they did in the U.S. But most foreign markets, especially in local currency terms, didn’t bounce back nearly as much as they did in the U.S.

 

 

–

 Charles de Vaulx, Barron’s, May 15, 2010

As a portfolio manager, if you go only with your best ideas, you’re not diversified enough.

 

 

–

 Aaron Brown, AQR Capital Management,

 

Institutional Investor, May 2010

When we buy something, we try to look at it as if we were buying a bond…If a bond [price] declines, its yield goes up. So if a stock declines, its forward rate of return goes up.

 

 

–

 Donald Yacktman, Yacktman Fund, Barron’s,

 

May 22, 2010

Timeless Tidbits

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

 

 

–

 Max Depree

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

 

 

–

 Robert Burns

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.

 

 

–

Albert Einstein


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  About The Royce Funds            
  Wealth Of Experience   Consistent Discipline    
 

With approximately $37 billion in open- and closed-end fund assets under management, Royce & Associates is committed to the same small-company investing principles that have served us well for more than 35 years. Charles M. Royce, our President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, enjoys one of the longest tenures of any active mutual fund manager. Royce’s investment staff also includes Co-Chief Investment Officer W. Whitney George, 15 Portfolio Managers, 11 assistant portfolio managers and analysts, and nine traders.

Multiple Funds, Common Focus
Our goal is to offer both individual and institutional investors the best available smaller-cap portfolios. Unlike a lot of mutual fund groups with broad product offerings, we have chosen to concentrate on smaller-company investing by providing investors with a range of funds that take full advantage of this large and diverse sector.

  

Our approach emphasizes paying close attention to risk and maintaining the same discipline, regardless of market movements and trends. The price we pay for a security must be significantly below our appraisal of its current worth. This requires a thorough analysis of the financial and business dynamics of an enterprise, as though we were purchasing the entire company.

Co-Ownership Of Funds
It is important that our employees and shareholders share a common financial goal; our officers, employees and their families currently have approximately $130 million invested in The Royce Funds.

    
                   
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Item 2.  Code(s) of Ethics.   As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.  No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.


Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.  


(a)(1)

The Board of Directors of the Registrant has determined that it has an audit committee financial expert.


(a)(2)

Arthur S. Mehlman and Patricia W. Chadwick were designated by the Board of Directors as the Registrant’s  Audit Committee Financial Experts, effective April 15, 2004 and April 8, 2010, respectively.  Mr. Mehlman and Ms. Chadwick are “independent” as defined under Item 3 of Form N-CSR.


Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.


(a)

Audit Fees:

Year ended December 31, 2010 - $27,000

Year ended December 31, 2009 - $26,600


(b)

Audit-Related Fees:

Year ended December 31, 2010 - $1,500 – Preparation of reports to rating agency for Preferred Stock

Year ended December 31, 2009 - $1,500 – Preparation of reports to rating agency for Preferred Stock


(c)

Tax Fees:

Year ended December 31, 2010 - $6,800 - Preparation of tax returns

Year ended December 31, 2009 - $6,750 - Preparation of tax returns   


(d)

All Other Fees:

Year ended December 31, 2010 - $0

Year ended December 31, 2009 - $0

  


(e)(1)

Annual Pre-Approval:  On an annual basis, the Registrant’s independent auditor submits to the Audit Committee a schedule of proposed audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services to be rendered to the Registrant and/or investment adviser(s) for the following year that require pre-approval by the Audit Committee.  This schedule provides a description of each type of service that is expected to require pre-approval and the maximum fees that can be paid for each such service without further Audit Committee approval.  The Audit Committee then reviews and determines whether to approve the types of scheduled services and the projected fees for them.  Any subsequent revision to already pre-approved services or fees (including fee increases) are presented for consideration at the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, as needed.


If subsequent to the annual pre-approval of services and fees by the Audit Committee, the Registrant or one of its affiliates determines that it would like to engage the Registrant’s independent auditor to perform a service not already pre-approved, the request is to be submitted to the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, and if he or she determines that the service fits within the independence guidelines (e.g., it is not a prohibited service), he or she will then arrange for a discussion of the proposed service and fee to be included on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting so that pre-approval can be considered.


