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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 

ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST 

MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS – 103.3%          
           
Australia – 3.5%          
Cochlear   5,200   $833,260 
IPH   288,020    1,448,228 
Steadfast Group   76,900    222,540 
Technology One   77,300    548,381 
Total        3,052,409 
           
Bermuda – 1.2%          
Assured Guaranty 1   10,800    456,624 
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son   14,800    565,656 
Total        1,022,280 
           
Brazil – 1.6%          
OdontoPrev   312,000    728,914 
TOTVS   120,885    621,322 
Total        1,350,236 
           
Canada – 11.7%          
Alamos Gold Cl. A   132,200    1,033,026 
Altus Group   15,600    750,270 
AutoCanada 2   21,500    523,514 
Centerra Gold   39,000    345,094 
Descartes Systems Group (The) 1,2   33,600    2,046,576 
FirstService   2,100    311,199 
Major Drilling Group International 2   168,000    902,363 
Morneau Shepell   47,700    1,256,742 
Onex Corporation   6,000    373,168 
Pan American Silver 1   22,300    669,669 
Sprott   34,360    1,305,281 
Stella-Jones   16,000    649,065 
Total        10,165,967 
           
Denmark – 0.3%          
Chr. Hansen Holding 2   2,600    236,257 
Total        236,257 
           
France – 1.2%          
Esker   2,600    607,365 
Interparfums 2   6,620    399,032 
Total        1,006,397 
           
Germany – 3.3%          
Carl Zeiss Meditec   4,900    738,390 
CompuGroup Medical   4,800    405,567 
New Work   4,200    1,090,963 
STRATEC   4,800    648,456 
Total        2,883,376 
           
Greece – 0.9%          
Sarantis   81,200    824,633 
Total        824,633 
           
Iceland – 1.2%          
Ossur 2   146,500    1,012,734 
Total        1,012,734 
           
India – 2.7%          
AIA Engineering 2   43,500    1,213,725 
WNS Holdings ADR 1,2   15,200    1,101,088 
Total        2,314,813 
           
Israel – 2.5%          
Nova Measuring Instruments 1,2   9,800    891,898 
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange   206,900    1,274,907 
Total       2,166,805 
           
Italy – 1.5%          
Carel Industries   51,600    1,050,477 
Gruppo MutuiOnline   4,200    221,394 
Total        1,271,871 
           
Japan – 3.8%          
As One   4,200    527,632 
Benefit One   19,600    520,247 
Fukui Computer Holdings   15,700    562,208 
NSD   30,300    503,791 
TechnoPro Holdings   3,300    274,789 
TKC Corporation   29,800    947,356 
Total        3,336,023 
           
Mexico – 0.8%          
Becle   153,400    349,887 
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores   174,000    350,307 
Total        700,194 
           
Netherlands – 1.4%          
IMCD   8,700    1,208,995 
Total        1,208,995 
           
New Zealand – 2.7%          
a2 Milk 2   60,000    356,837 
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare   24,400    547,015 
NZX   408,000    598,389 
Pushpay Holdings 2   583,000    846,908 
Total        2,349,149 
           
Norway – 2.2%          
Protector Forsikring   70,000    735,752 
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical   57,000    907,999 
Tomra Systems   6,000    259,764 
Total        1,903,515 
           
Poland – 0.6%          
Warsaw Stock Exchange   42,000    486,753 
Total        486,753 
           
Singapore – 1.9%          
Midas Holdings 2,3   400,000    0 
XP Power   25,100    1,626,333 
Total        1,626,333 
           
South Africa – 4.3%          
Cartrack Holdings   114,090    540,923 
JSE   76,500    578,726 
PSG Group   240,000    1,148,943 
Stadio Holdings 2   3,541,372    683,801 
Transaction Capital 2   386,000    809,397 
Total        3,761,790 
           
Sweden – 5.7%          
Biotage   44,700    788,211 
Bravida Holding   90,200    1,242,471 
CDON 2   7,300    455,547 
Dometic Group 2   22,500    326,289 
Karnov Group   171,481    1,024,945 
OEM International Cl. B 2   28,575    1,112,447 
Total        4,949,910 
           
Switzerland – 1.9%          
Inficon Holding   300    315,188 
Kardex Holding   3,400    693,562 
LEM Holding   150    289,795 
VZ Holding   4,200    347,056 
Total        1,645,601 
           
United Kingdom – 16.5%          
Ashmore Group   101,000    544,980 
CentralNic Group 2   196,273    228,642 
Diploma   13,500    474,211 
DiscoverIE Group   71,000    655,800 
Eckoh 2   149,827    150,782 
FDM Group Holdings   67,500    937,999 
Ferroglobe (Warranty Insurance Trust) 2,3   41,100    0 
Halma   27,000    883,654 
Intertek Group   13,400    1,034,870 
Keystone Law Group   138,340    1,191,971 
Learning Technologies Group   494,500    1,023,939 
Marlowe 2   223,600    2,219,434 
Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings   60,900    944,513 
Polypipe Group 2   98,600    754,411 
Restore 2   260,700    1,279,467 
RWS Holdings   65,200    547,398 
SThree 2   211,500    1,122,559 
YouGov   26,800    370,388 
Total        14,365,018 
           
