Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Fund Investment Class (RYPNX)

Fund Assets	1.25B
Expense Ratio	1.228%
Min. Investment	$2,000
Turnover	51.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	18.51
YTD Return	17.59%
1-Year Return	19.44%
5-Year Return	48.71%
52-Week Low	15.61
52-Week High	21.24
Beta (5Y)	1.23
Holdings	214
Inception Date	Nov 19, 1996

About RYPNX

Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Fund Investment Class is a mutual fund specializing in equity investments primarily focused on small-cap and micro-cap companies, typically those with market capitalizations up to $2.5 billion. The fund seeks long-term capital growth by identifying and investing in businesses whose market prices are considered undervalued relative to their fundamentals, often targeting sectors and companies undergoing change or possessing catalysts for future earnings growth, such as new management, favorable business cycles, or product innovation. Broadly diversified across industries, the fund generally allocates at least 80% of its net assets to small-cap securities and benchmarks its performance against indices like the Russell 2000 Value Index. Its role in the financial market is to provide exposure to dynamic, smaller firms that may offer higher growth potential or unique opportunities compared to larger, more established companies, thereby serving investors interested in participating in the early stages of corporate growth and the U.S. small-cap value segment.

• Fund Family: Royce Investment Partners
• Category: Small Value
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: High
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: RYPNX
• Share Class: Investment Class
• Index: Russell 2000 Value TR

Performance

RYPNX had a total return of 19.44% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.15%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FCVCX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value C	1.79%
FCVAX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value A	1.07%
FCVTX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value M	1.34%
FIKNX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value Z	0.66%
FCVIX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Value I	0.78%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
ROFIX	Institutional Class	1.14%
RYOFX	Service Class	1.49%
ROFRX	R Class	1.89%
ROFCX	Consultant Class	2.24%

Top 10 Holdings

12.65% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Fixed Income Clearing Corp. - FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO	n/a	4.10%
Federated Hermes Govt Obl Svc	GOSXX	1.31%
Mercury Systems, Inc.	MRCY	0.97%
Lionsgate Studios Corp.	LION	0.95%
Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.	MEC	0.94%
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.	AAP	0.90%
Orion Group Holdings, Inc.	ORN	0.90%
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.	UCTT	0.88%
Select Water Solutions, Inc.	WTTR	0.85%
Cohu, Inc.	COHU	0.84%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$1.5274	Dec 11, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$1.2316	Dec 12, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$0.6837	Dec 14, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.6764	Dec 15, 2022
Dec 12, 2019	$0.1964	Dec 12, 2019
Dec 13, 2018	$1.0128	Dec 13, 2018

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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