Alger Midcap Correlations

AMGAX Fund  USD 16.44  0.06  0.37%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Midcap Growth and Calvert Short Duration is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Alger Midcap 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 Midcap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Alger Midcap Growth and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Midcap Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  1.0AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  1.0AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.98AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.98AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.98AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.95CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.95CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.99AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.98AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.98AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.98AAIYX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.94ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.92AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.94ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.89ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.89ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.98ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.98ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.98ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.98ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.89ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.98ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.98ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.98ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.98ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.99ATVPX Alger 35 FundPairCorr
  0.98ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.98ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.98ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.98CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.98CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.98CNEZX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.95AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

  0.45AFGPX Alger InternationalPairCorr
  0.44AIGIX 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.
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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