Royce Value Trust

RVT

Market cap $2.17B

Mathematically, dividends are simply "realized" total return – cash that has already crossed the finish line. High-flyers trade on imagination and growth, while dividend stocks are anchored by reality. With the S&P 500 trading at P/E levels reminiscent of 2001, today's "outperformance" may simply be tomorrow's overvaluation.

Oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund Average weekly trading volume of approximately 1,600,196 shares Fund's adviser has more than 50 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience NEW YORK, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --  CLOSING PRICES AS OF 02/28/26           NAV 19.57 MKT 18.36 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 02/28/26             NAV (%)           MKT (%) One-Month* 3.99 5.70 Year to Date* 10.63 14.04 One-Year 29.66 31.94 Three-Year 16.98 18.32 Five-Year 8.27 9.74 10-Year 13.42 14.82 *Not Annualized Important Performance and Expense Information All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Fund's investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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Capture the 2026 rotation with RVT, a fund that has beaten its index for nearly four decades. Buy the "bargains" in small-cap value before the market closes the 20-year valuation gap. Position yourself for the "book value balloon" as AGNC transitions into a lower-rate environment.

Royce Small-Cap Trust has delivered a 34.7% total return over twelve months, benefiting from rotation out of large-cap tech. RVT now trades at a 6.93% discount to NAV, above its five-year average, prompting a downgrade to hold from buy. The fund maintains a 6.6% dividend yield, supported by strong net realized gains, but relies on capital gains for distributions.

NEW YORK, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (NYSE-RVT) has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.30 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution, optionally payable in additional shares of Common Stock, or in cash by specific stockholder election, is to be paid on March 30, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2026 (ex-dividend on March 12, 2026).

Oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund Average weekly trading volume of approximately 2,313,377 shares Fund's adviser has more than 50 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --  CLOSING PRICES AS OF 01/31/26 NAV 18.82 MKT 17.37 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 01/31/26 NAV (%) MKT (%) One-Month* 6.39 7.89 One-Year 18.73 16.85 Three-Year 14.63 15.30 Five-Year 9.00 10.12 10-Year 13.18 14.47 *Not Annualized Important Performance and Expense Information All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Fund's investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

My income portfolio prioritizes resilient, high-dividend securities with long-term positive NAV trends rather than trading based on unpredictable short-term price movements. Therefore, I focus on funds that have demonstrated value creation since launch, especially those with at least a decade of performance history, with its accompanying ups and downs. In this article, I show how the NAVs of all my securities behaved during the worst moments of their existence and how they largely rebounded.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --  Oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund Average weekly trading volume of approximately 1,494,105 shares Fund's adviser has more than 50 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience CLOSING PRICES AS OF 12/31/25 NAV 17.69 MKT 16.10 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 12/31/25 NAV (%) MKT (%) One-Month* 0.30 2.41 One-Year 14.03 11.60 Three-Year 16.03 16.14 Five-Year 8.10 9.04 10-Year 11.75 12.29 *Not Annualized Important Performance and Expense Information All performance information reflects past performance, is presented on a total return basis, net of the Fund's investment advisory fee, and reflects the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.