United States – 29.9%          
Air Lease Cl. A 1   21,182    1,037,918 
APi Group 1,2   50,700    1,048,476 
BOK Financial 1   6,350    567,182 
CIRCOR International 1,2   28,300    985,406 
CMC Materials 1   5,150    910,468 
Cognex Corporation 1   5,374    445,988 
Colfax 1,2   21,400    937,534 
Diodes 1,2   7,000    558,880 
ESCO Technologies 1   5,500    598,895 
FARO Technologies 1,2   7,250    627,633 
GCM Grosvenor Cl. A   44,626    531,049 
Haemonetics Corporation 2   6,600    732,666 
Helios Technologies 1   8,339    607,663 
Innospec 1   6,228    639,553 
Kadant 1   3,900    721,539 
KBR 1   38,700    1,485,693 
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings   30,000    606,300 
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2   21,500    406,350 
Lindsay Corporation 1   4,110    684,808 
Mesa Laboratories 1,4   3,660    891,210 
Morningstar 1   5,640    1,269,226 
National Instruments 1   19,420    838,653 
New York Times Cl. A   12,100    612,502 
PAR Technology 1,2   12,991    849,741 
ProAssurance Corporation 1   88,300    2,362,908 
Quaker Chemical 1   2,710    660,617 
SEI Investments 1   26,750    1,629,878 
SVMK 2   30,000    549,600 
Transcat 2   24,577    1,206,239 
Upland Software 1,2,4   19,900    939,081 
Total        25,943,656 
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $62,975,469)

        89,584,715 
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 2.0%          

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,
0.00% dated 3/31/21, due 4/1/21,
maturity value $1,765,847 (collateralized
by obligations of various U.S. Government
Agencies, 2.375% due 8/15/24, valued at $1,801,237)

(Cost $1,765,847)

        1,765,847 
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 105.3%

(Cost $64,741,316)

        91,350,562 
           

LIABILITIES LESS CASH

AND OTHER ASSETS – (5.3)%

        (4,581,542)
           
NET ASSETS – 100.0%       $86,769,020 

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt 

1All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement at March 31, 2021. Total market value of pledged securities at March 31, 2021, was $17,726,518.

2Non-income producing.

3Securities for which market quotations are not readily available represent 0.0% of net assets. These securities have been valued at their fair value under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. These securities are defined as Level 3 securities due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value.

4At March 31, 2021, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $1,083,481.

 

Securities of Global/International Funds are categorized by the country of their headquarters.

 

TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $64,779,794. At March 31, 2021, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $26,570,768, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $27,950,019 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $1,379,251. The primary cause of the difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.

 

Valuation of Investments:  

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their highest bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act, under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors, and are reported as

 

Level 3 securities. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. However, in light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security will be the amount which the Fund might be able to receive upon its current sale. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, as noted above. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below: 

Level 1 –  quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements). The table below includes all Level 2 securities. Any Level 2 securities with values based on quoted prices for similar securities would be noted in the Schedule of Investments.
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including last trade price before trading was suspended, or at a discount thereto for lack of marketability or otherwise, market price information regarding other securities, information received from the company and/or published documents, including SEC filings and financial statements, or other publicly available information).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2021. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by country, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.

 

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $89,584,715   $   $0   $89,584,715 
Repurchase Agreement       1,765,847        1,765,847 

 

Level 3 Reconciliation:                              

 

    Balance as of
12/31/20
    Purchases    Sales    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Balance as of
3/31/21
 
Common Stocks  $0   $   $   $   $   $0 

 

Repurchase Agreements:  

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities. The remaining contractual maturity of the repurchase agreement held by the Fund at March 31, 2021 is overnight and continuous.

 

Borrowings:  

The Fund is party to a revolving credit agreement (the credit agreement) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Limited (BNPPI). The Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the then-current maximum amount that may be borrowed by the Fund under the credit agreement. The credit agreement has a 179-day rolling term that resets daily. The Fund is required to pledge portfolio securities as collateral in an amount up to two times the loan balance outstanding, or as otherwise required by applicable regulatory standards, and has granted a security interest in the securities pledged to, and in favor of, BNPPI as security for the loan balance outstanding. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or comply with other financial covenants set forth in the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement, which may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may terminate the credit agreement upon certain ratings downgrades of its corporate parent, which would result in the Fund’s entire loan balance becoming immediately due and payable. The occurrence of such ratings downgrades may necessitate the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. BNPPI may also terminate the credit agreement upon sixty (60) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Fund in the event the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of any calendar month declines by thirty-five percent (35%) or more from the Fund’s net asset value per share as of the close of business on the last business day of the immediately preceding calendar month.

 

The credit agreement also permits, subject to certain conditions, BNPPI to rehypothecate portfolio securities pledged by the Fund up to the amount of the loan balance outstanding. The Fund continues to receive payments in lieu of dividends and interest on rehypothecated securities. The Fund also has the right under the credit agreement to recall the rehypothecated securities from BNPPI on demand. If BNPPI fails to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Fund is compensated by BNPPI for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security is not returned by BNPPI, the Fund, upon notice to BNPPI, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the value of the recalled security failed to be returned. The Fund receives a portion of the fees earned by BNPPI in connection with the rehypothecation of portfolio securities.

 

The maximum amount the Fund could borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2020 was $8,000,000. Such maximum borrowing amount was subsequently reduced from $8,000,000 to $4,000,000 through an amendment to the credit agreement dated as of January 6, 2021. The Fund has the right to further reduce the maximum amount it can borrow under the credit agreement upon one (1) business day’s prior written notice to BNPPI. In addition, the Fund and BNPPI may agree to increase the maximum amount the Fund can borrow under the credit agreement, which amount may not exceed $15,000,000.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $4,000,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $4,222,222. As of March 31, 2021, the aggregate value of rehypothecated securities was $1,083,481.

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Stockholders. This information is available through Royce Investment Partners (www.royceinvest.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).