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Name

As of 12/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Alger Small Cap Focus Fund

AOFAX | Fund

$19.90

$1.35 B

0.00%

1.48%

Vitals

YTD Return

14.8%

1 yr return

14.5%

3 Yr Avg Return

-8.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

0.4%

Net Assets

$1.35 B

Holdings in Top 10

35.3%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$19.6
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.48%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.25%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 56.71%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$500

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/20/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Alger Small Cap Focus Fund

AOFAX | Fund

$19.90

$1.35 B

0.00%

1.48%

AOFAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 14.8%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -8.0%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.98%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Alger Small Cap Focus Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Alger Family of Funds
  • Inception Date
    Mar 03, 2008
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Amy Zhang

Fund Description

Fred Alger Management, LLC (the “Manager”) believes companies undergoing Positive Dynamic Change offer the best opportunities. Positive Dynamic Change refers to companies realizing High Unit Volume Growth or companies undergoing Positive Lifecycle Change. High Unit Volume Growth companies are traditional growth companies experiencing, for example, rapidly growing demand or market dominance. Positive Lifecycle Change companies are, for example, companies benefitting from new regulations, a new product innovation or new management.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 rangeof the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is a broad-based index of small capitalization stocks. At December 31, 2023, the market capitalization of the companies in the Russell 2000 Growth Index ranged from $19.7 million to $15.8 billion. Because of the Fund’s long-term approach to investing, it could have a significant portion of its assets invested in securities of issuers that have appreciated beyond the market capitalization thresholds noted. Equity securities include common or preferred stocks that are listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges.In addition, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 25% of its total assets in technology companies focused in the fields of medicine and information. From time to time, the Fund may have 25% or more of its total assets invested in any one of these industries. The Manager believes that there is very little in the field of medicine that does not use some type of medical technology and that has not been affected by new technology. Advances in technology increasingly pervade health care companies through changes in medical and surgical procedures, drugs, medical devices, and new support systems.As a focus fund, the Fund intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Generally the Fund will own approximately 50 holdings. Fund holdings may occasionally differ from this number for a variety of reasons, including, among others, because of extreme market volatility, such as when the Fund has entered a temporary defensive position.  Additionally, the Fund may temporarily exceed the stated number of holdings when it acquires a new holding and determines that it is in the best interests of shareholders to sell an existing holding over a period of time, instead of immediately selling the entire holding.The Fund may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, it fails to perform as expected, or other opportunities appear more attractive.The Fund invests in cash (and cash equivalents) when the Fund is unable to find enough attractive long-term investments to meet its investment objective, to meet redemptions and/or when the Manager believes it is advisable to do so during times of short-term market volatility. During these times, cash (and cash equivalents) will not exceed 15% of the Fund’s net assets.
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AOFAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period AOFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 14.8% -2.6% 70.6% 42.04%
1 Yr 14.5% -0.9% 65.7% 42.78%
3 Yr -8.0%* -15.4% 60.0% 97.56%
5 Yr 0.4%* -4.3% 45.5% 99.41%
10 Yr 7.4%* 1.3% 24.7% 79.79%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period AOFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 9.6% -20.5% 54.6% 78.81%
2022 -37.7% -82.1% 32.2% 82.55%
2021 -20.0% -90.6% 300.1% 84.34%
2020 53.2% -63.0% 127.9% 11.15%
2019 21.2% -7.7% 42.9% 55.94%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period AOFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 14.8% -2.6% 70.6% 42.04%
1 Yr 14.5% -0.9% 65.7% 42.78%
3 Yr -8.0%* -15.4% 60.0% 97.56%
5 Yr 0.4%* -4.3% 45.5% 99.41%
10 Yr 7.4%* 1.3% 24.7% 79.79%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period AOFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 9.6% -19.0% 136.8% 87.36%
2022 -37.7% -59.9% 44.3% 91.56%
2021 -14.3% -22.7% 411.9% 99.62%
2020 53.2% 1.5% 150.8% 23.87%
2019 24.1% 5.5% 55.3% 80.89%

