Alger Small Correlations

AASOX Fund  USD 18.77  0.34  1.84%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Small Cap and Pimco Diversified Income is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Alger Small is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Alger Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Alger Small Cap and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.88AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.88AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.83AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.9AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.9AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.9AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.94CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.94CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.86AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.81AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.81AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.85AAIYX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.86ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.86ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.81ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.85ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.85ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.85ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.86ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.93ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.81ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.86ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.81ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.81ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.84ATVPX Alger 35 FundPairCorr
  0.81ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.88ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.88ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.81CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.81CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.81CNEZX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.94AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.94AFGIX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.86AFOZX Alger Funds MidPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Alger Mutual Fund performing well and Alger Small Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Alger Small's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.