Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class Y (ACAYX)
The mutual fund primarily focuses on investing in equity securities of companies across various market capitalizations, with the aim of capturing promising growth potential.
Fund Info
US0155707328
Feb 28, 2017
$500,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
ACAYX has an expense ratio of 0.83%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class Y (ACAYX) returned 2.25% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.01% over the past 12 months.
ACAYX
2.25%
18.83%
-7.32%
16.01%
5.64%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.08%
9.75%
-1.63%
12.74%
15.66%
10.77%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ACAYX, 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 | 3.59% | -5.21% | -10.34% | 2.43% | 13.40% | 2.25% | |||||||
| 2024 | 5.12% | 8.45% | 2.51% | -4.33% | 8.18% | 6.68% | -3.46% | 3.21% | 4.66% | 1.12% | 10.17% | -10.62% | 33.99% |
| 2023 | 9.08% | -1.98% | 6.26% | 1.25% | 5.55% | 6.66% | 3.09% | -0.95% | -6.00% | -0.93% | 12.12% | -3.73% | 32.95% |
| 2022 | -11.10% | -3.13% | 1.67% | -14.54% | -3.37% | -8.71% | 12.39% | -4.23% | -9.82% | 3.83% | 3.37% | -10.94% | -38.76% |
| 2021 | -1.03% | 1.97% | 0.28% | 6.44% | -1.24% | 5.69% | 2.32% | 3.32% | -5.74% | 7.52% | -0.76% | -16.77% | -0.52% |
| 2020 | 3.40% | -6.02% | -8.64% | 14.64% | 6.79% | 4.71% | 7.83% | 9.97% | -4.09% | -3.07% | 9.86% | -11.61% | 21.83% |
| 2019 | 9.07% | 3.65% | 2.27% | 5.09% | -6.32% | 7.12% | 1.25% | -1.46% | -0.83% | 2.90% | 4.57% | -6.67% | 21.15% |
| 2018 | 8.55% | -2.21% | -3.01% | 1.46% | 4.56% | 0.68% | 2.29% | 4.48% | 0.68% | -9.72% | 1.93% | -18.44% | -11.19% |
| 2017 | 0.38% | 2.66% | 3.19% | -0.87% | 3.31% | 2.48% | -0.18% | 4.64% | 1.76% | -6.12% | 11.37% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ACAYX is 52, 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 Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class Y (ACAYX) 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
Drawdowns
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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 Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class Y. 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 Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class Y was 52.18%, occurring on Dec 28, 2022. Recovery took 486 trading sessions.
The current Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class Y drawdown is 12.87%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -52.18% | Nov 22, 2021 | 277 | Dec 28, 2022 | 486 | Dec 4, 2024 | 763 |
| -33.16% | Dec 9, 2024 | 82 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -30.57% | Oct 2, 2018 | 58 | Dec 24, 2018 | 289 | Feb 19, 2020 | 347 |
| -29.58% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 52 | Jun 5, 2020 | 75 |
| -16.26% | Dec 9, 2020 | 60 | Mar 8, 2021 | 96 | Jul 23, 2021 | 156 |
Volatility
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