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 Avenue New 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: 9/30/2016
Item 1 - Schedule of Investments
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS ROYCE VALUE TRUST SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (UNAUDITED)
SHARES VALUE COMMON STOCKS 99.7% Consumer Discretionary 10.9% Auto Components - 1.2%Cooper Tire & Rubber
19,600 $ 745,192Drew Industries
60,516 5,931,779Gentex Corporation
273,170 4,796,865Sebang Global Battery
28,500 958,946Standard Motor Products
50,391 2,406,674 14,839,456 Automobiles - 0.9%Thor Industries 1
127,210 10,774,687 Distributors - 1.0%Core-Mark Holding Company
245,400 8,785,320Fenix Parts 2
255,000 1,009,800Weyco Group
97,992 2,633,045 12,428,165 Diversified Consumer Services - 0.8%American Public Education 2
42,400 839,944Collectors Universe
50,000 926,500DeVry Education Group
52,054 1,200,365Liberty Tax Cl. A
141,573 1,809,303LifeLock 2
142,000 2,402,640Lincoln Educational Services 2
430,600 947,320Universal Technical Institute
504,032 897,177 9,023,249 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.3%Century Casinos 2
222,360 1,536,507Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 2
178,300 1,604,700 3,141,207 Household Durables - 1.6%Cavco Industries 2
14,700 1,456,035Ethan Allen Interiors
231,000 7,223,370Flexsteel Industries
18,500 956,820Mohawk Industries 1,2,3
22,400 4,487,616Natuzzi ADR 2
2,096,300 3,668,525Samson Holding
2,500,000 236,827Stanley Furniture 4
912,235 1,632,900 19,662,093 Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.1%Blue Nile
34,200 1,177,164 Leisure Products - 1.0%Black Diamond 2
68,100 350,034Nautilus 2
488,700 11,103,264 11,453,298 Media - 0.7%E.W. Scripps Company Cl. A 2
118,060 1,877,154New Media Investment Group
60,100 931,550Pico Far East Holdings
3,484,400 1,049,394T4F Entretenimento
200,000 367,757Technicolor
120,000 819,056Wiley (John) & Sons Cl. A
52,180 2,693,010 7,737,921 Multiline Retail - 0.0%New World Department Store China 2
1,447,500 217,040 Specialty Retail - 1.9%Barnes & Noble
26,000 293,800Buckle (The) 1
125,515 3,016,126Caleres
134,500 3,401,505Container Store Group (The) 2
158,200 794,164Destination Maternity
390,176 2,762,446Genesco 2
43,355 2,361,113Haverty Furniture
26,500 531,060I.T
1,127,000 368,959Monro Muffler Brake
126,300 7,725,771Oriental Watch Holdings
967,900 151,117TravelCenters of America LLC 2
62,500 447,500West Marine 2
131,100 1,084,197 22,937,758 Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.4%Crown Crafts
94,441 954,799Culp
29,400 875,238Deckers Outdoor 2
36,420 2,168,811J.G. Boswell Company 5
3,940 2,521,600Movado Group
78,861 1,693,934Wolverine World Wide 1
360,200 8,295,406YGM Trading
1,082,600 575,049 17,084,837 Total 130,476,875 Consumer Staples 1.9% Beverages - 0.2%Compania Cervecerias Unidas ADR
134,000 2,705,460 Food Products - 1.6%Cal-Maine Foods
41,916 1,615,443Farmer Bros. 2
44,100 1,567,755Industrias Bachoco ADR
60,795 3,049,477John B. Sanfilippo & Son
17,200 882,876Sanderson Farms
14,300 1,377,519Seneca Foods Cl. A 2
157,831 4,457,147Seneca Foods Cl. B 2
13,840 506,544SunOpta 2
187,459 1,323,461Tootsie Roll Industries 1
100,504 3,701,562Waterloo Investment Holdings 2,6
2,973,544 892,063 19,373,847 Personal Products - 0.1%Inter Parfums
38,030 1,227,228 Total 23,306,535 Energy 4.7% Energy Equipment & Services - 3.8%CARBO Ceramics 1,2,3
53,000 579,820Diamond Offshore Drilling 2
154,000 2,711,940Era Group 2
559,771 4,506,157Forum Energy Technologies 2
161,418 3,205,761Franks International
108,600 1,411,800Helmerich & Payne
101,230 6,812,779ION Geophysical 2
71,880 492,378Oil States International 2
41,433 1,308,040Pason Systems
508,680 6,509,956SEACOR Holdings 2
170,469 10,141,201TGS-NOPEC Geophysical
309,170 5,586,478Trican Well Service 2
897,300 1,839,809 45,106,119 Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.9%Dorchester Minerals L.P.
