Royce Capital Fund - Micro-Cap Portfolio

As of 11/14/2025

NAV ¹

$10.48

Overall Morningstar Rating

As of 10/31/2025

Rating Category: Small Blend

The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures risk-adjusted returns and is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) rating metrics.

Morningstar Style Box

As of 09/30/2025

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Historical Morningstar Ratings

As of 10/31/2025

Years	3
Ratings
Number of Funds In Category	99

Years	5
Ratings
Number of Funds In Category	97

Years	10
Ratings
Number of Funds In Category	87

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Overview

Fund Description

One of the only variable annuity products dedicated to investing in micro-cap stocks (generally market caps up to $1 billion)
Core approach that combines multiple investment themes and offers wide exposure to microcap stocks by investing in companies with strong fundamentals and/or prospects selling at prices that Royce believes do not fully reflect these attributes
Approach emphasizes the intersection of valuation with fundamental strength and/or excellent growth or turnaround potential

Meet Your Manager

Royce Investment Partners

Royce Investment Partners specializes in small-cap investing, managing both U.S. and international portfolios for individual investors, financial advisors, and institutions. The firm is generally regarded as a pioneer in small-cap investing. Focusing on this distinctive asset class for more than 45 years has given Royce an unparalleled domain knowledge of the small-company investment universe.

Fund Information

Asset Class

Equity

Total Net Assets

As of 10/31/2025 (Updated Monthly)

$96.11 Million

Fund Inception Date

05/04/2007

Share Class Inception Date

12/27/1996

Benchmark

Russell 2000 Index

Investment Style

Small Cap

Morningstar Category

Small Blend

Lipper Classification

Small-Cap Core Funds

Sales Charges, Expenses & Fees

As of 05/01/2025

Gross Expense Ratio

1.47%

Net Expense Ratio

^2, 3

1.33%

12b-1 Fee

0.00%

Identifiers

Ticker

RCMCX

Fund Number

296

CUSIP Code

78080T303

Bloomberg Code

RCMCX US

Portfolio Managers

Jim Stoeffel

New York, United States

Portfolio

Assets

As of 09/30/2025 Updated Monthly

Total Net Assets

$136.75 Million

Portfolio Allocations

Asset Allocation

As of 09/30/2025 % of Total Updated Monthly

		Fund
	U.S. Investments	86.96%
	Non-U.S. Investments	13.04%

Portfolio Holdings

 Holdings  As of 09/30/2025   Updated Quarterly

Security Name

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

Weight (%)

4.00

Market Value ($)

5,465,900

Quantity

5,465,900

Security Name

LightPath Technologies Cl. A

Weight (%)

1.13

Market Value ($)

1,542,972

Quantity

194,574

Security Name

NPK International

Weight (%)

1.11

Market Value ($)

1,516,705

Quantity

134,103

Security Name

Investar Holding

Weight (%)

1.09

Market Value ($)

1,487,111

Quantity

64,072

Security Name

Astronics Corporation

Weight (%)

1.08

Market Value ($)

1,479,041

Quantity

32,428

Security Name

CECO Environmental

Weight (%)

1.08

Market Value ($)

1,478,195

Quantity

28,871

Security Name

Natural Gas Services Group

Weight (%)

1.07

Market Value ($)

1,465,752

Quantity

52,367

Security Name

nLIGHT

Weight (%)

1.06

Market Value ($)

1,453,855

Quantity

49,067

Security Name

Sprott

Weight (%)

1.06

Market Value ($)

1,450,093

Quantity

17,447

Security Name

Graham Corporation

Weight (%)

1.05

Market Value ($)

1,431,847

Quantity

26,081

Tax

Distributions

Distribution Schedules

Dividend Frequency, if any

This fund is an Accrual fund.

Final composition of the current year’s distribution—income, capital gains and/or return of capital—are based on US tax rules and will be determined by February of the following year. For tax characterization of a distribution, such as return of capital and tax-exempt income, click on the “Tax Information” tab above.

Distributions Per Share

Current Year Distributions Per Share

Distribution amounts may be estimates

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Reinvestment Date	Payable Date	Reinvestment Price	Long-Term Capital Gains	Short-Term Capital Gains	Income	Total Distribution Per Share
12/12/2024	12/12/2024	12/12/2024	12/12/2024	$10.1100	$0.6984	$0.0000	$0.0000	$0.6984

Record Date

12/12/2024

Ex-Dividend Date

12/12/2024

Reinvestment Date

12/12/2024

Payable Date

12/12/2024

Reinvestment Price

$10.1100

Long-Term Capital Gains

$0.6984

Short-Term Capital Gains

$0.0000

Income

$0.0000

Total Distribution Per Share

$0.6984

View Historical Distributions Data

Historical Distributions Per Share

Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Reinvestment Date	Payable Date	Reinvestment Price	Long-Term Capital Gains	Short-Term Capital Gains	Income	Total Distribution Per Share
12/12/2024	12/12/2024	12/12/2024	12/12/2024	$10.11	$0.6984	—	—	$0.6984

Record Date

12/12/2024

Ex-Dividend Date

12/12/2024

Reinvestment Date

12/12/2024

Payable Date

12/12/2024

Reinvestment Price

$10.11

Long-Term Capital Gains

$0.6984

Short-Term Capital Gains

—

Income

—

Total Distribution Per Share

$0.6984

Annually, a fund must distribute all realized capital gains net of realized losses, so the fund will not be subject to an entity level income tax. A fund’s capital gain distribution in a particular year may be a result of the disposition of holdings that appreciated in value during prior years. Thus, while the fund may gain or lose value over the course of a year, a capital gain distribution paid by the fund may not be indicative of current performance of the fund.

