UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANYInvestment Company Act File Number: 811-04875
Name of Fund: Royce Value Trust, Inc.
Fund Address: 745 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10151Name and address of agent for service:
John E. Denneen, Esq.
Royce & Associates, LLC
745 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10151Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2015
Date of reporting period: 9/30/2015
Item 1 - Schedule of Investments
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS ROYCE VALUE TRUST SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 (UNAUDITED)
SHARES VALUE COMMON STOCKS 101.7% Consumer Discretionary 12.2% Auto Components - 1.3%Drew Industries
91,766 $ 5,011,342Fuel Systems Solutions 1
19,400 93,702Gentex Corporation
292,870 4,539,485Global & Yuasa Battery
28,500 981,635MRF
800 510,002Selamat Sempurna
1,816,700 554,687Standard Motor Products
50,391 1,757,638 13,448,491 Automobiles - 1.2%Thor Industries 2,3
157,400 8,153,320Winnebago Industries
211,400 4,048,310 12,201,630 Distributors - 1.0%Core-Mark Holding Company
115,200 7,539,840Weyco Group
97,992 2,649,704 10,189,544 Diversified Consumer Services - 1.0%American Public Education 1
39,400 923,930Collectors Universe
58,000 874,640DeVry Education Group
26,054 708,930Lincoln Educational Services 1
430,600 219,606Regis Corporation 1,3
233,800 3,062,780Sothebys
138,200 4,419,636Universal Technical Institute
130,432 457,816 10,667,338 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.2%Century Casinos 1
219,600 1,350,540Thomas Cook (India)
100,000 309,917Tropicana Entertainment 1,4
11,100 172,427 1,832,884 Household Durables - 2.5%Ethan Allen Interiors
320,800 8,472,328Flexsteel Industries
21,500 671,875Harman International Industries
28,600 2,745,314Mohawk Industries 1,3
28,000 5,090,120Natuzzi ADR 1
2,096,300 4,297,415NVR 1
1,640 2,501,361Stanley Furniture 1,5
1,012,235 2,986,093 26,764,506 Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.2%Blue Nile 1
58,300 1,955,382Manutan International
4,200 201,635 2,157,017 Leisure Products - 1.0%LeapFrog Enterprises Cl. A 1
162,000 115,587Nautilus 1
699,000 10,485,000Shimano
3,500 493,272 11,093,859 Media - 1.5%E.W. Scripps Company Cl. A
90,890 1,606,026Harte-Hanks
166,730 588,557McClatchy Company (The) Cl. A 1
650,900 631,373Morningstar
84,600 6,789,996New Media Investment Group
46,800 723,528Pico Far East Holdings
3,484,400 805,909Rentrak Corporation 1
15,400 832,678T4F Entretenimento 1
143,800 105,189Technicolor
30,000 207,337Television Broadcasts
58,400 195,469Wiley (John) & Sons Cl. A
57,440 2,873,723 15,359,785 Multiline Retail - 0.0%New World Department Store China
2,691,000 456,897Parkson Retail Asia
345,800 77,745 534,642 Specialty Retail - 1.0%Buckle (The) 3
103,445 3,824,362Destination Maternity
42,200 389,084Genesco 1
52,005 2,967,925I.T
1,127,000 289,941Oriental Watch Holdings
672,113 90,672Systemax 1
194,000 1,453,060TravelCenters of America LLC 1
62,500 645,625West Marine 1
131,100 1,151,058 10,811,727 Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3%Asia Brands
56,500 18,123Crown Crafts
139,141 1,142,348Culp
29,400 942,858Fossil Group 1
11,680 652,679J.G. Boswell Company 4
3,396 2,224,380Kewal Kiran Clothing
1,482 48,725Movado Group
128,651 3,323,055Pacific Textiles Holdings
250,000 340,310Stella International Holdings
100,000 245,153Van de Velde
10,000 646,788Wolverine World Wide 3
148,500 3,213,540YGM Trading
1,082,600 980,321 13,778,280 Total 128,839,703 Consumer Staples 2.8% Beverages - 0.3%Compania Cervecerias Unidas ADR
134,000 2,968,100 Food Products - 2.1%Alico 3
27,000 1,095,930Binggrae
14,000 888,569Cal-Maine Foods
92,516 5,052,299Farmer Bros. 1
40,000 1,090,000Industrias Bachoco ADR
35,695 2,180,964Sanderson Farms 3
7,500 514,275Seneca Foods Cl. A 1
229,255 6,040,869Seneca Foods Cl. B 1
13,840 442,880SunOpta 1
143,559 697,697Tootsie Roll Industries 3
127,859 4,000,708Waterloo Investment Holdings 1,6
598,676 227,497 22,231,688 Personal Products - 0.4%Nu Skin Enterprises Cl. A 3
95,960 3,961,229 Total 29,161,017 Energy 2.9% Energy Equipment & Services - 2.4%CARBO Ceramics 2,3