177,172 2,730,220Dorian LPG 2
184,034 1,104,204Green Plains
30,000 786,000Hargreaves Services
57,683 142,424San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
350,352 2,067,077World Fuel Services
66,600 3,080,916WPX Energy 2
110,000 1,450,900 11,361,741 Total 56,467,860 Financials 15.9% Banks - 2.2%Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
178,416 4,417,580Blue Hills Bancorp
104,180 1,564,784Canadian Western Bank
279,500 5,379,302Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach 5
1,200 7,470,000Fauquier Bankshares
160,800 2,329,992First Citizens BancShares Cl. A
17,026 5,003,771 26,165,429 Capital Markets - 9.3%Ares Management L.P.
375,900 6,544,419Artisan Partners Asset Management Cl. A
214,400 5,831,680ASA Gold and Precious Metals
199,821 2,955,353Ashmore Group
1,114,000 5,098,991Associated Capital Group Cl. A
20,200 716,292Azimut Holding
17,500 257,633CETIP - Mercados Organizados
430,000 5,669,603Citadel Capital 2
11,799,921 1,102,927Cowen Group 2
250,824 910,491Dundee Corporation Cl. A 2
1,079,900 5,556,100Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
153 2,128,224Federated Investors Cl. B
126,440 3,746,417Jupiter Fund Management
230,000 1,268,178KKR & Co. L.P.
24,100 343,666Lazard Cl. A
126,735 4,608,085Manning & Napier Cl. A
465,492 3,300,338MarketAxess Holdings
78,600 13,015,374Medley Management Cl. A
109,500 920,895Morningstar
84,600 6,706,242mutares
39,266 592,935MVC Capital
324,200 2,687,618Newtek Business Services
15,925 227,090Oaktree Capital Group LLC Cl. A
101,100 4,286,640Partners Group Holding
1,075 541,528Rothschild & Co
216,893 5,371,190SEI Investments
185,600 8,465,216Sprott
1,590,000 2,932,886TMX Group
60,700 2,787,587U.S. Global Investors Cl. A
520,551 957,814Value Partners Group
5,453,000 5,614,498Virtus Investment Partners
28,330 2,772,374VZ Holding
2,000 560,040Westwood Holdings Group
50,173 2,664,688ZAIS Group Holdings Cl. A 1,2,3
492,300 1,132,290 112,275,302 Consumer Finance - 0.1%Bajaj Finance
55,000 884,425 Diversified Financial Services - 0.5%First Pacific
1,020,000 730,251PICO Holdings 2
409,400 4,826,826 5,557,077 Insurance - 2.5%Alleghany Corporation 2
2,709 1,422,279Atlas Financial Holdings 2
30,000 473,100eHealth 2
55,000 616,550E-L Financial
21,500 11,471,474Erie Indemnity Cl. A
25,000 2,551,750Independence Holding Company
314,523 5,403,505MBIA 2
942,400 7,341,296ProAssurance Corporation
17,139 899,455WMIH 2
77,742 181,916 30,361,325 Investment Companies - 0.2%RIT Capital Partners
130,500 2,951,624 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.1%Genworth MI Canada
230,895 5,941,549Timberland Bancorp 4
444,200 6,996,150Vestin Realty Mortgage II 2
53,557 136,570 13,074,269 Total 191,269,451 Health Care 4.4% Biotechnology - 0.9%ARIAD Pharmaceuticals 1,2,3
119,000 1,629,110Keryx Biopharmaceuticals 2
160,000 849,600Sangamo BioSciences 2
344,315 1,594,178Zealand Pharma 2
462,207 6,894,152 10,967,040 Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%Analogic Corporation
54,735 4,849,521AngioDynamics 2
41,000 719,140Atrion Corporation 1
15,750 6,718,950Cerus Corporation 2
108,000 670,680CryoLife 2
25,000 439,250Invacare Corporation
38,900 434,513Kossan Rubber Industries
400,000 665,096Masimo Corporation 2
50,000 2,974,500Neogen Corporation 2
6,800 380,392Trinity Biotech ADR Cl. A 2
82,800 1,094,616 18,946,658 Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%Aceto Corporation
132,455 2,515,320Landauer
50,000 2,224,000 4,739,320 Health Care Technology - 0.2%Cegedim 2
10,000 275,282Medidata Solutions 2
40,000 2,230,400 2,505,682 Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.2%Bio-Rad Laboratories Cl. A 2
33,598 5,503,688Bio-Techne
41,143 4,505,159PAREXEL International 2
56,600 3,930,870 13,939,717 Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%Lipocine 2
35,000 156,100Theravance Biopharma 2
44,291 1,605,106 1,761,206 Total 52,859,623 Industrials 28.7% Aerospace & Defense - 2.6%Austal
688,670 776,963Ducommun 2
117,200 2,676,848HEICO Corporation
