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 Institutional Class RPFIX
- NAV / 1-Day Return $11.53 / 0.00
- Fund Size $1.0B
- Adjusted Expense Ratio 1.150%
- Net Expense Ratio 1.150%
- Fee Level: Distribution High
- Share Class Type Institutional
- Morningstar Category Small Blend
- Equity Style Box (Funds) Small Growth
- Minimum Initial Investment $1M
- Investment Status Open
- TTM Yield 0.00%
- Turnover Ratio 20%
Morningstar’s Analysis RPFIX
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People Pillar
Parent Pillar
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- Equity Holdings —
- Bond Holdings —
- Other Holdings —
- % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 33.2
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Top 10 Holdings
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% Portfolio Weight
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Market Value USD
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Sector
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Fixed Income Clearing Corporation | 4.54 | 52M | Cash and Equivalents |
MKS Inc | 4.39 | 50M | Technology |
Arcosa Inc | 3.78 | 43M | Industrials |
JBT Marel Corp | 3.59 | 41M | Industrials |
Quaker Houghton | 3.40 | 39M | Basic Materials |
RBC Bearings Inc | 3.36 | 39M | Industrials |
RB Global Inc | 3.17 | 36M | Industrials |
FirstService Corp Ordinary Shares | 3.10 | 36M | Real Estate |
ESCO Technologies Inc | 2.83 | 32M | Technology |
Littelfuse Inc | 2.79 | 32M | Technology |