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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

ROYCE CAPITAL FUND - MICRO-CAP PORTFOLIO 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.8%          
           
Communication Services – 2.7%          
Entertainment - 1.5%          
Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Cl. A 1    41,916   $604,848 
Gaia Cl. A 1   112,800    1,108,824 
Score Media and Gaming Cl. A 1   351,100    189,848 
         1,903,520 
Interactive Media & Services - 1.2%          
QuinStreet 1   99,800    1,580,832 
Total        3,484,352 
           
Consumer Discretionary – 11.4%          
Auto Components - 1.6%          
Modine Manufacturing 1   62,600    391,250 
Stoneridge 1   62,300    1,144,451 
Unique Fabricating 1   165,814    558,793 
         2,094,494 
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.1%          
Collectors Universe   27,000    1,336,230 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.8%          
Century Casinos 1   192,100    1,052,708 
GAN 1   29,700    501,930 
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1   87,400    743,774 
         2,298,412 
Household Durables - 0.3%          
Legacy Housing 1   27,600    377,568 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7%          
Magnite 1,2   131,900    916,046 
Leisure Products - 1.0%          
MasterCraft Boat Holdings 1   70,217    1,228,095 
Specialty Retail - 4.1%          
Citi Trends   65,386    1,633,342 
OneWater Marine Cl. A 1   49,800    1,020,402 
Shoe Carnival   46,300    1,554,754 
Zumiez 1   36,300    1,009,866 
         5,218,364 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%          
Vera Bradley 1   158,800    970,268 
Total        14,439,477 
           
Consumer Staples – 0.2%          
Beverages - 0.2%          
Eastside Distilling 1   166,700    190,038 
Total        190,038 
           
Energy – 2.1%          
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.7%          
Natural Gas Services Group 1   147,000    1,242,150 
Pason Systems   101,700    404,035 
Profire Energy 1   612,129    452,853 
         2,099,038 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.4%          
Ardmore Shipping   154,800    551,088 
Total        2,650,126 
           
Financials – 14.4%          
Banks - 6.0%          
Allegiance Bancshares   37,200    869,364 
BayCom Corporation 1   77,882    802,185 
Caribbean Investment Holdings   1,751,547    1,231,758 
County Bancorp   45,300    851,640 
HarborOne Bancorp   117,191    945,731 
HomeTrust Bancshares   61,100    829,738 
Investar Holding   73,000    935,860 
Midway Investments 1,3   1,751,577    0 
TriState Capital Holdings 1   85,772    1,135,621 
         7,601,897 
Capital Markets - 5.2%          
B. Riley Financial   68,000    1,704,080 
Canaccord Genuity Group   205,700    1,048,930 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Cl. A   90,300    944,538 
Sprott   50,180    1,712,802 
StoneX Group 1   22,400    1,145,984 
         6,556,334 
Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%          
Waterloo Investment Holdings 1,3   1,302,000    325,500 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.9%          
Meridian Bancorp   88,100    911,835 
PCSB Financial   78,400    946,288 
Territorial Bancorp   45,900    928,557 
Western New England Bancorp   169,054    951,774 
         3,738,454 
Total        18,222,185 
           
Health Care – 14.0%          
Biotechnology - 3.0%          
BioSpecifics Technologies 1   11,900    628,677 
CareDx 1   20,800    789,152 
Dynavax Technologies 1   116,500    503,280 
MeiraGTx Holdings 1   39,800    526,952 
Zealand Pharma 1   36,058    1,370,107 
         3,818,168 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.0%          
Apyx Medical 1   163,100    768,201 
AtriCure 1   23,100    921,690 
Chembio Diagnostics 1   107,400    521,964 
CryoLife 1   78,489    1,449,692 
Mesa Laboratories   4,700    1,197,372 
Misonix 1   51,600    605,268 
OrthoPediatrics Corporation 1,2   25,600    1,175,552 
Profound Medical 1   63,200    1,111,594 
Surmodics 1   29,278    1,139,207 
         8,890,540 
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5%          
Sharps Compliance 1,2   104,500    655,215 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.0%          
Harvard Bioscience 1   380,268    1,144,607 
NeoGenomics 1   35,400    1,305,906 
Quanterix Corporation 1   40,300    1,359,722 
         3,810,235 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%          
Axsome Therapeutics 1,2   7,700    548,625 
Total        17,722,783 
           
