Royce Fund EFFECT Notice of effectiveness

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Notice of Effectiveness
Effectiveness Date:	August 1, 2012

Accession Number:

0000949377-12-000396

Submission Type:

485APOS

CIK:

0000709364

Company Name:

ROYCE FUND

File Number:

002-80348

REFERENCED SERIES/CLASSES (CONTRACTS)

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009505		Royce Premier Fund
	C000025989	W Class
	C000025990	Investment Class
	C000025991	Institutional Class
	C000025992	Service Class
	C000025993	Consultant Class
	C000038075	R Class
	C000063198	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009506		Royce Micro-Cap Fund
	C000025994	Investment Class
	C000025995	Consultant Class
	C000025996	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009507		Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund
	C000025997	Investment Class
	C000025998	Consultant Class
	C000025999	Service Class
	C000038076	R Class
	C000063199	K Class
	C000098386	Institutional Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009508		Royce Select Fund I
	C000026000	Investment Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009509		Royce Heritage Fund
	C000026003	Service Class
	C000026004	Consultant Class
	C000038077	Investment Class
	C000063200	R Class
	C000063201	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009510		Royce Total Return Fund
	C000026005	W Class
	C000026006	Investment Class
	C000026007	Consultant Class
	C000026008	Service Class
	C000026009	Institutional Class
	C000038078	R Class
	C000063202	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009511		Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund
	C000026010	Service Class
	C000026011	Institutional Class
	C000038079	Investment Class
	C000038080	R Class
	C000063203	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009512		Royce Opportunity Fund
	C000026012	Consultant Class
	C000026013	Investment Class
	C000026014	Service Class
	C000026015	Institutional Class
	C000038081	R Class
	C000063204	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009513		Royce Special Equity Fund
	C000026016	Investment Class
	C000026017	Consultant Class
	C000026018	Institutional Class
	C000026019	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009516		Royce Value Fund
	C000026023	Institutional Class
	C000026024	Consultant Class
	C000026025	Service Class
	C000038082	Investment Class
	C000054169	R Class
	C000063205	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009517		Royce Value Plus Fund
	C000026026	Institutional Class
	C000026027	Consultant Class
	C000026028	Service Class
	C000038083	Investment Class
	C000054170	R Class
	C000063206	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009519		Royce 100 Fund
	C000026032	Service Class
	C000038084	Investment Class
	C000063207	R Class
	C000063208	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009520		Royce Micro-Cap Discovery Fund
	C000026033	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009521		Royce Financial Services Fund
	C000026034	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009522		Royce Dividend Value Fund
	C000026035	Service Class
	C000054171	Investment Class
	C000117225	Institutional Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009523		Royce Select Fund II
	C000026036	Investment Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000009524		Royce Global Select Long/Short Fund
	C000026037	Investment Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000013879		Royce Global Value Fund
	C000038073	Service Class
	C000091765	Investment Class
	C000100706	Consultant Class
	C000111312	R Class
	C000111313	K Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000013880		Royce European Smaller-Companies Fund
	C000038074	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000019081		Royce SMid-Cap Value Fund
	C000052765	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000019082		Royce Enterprise Select Fund
	C000052766	Investment Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000022581		Royce International Smaller-Companies Fund
	C000065292	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000025262		Royce Focus Value Fund
	C000075258	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000025647		Royce Partners Fund
	C000076809	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000027181		Royce Mid-Cap Fund
	C000082057	Service

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000029841		Royce Opportunity Select Fund
	C000091764	Investment Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000030671		Royce Global Dividend Value Fund
	C000095055	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000030672		Royce International Premier Fund
	C000095056	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000030673		Royce International Micro-Cap Fund
	C000095057	Service Class

Series ID
	Class/Contract	Name
S000030674		Royce Special Equity Multi-Cap Fund
	C000095058	Service Class
	C000111314	Investment Class
	C000111315	Institutional Class