Alger Global Correlations

The current 90-days correlation between Alger Global Growth and Davis Financial Fund is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Alger Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Alger Global Growth and DJI is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Global Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.96AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.96AOFIX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  1.0CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.92ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.98ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.99ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.95ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.95ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.84AHSCX Alger Health SciencesPairCorr
  0.71ANWPX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.71NPFFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.78SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr

Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

  0.72USGDX Morgan Stanley GovernmentPairCorr
  0.66ABNOX Ab Bond InflationPairCorr
  0.65ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.56VICSX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.53BISMX Brandes InternationalPairCorr
  0.49UTF Cohen And SteersPairCorr
  0.47DLDFX Destinations Low DurationPairCorr
  0.41SGDLX Sprott Gold EquityPairCorr
  0.37GIOIX Guggenheim Macro OppPairCorr
  0.35HTD John Hancock TaxPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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