NAV & Total Return History

AOFAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

AOFAX Category Low Category High AOFAX % Rank
Net Assets 1.35 B 209 K 34.3 B 37.04%
Number of Holdings 52 7 1226 86.11%
Net Assets in Top 10 462 M 53.8 K 3.02 B 33.33%
Weighting of Top 10 35.26% 7.5% 100.0% 15.21%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. RBC Bearings Inc 5.34%
  2. Guidewire Software Inc 3.89%
  3. Wingstop Inc 3.77%
  4. PROS Holdings Inc 3.63%
  5. Natera Inc 3.47%
  6. Bio-Techne Corp 3.33%
  7. Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc 3.22%
  8. Q2 Holdings Inc 2.97%
  9. Appfolio Inc 2.84%
  10. Altair Engineering Inc 2.82%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High AOFAX % Rank
Stocks 		98.76% 92.05% 107.62% 33.52%
Cash 		2.58% 0.00% 28.78% 40.56%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 4.59% 31.48%
Other 		0.00% -0.26% 6.70% 45.74%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 1.57% 22.22%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 2.40% 23.89%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High AOFAX % Rank
Healthcare 		39.36% 0.00% 47.90% 1.11%
Technology 		26.42% 2.91% 75.51% 40.74%
Industrials 		17.15% 0.00% 36.64% 50.74%
Energy 		6.88% 0.00% 55.49% 8.89%
Consumer Cyclical 		6.20% 0.00% 24.04% 94.63%
Financial Services 		1.95% 0.00% 42.95% 94.26%
Consumer Defense 		1.48% 0.00% 13.56% 89.63%
Communication Services 		0.56% 0.00% 15.31% 77.78%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 5.57% 46.48%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 15.31% 77.41%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 9.24% 88.15%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High AOFAX % Rank
US 		98.76% 17.30% 107.62% 29.07%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 77.12% 39.44%

AOFAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

AOFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.48% 0.05% 23.20% 27.64%
Management Fee 0.75% 0.05% 1.62% 35.06%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 34.92%
Administrative Fee 0.03% 0.01% 0.40% 6.28%

Sales Fees

AOFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.25% 3.50% 5.75% 75.00%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

AOFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% 24.37%

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

AOFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 56.71% 3.00% 264.00% 52.85%

AOFAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

AOFAX Category Low Category High AOFAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 6.91% 36.67%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

AOFAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

AOFAX Category Low Category High AOFAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.98% -2.47% 1.10% 72.10%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

AOFAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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AOFAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Amy Zhang

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 12, 2015

7.3

7.3%

Amy Zhang, CFA is Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Alger Small Cap Focus, Alger Mid Cap Focus, Alger Mid Cap 40 and Alger Small Cap Growth Strategies. She joined Alger in 2015 and has 26 years of investment experience. Additionally, Amy is a member of The Alger Partners Plan. During her tenure at Alger, she has been featured and quoted in a number of publications such as: The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, The New York Times, Citywire, Investor’s Business Daily, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Investment News, MarketWatch, China Business Network, Xinhua, Forbes, CNBC, and CNN. Prior to joining Alger, Amy worked at Brown Capital Management as a Partner, Managing Director, and Senior Portfolio Manager of its Brown Capital Small Company Strategy, including the Brown Capital Small Company Fund. Her previous experience includes working as a Portfolio Manager/Analyst at Epsilon Investment Management, Research Analyst at Templeton Worldwide, and Associate at Citicorp Securities. She is a former President of the CFA Society Baltimore and is currently chair of their Advisory Board. She served as a member on the Board of Directors, as well as Vice President and Programs Chair for the CFA Society of Stamford. Amy is a board member of the Mulan Club. Amy is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattanville College, where she founded the AYZ STEM scholarship. Amy earned her B.A. from Manhattanville College, where she graduated summa cum laude. She earned her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, where she was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society and named to the Dean’s List. Amy is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 30.44 9.17 5.25

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