# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000709364
**File Stem:** 0000949377-25-000088
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 3486
**Document Hash:** 56e2712aa74397bdd7c6d73001e4591c
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000949377-25-000088.hdr.sgml**: 20250930

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000949377-25-000088

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250930

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250930

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250930

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ROYCE FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000709364

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 133139046
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 002-80348
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251358415

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2125084500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ROYCE VALUE FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19851103

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Royce International Premier Fund (Series ID: S000030672)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Service Class       | RYIPX         | C000095056 |
| Investment Class    | RIPNX         | C000136200 |
| Institutional Class | RIPIX         | C000199330 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Royce International Premier Fund (Series ID: S000030672)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000095056 | Service Class       | RYIPX           |
| C000136200 | Investment Class    | RIPNX           |
| C000199330 | Institutional Class | RIPIX           |

**T** **he Royce Fund**

**Supplement to the Investment, Service, and Institutional Class Shares Prospectus Dated May 1, 2025**

**Royce International Premier Fund<br>** 

<br> *I. Effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2025, the paragraph appearing under the heading "Investment Adviser and Portfolio Management" for Royce International Premier Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the relevant information below.*

 

**Royce International Premier Fund**

Royce & Associates, LP is the Fund's investment adviser and a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware. Royce & Associates primarily conducts its business under the name Royce Investment Partners. Mark Fischer is the Fund's portfolio manager. He is assisted by Portfolio Manager Evan Choi, CFA<sup>®</sup>. Mr. Fischer became portfolio manager on January 1, 2023. He was previously co-portfolio manager (May 1, 2022—December 31, 2022) and portfolio manager (May 1, 2021—April 30, 2022). Mr. Choi became assistant portfolio manager as of the close of business on December 31, 2025.

*II. Effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2025, the information below relating to Evan Choi, CFA®, is added under the heading "Management of the Funds."*

 

&nbsp;&nbsp; Evan Choi, CFA®<br> Portfolio Manager<br> *Employed by Royce since 2022*<br>**Assistant Portfolio Manager for:**<br> Royce International Premier Fund<br>*Previously a Senior Analyst (2019-2022) and Analyst (2012-2018) at Kabouter Management.*<br>

*III. Effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2025, the information appearing under the heading "Management of the Funds" for Royce International Premier Fund that is inconsistent with the relevant disclosure above is hereby revised accordingly.*

 

September 30, 2025

ISI-RIP-0925