UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05379

Name of Fund:  Royce Focus Trust, Inc.
Fund Address:  1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

Name and address of agent for service:
John E. Denneen, Esq.
Royce & Associates, LLC
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 486-1445

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2008

Date of reporting period: 3/31/2008

Item 1 - Schedule of Investments

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ROYCE FOCUS TRUST
MARCH 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED)
      SHARES       VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS – 95.1%                
                 
Consumer Products – 12.0%                
Apparel, Shoes and Accessories – 2.8%                

Fossil a,b

     75,000     $ 2,290,500  

Timberland Company Cl. A a,b

     150,000       2,059,500  
           
 
              4,350,000  
           
 
Health, Beauty and Nutrition – 2.3%                

Nu Skin Enterprises Cl. A

     200,000       3,604,000  
           
 
Home Furnishing and Appliances – 1.9%                

Rational

     15,000       2,969,661  
           
 
Sports and Recreation – 5.0%                

Thor Industries

     150,000       4,465,500  

Winnebago Industries

     200,000       3,380,000  
           
 
              7,845,500  
           
 
Total             18,769,161  
           
 
Consumer Services – 2.3%                
Retail Stores – 2.3%                

AnnTaylor Stores b

     50,100       1,211,418  

The Men’s Wearhouse

     50,000       1,163,500  

Williams-Sonoma

     50,000       1,212,000  
           
 
Total             3,586,918  
           
 
Financial Intermediaries – 5.8%                
Banking – 1.3%                

BB Holdings b

     400,000       2,083,921  
           
 
Securities Brokers – 3.1%                

Knight Capital Group Cl. A a,b

     300,000       4,872,000  
           
 
Other Financial Intermediaries – 1.4%                

KKR Financial

     166,632       2,109,561  
           
 
Total             9,065,482  
           
 
Financial Services – 2.0%                
Investment Management – 2.0%                

U.S. Global Investors Cl. A

     226,000       3,060,040  
           
 
Total             3,060,040  
           
 
Health – 4.3%                
Drugs and Biotech – 3.6%                

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings b

     150,000       3,591,000  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals a,b

     566,600       1,144,532  

ULURU a,b

     399,700       899,325  
           
 
              5,634,857  
           
 
Medical Products and Devices – 0.7%                

Caliper Life Sciences a,b

     302,300       1,133,625  
           
 
Total             6,768,482  
           
 

Industrial Products – 23.3%                
Building Systems and Components – 2.6%                

Simpson Manufacturing

     150,000       4,077,000  
           
 
Machinery – 9.9%                

Gardner Denver b

     60,000       2,226,000  

Kennametal

     118,600       3,490,398  

Lincoln Electric Holdings

     70,000       4,514,300  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology

     30,000       2,765,417  

Woodward Governor

     90,000       2,404,800  
           
 
              15,400,915  
           
 
Metal Fabrication and Distribution – 10.8%                

Dynamic Materials

     50,000       2,160,000  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

     100,000       5,986,000  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Cl. A

     60,000       4,261,200  

Sims Group ADR

     164,000       4,513,280  
           
 
              16,920,480  
           
 
Total             36,398,395  
           
 
Industrial Services – 8.9%                
Commercial Services – 5.3%                

Corinthian Colleges a,b

     149,900       1,083,777  

CRA International a,b

     100,000       3,214,000  

Korn/Ferry International a,b

     180,000       3,042,000  

Universal Technical Institute b

     83,600       980,628  
           
 
              8,320,405  
           
 
Food and Tobacco Processors – 2.0%                

Sanderson Farms

     80,000       3,040,800  
           
 
Transportation and Logistics – 1.6%                

Arkansas Best

     80,000       2,548,800  
           
 
Total             13,910,005  
           
 
Natural Resources – 28.6%                
Energy Services – 10.6%                

Ensign Energy Services

     250,000       4,873,594  

Pason Systems

     200,000       2,942,179  

Tesco Corporation a,b

     120,000       2,874,000  

Trican Well Service

     280,000       5,862,146  
           
 
              16,551,919  
           
 
Oil and Gas – 4.4%                

Unit Corporation b

     120,000       6,798,000  
           
 
Precious Metals and Mining – 13.6%                

Allied Nevada Gold b

     350,000       1,806,000  

Endeavour Mining Capital

     550,000       3,724,000  

Fronteer Development Group b

     400,000       1,952,000  

Gammon Gold a,b

     280,000       2,102,800  

Ivanhoe Mines b

     320,000       3,302,400  

Pan American Silver a,b

     100,000       3,837,000  

Silver Standard Resources a,b

     150,000       4,549,500  
           
 
              21,273,700  
           
 
Total             44,623,619  
           
 
Technology – 7.9%                
Semiconductors and Equipment – 2.7%                

MKS Instruments a,b

     200,000       4,280,000  
           
 
Software – 1.2%                

ManTech International Cl. A a,b

     39,953       1,812,268  
           
 

