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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

ROYCE VALUE TRUST

MARCH 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
         
COMMON STOCKS – 97.7%          
           
Communication Services – 2.3%          
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1%          
Cogent Communications Holdings 1   27,181   $1,731,974 
Frontier Communications Parent 2   7,500    170,775 
Liberty Latin America Cl. C 1,2   73,228    604,863 
         2,507,612 
Entertainment - 0.0%          
IMAX Corporation 2   37,950    727,881 
Interactive Media & Services - 1.8%          
Cars.com 2   135,448    2,614,146 
QuinStreet 1,2   203,754    3,233,576 
Shutterstock   26,886    1,951,924 
Yelp 2   46,578    1,429,945 
Ziff Davis 1,2   200,907    15,680,791 
ZipRecruiter Cl. A 2   101,350    1,615,519 
ZoomInfo Technologies 2   127,675    3,154,849 
         29,680,750 
Media - 0.4%          
Magnite 2   31,550    292,153 
Scholastic Corporation   25,642    877,469 
TechTarget 1,2   66,200    2,391,144 
Thryv Holdings 2   112,943    2,604,466 
         6,165,232 
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.0%          
Gogo 2   17,746    257,317 
Total        39,338,792 
           
Consumer Discretionary – 10.6%          
Automobile Components - 2.0%          
Dorman Products 1,2,3   98,920    8,532,839 
Fox Factory Holding Corporation 2   22,400    2,718,688 
Gentex Corporation 1   202,070    5,664,022 
LCI Industries 1   123,375    13,555,212 
Patrick Industries 1   47,231    3,249,965 
         33,720,726 
Automobiles - 0.1%          
Winnebago Industries   24,061    1,388,320 
Distributors - 0.2%          
LKQ Corporation 1   67,000    3,802,920 
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.5%          
frontdoor 2   20,273    565,211 
Perdoceo Education 2   77,367    1,039,039 
Stride 2   29,216    1,146,728 
Universal Technical Institute 2   639,032    4,716,056 
         7,467,034 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.6%          
Bloomin' Brands 1   52,714    1,352,114 
Century Casinos 2   104,781    768,045 
Denny's Corporation 2   119,498    1,333,598 
Golden Entertainment 2   31,765    1,382,095 
Hilton Grand Vacations 2   15,000    666,450 
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2   373,700    3,572,572 
Monarch Casino & Resort   15,455    1,145,988 
         10,220,862 
Household Durables - 0.7%          
Cavco Industries 1,2,3   18,413    5,850,547 
Ethan Allen Interiors 1,3   63,441    1,742,090 
Helen of Troy 2   4,705    447,775 
Installed Building Products   18,147    2,069,302 
Skyline Champion 2   15,020    1,129,954 
         11,239,668 
Leisure Products - 0.6%          
Brunswick Corporation 1,3   100,320    8,226,240 
Sturm, Ruger & Company   13,038    748,903 
Topgolf Callaway Brands 2   25,000    540,500 
Vista Outdoor 2   22,928    635,335 
YETI Holdings 2   7,898    315,920 
         10,466,898 
Specialty Retail - 4.6%          
Academy Sports and Outdoors 1   167,467    10,927,222 
America's Car-Mart 1,2   87,700    6,946,717 
Asbury Automotive Group 2   40,014    8,402,940 
AutoCanada 2   625,600    9,202,314 
Barnes & Noble Education 2   50,000    76,000 
Camping World Holdings Cl. A 1   279,113    5,825,088 
CarMax 2   7,900    507,812 
Chico's FAS 2   746    4,103 
Children's Place (The) 2   8,635    347,559 
Five Below 2   26,020    5,359,339 
Floor & Decor Holdings Cl. A 2   14,410    1,415,350 
Franchise Group Cl. A   127,062    3,462,440 
Group 1 Automotive   8,816    1,996,119 
Haverty Furniture   33,978    1,084,238 
JOANN 2   23,750    37,763 
MarineMax 2   28,155    809,456 
Murphy USA   41,456    10,697,721 
1-800-FLOWERS.COM Cl. A 2   76,000    874,000 
OneWater Marine Cl. A 2   14,519    406,096 
PetMed Express   51,133    830,400 
Signet Jewelers   95,636    7,438,568 
Sleep Number 2   8,717    265,084 
Zumiez 2   57,664    1,063,324 
         77,979,653 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3%          
Canada Goose Holdings 2   10,000    192,500 
Carter's   4,500    323,640 
G-III Apparel Group 2   21,865    340,001 
Kontoor Brands   32,832    1,588,741 
Levi Strauss & Co. Cl. A   7,219    131,602 
Movado Group   34,357    988,451 
Oxford Industries   4,105    433,447 
Ralph Lauren Cl. A   115,817    13,512,369 
Steven Madden   116,144    4,181,184 
Wolverine World Wide 1   33,165    565,463 
         22,257,398 
Total        178,543,479 
           
