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Royce Focus Trust (NASDAQ: FUND) as of April 30, 2010


Published on 2010-05-25 08:05:25 - Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Royce Focus Trust (NASDAQ: FUND):

Closing Prices a" April 30, 2010

NAV $7.67
MKT $6.90

Total Return Performance

Periods ended April 30, 2010

NAV

MKT

1 Month* 3.37 % 3.45 %
Year to Date* 7.12 9.00
One-Year 52.18 39.39
Three-Year Average Annual -2.14 -7.18
Five-Year Average Annual 9.45 6.20
Ten-Year Average Annual 11.90 13.38
*Not Annualized

Portfolio Diagnostics

Wtd. Average Geometric Market Cap $2573 million
Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: 15.9x*
Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: 2.0x
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stock: $177 million
Net Leverage: 1 %

*The Fundsa™ P/E ratio calculations exclude companies with zero or negative earnings.

Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets, applicable to common stock.

Portfolio Composition

Top 10 Positions

% of Net Assets

1. Berkshire-Hathaway, Inc. 4.1 %
2. Seabridge Gold 3.4
3. Sanderson Farms 3.2
4. Kennedy Wilson Holdings 2.9
5. Reliance Steel & Aluminum 2.9
6. Buckle (The) 2.9
7. GrafTech International 2.6
8. Nucor Corp. 2.4
9. Unit Corp 2.4
10. Mosaic Company (The) 2.4

Top Five Industries

% of Net Assets

1. Natural Resources 27 %
2. Industrial Products 21
3. Financial Services 11
4. Consumer Products 9
5. Industrial Services 8

Recent Developments

Royce Focus Trust, Inc. has declared a cash dividend of $0.375 per share on its Cumulative Preferred Stock, based on an annual rate of 6.00% of the initial liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The dividend is to be paid on June 23, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 7, 2010 (ex-dividend June 3, 2010).

Royce Focus Trust, Inc. is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common Stock are listed and traded on the Nasdaq National Market (Nasdaq - FUND) and whose shares of 6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock are listed and traded on the NYSE (RFO.pra). The Fund's investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by normally investing at least 75% of its assets in equity securities.

Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Focus Trust are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XFUNX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at [ www.roycefunds.com ].