Telecommunications – 4.0%                

ADTRAN

     150,000       2,775,000  

Foundry Networks b

     300,000       3,474,000  
           
 
              6,249,000  
           
 
Total             12,341,268  
           
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS                

(Cost $122,008,667)

             148,523,370  
           
 
      PRINCIPAL          
      AMOUNT          
GOVERNMENT BOND – 6.0%                
(Principal Amount shown in local currency)                

Australia Government Bond 7.50%

                

due 9/15/09

                

(Cost $8,448,410)

     $10,000,000       9,290,220  
           
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 15.0%                

State Street Bank & Trust Company,
2.10% dated 3/31/08, due 4/1/08,
maturity value $23,450,368 (collateralized
by obligations of various U.S. Government
Agencies, valued at $24,039,188)
(Cost $23,449,000)

             23,449,000  
           
 

COLLATERAL RECEIVED FOR SECURITIES
LOANED – 5.2%

                

Money Market Funds
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio (7 day yield-3.1825%)
(Cost $8,118,498)

             8,118,498  
           
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 121.3%                

(Cost $162,024,575)

             189,381,088  
                 

LIABILITIES LESS CASH
AND OTHER ASSETS – (5.3)%

             (8,206,686 )
 
PREFERRED STOCK – (16.0)%             (25,000,000 )
           
 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS – 100.0%

           $ 156,174,402  
           
 

a   All or a portion of these securities were on loan at March 31, 2008. Total market value of loaned securities at March 31, 2008 was $7,778,767.
b   Non-income producing.

TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $162,314,632. At March 31, 2008, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $27,066,456, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $38,829,694 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $11,763,238. The primary difference between book and tax basis cost is the timing of the recognition of losses on securities sold.

Valuation of Investments:
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Securities are valued as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the valuation date. Securities that trade on an exchange, and securities traded on Nasdaq’s Electronic Bulletin Board, are valued at their last reported sales price or Nasdaq official closing price taken from the primary market in which each security trades or, if no sale is reported for such day, at their bid price. Other over-the-counter securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their highest bid price. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value under procedures established by the Board of Directors. In addition, if, between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and may make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. The Fund uses an independent pricing service to provide fair value estimates for relevant non-U.S. equity securities on days when the U.S. market volatility exceeds a certain threshold. This pricing service uses proprietary correlations it has developed between the movement of prices of non-U.S. equity securities and indices of U.S.-traded securities, futures contracts and other indications to estimate the fair value of relevant non-U.S. securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Bonds and other fixed income securities may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. Investments in money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, foreign securities that may be fair valued and repurchase agreements)
Level 3 - significant observable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2008:

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  
 
    $123,302,452   $66,078,636   -   $189,381,088  
 

Repurchase Agreements:
 The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Fund’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Fund restricts repurchase agreements to maturities of no more than seven days. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, which are held until maturity of the repurchase agreements, are marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counter-party, including possible delays or restrictions upon the ability of the Fund to dispose of its underlying securities.

Securities Lending:
The Fund loans securities to qualified institutional investors for the purpose of realizing additional income. Collateral on all securities loaned for the Fund is accepted in cash and cash equivalents and invested temporarily by the custodian. The collateral is equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Prospectus and Report to Stockholders. This information is available through The Royce Funds (www.roycefunds.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).


Item 2 - Controls and Procedures
(a)    The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report (as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)), that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)    There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 - Exhibits

         Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Royce Focus Trust, Inc.
By:

/s/ Charles M. Royce
Charles M. Royce
President, Royce Focus Trust, Inc.
Date: May 27, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:

/s/ Charles M. Royce
Charles M. Royce
President, Royce Focus Trust, Inc.
Date: May 27, 2008

By:

/s/ John D. Diederich
John D. Diederich
Treasurer, Royce Focus Trust, Inc.
Date: May 27, 2008