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5 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
4
4
2
4
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Zacks Investment Research
2
(Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C+
(Hold)
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U.S. News evaluated 221 Small Blend Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 30.90 percent over the past year, 16.23 percent over the past three years, and 8.71 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 05.31.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 13.8% |
| 1 Year | 30.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 16.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 8.7% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital and current income. Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities that produce dividend income to the fund, and at least 65% will be issued by companies with stock market capitalizations of up to $5 billion (micro-cap, small-cap, and mid-cap companies) at the time of investment. Although the fund normally focuses on the securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of companies headquartered in foreign countries.
Fees
Fees are High compared to funds in the same category.
Royce Dividend Value Fund has an expense ratio of 1.19 percent.
Risk
Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
