SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS 

ROYCE CAPITAL FUND - MICRO-CAP PORTFOLIO 

MARCH 31, 2026 (UNAUDITED)

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.8%          
           
Communication Services – 2.1%          
Entertainment - 0.9%          
IMAX Corporation 1   25,265   $960,323 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.8%          
DHI Group 1   74,434    209,159 
QuinStreet 1   53,696    644,889 
         854,048 
Media - 0.4%          
Magnite 1   31,720    376,834 
Total        2,191,205 
           
Consumer Discretionary – 11.2%          
Automobile Components - 0.8%          
Fox Factory Holding Corp. 1   26,287    432,684 
Stoneridge 1   72,052    348,011 
         780,695 
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.6%          
Legacy Education 1   81,917    1,025,601 
Lincoln Educational Services 1   41,816    1,701,075 
         2,726,676 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.0%          
Century Casinos 1   149,217    207,412 
First Watch Restaurant Group 1   26,749    280,329 
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 1   64,030    1,107,719 
Target Hospitality 1   46,561    432,086 
         2,027,546 
Household Durables - 1.3%          
Hovnanian Enterprises Cl. A 1   3,250    360,458 
Legacy Housing 1   33,004    674,272 
LGI Homes 1   8,225    325,134 
         1,359,864 
Leisure Products - 1.4%          
American Outdoor Brands 1   84,422    788,501 
MasterCraft Boat Holdings 1   34,745    712,620 
         1,501,121 
Specialty Retail - 2.6%          
Bed Bath & Beyond 1   70,172    325,598 
Citi Trends 1   22,369    969,025 
J.Jill   25,532    292,597 
OneWater Marine Cl. A 1   50,195    474,343 
RealReal 1   52,376    475,574 
Shoe Carnival   7,205    112,326 
         2,649,463 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5%          
Lakeland Industries 1   39,067    319,959 
Vera Bradley 1   55,034    173,907 
         493,866 
Total        11,539,231 
           
Consumer Staples – 0.1%          
Food Products - 0.1%          
Seneca Foods Cl. A 1   984    148,702 
Total        148,702 
         
Energy – 4.5%        
Energy Equipment & Services - 3.4%          
Natural Gas Services Group   35,835    1,352,413 
Pason Systems   72,779    692,685 
Ranger Energy Services Cl. A   39,207    672,008 
Select Water Solutions Cl. A   52,727    806,723 
         3,523,829 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.1%          
Riley Exploration Permian   14,946    544,781 
SandRidge Energy   34,151    557,003 
         1,101,784 
Total        4,625,613 
           
Financials – 13.7%          
Banks - 7.8%          
BayCom Corp.   24,092    716,135 
Chain Bridge Bancorp Cl. A 1   18,375    641,287 
Coastal Financial 1   5,115    389,251 
Customers Bancorp 1   13,361    927,387 
Esquire Financial Holdings   5,656    608,020 
HBT Financial   21,758    581,374 
Hingham Institution for Savings   2,227    636,566 
HomeTrust Bancshares   13,887    592,281 
Investar Holding   43,335    1,181,745 
Midway Investments 1,2   1,751,577    0 
Northeast Bank   6,697    752,542 
Western New England Bancorp   81,137    1,049,101 
         8,075,689 
Capital Markets - 3.7%          
Canaccord Genuity Group   94,613    810,036 
Oppenheimer Holdings Cl. A   11,406    1,017,301 
Perella Weinberg Partners Cl. A   10,231    185,795 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Cl. A   33,030    443,923 
Sprott   9,877    1,409,519 
         3,866,574 
Consumer Finance - 1.3%          
EZCORP Cl. A 1   52,910    1,342,856 
Insurance - 0.9%          
International General Insurance Holdings   37,399    905,991 
Total        14,191,110 
           
