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, LP
745 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10151Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2016
Date of reporting period: 3/31/2016
Item 1 - Schedule of Investments
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SHARES VALUE COMMON STOCKS 100.2% Consumer Discretionary 11.4% Auto Components - 1.4%
ROYCE VALUE TRUST
MARCH 31, 2016 (UNAUDITED)Drew Industries
94,616 $ 6,098,948Gentex Corporation
350,370 5,497,305Sebang Global Battery
28,500 1,060,401Selamat Sempurna
1,816,700 657,629Standard Motor Products
50,391 1,746,048 15,060,331 Automobiles - 0.9%Thor Industries 1
151,710 9,674,547 Distributors - 1.2%Core-Mark Holding Company
115,200 9,395,712Fenix Parts 2
255,000 1,173,000Weyco Group
97,992 2,608,547 13,177,259 Diversified Consumer Services - 0.8%American Public Education 2
42,400 874,712DeVry Education Group
52,054 898,973Liberty Tax Cl. A
116,573 2,283,665LifeLock 1,2
142,000 1,713,940Lincoln Educational Services 2
430,600 1,067,888Universal Technical Institute
504,032 2,172,378 9,011,556 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.2%Century Casinos 2
155,360 957,018Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2
158,300 1,573,502Thomas Cook (India)
120,000 341,394 2,871,914 Household Durables - 1.8%Cavco Industries 2
16,200 1,514,052Ethan Allen Interiors
231,000 7,350,420Flexsteel Industries
18,500 808,080Mohawk Industries 1,2
22,400 4,276,160Natuzzi ADR 2
2,096,300 3,060,598Samson Holding
2,500,000 299,715Stanley Furniture 2,3
912,235 2,417,423 19,726,448 Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.1%Blue Nile
40,300 1,036,113Manutan International
12,200 650,389 1,686,502 Leisure Products - 1.0%Black Diamond 2
68,100 307,812Nautilus 2
522,900 10,102,428Shimano
3,500 548,581 10,958,821 Media - 0.6%Harte-Hanks
44,730 113,167Loral Space & Communications 2
29,419 1,033,489McClatchy Company (The) Cl. A 2
212,600 223,230New Media Investment Group
46,800 778,752Pico Far East Holdings
3,484,400 929,790Technicolor
80,000 499,766Wiley (John) & Sons Cl. A
55,980 2,736,862 6,315,056 Multiline Retail - 0.0%New World Department Store China
1,447,500 190,329Parkson Retail Asia
345,800 49,003 239,332 Specialty Retail - 2.1%Buckle (The) 1
118,015 3,997,168Caleres
24,100 681,789Container Store Group (The) 2
158,200 928,634Destination Maternity
390,176 2,668,804Genesco 2
32,955 2,380,999Haverty Furniture
26,500 560,740I.T
1,127,000 271,677Monro Muffler Brake
126,300 9,026,661Oriental Watch Holdings
967,900 118,533TravelCenters of America LLC 2
62,500 423,125USS
35,000 559,154West Marine 2
131,100 1,191,699 22,808,983 Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3%Crown Crafts
101,941 942,954Culp
29,400 770,868Deckers Outdoor 2
50,720 3,038,635J.G. Boswell Company 4
3,940 2,462,500Kitex Garments
40,000 263,355Movado Group
77,861 2,143,513Pacific Textiles Holdings
350,000 505,327Stella International Holdings
150,000 351,151Van de Velde
10,000 695,257Wolverine World Wide 1
148,500 2,735,370YGM Trading
1,082,600 671,274 14,580,204 Total 126,110,953 Consumer Staples 2.1% Beverages - 0.3%Compania Cervecerias Unidas ADR
134,000 3,008,300 Food Products - 1.7%Cal-Maine Foods
15,916 826,199Farmer Bros. 2
40,000 1,114,800Industrias Bachoco ADR
52,095 2,671,432John B. Sanfilippo & Son
17,200 1,188,348KWS Saat
1,200 391,551Seneca Foods Cl. A 2
196,327 6,820,400Seneca Foods Cl. B 2
13,840 529,242SunOpta 2
164,959 735,717Tootsie Roll Industries 1
108,005 3,773,687Waterloo Investment Holdings 2,5
598,676 167,629 18,219,005 Personal Products - 0.1%Inter Parfums
33,430 1,032,987Interparfums
22,600 589,423 1,622,410 Total 22,849,715 Energy 4.5% Energy Equipment & Services - 3.4%CARBO Ceramics 1,2
53,000 752,600Diamond Offshore Drilling 2
144,000 3,129,120Era Group 2
381,800 3,581,284Forum Energy Technologies 2
161,418 2,130,718Franks International
108,600 1,789,728Helmerich & Payne
90,530 5,315,922ION Geophysical 2
71,880 580,790Oil States International 2
43,133 1,359,552Pason Systems
479,380 6,090,294SEACOR Holdings 2
170,469 9,282,037TGS-NOPEC Geophysical
197,870 3,020,168Trican Well Service 2
897,300 822,165 37,854,378 Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.1%Dorchester Minerals L.P.
