UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.

1.	Name and address of issuer:
	The Royce Fund 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151
2.	The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes):/   /
	Pennsylvania Mutual Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Service Class R Class K Class Royce Micro-Cap Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Service Class Royce Premier Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Institutional Class Service Class W Class R Class K Class Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund Institutional Class Service Class Investment Class R Class K Class Royce Total Return Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Institutional Class Service Class W Class R Class K Class Royce Heritage Fund Consultant Class Service Class Investment Class R Class K Class Royce Opportunity Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Institutional Class Service Class R Class K Class Royce Special Equity Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Institutional Class Service Class Royce Value Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Institutional Class Service Class R Class K Class Royce Value Plus Fund Investment Class Consultant Class Institutional Class Service Class R Class K Class Royce 100 Fund Service Class Investment Class R Class K Class Royce Discovery Fund Service Class Royce Financial Services Fund Service Class Royce Dividend Value Fund Service Class Investment Class Royce Select Fund I Investment Class Royce Select Fund II Investment Class Royce Global Select Fund Investment Class Royce Global Value Fund Service Class Royce European Smaller-Companies Fund Service Class Royce SMid-Cap Value Fund Service Class Royce SMid-Cap Select Fund Investment Class Royce International Smaller-Companies Fund Service Class Royce Focus Value Fund Service Class Royce Partners Fund Service Class Royce Asia-Pacific Select Fund Investment Class
3.	Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3599
	Securities Act File Number: 2-80348
4(a).	Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: December 31, 2009
4(b).	/ / Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e. more than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). (See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration fee due.
4(c).	/ / Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form.
5.	Calculation of registration fee:

(i)	Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the		$7,847,546,985
	fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f):
(ii)	Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
	repurchased during the fiscal year:	$5,776,085,698
(iii)	Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
	repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending no
	earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
	previously used to reduce registration fees payable
	to the Commission:	$        -
(iv)	Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii):		$5,776,085,698
(v)	Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
	[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:		$2,071,461,287
(vi)	Redemption credits available for use in future years	$        -
	-- if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item
	5(iv) from Item 5(i):
(vii)	Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
	Instruction C.9):		x .00007130
(viii)	Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item	=	$ 147,695.19
	5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due):

6.		Prepaid Shares
		If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here: :             . If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future years, then state that number here:             .
7.	Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
					+$        -
8.	Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line 5(vii) plus line 7]:
					$ 147,695.19
9.	Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:
	Method of Delivery:
	/ X /   Wire Transfer
	/ /   Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
		This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
		By (Signature and Title)*		/s/ Dani Eng
			Dani Eng, Assistant Secretary
		Date     March 15, 2010

                *Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.