63,000 1,196,370Ensign Energy Services
134,000 824,384Gulf Island Fabrication
32,964 347,111Helmerich & Payne
92,890 4,389,981ION Geophysical 1
1,078,200 420,498Oil States International 1
38,433 1,004,254Pason Systems
374,020 5,257,861SEACOR Holdings 1
112,469 6,726,771TGS-NOPEC Geophysical
83,040 1,534,939Tidewater 3
24,000 315,360Trican Well Service 1
897,300 457,223Unit Corporation 1
293,049 3,299,732 25,774,484 Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5%Green Plains
100,241 1,950,690Permian Basin Royalty Trust
161,000 983,710World Fuel Services
41,600 1,489,280WPX Energy 1
110,000 728,200 5,151,880 Total 30,926,364 Financials 17.9% Banks - 1.7%Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
1,784,161 3,157,965BCB Holdings 1
209,426 17,424Blue Hills Bancorp
104,180 1,442,893Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long
Beach 4
1,200 7,251,600Fauquier Bankshares
160,800 2,482,752First Citizens BancShares Cl. A
17,026 3,847,876 18,200,510 Capital Markets - 8.8%AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
102,000 2,713,200Ares Management L.P.
375,900 6,570,732Artisan Partners Asset Management Cl. A
145,700 5,133,011ASA Gold and Precious Metals
324,821 2,540,100Ashmore Group
1,144,000 4,275,247Azimut Holding
12,000 258,256BHF Kleinwort Benson Group 1
293,500 1,751,564CETIP - Mercados Organizados
485,700 4,030,655Citadel Capital 1
11,799,921 2,426,226Cowen Group 1
250,824 1,143,758Dundee Corporation Cl. A 1
629,800 4,068,097Eaton Vance 2,3
40,500 1,353,510Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
133 2,497,332Federated Investors Cl. B
303,310 8,765,659GAMCO Investors Cl. A
20,200 1,108,980GCA Savvian
11,513 144,793Jupiter Fund Management
230,000 1,512,340Lazard Cl. A
87,825 3,802,823Medley Management Cl. A
109,500 724,890mutares
1,266 27,640MVC Capital
324,200 2,661,682Newtek Business Services
65,900 1,082,737Partners Group Holding
1,075 365,238Rothschild & Co
196,893 5,729,427SEI Investments
211,665 10,208,603Sprott
590,000 1,047,808U.S. Global Investors Cl. A
661,751 1,144,829Value Partners Group
5,453,000 5,199,918Virtus Investment Partners
29,330 2,947,665VZ Holding
1,200 373,375Westwood Holdings Group
54,573 2,966,043ZAIS Group Holdings Cl. A 1,2,3
492,300 4,637,466 93,213,604 Consumer Finance - 0.2%EZCORP Cl. A 1
213,000 1,314,210Shriram City Union Finance
10,000 257,804 1,572,014 Diversified Financial Services - 1.6%Bajaj Holdings & Investment
14,100 339,502Banca Finnat Euramerica
1,060,000 586,444First Pacific
1,020,000 626,256MarketAxess Holdings
100,000 9,288,000PICO Holdings 1
100,400 971,872Sofina
19,698 2,193,673TMX Group
91,000 3,195,399 17,201,146 Insurance - 2.2%Alleghany Corporation 1
2,709 1,268,110Atlas Financial Holdings 1
9,500 175,750E-L Financial
16,500 8,469,341Erie Indemnity Cl. A
25,000 2,073,500Greenlight Capital Re Cl. A 1
230,561 5,136,899Independence Holding Company
349,423 4,528,522ProAssurance Corporation
17,139 841,011WMI Holdings 1
77,742 200,574 22,693,707 Investment Companies - 0.3%RIT Capital Partners
149,000 3,383,191 Real Estate Management & Development - 2.1%AV Homes 1
55,500 750,360E-House (China) Holdings ADR 2,3
118,765 705,464Forestar Group 1
102,000 1,341,300FRP Holdings 1
212,958 6,418,554Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
101,300 2,245,821St. Joe Company (The) 1
177,000 3,386,010Sun Frontier Fudousan
17,600 133,851Tejon Ranch 1
342,600 7,472,106Tejon Ranch (Warrants) 1
96,561 15,450 22,468,916 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.0%Genworth MI Canada
262,525 5,655,747Timberland Bancorp 5
444,200 4,828,454Vestin Realty Mortgage II 1
53,557 170,311 10,654,512 Total 189,387,600 Health Care 5.5% Biotechnology - 0.7%ARIAD Pharmaceuticals 1,2,3
140,000 817,600Cancer Genetics 1
17,400 136,068Celsion Corporation 1
51,824 86,546Myriad Genetics 1,3
8,463 317,193Sangamo BioSciences 1
75,052 423,293Zealand Pharma 1
259,085 5,709,721 7,490,421 Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.5%Analogic Corporation
53,335 4,375,603Atrion Corporation 3
17,079 6,403,942bioMerieux
4,000 432,726Cerus Corporation 1
