Royce Value Trust (NYSE: RVT) as of June 30, 2013

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Royce Value Trust (NYSE: RVT) as ofJune 30, 2013

  • Oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund

  • Average weekly trading volume of approximately 341,000 shares

  • Fund's adviser has more than 35 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Royce Value Trust (NYS: RVT) :

Closing Prices - June 30, 2013

NAV $16.88

MKT $15.16

Total Return Performance

Periods ended June 30, 2013

NAV

MKT

Month*

-1.42%

-1.40%

Year to Date*

12.42

15.86

One-Year

24.64

28.83

Three-Year Average Annual

16.17

18.46

Five-Year Average Annual

6.24

5.02

10-Year Average Annual

9.35

7.72

*Not Annualized

Portfolio Diagnostics

Wtd. Average Geometric Mkt. Cap:

$1590 million

Wtd. Average P/E Ratio:

17.3*

Wtd. Average P/B Ratio:

1.8x

Net Assets:

$1200 million

Net Leverage:

7%

*The Fund's P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings.

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. Carter's

1.2%

2. PAREXEL International

1.0

3. Coherent

1.0

4. Lincoln Electric Holdings

1.0

5. Reliance Steel & Aluminum

1.0

6. E-L Financial

0.9

7. Federated Investors Inc.

0.9

8. HEICO Corp.

0.9

9. On Assignment

0.8

10. Ethan Allen Interiors

0.8

Top Five Sectors

% of Net Assets

1. Industrials

29%

2. Information Technology

22

3. Financials

18

4. Consumer Discretionary

15

5. HealthCare

8

Recent Developments


The Board of Directors of Royce Value Trust, Inc. has approved, subject to stockholder approval, the contribution of approximately $100 million of RVT's assets to a newly formed non-diversified, closed-end investment company. All of such investment company's common stock would then be distributed to the common stockholders of RVT. There is no assurance that stockholder approval will be obtained.

Royce Value Trust is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common Stock (RVT) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its primary investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing at least 65% of its assets in equity securities primarily of small- and micro-cap companies.

Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Value Trust are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XRVTX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.



Royce Value Trust
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