Francis Gannon on Small Cap’s Strong Start —Royce
article 02-24-2023

Francis Gannon on Small Cap’s Strong Start

Francis spoke to Pia Singh on @CNBC to discuss small cap’s 2023 rally after a prolonged period of underperformance.

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In an article posted on CNBC.com on 2/26/23—Small caps are on a tear this year. Here’s how investors are playing the rally (registration required)—Co-CIO Francis Gannon was one of three people who spoke to Pia Singh about how strong small-cap performance has been so far in 2023.

Francis detailed why he thinks “a regime change, if you will, is taking place in the market, where small caps are going to do better.”

He pointed to the fact that small-cap stocks endured a long period of underperformance through the end of 2022 before going on to add that “a lot of the winners of the past decade who benefited from zero interest rates, low inflation, and low nominal growth are not going to be the leaders going forward.” He then talked about two firm holdings that exemplify his long-term confidence, Rogers Corporation and Forward Air.

You can read Francis’s interview here (registration required).

Important Disclosure Information

Mr. Gannon’s thoughts and opinions concerning the stock market are solely their own and, of course, there can be no assurance with regard to future market movements. No assurance can be given that the past performance trends as outlined above will continue in the future.

The performance data and trends outlined in this presentation are presented for illustrative purposes only. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Historical market trends are not necessarily indicative of future market movements.

Percentage of Fund Holdings As of 12/31/22 (%)

  Pennsylvania Mutual Premier Small-Cap Total Return Dividend Value Global Financial Services Global Value Trust Micro-Cap Trust Value Trust Capital Small-Cap International Premier Micro-Cap Small-Cap Opportunity Small-Cap Special Equity Capital Micro-Cap Small-Cap Value Smaller-Companies Growth

Rogers Corporation

0.1

0.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Forward Air

1.5

3.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Company examples are for illustrative purposes only. This does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock. There can be no assurance that the securities mentioned in this piece will be included in any Fund’s portfolio in the future.

Sector weightings are determined using the Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS"). GICS was developed by, and is the exclusive property of, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") and MSCI Inc. ("MSCI"). GICS is the trademark of S&P and MSCI. "Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)" and "GICS Direct" are service marks of S&P and MSCI.

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