Alger Smidcap Correlations

ASMZX Fund  USD 13.38  0.02  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Smidcap Focus and Health Biotchnology Portfolio is 0.29 (i.e., Modest 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Alger Smidcap Focus and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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

  0.84AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.85AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.97AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.97AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.75AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.91CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.92CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.75AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.75AAICX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.75AAIZX Alger Ai EnablersPairCorr
  0.75AAIYX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.98ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.99AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.99ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  1.0ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.89ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  1.0ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.61ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.89ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.89ACARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.89ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.78ATVPX Alger 35 FundPairCorr
  0.89ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.98ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.98ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.88CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.88CNEYX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.88CNEZX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.72AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.72AFGIX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

  0.32AAEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.37AZEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.32AIEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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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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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.