Alger Smidcap Correlations

ALMAX Fund  USD 14.19  0.06  0.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Smidcap Focus and Alger Midcap Growth is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Alger Smidcap 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 Smidcap Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Alger Smidcap Focus and DJI is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Smidcap Focus and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.88AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.82AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.98AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.82AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.62AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.88AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.87AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.9ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.75AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.84ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.85ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.76ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.76ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.91ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.88ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.68ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.62ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.66ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.68ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.91ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.61CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.61CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.96AFOIX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8AFOZX Alger Funds MidPairCorr

Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

  0.6ACEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.59AAEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.59AIEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.36AIGIX Alger InternationalPairCorr
  0.35ALCZX Alger InternationalPairCorr

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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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AOFAXAOFYX
AOFCXAOFIX
AOFIXAMGAX
AOFCXAMGAX
AMGCXAMGAX
  
High negative correlations   
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AAEMXAOFYX
AAEMXAMGOX
AAEMXAMGCX
AAEMXAMGAX
AAEMXAOFIX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Alger Mutual Fund performing well and Alger Smidcap 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 Smidcap'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  0.89  0.10  0.07  0.26  1.19 
 1.86 
 7.31 
AMGCX  0.88  0.09  0.06  0.10  1.17 
 1.90 
 7.39 
AMGOX  0.89  0.09  0.07  0.11  1.17 
 1.95 
 7.38 
AOFYX  1.19  0.17  0.11  0.39  1.26 
 2.62 
 9.61 
AOFIX  1.19  0.19  0.12  0.39  1.27 
 2.61 
 9.63 
AOFAX  1.18  0.17  0.11  0.40  1.25 
 2.65 
 9.61 
AOFCX  1.19  0.19  0.12  0.39  1.28 
 2.61 
 9.68 
CHUSX  0.92 (0.20) 0.00 (0.75) 0.00 
 1.15 
 16.67 
CHUCX  0.95 (0.23) 0.00 (0.84) 0.00 
 1.15 
 18.17 
AAEMX  0.60 (0.12) 0.00 (0.58) 0.00 
 1.11 
 3.98