Royce Total Return Fund (RYTRX)
Normally, the fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in dividend-paying equity securities. In addition, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small-cap companies, under normal circumstances. Although the fund normally focuses on securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets (measured at the time of investment) in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
Fund Info
US7809058818
780905881
Dec 15, 1993
$2,000
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
RYTRX has a high expense ratio of 1.25%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Royce Total Return Fund (RYTRX) returned -6.00% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.21% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RYTRX returned 7.38% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
RYTRX
-6.00%
4.09%
-11.21%
4.21%
5.62%
12.58%
7.38%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of RYTRX, 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 | 2.11% | -2.58% | -5.50% | -4.78% | 5.01% | -6.00% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.97% | 2.65% | 4.75% | -7.39% | 5.46% | -0.53% | 7.89% | -3.35% | 0.01% | -0.26% | 10.43% | -5.54% | 9.96% |
| 2023 | 11.13% | -1.65% | -6.40% | -1.35% | -1.67% | 9.79% | 6.19% | -2.25% | -3.25% | -6.44% | 8.98% | 11.50% | 24.39% |
| 2022 | -3.87% | 0.47% | 0.94% | -6.09% | 2.24% | -7.75% | 6.89% | -6.20% | -10.33% | 10.93% | 5.59% | -4.99% | -13.59% |
| 2021 | 1.18% | 9.63% | 5.59% | 5.05% | 0.70% | -3.30% | -1.80% | 2.47% | -2.36% | 4.49% | -2.90% | 5.14% | 25.58% |
| 2020 | -2.56% | -10.33% | -20.20% | 11.99% | 2.59% | 3.20% | 2.12% | 3.50% | -5.14% | 3.01% | 13.54% | 7.12% | 3.84% |
| 2019 | 9.27% | 5.18% | -2.96% | 4.44% | -7.27% | 6.76% | 0.90% | -3.74% | 3.21% | 2.16% | 2.29% | 2.27% | 23.53% |
| 2018 | 1.77% | -4.56% | 0.64% | -0.07% | 2.72% | 0.25% | 3.31% | 1.50% | -1.97% | -7.98% | 2.50% | -10.46% | -12.68% |
| 2017 | 0.44% | 1.60% | 0.17% | 1.00% | -3.05% | 2.68% | 0.79% | -1.84% | 7.06% | 1.42% | 3.33% | -0.52% | 13.48% |
| 2016 | -4.20% | 1.49% | 8.18% | 1.60% | 1.02% | 0.62% | 4.43% | 1.34% | 0.04% | -3.60% | 10.37% | 2.90% | 25.90% |
| 2015 | -3.87% | 5.36% | 0.47% | -0.81% | 0.47% | -0.68% | -2.17% | -3.88% | -3.82% | 6.45% | 0.78% | -5.21% | -7.35% |
| 2014 | -4.07% | 3.55% | 1.22% | -1.57% | 0.31% | 3.50% | -4.63% | 3.73% | -5.46% | 4.77% | -0.31% | 1.25% | 1.62% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of RYTRX is 17, meaning it’s performing worse than 83% 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 Total Return Fund (RYTRX) 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 Total Return Fund provided a 8.16% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.58 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.58 | $0.59 | $0.72 | $1.05 | $2.89 | $1.95 | $1.04 | $2.29 | $1.91 | $1.31 | $1.77 | $1.90 |
Dividend yield | 8.16% | 7.73% | 9.77% | 15.93% | 32.86% | 20.91% | 9.53% | 23.54% | 14.05% | 9.56% | 14.86% | 12.91% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Royce Total Return 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 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.56 | $0.59 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.69 | $0.72 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.99 | $1.05 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.79 | $2.89 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.85 | $1.95 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.93 | $1.04 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.16 | $2.29 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.81 | $1.91 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.22 | $1.31 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.65 | $1.77 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.81 | $1.90 |
Drawdowns
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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 Total Return 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 Total Return Fund was 54.24%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 480 trading sessions.
The current Royce Total Return Fund drawdown is 11.93%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -54.24% | Jul 16, 2007 | 415 | Mar 9, 2009 | 480 | Feb 1, 2011 | 895 |
| -40.82% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 183 | Dec 10, 2020 | 227 |
| -24.31% | Nov 17, 2021 | 219 | Sep 30, 2022 | 302 | Dec 13, 2023 | 521 |
| -23.68% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -23.14% | May 16, 2002 | 101 | Oct 9, 2002 | 185 | Jul 8, 2003 | 286 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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