Royce Dividend Value Fund (RYDVX)
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Royce & Associates, LP ("Royce"), the fund's investment adviser, invests the fund's assets primarily in dividend-paying securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion that the advisor believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities that produce dividend income to the fund, and at least 65% will be issued by companies with stock market capitalizations up to $15 billion at the time of investment.
Fund Info
US7809054361
780905436
May 3, 2004
$2,000
Mid-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
RYDVX has a high expense ratio of 1.34%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Royce Dividend Value Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Royce Dividend Value Fund had a return of 3.70% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.99% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Royce Dividend Value Fund had an annualized return of -1.55%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Royce Dividend Value Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
RYDVX
3.70%
2.06%
-6.52%
1.99%
1.22%
-1.55%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of RYDVX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.25% | 3.70% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -0.48% | 6.89% | 3.90% | -5.20% | 3.96% | -2.20% | 9.91% | -1.50% | 1.12% | 0.41% | 7.25% | -18.94% | 1.81% |
| 2023 | 8.06% | -1.30% | -0.08% | -0.17% | -2.63% | 8.04% | 3.62% | -1.67% | -5.17% | -5.05% | 9.95% | -1.88% | 10.77% |
| 2022 | -7.97% | 0.33% | 1.96% | -7.36% | -1.04% | -8.38% | 10.11% | -4.85% | -8.94% | 11.82% | 7.53% | -4.83% | -13.68% |
| 2021 | -0.63% | 6.35% | 5.52% | 4.96% | 2.83% | -2.89% | 1.22% | 0.67% | -5.65% | 5.77% | -3.20% | -8.43% | 5.36% |
| 2020 | -2.02% | -10.65% | -20.86% | 11.26% | 7.09% | 2.26% | 3.53% | 3.58% | -3.99% | 1.08% | 12.86% | 1.03% | 0.16% |
| 2019 | 10.47% | 3.95% | -0.61% | 4.90% | -7.01% | 8.41% | 0.15% | -3.62% | 1.88% | 2.96% | 3.31% | -10.47% | 13.02% |
| 2018 | 4.64% | -5.05% | -0.65% | -0.79% | 1.45% | -1.38% | 4.50% | -0.00% | -0.57% | -11.10% | 2.87% | -20.08% | -25.59% |
| 2017 | 1.77% | 1.88% | 0.59% | 1.84% | -0.90% | 2.34% | 1.53% | -0.63% | 5.06% | 1.57% | 2.97% | -10.53% | 6.84% |
| 2016 | -5.75% | 2.29% | 8.96% | 0.55% | -0.27% | -0.89% | 4.58% | 0.26% | -0.40% | -2.53% | 7.24% | -6.62% | 6.41% |
| 2015 | -4.14% | 5.84% | -0.36% | 2.17% | 0.59% | -1.30% | -2.51% | -3.80% | -4.27% | 6.40% | 0.88% | -13.32% | -14.34% |
| 2014 | -4.46% | 3.38% | 1.41% | -0.89% | 0.67% | 3.41% | -4.22% | 3.05% | -6.20% | 2.57% | -0.00% | -6.10% | -7.84% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of RYDVX is 8, meaning it’s performing worse than 92% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Royce Dividend Value Fund (RYDVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Royce Dividend Value Fund provided a 3.04% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.20 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.06 |
Dividend yield | 3.04% | 3.15% | 0.89% | 0.53% | 0.50% | 1.36% | 0.92% | 1.05% | 0.93% | 1.02% | 1.36% | 0.73% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Royce Dividend Value Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.20 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.06 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.09 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.06 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.07 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.10 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.06 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Royce Dividend Value Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Royce Dividend Value Fund was 60.15%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 493 trading sessions.
The current Royce Dividend Value Fund drawdown is 23.03%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60.15% | Jun 5, 2007 | 442 | Mar 9, 2009 | 493 | Feb 18, 2011 | 935 |
| -56.94% | Jul 7, 2014 | 1439 | Mar 23, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -25.23% | May 2, 2011 | 108 | Oct 3, 2011 | 239 | Sep 14, 2012 | 347 |
| -10.67% | Dec 2, 2013 | 43 | Feb 3, 2014 | 105 | Jul 3, 2014 | 148 |
| -8.66% | Apr 21, 2006 | 59 | Jul 17, 2006 | 50 | Sep 26, 2006 | 109 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Royce Dividend Value Fund volatility is 3.72%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.