Alger Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Alger Emerging Markets and Alger Midcap Growth is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Alger Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Alger Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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  1.0AAEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79AFGPX Alger InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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