198,000 898,920CONMED Corporation
81,500 3,890,810Derma Sciences 1
87,142 410,439DiaSorin
7,000 306,319IDEXX Laboratories 1,2,3
114,822 8,525,533Invacare Corporation
38,900 562,883Trinity Biotech ADR Cl. A
66,100 756,184 26,563,359 Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%Aceto Corporation
43,915 1,205,467Addus HomeCare 1
33,900 1,055,985Landauer
50,000 1,849,500 4,110,952 Health Care Technology - 0.1%Medidata Solutions 1
40,000 1,684,400 Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.2%Bio-Rad Laboratories Cl. A 1
21,548 2,894,112Bio-Techne
49,393 4,566,877PAREXEL International 1
56,600 3,504,672PerkinElmer
39,000 1,792,440 12,758,101 Pharmaceuticals - 0.6%Boiron
4,200 405,231Lannett Company 1
19,650 815,868Lipocine 1
55,866 660,895Medicines Company (The) 1
58,000 2,201,680Santen Pharmaceutical
52,000 700,813Theravance Biopharma 1
63,291 695,568Vetoquinol
10,000 437,935 5,917,990 Total 58,525,223 Industrials 27.6% Aerospace & Defense - 1.8%Ducommun 1
117,200 2,352,204FLYHT Aerospace Solutions 1
700,000 99,663HEICO Corporation
155,938 7,622,250HEICO Corporation Cl. A
80,808 3,669,491Hexcel Corporation
47,500 2,130,850Magellan Aerospace
122,779 1,455,499Teledyne Technologies 1
20,600 1,860,180 19,190,137 Air Freight & Logistics - 2.3%Expeditors International of Washington
158,900 7,476,245Forward Air
209,750 8,702,528Frontier Services Group 1
1,759,914 317,224Hub Group Cl. A 1,2,3
149,400 5,439,654UTi Worldwide 1
635,400 2,916,486 24,852,137 Building Products - 0.9%American Woodmark 1
117,135 7,598,547Burnham Holdings Cl. B 4
36,000 624,600Patrick Industries 1
14,750 582,478Polypipe Group
103,000 514,008 9,319,633 Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.7%Atento 1
113,700 1,199,535Brady Corporation Cl. A
45,900 902,394CompX International Cl. A
211,100 2,319,989Copart 1
178,360 5,868,044dorma+kaba Holding
600 368,848Heritage-Crystal Clean 1
152,527 1,566,452InnerWorkings 1
114,000 712,500Kimball International Cl. B
286,180 2,707,263Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
388,254 10,048,014Societe BIC
1,500 233,173Steelcase Cl. A
128,030 2,357,032 28,283,244 Construction & Engineering - 2.5%EMCOR Group 2,3
149,400 6,610,950Integrated Electrical Services 1
677,482 5,230,161Jacobs Engineering Group 1,2,3
164,900 6,172,207KBR
349,192 5,817,539Northwest Pipe 1
114,500 1,495,370Sterling Construction 1
326,671 1,342,618 26,668,845 Electrical Equipment - 1.4%AZZ
43,300 2,108,277Franklin Electric
209,200 5,696,516Global Power Equipment Group
158,317 581,023Powell Industries
94,500 2,844,450Preformed Line Products
91,600 3,402,940 14,633,206 Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%A. Soriano
2,791,000 359,195Carlisle Companies 2,3
19,835 1,733,182Raven Industries
226,725 3,842,989 5,935,366 Machinery - 10.0%Astec Industries
20,000 670,200Burckhardt Compression Holding
8,400 2,721,142Chen Hsong Holdings
1,159,000 273,543China Metal International Holdings
249,000 66,923CIRCOR International
107,504 4,313,061CLARCOR
92,500 4,410,400Columbus McKinnon
95,455 1,733,463Deutz
115,000 385,530Donaldson Company
193,559 5,435,137Federal Signal
139,290 1,909,666Graco
104,776 7,023,135Graham Corporation
20,568 363,025Hurco Companies
25,952 680,980Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Cl. A
16,505 954,484IDEX Corporation
67,400 4,805,620John Bean Technologies
180,016 6,885,612Kennametal
202,650 5,043,959Lincoln Electric Holdings
61,360 3,217,105Lindsay Corporation 2,3
33,000 2,237,070Lydall 1
66,480 1,894,015Mincon Group
384,100 302,144Mueller Water Products Cl. A
33,600 257,376NN
308,700 5,710,950Nordson Corporation
24,296 1,529,190RBC Bearings 1
121,800 7,275,114Semperit AG Holding
12,940 392,710Spirax-Sarco Engineering
7,600 322,649Sun Hydraulics
103,118 2,832,651Tennant Company
103,900 5,837,102Valmont Industries 3
67,045 6,361,900WABCO Holdings 1
43,400 4,549,622Wabtec Corporation
78,740 6,933,057Woodward
208,400 8,481,880 105,810,415 Marine - 0.6%Clarkson
198,700 6,133,609 Professional Services - 3.1%Acacia Research
103,000 935,240Advisory Board (The) 1,2,3
150,277 6,843,614Franklin Covey 1
60,000 963,600Heidrick & Struggles International