Health Care – 12.5%          
Biotechnology - 1.8%          
Absci Corporation 1   67,653    202,959 
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics 1   22,007    196,963 
CareDx 1   34,424    597,601 
Compass Therapeutics 1   49,763    263,246 
ORIC Pharmaceuticals 1   46,835    593,399 
         1,854,168 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.4%          
Acme United   19,360    869,458 
AngioDynamics 1   26,504    301,350 
Apyx Medical 1   215,125    793,811 
Artivion 1   20,208    740,017 
Delcath Systems 1   18,013    167,161 
Establishment Labs Holdings 1   17,645    1,001,883 
Profound Medical 1   102,757    657,420 
         4,531,100 
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.2%          
AMN Healthcare Services 1   42,514    779,707 
Cross Country Healthcare 1   47,595    447,393 
         1,227,100 
Health Care Technology - 1.1%          
Certara 1   65,245    371,897 
Simulations Plus 1   39,767    470,046 
SOPHiA GENETICS 1   51,238    253,628 
Veradigm 1,3   13,906    64,663 
         1,160,234 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.5%          
Alpha Teknova 1   99,046    286,243 
Azenta 1   23,288    492,075 
BioLife Solutions 1   32,588    621,779 
Cytek Biosciences 1   151,203    660,757 
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Cl. A 1   162,808    460,747 
Mesa Laboratories   10,017    885,703 
Standard BioTools 1   275,104    252,903 
         3,660,207 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%          
Esperion Therapeutics 1   167,777    459,709 
Total        12,892,518 
           
Industrials – 25.1%          
Aerospace & Defense - 3.1%          
Astronics Corporation 1   12,787    853,276 
CPI Aerostructures 1   95,135    372,929 
Park Aerospace   44,473    1,217,671 
VSE Corporation   4,217    777,615 
         3,221,491 
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.0%          
Forward Air 1,4   24,698    412,704 
Radiant Logistics 1   82,041    578,389 
         991,093 
Building Products - 1.0%          
Janus International Group 1   66,909    344,581 
Quanex Building Products   39,766    714,595 
         1,059,176 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.7%          
ACV Auctions Cl. A 1   35,417    150,168 
Liquidity Services 1   29,489    901,479 
Montrose Environmental Group 1   32,080    702,231 
         1,753,878 
Construction & Engineering - 3.8%          
Ameresco Cl. A 1   24,276    619,038 
Bowman Consulting Group 1   17,328    492,808 
Concrete Pumping Holdings 1   85,878    613,169 
Limbach Holdings 1   11,013    859,565 
NWPX Infrastructure 1   17,507    1,363,095 
         3,947,675 
Electrical Equipment - 1.9%          
American Superconductor 1   12,925    437,511 
Hammond Power Solutions Cl. A   5,859    738,619 
LSI Industries   42,670    793,662 
         1,969,792 
Ground Transportation - 1.2%          
Covenant Logistics Group Cl. A   31,525    855,904 
Marten Transport   26,769    351,477 
         1,207,381 
Machinery - 5.1%          
Aebi Schmidt Holding   31,385    304,748 
CECO Environmental 1   16,412    977,827 
Energy Recovery 1   42,882    431,822 
Graham Corporation 1   16,135    1,273,374 
Lindsay Corporation   4,137    492,593 
Luxfer Holdings   70,109    853,928 
Perma-Pipe International Holdings 1   12,064    359,628 
Titan International 1   47,130    325,668 
Wabash National   15,391    132,670 
Westport Fuel Systems 1   45,292    82,432 
         5,234,690 
Marine Transportation - 0.4%          
Clarkson 3   6,855    420,552 
Professional Services - 1.5%          
Alight Cl. A 1   76,652    44,665 
Asure Software 1   44,346    381,376 
Kforce   15,458    451,992 
Mistras Group 1   26,513    391,862 
TrueBlue 1   78,163    305,617 
         1,575,512 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 4.4%          
Alta Equipment Group 1   55,386    297,423 
Distribution Solutions Group 1   18,743    491,816 
EVI Industries   35,056    721,453 
NPK International 1   80,760    1,170,212 
Titan Machinery 1   43,800    732,336 
Transcat 1   15,122    1,110,711 
         4,523,951 
Total        25,905,191 
           