Consumer Staples – 2.1%          
Beverages - 0.3%          
Celsius Holdings 2   4,500    418,230 
Coca-Cola Consolidated 1,3   6,030    3,226,532 
National Beverage 2   37,844    1,995,136 
         5,639,898 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 0.0%          
PriceSmart   10,203    729,311 
Food Products - 1.2%          
Cal-Maine Foods   12,671    771,537 
CubicFarm Systems 2   950,000    21,088 
Freshpet 1,2,3   33,000    2,184,270 
J G Boswell Company 4   3,940    2,671,320 
John B. Sanfilippo & Son   4,500    436,140 
Nomad Foods 1,2   193,600    3,628,064 
Seneca Foods Cl. A 2   183,460    9,589,454 
         19,301,873 
Household Products - 0.0%          
Spectrum Brands Holdings   1,333    88,271 
Personal Care Products - 0.5%          
Inter Parfums 1   46,385    6,597,802 
Nu Skin Enterprises Cl. A   19,559    768,864 
USANA Health Sciences 2   22,034    1,385,939 
         8,752,605 
Tobacco - 0.1%          
Vector Group   144,310    1,733,163 
Total        36,245,121 
           
Energy – 2.4%          
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%          
Bristow Group 1,2   168,564    3,775,833 
Core Laboratories   11,261    248,305 
Helix Energy Solutions Group 2   101,624    786,570 
Pason Systems   328,474    2,948,124 
         7,758,832 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.9%          
Antero Resources 1,2   29,980    692,238 
Civitas Resources   16,509    1,128,225 
CONSOL Energy   8,092    471,521 
Dorchester Minerals L.P. 1   279,148    8,455,393 
Dorian LPG   335,736    6,694,576 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Cl. A 1,3   123,320    2,698,242 
Northern Oil and Gas   85,380    2,591,283 
Range Resources   41,070    1,087,123 
REX American Resources 2   37,973    1,085,648 
Sitio Royalties Cl. A   111,910    2,529,166 
SM Energy   53,658    1,511,009 
Vital Energy 2   687    31,286 
World Fuel Services 1   156,506    3,998,728 
         32,974,438 
Total        40,733,270 
           
