Alger Focus Equity Fund (ALGRX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The advisor intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in a small number of issuers, and may focus its portfolio in fewer business sectors or industries. Generally, the fund will own approximately 50 holdings. Fund holdings may occasionally exceed this number for a variety of reasons. The fund may engage in active trading of portfolio securities.
Fund Info
US0155703020
015570302
Nov 8, 1993
$0
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
ALGRX has an expense ratio of 0.89%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Alger Focus Equity Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Alger Focus Equity Fund (ALGRX) returned -3.15% year-to-date (YTD) and 24.34% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ALGRX delivered an annualized return of 15.90%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.
ALGRX
-3.15%
8.72%
-1.64%
24.34%
17.54%
15.90%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
3.72%
-5.60%
8.55%
14.11%
10.45%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ALGRX, 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 | 3.46% | -5.21% | -9.61% | 3.45% | 5.61% | -3.15% | |||||||
| 2024 | 5.24% | 8.32% | 2.27% | -3.92% | 8.31% | 6.26% | -3.23% | 3.39% | 5.37% | 1.40% | 10.62% | -0.45% | 51.77% |
| 2023 | 9.00% | -0.86% | 6.14% | 1.53% | 5.65% | 6.42% | 3.41% | -1.50% | -6.07% | -1.38% | 12.21% | 4.00% | 44.20% |
| 2022 | -10.52% | -3.10% | 1.09% | -13.84% | -2.93% | -8.67% | 12.30% | -4.20% | -9.97% | 3.76% | 3.13% | -7.69% | -35.94% |
| 2021 | -1.07% | 2.91% | 0.34% | 7.03% | -0.74% | 5.03% | 1.44% | 3.11% | -5.53% | 7.25% | -0.73% | 0.13% | 20.06% |
| 2020 | 3.56% | -5.86% | -8.34% | 15.35% | 7.92% | 4.84% | 7.99% | 9.73% | -3.93% | -2.82% | 10.14% | 2.60% | 45.82% |
| 2019 | 8.48% | 3.97% | 2.61% | 5.41% | -6.63% | 6.92% | 1.60% | -0.88% | -1.57% | 3.10% | 4.47% | 2.98% | 33.93% |
| 2018 | 8.55% | -1.79% | -2.18% | 2.08% | 4.73% | 1.06% | 1.56% | 5.04% | 0.45% | -9.64% | 1.67% | -8.58% | 1.39% |
| 2017 | 5.33% | 3.51% | 1.92% | 2.88% | 3.48% | -0.45% | 3.55% | 2.22% | 0.03% | 4.90% | 1.98% | 0.27% | 33.76% |
| 2016 | -7.76% | -1.08% | 6.18% | -1.80% | 3.62% | -2.40% | 5.17% | -0.25% | 1.64% | -2.75% | 0.67% | 0.62% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | -1.89% | 6.09% | 0.89% | -0.33% | 3.31% | -0.41% | 2.00% | -7.00% | -3.87% | 8.36% | 1.57% | -2.03% | 5.88% |
| 2014 | -2.30% | 5.54% | -2.72% | -0.85% | 3.37% | 2.63% | -0.38% | 5.10% | -0.77% | 0.82% | 3.35% | -0.18% | 14.02% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 77, ALGRX is among the top 23% of 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Alger Focus Equity Fund (ALGRX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Alger Focus Equity Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.16% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Alger Focus Equity 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 | $0.00 | $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 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2021 | $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 |
| 2020 | $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 |
| 2019 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Alger Focus Equity 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 Focus Equity Fund was 62.22%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1252 trading sessions.
The current Alger Focus Equity Fund drawdown is 11.02%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -62.22% | Mar 27, 2000 | 2171 | Nov 20, 2008 | 1252 | Nov 13, 2013 | 3423 |
| -43.57% | Dec 16, 2021 | 265 | Jan 5, 2023 | 341 | May 15, 2024 | 606 |
| -29.39% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 48 | Jun 1, 2020 | 71 |
| -26.96% | Feb 18, 2025 | 36 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -26.37% | Jul 2, 1998 | 71 | Oct 8, 1998 | 52 | Dec 21, 1998 | 123 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Alger Focus Equity Fund volatility is 9.24%, 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.