Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
2.25% 17.78M 0.00% 36.86%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
-6.253M -15.78% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, including common stocks, American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts, of global companies, which include both U.S. and foreign companies, and invests significantly (at least 40% – unless market conditions are not deemed favorable, in which case the fund would invest at least 30%) in foreign companies. It may invest in companies of any market capitalization, from large, well-established companies to small, emerging growth companies.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol CHUSX
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Global Large-Stock Growth
Category Index MSCI ACWI Growth NR USD
Global Category Name Global Equity Large Cap
YCharts Categorization Global Equity Large Cap
YCharts Benchmark MSCI ACWI Ex USA Total Return (^MSACXUSTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name Alger
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI NR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Gregory Jones 4.93 yrs
Pragna Shere 4.93 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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1M
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6M
YTD
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5Y
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1 Year
% Rank: 37
-6.253M
-6.050B Category Low
1.156B Category High
3 Months
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3 Years
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10 Years
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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 17, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
1.29%
21.90%
-16.44%
22.62%
37.93%
12.94%
-32.56%
5.23%
4.50%
27.19%
-14.20%
21.51%
10.65%
7.82%
-16.00%
1.53%
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20.92%
-17.05%
29.44%
19.89%
16.32%
-20.24%
0.44%
6.02%
18.19%
-9.78%
27.23%
23.27%
19.10%
-32.41%
4.79%
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30.74%
-7.63%
29.24%
34.04%
4.80%
-26.66%
9.63%
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21.18%
-15.57%
31.69%
22.23%
16.58%
-23.09%
0.84%
As of March 17, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-1-21) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield (3-17-23) Upgrade
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 30.76
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of December 31, 2022

Growth Estimates

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As of December 31, 2022

Asset Allocation

As of December 31, 2022.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 2.33% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 97.67% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Microsoft Corp 5.17% 272.18 -2.59%
MSCI Inc 4.31% 543.93 1.27%
Intuit Inc 4.28% 411.88 -0.44%
American Express Co 3.94% 158.74 1.42%
Insulet Corp 3.75% 318.23 2.96%
ASML Holding NV 3.71% 638.83 0.20%
SLB 3.62% 46.22 3.46%
Ferrari NV 3.41% 262.54 1.29%
The Walt Disney Co 3.40% 94.15 1.02%
Lululemon Athletica Inc 3.15% 293.37 -0.46%

Fees & Availability

Fees
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Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
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Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, including common stocks, American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts, of global companies, which include both U.S. and foreign companies, and invests significantly (at least 40% – unless market conditions are not deemed favorable, in which case the fund would invest at least 30%) in foreign companies. It may invest in companies of any market capitalization, from large, well-established companies to small, emerging growth companies.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol CHUSX
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Global Large-Stock Growth
Category Index MSCI ACWI Growth NR USD
Global Category Name Global Equity Large Cap
YCharts Categorization Global Equity Large Cap
YCharts Benchmark MSCI ACWI Ex USA Total Return (^MSACXUSTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth
Fund Owner Firm Name Alger
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI NR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Gregory Jones 4.93 yrs
Pragna Shere 4.93 yrs

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-1-21) Upgrade
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 30.76
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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As of December 31, 2022

Growth Estimates

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As of December 31, 2022

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 3/3/2008
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 3/1/2023
Share Classes
AFGIX Inst
AFGZX Inst
CHUSX A
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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