NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



    Closing Prices - December 31, 2014
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    NAV                                     $16.24

    MKT                                     $14.33




    Total Return Performance
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    Periods ended December 31, 2014 NAV       MKT
                                    ---       ---


    1 Month*                            1.54%     -0.23%

    One-Year                             0.78        0.93

    Three-Year Average Annual           15.98       16.74

    Five-Year Average Annual            12.82       13.98

    10-Year Average Annual               6.94        4.81


    *Not Annualized




    Portfolio Diagnostics
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    Wtd. Average Geometric Mkt. Cap:                                                                                              $1289million

    Wtd. Average P/E Ratio:                                                                                                 19.7*

    Wtd. Average P/B Ratio:                                                                                                 1.8x

    Net Assets:                                                                                                                   $1231million

    Net Leverage:                                                                                                                         3.2%


    *The Fund's P/E ratio calculation excludes 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.




    Portfolio Composition
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    Top 10 Positions                               % of Net Assets
    ----------------                               ---------------

    1. HEICO Corp.                                                  1.5%

    2. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers                                     1.0

    3. Hackett Group (The)                                           0.9

    4. On Assignment                                                 0.9

    5. Newport Corp.                                                 0.9

    6. Forward Air                                                   0.9

    7. SEACOR Holdings                                               0.8

    8. Nautilus                                                      0.8

    9. Tejon Ranch                                                   0.8

    10. Woodward                                                     0.8


    Top Five Sectors                               % of Net Assets
    ----------------                               ---------------

    1. Industrials                                                   31%

    2. Information Technology                                         22

    3. Financials                                                     16

    4. Consumer Discretionary                                         13

    5. Materials                                                       8

Recent Developments
Royce Value Trust is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common Stock (RVT) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its primary investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing at least 65% of its assets in equity securities primarily of small- and micro-cap companies.

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

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SOURCE Royce Value Trust, Inc.