Royce Small-Cap Value Fund (RYVFX)
The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of small-cap companies that Royce believes are trading below its estimate of their current worth. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies. 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
US7809057331
780905733
Jun 14, 2001
$2,000
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
RYVFX has a high expense ratio of 1.49%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Royce Small-Cap Value Fund (RYVFX) returned -9.59% year-to-date (YTD) and -5.40% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RYVFX returned 4.45% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
RYVFX
-9.59%
4.75%
-16.03%
-5.40%
6.20%
12.67%
4.45%
^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 RYVFX, 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 | 1.40% | -7.19% | -5.20% | -3.70% | 5.23% | -9.59% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.00% | 2.95% | 4.74% | -6.50% | 4.13% | -3.77% | 12.58% | -3.49% | 0.00% | -2.69% | 8.47% | -7.21% | 3.20% |
| 2023 | 8.29% | -0.84% | -4.12% | -4.41% | -0.58% | 10.79% | 5.34% | -1.39% | -3.43% | -3.34% | 7.02% | 12.36% | 26.39% |
| 2022 | -7.03% | -1.04% | -1.47% | -5.74% | 3.16% | -8.52% | 11.35% | -2.15% | -9.32% | 12.58% | 7.41% | -6.76% | -10.18% |
| 2021 | 2.21% | 10.38% | 7.02% | 3.77% | 1.12% | -2.85% | -1.51% | 2.02% | -4.15% | 3.24% | -1.14% | 5.92% | 28.15% |
| 2020 | -6.39% | -13.10% | -25.64% | 11.09% | 4.05% | 2.85% | 0.15% | 6.69% | -4.09% | 2.84% | 16.04% | 6.36% | -6.46% |
| 2019 | 10.80% | 4.66% | -5.49% | 5.37% | -12.89% | 8.23% | 1.54% | -5.32% | 5.85% | 1.41% | 2.46% | 2.73% | 18.27% |
| 2018 | 0.39% | -3.44% | 2.65% | -0.50% | 7.29% | 0.84% | 2.58% | 3.60% | -5.21% | -7.33% | 2.77% | -9.87% | -7.38% |
| 2017 | -2.20% | 0.51% | 0.20% | -1.02% | -4.62% | 3.02% | -1.67% | -1.70% | 8.77% | 0.30% | 5.16% | -0.93% | 5.22% |
| 2016 | -2.87% | 4.14% | 8.07% | -2.84% | -2.60% | -0.11% | 5.12% | 0.85% | -1.68% | -3.84% | 11.54% | 4.83% | 21.09% |
| 2015 | -5.61% | 7.30% | 2.02% | -0.58% | -1.65% | 0.00% | -3.20% | -3.22% | -4.94% | 3.59% | -0.37% | -4.91% | -11.70% |
| 2014 | -5.19% | 4.62% | 1.87% | -1.54% | -0.00% | 3.95% | -4.38% | 4.13% | -5.19% | 3.42% | -0.51% | -0.12% | 0.33% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of RYVFX 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 Small-Cap Value Fund (RYVFX) 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 Small-Cap Value Fund provided a 6.67% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.60 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.84 | $0.53 | $0.60 | $0.34 | $0.31 | $1.09 | $0.38 | $0.56 | $1.71 | $1.67 |
Dividend yield | 6.67% | 6.03% | 8.20% | 6.03% | 5.77% | 3.93% | 3.20% | 13.13% | 3.73% | 5.59% | 19.64% | 14.17% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Royce Small-Cap 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 | $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 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.84 | $0.84 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.53 | $0.53 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.34 | $0.34 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.09 | $1.09 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.38 | $0.38 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.56 | $0.56 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.71 | $1.71 |
| 2014 | $1.67 | $1.67 |
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 Small-Cap 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 Small-Cap Value Fund was 57.72%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 510 trading sessions.
The current Royce Small-Cap Value Fund drawdown is 17.12%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -57.72% | Jun 5, 2007 | 370 | Nov 20, 2008 | 510 | Dec 1, 2010 | 880 |
| -48.56% | Sep 4, 2018 | 390 | Mar 23, 2020 | 222 | Feb 8, 2021 | 612 |
| -41.61% | Mar 20, 2002 | 141 | Oct 9, 2002 | 210 | Aug 12, 2003 | 351 |
| -29.2% | Apr 28, 2011 | 110 | Oct 3, 2011 | 407 | May 20, 2013 | 517 |
| -28.2% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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