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Alger Health Sciences Fund (AHSAX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0155657655

CUSIP

015565765

Issuer

Alger

Inception Date

Apr 30, 2002

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

AHSAX has a high expense ratio of 1.05%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Alger Health Sciences Fund

Performance

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Returns By Period

Alger Health Sciences Fund (AHSAX) returned -11.55% year-to-date (YTD) and -15.19% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AHSAX returned 4.00% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


AHSAX

YTD

-11.55%

1M

-1.03%

6M

-17.45%

1Y

-15.19%

3Y*

-2.87%

5Y*

-2.15%

10Y*

4.00%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.90%-6.67%-5.63%-1.39%-1.03%-11.55%
20241.71%5.57%1.78%-5.68%3.41%0.05%-0.41%2.16%-2.16%-0.37%2.50%-6.67%1.17%
2023-1.64%-3.85%0.15%3.16%-3.83%4.88%-1.09%-4.70%-3.98%-4.41%4.45%7.51%-4.26%
2022-14.98%1.19%4.83%-11.71%-2.58%-1.40%4.52%-0.97%-4.86%7.47%1.15%1.33%-17.04%
20212.58%-2.61%-2.96%7.00%-4.38%7.31%2.87%4.61%-2.80%2.52%-10.86%1.49%3.26%
2020-1.79%-3.52%-6.23%11.98%7.73%3.16%3.49%1.97%3.47%-4.11%6.92%5.81%30.99%
201910.01%3.63%-0.47%-3.84%-1.68%10.19%-0.74%-3.93%-6.38%4.53%7.80%2.62%22.02%
20188.00%-2.76%-1.67%0.99%8.96%3.41%1.77%8.02%0.76%-12.07%2.17%-9.60%5.71%
20178.69%7.14%-0.14%3.31%-1.18%8.60%1.22%3.12%0.08%1.41%2.15%-1.68%37.18%
2016-16.01%-2.81%2.77%1.50%3.39%-1.19%7.48%-3.76%4.96%-11.01%3.50%11.16%-3.31%
20152.19%5.45%3.30%-5.57%9.11%1.55%3.52%-8.93%-10.34%1.67%3.14%-0.53%2.69%
20143.07%5.70%-4.50%-3.98%4.77%4.59%0.53%5.54%-0.57%3.93%1.26%1.03%22.81%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of AHSAX is 1, meaning it’s performing worse than 99% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of AHSAX is 11
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of AHSAX is 00
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of AHSAX is 00
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of AHSAX is 11
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of AHSAX is 22
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of AHSAX is 00
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 Health Sciences Fund (AHSAX) 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 Health Sciences Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.96
  • 5-Year: -0.08
  • 10-Year: 0.17
  • All Time: 0.49

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 Health Sciences Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Alger Health Sciences Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$7.00$3.75$1.91$1.88$0.75$0.00$3.39$5.59

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%27.18%11.68%6.98%7.82%3.07%0.00%17.80%25.51%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Alger Health Sciences 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$0.00$0.00
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$7.00$7.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.75$3.75
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.91$1.91
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.88$1.88
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.75$0.75
2016$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
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.39$3.39
2014$5.59$5.59

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 Health Sciences 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 Health Sciences Fund was 45.04%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Alger Health Sciences Fund drawdown is 41.59%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-45.04%Dec 16, 2021830Apr 8, 2025
-38.59%Jan 11, 2008218Nov 20, 2008557Feb 8, 2011775
-34.58%Jul 20, 2015141Feb 8, 2016336Jun 8, 2017477
-26.35%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202034May 11, 202057
-24.72%Oct 1, 201859Dec 24, 2018252Dec 24, 2019311
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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