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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ROYCE GLOBAL VALUE TRUST
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

 

    SHARES   VALUE  
               
COMMON STOCKS 99.9%              
               
Australia 3.1%              
Cochlear 1     4,000   $ 631,769  
IPH 1     253,881     1,670,103  
Steadfast Group 1     53,300     186,633  
Technology One 1     40,400     329,393  
Total           2,817,898  
               
Bermuda 3.0%              
Assured Guaranty 2     10,800     505,548  
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son     15,000     532,650  
James River Group Holdings     45,900     1,731,807  
Total           2,770,005  
               
Brazil 1.7%              
OdontoPrev     312,000     943,033  
TOTVS     97,885     648,882  
Total           1,591,915  
               
Canada 11.6%              
Alamos Gold Cl. A     132,200     950,846  
Altus Group     11,200     546,471  
AutoCanada 3     20,400     747,163  
Centerra Gold     39,000     266,343  
Descartes Systems Group (The) 2,3,4     23,300     1,893,358  
FirstService     1,400     252,672  
IMAX Corporation 3     42,100     799,058  
LifeWorks     36,500     929,935  
Major Drilling Group International 3     168,000     1,120,796  
Onex Corporation     6,000     424,159  
Pan American Silver 2     22,300     518,921  
Sprott     34,360     1,263,339  
Stella-Jones     28,100     946,206  
Total           10,659,267  
               
China 0.8%              
TravelSky Technology 1     402,000     774,817  
Total           774,817  
               
Denmark 0.2%              
Chr. Hansen Holding 1     1,800     146,994  
Total           146,994  
               
France 0.8%              
Esker 1     1,800     550,391  
Interparfums 1     3,102     194,310  
Total           744,701  
               
Germany 2.5%              
Carl Zeiss Meditec 1     3,400     653,574  
CompuGroup Medical 1     3,300     271,738  
New Work 1     3,600     883,496  
STRATEC 1     3,300     466,885  
Total           2,275,693  
               
Greece 0.7%              
Sarantis 1     64,500     664,649  
Total           664,649  
               
Iceland 0.8%              
Ossur 1,3     101,500     709,771  
Total           709,771  
               
India 2.7%              
AIA Engineering 1     35,100     921,950  
Dish TV India 1,3     2,577,000     718,851  
WNS Holdings ADR 2,3     10,500     858,900  
Total           2,499,701  
               
Israel 1.6%              
Nova 2,3     5,700     583,053  
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 1     164,600     871,441  
Total           1,454,494  
               
Italy 1.2%              
Carel Industries 1     35,800     968,022  
Gruppo MutuiOnline 1     2,900     143,087  
Total           1,111,109  
               
Japan 3.6%              
As One 1     2,800     409,541  
Benefit One 1     13,700     646,859  
Fukui Computer Holdings 1     10,800     419,194  
NSD 1     12,200     222,918  
Sansan 1,3     6,700     644,850  
TechnoPro Holdings 1     7,200     213,888  
TKC Corporation 1     25,500     801,620  
Total           3,358,870  
               
Mexico 0.4%              
Becle     63,000     136,002  
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores     120,600     231,016  
Total           367,018  
               
Netherlands 1.1%              
IMCD 1     5,500     1,044,221  
Total           1,044,221  
               
New Zealand 1.9%              
a2 Milk 1,3     60,000     271,792  
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare 1     17,000     373,798  
NZX 1     330,300     386,180  
Pushpay Holdings 1,3     583,000     740,167  
Total           1,771,937  
               
Norway 1.6%              
Protector Forsikring 1     70,000     702,874  
TGS 1     45,600     482,762  
Tomra Systems 1     6,000     313,246  
Total           1,498,882  

  

             
Poland 0.3%              
Warsaw Stock Exchange 1     29,100     303,647  
Total           303,647  
               
Singapore 1.6%              
Karooooo 1,3     11,409     336,699  
Midas Holdings 3,5     400,000     0  
XP Power 1     16,300     1,130,464  
Total           1,467,163  
               
South Africa 2.8%              
JSE 1     53,000     367,975  
PSG Group 1,3     114,900     565,984  
Stadio Holdings 1,3     3,541,372     745,456  
Transaction Capital 1     344,100     941,490  
Total           2,620,905  
               
Sweden 5.1%              
Biotage 1     42,100     1,150,333  
Bravida Holding 1     68,900     925,445  
CDON 1,3     7,300     299,700  
Dometic Group 1     15,500     233,009  
Karnov Group 1     161,481     984,281  
OEM International Cl. B 1     59,425     1,094,953  
Total           4,687,721  
               