66,480 1,293,036ICF International 1
38,866 1,181,138ManpowerGroup
83,858 6,867,132On Assignment 1,3
334,995 12,361,315Robert Half International
14,812 757,782TrueBlue 1
40,740 915,428Volt Information Sciences 1
52,000 473,200 32,591,485 Road & Rail - 1.0%Genesee & Wyoming Cl. A 1
20,000 1,181,600Landstar System
99,400 6,308,918Saia 1,3
66,930 2,071,483Trancom
6,647 356,885Universal Truckload Services
78,916 1,228,722 11,147,608 Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5%Kloeckner & Co
31,300 255,834MISUMI Group
30,000 310,551MSC Industrial Direct Cl. A 2,3
78,923 4,816,671 5,383,056 Transportation Infrastructure - 0.2%Hopewell Highway Infrastructure
1,012,000 505,932Touax
40,040 560,779Wesco Aircraft Holdings 1
68,400 834,480 1,901,191 Total 291,849,932 Information Technology 20.3% Communications Equipment - 0.5%ADTRAN 3
234,973 3,430,606Alliance Fiber Optic Products
42,900 733,161Bel Fuse Cl. B
30,238 587,826Extreme Networks 1
212,000 712,320 5,463,913 Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 9.3%Agilysys 1
165,125 1,836,190Anixter International 1,2,3
70,895 4,096,313Benchmark Electronics 1
156,900 3,414,144Cognex Corporation 2,3
69,800 2,399,026Coherent 1
160,596 8,784,601Dolby Laboratories Cl. A
93,410 3,045,166DTS 1
225,000 6,007,500FARO Technologies 1
90,000 3,150,000FEI Company
82,100 5,996,584FLIR Systems
262,600 7,350,174HollySys Automation Technologies
70,982 1,240,765IPG Photonics 1,2,3
60,950 4,630,372Kimball Electronics 1
214,635 2,560,596LRAD Corporation 1
641,944 1,072,046Mercury Systems 1
38,200 607,762Methode Electronics
14,600 465,740National Instruments
261,850 7,276,812Newport Corporation 1
541,000 7,438,750PC Connection
16,301 337,920Perceptron 1
357,700 2,714,943Plexus Corporation 1
176,100 6,793,938Richardson Electronics
573,732 3,379,281Rofin-Sinar Technologies 1
265,981 6,896,887Rogers Corporation 1
57,066 3,034,770TTM Technologies 1,2,3
496,400 3,092,572Vishay Precision Group 1
78,826 913,593 98,536,445 Internet Software & Services - 1.5%Care.com 1
386,000 1,984,040j2 Global
30,590 2,167,301QuinStreet 1
488,232 2,709,688RealNetworks 1
376,750 1,540,908Spark Networks 1,2,3
366,300 1,054,944Stamps.com 1
34,400 2,545,944Support.com 1
1,599,399 1,791,327Textura Corporation 1
23,800 614,992Tomorrow Focus 1
44,900 156,418United Online 1
116,571 1,165,710 15,731,272 IT Services - 3.0%Computer Task Group
178,000 1,101,820Convergys Corporation 3
121,000 2,796,310eClerx Services
13,500 329,282Hackett Group (The)
1,039,366 14,291,282Hexaware Technologies
75,000 283,806Innodata 1
314,314 732,352MAXIMUS
107,500 6,402,700MoneyGram International 1
75,000 601,500Net 1 UEPS Technologies 1
15,000 251,100Persistent Systems
35,000 355,818Prodware
20,100 117,224Sykes Enterprises 1
120,364 3,069,282Unisys Corporation 1
94,000 1,118,600 31,451,076 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.7%Amtech Systems 1
124,571 535,655Brooks Automation
116,100 1,359,531Cascade Microtech 1
61,800 873,852Diodes 1
270,850 5,788,065Exar Corporation 1
157,576 937,577Intermolecular 1
185,448 350,497Kopin Corporation 1
242,200 760,508Kulicke & Soffa Industries 1
77,400 710,532MKS Instruments
185,770 6,228,868MoSys 1,2,3
337,000 502,130Nanometrics 1
169,770 2,061,008Photronics 1
205,600 1,862,736Teradyne
130,000 2,341,300Tessera Technologies
37,370 1,211,162Ultra Clean Holdings 1
50,300 288,722Veeco Instruments 1,2,3
114,320 2,344,703 28,156,846 Software - 2.4%American Software Cl. A
88,490 833,576ANSYS 1,2,3
95,000 8,373,300Blackbaud
31,400 1,762,168Computer Modelling Group
313,200 2,659,090Cyient
30,000 255,541ePlus 1
12,700 1,004,189Mentor Graphics
106,563 2,624,647Model N 1
104,000 1,041,040Monotype Imaging Holdings
150,080 3,274,746PSI 1
52,500 704,148SeaChange International 1
228,369 1,438,725SimCorp
9,300 468,703TiVo 1
109,100 944,806TOTVS
50,000 380,124 25,764,803 Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.9%Diebold 2,3
266,600 7,936,682Intevac 1
114,000 524,400Kortek
99,000 1,196,522Kortek (Rights) 1,6
20,437 56,037Silicon Graphics International 1
98,440 386,869 10,100,510 Total 215,204,865 Materials 7.2%Chemicals - 1.9%
