Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund (ABLOX)
The manager focuses on stocks of companies that the advisor believes demonstrate growth potential and on fixed-income securities, with emphasis on income-producing securities that appear to have potential for capital appreciation. It normally will invest at least 25% of its net assets in fixed-income securities and at least 25% of its net assets in equity securities. The fund also may invest up to 10% of its net assets in lower-rated securities, rated "B" (or the equivalent) or better by any one of those rating agencies.
Fund Info
US0155442082
Sep 4, 1989
$500,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
ABLOX has a high expense ratio of 1.04%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund (ABLOX) returned 0.63% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.58% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ABLOX returned 8.70% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
ABLOX
0.63%
3.87%
-0.13%
9.58%
10.04%
10.75%
8.70%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.76% | -1.23% | -3.70% | -0.88% | 3.87% | 0.63% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.06% | 2.67% | 2.44% | -2.24% | 3.86% | 2.74% | 1.14% | 1.93% | 1.25% | -1.05% | 3.00% | -0.76% | 17.06% |
| 2023 | 3.29% | -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% |
| 2020 | 0.25% | -5.46% | -7.86% | 7.58% | 2.85% | 1.58% | 3.05% | 4.15% | -2.96% | -1.56% | 6.96% | 2.41% | 10.23% |
| 2019 | 4.02% | 1.90% | 1.45% | 2.72% | -3.77% | 3.99% | 1.06% | -0.07% | 1.31% | 1.68% | 1.97% | 1.91% | 19.50% |
| 2018 | 2.97% | -2.77% | -2.15% | -0.42% | 1.55% | 0.23% | 2.81% | 2.05% | 0.28% | -3.90% | 1.27% | -4.91% | -3.30% |
| 2017 | 1.44% | 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 53, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
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.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Alger Balanced Portfolio Fund provided a 0.18% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.04 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.33 | $0.98 | $0.72 | $0.26 | $0.62 | $2.98 | $0.49 | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.28 |
Dividend yield | 0.18% | 0.19% | 1.72% | 5.99% | 3.65% | 1.55% | 3.96% | 21.76% | 2.83% | 1.93% | 2.11% | 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.
| 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 | $0.04 | $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 | $0.72 | $0.72 |
| 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.
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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 2.75%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.33% | Oct 30, 2007 | 268 | Nov 20, 2008 | 621 | May 11, 2011 | 889 |
| -22.96% | Feb 13, 2020 | 27 | Mar 23, 2020 | 99 | Aug 12, 2020 | 126 |
| -17.34% | Jan 5, 2022 | 194 | Oct 12, 2022 | 278 | Nov 20, 2023 | 472 |
| -13.15% | Feb 20, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -12.06% | May 20, 2002 | 44 | Jul 23, 2002 | 215 | May 30, 2003 | 259 |
Volatility
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