Alger Small Cap Growth Fund (ALSCX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that, at the time of purchase of the securities, have total market capitalization between (1) the higher of (a) $5 billion or (b) the company in either the Russell 2000 Growth Index or the MSCI USA Small Cap Index with the highest capitalization, and (2) the company in either index with the lowest capitalization, at any time during the most recent 12-month period as reported by either index.
Fund Info
US0155655006
Nov 11, 1986
$1,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
ALSCX has a high expense ratio of 1.96%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund (ALSCX) returned -15.04% year-to-date (YTD) and -8.97% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ALSCX returned -1.54% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.
ALSCX
-15.04%
11.96%
-20.56%
-8.97%
-4.71%
-1.54%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ALSCX, 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 | 3.69% | -11.90% | -10.71% | 0.35% | 3.81% | -15.04% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.11% | 10.26% | 0.73% | -8.95% | 3.17% | -0.46% | 3.09% | 2.10% | 3.23% | -3.13% | 11.58% | -7.36% | 9.47% |
| 2023 | 9.93% | -3.61% | 0.17% | -1.36% | -1.21% | 6.46% | 4.10% | -3.46% | -6.69% | -7.17% | 9.42% | 10.84% | 16.25% |
| 2022 | -13.40% | -0.65% | -2.36% | -13.27% | -5.56% | -7.69% | 10.82% | -2.88% | -10.05% | 8.79% | 0.84% | -7.51% | -37.61% |
| 2021 | 4.70% | 2.96% | -5.49% | 4.15% | -5.31% | 7.30% | -1.13% | 0.88% | -3.85% | 3.73% | -8.59% | -14.86% | -16.54% |
| 2020 | 2.91% | -4.61% | -9.50% | 18.59% | 12.48% | 4.65% | 7.64% | 2.06% | 1.35% | -1.66% | 12.95% | 6.08% | 62.69% |
| 2019 | 12.12% | 6.61% | -0.61% | 4.26% | -2.19% | 6.42% | 3.09% | -2.45% | -5.16% | -0.88% | 5.93% | -8.40% | 18.26% |
| 2018 | 4.84% | -2.98% | 2.00% | 1.51% | 7.72% | 2.07% | -0.00% | 13.36% | -0.95% | -13.46% | 0.28% | -23.41% | -13.59% |
| 2017 | 2.94% | 3.80% | 1.10% | 1.27% | 3.40% | 1.38% | 0.51% | 1.70% | 4.17% | 2.88% | 2.49% | -2.74% | 25.24% |
| 2016 | -12.09% | -1.63% | 5.21% | 1.13% | 3.12% | 0.86% | 4.93% | 1.63% | 2.01% | -6.89% | 8.03% | -0.00% | 4.71% |
| 2015 | -1.63% | 6.94% | 1.41% | -3.76% | 2.75% | 1.27% | 0.69% | -7.86% | -5.54% | 4.12% | 1.83% | -27.06% | -27.60% |
| 2014 | -1.15% | 5.05% | -3.82% | -6.92% | 2.07% | 5.40% | -6.53% | 4.79% | -5.75% | 5.13% | 0.40% | -11.43% | -13.70% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ALSCX is 8, meaning it’s performing worse than 92% 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Alger Small Cap Growth Fund (ALSCX) 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 Small Cap Growth 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 Small Cap Growth Fund was 82.45%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Alger Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 55.06%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -82.45% | Mar 13, 2000 | 644 | Oct 9, 2002 | — | — | — |
| -41.05% | May 23, 1996 | 621 | Oct 8, 1998 | 288 | Nov 16, 1999 | 909 |
| -30.42% | Jan 16, 1992 | 124 | Jul 7, 1992 | 299 | Aug 30, 1993 | 423 |
| -29.39% | Dec 22, 1989 | 213 | Oct 16, 1990 | 86 | Feb 13, 1991 | 299 |
| -19.5% | Sep 12, 1995 | 87 | Jan 10, 1996 | 76 | Apr 25, 1996 | 163 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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