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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-07537

 

Name of Fund:  Royce Capital Fund
Fund Address:  745 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY 10151

 

Name and address of agent for service:

John E. Denneen, Esq.

Royce & Associates, LP

745 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10151

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2018

 

Date of reporting period: 9/30/2018

 

Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 

    
 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS
ROYCE CAPITAL FUND - MICRO-CAP PORTFOLIO
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

    SHARES     VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS95.3%              
               
Communication Services1.5%              
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7%              

ORBCOMM 1

  117,500     $ 1,276,050  
             
Interactive Media & Services - 0.8%              

QuinStreet 1

  121,400       1,647,398  
             
Total           2,923,448  
             
               
Consumer Discretionary14.3%              
Auto Components - 3.0%              

Fox Factory Holding 1

  19,800       1,386,990  

Standard Motor Products

  27,500       1,353,550  

Stoneridge 1

  65,600       1,949,632  

Unique Fabricating

  153,300       1,241,730  
             
            5,931,902  
             
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.1%              

Century Casinos 1

  26,700       199,182  

Del Taco Restaurants 1

  121,400       1,433,734  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1

  41,000       609,670  

Red Lion Hotels 1

  161,800       2,022,500  
             
            4,265,086  
             
Household Durables - 1.5%              

Cavco Industries 1

  6,004       1,519,012  

Lovesac Company 1,2

  60,000       1,498,800  
             
            3,017,812  
             
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.6%              

Gaia Cl. A 1

  82,700       1,273,580  
             
Leisure Products - 1.7%              

MCBC Holdings 1

  55,917       2,006,302  

Nautilus 1

  106,900       1,491,255  
             
            3,497,557  
             
Specialty Retail - 4.2%              

Build-A-Bear Workshop 1

  146,300       1,324,015  

Citi Trends

  50,786       1,461,113  

Francesca’s Holdings 1

  230,300       854,413  

Haverty Furniture

  69,500       1,535,950  

Kirkland’s 1

  122,200       1,232,998  

Shoe Carnival

  49,800       1,917,300  
             
            8,325,789  
             
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.2%              

Culp

  30,649       741,706  

Vera Bradley 1

  109,900       1,677,074  
             
            2,418,780  
             
Total           28,730,506  
             
               
Consumer Staples2.2%              
Beverages - 0.7%              

Primo Water 1

  75,300       1,359,165  
             
Food Products - 1.5%              

Farmer Bros. 1

  47,800       1,261,920  

John B. Sanfilippo & Son

  19,800       1,413,324  

Landec Corporation 1

  21,200       305,280  
             
            2,980,524  
             
Total           4,339,689  
             
               
Energy 5.6%              
Energy Equipment & Services - 4.5%              

Computer Modelling Group

  133,400       872,705  

Gulf Island Fabrication

  92,634       921,708  

Independence Contract Drilling 1

  316,500       1,563,510  

Natural Gas Services Group 1

  60,800       1,282,880  

Newpark Resources 1

  153,500       1,588,725  

Profire Energy 1

  423,729       1,351,696  

Total Energy Services

  123,500       1,038,370  

Trican Well Service 1

  245,800       439,591  
             
            9,059,185  
             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.1%              

Ardmore Shipping 1

  205,800       1,337,700  

Panhandle Oil and Gas Cl. A

  40,500       747,225  
             
            2,084,925  
             
Total           11,144,110  
             
               
Financials 14.7%              
Banks - 7.1%              

Allegiance Bancshares 1

  31,200       1,301,040  

BayCom Corporation 1

  30,582       815,928  

Blue Hills Bancorp

  76,400       1,841,240  

Brookline Bancorp

  64,200       1,072,140  

Caribbean Investment Holdings 1

  1,751,547       422,349  

County Bancorp

  50,200       1,260,020  

HarborOne Bancorp 1

  77,200       1,476,064  

HomeTrust Bancshares 1

  47,700       1,390,455  

Investar Holding

  38,000       1,020,300  

Midway Investments 1,3

  1,751,577       0  

Stewardship Financial

  92,000       975,200  

TriState Capital Holdings 1

  53,472       1,475,827  

Two River Bancorp

  72,400       1,255,416  
             
            14,305,979  
             
Capital Markets - 3.5%              

B. Riley Financial

  65,100       1,474,515  

Canaccord Genuity Group

  291,800       1,558,797  

Gluskin Sheff + Associates

  117,300       1,354,946  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Cl. A

