Royce Premier Fund Adds New Holdings

Lauren Romeo and Steven McBoyle discuss qualities they seek in investment prosects

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Sep 23, 2015
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The Royce Premier Fund is managed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio), Lauren Romeo and Steven McBoyle. In a recent discussion Romeo and McBoyle gave their insights on key characteristics the fund seeks for its investments. The portfolio managers specifically noted two new companies they have added that fit the fund’s investment profile. The two new companies include TGS-NOPEC (OSL:TGS, Financial) and Dorman Products (DORM, Financial). In total the fund has 61 holdings with an average market cap of $3.03 billion. In August the fund outperformed its Russell 2000 benchmark, returning -5.84% versus -6.28% for the index.