Interim Pre-Approval:  If, in the judgment of the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer, a proposed engagement needs to commence before the next regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, he or she shall submit a written summary of the proposed engagement to all members of the Audit Committee, outlining the services, the estimated maximum cost, the category of the services (e.g., audit, audit-related, tax or other) and the rationale for engaging the Registrant’s independent auditor to perform the services.  To the extent the proposed engagement involves audit, audit-related or tax services, any individual member of the Audit Committee who is an independent Board member is authorized to pre-approve the engagement.  To the extent the proposed engagement involves non-audit services other than audit-related or tax, the Chairman of the Audit Committee is authorized to pre-approve the engagement.  The Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer will arrange for this interim review and



coordinate with the appropriate member(s) of the Committee.  The independent auditor may not commence the engagement under consideration until the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer has informed the auditor in writing that pre-approval has been obtained from the Audit Committee or an individual member who is an independent Board member.  The member of the Audit Committee who pre-approves any engagements in between regularly scheduled Audit Committee meetings is to report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.


(e)(2)

Not Applicable


(f)

Not Applicable


(g)

Year ended December 31, 2010 - $8,300

Year ended December 31, 2009 - $8,250


(h)

No such services were rendered during 2010 or 2009.  


Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. The Registrant has a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.   Patricia W. Chadwick, Richard M. Galkin, Stephen L. Isaacs, William L. Koke, Arthur S. Mehlman, David L. Meister and G. Peter O’Brien are members of the Registrant’s audit committee.  


Item 6.   Investments.

(a) See Item 1.


(b) Not applicable.



Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

June 5, 2003, as amended

through October 22, 2009


Royce & Associates Proxy Voting Guidelines and Procedures


These procedures apply to Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce”) and all funds and other client accounts for which it is responsible for voting proxies, including all open and closed-end registered investment companies (“The Royce Funds”), limited partnerships, limited liability companies, separate accounts, other accounts for which it acts as investment adviser and any accounts for which it acts as sub-adviser that have delegated proxy voting authority to Royce. Such authority is determined at the inception of each client account and generally: (i) is specifically authorized in the applicable investment management agreement or other written instrument or (ii) where not specifically authorized, is granted to Royce where general investment discretion is given to it in the applicable investment management agreement. The Boards of Trustees/Directors of The Royce Funds (the “Boards”) have delegated all proxy voting decisions to Royce subject to these policies and procedures.  Notwithstanding the above, from time to time the Boards may reserve voting authority for specific securities.


Receipt of Proxy Material.  Under the continuous oversight of the Head of Administration, an Administrative Assistant designated by him is responsible for monitoring receipt of all proxies and ensuring that proxies are received for all securities for which Royce has proxy voting responsibility.  All proxy materials are logged in upon receipt by Royce’s Librarian.


Voting of Proxies.  Once proxy material has been logged in by Royce’s Librarian, it is then promptly reviewed by the designated Administrative Assistant to evaluate the issues presented.  Regularly recurring matters are usually voted as recommended by the issuer’s board of directors or “management.”  The Head of Administration or his designee, in consultation with the Chief Investment Officer, develops and updates a list of matters Royce treats as “regularly recurring” and is responsible for ensuring that the designated Administrative Assistant has an up-to-date list of these matters at all times, including instructions from Royce’s Chief Investment Officer on how to vote on those matters on behalf of Royce clients.  Examples of “regularly recurring” matters include non-contested elections of directors and non-contested approval of independent auditors.  Non-“regularly recurring” matters are brought to



the attention of the portfolio manager(s) for the account(s) involved by the designated Administrative Assistant, and, after giving some consideration to advisories from Glass Lewis & Co., an independent third party research firm, the portfolio manager directs that such matters be voted in a way that he or she believes should better protect or enhance the value of the investment.  If the portfolio manager determines that information concerning any proxy requires analysis, is missing or incomplete, he or she then gives the proxy to an analyst or another portfolio manager for review and analysis.


a.

From time to time, it is possible that one Royce portfolio manager will decide (i) to vote shares held in client accounts he or she manages differently from the vote of another Royce portfolio manager whose client accounts hold the same security or (ii) to abstain from voting on behalf of client accounts he or she manages when another Royce portfolio manager is casting votes on behalf of other Royce client accounts.  


The designated Administrative Assistant reviews all proxy votes collected from Royce’s portfolio managers prior to such votes being cast.  If any difference exists among the voting instructions given by Royce’s portfolio managers, as described above, the designated Administrative Assistant then presents these proposed votes to the Head of Administration, or his designee, and the Chief Investment Officer.  The Chief Investment Officer, after consulting with the relevant portfolio managers, either reconciles the votes or authorizes the casting of differing votes by different portfolio managers.  The Head of Administration, or his designee, maintains a log of all votes for which different portfolio managers have cast differing votes, that describes the rationale for allowing such differing votes and contains the initials of both the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Administration, or his designee, allowing such differing votes.  The Head of Administration, or his designee, performs a weekly review of all votes cast by Royce to confirm that any conflicting votes were properly handled in accordance with the above-described procedures.


b.