  103,900       1,439,015  

Westwood Holdings Group

  23,427       1,212,113  
             
            7,039,386  
             
Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%              

Waterloo Investment Holdings 1,3

  1,302,000       390,600  
             
Insurance - 1.1%              

Health Insurance Innovations Cl. A 1,2

  34,900       2,151,585  
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.8%              

Federal Agricultural Mortgage

  16,300       1,176,534  

PCSB Financial

  74,200       1,509,228  

Territorial Bancorp

  45,900       1,356,345  

Western New England Bancorp

  147,154       1,589,263  
             
            5,631,370  
             
Total           29,518,920  
             
               
Health Care11.7%              
Biotechnology - 2.4%              

BioSpecifics Technologies 1

  30,000       1,754,700  

Progenics Pharmaceuticals 1

  215,200       1,349,304  

Zealand Pharma 1,2

  101,258       1,658,494  
             
            4,762,498  
             
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.1%              

AtriCure 1

  53,900       1,888,117  

Chembio Diagnostics 1

  142,400       1,495,200  

CryoLife 1

  54,089       1,903,933  

OrthoPediatrics Corporation 1,2

  41,200       1,509,568  

Surmodics 1

  25,678       1,916,863  

Tactile Systems Technology 1,2

  20,100       1,428,105  
             
            10,141,786  
             
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.3%              

Harvard Bioscience 1

  321,568       1,688,232  

NeoGenomics 1

  99,400       1,525,790  

Quanterix Corporation 1,2

  67,800       1,452,276  
             
            4,666,298  
             
Pharmaceuticals - 1.9%              

BioDelivery Sciences International 1

  145,400       407,120  

Corium International 1,2

  134,400       1,278,144  

Correvio Pharma 1

  113,100       454,662  

Paratek Pharmaceuticals 1

  107,700       1,044,690  

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals 1,2

  235,200       649,152  
             
            3,833,768  
             
Total           23,404,350  
             
               
Industrials 20.2%              
Aerospace & Defense - 1.3%              

Astronics Corporation 1

  28,545       1,241,708  

CPI Aerostructures 1

  174,344       1,455,772  
             
            2,697,480  
             
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.9%              

Acme United

  57,265       1,218,599  

Heritage-Crystal Clean 1

  52,834       1,128,006  

Viad Corporation

  24,100       1,427,925  
             
            3,774,530  
             
Construction & Engineering - 1.4%              

Construction Partners Cl. A 1

  85,400       1,033,340  

Northwest Pipe 1

  86,700       1,712,325  
             
            2,745,665  
             
Electrical Equipment - 1.3%              

American Superconducter 1,2

  190,600       1,324,670  

Encore Wire

  27,200       1,362,720  
             
            2,687,390  
             
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7%              

Raven Industries

  30,500       1,395,375  
             
Machinery - 9.0%              

Alimak Group

  91,600       1,292,464  

Exco Technologies

  156,700       1,146,452  

FreightCar America 1

  79,691       1,280,634  

Global Brass and Copper Holdings

  39,900       1,472,310  

Graham Corporation

  69,520       1,958,379  

Greenbrier Companies (The)