Financials – 15.2%          
Banks - 4.1%          
Ameris Bancorp 1   47,418    1,734,550 
Atlantic Union Bankshares   10,000    350,500 
Axos Financial 2   14,848    548,188 
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 1   308,107    8,318,889 
BankUnited 1   215,444    4,864,726 
Brookline Bancorp   44,248    464,604 
Central Pacific Financial   69,291    1,240,309 
Customers Bancorp 2   52,120    965,262 
Dime Community Bancshares   52,924    1,202,433 
Eagle Bancorp   1,704    57,033 
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach 4   416    2,485,600 
First Bancorp   19,000    674,880 
First BanCorp (Puerto Rico)   61,300    700,046 
First Bancshares (The)   13,592    351,081 
First Citizens BancShares Cl. A   17,400    16,931,940 
First Hawaiian 1,3   259,700    5,357,611 
Hanmi Financial   154,368    2,866,614 
HBT Financial   40,400    796,688 
Hilltop Holdings   17,715    525,604 
Home BancShares   34,925    758,222 
HomeStreet   50,340    905,617 
Independent Bank Group   23,778    1,102,110 
New York Community Bancorp   161,447    1,459,481 
Origin Bancorp   11,888    382,199 
Pacific Premier Bancorp   17,657    424,121 
Preferred Bank   6,988    383,012 
Territorial Bancorp   17    328 
Timberland Bancorp   69,179    1,869,217 
TowneBank   21,058    561,196 
Triumph Financial 2   39,708    2,305,447 
Veritex Holdings   14,000    255,640 
Virginia National Bankshares   96,671    3,476,289 
Webster Financial 1,3   134,200    5,290,164 
         69,609,601 
Capital Markets - 6.0%          
Ares Management Cl. A 1   144,100    12,023,704 
Artisan Partners Asset Management Cl. A 1   181,330    5,798,933 
B. Riley Financial   39,200    1,112,888 
Barings BDC   191,594    1,521,256 
Blue Owl Capital Cl. A   55,900    619,372 
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores   1,723,106    3,684,310 
BrightSphere Investment Group   39,710    936,362 
Donnelley Financial Solutions 1,2   63,851    2,608,952 
GCM Grosvenor Cl. A   767,911    5,997,385 
Houlihan Lokey Cl. A 1   40,900    3,578,341 
Lazard Cl. A 1   57,475    1,902,997 
MarketWise Cl. A 2   500,000    925,000 
Moelis & Company Cl. A   21,000    807,240 
Morningstar 1   4,142    840,950 
NewtekOne   341,937    4,376,794 
Onex Corporation   85,000    3,973,585 
P10 Cl. A   20,000    202,200 
Piper Sandler   816    113,106 
SEI Investments 1   308,900    17,777,195 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Cl. A   1,980    35,996 
Sprott   230,880    8,437,413 
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 2,4   471,179    2,061,707 
TMX Group   86,015    8,687,420 
Tradeweb Markets Cl. A   161,025    12,724,195 
         100,747,301 
Consumer Finance - 0.6%          
Bread Financial Holdings   68,603    2,080,043 
Encore Capital Group 1,2   55,717    2,810,923 
Enova International 2   89,324    3,968,665 
PROG Holdings 2   24,220    576,194 
         9,435,825 
Financial Services - 0.9%          
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Cl. E   73,446    1,276,492 
Compass Diversified Holdings   23,136    441,435 
ECN Capital   888,800    1,841,391 
EVERTEC   42,544    1,435,860 
Mr. Cooper Group 1,2,3   44,518    1,823,902 
NMI Holdings Cl. A 2   153,132    3,419,438 
Repay Holdings Cl. A 2   183,339    1,204,537 
Shift4 Payments Cl. A 2   50,000    3,790,000 
Waterloo Investment Holdings 2,5   2,972,000    832,160 
         16,065,215 
Insurance - 3.6%          
Ambac Financial Group 2   32,818    508,023 
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company 1   66,108    2,412,281 
AMERISAFE   3,177    155,514 
Assured Guaranty   145,800    7,329,366 
Axis Capital Holdings   8,613    469,581 
E-L Financial   21,650    14,545,628 
Erie Indemnity Cl. A   22,600    5,235,516 
First American Financial   23,208    1,291,757 
Genworth Financial Cl. A 2   203,968    1,023,919 
Hagerty Cl. A 2   410,700    3,589,518 
International General Insurance Holdings   203,219    1,684,686 
James River Group Holdings   117,379    2,423,876 
ProAssurance Corporation 1   215,702    3,986,173 
RenaissanceRe Holdings   22,294    4,466,380 
RLI Corp. 1,3   37,340    4,962,859 
Safety Insurance Group   35,945    2,678,621 
Stewart Information Services 1,3   51,049    2,059,827 
Trean Insurance Group 2   85    520 
White Mountains Insurance Group   960    1,322,391 
         60,146,436 
Total        256,004,378 
           
Health Care – 9.7%          
Biotechnology - 1.1%          
Avid Bioservices 2   178,000    3,339,280 
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 2   16,800    278,544 
Coherus BioSciences 2   106,700    729,828 
Dynavax Technologies 2   151,158    1,482,860 
Eagle Pharmaceuticals 1,2   45,564    1,292,651 
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Cl. A 2   330,409    3,475,903 
PureTech Health 2,4   175,100    479,296 
REGENXBIO 2   179,779    3,399,621 
United Therapeutics 2   10,000    2,239,600 
Vanda Pharmaceuticals 2   5,100    34,629 
Vir Biotechnology 2   45,735    1,064,253 
         17,816,465 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.7%          
Atrion Corporation   1,882    1,181,727 
Bioventus Cl. A 2   50,000    53,500 
Cutera 2   21,550    509,011 
Embecta Corp.   93,475    2,628,517 
Enovis Corporation 2   258,060    13,803,629 
Haemonetics Corporation 2   117,947    9,760,114 
Integer Holdings Corporation 1,2   75,700    5,866,750 
Lantheus Holdings 2   74,800    6,175,488 
Mesa Laboratories 1,3   39,600    6,919,308 
Neogen Corporation 2   6,654    123,232 
QuidelOrtho Corporation 2   64,050    5,706,214 
STAAR Surgical 2   4,250    271,788 
Surmodics 1,2,3   161,000    3,667,580 
TransMedics Group 2   60,500    4,581,665 
UFP Technologies 2   2,590    336,286 
Zynex 2   66,036    792,432 
         62,377,241 
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.1%          
Addus HomeCare 2   15,814    1,688,303 
AMN Healthcare Services 2   79,783    6,618,798 
Community Health Systems 2   197,636    968,416 
CorVel Corporation 2   1,462    278,189 
Fulgent Genetics 2   43,169    1,347,736 
NeoGenomics 2   41,750    726,868 
Select Medical Holdings   95,900    2,479,015 
U.S. Physical Therapy   41,374    4,050,928 
         18,158,253 
Health Care Technology - 0.9%          
Certara 2   211,385    5,096,492 
Doximity Cl. A 2   174,040    5,635,415 
Simulations Plus 1,3   91,698    4,029,210 
Veradigm 2   84,710    1,105,466 
         15,866,583 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.0%          
Azenta 1,2,3   285,280    12,729,194 
Bio-Techne 1   163,587    12,136,520 
Harvard Bioscience 2   102,050    428,610 
Repligen Corporation 2   3,984    670,746 
Stevanato Group   293,036    7,589,632 
         33,554,702 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9%          
Cara Therapeutics 2   202,300    993,293 
Corcept Therapeutics 2   303,073    6,564,561 
Harmony Biosciences Holdings 2   104,779    3,421,034 
Innoviva 2   110,206    1,239,818 
Prestige Consumer Healthcare 2   56,300    3,526,069 
         15,744,775 
Total        163,518,019 
           