177,172 2,017,989Dorian LPG 2
184,034 1,729,920Green Plains
110,000 1,755,600Hargreaves Services
57,683 147,882San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
350,352 1,804,313World Fuel Services
66,600 3,235,428WPX Energy 2
110,000 768,900 11,460,032 Total 49,314,410 Financials 19.5% Banks - 2.1%Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
1,784,161 3,015,232Blue Hills Bancorp
104,180 1,424,141Canadian Western Bank
279,500 5,197,247Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long
1,200 7,260,000
Beach 4Fauquier Bankshares
160,800 2,423,256First Citizens BancShares Cl. A
17,026 4,274,718 23,594,594 Capital Markets - 8.4%AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
24,500 574,035Ares Management L.P.
375,900 5,788,860Artisan Partners Asset Management Cl. A
188,200 5,804,088ASA Gold and Precious Metals
311,821 3,193,047Ashmore Group
1,144,000 4,725,467Associated Capital Group Cl. A 2
20,200 566,004Azimut Holding
17,500 403,243CETIP - Mercados Organizados
430,000 4,801,496Citadel Capital 2
11,799,921 2,205,854Cowen Group 2
250,824 955,639Dundee Corporation Cl. A 2
1,079,900 4,988,951Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
133 2,226,925Federated Investors Cl. B
328,340 9,472,609Jupiter Fund Management
230,000 1,352,071Lazard Cl. A
113,535 4,405,158Manning & Napier Cl. A
465,492 3,756,520Medley Management Cl. A
109,500 602,250mutares
39,266 676,914MVC Capital
324,200 2,418,532Newtek Business Services
15,925 199,063Oaktree Capital Group LLC Cl. A
101,100 4,987,263Partners Group Holding
1,075 432,102Rothschild & Co
196,893 4,868,487SEI Investments
180,600 7,774,830Sprott
590,000 1,153,879U.S. Global Investors Cl. A
520,551 900,553Value Partners Group
5,453,000 5,729,012Virtus Investment Partners
31,230 2,439,375VZ Holding
2,000 528,314Westwood Holdings Group
50,173 2,942,646ZAIS Group Holdings Cl. A 1,2
492,300 2,392,578 93,265,765 Consumer Finance - 0.1%Bajaj Finance
9,000 939,379 Diversified Financial Services - 2.5%Banca Finnat Euramerica
328,524 142,802First Pacific
1,020,000 762,631MarketAxess Holdings
90,000 11,234,700Morningstar
84,600 7,467,642PICO Holdings 2
409,400 4,188,162TMX Group
91,000 3,286,160 27,082,097 Insurance - 2.2%Alleghany Corporation 2
2,709 1,344,206Atlas Financial Holdings 2
30,000 544,200eHealth 2
44,795 420,625E-L Financial
16,500 8,429,452Erie Indemnity Cl. A
25,000 2,324,750Greenlight Capital Re Cl. A 2
230,561 5,023,924Independence Holding Company
314,523 5,007,206ProAssurance Corporation
17,139 867,233WMIH 2
77,742 181,916 24,143,512 Investment Companies - 0.3%RIT Capital Partners
130,500 3,092,603 Real Estate Management & Development - 2.9%AV Homes 2
66,100 750,896FirstService Corporation
125,100 5,121,594Forestar Group 2
102,000 1,330,080FRP Holdings 2
212,958 7,581,305Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
101,300 2,218,470Marcus & Millichap 2
191,480 4,861,677St. Joe Company (The) 2
177,000 3,035,550Tejon Ranch 2
360,035 7,405,920Tejon Ranch (Warrants) 2
96,561 10 32,305,502 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.0%Genworth MI Canada
247,495 5,833,164Timberland Bancorp 3
444,200 5,614,688Vestin Realty Mortgage II 2
53,557 93,725 11,541,577 Total 215,965,029 Health Care 5.2% Biotechnology - 1.1%Abcam
80,000 677,910ARIAD Pharmaceuticals 1,2,6
140,000 894,600Keryx Biopharmaceuticals 2
170,000 793,900Myriad Genetics 1,2
6,373 238,541Sangamo BioSciences 2
264,315 1,599,106Zealand Pharma 2
