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Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE: RMT) as of September 30, 2010


Published on 2010-10-13 09:50:28 - Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE: RMT):

  • Only micro-cap closed-end fund
  • Average weekly trading volume of approximately 281,000 shares
  • Funda™s adviser has more than 35 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience

Closing Prices a" September 30, 2010

NAV $ 9.72
MKT $ 8.27
Total Return Performance
Periods ended September 30, 2010 NAV MKT
1 Month* 12.11% 14.61%
Year to Date* 9.21 12.21
One-Year 13.42 13.29
Three-Year Average Annual -5.89 -8.06
Five-Year Average Annual 1.40 -1.70
10-Year Average Annual 8.00 7.96

*Not annualized

Portfolio Diagnostics
Wtd Average Geometric Market Cap: $315 million
Wtd. Average P/E Ratio: 15.5x*
Wtd. Average P/B Ratio: 1.4x
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock: $326 million
Net Leverage: 11.9%

*Excludes 21% of portfolio holdings with zero or negative earnings as of9/30/10.

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. Kennedy Wilson Holdings 2.5%
2. Sapient Corp. 2.3
3. Seneca Foods Cl. B 1.4
4. iGATE Corp. 1.3
5. Tennant Company 1.1
6. FlexSteel Industries 1.0
7. Richardson Electronics 1.0
8. SFN Group 1.0
9. Epoch Holding Corp. 1.0
10. Hawkins 0.9
Top Five Industries % of Net Assets
1. Industrial Products 24%
2. Technology 19
3. Industrial Services 13
4. Natural Resources 13
5. Health 10

Recent Developments

Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. is a closed-end diversified investment company whose shares of Common Stock (RMT) and 6.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock (RMTpra) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Funda™s investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing primarily in equity securities of companies that, at the time of investment, have market capitalization of $500 million or less.

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

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