Andrew Palen, a Royce Premier assistant manager for three years, will step off this fund on Sept. 1, 2026, to devote more time to Royce Micro Cap, where he will become a comanager with Jim Stoeffel, who has run the fund for more than a decade. Palen has been a Royce Micro Cap assistant manager since 2024. Veteran managers Steve McBoyle and Lauren Romeo remain on Royce Premier, which also added a new analyst this year. The strategy's People Pillar rating is unchanged.
Royce Premier Fund Investment Class RYPRX
- NAV / 1-Day Return $11.22 / −0.18 %
- Fund Size $995.7M
- Adjusted Expense Ratio 1.220%
- Net Expense Ratio 1.220%
- Fee Level: Distribution Above Average
- Share Class Type No Load
- Morningstar Category Small Blend
- Equity Style Box (Funds) Small Blend
- Minimum Initial Investment $2,000
- Investment Status Open
- TTM Yield 0.00%
- Turnover Ratio 20%
Morningstar’s Analysis RYPRX
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- % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 31.5
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Market Value USD
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Fixed Income Clearing Corporation | 3.98 | 40M | Cash and Equivalents |
Quaker Houghton | 3.84 | 39M | Basic Materials |
SEI Investments Co | 3.68 | 37M | Financial Services |
FirstService Corp Ordinary Shares | 3.29 | 33M | Real Estate |
Reliance Inc | 3.19 | 32M | Basic Materials |
MKS Inc | 3.14 | 32M | Technology |
RBC Bearings Inc | 2.97 | 30M | Industrials |
Littelfuse Inc | 2.95 | 30M | Technology |
Arcosa Inc | 2.87 | 29M | Industrials |
TMX Group Ltd | 2.84 | 29M | Financial Services |