140,338 9,711,390HEICO Corporation Cl. A
80,808 4,889,692Magellan Aerospace
182,779 2,237,456Mercury Systems 2
28,000 687,960Teledyne Technologies 2
20,600 2,223,358Wesco Aircraft Holdings 2
588,000 7,896,840 31,100,507 Air Freight & Logistics - 1.9%Expeditors International of Washington
158,900 8,186,528Forward Air
189,250 8,186,955Hub Group Cl. A 1,2,3
149,400 6,089,544 22,463,027 Building Products - 0.5%Apogee Enterprises
45,500 2,033,395Burnham Holdings Cl. B 5
36,000 608,400dorma+kaba Holding
600 444,056Insteel Industries
50,080 1,814,899Patrick Industries 2
14,750 913,320 5,814,070 Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.3%Atento 2
230,000 1,950,400CECO Environmental
99,028 1,117,036CompX International Cl. A
211,100 2,444,538Copart 2
219,960 11,781,058Heritage-Crystal Clean 2
152,527 2,025,558Kimball International Cl. B
286,180 3,703,169Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
26,210 919,185Steelcase Cl. A
203,960 2,833,004UniFirst Corporation
7,370 971,808 27,745,756 Construction & Engineering - 3.5%EMCOR Group 1,3
121,300 7,231,906IES Holdings 2
577,482 10,273,405Jacobs Engineering Group 2
164,900 8,528,628KBR
325,300 4,921,789Northwest Pipe 2
28,000 330,680NV5 Global 2
28,200 911,142Sterling Construction 2
192,300 1,488,402Valmont Industries 1
63,045 8,483,965 42,169,917 Electrical Equipment - 0.9%Global Power Equipment Group 2,5
631,820 2,628,371Powell Industries
94,500 3,784,725Preformed Line Products
91,600 3,862,772 10,275,868 Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5%A. Soriano
2,791,000 352,195Raven Industries
251,725 5,797,227 6,149,422 Machinery - 10.3%Chen Hsong Holdings
1,159,000 246,551China Metal International Holdings
554,524 198,184CIRCOR International
80,884 4,817,451CLARCOR
92,500 6,012,500Colfax Corporation 2
77,242 2,427,716Columbus McKinnon
47,075 839,818Deutz
115,000 580,257Donaldson Company
193,559 7,225,557Exco Technologies
77,800 717,543Federal Signal
67,680 897,437Franklin Electric
104,600 4,258,266Graco
89,276 6,606,424Greenbrier Companies (The)
34,600 1,221,380Hurco Companies
25,952 728,473Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Cl. A
10,000 601,300IDEX Corporation
67,400 6,306,618John Bean Technologies
77,526 5,469,459Kadant
30,200 1,573,722Kennametal
160,100 4,646,102Lincoln Electric Holdings
61,360 3,842,363Lindsay Corporation 1,3
80,000 5,918,400Luxfer Holdings ADR
28,100 325,679Lydall 2
42,380 2,166,889NN
308,700 5,633,775Nordson Corporation
24,296 2,420,611RBC Bearings 2
123,200 9,422,336Sun Hydraulics
286,318 9,239,482Tennant Company
111,900 7,251,120Watts Water Technologies Cl. A
61,000 3,955,240Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
91,070 7,435,866Woodward
171,800 10,734,064 123,720,583 Marine - 1.2%Clarkson
198,700 5,390,934Kirby Corporation 2
144,500 8,982,120 14,373,054 Professional Services - 2.9%Advisory Board (The) 2
190,277 8,512,993Franklin Covey 2
40,800 726,648Heidrick & Struggles International
66,480 1,233,204ICF International 2
20,836 923,451ManpowerGroup
112,858 8,155,119On Assignment 1,2,3
199,195 7,228,787Robert Half International
78,032 2,954,292TrueBlue 2
191,650 4,342,789Volt Information Sciences 2
65,000 412,750 34,490,033 Road & Rail - 1.6%Genesee & Wyoming Cl. A 2
15,000 1,034,250Knight Transportation
122,400 3,511,656Landstar System
132,960 9,051,917Patriot Transportation Holding 2
70,986 1,508,452Saia 1,2,3
112,030 3,356,419Trancom
4,932 309,925Universal Logistics Holdings
78,916 1,059,053 19,831,672 Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5%Addtech Cl. B
30,000 469,471Central Steel & Wire 5
4,862 1,993,420Houston Wire & Cable
509,200 3,151,948Kloeckner & Co 2
20,000 243,489MSC Industrial Direct Cl. A 1,3
10,563 775,430 6,633,758 Transportation Infrastructure - 0.0%Hopewell Highway Infrastructure
1,012,000 619,661 Total 345,387,328 Information Technology 17.6% Communications Equipment - 0.7%ADTRAN 1,3
239,273 4,579,685Bel Fuse Cl. B
30,238 729,945Clearfield 2
