Alger Smidcap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Alger Smidcap Focus and Alger Midcap Growth is -0.13 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Alger Smidcap Focus and DJI is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.96AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.92AOFCX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.98AAGOX Alger Large CapPairCorr
  0.97ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.94AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.97ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.98ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.98ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.98ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.93ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr
  0.98ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.96ACEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.95ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.96CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr
  0.98AFGZX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.97AFOZX Alger Funds MidPairCorr
  0.96AGIRX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98AGIFX Alger ResponsiblePairCorr
  0.95AGOZX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.95AGSCX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.95AIEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94AIGOX Alger Growth IncomePairCorr
  0.98ALARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.96ALAFX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.96ALCZX Alger InternationalPairCorr
  0.98ALCFX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.98ALMRX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97ALMAX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.97ALSAX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.97ALSCX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.96ALSRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.98ALVOX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.98ALZFX 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 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.