Information Technology – 21.5%          
Communications Equipment - 4.6%          
ADTRAN Holdings 1   106,158    1,335,468 
Applied Optoelectronics 1   10,266    868,401 
Clearfield 1   23,563    623,712 
Digi International 1   24,735    1,192,227 
NETGEAR 1   19,575    427,518 
Ribbon Communications 1   137,625    291,765 
         4,739,091 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 7.2%          
Arlo Technologies 1   38,221    543,885 
Bel Fuse Cl. B   6,553    1,297,363 
Climb Global Solutions 1   27,608    547,191 
Kraken Robotics 1   36,423    209,463 
LightPath Technologies Cl. A 1   91,536    918,106 
Luna Innovations 1,3,4   34,622    34,622 
M-tron Industries 1   695    46,461 
nLIGHT 1   20,341    1,159,844 
Powerfleet 1   201,134    619,493 
Richardson Electronics   88,649    970,706 
SmartRent Cl. A 1   59,028    88,542 
Vishay Precision Group 1   22,813    990,540 
         7,426,216 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.9%          
Aehr Test Systems 1,4   9,199    341,099 
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor 1   15,231    337,519 
Camtek 1   6,715    1,018,061 
Cohu 1   44,807    1,371,990 
Ichor Holdings 1   30,765    1,433,957 
inTEST Corporation 1   70,260    959,049 
Kopin Corporation 1   374,129    841,790 
Nova 1   2,305    1,001,015 
Penguin Solutions 1   19,691    346,562 
Ultra Clean Holdings 1   25,163    1,564,635 
         9,215,677 
Software - 0.7%          
PagerDuty 1   41,118    255,343 
PAR Technology 1   30,465    406,098 
         661,441 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.1%          
AstroNova 1   14,330    131,693 
Total        22,174,118 
           
Materials – 4.8%          
Chemicals - 2.0%          
Core Molding Technologies 1   25,538    572,051 
5N Plus 1   67,867    1,545,559 
         2,117,610 
Metals & Mining - 2.8%          
Alphamin Resources   43,153    35,674 
Altius Minerals   31,762    1,117,184 
Ferroglobe   130,217    536,494 
Major Drilling Group International 1   102,097    1,175,756 
         2,865,108 
Total        4,982,718 
           
Real Estate – 0.3%          
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%          
Marcus & Millichap   13,482    358,486 
Total        358,486 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $68,751,666)        99,008,892 
           
INVESTMENTS AT VALUE          
(Cost $68,751,666)        99,008,892 
           
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 4.0%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,          
3.00% dated 3/31/26, due 4/1/26,          
maturity value $4,177,611 (collateralized          
by obligations of U.S. Government          
Agencies, 3.625% due 8/31/27, valued at $4,260,986)          
(Cost $4,177,263)        4,177,263 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%          
(Cost $72,928,929)        103,186,155 
           
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS          
LESS LIABILITIES – 0.2%        199,222 
           
NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $103,385,377 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

ROYCE CAPITAL FUND - SMALL-CAP PORTFOLIO

MARCH 31, 2026 (UNAUDITED)

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS – 99.2%          
           
Consumer Discretionary – 23.7%          
Automobile Components - 5.0%          
Gentex Corporation   121,756   $2,660,369 
Lear Corporation   26,025    3,151,107 
Visteon Corporation   29,876    2,722,002 
         8,533,478 
Diversified Consumer Services - 2.1%          
frontdoor 1   24,324    1,285,767 
Stride 1   27,071    2,386,850 
         3,672,617 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.4%          
Boyd Gaming   28,954    2,379,440 
Household Durables - 6.4%          
Ethan Allen Interiors   46,852    1,042,925 
M/I Homes 1   24,112    2,952,514 
Meritage Homes   24,908    1,540,311 
PulteGroup   25,265    2,971,417 
Taylor Morrison Home 1   43,135    2,512,182 
         11,019,349 
Specialty Retail - 7.2%          
Academy Sports & Outdoors   47,262    2,667,940 
Buckle (The)   59,411    2,991,938 
J.Jill   170,743    1,956,715 
Shoe Carnival   129,625    2,020,854 
Signet Jewelers   26,612    2,252,439 
Williams-Sonoma   2,184    398,209 
         12,288,095 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.6%          
Kontoor Brands   37,748    2,653,307 
Total        40,546,286 
           
