Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by micro-cap companies. Royce selects securities identified by a proprietary quantitative investment model that implements a value approach by focusing on factors such as balance sheet quality, cash flow levels and various measures of a company's profitability. We believe investors in the Fund should have a long-term investment horizon of at least three years.
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. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when redeemed. Shares redeemed within 180 days of purchase may be subject to a 1% redemption fee payable to the Fund. Current performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.
Gross operating expenses reflect the Fund's gross total annual operating expenses for the Service class including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees. Net operating expenses reflect contractual fee waivers and/or reimbursements. All expense information is reported as of the Fund's most current prospectus. Royce and Associates has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Fund's net annual operating expense ratio at or below 1.39% through December 31, 2008 and at or below 1.99% through December 31, 2017.
Fund Statistics
Ticker Symbol
RYDFX
Fund Net Assets (All Classes)
$3 million
Number of Holdings
126
Minimum Investment
$2,000
Cusip Number
780905477
Fund Number
220
Inception Date
10/3/2003
Benchmark Index
Russell 2000
Growth of Hypothetical $10,000
Invested 10/03/2003
As of Quarter-End 3/31/2008
This material is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. The Fund invests primarily in small- and micro-cap stocks which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap stocks (see "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus). The Russell 2000 is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted 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. Distributor: Royce Fund Services, Inc.
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