There are many circumstances that might cause Royce to vote against an issuer’s board of directors or “management” proposal.  These would include, among others, excessive compensation, unusual management stock options, preferential voting and poison pills.  The portfolio managers decide these issues on a case-by-case basis as described above.


c.

A portfolio manager may, on occasion, determine to abstain from voting a proxy or a specific proxy item when he or she concludes that the potential benefit of voting is outweighed by the cost, when it is not in the client account’s best interest to vote.


d.

When a client has authorized Royce to vote proxies on its behalf, Royce will generally not accept instructions from the clients regarding how to vote proxies.


e.

If a security is on loan under The Royce Funds’ Securities Lending Program with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“Loaned Securities”), the Head of Administration, or his designee, will recall the Loaned Securities and request that they be delivered within the customary settlement period after the notice, to permit the exercise of their voting rights if the number of shares of the security on loan would have a material effect on The Royce Funds' voting power at the up-coming stockholder meeting.  A material effect is defined as any case where the Loaned Securities are 1% or more of a class of a company’s outstanding equity securities. Monthly, the Head of Administration or his designee will review the summary of this activity by State Street.  A quarterly report detailing any exceptions that occur in recalling Loaned Securities will be given to the Boards.


Custodian banks are authorized to release all proxy ballots held for Royce client account portfolios to Glass Lewis & Co. for voting, utilizing the Viewpoint proxy voting platform. Substantially all portfolio companies utilize Broadridge to collect their proxy votes.  


Under the continuous oversight of the Head of Administration, or his designee, the designated Administrative Assistant is responsible for voting all proxies in a timely manner.  Votes are returned to Broadridge using Viewpoint as ballots are received, generally two weeks before the scheduled meeting date.  The issuer can thus see that the shares were voted, but the actual vote cast is not released to the company until 4:00 pm on the day before the meeting.  If proxies must be mailed, they go out at least ten business days before the meeting date.




Conflicts of Interest.  The designated Administrative Assistant reviews reports generated by Royce’s portfolio management system (“Quest PMS”) that set forth by record date, any security held in a Royce client account which is issued by a (i) public company that is, or a known affiliate of which is, a separate account client of Royce  (including sub-advisory relationships), (ii) public company, or a known affiliate of a public company, that has invested in a privately-offered pooled vehicle managed by Royce or (iii) public company, or a known affiliate of a public company, by which the spouse of a Royce employee or an immediate family member of a Royce employee living in the household of such employee is employed, for the purpose of identifying any potential proxy votes that could present a conflict of interest for Royce.  The Head of Administration, or his designee, develops and updates the list of such public companies or their known affiliates which is used by Quest PMS to generate these daily reports.  This list also contains information regarding the source of any potential conflict relating to such companies.  Potential conflicts identified on the “conflicts reports” are brought to the attention of the Head of Administration or his designee by the designated Administrative Assistant.  An R&A Compliance Officer then reviews them to determine if business or personal relationships exist between Royce, its officers, managers or employees and the company that could present a material conflict of interest.  Any such identified material conflicts are voted by Royce in accordance with the recommendation given by an independent third party research firm (Glass Lewis & Co.).  The Head of Administration or his designee maintains a log of all such conflicts identified, the analysis of the conflict and the vote ultimately cast.  Each entry in this log is signed by the Chief Investment Officer before the relevant votes are cast.


Recordkeeping.  A record of the issues and how they are voted is stored in the Viewpoint system.  Copies of all physically executed proxy cards, all proxy statements (with it being permissible to rely on proxy statements filed and available on Edgar) and any other documents created or reviewed that are material to making a decision on how to vote proxies are retained in the Company File maintained by Royce’s Librarian in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than six years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made on such record, the first two years at Royce’s office. In addition, copies of each written client request for information on how Royce voted proxies on behalf of that client, and a copy of any written response by Royce to any (written or oral) client request for information on how Royce voted proxies on behalf of that client will be maintained by Royce’s Head of Administration and/or Royce’s Director of Alternative Investments, or their designee (depending on who received such request) for a period of not less than six years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made on such record, the first two years at Royce’s office. Royce’s Compliance Department shall maintain a copy of any proxy voting policies and procedures in effect at any time within the last five years.


