Alger Smallcap Correlations

ASIRX Fund  USD 12.45  0.23  1.88%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Smallcap Growth and Janus Enterprise Fund is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor 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 poor diversification

The correlation between Alger Smallcap Growth and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.91AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.91AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.86AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.94AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.93AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.94AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.95CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.95CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.88AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.84AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.84AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.88AAIYX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.89ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.89ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.84ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.88ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.88ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.88ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.93ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.84ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.88ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.84ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.84ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.86ATVPX Alger 35 FundPairCorr
  0.84ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.9ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.9ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.83CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.83CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.83CNEZX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.95AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.95AFGIX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.89AFOZX 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 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.