Royce Low Priced Stock Svc (RYLPX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of Royce Low Priced Stock Svc (RYLPX) Fund

Last Trade: $14.16 on 5/17/2013, Change: +0.04 (0.28%)

 

Fund Manager - W. George

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 11.4 years
Fund Family: Royce
Fund Category: Small Growth
Fund Performance: Feb 27, 2013
Fundmojo Fund Grade: D (Score: 0.42)     (What does this score mean?)
W. Whitney George is Co-Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director and Vice President of Royce. Mr. George has been a Portfolio Manager at Royce since 2000 and has been employed by Royce since 1991.  Get more insights on W. George

 

Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in low-priced equity securities with market price less than $25 per share. At least 65% of these securities may be issued by small and micro cap companies with market capitalization less than $2.5 billion. It may also invest up to 25% of assets in foreign securities.

 

 What we like about Royce Low Priced Stock Svc (RYLPX) Fund

Data for Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) as of Feb 27, 2013

• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) management has been with Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund for 11.4 years
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 8.00% vs Small Growth average of 72.10%. It is good that Royce Low Priced Stock Svc management does not trade extensively for its return.

 What we are cautious about Royce Low Priced Stock Svc (RYLPX) Fund

Data for Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) as of Feb 27, 2013

• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return -8.44% vs 9.45% Small Growth category median performance)
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 5.63% vs 14.79% Small Growth category median performance)
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 3.61% vs 6.34% Small Growth category median performance)
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) is less safe compared to its Small Growth peers
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -10 is worse than category average of -1.67, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.35
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 21.97 that is higher than category average of 20.16
• Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) has a higher expense ratio of 1.49% than its Small Growth average of 1.46%
• Even though Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.25% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses
• Asset base in Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) has been consistently decreasing in the last 2 months. It shows lacks of investor confidence and market support

See Royce Low Priced Stock Svc Fund (RYLPX) performance details as of Feb 27, 2013

 

Compare with other top Small Growth category mutual funds

Aadditional top Small Growth mutual funds for your consideration

Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
Royce Low Priced Stock Svc	0.07	-8.44	5.63	3.61
Allianz AGIC Ultra Micro Cap I (AUMIX)	9.42	19.15	23.87	14.05	Compare
HighMark Geneva Small Cap Gr A (HGASX)	6.51	14.07	19.21	0	Compare
ING SmallCap Opportunities Port S2 (ISCTX)	7.13	11.15	17.00	8.97	Compare

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Compare with Small Growth category ETFs

Some Small Growth ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
Russell 2000 High Momentum ETF (SHMO)	17.77%	35.36%	0
Russell 2000 Low Beta ETF (SLBT)	12.48%	23.81%	0
Russell 2000 High Volatility ET (SHVY)	10.62%	19.94%	0
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth (IJT)	7.38%	13.80%	17.84%
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth E (SLYG)	7.72%	13.77%	18.01%

 

Royce Low Priced Stock Svc (RYLPX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of Royce Low Priced Stock Svc fund (RYLPX)

Date	Net Asset
02/2013	$2.77B
01/2013	$2.94B
12/2012	$3.06B

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Royce Low Priced Stock Svc (RYLPX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Royce Low Priced Stock Svc fund (RYLPX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
12/2012	1.83%	96.25%	0%	1.92%
09/2012	2.08%	95.07%	0%	2.85%
06/2012	2.57%	94.74%	0%	2.69%

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Top 10 Holdings in Royce Low Priced Stock Svc (RYLPX) Fund

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Dec 30, 2012 Teradyne, Inc. Common Stock [1.99%] Fairchild Semiconductor Interna [1.97%] PRETIUM RESOURCES INC. [1.88%] Alamos Gold Inc. [1.83%] Globe Specialty Metals Inc. [1.82%] Trican Well Service, Ltd. [1.79%] Myriad Genetics, Inc. [1.77%] International Rectifier Corpora [1.74%] TrueBlue, Inc. Common Stock [1.69%]

Sep 29, 2012 Myriad Genetics, Inc. [2%] Alamos Gold Inc. [1.97%] Allied Nevada Gold Corp. [1.94%] Globe Specialty Metals Inc. [1.84%] Teradyne, Inc. Common Stock [1.79%] Heico Corporation Class A [1.75%] Fairchild Semiconductor Interna [1.69%] PRETIUM RESOURCES INC. [1.68%] Trican Well Service, Ltd. [1.55%] C&J Energy Services, Inc. Commo [1.51%]

Jun 29, 2012 Fairchild Semiconductor Interna [1.95%] Heico Corporation A [1.94%] Myriad Genetics, Inc. [1.84%] Teradyne, Inc. Common Stock [1.83%] PRETIUM RESOURCES INC. [1.76%] Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Commo [1.67%] Alamos Gold Inc. [1.61%] Globe Specialty Metals Inc. [1.58%] International Rectifier Corpora [1.57%] Allied Nevada Gold Corp. [1.48%]

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