[ARTICLE] 6
[RESTATED]
[CIK] 0000709364
[NAME] THE ROYCE FUND
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 16
[NAME] ROYCE SELECT FUND
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-2000
[PERIOD-END] JUN-30-2000
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 10471802
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 11494444
[RECEIVABLES] 56903
[ASSETS-OTHER] 80708
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
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[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 99000
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 40863
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[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 8983327
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 75
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 70
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 139827
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 1625975
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 1022642
[NET-ASSETS] 11492192
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 40838
[INTEREST-INCOME] 240
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 180905
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] (139827)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 1479253
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (523278)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 816148
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 880236
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 61889
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 1634495
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 146722
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 180905
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 180905
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 10766628
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 141.04
[PER-SHARE-NII] (1.85)
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[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0
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[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.68
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