  20,700       1,244,070  

Kadant

  13,831       1,491,673  

Kornit Digital 1,2

  87,600       1,918,440  

Lindsay Corporation

  14,200       1,423,408  

Luxfer Holdings

  36,800       855,600  

Lydall 1

  38,900       1,676,590  

Sun Hydraulics

  21,100       1,155,858  

Twin Disc 1

  42,100       969,984  

Westport Fuel Systems 1

  45,161       135,483  
             
            18,021,345  
             
Marine - 0.6%              

Clarkson

  38,100       1,340,808  
             
Professional Services - 3.3%              

CRA International

  22,106       1,110,163  

GP Strategies 1

  72,908       1,228,500  

Heidrick & Struggles International

  33,500       1,133,975  

Kforce

  40,900       1,537,840  

Resources Connection

  96,054       1,594,496  
             
            6,604,974  
             
Road & Rail - 0.7%              

Marten Transport

  64,041       1,348,063  
             
Total           40,615,630  
             
               
Information Technology19.4%              
Communications Equipment - 1.0%              

Digi International 1

  95,700       1,287,165  

EMCORE Corporation 1

  134,300       637,925  
             
            1,925,090  
             
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 6.0%              

Airgain 1,2

  63,500       834,390  

CUI Global 1

  298,762       666,239  

Electro Scientific Industries 1

  77,500       1,352,375  

ePlus 1

  13,792       1,278,518  

Fabrinet 1

  30,769       1,423,374  

Mesa Laboratories

  8,200       1,522,084  

nLIGHT 1

  14,800       328,708  

Novanta 1

  18,800       1,285,920  

PC Connection

  45,900       1,785,051  

Vishay Precision Group 1

  43,500       1,626,900  
             
            12,103,559  
             
IT Services - 1.0%              

Cass Information Systems

  21,040       1,370,125  

Computer Task Group 1

  137,342       716,925  
             
            2,087,050  
             
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.7%              

Adesto Technologies 1,2

  172,100       1,023,995  

Aehr Test Systems 1

  281,100       624,042  

Brooks Automation

  39,200       1,373,176  

CyberOptics Corporation 1

  9,900       199,980  

Everspin Technologies 1,2

  92,500       710,400  

NeoPhotonics Corporation 1

  211,500       1,755,450  

Nova Measuring Instruments 1

  50,000       1,315,500  

PDF Solutions 1,2

  63,600       574,308  

Photronics 1

  195,000       1,920,750  

Rudolph Technologies 1

  52,793       1,290,789  

Silicon Motion Technology ADR

  26,900       1,444,530  

Ultra Clean Holdings 1

  103,200       1,295,160  
             
            13,528,080  
             
Software - 3.5%              

Agilysys 1

  76,800       1,251,840  

Amber Road 1

  162,300       1,561,326  

Attunity 1

  118,200       2,232,798  

QAD Cl. A

  31,700       1,795,805  

SeaChange International 1

  55,600       99,524  
             
            6,941,293  
             
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.2%              

AstroNova

  43,700       943,920  

Super Micro Computer 1,4

  65,911       1,354,471  
             
            2,298,391  
             
Total           38,883,463  
             
               
Materials 3.5%              
Chemicals - 2.1%              

FutureFuel Corporation

  62,400       1,156,896  

Quaker Chemical

  7,088       1,433,265  

Trecora Resources 1

  116,100       1,625,400  
             
            4,215,561  
             
Metals & Mining - 1.4%              

Haynes International

  41,970       1,489,935  

Major Drilling Group International 1

  240,900       904,552  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Cl. A

  19,000       513,950  
             
            2,908,437  
             
Total           7,123,998  
             
               
Real Estate 2.2%              
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.8%              

Community Healthcare Trust

  49,600       1,536,608  
             
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.4%              

FRP Holdings 1

  23,440       1,455,624  

Marcus & Millichap 1

  39,800       1,381,458  
             
            2,837,082  
             
Total           4,373,690  
             
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS              

(Cost $140,931,264)

          191,057,804  
             
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT4.6%              
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,              

0.42% dated 9/28/18, due 10/1/18,

             

maturity value $9,330,327 (collateralized

             

by obligations of various U.S. Government

             

Agencies, 3.75% due 11/15/43, valued at $9,517,471)

             

(Cost $9,330,000)

          9,330,000  
             
               
COLLATERAL RECEIVED FOR SECURITIES              

LOANED3.5%

             
Money Market Funds              

Federated Government Obligations Fund

             

(7 day yield-1.9054%)

             

(Cost $7,040,027)

