Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio (AASOX)
The advisor focuses on small, fast-growing companies that the manager believes offer innovative products, services or technologies to a rapidly expanding marketplace. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. It may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies conducting business within a single sector, including the information technology and healthcare sectors.
Fund Info
US0155444062
Sep 21, 1988
$500,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
AASOX has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio (AASOX) returned -14.26% year-to-date (YTD) and -9.22% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AASOX returned 0.77% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.43%.
AASOX
-14.26%
16.56%
-19.30%
-9.22%
-1.46%
0.77%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.70%
13.67%
-5.18%
9.18%
14.14%
10.43%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AASOX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.03% | -11.23% | -9.39% | 0.00% | 3.46% | -14.26% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.90% | 10.47% | 1.18% | -9.03% | 3.12% | -0.12% | 3.33% | 1.09% | 3.13% | -3.81% | 11.19% | -7.73% | 8.12% |
| 2023 | 9.65% | -3.02% | 0.07% | -1.26% | -1.07% | 6.64% | 4.00% | -3.36% | -6.26% | -6.88% | 8.55% | 10.35% | 16.49% |
| 2022 | -13.49% | -0.75% | -2.09% | -13.61% | -5.28% | -7.87% | 10.81% | -2.50% | -10.16% | 8.34% | 1.13% | -8.59% | -38.39% |
| 2021 | 4.18% | 2.36% | -6.09% | 4.82% | -5.64% | 7.49% | -0.82% | 0.91% | -4.46% | 4.04% | -9.57% | -0.86% | -5.07% |
| 2020 | 3.38% | -4.45% | -9.07% | 18.70% | 13.11% | 5.20% | 8.05% | 1.47% | 1.38% | -2.40% | 12.69% | 7.78% | 67.18% |
| 2019 | 12.29% | 6.73% | -0.57% | 4.44% | -2.26% | 6.67% | 3.22% | -2.49% | -5.49% | -1.04% | 6.71% | -0.75% | 29.36% |
| 2018 | 4.89% | -3.08% | 2.00% | 1.68% | 7.82% | 2.11% | -0.11% | 13.43% | -0.85% | -13.59% | 0.48% | -10.37% | 1.47% |
| 2017 | 3.04% | 3.88% | 1.15% | 1.43% | 3.59% | 1.41% | 0.65% | 1.88% | 4.28% | 2.85% | 2.52% | -1.02% | 28.73% |
| 2016 | -11.87% | -1.66% | 5.24% | 1.18% | 3.23% | 0.82% | 4.88% | 1.89% | 2.00% | -6.30% | 7.97% | -13.47% | -8.35% |
| 2015 | -1.68% | 7.14% | 1.47% | -3.58% | 2.67% | 1.30% | 0.94% | -7.79% | -5.59% | 4.35% | 1.88% | -31.31% | -31.22% |
| 2014 | -1.16% | 5.24% | -3.59% | -6.90% | 2.03% | 5.50% | -6.40% | 4.95% | -5.56% | 5.36% | 0.37% | -7.52% | -8.82% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of AASOX is 7, meaning it’s performing worse than 93% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio (AASOX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio provided a 0.45% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.07 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 |
Dividend yield | 0.45% | 0.38% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.89% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.40 | $0.40 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio was 60.50%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio drawdown is 53.96%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60.5% | Dec 16, 2021 | 830 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -60.31% | Nov 1, 2007 | 266 | Nov 20, 2008 | 592 | Mar 30, 2011 | 858 |
| -55.76% | May 2, 2011 | 1203 | Feb 11, 2016 | 1068 | May 11, 2020 | 2271 |
| -34.4% | May 15, 2002 | 102 | Oct 9, 2002 | 228 | Sep 8, 2003 | 330 |
| -23.32% | Feb 16, 2021 | 211 | Dec 14, 2021 | 1 | Dec 15, 2021 | 212 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio volatility is 12.55%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.