Alger Smallcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Alger Smallcap Growth and Abbey Capital Futures is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Alger Smallcap 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 Smallcap Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Alger Smallcap Growth and DJI is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Smallcap Growth 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 Smallcap Growth. 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 nation.

Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.84AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.83AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.87AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.87AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.87AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.99ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.99ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  1.0ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.77ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.77ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.89ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.83ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.83ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.85ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.77ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.85ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.86ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.76ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.84ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.85ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.61AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Alger Mutual Fund performing well and Alger Smallcap 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 Smallcap'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.