Royce Premier Fund Investment Class (RYPRX)

Fund Assets	1.10B
Expense Ratio	1.22%
Min. Investment	$2,000
Turnover	20.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.24
Dividend Yield	10.36%
Dividend Growth	19.69%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	11.97
YTD Return	17.09%
1-Year Return	15.82%
5-Year Return	38.51%
52-Week Low	10.30
52-Week High	12.72
Beta (5Y)	1.03
Holdings	53
Inception Date	Dec 31, 1991

About RYPRX

Royce Premier Fund Investment Class is an actively managed mutual fund focused on delivering long-term capital growth by investing predominantly in a select group of high-quality small-cap companies. The fund typically holds fewer than 100 positions and targets businesses that management believes exhibit premier characteristics—such as strong balance sheets, durable franchises, and solid prospects for growth and cash flow improvement. At least 80% of the fund’s assets are allocated to equity securities of these companies, with a minimum of 65% concentrated in small-cap stocks at the time of investment. The fund spans a diverse array of industries, including financial services, industrials, technology, healthcare, and basic materials, though it may also invest a portion of assets in companies headquartered outside the United States. Royce Premier Fund Investment Class plays a notable role in the market for investors seeking exposure to the small-cap segment, emphasizing quality and selectivity over broad market representation, and is benchmarked primarily against small-cap indices such as the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices.

• Fund Family: Royce Investment Partners
• Category: Small Blend
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: RYPRX
• Share Class: Investment Class
• Index: Russell 2000 TR

Performance

RYPRX had a total return of 15.82% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.12%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FKICX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Stock K6 Fund	0.60%
FSCDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap A	1.20%
FCDTX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Sm Cp M	1.39%
FSOPX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund	0.77%
FCDIX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Sm Cp I	0.87%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
RPFIX	Institutional Class	1.15%
RPFFX	Service Class	1.49%
RPRCX	Consultant Class	2.24%
RAAFX	A Class	1.49%

Top 10 Holdings

34.95% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation	n/a	4.54%
MKS Inc.	MKSI	4.39%
Arcosa, Inc.	ACA	3.78%
JBT Marel Corporation	JBTM	3.59%
Quaker Chemical Corporation	KWR	3.40%
RBC Bearings Incorporated	RBC	3.36%
RB Global, Inc.	RBA	3.17%
FirstService Corporation	FSV	3.10%
ESCO Technologies Inc.	ESE	2.83%
Littelfuse, Inc.	LFUS	2.79%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$1.2408	Dec 11, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$1.0367	Dec 12, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$0.7937	Dec 14, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.9057	Dec 15, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$2.753	Dec 16, 2021
Dec 10, 2020	$0.7546	Dec 10, 2020

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Aug 27, 2026

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