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Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund (ABLOX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0155442082

Issuer

Alger

Inception Date

Sep 4, 1989

Min. Investment

$500,000

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

ABLOX has a high expense ratio of 1.04%, 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 Balanced Portfolio Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


360.00%380.00%400.00%420.00%440.00%460.00%480.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
394.89%
439.68%
ABLOX (Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund (ABLOX) returned -2.44% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.19% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ABLOX returned 8.43% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.43%.


ABLOX

YTD

-2.44%

1M

8.55%

6M

-2.97%

1Y

7.19%

5Y*

10.60%

10Y*

8.43%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.70%

1M

13.67%

6M

-5.18%

1Y

9.18%

5Y*

14.14%

10Y*

10.43%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of ABLOX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.76%-1.23%-3.70%-0.88%0.70%-2.44%
20241.06%2.67%2.44%-2.24%3.86%2.74%1.14%1.93%1.25%-1.05%3.00%-0.76%17.06%
20233.29%-2.30%2.96%1.82%0.23%3.62%2.50%-1.14%-3.18%-0.68%6.32%3.16%17.43%
2022-2.60%-2.62%1.88%-5.55%0.78%-5.27%4.98%-3.01%-6.39%5.16%4.97%-3.36%-11.40%
2021-0.23%1.29%3.13%3.26%0.82%1.35%2.19%1.98%-3.58%4.62%-0.41%3.50%19.17%
20200.25%-5.46%-7.86%7.58%2.85%1.58%3.05%4.15%-2.96%-1.56%6.96%2.41%10.23%
20194.02%1.90%1.45%2.72%-3.77%3.99%1.06%-0.07%1.31%1.68%1.97%1.91%19.50%
20182.97%-2.77%-2.15%-0.42%1.55%0.23%2.81%2.05%0.28%-3.90%1.27%-4.91%-3.30%
20171.44%3.02%0.19%1.25%1.29%0.12%1.09%0.60%1.25%1.65%1.80%0.79%15.46%
2016-3.13%-0.07%4.74%0.34%0.96%0.81%2.42%-0.33%0.07%-1.25%2.06%1.78%8.50%
2015-0.97%3.49%-0.94%0.27%1.15%-1.61%1.30%-4.17%-1.19%5.26%0.20%-0.97%1.49%
2014-2.37%2.96%0.74%0.73%1.82%1.36%-0.85%2.63%-0.83%1.47%2.06%-0.49%9.46%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of ABLOX is 61, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of ABLOX is 6161
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of ABLOX is 5757
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of ABLOX is 5858
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of ABLOX is 5959
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of ABLOX is 6969
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of ABLOX is 6363
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund (ABLOX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 9, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.54
  • 5-Year: 0.91
  • 10-Year: 0.73
  • All Time: 0.62

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.001.002.003.00December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
0.54
0.48
ABLOX (Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund provided a 0.19% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.04 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.50$3.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.04$0.04$0.33$0.98$0.71$0.26$0.62$2.98$0.49$0.30$0.30$0.28

Dividend yield

0.19%0.18%1.72%5.99%3.65%1.55%3.95%21.77%2.83%1.93%2.12%1.95%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
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$0.04$0.04
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.33
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.98$0.98
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.71$0.71
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.26
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.62$0.62
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.98$2.98
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.49
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.30
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.30
2014$0.28$0.28

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.


-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-5.72%
-7.82%
ABLOX (Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund. 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 Balanced Portfolio Fund was 41.33%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 621 trading sessions.

The current Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund drawdown is 5.72%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-41.33%Oct 30, 2007268Nov 20, 2008621May 11, 2011889
-22.96%Feb 13, 202027Mar 23, 202099Aug 12, 2020126
-17.34%Jan 5, 2022194Oct 12, 2022278Nov 20, 2023472
-13.15%Feb 20, 202534Apr 8, 2025
-12.06%May 20, 200244Jul 23, 2002215May 30, 2003259

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund volatility is 7.40%, 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.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
7.40%
11.21%
ABLOX (Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)