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AHSAX: ALGER HEALTH SCIENCES FUND ALGER HEALTH SCIENCES FUND CLASS A (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info 22.69 0.43(1.86%) June 05
| Asset Class: | Health |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (43%) |
| Start Date: | 09/23/2002 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 12/15/2021 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 0.00% |
| Expenses | 1.05% |
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Performance Analytics (As of 06/05/2026)
| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2026) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Inception** | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | -2.3 | -0.5 | 22.6 | 3.3 | -1.7 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 1.2 | -4.3 | -17.0 | -19.8 | 17.1 | 22.0 | 5.7 | 37.2 | -3.3 | 2.7 | 22.8 | 36.2 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 27.4 | -26.2 | 16.1 | 9.3 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 41.3 | 5.2 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | -0.2 | 1.29 | 0.0 | -0.18 | 0.3 | NA | NA | 0.46 | 0.56 | -0.43 | -0.59 | -0.76 | -0.58 | 0.52 | 1.17 | 0.2 | 2.75 | -0.15 | 0.12 | 1.3 | 3.07 | 1.03 | 0.56 | 0.18 | 1.33 | -0.95 | 1.08 | 0.5 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 2.33 | 0.97 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 9.7 | 9.7 | 23.1 | 45.0 | 45.0 | NA | NA | 45.0 | 20.1 | 7.9 | 16.0 | 29.0 | 36.6 | 26.3 | 14.3 | 24.7 | 5.3 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 13.4 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 18.3 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 38.6 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 17.9 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 23.9 | 23.2 | NA | NA | 20.2 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 34.1 | 32.4 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 13.4 | 23.8 | 22.5 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 18.9 | 16.6 | 20.6 | 28.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 19.8 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | -0.04 | 0.27 | 0.0 | -0.04 | 0.07 | NA | NA | 0.09 | 0.13 | -0.1 | -0.09 | -0.17 | -0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.38 | -0.03 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.26 | -0.29 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 0.2 |
| Alpha | NA | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.0 | -0.02 | 0.01 | NA | NA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.02 | -0.01 | -0.05 | -0.09 | 0.05 | -0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.04 | -0.04 | -0.04 | -0.02 | -0.01 | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.02 | -0.05 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.02 | 0.04 | -0.01 |
| Beta | NA | 0.88 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 1.04 | NA | NA | 1.05 | 0.71 | 0.55 | 0.9 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.2 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.33 | 1.1 | 0.95 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.6 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.38 | 0.52 | NA | NA | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.6 | 0.79 | 0.16 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.7 | 0.78 | 0.78 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 25.0 | 20.7 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -100.0 | 86.5 | 96.1 | 1.7 | 150.3 | N/A | -100.0 | -39.4 | 35.2 | 68.4 | N/A | -100.0 | N/A | N/A | -100.0 | 70.8 | N/A | -100.0 | 198.3 | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 09/19/2002
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