Alger Smidcap is trading at 15.29 as of the 21st of January 2025; that is 2.27 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The fund's open price was 14.95. Alger Smidcap has less than a 19 % chance of experiencing some financial distress in the next two years of operation, but did not have a good performance during the last 90 trading days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 22nd of December 2024 and ending today, the 21st of January 2025. Click here to learn more.
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80 percent of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of smallcap and midcap companies. Equity securities include common or preferred stocks that are listed on U.S. More on Alger Smidcap Focus
Alger Smidcap Focus [ASIMX] is traded in USA and was established 21st of January 2025. Alger Smidcap is listed under Alger category by Fama And French industry classification. The fund is listed under Small Growth category and is part of Alger family. This fund presently has accumulated 380.83 M in assets under management (AUM) with no minimum investment requirementsAlger Smidcap Focus is currently producing year-to-date (YTD) return of 4.11%, while the total return for the last 3 years was -3.1%.
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Sector Allocation
Investors will always prefer to have their portfolios divercified against different sectors. The broad sector allocation increases the possibility of making a profit or at least avoiding a loss. However, this may also reduce the expected return on Alger Mutual Fund. Generally, it depends on diversification level and type but usually, the broader the sector allocation, the less risk can be expected from holding Alger Mutual Fund, and the less return is expected.
Institutional investors that are interested in enforcing a sector tilt in their portfolio can use exchange-traded funds, such as Alger Smidcap Focus Mutual Fund, as a low-cost alternative to building a custom portfolio. So, using sector ETFs to diversify your portfolio can be a profitable strategy. However, no matter what sectors are desirable at a given time, no single industry should ever make up more than 20 percent of your stock portfolio.
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Alger Smidcap financial ratios help investors to determine whether Alger Mutual Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Alger with respect to the benefits of owning Alger Smidcap security.