Alger Capital Correlations

ACATX Fund  USD 7.62  0.02  0.26%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Capital Apprec and Alger Midcap Growth is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Alger Capital is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Alger Capital Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Alger Capital Appreciation and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Capital Appreciation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.83RSDIX Rbc Short DurationPairCorr
  0.81RSHFX Rbc Short DurationPairCorr
  0.71RBESX Rbc Bluebay EmergingPairCorr
  0.71RBERX Rbc Bluebay EmergingPairCorr
  0.91RCPAX Rbc Bluebay CorePairCorr
  0.91RCPIX Rbc Funds TrustPairCorr
  0.91RCPRX Rbc Bluebay CorePairCorr
  0.7RULFX Rbc Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.99ACASX Access Capital MunityPairCorr
  0.72RUSIX Rbc Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.88ACCSX Access Capital MunityPairCorr
  0.73RESAX Rbc Bluebay EmergingPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Alger Mutual Fund performing well and Alger Capital Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Alger Capital's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.