Industrials – 26.2%          
Aerospace & Defense - 1.6%          
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings 2   32,365    1,817,942 
AeroVironment 2   2,650    242,899 
Ducommun 1,2   32,334    1,768,993 
HEICO Corporation 1,3   31,030    5,307,371 
HEICO Corporation Cl. A 1,3   36,533    4,964,835 
Leonardo DRS 2   298,690    3,874,009 
Magellan Aerospace   893,092    4,956,115 
National Presto Industries   5,652    407,453 
Park Aerospace   24,922    335,201 
Woodward 1,3   28,500    2,775,045 
         26,449,863 
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.0%          
Forward Air 1   150,900    16,260,984 
Hub Group Cl. A 2   8,372    702,746 
         16,963,730 
Building Products - 2.3%          
AAON   4,200    406,098 
Advanced Drainage Systems   146,923    12,372,386 
Apogee Enterprises   9,383    405,815 
AZZ 1   20,000    824,800 
Builders FirstSource 1,2,3   24,275    2,155,134 
Carlisle Companies   3,300    746,031 
CSW Industrials   42,500    5,904,525 
Insteel Industries 1   12,604    350,643 
PGT Innovations 2   47,480    1,192,223 
Quanex Building Products   44,968    968,161 
Simpson Manufacturing 1   40,500    4,440,420 
UFP Industries   111,478    8,859,157 
         38,625,393 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.9%          
ACV Auctions Cl. A 2   80,800    1,043,128 
Brady Corporation Cl. A 1   232,034    12,467,187 
CompX International Cl. A 1   183,197    3,312,202 
Driven Brands Holdings 2   399,427    12,106,632 
GFL Environmental 1   237,290    8,172,268 
Healthcare Services Group 2   26,254    364,143 
Heritage-Crystal Clean 1,2,3   111,416    3,967,524 
Kimball International Cl. B   74,600    925,040 
Liquidity Services 2   12,621    166,218 
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers 1   108,549    6,110,223 
VSE Corporation   8,500    381,650 
         49,016,215 
Construction & Engineering - 4.8%          
APi Group 1,2   526,800    11,842,464 
Arcosa 1   194,587    12,280,386 
Comfort Systems USA 1   15,644    2,283,398 
EMCOR Group   57,150    9,292,018 
IES Holdings 1,2,3   316,399    13,633,633 
MasTec 2   28,980    2,736,871 
MYR Group 2   11,277    1,421,015 
Northwest Pipe 2   8,049    251,370 
Valmont Industries 1   58,261    18,601,572 
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. 2   191,620    8,983,146 
         81,325,873 
Electrical Equipment - 1.3%          
Atkore 2   5,700    800,736 
Encore Wire   20,808    3,856,347 
GrafTech International   6,826    33,174 
LSI Industries   496,657    6,918,432 
Powell Industries   58,881    2,507,742 
Preformed Line Products   58,600    7,503,144 
         21,619,575 
Ground Transportation - 0.9%          
ArcBest Corporation   16,583    1,532,601 
Hertz Global Holdings 2   5,000    81,450 
Landstar System 1   76,282    13,674,311 
         15,288,362 
Machinery - 6.9%          
Albany International Cl. A   4,820    430,715 
Allison Transmission Holdings   3,367    152,323 
ATS Corporation 2   15,150    634,361 
Chart Industries 2   49,125    6,160,275 
CIRCOR International 2   332,601    10,350,543 
Crane Holdings 2   1,200    46,680 
Crane NXT   928    105,328 
Douglas Dynamics   12,047    384,179 
EnPro Industries   2,200    228,558 
ESAB Corporation 1   162,710    9,611,280 
ESCO Technologies 1   62,450    5,960,852 
Helios Technologies 1   44,900    2,936,460 
Hillenbrand 1,3   12,178    578,820 
Hillman Solutions 2   190,000    1,599,800 
Hurco Companies   1,900    48,108 
John Bean Technologies 1   116,861    12,771,739 
Kadant 1   56,680    11,818,914 
Lincoln Electric Holdings 1   48,100    8,133,710 
Lindsay Corporation 1   70,900    10,715,117 
Miller Industries   22,960    811,636 
Mueller Industries 1   28,800    2,116,224 
RBC Bearings 2   43,375    10,094,664 
Standex International   53,599    6,562,661 
Tennant Company 1   80,500    5,516,665 
Watts Water Technologies Cl. A 1   55,000    9,257,600 
         117,027,212 
Marine Transportation - 0.5%          
Kirby Corporation 2   125,065    8,717,031 
Matson   6,133    365,956 
         9,082,987 
Passenger Airlines - 0.1%          
Sun Country Airlines Holdings 2   88,126    1,806,583 
Professional Services - 2.5%          
CBIZ 2   4,100    202,909 
CSG Systems International 1   7,354    394,910 
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings   189,170    2,220,856 
ExlService Holdings 2   2,840    459,597 
Exponent 1   41,400    4,127,166 
First Advantage 2   111,910    1,562,264 
Forrester Research 1,2,3   334,632    10,825,345 
FTI Consulting 2   14,315    2,825,065 
Jacobs Solutions 1   33,500    3,936,585 
KBR 1   182,040    10,021,302 
Korn Ferry 1   96,545    4,995,238 
         41,571,237 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.4%          
Air Lease Cl. A 1,3   149,677    5,892,783 
Applied Industrial Technologies   20,800    2,956,304 
Boise Cascade 1   15,319    968,927 
Distribution Solutions Group 2   17,853    811,597 
FTAI Aviation   84,915    2,374,223 
GMS 2   22,435    1,298,762 
Hudson Technologies 2   54,487    475,672 
MSC Industrial Direct Cl. A   2,014    169,176 
Richelieu Hardware   6,500    179,586 
SiteOne Landscape Supply 1,2   25,000    3,421,750 
Transcat 2   33,350    2,981,157 
Veritiv   9,550    1,290,587 
Xometry Cl. A 2   8,000    119,760 
         22,940,284 
Total        441,717,314 
           
