Alger Mid Correlations

AAIYX Fund  USD 18.50  0.11  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Mid Cap and Scout Small Cap is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Alger Mid 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 Mid Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Alger Mid Cap and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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