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Alger MidCap Growth Institutional Fund (ALMRX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0155702030

CUSIP

015570203

Issuer

Alger

Inception Date

Nov 8, 1993

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

ALMRX has a high expense ratio of 1.44%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Alger MidCap Growth Institutional Fund (ALMRX) returned 2.10% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.14% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ALMRX returned 9.23% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


ALMRX

YTD

2.10%

1M

9.30%

6M

-4.65%

1Y

13.14%

3Y*

11.24%

5Y*

9.22%

10Y*

9.23%

^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 ALMRX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20255.93%-6.38%-9.01%3.51%9.30%2.10%
20241.09%8.51%1.98%-5.39%1.40%0.51%0.82%1.18%3.64%0.74%11.88%-6.62%20.02%
20237.58%-1.24%2.85%0.11%0.44%8.06%1.89%-3.06%-5.27%-6.60%10.70%6.81%22.68%
2022-15.27%1.11%-0.60%-14.79%-2.60%-8.66%12.52%-2.49%-9.42%4.83%2.57%-6.20%-35.28%
20213.02%3.44%-3.80%4.24%-3.81%5.94%-0.40%4.91%-3.11%5.33%-7.19%-1.49%6.17%
20203.17%-4.85%-13.80%15.65%11.56%4.03%9.81%6.69%3.13%-1.58%14.45%6.25%64.25%
201912.51%5.84%0.97%3.38%-3.97%7.11%3.30%-1.81%-5.10%0.52%4.03%0.85%29.79%
20185.15%-3.53%0.10%-0.47%6.11%1.24%0.31%8.64%0.14%-13.06%-1.22%-9.35%-7.77%
20175.96%3.33%1.01%1.52%3.19%0.15%1.90%1.72%1.73%3.43%2.27%0.10%29.55%
2016-10.08%-0.50%6.66%-0.66%2.13%-0.60%4.33%-0.18%1.12%-4.55%2.92%1.89%1.43%
2015-2.08%7.76%1.88%-2.18%3.45%-0.49%0.37%-7.65%-5.90%5.47%0.75%-1.72%-1.37%
2014-1.79%6.64%-2.63%-2.28%2.86%4.43%-2.26%5.13%-3.30%0.77%1.49%0.53%9.38%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of ALMRX is 34, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of ALMRX is 3434
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of ALMRX is 3333
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of ALMRX is 3636
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of ALMRX is 3535
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of ALMRX is 3333
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of ALMRX is 3232
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 MidCap Growth Institutional Fund (ALMRX) 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 MidCap Growth Institutional Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.50
  • 5-Year: 0.36
  • 10-Year: 0.39
  • All Time: 0.36

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 MidCap Growth Institutional 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 MidCap Growth Institutional Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%20.00%40.00%60.00%80.00%$0.00$5.00$10.00$15.00$20.002018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$19.85$5.33$2.57$1.98

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%77.91%12.19%8.56%7.91%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Alger MidCap Growth Institutional 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$19.85$19.85
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.33$5.33
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.57$2.57
2018$1.98$1.98

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 MidCap Growth Institutional 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 MidCap Growth Institutional Fund was 68.74%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1234 trading sessions.

The current Alger MidCap Growth Institutional Fund drawdown is 13.93%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-68.74%Dec 27, 2007228Nov 20, 20081234Oct 18, 20131462
-48.95%Sep 5, 2000521Oct 7, 2002737Sep 12, 20051258
-45.04%Nov 10, 2021234Oct 14, 2022
-39%Jun 25, 19972Jun 26, 1997457Mar 29, 1999459
-33.97%Feb 20, 202020Mar 18, 202053Jun 3, 202073
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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