          7,040,027  
             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 103.4%              

(Cost $157,301,291)

          207,427,831  
               
LIABILITIES LESS CASH              

AND OTHER ASSETS(3.4)%

          (6,855,041 )
             
               
NET ASSETS 100.0%         $ 200,572,790  
             

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS
ROYCE CAPITAL FUND - SMALL-CAP PORTFOLIO
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 (UNAUDITED)

    SHARES     VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS93.1%              
               
Communication Services1.6%              
Media - 1.6%              

Saga Communications Cl. A

  196,147     $ 7,090,714  
             
Total           7,090,714  
             
               
Consumer Discretionary11.6%              
Auto Components - 3.2%              

Cooper-Standard Holdings 1

  32,500       3,899,350  

Gentex Corporation

  285,816       6,133,611  

Stoneridge 1

  157,761       4,688,657  
             
            14,721,618  
             
Automobiles - 0.5%              

Thor Industries

  26,600       2,226,420  
             
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%              

Cheesecake Factory

  40,215       2,153,111  
             
Household Durables - 2.2%              

Bassett Furniture Industries

  44,821       952,446  

Flexsteel Industries

  84,439       2,511,216  

La-Z-Boy

  218,086       6,891,518  
             
            10,355,180  
             
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.0%              

Nutrisystem

  122,800       4,549,740  
             
Specialty Retail - 3.3%              

American Eagle Outfitters

  161,565       4,011,659  

Caleres

  56,000       2,008,160  

DSW Cl. A

  134,891       4,570,107  

Shoe Carnival

  124,212       4,782,162  
             
            15,372,088  
             
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%              

Steven Madden

  80,271       4,246,336  
             
Total           53,624,493  
             
               
Consumer Staples2.1%              
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.1%              

Village Super Market Cl. A

  352,415       9,585,688  
             
Total           9,585,688  
             
               
Energy 2.2%              
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.2%              

Helmerich & Payne

  82,700       5,687,279  

Unit Corporation 1

  175,113       4,563,445  
             
Total           10,250,724  
             
               
Financials 24.0%              
Banks - 11.9%              

Ames National

  185,182       5,046,209  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

  132,858       3,815,682  

Camden National

  169,995       7,384,583  

City Holding Company

  70,967       5,450,266  

CNB Financial

  206,226       5,951,682  

Codorus Valley Bancorp

  70,072       2,189,049  

Financial Institutions

  88,382       2,775,195  

Landmark Bancorp

  47,459       1,376,311  

MidWestOne Financial Group

  228,158       7,599,943  

National Bankshares

  133,539       6,069,348  

Northrim BanCorp

  120,139       4,991,775  

Unity Bancorp

  109,436       2,506,084  
             
            55,156,127  
             
Capital Markets - 3.7%              

Federated Investors Cl. B

  270,786       6,531,358  

Houlihan Lokey Cl. A

  114,781       5,157,111  

Moelis & Company Cl. A

  73,720       4,039,856  

Pzena Investment Management Cl. A

  136,150       1,298,871  
             
            17,027,196  
             
Insurance - 3.2%              

James River Group Holdings

  163,099       6,951,280  

Kingstone Companies

  119,288       2,266,472  

Reinsurance Group of America

  37,236       5,382,836  
             
            14,600,588  
             
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 5.2%              

Genworth MI Canada

  303,150       9,995,864  

Southern Missouri Bancorp

  82,008       3,056,438  

Timberland Bancorp

  121,332       3,790,412  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

  833,482       7,084,597  
             
            23,927,311  
             
Total           110,711,222  
             
               
Health Care1.5%              
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.5%              

AMN Healthcare Services 1,2

  38,641       2,113,663  

Ensign Group (The)

  121,514       4,607,811  
             
Total           6,721,474  
             
               
Industrials 22.5%              
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%              