The distributable amount of net capital gains are paid on a per-share basis to all investors who hold shares of the fund on the record date of the distribution and are recognized by the shareholder for tax purposes as of the ex-date of the distribution, regardless of when the gains or losses arose in the fund. Net gains on holdings held long term by the fund would be distributed to shareholders as a long-term capital gain distribution no matter how long the shareholder has owned shares in the fund.

Refer to the fund’s annual report or statement of additional information for specific information regarding distributions.

Tax Information

Federal ID Number 13-3890605

For information on tax years prior to 2008, please contact us

These amounts represent distributions paid by the fund, foreign taxes passed through (if any), and other distribution characteristics for the calendar year selected. These amounts are reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV.

Distributions per Share ($)

Record Date	Ordinary Dividends	Qualified Dividends	Capital Gain Distributions	Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain	Non-Taxable Return Of Capital	Section 199a Dividends	Foreign Tax Paid	Exempt Interest Dividends	Interest on Tax Reclaim Refunds
Dec 11	—	—	0.6984	—	—	—	—	—	—

Record Date

Dec 11

Ordinary Dividends

—

Qualified Dividends

—

Capital Gain Distributions

0.6984

Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain

—

Non-Taxable Return Of Capital

—

Section 199a Dividends

—

Foreign Tax Paid

—

Exempt Interest Dividends

—

Interest on Tax Reclaim Refunds

—

Supplemental Tax Information

Foreign Source Income

—

Foreign Source Qualified Dividends

—

Direct U.S. Government Obligations

—

Specified Private Activity Bond Interest

—

Dividends Received Deduction

—

Section 163(j)

—

Indiana Resident Taxable Income

—

Utah Resident Taxable Income

—

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Documents

Fund Literature

PDF Format

Factsheet - Royce Capital Fund?Micro-Cap Portfolio - Class Investment, Service

Regulatory Documents

 PDF Format 
 Annual Report - Royce Capital Fund - Micro-Cap Portfolio Investment Class 
 Mailed hardcopies unavailable. 
 PDF Format 
 Semi-Annual Report - Royce Capital Fund - Micro-Cap Portfolio Investment Class 
 Mailed hardcopies unavailable. 
 PDF Format 
 Summary Prospectus - Royce Capital Fund - Micro-Cap Portfolio (Investment and Service Classes) 

Risks

What Are the Risks?

The Fund invests primarily in micro-cap stocks, which may involve considerably more risk than investments in securities of larger-cap companies. The Fund’s broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities (measured at the time of investment), which may involve political, economic, currency, and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments.

Important Information

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. These portfolios are available as investment options under a variable annuity or variable life contract. Shares of the portfolios are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable annuity or life contracts. These portfolios may not be available in all states and may only be offered in certain variable products. Please refer to the prospectuses. Variable annuities are long-term, tax-deferred investment vehicles designed for retirement purposes. Gains from tax-deferred investments are taxable as ordinary income upon withdrawal. Withdrawals made prior to age 59 1/2 are subject to a 10% IRS penalty charge and/or surrender charges. Investments in a variable annuity are subject to market risks, including loss of principal. Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the insurer.

VARIABLE ANNUITIES ARE SOLD BY PROSPECTUS ONLY. AN INVESTOR SHOULD CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES AND EXPENSES OF THE INSURANCE CONTRACT AND THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUSES CONTAIN THIS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSURANCE CONTRACT AND THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO. FOR A FREE PROSPECTUS ON THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO, PLEASE CLICK ON THE PROSPECTUS LINK. AN INVESTOR SHOULD READ THE PROSPECTUSES CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.

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Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. They do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.

The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.
Source: FTSE.

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Reports and other information about the fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at www.sec.gov.
FINANCIAL ADVISORS: Please note that not all share classes may be available for sale at your firm. Please call Franklin Templeton at (800) 530-2432 for more information.

Footnotes

Net Asset Value - the amount per share you would receive if you sold shares that day. NAV Change indicates a change in the Net Asset Value from the previous business day.
Gross Expense Ratio reflects the total annual operating expenses for the share class shown, prior to the deduction of any waiver or reimbursement. Actual expenses may be higher and may impact portfolio returns. Net Expense Ratio reflects total expenses after any fee waivers, implemented expense caps or reimbursements. If a fund has contractual fee waivers, expense caps and/or reimbursements, the expiration date can be found by clicking on the information button next to the net expense ratio. Additional amounts may be voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed and may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. Expense ratios are as of the most recent prospectus or annual report.
Net Expense Ratio represents the expense ratio applicable to investors.

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Royce Capital Fund - Micro-Cap Portfolio

NAV 1

Overall Morningstar Rating

Morningstar Style Box

Historical Morningstar Ratings

Overview

Fund Description

Meet Your Manager

Royce Investment Partners

Fund Information

Sales Charges, Expenses & Fees

Identifiers

Portfolio Managers

Jim Stoeffel

Portfolio

Assets

Portfolio Allocations

Asset Allocation

Portfolio Holdings

Holdings

Tax

Distributions

Distribution Schedules

Distributions Per Share

Current Year Distributions Per Share

Historical Distributions Per Share

Tax Information

Tax Information

Federal ID Number 13-3890605

Distributions per Share ($)

Supplemental Tax Information

Documents

Fund Literature

Regulatory Documents

Risks

What Are the Risks?

Important Information

Footnotes

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