Alger Responsible Investing Fund (SPEGX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies of any size with an environmental, social and governance ("ESG") rating of average or above by a third-party ESG rating agency (an “ESG Rating Agency”) that also demonstrate, in the view of the Manager, promising growth potential.
Fund Info
US0155664099
015566409
Dec 4, 2000
$1,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
SPEGX has a high expense ratio of 1.27%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Alger Responsible Investing Fund (SPEGX) returned 1.22% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.45% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SPEGX delivered an annualized return of 12.93%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
SPEGX
1.22%
12.06%
0.14%
10.45%
16.11%
13.89%
12.93%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SPEGX, 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 | 2.54% | -4.15% | -8.89% | 0.80% | 12.12% | 1.22% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.67% | 5.59% | 1.79% | -4.36% | 7.53% | 5.06% | -1.85% | 1.43% | 2.31% | -0.55% | 6.14% | -1.79% | 25.88% |
| 2023 | 8.87% | -3.26% | 7.24% | 1.18% | 4.11% | 6.19% | 3.16% | -1.22% | -5.92% | -1.17% | 9.93% | 3.93% | 36.73% |
| 2022 | -9.07% | -4.89% | 3.24% | -11.93% | -2.79% | -8.04% | 12.64% | -6.15% | -10.48% | 5.67% | 6.32% | -7.44% | -30.82% |
| 2021 | -1.88% | 1.35% | 2.24% | 6.63% | -0.77% | 5.24% | 2.95% | 3.70% | -6.04% | 8.45% | -0.40% | 1.18% | 24.12% |
| 2020 | 2.99% | -6.32% | -9.48% | 13.59% | 6.92% | 5.14% | 6.07% | 9.89% | -4.60% | -3.55% | 9.63% | 3.58% | 35.83% |
| 2019 | 8.42% | 3.94% | 2.04% | 5.33% | -6.50% | 6.38% | 1.54% | -1.43% | 0.27% | 2.99% | 4.48% | 2.94% | 33.91% |
| 2018 | 7.04% | -2.16% | -2.79% | 0.20% | 4.44% | 1.60% | 2.60% | 5.71% | 0.77% | -9.86% | 1.04% | -8.70% | -1.63% |
| 2017 | 3.33% | 4.41% | 1.75% | 2.53% | 3.06% | -0.86% | 2.80% | 1.97% | 0.46% | 3.85% | 1.59% | -0.11% | 27.63% |
| 2016 | -5.88% | -0.93% | 5.84% | -1.66% | 1.35% | -1.22% | 4.71% | -0.32% | 0.54% | -2.35% | 1.86% | 0.55% | 1.97% |
| 2015 | -2.09% | 5.74% | -0.96% | 0.64% | 2.14% | -1.15% | 0.74% | -6.40% | -2.80% | 7.96% | 0.21% | -0.78% | 2.50% |
| 2014 | -3.70% | 4.54% | -1.78% | -1.25% | 0.92% | 3.30% | -2.32% | 4.40% | -3.03% | 1.90% | 3.61% | -1.34% | 4.85% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SPEGX is 35, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Alger Responsible Investing Fund (SPEGX) 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
Alger Responsible Investing Fund provided a 4.39% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.80 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.44 | $0.09 | $1.38 | $1.04 | $0.86 | $0.64 | $1.54 | $0.37 | $0.13 | $0.26 |
Dividend yield | 4.39% | 4.44% | 2.92% | 0.82% | 8.42% | 7.23% | 7.54% | 7.04% | 15.51% | 4.09% | 1.37% | 2.81% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Alger Responsible Investing 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 | $0.80 | $0.80 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.38 | $1.38 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.04 | $1.04 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.86 | $0.86 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.64 | $0.64 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.54 | $1.54 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.37 | $0.37 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2014 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
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 Responsible Investing 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 Responsible Investing Fund was 58.01%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1050 trading sessions.
The current Alger Responsible Investing Fund drawdown is 4.73%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.01% | Nov 7, 2007 | 334 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1050 | May 10, 2013 | 1384 |
| -36.33% | Nov 22, 2021 | 226 | Oct 14, 2022 | 344 | Feb 29, 2024 | 570 |
| -30.32% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 54 | Jun 9, 2020 | 77 |
| -24.92% | Jan 24, 2025 | 52 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -23.08% | Oct 2, 2018 | 58 | Dec 24, 2018 | 84 | Apr 26, 2019 | 142 |
Volatility
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