Information Technology – 15.9%          
Communications Equipment - 1.7%          
Calix 1,2   189,180    10,138,156 
Clearfield 2   4,000    186,320 
Digi International 2   38,250    1,288,260 
Extreme Networks 2   48,094    919,557 
Harmonic 2   912,030    13,306,518 
NetScout Systems 2   102,860    2,946,939 
         28,785,750 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 5.1%          
Badger Meter   8,588    1,046,190 
Cognex Corporation 1,3   171,900    8,517,645 
Coherent 1,2   15,928    606,538 
CTS Corporation   11,402    563,943 
Fabrinet 1,2   129,883    15,424,905 
FARO Technologies 1,2   246,597    6,068,752 
IPG Photonics 2   51,100    6,301,141 
Kimball Electronics 2   31,515    759,512 
Littelfuse 1,3   23,600    6,326,924 
Luna Innovations 2   86,450    621,576 
Mirion Technologies Cl. A 2   225,000    1,921,500 
Napco Security Technologies 2   22,000    826,760 
PAR Technology 1,2   315,239    10,705,517 
PC Connection   14,141    635,779 
Richardson Electronics   394,763    8,811,110 
Rogers Corporation 2   35,500    5,801,765 
Sanmina Corporation 2   37,181    2,267,669 
Teledyne Technologies 2   2,500    1,118,400 
TTM Technologies 1,2   294,590    3,974,019 
Vishay Precision Group 2   18,050    753,768 
Vontier Corporation   103,722    2,835,760 
         85,889,173 
IT Services - 0.5%          
Computer Task Group 2   69,810    506,122 
Hackett Group (The) 1   306,320    5,660,794 
Kyndryl Holdings 2   29,317    432,719 
Unisys Corporation 1,2,3   256,698    995,988 
         7,595,623 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.7%          
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor 2   8,856    238,669 
Ambarella 2   3,100    240,002 
Axcelis Technologies 2   49,427    6,586,148 
AXT 2   106,100    422,278 
Camtek 2   26,300    745,605 
Cirrus Logic 1,2,3   59,500    6,508,110 
Cohu 2   14,510    557,039 
Diodes 1,2   69,650    6,460,734 
FormFactor 2   282,762    9,005,970 
Impinj 1,2,3   40,945    5,548,866 
indie Semiconductor Cl. A 2   21,000    221,550 
Kulicke & Soffa Industries 1   40,573    2,137,791 
MaxLinear 2   315,921    11,123,578 
MKS Instruments   201,299    17,839,117 
Onto Innovation 1,2   91,250    8,019,050 
Photronics 2   259,775    4,307,070 
Rambus 2   134,197    6,878,938 
Semtech Corporation 2   17,396    419,940 
SiTime Corporation 2   46,258    6,579,275 
SMART Global Holdings 2   48,856    842,278 
Ultra Clean Holdings 2   68,070    2,257,201 
         96,939,209 
Software - 2.6%          
Adeia 1   133,738    1,184,919 
Agilysys 2   37,500    3,094,125 
Alkami Technology 2   767,660    9,718,576 
Consensus Cloud Solutions 1,2,3   48,566    1,655,615 
Cvent Holding Corp. 2   100,000    836,000 
Descartes Systems Group (The) 2   6,000    483,660 
E2open Parent Holdings Cl. A 2   100,000    582,000 
InterDigital   20,456    1,491,242 
JFrog 2   100,000    1,970,000 
Matterport Cl. A 2   150,000    409,500 
nCino 2   198,862    4,927,800 
Paycor HCM 2   245,860    6,520,207 
Progress Software   81,259    4,668,329 
Sapiens International   75,215    1,633,670 
Sprout Social Cl. A 2   8,000    487,040 
Teradata Corporation 2   21,962    884,629 
Upland Software 2   100,000    430,000 
Workiva Cl. A 2   28,470    2,915,613 
Xperi 2   1,763    19,270 
         43,912,195 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.3%          
Avid Technology 1,2   159,806    5,110,596 
Total        268,232,546 
           