Consumer Staples – 2.0%          
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 2.0%          
Village Super Market Cl. A   80,814    3,412,775 
Total        3,412,775 
           
Energy – 7.8%          
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.8%          
Chord Energy   11,674    1,659,809 
Matador Resources   50,556    3,194,128 
Riley Exploration Permian   63,196    2,303,494 
SM Energy   101,071    3,151,394 
Teekay Tankers Cl. A   41,926    3,074,015 
Total        13,382,840 
           
Financials – 26.6%          
Banks - 20.0%          
Beacon Financial   81,850    2,455,500 
Burke & Herbert Financial Services   37,431    2,331,577 
Business First Bancshares   91,458    2,473,024 
Civista Bancshares   116,248    2,649,292 
CNB Financial   62,209    1,801,573 
Dime Community Bancshares   12,881    435,635 
First Bank   171,913    2,750,608 
FS Bancorp   62,132    2,397,674 
Heritage Financial   52,007    1,352,182 
Mid Penn Bancorp   63,572    2,044,476 
OceanFirst Financial   65,883    1,188,529 
Princeton Bancorp   50,907    1,719,129 
Timberland Bancorp   86,554    3,412,824 
TrustCo Bank Corp NY   9,906    433,685 
Unity Bancorp   59,644    3,091,349 
Univest Financial   34,330    1,176,146 
WesBanco   61,976    2,137,552 
Western New England Bancorp   19,951    257,966 
         34,108,721 
Capital Markets - 1.6%          
Evercore Cl. A   9,418    2,811,367 
Financial Services - 1.7%          
Enact Holdings   70,474    2,876,044 
Insurance - 3.3%          
Donegal Group Cl. A   125,479    2,155,730 
Tiptree   71,387    1,207,868 
United Fire Group   60,785    2,252,692 
         5,616,290 
Total        45,412,422 
           
Health Care – 10.0%          
Biotechnology - 2.6%          
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 1   138,741    3,435,227 
Entrada Therapeutics 1   76,461    964,938 
         4,400,165 
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8%          
Pediatrix Medical Group 1   61,116    1,307,271 
Pharmaceuticals - 6.6%          
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals 1   91,885    1,800,027 
Collegium Pharmaceutical 1   59,570    1,969,980 
CorMedix 1   284,829    1,933,989 
Harmony Biosciences Holdings 1   76,841    2,152,316 
Innoviva 1   109,442    2,549,999 
SIGA Technologies   170,858    914,090 
         11,320,401 
Total        17,027,837 
           
Industrials – 16.6%          
Building Products - 0.2%          
UFP Industries   4,488    413,435 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.5%          
Interface   103,233    2,572,566 
Construction & Engineering - 0.6%          
Sterling Infrastructure 1   2,544    1,036,095 
Ground Transportation - 0.8%          
ArcBest Corporation   13,633    1,340,942 
Machinery - 3.7%          
Allison Transmission Holdings   27,131    3,175,955 
Blue Bird 1   55,000    3,123,450 
         6,299,405 
Marine Transportation - 1.8%          
Genco Shipping & Trading   134,579    3,034,756 
Professional Services - 7.0%          
Barrett Business Services   60,475    1,764,660 
IBEX 1   126,590    3,395,144 
Kforce   48,754    1,425,567 
Korn Ferry   44,550    2,804,423 
MAXIMUS   39,202    2,512,848 
         11,902,642 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.0%          
DNOW 1   151,909    1,809,236 
Total        28,409,077 
           
Information Technology – 12.5%          
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 8.3%          
Bel Fuse Cl. B   5,189    1,027,318 
ePlus   22,724    1,709,981 
Flex 1   24,390    1,596,569 
Jabil   5,518    1,465,746 
PC Connection   37,025    2,164,482 
Sanmina Corporation 1   20,893    2,708,569 
TD SYNNEX   20,825    3,513,386 
         14,186,051 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.8%          
Amkor Technology   30,109    1,355,808 
Software - 1.2%          
Adeia   81,076    1,948,256 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.2%          
Diebold Nixdorf 1   49,852    3,760,835 
Total        21,250,950 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $127,144,316)        169,442,187 
           
