Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. filings document proxy and governance disclosures for a diversified closed-end management investment company. Schedule 14A materials identify the fund as the registrant and provide the formal record for shareholder meeting matters, voting procedures, board oversight disclosures, and related governance information.
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (RVT) reported a direct purchase by President and director Christopher D. Clark. Clark purchased 1,200 shares of common stock at $17.06 per share on September 30, 2026, and directly held 53,840 shares afterward. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at the annual meeting on October 7, 2026, at its New York offices. The sole proposal is to elect two Class III directors, Christopher D. Clark (an interested director and the Fund’s President and CEO of Royce) and Christopher C. Grisanti, each for a term running to the 2029 annual meeting.
The record date is August 5, 2026, when 124,248,724 common shares were outstanding, each entitled to one vote with no cumulative voting. The six-member Board includes five Independent Directors and uses a lead Independent Director structure and fully independent Audit and Nominating Committees.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audited the Fund, receiving $55,640 in audit fees and $11,854 in tax-related fees for 2025. Morgan Stanley and an affiliate reported beneficial ownership of 6,058,260 shares, or 5.30%, in a prior Schedule 13G. Directors generally receive an annual $18,000 retainer plus meeting and committee-role fees. A quorum is a majority of shares; directors are elected by a majority of outstanding shares, and broker non-votes and abstentions count for quorum but not as votes cast.
ROYCE SMALL-CAP TRUST, INC. President and director Christopher D. Clark made an open-market purchase of 2,800 shares of Common Stock at $18.16 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 50,826 shares. This filing highlights a personal increase in his direct ownership stake.
ROYCE SMALL-CAP TRUST, INC. reported that President and CEO of the investment advisor Christopher D. Clark made an open-market purchase of its common stock. He bought 4,500 shares at a price of $16.69 per share and now directly owns 47,235 shares following this transaction.
RVT submitted an N-CEN annual report providing standardized fund disclosures and operational details for its reporting period. The filing lists aggregate brokerage commissions of $1,857,028.21 and individual broker commission line items, and reports large principal-transaction activity including a line item of $23,492,029,358.53.
The report provides template fields for fund structure, directors, service providers, securities lending and custody arrangements, and signatures, with many specific contact and identification fields left empty in the provided excerpt.
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. filed a Form N-CSR delivering its 2025 Certified Shareholder Report and the Royce Closed-End Funds 2025 Annual Review covering the period January 1, 2025–December 31, 2025. The filing includes the letter to stockholders, performance tables, schedules of investments, statements of assets and liabilities, and audited financial statements for the funds managed by Royce Investment Partners.
The report presents fund-level results and diagnostics: for example, Royce Small-Cap Trust NAV 1-year return 14.03%, Royce Micro-Cap Trust NAV 1-year return 16.57%, and Royce Global Trust NAV 1-year return 23.22%. It discloses portfolio holdings, top contributors/detractors, net assets, NAV per share, repurchase agreements, a managed distribution policy for Royce Micro-Cap and Royce Small-Cap Trusts, legal contingency disclosure tied to litigation that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, and related tax and cash-flow notes.
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. reported an insider stock purchase by vice president Francis D. Gannon. On 12/17/2025, he bought 186 shares of common stock in a purchase transaction at $15.87 per share. After this trade, he directly beneficially owned 4,714 shares of the company’s stock.
Bank of America Corporation has updated its Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership of 5,845,361 shares of Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. common stock, representing 4.9% of the outstanding class as of September 30, 2025. Bank of America reports shared voting power over 49,955 shares and shared dispositive power over 5,845,361 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The position is certified as being held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Royce Small-Cap Trust.
Bank of America Corporation filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in Royce Small‑Cap Trust, Inc. (RVT). The filing shows 4.9% of the class as of 09/30/2025, indicating a position below the 5% threshold for passive holders.
The report lists shared voting power of 49,955 shares and shared dispositive power of 5,845,361 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
Christopher D. Clark, a director and officer of Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (RVT), reported an open-market purchase of common stock on 08/26/2025. The Form 4 shows he acquired 1,300 shares at a price of $15.99 per share and, after the transaction, directly beneficially owned 40,622 shares. The filing identifies Clark as a Director and as an Officer with titles including President and CEO Investment Advisor. The report was filed as a single reporting person filing and contains no derivative transactions or additional disclosures.