Alger Small Correlations

AASOX Fund  USD 17.91  0.63  3.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Small Cap and Fkorqx is -0.09 (i.e., Good 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.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Alger Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.

Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.84AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.89AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.8CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.79CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.63AAEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.74AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.74AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.99ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.99ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.96ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.78ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.78ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.78ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.96ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.76ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.8ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.78ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.79ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.74ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.75ATVPX Alger 35 FundPairCorr
  0.62ACEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.76CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.76CNEZX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.8AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.73AFGPX Alger InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

  0.5CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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.

High positive correlations

VOLMXFBANJX
VOLMXOPTCX
OPTCXFBANJX
LMUSXOPTCX
LMUSXFBANJX
VOLMXLMUSX
  

High negative correlations

FKORQXFBANJX
FKORQXVOLMX
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FKORQXLMUSX
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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.