INVESTMENTS AT VALUE          
(Cost $127,144,316)        169,442,187 
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 1.0%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,          
3.00% dated 3/31/26, due 4/1/26,          
maturity value $1,654,528 (collateralized          
by obligations of U.S. Government          
Agencies, 3.625% due 8/31/27, valued at $1,687,490)          
(Cost $1,654,390)        1,654,390 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.2%          
(Cost $128,798,706)        171,096,577 
           
LIABILITIES LESS CASH          
AND OTHER ASSETS – (0.2)%        (276,818)
           
NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $170,819,759 

 

1 Non-income producing.
2 A security for which market quotations are not readily available represents 0.0% of net assets for Micro-Cap Portfolio. This security has been valued at its fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. This security is defined as a Level 3 security due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value.
3 These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities and/or due to the application of fair value factors.
4 All or a portion of these securities were on loan as of March 31, 2026.

 

Tax Information:

As of March 31, 2026, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based on identified cost for tax purposes was as follows:

 

      Net Unrealized        
      Appreciation   Gross Unrealized
  Tax Basis Cost   (Depreciation)   Appreciation   (Depreciation)
Micro-Cap Portfolio $ 73,048,709   $30,137,446   $38,689,224   $8,551,778
Small-Cap Portfolio 129,288,868   41,807,709   48,547,304   6,739,595

 

The primary cause of the difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.

 

Valuation of Investments: 

 

Royce Capital Fund – Micro-Cap Portfolio and Royce Capital Fund – Small-Cap Portfolio (each, a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”) are the two series of Royce Capital Fund (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust. Royce & Associates, LP, the Funds’ investment adviser, is a majority-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. and primarily conducts business using the name Royce Investment Partners (“Royce”). Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Portfolio securities held by the Funds are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share. Values for non-U.S. dollar denominated equity securities are converted to U.S. dollars daily based upon prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. 

 

Portfolio securities that are listed on an exchange or Nasdaq, or traded on OTC Market Group Inc.’s OTC Link ATS or other alternative trading system, are valued: (i) on the basis of their last reported sales prices or official closing prices, as applicable, on a valuation date; or (ii) at their highest reported bid prices in the event such equity securities did not trade on a valuation date. Such inputs are generally referred to as “Level 1” inputs because they represent reliable quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

If the value of a portfolio security held by a Fund cannot be determined solely by reference to Level 1 inputs, such portfolio security will be “fair valued.” The Trust’s Board of Trustees has designated Royce as valuation designee to perform fair value determinations for such portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Rule 2a-5”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, fair values are determined in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and policies and procedures adopted by Royce in its capacity as valuation designee for the Trust. Fair valued securities are reported as either “Level 2” or “Level 3” securities.

 

As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which a Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, no assurance can be given that a fair value assigned to a particular portfolio security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. When a fair value pricing methodology is used, the fair value prices used by the Fund for such securities will likely differ from the quoted or published prices for the same securities. 

 

Level 2 inputs are other significant observable inputs (e.g., dealer bid side quotes and quoted prices for securities with comparable characteristics). Examples of situations in which Level 2 inputs are used to fair value portfolio securities held by the Funds on a particular valuation date include: 

Over-the-counter equity securities other than those traded on OTC Market Group Inc.’s OTC Link ATS or other alternative trading system (collectively referred to herein as “Other OTC Equity Securities”) are fair valued at their highest bid price when Royce receives at least two bid side quotes from dealers who make markets in such securities;

Certain bonds and other fixed income securities may be fair valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates, and maturities in accordance with valuation methodologies maintained by certain independent pricing services; and

The Funds use an independent pricing service to fair value certain non-U.S. equity securities when U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold set by Royce as valuation designee. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts, and other indications to estimate the fair value of such non-U.S. securities.

 

Level 3 inputs are significant unobservable inputs. Examples of Level 3 inputs include (without limitation) the last trade price for a security before trading was suspended or terminated; discounts to last trade price for lack of marketability or otherwise; market price information regarding other securities; information received from the issuer and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements; and other publicly available information. Pursuant to the above-referenced policies and procedures, Royce may use various techniques in making fair value determinations based upon Level 3 inputs, which techniques may include (without limitation): (i) workout valuation methods (e.g., earnings multiples, discounted cash flows, liquidation values, derivations of book value, firm or probable offers from qualified buyers for the issuer’s ongoing business, etc.); (ii) discount or premium from market, or compilation of other observable market information, for other similar freely traded securities; (iii) conversion from the readily available market price of a security into which an affected security is convertible or exchangeable; and (iv) pricing models or other formulas. 