Disclosure. Royce’s proxy voting procedures will be disclosed to clients upon commencement of a client account. Thereafter, proxy voting records and procedures are generally disclosed to those clients for which Royce has authority to vote proxies as set forth below:

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The Royce Funds – proxy voting records are disclosed annually on Form N-PX (with such voting records also available at www.roycefunds.com). Proxy voting procedures are available in the Statement of Additional Information for the open-end funds, in the annual report on Form N-CSR for the closed-end funds and at www.roycefunds.com.

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Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Accounts – proxy voting records are disclosed to members/partners upon request and proxy voting procedures (along with a summary thereof) are provided to members/partners annually (and are available at www.roycefunds.com).

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Separate Accounts – proxy voting records and procedures are disclosed to separate account clients annually.


Item 8.   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a)(1)  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies (information as of December 31, 2010)


Name


Title


Length of Service


Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

W. Whitney George

Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Registrant

Since July 2002

Co-Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director and Vice President of Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce”), investment adviser to the Registrant; Vice President of the Registrant, Royce Value Trust, Inc., Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc., Royce Focus Trust, Inc., The Royce Fund and Royce Capital Fund (collectively, “The Royce Funds”).




(a)(2) Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager and Potential Conflicts of Interest (information as of December 31, 2010)

 

Other Accounts

Type of Account

Number of
Accounts Managed

Total
Assets Managed

Number of Accounts
Managed for which
Advisory Fee is
Performance-Based

Value of Managed
Accounts for which
Advisory Fee is
Performance Based

Registered investment companies

12

$18,979,040,089

1

$16,355,219

Private pooled

 investment vehicles

4

$578,405,000

1

$124,802,000

Other accounts*

1

$30,227,111

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-

*Other accounts include all other accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager in either a professional or personal capacity except for personal accounts subject to pre-approval and reporting requirements under the Registrant’s Rule 17j-1 Code of Ethics.


Conflicts of Interest

The fact that the Portfolio Manager has day-to-day management responsibility for more than one client account may create actual, potential or only apparent conflicts of interest.  For example, the Portfolio Manager may have an opportunity to purchase securities of limited availability.  In this circumstance, the Portfolio Manager is expected to review each account's investment guidelines, restrictions, tax considerations, cash balances, liquidity needs and other factors to determine the suitability of the investment for each account and to ensure that his managed accounts are treated equitably.  The Portfolio Manager may also decide to purchase or sell the same security for multiple managed accounts at approximately the same time.  To address any conflicts that this situation may create, the Portfolio Manager will generally combine managed account orders (i.e., enter a "bunched" order) in an effort to obtain best execution or a more favorable commission rate.  In addition, if orders to buy or sell a security for multiple accounts managed by common Portfolio Managers on the same day are executed at different prices or commission rates, the transactions will generally be allocated by Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce”) to each of such managed accounts at the weighted average execution price and commission.  In circumstances where a pre-allocated bunched order is not completely filled, each account will normally receive a pro-rated portion of the securities based upon the account's level of participation in the order.  Royce may under certain circumstances allocate securities in a manner other than pro-rata if it determines that the allocation is fair and equitable under the circumstances and does not discriminate against any account.  


As described below, there is a revenue-based component of the Portfolio Manager's Performance-Related Variable Compensation and the Portfolio Manager also receives Firm-Related Variable Compensation based on revenues (adjusted for certain imputed expenses) generated by Royce.  In addition, the Portfolio Manager receives variable compensation based on Royce's retained pre-tax profits from operations.  As a result, the Portfolio Manager may receive a greater relative benefit from activities that increase the value to Royce of The Royce Funds and/or other Royce client accounts, including, but not limited to, increases in sales of the Registrant’s shares and assets under management.

        

Also, as described above, the Portfolio Manager generally manages more than one client account, including, among others, registered investment company accounts, separate accounts and private pooled accounts managed on behalf of institutions (e.g., pension funds, endowments and foundations) and for high-net-worth individuals. The appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where Royce has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee (or any other variation in the level of fees payable by The Royce Funds or other Royce client accounts to Royce), which relates to the management of one or more of The Royce Funds or accounts with respect to which the Portfolio Manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. One registered investment company account, Royce Global Select Fund, for which the Portfolio Manager serves as Assistant Portfolio Manager, pays Royce a performance-based fee.  


        

Finally, conflicts of interest may arise when the Portfolio Manager personally buys, holds or sells securities held or to be purchased or sold for the Registrant or other Royce client account or personally buys, holds or sells the shares of one or more of The Royce Funds.  To address this, Royce has adopted a written Code of Ethics designed to prevent and detect personal trading activities that may interfere or conflict with client interests (including Registrant’s stockholders' interests).  Royce generally does not permit its Portfolio Managers to purchase small- or micro-cap securities in their personal investment portfolios.