392,207 8,085,507 12,289,564 Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.3%Analogic Corporation
53,335 4,213,998AngioDynamics 2
55,000 675,950Atrion Corporation 1
15,750 6,226,920bioMerieux
4,000 458,119Cerus Corporation 2
128,000 759,040DiaSorin
7,000 404,239IDEXX Laboratories 1,2
114,822 8,992,859Invacare Corporation
38,900 512,313Masimo Corporation 2
50,000 2,092,000Neogen Corporation 2
6,800 342,380Trinity Biotech ADR Cl. A 2
82,800 965,448 25,643,266 Health Care Providers & Services - 0.3%Aceto Corporation
59,755 1,407,828Landauer
50,000 1,653,500 3,061,328 Health Care Technology - 0.1%Cegedim 2
10,000 290,164Medidata Solutions 2
40,000 1,548,400 1,838,564 Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.2%Bio-Rad Laboratories Cl. A 2
31,198 4,265,391Bio-Techne
54,743 5,174,308PAREXEL International 2
56,600 3,550,518 12,990,217 Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%Theravance Biopharma 2
63,291 1,189,871Vetoquinol
10,000 414,082Virbac
3,000 521,442 2,125,395 Total 57,948,334 Industrials 28.4% Aerospace & Defense - 1.6%Ducommun 2
117,200 1,787,300FLYHT Aerospace Solutions 2
1,078,400 137,005HEICO Corporation
140,338 8,438,524HEICO Corporation Cl. A
80,808 3,846,461Magellan Aerospace
132,779 1,666,447Senior
80,000 262,087Teledyne Technologies 2
20,600 1,815,684 17,953,508 Air Freight & Logistics - 2.1%Expeditors International of Washington
158,900 7,755,909Forward Air
209,750 9,505,870Hub Group Cl. A 1,2,6
149,400 6,094,026 23,355,805 Building Products - 0.3%Burnham Holdings Cl. B 4
36,000 594,360Insteel Industries
53,180 1,625,713Patrick Industries 2
14,750 669,502Polypipe Group
148,000 678,507 3,568,082 Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.1%Atento 2
147,200 1,205,568CECO Environmental
99,028 614,964CompX International Cl. A
211,100 2,216,550Copart 2
178,360 7,271,737dorma+kaba Holding
600 383,444Heritage-Crystal Clean 2
152,527 1,516,118InnerWorkings 2
114,000 906,300Kimball International Cl. B
286,180 3,248,143MiX Telematics ADR
1,096 4,329Nippon Kanzai
45,000 711,715Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
372,394 10,084,430Steelcase Cl. A
225,260 3,360,879UniFirst Corporation
21,570 2,353,719 33,877,896 Construction & Engineering - 3.4%EMCOR Group 1
134,400 6,531,840Integrated Electrical Services 2
677,482 9,938,661Jacobs Engineering Group 2
164,900 7,181,395KBR
261,192 4,043,252Northwest Pipe 2
28,000 258,160NV5 Holdings 2
23,400 627,822Sterling Construction 2
204,300 1,052,145Valmont Industries 1
66,445 8,228,549 37,861,824 Electrical Equipment - 1.0%Franklin Electric
104,600 3,364,982Global Power Equipment Group 2
631,820 1,263,640Powell Industries
94,500 2,817,045Preformed Line Products
91,600 3,345,232 10,790,899 Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4%A. Soriano
2,791,000 370,961Raven Industries
249,700 4,000,194 4,371,155 Machinery - 9.5%Chen Hsong Holdings
1,159,000 234,569China Metal International Holdings
554,524 160,123CIRCOR International
105,984 4,916,598CLARCOR
92,500 5,345,575Colfax Corporation 2
77,242 2,208,349Columbus McKinnon
50,475 795,486Deutz
115,000 544,371Donaldson Company
193,559 6,176,468Federal Signal
173,380 2,299,019Graco
89,276 7,495,613Hurco Companies
25,952 856,156Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Cl. A
20,475 1,363,635IDEX Corporation
67,400 5,586,112John Bean Technologies
100,526 5,670,672Kadant
30,200 1,363,832Kennametal
160,100 3,600,649Lincoln Electric Holdings