Magellan Aerospace

  27,700       389,235  
             
Airlines - 4.9%              

Allegiant Travel

  58,099       7,366,953  

Hawaiian Holdings

  254,355       10,199,636  

Spirit Airlines 1

  109,232       5,130,627  
             
            22,697,216  
             
Building Products - 1.7%              

American Woodmark 1

  21,943       1,721,428  

Apogee Enterprises

  143,647       5,935,494  
             
            7,656,922  
             
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.2%              

Herman Miller

  179,903       6,908,275  

Kimball International Cl. B

  469,082       7,857,124  
             
            14,765,399  
             
Construction & Engineering - 0.5%              

Comfort Systems USA

  40,369       2,276,811  
             
Electrical Equipment - 1.0%              

EnerSys

  52,700       4,591,751  
             
Machinery - 5.6%              

Alamo Group

  52,128       4,775,446  

Federal Signal

  85,541       2,290,788  

Miller Industries

  366,587       9,861,190  

Wabash National

  500,803       9,129,639  
             
            26,057,063  
             
Professional Services - 4.0%              

Heidrick & Struggles International

  68,261       2,310,635  

Kforce

  113,097       4,252,447  

Korn/Ferry International

  115,671       5,695,640  

Robert Half International

  60,996       4,292,898  

TrueBlue 1

  81,871       2,132,740  
             
            18,684,360  
             
Road & Rail - 1.5%              

Old Dominion Freight Line

  13,904       2,242,159  

Saia 1

  27,861       2,129,974  

Werner Enterprises

  67,261       2,377,676  
             
            6,749,809  
             
Total           103,868,566  
             
               
Information Technology25.6%              
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 16.1%              

Benchmark Electronics

  293,835       6,875,739  

Celestica 1

  906,972       9,822,507  

Electro Scientific Industries 1

  547,689       9,557,173  

Fabrinet 1

  148,360       6,863,134  

Insight Enterprises 1

  210,302       11,375,235  

Methode Electronics

  254,915       9,227,923  

PC Connection

  232,717       9,050,364  

Sanmina Corporation 1

  74,044       2,043,614  

Vishay Intertechnology

  458,299       9,326,385  
             
            74,142,074  
             
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.5%              

Advanced Energy Industries 1

  192,450       9,940,042  

Cohu

  152,015       3,815,576  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries

  455,126       10,850,204  

MKS Instruments

  38,391       3,077,039  

Silicon Motion Technology ADR

  93,200       5,004,840  

Xcerra Corporation 1

  458,600       6,544,222  
             
            39,231,923  
             
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.0%              

Super Micro Computer 1,4

  234,483       4,818,626  
             
Total           118,192,623  
             
               
Real Estate 1.5%              
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%              

Marcus & Millichap 1

  203,872       7,076,397  
             
Total           7,076,397  
             
               
Utilities 0.5%              
Gas Utilities - 0.5%              

Star Group L.P.

  233,760       2,283,835  
             
Total           2,283,835  
             
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS              

(Cost $352,268,457)

          429,405,736  
             
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT7.8%              
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,              

0.42% dated 9/28/18, due 10/1/18,

             

maturity value $35,932,258 (collateralized

             

by obligations of various U.S. Government

             

Agencies, 3.75% due 11/15/43, valued at $36,653,097)

             

(Cost $35,931,000)

          35,931,000  
             
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 100.9%              

(Cost $388,199,457)

          465,336,736  
             
               
LIABILITIES LESS CASH              

AND OTHER ASSETS(0.9)%

          (4,061,585 )
             
               
NET ASSETS 100.0%         $ 461,275,151  
             

1 Non-income producing.
2 All or a portion of these securities were on loan at September 30, 2018.
3
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.2% of net assets for Royce Micro-Cap Portfolio. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value.
4
These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities.

Tax Information:
At September 30, 2018, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on identified cost for tax purposes was as follows:

              Net Unrealized                
              Appreciation     Gross Unrealized
                       
      Tax Basis Cost     (Depreciation)     Appreciation     Depreciation
 
Micro-Cap Portfolio     $ 157,332,400     $ 50,095,431     $ 62,668,311     $ 12,572,880
Small-Cap Portfolio       389,320,723       76,016,013       86,255,988       10,239,975

The primary cause of the difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.