 

A security that is valued by reference to Level 1 or Level 2 inputs may drop to Level 3 on a particular valuation date for several reasons, including if:

an equity security that is listed on an exchange or Nasdaq, or traded on OTC Market Group Inc.’s OTC Link ATS or other alternative trading system, has not traded and there are no bids;

Royce does not receive at least two bid side quotes for an Other OTC Equity Security;

the independent pricing services are unable to supply fair value prices; or

the Level 1 or Level 2 inputs become otherwise unreliable for any reason (e.g., a significant event occurs after the close of trading for a security but prior to the time a Fund prices its shares).

 

The table below shows the aggregate value of the various Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 securities held by the Funds as of March 31, 2026. Any Level 2 or Level 3 securities held by a Fund are noted in its Schedule of Investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with owning those securities.

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Micro-Cap Portfolio                    
Common Stocks  $98,489,055   $519,837   $0   $99,008,892 
Repurchase Agreement       4,177,263        4,177,263 
Small-Cap Portfolio                    
Common Stocks   169,442,187            169,442,187 
Repurchase Agreement       1,654,390        1,654,390 

 

Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Funds’ investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of each Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The remaining contractual maturities of repurchase agreements held by the Funds as of March 31, 2026, are next business day and continuous. 

 

Securities Lending: 

 

The Funds loan securities through a lending agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, to qualified institutional investors for the purpose of earning additional income. The lending agent receives and holds collateral from such borrowers to secure their obligations to the Funds. Such loans must be secured at all times by collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of the loaned securities. The market values of the loaned securities and the collateral fluctuate and are determined at the close of each business day by the lending agent. Borrowers are required to post additional collateral to the lending agent on the next succeeding business day in the event of a collateral shortfall. Counterparty risk is further reduced by loaning securities only to parties that participate in a Global Securities Lending Program organized and monitored by the lending agent and that are deemed by it to satisfy its requirements and by having the lending agent enter into securities lending agreements with such borrowers. The lending agent is not affiliated with Royce. 

 

Collateral may be in the form of cash or U.S. Treasuries. Cash collateral is invested in certain money market pooled investment vehicles. The Funds record a liability in their respective Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the return of such cash collateral during periods in which securities are on loan. The Funds bear the risk of loss for any decrease in the market value of the loaned securities or the investments purchased with cash collateral received from the borrowers.

 

Pursuant to the agreement in place between the Funds and the lending agent, if a borrower fails to return loaned securities, and the cash collateral being maintained by the lending agent on behalf of such borrower is insufficient to cover the value of loaned securities and provided such collateral insufficiency is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent shall, at its option, either replace the loaned securities or pay the amount of the shortfall to the Funds. In the event of the bankruptcy of a borrower, the Funds could experience delay in recovering the loaned securities or only recover cash or a security of equivalent value.

 

Loans of securities generally do not have stated maturity dates, and the Funds may recall a security at any time. The Funds’ securities lending income consists of the income earned on investing cash collateral, plus any premium payments received for lending certain securities, less any rebates paid to borrowers and lending agent fees associated with the loan. Pursuant to the agreement in place between the Funds and the lending agent, the Funds are responsible for any shortfall in the event the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral is insufficient to pay the rebate fee to the borrower.

 

The following table presents non-cash collateral and the market value of securities on loan collateralized by non-cash collateral held by the Funds’ custodian as of March 31, 2026:

 

       Securities on Loan     
   Non-Cash Collateral   Collateralized by Non-Cash Collateral   Net Amount 
Micro-Cap Portfolio  $346,256   $(337,943)   $8,313 

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Prospectus, Annual and Semiannual Shareholder Reports, and Annual and Semiannual Financial Statements. This information is available through Royce Investment Partners (www.royceinvest.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).