Switzerland 1.4%              
Kardex Holding 1     2,400     675,630  
LEM Holding 1     150     345,717  
VZ Holding 1     2,900     287,482  
Total           1,308,829  
               
United Kingdom 13.5%              
Ashmore Group 1     101,000     459,114  
CentralNic Group 1,3     136,073     212,165  
Countryside Properties 1,3     100,000     676,880  
Diploma 1     8,200     308,325  
DiscoverIE Group 1     60,800     855,121  
Eckoh 1     103,927     79,134  
FDM Group Holdings 1     46,800     786,724  
Ferroglobe (Warranty Insurance Trust) 3,5     41,100     0  
Genuit Group 1     68,300     637,820  
Halma 1     18,700     713,326  
Intertek Group 1     9,300     620,867  
Keystone Law Group 1     95,940     1,072,816  
Learning Technologies Group 1     342,800     992,528  
Marlowe 1,3     132,500     1,497,348  
Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings 1     36,100     554,485  
Restore 1     180,700     1,193,672  
RWS Holdings 1     45,100     380,083  
SThree 1     146,600     1,143,941  
YouGov 1     18,600     317,000  
Total           12,501,349  
               
United States 35.9%              
Air Lease Cl. A 2     20,123     791,639  
APi Group 2,3     63,900     1,300,365  
BOK Financial 2     6,350     568,642  
CIRCOR International 2,3     28,300     934,183  
CMC Materials 2     9,150     1,127,554  
Cognex Corporation 2     4,837     388,024  
Colfax 2,3,4     21,400     982,260  
Diodes 2,3     7,000     634,130  
Element Solutions     41,600     901,888  
ESCO Technologies 2     5,500     423,500  
FARO Technologies 2,3     7,250     477,122  
FormFactor 3     10,000     373,300  
Forrester Research 3     10,000     492,600  
Franchise Group Cl. A     10,000     354,100  
GCM Grosvenor Cl. A     109,626     1,262,892  
Haemonetics Corporation 3     16,900     1,192,971  
Helios Technologies 2     7,506     616,318  
Innospec 2     6,228     524,522  
Kadant 2     3,700     755,170  
KBR 2     34,800     1,371,120  
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings     30,000     627,600  
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 3     21,500     313,685  
Lindsay Corporation 2     3,910     593,499  
MaxCyte 3     56,000     683,760  
Mesa Laboratories 2,4     3,660     1,106,638  
Momentive Global 3     60,000     1,176,000  
Morningstar 2     5,640     1,460,929  
National Instruments 2     19,420     761,847  
New York Times Cl. A     12,100     596,167  
PAR Technology 2,3     22,241     1,368,044  
ProAssurance Corporation 2     83,900     1,995,142  
Quaker Chemical 2     2,710     644,221  
Rogers Corporation 3     5,000     932,400  
SEI Investments 2,4     26,750     1,586,275  
Transcat 3     24,577     1,584,725  
Upland Software 2,3     24,900     832,656  
Vontier Corporation     41,300     1,387,680  
Total           33,123,568  
               
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS              
(Cost $64,830,680)           92,275,124  
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 4.4%              
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,
0.00% dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21,
maturity value $4,062,424 (collateralized
by obligations of various U.S. Government
Agencies, 1.25% due 9/30/28, valued at $4,143,724) (Cost $4,062,424)
          4,062,424  
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 104.3%              
(Cost $68,893,104)           96,337,548  
               
LIABILITIES LESS CASH
AND OTHER ASSETS
(4.3)%
          (3,997,852 )
               
NET ASSETS 100.0%         $ 92,339,696  

 

ADR – American Depository Receipt 

1These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to the application of fair value factors.

2All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement at September 30, 2021. Total market value of pledged securities at September 30, 2021, was $10,539,737.

3Non-income producing.

4At September 30, 2021, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Fund’s revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $2,484,356.
5Securities 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.

 

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 $68,923,634. At September 30, 2021, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $27,413,914, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $30,377,192 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $2,963,278. 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. Level 2 securities are foreign securities that were fair valued and are 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 September 30, 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   $49,953,726     $42,321,398     $0     $92,275,124  
Repurchase Agreement         4,062,424         4,062,424  

 

Level 3 Reconciliation:

 

    Balance as of
12/31/20
  Purchases   Sales   Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
  Balance as of
9/30/21
 
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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2021, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $4,000,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $4,073,260. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate value of rehypothecated securities was $2,484,356.

 

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).