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Alger Growth & Income Portfolio (AIGOX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US0155443072
Issuer
Alger
Inception Date
Nov 15, 1988
Min. Investment
$500,000
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Alger Growth & Income Portfolio, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Alger Growth & Income Portfolio (AIGOX) has returned -4.34% so far this year and 19.81% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, AIGOX has achieved an annualized return of 13.82%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.


Alger Growth & Income Portfolio

1D
-0.45%
1M
-7.52%
YTD
-4.34%
6M
-0.93%
1Y
19.81%
3Y*
18.38%
5Y*
12.76%
10Y*
13.82%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1990, AIGOX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.73%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.9 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Dec 1999 with a return of +17.4%, while the worst month was May 1996 at -60.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, AIGOX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +11.0%, while the worst single day was May 15, 1996 at -60.4%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20262.25%1.17%-7.52%-4.34%
20253.57%-1.88%-5.88%-1.48%5.54%5.66%2.61%2.21%4.96%2.84%2.43%-1.69%19.79%
20241.35%3.82%3.21%-2.96%5.13%3.57%1.21%2.33%1.46%-1.16%3.91%-0.62%23.07%
20234.46%-3.07%3.78%2.49%0.40%5.48%3.28%-1.63%-4.66%-0.95%8.56%4.05%23.62%
2022-3.42%-3.61%3.13%-7.64%0.84%-7.53%7.33%-4.22%-9.03%8.05%7.00%-5.09%-15.15%
2021-0.29%2.22%4.95%4.93%1.32%2.06%3.27%3.10%-5.28%7.22%-0.49%5.54%31.82%

Benchmark Metrics

Alger Growth & Income Portfolio has an annualized alpha of 0.12%, beta of 0.96, and R² of 0.67 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 1990.

  • This fund participated in 96.62% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 90.39% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • With beta of 0.96 and R² of 0.67, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
0.12%
Beta
0.96
0.67
Upside Capture
90.39%
Downside Capture
96.62%

Expense Ratio

AIGOX has an expense ratio of 0.86%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

AIGOX ranks 68 for risk / return — better than 68% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.


AIGOX Risk / Return Rank: 6868
Overall Rank
AIGOX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 6363
Sharpe Ratio Rank
AIGOX Sortino Ratio Rank: 6767
Sortino Ratio Rank
AIGOX Omega Ratio Rank: 6868
Omega Ratio Rank
AIGOX Calmar Ratio Rank: 6565
Calmar Ratio Rank
AIGOX Martin Ratio Rank: 7777
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Alger Growth & Income Portfolio (AIGOX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


AIGOXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.16

0.90

+0.26

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

1.71

1.39

+0.33

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.26

1.21

+0.05

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

1.54

1.40

+0.14

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

7.49

6.61

+0.88

Explore AIGOX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Alger Growth & Income Portfolio provided a 14.36% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.81 per share.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$4.81$4.74$0.41$1.11$2.02$2.46$0.40$2.34$1.56$0.30$0.21$0.28

Dividend yield

14.36%13.51%1.23%4.06%8.76%8.32%1.66%10.86%8.44%1.42%1.17%1.72%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.07
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$4.57$4.74
2024$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.41
2023$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.95$1.11
2022$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$1.78$2.02
2021$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$2.24$2.46

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 Growth & Income 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 Growth & Income Portfolio was 63.78%, occurring on Jul 16, 1996. Recovery took 898 trading sessions.

The current Alger Growth & Income Portfolio drawdown is 8.11%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-63.78%Feb 26, 199699Jul 16, 1996898Feb 8, 2000997
-54.85%Mar 28, 20002249Mar 9, 2009865Aug 10, 20123114
-34.18%Feb 13, 202027Mar 23, 2020107Aug 24, 2020134
-24.06%Oct 18, 1993174Jun 24, 1994238Jun 5, 1995412
-23.3%Jan 5, 2022194Oct 12, 2022280Nov 22, 2023474

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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