Legg Mason Royce Smaller Companies Fund

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About The Fund

Investment Aim

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing at least two-thirds of its Total Asset Value in equity securities issued by mid- and small-cap companies with stock market capitalisations of less than US$5 billion.

Performance Benchmark

Russell 2000 Index

Invests primarily in small US companies.
Highly experienced investment team.
Standard & Poor's fund management rating: AA.

About the Investment Strategy

Bottom-up stock selection process based on a disciplined value approach.
Portfolio comprises around 100 companies that the investment manager considers are 'outstanding' small- and micro-cap companies.
Micro-cap companies usually comprise less than 20% of the Fund's portfolio.
Seeks to invest in companies trading at discounts of 50% or more to the investment manager's estimate of their value as a business, i.e. what the manager believes a knowledgeable buyer would pay to acquire the entire company.
The investment manager seeks to identify companies that have strong balance sheets, high internal rates of return and excess cash flow.

About the Investment Team

Headquartered in New York, Royce & Associates has more than 30 years' investment experience in US small-cap equities. The firm focuses exclusively on the US smaller companies sector.

General Fund Literature

Fact Sheet
Annual Report
Semi-Annual Report
Extract Prospectus


		Investors should read and understand the Fund's most current offering document, including details of risk factors relevant to the Fund before making an investment in the Fund.

		An investment in the Fund may not be suitable for all investors. The investment decision is yours but you should not invest in the Fund unless the intermediary who sells it to you has advised you that it is suitable for you and has explained why, including how buying it would be consistent with your investment objectives.