C. Uyemura & Co.
5,800 282,490FutureFuel Corporation
51,500 508,820Hawkins
86,178 3,317,853Innospec
51,198 2,381,219Minerals Technologies
98,853 4,760,760Quaker Chemical
109,669 8,453,287Umicore
6,000 231,208Victrex
8,000 215,073 20,150,710 Construction Materials - 1.0%Ash Grove Cement Cl. B 4
50,518 10,154,118Mardin Cimento Sanayii
142,075 189,354 10,343,472 Containers & Packaging - 0.8%Greif Cl. A
106,344 3,393,437Mayr-Melnhof Karton
32,400 3,739,809UFP Technologies 1
62,109 1,419,191 8,552,437 Metals & Mining - 3.4%Ampco-Pittsburgh
56,211 613,262Central Steel & Wire 4
4,862 3,019,302Exeter Resource 1
475,000 152,000Franco-Nevada Corporation
108,000 4,754,160Gold Fields ADR
865,000 2,300,900Haynes International
23,000 870,320Hecla Mining
660,000 1,300,200IAMGOLD Corporation 1
510,000 831,300Imdex 1
1,083,541 140,906Lundin Mining 1
640,000 1,808,018Major Drilling Group International
406,543 1,355,651Pan American Silver
130,430 828,230Pretium Resources 1
246,000 1,489,457Reliance Steel & Aluminum
172,020 9,290,800Seabridge Gold 1,2,3
282,000 1,635,600Synalloy Corporation
178,800 1,637,808Vista Gold 1
124,000 35,960Worthington Industries
148,000 3,919,040 35,982,914 Paper & Forest Products - 0.1%Schweitzer-Mauduit International
9,748 335,136TFS Corporation
246,700 264,671 599,807 Total 75,629,340 Telecommunication Services 0.5% Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.5%Spok Holdings
18,595 306,074Telephone and Data Systems
208,270 5,198,419 Total 5,504,493 Utilities 0.1% Gas Utilities - 0.1%Shizuoka Gas
110,000 717,079Toho Gas
60,000 355,095 1,072,174 Multi-Utilities - 0.0%Just Energy Group 3
20,600 126,896 Total 1,199,070 Miscellaneous 7 4.7% Total 49,818,936 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS(Cost $963,919,815)
1,076,046,543 REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 3.6%Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,
37,361,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS 105.3%
0.00% dated 9/30/15, due 10/1/15,
maturity value $37,361,000 (collateralized
by obligations of various U.S. Government
Agencies, 2.00% due 10/31/21, valued at
$38,109,794)
(Cost $37,361,000)(Cost $1,001,280,815)
1,113,407,543 LIABILITIES LESS CASHAND OTHER ASSETS (5.3)%
(55,564,554 ) NET ASSETS 100.0% $ 1,057,842,989
1Non-income producing.2At September 30, 2015, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Funds revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $65,978,524.3All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the revolving credit agreement at September 30, 2015. Total market value of pledged securities at September 30, 2015, was $117,230,914.4These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities.5At September 30, 2015, the Fund owned 5% or more of the Companys outstanding voting securities thereby making the Company an Affiliated Company as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.6Securities 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 Funds 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.7Includes securities first acquired in 2015 and less than 1% of net assets.TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $1,002,519,576. At September 30, 2015, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $110,887,967, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $261,052,107 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $150,164,140. The primary 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 Nasdaqs 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 with values based on quoted prices for similar securities 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 Funds investments as of September 30, 2015. For a detailed breakout of common stocks by sector classification, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Common Stocks $970,930,245 $104,832,764 $283,534 $1,076,046,543 Cash Equivalents 37,361,000 37,361,000For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements. The Fund recognizes transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. At September 30, 2015, securities valued at $77,745 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and securities valued at $4,153,966 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1, respectively, within the fair value hierarchy.
