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    Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market Fund                                63.7%               23.2%                5.0%                10.9%              0.75% 
    Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Fund                                       30.3%               17.3%                6.4%                10.9%              1.21% 
    FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund; Institutional             41.9%               14.4%               -1.2%                    -              1.33% 
                                                                                                                                   Source: LSEG 

All returns include reinvested dividends and capital-gain distributions and are net of expenses.

The Royce Micro-Cap Fund was the second-best performer on the list for one year, trailing only the Royce Micro-Cap Trust.

The Royce Micro-Cap Fund led the group for three- and five-year returns and ranked fourth for 10 years, trailing the Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund PVIVX, the Royce Micro-Cap Trust and the Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund WAMVX.

The Royce Micro-Cap Fund has a net expense ratio of 1.24%. This makes for annual fees totaling $124 for a $10,000 investment. The fund's gross expense ratio is 1.26%, but expenses are being limited to 1.24% at least until April 30, 2027.

Two other funds on the list have temporary expense waivers:

-- The Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market Fund's BRSIX gross expense ratio is 0.83%, but the expense ratio is limited to 0.75%, with a shareholder vote required to lift it above that level.

-- The FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Equity Fund FTMSX has a 1.70% gross expense ratio for its institutional share class, but expenses will be limited to 1.35% at least through Jan. 31, 2027.

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