Royce Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND):
Closing Prices – March 31, 2014
NAV $9.02
MKT $7.96
Total Return Performance | ||||||||
Periods ended March 31, 2014 | NAV | MKT | ||||||
1 Month* | 2.29% | 1.01% | ||||||
Year to Date | 5.23 | 5.78 | ||||||
One-Year | 23.10 | 20.31 | ||||||
Three-Year Average Annual | 5.02 | 4.56 | ||||||
Five-Year Average Annual | 20.51 | 16.94 | ||||||
Ten-Year Average Annual | 9.02 | 7.93 | ||||||
*Not Annualized | ||||||||
Portfolio Diagnostics | ||||||||
Wtd. Average Geometric Market Cap | $6917 million | |||||||
Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: | 17.7x* | |||||||
Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: | 2.2x* | |||||||
Net Assets: | $200 million |
*The Funds’ P/E ratio calculations exclude companies with zero or negative earnings.
Portfolio Composition
Top 10 Positions | % of Net Assets | |
1. Western Digital Corp. | 4.8% | |
2. Myriad Genetics | 4.3 | |
3. Helmerich & Payne | 4.0 | |
4. Berkshire Hathaway | 3.7 | |
5. Franklin Resources | 3.5 | |
6. Microsoft Corp. | 3.3 | |
7. Apple | 3.2 | |
8. Thor Industries | 3.2 | |
9. Exxon Mobile Corp. | 2.9 | |
10. Sprott | 2.5 | |
Top Five Sectors | % of Net Assets | |
1. Materials | 19% | |
2. Information Technology | 18 | |
3. Financials | 17 | |
4. Energy | 15 | |
5. Consumer Discretionary | 10 |
Recent Developments
Royce Focus Trust, Inc. is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common Stock are listed and traded on the Nasdaq National Market (Nasdaq - FUND). The Fund's investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by normally investing at least 65% of its assets in equity securities.
Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Focus Trust are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XFUNX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.
Contacts:
John D. Diederich, 212-355-7311