Industrials – 22.0%          
Aerospace & Defense - 0.7%          
Astronics Corporation 1   40,326    311,317 
CPI Aerostructures 1   205,344    550,322 
         861,639 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.4%          
Acme United   44,965    1,035,458 
Heritage-Crystal Clean 1   54,934    733,369 
         1,768,827 
Construction & Engineering - 4.9%          
Ameresco Cl. A 1   49,800    1,663,320 
Construction Partners Cl. A 1   70,600    1,284,920 
IES Holdings 1   24,000    762,480 
Northwest Pipe 1   58,000    1,534,680 
NV5 Global 1   18,200    960,414 
         6,205,814 
Electrical Equipment - 1.3%          
American Superconductor 1   119,400    1,728,912 
Machinery - 6.6%          
Alimak Group   80,300    1,088,534 
CIRCOR International 1   56,400    1,542,540 
Graham Corporation   74,820    955,451 
Luxfer Holdings   59,600    747,980 
Porvair   139,600    918,964 
Shyft Group   67,700    1,278,176 
Wabash National   97,300    1,163,708 
Westport Fuel Systems 1   391,000    637,330 
         8,332,683 
Marine - 0.9%          
Clarkson   40,300    1,168,410 
Professional Services - 4.2%          
CRA International   23,306    873,276 
Forrester Research 1   19,500    639,405 
GP Strategies 1   117,608    1,133,741 
Heidrick & Struggles International   44,400    872,460 
Kforce   25,500    820,335 
Resources Connection   89,254    1,030,884 
         5,370,101 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.0%          
Lawson Products 1   36,000    1,477,080 
Transcat 1   35,700    1,046,010 
         2,523,090 
Total        27,959,476 
           
Information Technology – 23.4%          
Communications Equipment - 2.0%          
Digi International 1   91,400    1,428,582 
EMCORE Corporation 1   206,800    672,100 
Harmonic 1   67,900    378,882 
         2,479,564 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 7.7%          
Fabrinet 1   9,969    628,346 
FARO Technologies 1   21,600    1,317,168 
LightPath Technologies Cl. A 1   354,800    855,068 
Luna Innovations 1   234,900    1,404,702 
nLIGHT 1   53,300    1,251,484 
PAR Technology 1   42,800    1,733,828 
PC Connection   23,500    964,910 
PowerFleet 1   47,800    269,114 
Vishay Precision Group 1   51,700    1,309,044 
         9,733,664 
IT Services - 0.5%          
Cass Information Systems   16,148    649,796 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 10.6%          
Aehr Test Systems 1   398,300    553,637 
Axcelis Technologies 1   42,900    943,800 
AXT 1   244,100    1,493,892 
Camtek 1   101,700    1,564,146 
Cohu   60,900    1,046,262 
CyberOptics Corporation 1   36,600    1,165,344 
Everspin Technologies 1,2   148,300    840,861 
Ichor Holdings 1   39,100    843,387 
Nova Measuring Instruments 1   25,200    1,313,928 
PDF Solutions 1   64,400    1,204,924 
Photronics 1   133,400    1,328,664 
Ultra Clean Holdings 1   56,800    1,218,928 
         13,517,773 
Software - 2.1%          
Agilysys 1   54,900    1,326,384 
QAD Cl. A   31,900    1,346,180 
         2,672,564 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.5%          
AstroNova   85,200    683,304 
Total        29,736,665 
           