        

Royce and The Royce Funds have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address the above-described types of conflicts.  However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.


(a)(3) Description of Portfolio Manager Compensation Structure (information as of December 31, 2010)


Royce seeks to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals.  The Portfolio Manager, receives from Royce a base salary, Performance-Related Variable Compensation, Firm-Related Variable Compensation based primarily on registered investment company and other client account revenues generated by Royce and a benefits package.  Portfolio Manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified from time to time as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine variable compensation.  Except as described below, the Portfolio Manager's compensation consists of the following elements:


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BASE SALARY.  The Portfolio Manager is paid a base salary.  In setting the base salary, Royce seeks to be competitive in light of the Portfolio Manager's experience and responsibilities.

 

 

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PERFORMANCE-RELATED VARIABLE COMPENSATION.  The Portfolio Manager receives quarterly Performance-Related Variable Compensation that is either asset-based, or revenue-based and therefore in part based on the value of the net assets of the account for which he is being compensated, determined with reference to each of the registered investment company and other client accounts he is managing. The Performance-Related Variable Compensation applicable to the registered investment company accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager is subject to downward adjustment or elimination based on a combination of 3-year, 5-year and 10-year risk-adjusted pre-tax returns of such accounts relative to all small-cap objective funds with three years of history tracked by Morningstar (as of December 31, 2010 there were 365 such Funds tracked by Morningstar), 5-year absolute returns of such accounts relative to 5-year U.S. Treasury Notes and absolute returns over the prior full market cycle and current cycle to date vs. the accounts’ benchmark.  The Performance-Related Variable Compensation applicable to non-registered investment company accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager, and to Royce Select Funds, is not subject to performance-related adjustment.


        

Payment of the Performance-Related Variable Compensation may be deferred, and any amounts deferred are forfeitable, if the Portfolio Manager is terminated by Royce with or without cause or resigns.  The amount of the deferred Performance-Related Variable Compensation will appreciate or depreciate during the deferral period, based on the total return performance of one or more Royce-managed registered investment company accounts selected by the Portfolio Manager at the beginning of the deferral period. The amount deferred will depend on the Portfolio Manager's total direct, indirect beneficial and deferred unvested investments in the Royce registered investment company account for which he or she is receiving portfolio management compensation.


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FIRM-RELATED VARIABLE COMPENSATION. The Portfolio Manager receives quarterly variable compensation based on Royce's net revenues.

 

 

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BENEFIT PACKAGE. The Portfolio Manager also receives benefits standard for all Royce employees, including health care and other insurance benefits, and participation in Royce's 401(k) Plan and Money Purchase Pension Plan. From time to time, on a purely discretionary basis, the Portfolio Manager may also receive options to acquire stock in Royce's parent company, Legg Mason, Inc. Those options typically represent a relatively small portion of the Portfolio Managers' overall compensation.


        

The Portfolio Manager, in addition to the above-described compensation, also receives variable compensation based on Royce's retained pre-tax operating profit. This variable compensation, along with the Performance-Related Variable Compensation and Firm-Related Variable Compensation, generally represents the most significant element of the Portfolio Manager’s compensation.  


(a)(4) Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Registrant Beneficially Owned by Portfolio Manager (information as of December 31, 2010)




The following table shows the dollar range of the Registrant’s shares owned beneficially and of record by the Portfolio Manager, including investments by his immediately family members sharing the same household and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans.


Dollar Range of Registrant’s Shares Beneficially Owned

Over $1,000,000



Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.  Not Applicable.


Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  Not Applicable.


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.


(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Principal Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on their evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.


(b) Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no significant changes in Registrant's internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect this control subsequent to the date of the evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report.


Item 12.  Exhibits.   Attached hereto.  

 (a)(1)  The Registrant’s code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR.


(a)(2)  Separate certifications by the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  


(a)(3) Not Applicable


(b)  Separate certifications by the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


ROYCE FOCUS TRUST, INC.


BY: /s/Charles M. Royce

Charles M. Royce

President


Date: March 2, 2011


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


ROYCE FOCUS TRUST, INC.

ROYCE FOCUS TRUST, INC.


BY: /s/Charles M. Royce

BY: /s/John D. Diederich

Charles M. Royce

John D. Diederich

President

Chief Financial Officer


Date: March 2, 2011

Date: March 2, 2011