Alger Mid Correlations

AFOIX Fund  USD 20.33  0.05  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Mid Cap and Alger Capital Appreciation is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Alger Mid 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 Mid Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Alger Mid Cap and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Mid 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 Mid 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.98AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.89AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.94AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.85AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.85AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.65CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.66CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.75AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.69AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.76AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.61AAIYX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.95ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.89AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.91ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.91ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.76ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.81ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.81ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.68ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.91ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.82ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.77ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.76ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.72ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.66ATVPX Alger 35 FundPairCorr
  0.81ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.65ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.73CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.73CNEZX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.68AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr

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

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ALGYXCNEYX
CNEZXCNEYX
AMGOXAMGAX
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ADOZXADOCX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Alger Mutual Fund performing well and Alger Mid 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 Mid'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AMGAX  0.95  0.06 (0.04)(0.56) 1.13 
 1.54 
 4.40 
AMGCX  0.95  0.05 (0.04)(0.66) 1.17 
 1.60 
 4.60 
AMGOX  0.94 (0.04)(0.04) 0.05  1.12 
 1.51 
 4.42 
ADOCX  0.59 (0.06) 0.00  6.29  0.00 
 1.35 
 3.60 
ADOZX  0.58 (0.06) 0.00 (3.86) 0.00 
 1.34 
 3.61 
CNEIX  1.28 (0.18) 0.00  2.50  0.00 
 2.32 
 14.97 
CNEYX  1.09  0.19  0.05 (2.01) 1.34 
 2.36 
 10.00 
CNEZX  1.16  0.09  0.00  1.83  1.50 
 2.84 
 10.00 
AHSCX  0.88  0.12  0.07  0.33  0.79 
 2.11 
 5.46 
ALGYX  1.03  0.08  0.03  0.21  1.28 
 2.23 
 8.03