Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE: RMT) as of December 31, 2012
Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE: RMT) as ofDecember 31, 2012
Only micro-cap closed-end fund
Average weekly trading volume of approximately 281,000 shares
Fund's adviser has more than 35 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Royce Micro-Cap Trust:
Closing Prices December 31, 2012
NAV | $ | 10.94 | |||
MKT | $ | 9.45 | |||
Total Return Performance | ||||||
Periods ended December 31, 2012 | NAV | MKT | ||||
1 Month* | 5.58% | 4.99% | ||||
Year to Date* | 17.34 | 13.95 | ||||
One-Year | 17.34 | 13.95 | ||||
Three-Year Average Annual | 11.65 | 13.23 | ||||
Five-Year Average Annual | 2.15 | 1.63 | ||||
10-Year Average Annual | 10.45 | 10.01 | ||||
*Not annualized
Portfolio Diagnostics | ||||
Wtd Average Geometric Market Cap: | $350million | |||
Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: | 15.6x* | |||
Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: | 1.4x | |||
Net Assets: | $319 million | |||
Net Leverage: | 0% | |||
*Excludes 21% of portfolio holdings with zero or negative earnings as of12/31/12.
Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets.
Portfolio Composition | ||||||
Top 10 Positions | % of Net Assets | |||||
1. | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings | 2.0% | ||||
2. | Integrated Electrical Services | 1.6 | ||||
3. | Quaker Chemical Corp. | 1.3 | ||||
4. | Virtus Investment Partners | 1.3 | ||||
5. | Seneca Foods Cl.B | 1.3 | ||||
6. | Tennant Company | 1.3 | ||||
7. | Advisory Board (The) | 1.2 | ||||
8. | America's Car-Mart | 1.2 | ||||
9. | Flexsteel Industries | 1.2 | ||||
10 | . Sapient Corp. | 1.2 | ||||
Top Five Sectors | % of Net Assets | |||||
1. | Industrials | 29% | ||||
2. | Information Technology | 25 | ||||
3. | Financials | 19 | ||||
4. | Consumer Discretionary | 12 | ||||
5. | Materials | 9 | ||||
Recent Developments
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (NYSE-RMT) declared a distribution of $0.13 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution, optionally payable in additional shares of Common Stock, or in cash by specific stockholder election was paid on December 24, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 6, 2012 (ex-dividend on December 4, 2012). The price of shares issued for reinvestment on December 13, 2012 was $9.09.
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. is a closed-end diversified investment company whose shares of Common Stock (RMT) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing primarily in equity securities of companies that, at the time of investment, have market capitalization of $500 million or less.
Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XOTCX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.
John D. Diederich, 212-355-7311
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