Alger Spectra Correlations

ASPIX Fund  USD 32.36  0.75  2.27%   
The correlation of Alger Spectra 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 Spectra Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Alger Spectra Fund and DJI is -0.25 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Spectra Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Alger Spectra Fund. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.7AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.72AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.79AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88AAIYX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.69ASCZX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.69AASOX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.61ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.75ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.74ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.65ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.65ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.74ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  0.65ACAYX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.9ACAAX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.65ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.91ADOCX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.97ADOZX Alger Dynamic OpportPairCorr
  0.64CNEIX Alger Concentrated EquityPairCorr

Moving against Alger Mutual Fund

  0.62AAEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62ACEMX Alger Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.42AFGPX Alger InternationalPairCorr
  0.36ABLOX Alger Balanced PortfolioPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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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AMGOXAMGAX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Alger Mutual Fund performing well and Alger Spectra 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 Spectra'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AMGAX  0.93 (0.05) 0.00  0.26  0.00 
 1.65 
 5.95 
AMGCX  0.93 (0.05) 0.00  0.32  0.00 
 1.69 
 5.97 
AMGOX  0.96 (0.08) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.63 
 5.96 
AOFYX  1.29 (0.14) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 2.19 
 6.38 
AOFIX  1.28 (0.14) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 2.18 
 6.36 
AOFAX  1.24 (0.09) 0.00  1.28  0.00 
 2.21 
 6.35 
AOFCX  1.29 (0.14) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 2.21 
 6.40 
CHUSX  0.96  0.15  0.12 (0.94) 1.04 
 1.67 
 10.76 
CHUCX  1.01  0.14  0.11  0.17  1.07 
 1.66 
 12.44 
AAEMX  0.79  0.11  0.08 (1.46) 1.15 
 1.90 
 7.28