Royce Value Trust (NYSE: RVT) as of December 31, 2009

Royce Value Trust (NYSE: RVT)

Oldest and largest small-cap closed-end fund
Average weekly trading volume of approximately 341,000 shares
Fund’s adviser has more than 35 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience

Closing Prices – December 31, 2009

NAV $12.87
MKT $10.79

Total Return Performance
Periods ended December 31, 2009	NAV	MKT

1 Month*	6.28%	8.12%
Year to Date*	44.59	35.39
One-Year	44.59	35.39
Three-Year Average Annual	-6.18	-13.69
Five-Year Average Annual	1.36	-3.62
10-Year Average Annual	7.57	7.70

*Not Annualized

Portfolio Diagnostics

Wtd. Average Market Cap:	$1707 million
Wtd. Average P/E Ratio:	18.7*
Wtd. Average P/B Ratio:	1.8x
Net Assets Attributable to Common Stock:	$1070 million
Net Leverage:	17.5%

*The Fund’s P/E ratio calculation excludes companies with zero or negative earnings.

Net leverage is the percentage, in excess of 100%, of the total value of equity type investments, divided by net assets, applicable to common stock.


Portfolio Composition

Top 10 Positions		% of Net Assets

1. Simpson Manufacturing		1.0%
2. Alleghany Corp.		0.9
3. SEACOR Holdings		0.9
4. Ritchie Bros.		0.9
5. Sotheby’s		0.9
6. Oil States International		0.9
7. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.		0.9
8. Ash Grove Cement Cl. B		0.9
9. Reliance Steel & Aluminum		0.9
0. HEICO Corp.		0.8

Top Five Industries		% of Net Assets

1. Industrial Products		23%
2. Technology		20
3. Industrial Services		17
4. Financial Services		13
5. Financial Intermediaries		13

Recent Developments

Royce Value Trust, Inc. paid a cash dividend of $0.36875 per share on its Cumulative Preferred Stock, based on an annual rate of 5.90% of the initial liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The dividend was paid on December 23, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 7, 2009 (ex-dividend on December 3, 2009).

Royce Value Trust is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common (RVT) and 5.90% Cumulative Preferred Stock (RVTprb) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its primary investment goal is long-term capital growth, which it seeks by investing at least 75% of its assets in equity securities primarily of small- and micro-cap companies.

Daily net asset values (NAVs) for Royce Value Trust are now available on our website and online through most ticker symbol lookup services and on broker terminals under the symbol XRVTX. For more information, please call The Royce Funds at (800) 221-4268 or visit our website at www.roycefunds.com.