Royce Focus Trust (NASDAQ: FUND) as of June 30, 2013

Updated

Royce Focus Trust (Nasdaq: FUND) as of June 30, 2013

  • Invests in a limited number of companies using a value approach

  • Average weekly trading volume of approximately 194,000 shares

  • Fund's adviser has more than 35 years of investment experience

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Royce Focus Trust (NAS: FUND) :

Closing Prices - June 30, 2013

NAV

$7.65

MKT

$6.98

Total Return Performance

Periods ended June 30, 2013

NAV

MKT

1 Month*

-3.38

%

-0.70

%

Year to Date*

2.60

8.65

One-Year

14.40

18.68

Three-Year Average Annual

10.57

12.35

Five-Year Average Annual

1.45

-0.33

Ten-Year Average Annual

10.57

10.60

*Not Annualized

Portfolio Diagnostics

Wtd. Average Geometric Market Cap

$6326 million

Wtd. Average P/E Ratio:

14.8x*

Wtd. Average P/B Ratio:

1.8x*

Net Assets:

$166 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.

4.9%

2. Microsoft Corp.

4.2

3. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl. B

4.1

4. Franklin Resources, Inc.

3.3

5. Helmerich & Payne

3.2

6. The Buckle, Inc.

3.1

7. Exxon Mobile Corp.

3.0

8. Mosaic Company (The)

2.9

9. Myriad Genetics

2.9

10. Thor Industries

2.7

Top Five Sectors

% of Net Assets

1. Materials

20%

2. Information Technology

19

3. Financials

18

4. Energy

13

5. Consumer Discretionary

12


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.



Royce Focus Trust
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