Materials – 9.2%          
Chemicals - 4.5%          
AdvanSix 1   38,993    1,492,262 
American Vanguard 1   169,525    3,709,207 
Aspen Aerogels 2   47,200    351,640 
Chase Corporation 1,3   49,829    5,218,591 
Element Solutions 1   449,490    8,679,652 
FutureFuel Corporation   86,490    638,297 
Hawkins 1   89,940    3,937,573 
Innospec 1   125,382    12,872,970 
Minerals Technologies 1   224,436    13,560,423 
NewMarket Corporation   8,000    2,919,840 
Quaker Houghton   110,121    21,798,452 
         75,178,907 
Containers & Packaging - 0.0%          
Graphic Packaging Holding Company   9,795    249,674 
Silgan Holdings   4,901    263,037 
         512,711 
Metals & Mining - 3.9%          
Alamos Gold Cl. A   1,976,000    24,124,306 
Gold Fields ADR   536,500    7,146,180 
Haynes International 1   102,500    5,134,225 
Hecla Mining   321,300    2,033,829 
IAMGOLD Corporation 2   500,000    1,355,000 
Major Drilling Group International 2   1,496,691    11,771,976 
Materion Corporation   25,000    2,900,000 
Newcrest Mining   33,909    603,161 
Olympic Steel   12,012    627,147 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum 1   18,300    4,698,342 
TimkenSteel Corporation 2   81,962    1,503,183 
Warrior Met Coal   14,896    546,832 
Worthington Industries 1   64,300    4,156,995 
         66,601,176 
Paper & Forest Products - 0.8%          
Clearwater Paper 2   16,164    540,201 
Glatfelter Corporation 2   210,400    671,176 
Louisiana-Pacific   79,060    4,285,843 
Mercer International   98,931    967,050 
Stella-Jones   132,650    5,083,199 
Sylvamo Corporation 1   40,315    1,864,972 
         13,412,441 
Total        155,705,235 
         
Real Estate – 4.0%        
Diversified REITs - 0.0%        
New York REIT 2,5   15,000    166,950 
Real Estate Management & Development - 4.0%          
Anywhere Real Estate 2   149,204    787,797 
Colliers International Group   77,200    8,148,460 
Cushman & Wakefield 2   25,000    263,500 
DigitalBridge Group Cl. A   642,317    7,701,381 
Douglas Elliman   184,083    572,498 
FirstService Corporation   105,355    14,854,001 
FRP Holdings 1,2   76,558    4,431,177 
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings 1   689,018    11,430,809 
Marcus & Millichap 1   300,214    9,639,871 
St. Joe Company (The) 1   78,800    3,278,868 
Tejon Ranch 1,2   313,818    5,733,455 
         66,841,817 
Total        67,008,767 
           