61,360 3,593,855Lindsay Corporation 1
80,000 5,728,800Luxfer Holdings ADR
28,100 298,141Lydall 2
33,580 1,092,022NN
308,700 4,223,016Nordson Corporation
24,296 1,847,468RBC Bearings 2
121,700 8,915,742Spirax-Sarco Engineering
7,600 397,324Sun Hydraulics
103,118 3,422,486Tennant Company
111,900 5,760,612Trifast
200,000 364,807Wabtec Corporation
96,970 7,688,751Washtec
20,500 852,600Watts Water Technologies Cl. A
61,000 3,362,930Woodward
177,100 9,212,742 105,378,523 Marine - 1.2%Clarkson
198,700 6,335,496Kirby Corporation 2
107,100 6,457,059 12,792,555 Professional Services - 2.7%Advisory Board (The) 1,2,6
150,277 4,846,433Bertrandt
5,000 573,786Franklin Covey 2
40,800 717,672Heidrick & Struggles International
66,480 1,575,576ICF International 2
23,736 815,806ManpowerGroup
83,858 6,827,718Meitec Corporation
12,500 437,048On Assignment 1,2
220,695 8,148,059Robert Half International
25,232 1,175,307TrueBlue 2
169,250 4,425,888Volt Information Sciences 2
65,000 489,450 30,032,743 Road & Rail - 1.7%Knight Transportation
122,400 3,200,760Landstar System
126,560 8,177,042Patriot Transportation Holding 2
70,986 1,435,337Saia 1,2
175,430 4,938,354Trancom
4,932 288,790Universal Truckload Services
78,916 1,299,747 19,340,030 Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.2%Addtech Cl. B
30,000 413,882Brammer
180,000 450,480Central Steel & Wire 4
4,862 1,993,420Houston Wire & Cable
509,200 3,559,308Kloeckner & Co 2
31,300 306,051MISUMI Group
30,000 429,428MSC Industrial Direct Cl. A 1,6
64,993 4,959,616OEM International Cl. B
25,925 418,338Thermador Groupe
4,900 457,208 12,987,731 Transportation Infrastructure - 0.2%Hopewell Highway Infrastructure
1,012,000 499,650Touax 2
20,180 205,517Wesco Aircraft Holdings 2
68,400 984,276 1,689,443 Total 314,000,194 Information Technology 19.7% Communications Equipment - 0.8%ADTRAN 1
239,273 4,838,100Alliance Fiber Optic Products 2
76,700 1,134,393Bel Fuse Cl. B
30,238 441,475Clearfield 2
72,800 1,169,896NetScout Systems 2
28,600 656,942Oclaro 2
103,000 556,200 8,797,006 Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 9.7%Agilysys 2
66,271 676,627Anixter International 1,2
70,895 3,694,338Cognex Corporation 1,6
214,070 8,338,027Coherent 2
140,516 12,913,420Dolby Laboratories Cl. A
55,450 2,409,857DTS 2
225,000 4,900,500e2v technologies
125,000 385,992Fabrinet 2
65,750 2,127,012FARO Technologies 2
150,367 4,843,321FEI Company
151,500 13,485,015FLIR Systems
302,000 9,950,900HollySys Automation Technologies 2
51,082 1,075,276Horiba
12,000 447,821IPG Photonics 1,2
57,970 5,569,758Kimball Electronics 2
101,000 1,128,170Lagercrantz Group
50,000 477,320LEM Holding
400 339,036LRAD Corporation
751,544 1,247,563Mercury Systems 2
38,200 775,460Methode Electronics
72,630 2,123,701National Instruments
261,850 7,884,304Perceptron 2
357,700 1,734,845Plexus Corporation 2
176,100 6,959,472Richardson Electronics
573,732 2,960,457Rofin-Sinar Technologies 2
19,781 637,344Rogers Corporation 2
57,066 3,416,541Systemax 2
194,000 1,701,380TTM Technologies 1,2
496,400 3,301,060Vishay Precision Group 2
83,826 1,174,402VST Holdings
1,179,658 272,205 106,951,124 Internet Software & Services - 1.8%Actua Corporation 2
191,726 1,735,120Care.com 2
395,900 2,434,785comScore 2
16,100 483,644IZEA 2
44,670 310,457j2 Global
73,720 4,539,678QuinStreet 2
541,332 1,851,356RealNetworks 2
376,750 1,529,605Solium Capital 2
164,300 857,712Spark Networks 1,2,6
282,400 626,928Stamps.com 2
33,600 3,571,008Support.com 2
