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:  745 Fifth Avenue

 New York, NY 10151


Name and address of agent for service:

John E. Denneen, Esq.

Royce & Associates, LLC

745 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10151


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 508-4500


Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2010


Date of reporting period: 9/30/2010


Item 1 - Schedule of Investments





SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ROYCE FOCUS TRUST
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Products – 11.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel, Shoes and Accessories - 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coach

 

 

50,000

 

$

2,148,000

 

Timberland Company (The) Cl. A a

 

 

100,000

 

 

1,981,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,129,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cal-Maine Foods

 

 

80,000

 

 

2,318,400

 

Industrias Bachoco ADR

 

 

105,000

 

 

1,989,750

 

Sanderson Farms

 

 

85,000

 

 

3,679,650

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,987,800

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Health, Beauty and Nutrition - 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nu Skin Enterprises Cl. A

 

 

60,000

 

 

1,728,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Sports and Recreation - 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thor Industries

 

 

90,000

 

 

3,006,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

16,850,800

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Consumer Services – 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Stores - 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buckle (The)

 

 

120,000

 

 

3,184,800

 

GameStop Corporation Cl. A a

 

 

120,000

 

 

2,365,200

 

Men’s Wearhouse (The)

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,189,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

6,739,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Financial Intermediaries – 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance - 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkshire Hathaway Cl. B a

 

 

80,000

 

 

6,614,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Securities Brokers - 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knight Capital Group Cl. A a

 

 

200,000

 

 

2,478,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

9,092,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Financial Services – 10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Management - 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artio Global Investors Cl. A

 

 

80,300

 

 

1,228,590

 

Franklin Resources

 

 

35,000

 

 

3,741,500

 

Partners Group Holding

 

 

18,000

 

 

2,982,140

 

Sprott

 

 

450,000

 

 

2,204,296

 

U.S. Global Investors Cl. A

 

 

147,849

 

 

934,405

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,090,931

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Other Financial Services - 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings a

 

 

400,771

 

 

4,248,173

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

15,339,104

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Health – 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs and Biotech - 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings a

 

 

80,000

 

 

2,659,200

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

2,659,200

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Industrial Products – 19.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Systems and Components - 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simpson Manufacturing

 

 

65,000

 

 

1,675,700

 

WaterFurnace Renewable Energy

 

 

70,000

 

 

1,776,363

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,452,063

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Industrial Components - 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GrafTech International a

 

 

250,000

 

 

3,907,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Machinery - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln Electric Holdings

 

 

35,000

 

 

2,023,700

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Metal Fabrication and Distribution - 8.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kennametal

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,546,500

 

Nucor Corporation

 

 

75,000

 

 

2,865,000

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

 

 

90,000

 

 

3,737,700

 

Schnitzer Steel Industries Cl. A

 

 

75,000

 

 

3,621,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,770,200

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rational

 

 

6,000

 

 

1,271,095

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Pumps, Valves and Bearings - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology

 

 

20,000

 

 

1,892,191

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Specialty Chemicals and Materials - 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mosaic Company (The)

 

 

75,000

 

 

4,407,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

28,723,749

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Industrial Services – 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering and Construction - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacobs Engineering Group a

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,935,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Food, Tobacco and Agriculture - 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intrepid Potash a,b

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,303,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Transportation and Logistics - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patriot Transportation Holding a

 

 

30,000

 

 

2,103,900

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

5,342,400

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Natural Resources – 29.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Services - 10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensco ADR

 

 

75,000

 

 

3,354,750

 

Pason Systems

 

 

180,000

 

 

2,139,567

 

Tesco Corporation a

 

 

210,000

 

 

2,526,300

 

Trican Well Service

 

 

240,000

 

 

3,827,777

 

Unit Corporation a

 

 

75,000

 

 

2,796,750

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,645,144

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Oil and Gas - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxon Mobil

 

 

30,000

 

 

1,853,700

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Precious Metals and Mining - 16.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alamos Gold

 

 

120,000

 

 

2,045,680

 

Allied Nevada Gold a

 

 

80,000

 

 

2,120,000

 

Centamin Egypt a

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

2,740,791

 

Endeavour Mining a

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

2,961,415

 

Fresnillo

 

 

90,000

 

 

1,755,951

 

Ivanhoe Mines a

 

 

80,000

 

 

1,872,800

 

Major Drilling Group International

 

 

120,000

 

 

3,454,563

 

Pan American Silver

 

 

110,000

 

 

3,254,900

 

Seabridge Gold a

 

 

150,000

 

 

4,302,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,508,100

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Real Estate - 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICO Holdings a

 

 

50,000

 

 

1,493,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

42,499,944

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Technology – 10.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components and Systems - 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Digital a

 

 

140,000

 

 

3,974,600

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Semiconductors and Equipment - 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aixtron ADR

 

 

80,000

 

 

2,382,400

 

Analog Devices

 

 

75,000

 

 

2,353,500

 

MKS Instruments a

 

 

120,000

 

 

2,157,600

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,893,500

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Software - 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

 

100,000

 

 

2,449,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Telecommunications - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADTRAN

 

 

60,000

 

 

2,118,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

15,435,100

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Miscellaneous c – 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

2,566,418

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $119,829,144)

 

 

 

 

 

145,248,615

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT – 17.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank & Trust Company,
0.22% dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10,
maturity value $25,538,156 (collateralized
by obligations of various U.S. Government
Agencies, due 5/4/11, valued at $26,177,238)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $25,538,000)

 

 

 

 

 

25,538,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLLATERAL RECEIVED FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federated Government Obligations Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7 day yield-0.0614%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $1,361,250)

 

 

 

 

 

1,361,250

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 118.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $146,728,394)

 

 

 

 

 

172,147,865

 

 

LIABILITIES LESS CASH AND OTHER ASSETS – (1.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(1,499,834

)

 

PREFERRED STOCK – (17.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

(25,000,000

)

 

 

 

 

 



 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS – 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

145,648,031

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 

 

a

Non-income producing.

b

All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2010. Total market value of loaned securities at September 30, 2010 was $1,290,465.

c

Includes securities first acquired in 2010 and less than 1% of net assets applicable to Common Stockholders.

 

 

 

TAX INFORMATION: The cost of total investments for Federal income tax purposes was $146,728,394. At September 30, 2010, net unrealized appreciation for all securities was $25,419,471, consisting of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $34,744,723 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $9,325,252.

 

 

 

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, except in the case of some bonds and other fixed income securities which may be valued by reference to other securities with comparable ratings, interest rates and maturities, using established independent pricing services. The Fund values its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in U.S. dollars daily at the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates as quoted by a major bank. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value under procedures established by the Fund’s 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. 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, as noted above. 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 unobservable 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 investments as of September 30, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Level 1

 

   Level 2

 

  Level 3

 

   Total

 











Common stocks

 

 

$115,069,368

 

 

$30,179,247

 

 

$–

 

 

 

$145,248,615

 

Cash equivalents

 

 

1,361,250

 

 

25,538,000

 

 

 

 

 

26,899,250

 

















 

 

 

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 for the Fund on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and cash equivalents and invested temporarily by the custodian. The collateral maintained is 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. The Fund retains the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as incurring the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received for securities lending.

 

 

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent 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: November 18, 2010





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: November 18, 2010


By:


/s/ John D. Diederich

____________________________

John D. Diederich

Treasurer, Royce Focus Trust, Inc.

Date: November 18, 2010