Utilities – 0.1%          
Gas Utilities - 0.0%          
Chesapeake Utilities   4,951    633,679 
Water Utilities - 0.1%          
American States Water   10,725    953,345 
Total        1,587,024 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $1,335,487,727)        1,648,633,945 
           
DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.3%          
Diversified Investment Companies – 0.0%          
Closed-End Funds - 0.0%          
Eagle Point Credit   42,054    469,743 
Total        469,743 
           
Financials – 0.3%          
Investment Companies - 0.3%          
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF   17,700    1,945,938 
ProShares Ultra SmallCap600   25,000    530,000 
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF   38,900    2,963,402 
Total        5,439,340 
           
Materials – 1.0%          
Metals & Mining - 1.0%          
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF   400,400    15,815,800 
Total        15,815,800 
           
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT COMPANIES          
(Cost $19,944,451)        21,724,883 
           
WARRANTS – 0.0%          
Health Care – 0.0%          
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.0%          
Cano Health (Warrants) 2   49,999    8,000 
(Cost $237,495)        8,000 
     
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 2.6%    
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,
1.44% dated 3/31/23, due 4/3/23,
maturity value $43,362,754 (collateralized
by obligations of U.S. Government
Agencies, 1.25% due 6/30/28, valued at $44,224,781)
    
(Cost $43,357,551)   43,357,551 
      
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.6%     
(Cost $1,399,027,224)   1,713,724,379 
      
LIABILITIES LESS CASH
AND OTHER ASSETS – (1.6)%
   (26,308,476)
      
NET ASSETS – 100.0%  $1,687,415,903 

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt
SPDR – Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
1All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund's revolving credit agreement as of March 31, 2023. Total market value of pledged securities as of March 31, 2023, was $75,621,577.
2Non-income producing.
3As of March 31, 2023, a portion of these securities, in the aggregate amount of $32,816,003, were rehypothecated by BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Limited in connection with the Fund's revolving credit agreement.
4These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities and/or due to the application of fair value factors.
5Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.1% of net assets. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value.

 

TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $1,401,855,525. As of March 31, 2023, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $311,868,854, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $435,312,957 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $123,444,103. 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:

 

Royce Value Trust, Inc. (the "Fund"), is a diversified closed-end investment company that was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on July 1, 1986. The Fund commenced operations on November 26, 1986. Royce & Associates, LP, the Fund’s investment adviser, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. and primarily conducts business using the name Royce Investment Partners (“Royce”). Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Portfolio securities held by the Fund 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. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share. Values for non-U.S. dollar denominated equity securities are converted to U.S. dollars daily based upon prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank.

 

Equity securities that are listed on an exchange or Nasdaq, or traded on OTC Market Group Inc.’s OTC Link ATS or other alternative trading system, are valued: (i) on the basis of their last reported sales prices or official closing prices, as applicable, on a valuation date; or (ii) at their highest reported bid prices in the event such equity securities did not trade on a valuation date. Such inputs are generally referred to as “Level 1” inputs because they represent reliable quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

If the value of a portfolio security held by the Fund cannot be determined solely by reference to Level 1 inputs, such portfolio security will be “fair valued.” The Fund’s Board of Directors has designated Royce as valuation designee to perform fair value determinations for such portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Rule 2a-5”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, fair values are determined in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors and policies and procedures adopted by Royce in its capacity as valuation designee for the Fund. Fair valued securities are reported as either “Level 2” or “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, no assurance can be given that a fair value assigned to a particular portfolio security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. When a fair value pricing methodology is used, the fair value prices used by the Fund for such securities will likely differ from the quoted or published prices for the same securities.

 

Level 2 inputs are other significant observable inputs (e.g., dealer bid side quotes and quoted prices for securities with comparable characteristics). Examples of situations in which Level 2 inputs are used to fair value portfolio securities held by the Fund on a particular valuation date include:

Over-the-counter equity securities other than those traded on OTC Market Group Inc.’s OTC Link ATS or other alternative trading system (collectively referred to herein as “Other OTC Equity Securities”) are fair valued at their highest bid price when Royce receives at least two bid side quotes from dealers who make markets in such securities;
Certain bonds and other fixed income securities may be fair valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates, and maturities in accordance with valuation methodologies maintained by certain independent pricing services; and
The Fund uses an independent pricing service to fair value certain non-U.S. equity securities when 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 such non-U.S. securities.