Materials – 3.7%          
Chemicals - 0.5%          
Trecora Resources 1   101,700    624,438 
Metals & Mining - 3.2%          
Altius Minerals   78,900    574,174 
Haynes International   44,170    754,865 
Major Drilling Group International 1   322,600    1,727,414 
Seabridge Gold 1   14,800    277,944 
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 1   134,000    735,660 
         4,070,057 
Total        4,694,495 
           
Real Estate – 1.9%          
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.6%          
Postal Realty Trust Cl. A   54,700    828,158 
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.3%          
FRP Holdings 1   19,140    797,564 
Marcus & Millichap 1   29,900    822,848 
         1,620,412 
Total        2,448,570 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $112,320,281)        121,548,167 
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 4.1%          

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,

0.00% dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20,

maturity value $5,248,001 (collateralized

by obligations of various U.S. Government

Agencies, 0.125% due 7/15/24, valued at $5,353,071)

(Cost $5,248,001)

        5,248,001 
           
COLLATERAL RECEIVED FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.1%          
Money Market Funds
Federated Government Obligations Fund
(7 day yield-0.01%)
(Cost $150,066)
         150,066 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.0%          
(Cost $117,718,348)        126,946,234 
           
LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND OTHER ASSETS – (0.0)%        (56,758)
           
NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $126,889,476 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

ROYCE CAPITAL FUND - SMALL-CAP PORTFOLIO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS – 94.7%          
           
Communication Services – 1.3%          
Entertainment - 0.5%          
SciPlay Corporation Cl. A 1   68,000   $1,102,960 
Media - 0.8%          
Saga Communications Cl. A   88,041    1,750,255 
Total        2,853,215 
           
Consumer Discretionary – 14.3%          
Auto Components - 0.9%          
Gentex Corporation   74,516    1,918,787 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%          
Hilton Grand Vacations 1   51,587    1,082,295 
Household Durables - 2.8%          
La-Z-Boy   42,786    1,353,321 
PulteGroup   107,950    4,997,006 
         6,350,327 
Leisure Products - 1.9%          
Malibu Boats Cl. A 1   39,616    1,963,369 
MasterCraft Boat Holdings 1   128,300    2,243,967 
         4,207,336 
Specialty Retail - 8.2%          
Aaron’s   59,370    3,363,310 
American Eagle Outfitters   178,265    2,640,105 
OneWater Marine Cl. A 1   107,600    2,204,724 
Rent-A-Center   178,860    5,346,125 
Shoe Carnival   141,136    4,739,347 
         18,293,611 
Total        31,852,356 
           
Consumer Staples – 0.4%          
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.4%          
Village Super Market Cl. A   37,540    923,859 
Total        923,859 
           
Energy – 0.2%          
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%          
Dorchester Minerals L.P.   34,900    360,517 
Total        360,517 
           
Financials – 22.2%          
Banks - 5.9%          
Ames National   80,967    1,367,533 
Camden National   49,794    1,505,024 
City Holding Company   25,360    1,460,989 
CNB Financial   99,125    1,473,989 
Financial Institutions   64,328    990,651 
Landmark Bancorp   28,121    600,383 
MidWestOne Financial Group   56,892    1,016,660 
National Bankshares   99,233    2,513,572 
Northrim BanCorp   33,613    856,795 
Unity Bancorp   123,274    1,427,513 
         13,213,109 
Capital Markets - 5.0%          
Evercore Cl. A   85,100    5,570,646 
Houlihan Lokey Cl. A   38,015    2,244,786 
Moelis & Company Cl. A   97,401    3,422,671 
         11,238,103 
Insurance - 7.1%          
CNO Financial Group   215,200    3,451,808 
Heritage Insurance Holdings   121,524    1,229,823 
James River Group Holdings   67,788    3,018,599 
Kemper Corporation   41,800    2,793,494 
Reinsurance Group of America   19,036    1,812,037 
Selective Insurance Group   67,200    3,460,128 
         15,765,889 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 4.2%          
Genworth MI Canada   130,650    3,388,040 
Southern Missouri Bancorp   58,587    1,381,482 
Timberland Bancorp   87,777    1,579,986 
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY   274,755    1,434,221 
WSFS Financial   54,899    1,480,626 
         9,264,355 
Total        49,481,456 
           