650,300 559,258Tomorrow Focus 2
44,900 140,502United Online 2
91,571 1,056,729 19,696,782 IT Services - 1.3%Convergys Corporation 1
121,000 3,360,170eClerx Services
18,000 350,636Hackett Group (The)
570,666 8,628,470Hexaware Technologies
130,000 527,283Innodata 2
294,157 664,795Neurones
15,000 305,526Persistent Systems
40,000 459,058Prodware
9,882 68,593TravelSky Technology
200,000 328,463 14,692,994 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.7%Amtech Systems 2
141,471 918,147Brooks Automation
116,100 1,207,440Daqo New Energy ADR 2
45,500 846,755Diodes 2
270,850 5,444,085Exar Corporation 2
157,576 906,062Intermolecular 2
144,196 364,816Kulicke & Soffa Industries 2
77,400 876,168MKS Instruments
93,410 3,516,886Nanometrics 2
163,100 2,583,504Nova Measuring Instruments 2
99,000 1,030,590Photronics 2
207,700 2,162,157Sigma Designs 2
55,200 375,360Silicon Motion Technology ADR
53,100 2,060,811Teradyne
130,000 2,806,700Tessera Technologies
140,430 4,353,330Ultra Clean Holdings 2
50,300 269,608 29,722,419 Software - 2.5%American Software Cl. A
88,490 796,410ANSYS 1,2
95,000 8,498,700AVG Technologies 2
35,670 740,152Computer Modelling Group
313,200 2,445,311Fidessa Group
17,500 613,781Mentor Graphics
202,823 4,123,392Model N 2
104,000 1,120,080Monotype Imaging Holdings
207,740 4,969,141PSI 2
18,194 277,419SeaChange International 2
247,069 1,363,821SimCorp
10,000 461,480Textura Corporation 2
19,000 353,970TiVo 2
133,200 1,266,732Trend Micro
10,000 366,076 27,396,465 Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.9%Diebold 1,6
266,600 7,707,406Intevac 2
175,600 790,200Kortek
66,756 650,865Silicon Graphics International 2
93,600 666,432Xaar
60,000 420,103 10,235,006 Total 217,491,796 Materials 7.8% Chemicals - 2.0%Borregaard
77,500 519,807Croda International
10,000 436,476Dyadic International 2,4
75,000 123,750Elementis
125,000 429,798FutureFuel Corporation
48,500 571,815Hawkins
86,178 3,110,164Hexpol
40,000 444,677Innospec
36,883 1,599,247Intrepid Potash 2
336,498 373,513Minerals Technologies
73,793 4,195,132Quaker Chemical
109,669 9,306,511Umicore
12,500 622,289Victrex
22,000 520,726 22,253,905 Construction Materials - 1.0%Ash Grove Cement Cl. B 4
50,518 10,962,406 Containers & Packaging - 0.4%Intertape Polymer Group
26,486 379,522Mayr-Melnhof Karton
34,000 4,081,647 4,461,169 Metals & Mining - 4.4%Alamos Gold Cl. A
471,300 2,496,665Ampco-Pittsburgh
47,836 665,399Constellium Cl. A 2
100,000 519,000Exeter Resource 2
396,825 218,254Franco-Nevada Corporation
127,300 7,813,674Gold Fields ADR
865,000 3,408,100Haynes International
113,900 4,157,350Hecla Mining
660,000 1,834,800Imdex 2
700,000 115,366Lundin Mining 2
640,000 2,015,476Major Drilling Group International 2
406,543 1,972,066NovaGold Resources 2
50,000 252,000Pan American Silver
130,430 1,417,774Pretium Resources 2
246,000 1,320,208Reliance Steel & Aluminum
148,240 10,256,726Seabridge Gold 1,2,6
282,000 3,090,720Synalloy Corporation
178,800 1,416,096Worthington Industries
148,000 5,274,720 48,244,394 Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%TFS Corporation 5
251,185 298,446 Total 86,220,320 Telecommunication Services 0.6% Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.6%Telephone and Data Systems
208,270 6,266,844 Total 6,266,844 Utilities 0.1% Gas Utilities - 0.1%Shizuoka Gas
110,000 737,927Toho Gas
60,000 425,963 1,163,890 Multi-Utilities - 0.0%Just Energy Group 1
