Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund (RYVPX)
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser invests the fund's assets primarily in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion that Royce believes have above-average growth prospects. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with stock market capitalizations up to $7.5 billion. 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
US7809057414
780905741
Jun 14, 2001
$2,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
RYVPX has a high expense ratio of 1.49%, 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 Smaller-Companies Growth 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 Smaller-Companies Growth Fund had a return of 6.84% year-to-date (YTD) and 23.05% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund had an annualized return of -5.77%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
RYVPX
6.84%
3.44%
14.61%
23.05%
-0.64%
-5.77%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of RYVPX, 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 | 4.74% | 6.84% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -1.40% | 6.49% | 4.01% | -5.71% | 3.33% | -0.29% | 6.32% | 0.42% | 1.51% | 2.99% | 12.38% | -10.21% | 19.48% |
| 2023 | 11.68% | 1.14% | -3.07% | -3.67% | 0.69% | 8.59% | 4.11% | -6.08% | -8.90% | -8.35% | 12.60% | 10.33% | 16.97% |
| 2022 | -15.50% | -1.54% | 0.14% | -15.91% | -3.04% | -6.10% | 12.80% | 1.15% | -10.41% | 9.26% | 1.99% | -10.75% | -35.15% |
| 2021 | 8.85% | 5.39% | -2.03% | 4.64% | -1.11% | 2.24% | -4.93% | 0.91% | -1.55% | 6.47% | -8.18% | -28.33% | -21.32% |
| 2020 | -0.50% | -5.66% | -18.80% | 17.57% | 8.94% | 4.62% | 4.41% | 8.57% | -3.35% | 0.56% | 17.46% | 1.70% | 34.42% |
| 2019 | 10.61% | 6.49% | -1.65% | 4.00% | -5.46% | 6.30% | 2.47% | -6.26% | -2.31% | 3.03% | 3.45% | -1.36% | 19.43% |
| 2018 | 2.15% | -1.74% | 0.00% | 0.09% | 8.85% | 0.94% | 0.59% | 7.58% | -2.66% | -11.67% | -2.37% | -37.59% | -37.42% |
| 2017 | 2.36% | 1.69% | 0.96% | 1.21% | 1.28% | 3.29% | 0.57% | -0.24% | 3.99% | 1.72% | -0.46% | -17.39% | -2.91% |
| 2016 | -12.05% | 1.42% | 7.21% | 0.93% | 0.19% | -0.19% | 3.89% | 1.07% | 0.53% | -4.47% | 11.83% | -9.68% | -1.70% |
| 2015 | -3.65% | 8.24% | 0.47% | -1.41% | 2.79% | 2.58% | 2.32% | -7.44% | -6.13% | 2.54% | 2.69% | -22.81% | -21.29% |
| 2014 | -3.01% | 8.16% | -1.41% | -4.05% | -0.60% | 5.51% | -6.58% | 6.44% | -5.99% | 5.10% | -0.06% | -17.75% | -15.95% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of RYVPX is 43, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund (RYVPX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund provided a 0.79% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.06 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.06 | $0.06 |
Dividend yield | 0.79% | 0.84% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Royce Smaller-Companies Growth 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 | $0.06 | $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 Smaller-Companies Growth 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 Smaller-Companies Growth Fund was 72.22%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund drawdown is 54.72%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -72.22% | Mar 7, 2014 | 1519 | Mar 18, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -61.57% | Jul 20, 2007 | 411 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1090 | Jul 9, 2013 | 1501 |
| -36.48% | Apr 1, 2002 | 134 | Oct 9, 2002 | 163 | Jun 4, 2003 | 297 |
| -15.17% | May 10, 2006 | 50 | Jul 21, 2006 | 94 | Dec 4, 2006 | 144 |
| -12.15% | Dec 31, 2004 | 93 | May 13, 2005 | 46 | Jul 20, 2005 | 139 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund volatility is 5.42%, 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.