Health Care – 6.1%          
Biotechnology - 1.7%          
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 1,2   769,400    2,285,118 
Coherus BioSciences 1,2   76,712    1,406,898 
Vanda Pharmaceuticals 1   14,700    142,002 
         3,834,018 
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.4%          
Ensign Group (The)   59,014    3,367,339 
Molina Healthcare 1   18,700    3,422,848 
Pennant Group 1   17,857    688,566 
         7,478,753 
Pharmaceuticals - 1.0%          
Supernus Pharmaceuticals 1   112,000    2,334,080 
Total        13,646,851 
           
Industrials – 30.8%          
Aerospace & Defense - 2.1%          
Magellan Aerospace   200,200    1,025,394 
Vectrus 1   96,507    3,667,266 
         4,692,660 
Building Products - 0.4%          
UFP Industries   18,500    1,045,435 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.0%          
Herman Miller   29,503    889,811 
IBEX 1   145,914    2,244,157 
Kimball International Cl. B   122,081    1,286,734 
         4,420,702 
Construction & Engineering - 9.8%          
Comfort Systems USA   63,871    3,289,995 
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 1   392,913    3,736,603 
MasTec 1   85,500    3,608,100 
MYR Group 1   108,601    4,037,785 
Northwest Pipe 1   131,796    3,487,322 
Primoris Services   202,590    3,654,724 
         21,814,529 
Machinery - 3.8%          
Alamo Group   10,207    1,102,662 
Federal Signal   35,422    1,036,094 
Meritor 1   47,130    986,902 
Miller Industries   173,471    5,303,008 
         8,428,666 
Professional Services - 6.4%          
Barrett Business Services   28,366    1,487,513 
Heidrick & Struggles International   191,561    3,764,174 
Kforce   63,535    2,043,921 
Korn Ferry   127,407    3,694,803 
Resources Connection   183,680    2,121,504 
Robert Half International   20,764    1,099,246 
         14,211,161 
Road & Rail - 4.8%          
ArcBest   136,589    4,242,454 
Old Dominion Freight Line   9,906    1,792,194 
Saia 1   13,800    1,740,732 
Werner Enterprises   70,339    2,953,535 
         10,728,915 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.5%          
BMC Stock Holdings 1   79,799    3,417,791 
Total        68,759,859 
           
Information Technology – 17.9%          
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 13.5%          
ePlus 1   45,071    3,299,197 
Fabrinet 1   30,102    1,897,329 
Insight Enterprises 1   94,952    5,372,384 
Kimball Electronics 1   170,458    1,970,495 
Methode Electronics   34,122    972,477 
PC Connection   81,898    3,362,732 
Plexus Corporation 1   27,400    1,935,262 
Sanmina Corporation 1   163,993    4,436,011 
SYNNEX Corporation 1   25,600    3,585,536 
Vishay Intertechnology   218,799    3,406,700 
         30,238,123 
IT Services - 1.2%          
CSG Systems International   6,940    284,193 
Hackett Group (The)   103,607    1,158,326 
Sykes Enterprises 1   33,936    1,160,951 
         2,603,470 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.2%          
Advanced Energy Industries 1   24,608    1,548,828 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries   168,726    3,779,462 
MKS Instruments   15,991    1,746,697 
         7,074,987 
Total        39,916,580 
           
Real Estate – 1.5%          
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%          
Marcus & Millichap 1   121,319    3,338,699 
Total        3,338,699 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $198,325,950)        211,133,392 
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 5.0%          

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,

0.00% dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20,

maturity value $11,054,025 (collateralized

by obligations of various U.S. Government

Agencies, 0.125% due 7/15/24, valued at $11,275,109)
(Cost $11,054,025)

        11,054,025 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.7%          
(Cost $209,379,975)        222,187,417 
           
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES – 0.3%        702,429 
           
NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $222,889,846 

 

1Non-income producing.
2All or a portion of these securities were on loan at September 30, 2020.
3Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.3% 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.

