Royce Focus Trust (NASDAQ: FUND) as of January 31, 2013

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Royce Focus Trust (Nasdaq: FUND) as of January 31, 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 - January 31, 2013

NAV

$

7.85

MKT

$

7.09

Total Return Performance

Periods ended January 31, 2013

NAV

MKT

1 Month*

2.48

%

7.42

Year to Date*

2.48

7.42

One-Year

4.40

7.21

Three-Year Average Annual

9.70

10.22

Five-Year Average Annual

3.29

1.25

Ten-Year Average Annual

12.76

12.92

*Not Annualized

Portfolio Diagnostics

Wtd. Average Geometric Market Cap

$5768 million

Wtd. Average P/E Ratio:

14.4x*

Wtd. Average P/B Ratio:

1.9x*

Net Assets:

$168 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.

4.2

%

2. Berkshire Hathaway Cl. B

3.5

3. Mosaic Company (The)

3.3

4. Microsoft

3.3

5. Franklin Resources

3.3

6. Helmerich & Payne

3.3

7. Analog Devices

3.1

8. Exxon Mobil

3.0

9. Buckle (The)

2.8

10. Apple

2.7

Top Five Sectors

% of Net Assets

1. Materials

28

%

2. Information Technology

19

3. Financials

17

4. Energy

14

5. Consumer Discretionary

7

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, Inc.
John D. Diederich, 212-355-7311

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