55,600 1,045,280NetScout Systems 2
61,700 1,804,725Oclaro 2
87,500 748,125 8,907,760 Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 8.0%Anixter International 1,2
70,895 4,572,727Broadway Industrial Group 2
99,300 15,703Cognex Corporation 1,3
214,870 11,358,028Coherent 2
126,416 13,974,025Dolby Laboratories Cl. A
38,250 2,076,593DTS
90,000 3,828,600FARO Technologies 2
154,867 5,567,469FLIR Systems
302,000 9,488,840HollySys Automation Technologies 2
51,082 1,132,488Horiba
12,000 589,119IPG Photonics 1,2,3
74,570 6,140,840Lagercrantz Group
50,000 492,163LRAD Corporation
776,544 1,452,137Methode Electronics
60,830 2,127,225National Instruments
261,850 7,436,540Orbotech 2
49,500 1,465,695Perceptron 2
357,700 2,403,744Plexus Corporation 2
150,600 7,045,068Richardson Electronics
573,732 3,889,903Rofin-Sinar Technologies 2
6,681 214,995Rogers Corporation 2
57,066 3,485,591Systemax
162,662 1,288,283TTM Technologies 1,2,3
496,400 5,683,780Vishay Precision Group 2
17,839 285,959VST Holdings
1,179,658 345,609 96,361,124 Internet Software & Services - 2.3%Actua Corporation 2
291,130 3,770,133Care.com 2
260,800 2,597,568comScore 2
212,236 6,507,156HolidayCheck Group 2
44,900 121,080IZEA 2
12,106 71,062j2 Global
83,520 5,563,267QuinStreet 2
612,532 1,849,847RealNetworks 2
298,750 1,332,425Solium Capital 2
215,000 1,202,866Spark Networks 1,2
263,000 415,540Stamps.com 2
35,300 3,336,203Support.com 2
650,300 546,252 27,313,399 IT Services - 1.3%Acxiom Corporation 2
48,000 1,279,200Convergys Corporation 1
121,000 3,680,820DST Systems
10,000 1,179,200Hackett Group (The)
463,566 7,658,110Innodata 2
274,314 674,813MoneyGram International 2
76,400 542,440 15,014,583 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.7%Amtech Systems 2
141,471 701,696Brooks Automation
116,100 1,580,121Cabot Microelectronics
24,900 1,317,459Daqo New Energy ADR 2
31,700 672,040Diodes 2
270,850 5,779,939Exar Corporation 2
157,576 1,467,033Intermolecular 2
40,000 39,680Kulicke & Soffa Industries 2
77,400 1,000,782MKS Instruments
43,910 2,183,644Nanometrics 2
121,600 2,716,544Nova Measuring Instruments 2
99,000 1,170,180Photronics 2
159,900 1,648,569Sigma Designs 2
78,900 614,631Silicon Motion Technology ADR
49,000 2,537,710Teradyne
130,000 2,805,400Tessera Technologies
153,530 5,901,693Ultra Clean Holdings 2
50,300 372,723Veeco Instruments 2
17,500 343,525 32,853,369 Software - 1.9%American Software Cl. A
108,690 1,206,459ANSYS 1,2,3
95,000 8,797,950Computer Modelling Group
316,300 2,365,108Mentor Graphics
179,823 4,754,520Model N 2
155,387 1,726,350Monotype Imaging Holdings
130,140 2,877,395PSI
18,194 270,806SeaChange International 2
247,069 738,736SimCorp
10,000 582,450 23,319,774 Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.7%Diebold 1,3
266,600 6,609,014Intevac 2
214,500 1,265,550 7,874,564 Total 211,644,573 Materials 7.6% Chemicals - 2.1%Dyadic International 2,5
75,000 112,500FutureFuel Corporation
48,500 547,080Hawkins
86,178 3,734,093Innospec
36,883 2,242,855Intrepid Potash 2
256,498 289,843Minerals Technologies
91,893 6,495,916Quaker Chemical
109,669 11,617,237 25,039,524 Construction Materials - 1.0%Ash Grove Cement Cl. B 5
50,518 12,174,838 Containers & Packaging - 0.3%Mayr-Melnhof Karton
34,000 3,739,181 Metals & Mining - 4.2%Alamos Gold Cl. A
263,300 2,167,491Ampco-Pittsburgh
36,966 409,953Constellium Cl. A 2
90,000 648,000Exeter Resource 2
240,000 302,400Ferroglobe
49,300 445,179Franco-Nevada Corporation
127,300 8,894,451Gold Fields ADR
370,000 1,794,500Haynes International
113,900 4,226,829Hecla Mining
321,300 1,831,410Imdex 2
700,000 314,349Lundin Mining 2
640,000 2,531,804Major Drilling Group International 2
406,543 1,967,718Pretium Resources 2
165,000 1,694,081Reliance Steel & Aluminum
137,240 9,885,397Royal Gold
16,600 1,285,338Seabridge Gold 2
282,000 3,110,460Synalloy Corporation
178,800 1,675,356Worthington Industries
148,000 7,108,440 50,293,156 Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%TFS Corporation
