| Last Price | Today's Change | 52-Week Range | Trading Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.79 | -0.13 (-1.46%) | 7.13 - 8.96 | 0.0 |
Market data as of 6:05PM 05/22/13. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund focuses on small, fast-growing companies that Fred Alger Management, Inc. believes offer innovative products, services or technologies to a rapidly-expanding marketplace. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies that, at the time of purchase of the securities, have total market capitalization within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, as reported by the indexes as of the most recent quarter-end.
| Total Return | 3.60% |
|---|---|
| Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.) | 0.00% |
| Expense Ratio | 1.40% |
| Front Load | 5.25% |
| Deferred Load | None |
| Minimum Investment | $1,000 |
| Management Tenure | 11 Years |
| Fund Inception | 12/31/1996 |
| Timeframe | ALSAX | S&P 500 | Small Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -1.50% | 1.93% | -1.17% |
| 3 Month | 3.15% | 7.18% | 4.42% |
| Year-to-Date | 10.09% | 12.74% | 10.76% |
| 1 Year | 10.25% | 16.89% | 11.51% |
| 3 Year | 9.79% | 12.80% | 11.48% |
| 5 Year | 6.15% | 5.21% | 6.80% |
| 10 Year | 11.43% | 7.88% | 9.98% |
| Since Inception | 3.60% | 10.38% | -- |
| Basic Materials | 5.80% | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Cyclical | 18.03% | |
| Financial Services | 3.94% | |
| Real Estate | 5.38% | |
| Consumer Defensive | 3.26% | |
| Healthcare | 16.21% | |
| Utilities | 0.00% | |
| Communication Services | 0.83% | |
| Energy | 6.09% | |
| Industrials | 20.39% | |
| Technology | 20.07% |
| By Percent | Short | 0% | Long | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | -- | 92.24 | 92.24 | ||
| Bond | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Other | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Foreign Stock | -- | 4.08 | 4.08 | ||
| Foreign Bond | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Total | -- | 96.32 | 96.32 | ||
| Cash | -- | 3.68 | 3.68 | ||
| Total Net Assets | $242.63M |
|---|---|
| Total Stock Holdings | 135 |
| Total Bond Holdings | 0 |
| Valuation | ALSAX | Category Range |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Earnings | 20.33 | |
| Price/Book | 3.20 | |
| Price/Sales | 1.49 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 12.37 | |
| Dividend Yield | 1.46 | |
| LT Earnings | 14.07 | |
| Historical Earnings | 21.18 | |
| Sales Growth | 0.13 | |
| Cash-Flow Growth | 16.63 | |
| Book-Value Growth | 3.84 |
| Management Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Cap | |||
| Medium Cap | |||
| Small Cap | |||
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| Rating | vs Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall |  | |
| Risk | Avg | |
| Return | Below Avg |
| Pretax Return | 9.79% |
|---|---|
| Tax-adjusted Return | 7.62% |
| Tax Cost Ratio | 0.19% |
| Potential Cap Gains | 20.40% |