 

Tax Information:

At September 30, 2020, 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  $117,755,217   $9,191,017   $29,492,665   $20,301,648 
Small-Cap Portfolio   210,913,537    11,273,880    29,609,969    18,336,089 

 

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 Trust’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. Any Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities would be 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, 2020. 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  $115,444,894   $5,777,773   $325,500   $121,548,167 
Repurchase Agreement       5,248,001        5,248,001 
Money Market Fund/Collateral Received for Securities Loaned   150,066            150,066 
Small-Cap Portfolio                    
Common Stocks   211,133,392            211,133,392 
Repurchase Agreement       11,054,025        11,054,025 

 

Level 3 Reconciliation:

 

    Realized Unrealized  
  Balance as of 12/31/19 Gain (Loss) Gain (Loss) Balance as of 9/30/20
Micro-Cap Portfolio        
Common Stocks $390,600 $– $(65,100) $325,500

 

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
  9/30/20 Technique(s) Input(s) Range Average Input1
Micro-Cap Portfolio          
Common Stocks $325,500 Discounted Present Value Balance Sheet Analysis Liquidity Discount 30%-40% Decrease

 

1This 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, 2020 are overnight and continuous.

 

Securities Lending:

The Funds loan securities through a lending agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, to qualified institutional investors for the purpose of earning additional income. The lending agent receives and holds collateral from such borrowers to secure their obligations to the Funds. Such loans must be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of the loaned securities. The market values of the loaned securities and the collateral fluctuate and are determined at the close of each business day by the lending agent. Borrowers are required to post additional collateral to the lending agent on the next succeeding business day in the event of a collateral shortfall. Counterparty risk is further reduced by loaning securities only to parties that participate in a Global Securities Lending Program organized and monitored by the lending agent and that are deemed by it to satisfy its requirements and by having the lending agent enter into securities lending agreements with such borrowers. The lending agent is not affiliated with Royce.

 

Collateral may be in the form of cash or U.S. Treasuries. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market pooled investment vehicles. The Funds record a liability in their respective Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the return of such cash collateral during periods in which securities are on loan. The Funds bear the risk of loss for any decrease in the market value of the loaned securities or the investments purchased with cash collateral received from the borrowers.

 

Pursuant to the agreement in place between the Funds and the lending agent, if a borrower fails to return loaned securities, and the cash collateral being maintained by the lending agent on behalf of such 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 shall, at its option, either replace the loaned securities or pay the amount of the shortfall to the Funds. In the event of the bankruptcy of a 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. Pursuant to the agreement in place between the Funds and the lending agent, the Funds are responsible for any shortfall in the event the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral is insufficient to pay the rebate fee to the borrower.

 

The following table presents cash collateral and the market value of securities on loan collateralized by cash collateral held by the Funds at September 30, 2020:

 

    Securities on Loan  
  Cash Collateral1 Collateralized by Cash Collateral Net Amount
Micro-Cap Portfolio $150,066 $(139,395) $10,671

 

1The remaining contractual maturity of cash collateral is overnight and continuous.

 

The following table presents non-cash collateral and the market value of securities on loan collateralized by non-cash collateral held by the Funds’ custodian at September 30, 2020:

 

    Securities on Loan  
    Collateralized by Non-Cash  
  Non-Cash Collateral Collateral Net Amount
Micro-Cap Portfolio $2,878,101 $(2,820,797) $57,304
Small-Cap Portfolio   2,669,245   (2,594,200)   75,045

 

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