Alger Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Alger Small Cap and Alger Midcap Growth is 0.83 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Alger Small Cap and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor 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.
  
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Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.97AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.84AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.84AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.98ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.84AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.79ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.94ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.72ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.72ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.95ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.96ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.84ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.65ACEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.91ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.95CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.96AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.73AFOZX Alger Funds MidPairCorr
  0.97AGIRX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.83AGIFX Alger ResponsiblePairCorr
  0.77AGOZX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.98AGSCX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.67AIEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95AIGOX Alger Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.84ALARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.96ALAFX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.85ALCZX Alger InternationalPairCorr
  0.85ALCFX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.84ALMRX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.93ALMAX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.86ALSAX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.86ALSCX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.86ALSRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.84ALVOX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.85ALZFX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr

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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 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.