Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE: RVT) as of Oct 31, 2025

Core Insights - The Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE: RVT) aims for long-term capital growth by investing primarily in small-cap and micro-cap companies, with at least 65% of its assets allocated to equity securities in this category [10][4]. Performance Summary - As of October 31, 2025, the Fund's net asset value (NAV) was $17.79, while the market price was $16.00 [1]. - The average annual total return for the Fund as of October 31, 2025, was as follows: - One-Month: NAV -0.39%, MKT -0.81% - Year to Date: NAV 10.95%, MKT 7.30% - One-Year: NAV 13.89%, MKT 15.14% - Three-Year: NAV 15.22%, MKT 13.51% - Five-Year: NAV 12.41%, MKT 13.88% - Ten-Year: NAV 11.12%, MKT 11.95% [2]. Portfolio Diagnostics - The Fund's average market capitalization is $3.3285 billion, with a weighted average price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.3x and a weighted average price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 2.2x [5]. - The total net assets of the Fund amount to $2.15 billion [5]. Portfolio Composition - The top ten positions in the Fund account for the following percentages of net assets: - IES Holdings: 2.3% - Assured Guaranty: 1.3% - APi Group: 1.1% - Arcosa: 1.1% - E-L Financial: 1.1% - SEI Investments: 1.0% - Brady Corporation Cl. A: 1.0% - Powell Industries: 1.0% - ESAB Corporation: 0.9% - Impinj: 0.9% [10]. - The top five sectors by percentage of net assets are: - Industrials: 25.7% - Financials: 20.2% - Information Technology: 13.7% - Consumer Discretionary: 9.9% - Health Care: 9.9% [10]. Additional Information - The Fund is recognized as the oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund, with an average weekly trading volume of approximately 1,137,181 shares [9]. - The Fund's adviser has over 50 years of experience in small- and micro-cap investments [9].