Alger Small Correlations

AOFYX Fund  USD 18.16  0.09  0.50%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Small Cap and Alger Midcap Growth is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Alger Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Alger Small Cap and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Small Cap 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 Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.95VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.9JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.91JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.9JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.62BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.86BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr

Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

  0.79KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.77VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.76T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.69TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.63NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.62PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.42IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.31GE GE AerospacePairCorr

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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 Small 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 Small'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.