Level 3 Reconciliation:
Balance as of 12/31/14 Purchases Sales Realized and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) Balance as of 9/30/15 Common Stocks $ 270,001 $0 $ 1 $ 13,534 $283,534 Preferred Stocks 1,216,350 724,062 (492,288) Repurchase Agreements:
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Funds 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.Borrowings:
The Fund has entered into a revolving credit agreement (the credit agreement) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. (BNPP). As of September 30, 2015, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $70,000,000. During the period ended September 30, 2015, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $70,000,000. The Fund pays a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement. The credit agreement has a 360-day rolling term that resets daily; however, if the Fund exceeds certain net asset value triggers, the credit agreement may convert to a 60-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 and has granted a security interest in the securities pledged to, and in favor of, BNPP as security for the loan balance outstanding. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or maintain other financial covenants required under the credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the credit agreement necessitating the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. The credit agreement also permits, subject to certain conditions, BNPP 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 BNPP on demand. If BNPP fails to deliver the recalled security in a timely manner, the Fund is compensated by BNPP for any fees or losses related to the failed delivery or, in the event a recalled security is not returned by BNPP, the Fund, upon notice to BNPP, may reduce the loan balance outstanding by the amount of the recalled security failed to be returned. The Fund receives a portion of the fees earned by BNPP in connection with the rehypothecation of portfolio securities.Transactions in Affiliated Companies:
Affiliated Company Shares
An Affiliated Company as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, is a company in which a fund owns 5% or more of the companys outstanding voting securities at any time during the period. The Fund effected the following transactions in shares of such companies for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:
12/31/14 Market Value
12/31/14 Cost of
Purchases Cost of
Sales Realized
Gain (Loss) Dividend
Income Shares
9/30/15 Market Value
9/30/15 Stanley Furniture 1,012,235 $2,773,524 1,012,235 $2,986,093 Timberland Bancorp 444,200 4,708,520 $84,398 444,200 4,828,454 $7,482,044 $84,398 $7,814,547Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Funds most recent Report to Stockholders. This information is available through The Royce Funds (www.roycefunds.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website (www.sec.gov).
Item 2 - Controls and Procedures
(a) The Registrants principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report (as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act)), that the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrants management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.(b) There were no changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the Registrants last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 - Exhibits
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are attached hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Royce Value Trust, Inc.
/s/ Christopher D. Clark Christopher D. Clark President, Royce Value Trust, Inc. Date: November 20, 2015
By:Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By:
/s/ Christopher D. Clark Christopher D. Clark President, Royce Value Trust, Inc. Date: November 20, 2015 By: /s/ Peter K. Hoglund Peter K. Hoglund Treasurer, Royce Value Trust, Inc. Date: November 20, 2015