Royce Premier Fund (RYPRX)
The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets in a limited number (generally less than 100) of equity securities of primarily small-cap companies at the time of investment. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of such premier companies. At least 65% of these securities will be issued by small-cap companies at the time of investment.
Fund Info
US7809056002
780905600
Dec 31, 1991
$2,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
RYPRX has a high expense ratio of 1.17%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Royce Premier Fund (RYPRX) returned -2.39% year-to-date (YTD) and -11.26% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RYPRX returned -6.15% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.82%.
RYPRX
-2.39%
14.06%
-13.99%
-11.26%
-0.63%
0.20%
-6.15%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
1.00%
12.45%
0.40%
11.91%
15.05%
15.04%
10.82%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of RYPRX, 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 | 2.66% | -2.59% | -6.80% | -3.74% | 8.80% | -2.39% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.39% | 5.66% | 3.40% | -7.81% | 4.91% | -1.02% | 7.56% | -2.80% | 0.82% | -3.10% | 8.58% | -15.64% | -5.46% |
| 2023 | 11.93% | -2.40% | 0.18% | -1.54% | -2.68% | 9.01% | 3.65% | -3.69% | -4.62% | -6.12% | 8.95% | 2.91% | 14.57% |
| 2022 | -8.10% | -0.25% | 1.09% | -6.49% | 0.09% | -6.84% | 9.45% | -4.18% | -9.28% | 9.43% | 5.50% | -12.60% | -22.44% |
| 2021 | -0.51% | 9.32% | 1.56% | 2.00% | -1.24% | -0.79% | 0.60% | 0.40% | -4.16% | 5.72% | -2.41% | -13.38% | -4.52% |
| 2020 | -2.17% | -8.10% | -19.69% | 12.58% | 6.11% | 0.54% | 4.48% | 2.66% | -4.34% | 2.01% | 14.71% | 2.23% | 6.44% |
| 2019 | 11.10% | 4.96% | -0.59% | 6.16% | -8.32% | 7.86% | 1.77% | -3.13% | 3.01% | 2.51% | 2.38% | -14.23% | 11.24% |
| 2018 | 5.18% | -4.07% | 0.24% | -1.61% | 3.51% | -0.41% | 2.82% | 3.83% | -1.16% | -9.63% | 3.33% | -30.71% | -29.96% |
| 2017 | 2.26% | 3.97% | 0.36% | 1.57% | -0.48% | 0.78% | 1.01% | 0.35% | 5.73% | 3.04% | 3.06% | -13.42% | 7.12% |
| 2016 | -6.51% | 2.77% | 8.67% | 2.15% | 1.31% | -1.43% | 4.47% | 2.08% | 0.06% | -2.83% | 9.70% | -10.13% | 8.88% |
| 2015 | -4.51% | 6.21% | 1.20% | -1.78% | 2.16% | -1.28% | -1.00% | -5.84% | -6.05% | 6.32% | 1.71% | -24.24% | -27.05% |
| 2014 | -4.34% | 6.00% | 0.36% | 0.40% | 0.04% | 5.00% | -5.73% | 4.11% | -6.83% | 2.40% | -0.54% | -10.42% | -10.46% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of RYPRX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% 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 Premier Fund (RYPRX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Royce Premier Fund provided a 0.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.12 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.13 | $0.08 |
Dividend yield | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.90% | 0.42% | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.28% | 0.92% | 0.42% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Royce Premier 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2014 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Royce Premier 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 Premier Fund was 66.19%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Royce Premier Fund drawdown is 54.46%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -66.19% | Jul 7, 2014 | 1439 | Mar 23, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -55.84% | Jul 20, 2007 | 411 | Mar 9, 2009 | 470 | Jan 18, 2011 | 881 |
| -27.76% | Apr 17, 2002 | 122 | Oct 9, 2002 | 214 | Aug 18, 2003 | 336 |
| -27.52% | Oct 13, 1997 | 259 | Oct 8, 1998 | 190 | Jul 1, 1999 | 449 |
| -24.62% | Apr 28, 2011 | 110 | Oct 3, 2011 | 490 | Sep 17, 2013 | 600 |
Volatility
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