 

Level 3 inputs are significant unobservable inputs. Examples of Level 3 inputs include (without limitation) the last trade price for a security before trading was suspended or terminated; discounts to last trade price for lack of marketability or otherwise; market price information regarding other securities; information received from the issuer and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements; and other publicly available information. Pursuant to the above-referenced policies and procedures, Royce may use various techniques in making fair value determinations based upon Level 3 inputs, which techniques may include (without limitation): (i) workout valuation methods (e.g., earnings multiples, discounted cash flows, liquidation values, derivations of book value, firm or probable offers from qualified buyers for the issuer’s ongoing business, etc.); (ii) discount or premium from market, or compilation of other observable market information, for other similar freely traded securities; (iii) conversion from the readily available market price of a security into which an affected security is convertible or exchangeable; and (iv) pricing models or other formulas. In the case of restricted securities, fair value determinations generally start with the inherent or intrinsic worth of the relevant security, without regard to the restrictive feature, and are reduced for any diminution in value resulting from the restrictive feature. Due to the inherent uncertainty of such valuations, these fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

 

A security that is valued by reference to Level 1 or Level 2 inputs may drop to Level 3 on a particular valuation date for several reasons, including if:

an equity security that is listed on an exchange or Nasdaq, or traded on OTC Market Group Inc.’s OTC Link ATS or other alternative trading system, has not traded and there are no bids;
Royce does not receive at least two bid side quotes for an Other OTC Equity Security;
the independent pricing services are unable to supply fair value prices; or
the Level 1 or Level 2 inputs become otherwise unreliable for any reason (e.g., a significant event occurs after the close of trading for a security but prior to the time the Fund prices its shares).

 

The table below shows the aggregate value of the various Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 securities held by the Fund as of March 31, 2023. Any Level 2 or Level 3 securities held by the Fund are noted in its Schedule of Investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with owning those securities.

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks   $1,639,936,912    $7,697,923    $999,110    $1,648,633,945 
Diversified Investment Companies   21,724,883            21,724,883 
Warrants   8,000            8,000 
Repurchase Agreement       43,357,551        43,357,551 

 

                  Unrealized Gain (Loss)     
   Balance as of       Realized   Currently Held  Securities No  Balance as of 
   12/31/22   Sales   Gain (Loss)   Securities  Longer Held  3/31/23 
Common Stocks   $999,110    $ –    $ –     $0    $ –   $999,110 

 

Repurchase Agreements:

 

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The 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 the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The remaining contractual maturity of the repurchase agreement held by the Fund as of March 31, 2023, is next business day and continuous.

 

Borrowings:

 

The Fund is party to a revolving credit agreement (the “credit agreement”) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Limited (BNPPI). The Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the then-current maximum amount that may be borrowed by the Fund under the credit agreement. The credit agreement has a 179-day rolling term that resets daily. The Fund pledges eligible portfolio securities as collateral and has granted a security interest in such pledged securities to, and in favor of, BNPPI as security for the loan balance outstanding. The amount of eligible portfolio securities required to be pledged as collateral is determined by BNPPI in accordance with the credit agreement. In determining collateral requirements, the value of eligible securities pledged as collateral is subject to discount by BNPPI based upon a variety of factors set forth in the credit agreement. As of March 31, 2023, the market value of eligible securities pledged as collateral exceeded two times the loan balance outstanding.

 

If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or comply with other financial covenants set forth in the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement, which may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may terminate the credit agreement upon certain ratings downgrades of its corporate parent, which would result in the Fund’s entire loan balance becoming immediately due and payable. The occurrence of such ratings downgrades may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may also terminate the credit agreement upon sixty (60) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Fund in the event the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of any calendar month declines by thirty-five percent (35%) or more from the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of the immediately preceding calendar month.

 

The credit agreement also permits, subject to certain conditions, BNPPI to rehypothecate portfolio securities pledged by the Fund up to the amount of the loan balance outstanding. The Fund continues to receive payments in lieu of dividends and interest on rehypothecated securities. The Fund also has the right under the credit agreement to recall the rehypothecated securities from BNPPI on demand. If BNPPI fails to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Fund is compensated by BNPPI for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security is not returned by BNPPI, the Fund, upon notice to BNPPI, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the value of the recalled security failed to be returned. The Fund receives a portion of the fees earned by BNPPI in connection with the rehypothecation of portfolio securities.

 

The Fund and BNPPI have agreed that the current maximum amount the Fund may borrow under the credit agreement is $70,000,000. The Fund has the right to further reduce the maximum amount it can borrow under the credit agreement upon one (1) business day’s prior written notice to BNPPI. In addition, the Fund and BNPPI may agree to increase the maximum amount the Fund can borrow under the credit agreement, which amount may not exceed $150,000,000.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Fund had outstanding borrowings of $35,000,000. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, the Fund had an average daily loan balance of $35,000,000. As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate value of rehypothecated securities was $32,816,003.

 

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