18,520 110,194 Total 1,274,084 Miscellaneous7 0.9% Total 9,712,595 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS(Cost $937,779,680)
1,107,154,274 REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 4.0% Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,0.03% dated 3/31/16, due 4/1/16,
maturity value $44,586,037 (collateralized
by obligations of various U.S. Government
Agencies, 2.00% due 5/31/21, valued at $45,481,800)
(Cost $44,586,000)
44,586,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS 104.2%(Cost $982,365,680)
1,151,740,274 LIABILITIES LESS CASHAND OTHER ASSETS (4.2)%
(46,742,479 ) NET ASSETS 100.0% $ 1,104,997,795
1All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the revolving credit agreement at March 31, 2016. Total market value of pledged securities at March 31, 2016, was $110,156,089.2 Non-income producing. 3At March 31, 2016, 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 1940.4These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities.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 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.6At March 31, 2016, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Funds revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $31,499,720.7 Includes securities first acquired in 2016 and less than 1% of net assets.TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $985,326,570. At March 31, 2016, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $166,413,704, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $281,029,497 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $114,615,793. 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 March 31, 2016. 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 $1,083,291,763 $23,396,436 $466,075 $1,107,154,274 Cash Equivalents 44,586,000 44,586,000For the three months ended March 31, 2016, certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 measurements. The Fund recognizes transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. At March 31, 2016, securities valued at $85,043,033 and $298,446 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 and Level 3, respectively, within the fair value hierarchy.
Level 3 Reconciliation:
Balance as of 12/31/15 Transfers In Balance as of 3/31/16 Common Stocks $167,629 $298,446 $466,075Repurchase 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. The remaining contractual maturity of the repurchase agreement held by the Fund at March 31, 2016 is overnight and continuous.Borrowings:
The Fund has entered into a revolving credit agreement (the credit agreement) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. (BNPP). As of March 31, 2016, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $70,000,000. During the period ended March 31, 2016, 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:
Shares Market Value Cost of Cost of Realized Dividend Shares Market Value Affiliated Company 12/31/15 12/31/15 Purchases Sales Gain (Loss) Income 3/31/16 3/31/16 Stanley Furniture 1,012,235 $2,824,136 $265,000 $10,000 912,235 $2,417,423 Timberland Bancorp 444,200 5,512,522 $35,536 444,200 5,614,688 $8,336,658 $10,000 $35,536 $8,032,111
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 three months ended March 31, 2016:Other 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: May 20, 2016
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: May 20, 2016 By: /s/ Peter K. Hoglund Peter K. Hoglund Treasurer, Royce Value Trust, Inc. Date: May 20, 2016