Valuation of Investments:
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their highest bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Funds value their non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and are reported as Level 3 securities. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, a Fund may fair value the security. The Funds use an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:
  Level 1 –  quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
  Level 2 – 
other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements). The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities are noted in the Schedules of Investments.
  Level 3 – 
significant unobservable inputs (including last trade price before trading was suspended, or at a discount thereto for lack of marketability or otherwise, market price information regarding other securities, information received from the company and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements, or other publicly available information).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2018. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedules of Investments.

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
 
Micro-Cap Portfolio                              
Common Stocks   $ 189,312,733     $ 1,354,471     $ 390,600     $ 191,057,804
Cash Equivalents     7,040,027       9,330,000             16,370,027
Small-Cap Portfolio                              
Common Stocks     424,587,110       4,818,626             429,405,736
Cash Equivalents           35,931,000             35,931,000

Certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the reporting period. The Funds recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Funds had securities transfer from Level 1 to Level 2 and from Level 2 to Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy:

    Transfers From       Transfers From
    Level 1 to Level 2       Level 2 to Level 1
 
Micro-Cap Portfolio   $ 1,354,471       $ 4,291,765
Small-Cap Portfolio     4,818,626        

Level 3 Reconciliation:                                      
                                       
                      Realized       Unrealized        
      Balance as of 12/31/17       Sales       Gain (Loss)       Gain (Loss)       Balance as of 9/30/18
 
Micro-Cap Portfolio                                      
Common Stocks     $390,600       $0       $(46,911)       $46,911       $390,600

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs approved by the Valuation Committee to determine the fair value of certain Level 3 investments. The table does not include Level 3 investments with values derived utilizing prices from prior transactions or third party pricing information with adjustments (e.g. broker quotes, pricing services, net asset values).

                      Impact to Valuation
      Fair Value at   Valuation   Unobservable       From an Increase in
      9/30/18   Technique(s)   Input(s)   Range Average   Input1
 
Micro-Cap Portfolio                      
                       
Common Stocks     $390,600   Discounted Present Value
Balance Sheet Analysis
  Liquidity Discount   30%-40%   Decrease

1
This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result in an increase from the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant increases and decreases in these unobservable inputs in isolation could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Funds’ investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of each Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The remaining contractual maturities of repurchase agreements held by the Funds at September 30, 2018 are overnight and continuous.

Securities Lending:

The Funds loan securities through a lending agent to qualified institutional investors for the purpose of realizing additional income. Collateral for the Funds on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and cash equivalents, which are invested temporarily by the custodian, as well as non-cash collateral, which includes short and long-term U.S. Treasuries. The collateral maintained is at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The Funds retain the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as incurring the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received for securities lending. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. If the borrower fails to return loaned securities, and cash collateral being maintained by the borrower is insufficient to cover the value of loaned securities and provided such collateral insufficiency is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Funds or, at the option of the lending agent, to replace the securities. In the event of the bankruptcy of the borrower, the Funds could experience delay in recovering the loaned securities or only recover cash or a security of equivalent value. Loans of securities generally do not have stated maturity dates, and the Funds may recall a security at any time. The Funds’ securities lending income consists of the income earned on investing cash collateral, plus any premium payments received for lending certain securities, less any rebates paid to borrowers and lending agent fees associated with the loan. The lending agent is not affiliated with Royce. The market value of non-cash collateral held by the Funds at September 30, 2018 was $1,142,895 for Micro-Cap Portfolio and $52,554 for Small-Cap Portfolio.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Prospectus and Report to Shareholders. This information is available through The Royce Funds (www.roycefunds.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).

Item 2 - Controls and Procedures

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report (as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)), that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are attached hereto.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Royce Capital Fund

By:

 

/s/ Christopher D. Clark

Christopher D. Clark

President, Royce Capital Fund

Date: November 26, 2018

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher D. Clark

Christopher D. Clark

President, Royce Capital Fund

Date: November 26, 2018

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter K. Hoglund

Peter K. Hoglund

Treasurer, Royce Capital Fund

Date: November 26, 2018