Alger Smallcap Correlations

ALSRX Fund  USD 18.69  0.09  0.48%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Smallcap Growth and The Hartford Midcap is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no 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 0.83 (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

  0.94AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.95CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.95CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.91AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.9AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.9AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.9AAIYX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  1.0ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  1.0AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  1.0ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.92ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.92ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.91ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.91ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.91ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.91ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.93ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.92ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.91ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.91ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.91ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.91ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.91ATVPX Alger 35 FundPairCorr
  0.91ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.93ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.93ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.9CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.9CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.9CNEZX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.95AFGZX 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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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.