453,967 519,424 Total 91,766,123 Real Estate 3.0% Real Estate Management & Development - 3.0%AV Homes 2
66,100 1,099,904FirstService Corporation
135,100 6,306,468Forestar Group 2
102,000 1,194,420FRP Holdings 2
207,936 6,460,572Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
101,300 2,284,315Marcus & Millichap 2
251,313 6,571,835St. Joe Company (The) 2
177,000 3,253,260Tejon Ranch 2
360,035 8,756,051 Total 35,926,825 Telecommunication Services 0.5% Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.5%Telephone and Data Systems
208,270 5,660,778 Total 5,660,778 Utilities 0.1% Gas Utilities - 0.1%Shizuoka Gas
110,000 867,912Toho Gas
60,000 561,642 1,429,554 Multi-Utilities - 0.0%Just Energy Group 1
18,520 93,896 Total 1,523,450 Miscellaneous7 4.4% Total 53,466,001 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS(Cost $958,463,363)
1,199,755,422 REPURCHASE AGREEMENT 5.7% Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,0.03% dated 9/30/16, due 10/3/16,
maturity value $67,910,170 (collateralized
by obligations of various U.S. Government
Agencies, 2.125% due 12/31/22, valued at
$69,268,256)
(Cost $67,910,000)
67,910,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS 105.4%(Cost $1,026,373,363)
1,267,665,422 LIABILITIES LESS CASHAND OTHER ASSETS (5.4)%
(64,471,879 ) NET ASSETS 100.0% $ 1,203,193,543
1All or a portion of these securities were pledged as collateral in connection with the Funds revolving credit agreement at September 30, 2016. Total market value of pledged securities at September 30, 2016, was $112,115,713.2 Non-income producing. 3At September 30, 2016, a portion of these securities were rehypothecated in connection with the Funds revolving credit agreement in the aggregate amount of $65,020,180.4At September 30, 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 1940.5These securities are defined as Level 2 securities due to fair value being based on quoted prices for similar securities.6A security for which market quotations are not readily available represents 0.1% of net assets. This security has been valued at its fair value under procedures approved by the Funds Board of Directors. This security is defined as a Level 3 security due to the use of significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value.7Includes 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 $1,028,710,745. At September 30, 2016, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $238,954,677, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $339,052,580 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $100,097,903. 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, 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 $1,094,601,884 $104,261,475 $892,063 $1,199,755,422 Cash Equivalents 67,910,000 67,910,000Certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the reporting period. The Fund recognizes transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, securities valued at $4,756,595 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and securities valued at $6,612,409 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.
Level 3 Reconciliation:
Unrealized Balance as of 12/31/15 Purchases Gain (Loss) Balance as of 9/30/16 Common Stocks $167,629 $1,187,434 $(463,000) $892,063Repurchase 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2016, the Fund has outstanding borrowings of $70,000,000. During the period ended September 30, 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 9/30/16 9/30/16 Stanley Furniture 1,012,235 $2,824,136 $265,000 $10,000 $1,140,294 912,235 $1,632,900 Timberland Bancorp 444,200 5,512,522 111,050 444,200 6,996,150 $8,336,658 $10,000 $1,251,344 $8,629,050
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, 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: November 21, 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: November 21, 2016 By: /s/ Peter K. Hoglund Peter K. Hoglund Treasurer, Royce Value Trust, Inc. Date: November 21, 2016