Alger Focus Equity Fund Class A (ALAFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
92.60
+4.36 (4.94%)
At close: Mar 31, 2026
Fund Assets4.96B
Expense Ratio0.95%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover134.46%
Dividend (ttm)8.09
Dividend Yield8.68%
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend DateDec 17, 2025
Previous Close88.24
YTD Return-9.39%
1-Year Return42.26%
5-Year Return108.32%
52-Week Low62.83
52-Week High115.61
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings53
Inception DateDec 31, 2012

About ALAFX

Alger Focus Equity Fund Class A is an actively managed mutual fund that targets long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in large-cap growth stocks. Managed by Fred Alger Management, LLC since its inception in 1993, the fund typically maintains a concentrated portfolio of around 50 holdings, focusing its assets on a select group of companies with strong growth prospects. Its investment approach emphasizes high-conviction positions, with over half of the fund's assets often allocated to its top ten holdings. The fund's largest exposures are generally in the technology and communication services sectors, featuring leading companies such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms. With a turnover rate of approximately 92% and assets totaling over $2.6 billion, Alger Focus Equity Fund Class A plays a notable role in the large growth mutual fund category, benchmarking its performance against major indices like the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the S&P 500 Index. This focused strategy seeks to capitalize on outsized opportunities in select market leaders across diversified industries, contributing to its prominence among growth-oriented equity funds.

Fund Family Alger
Category Large Growth
Performance Rating High
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ALAFX
Share Class Class A
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

ALAFX had a total return of 42.26% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 17.61%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FBCGXFidelityFidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund0.46%
FHOFXFidelityFidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fundn/a
LGILXSchwabSchwab Select Large Cap Growth Fund0.75%
FBGRXFidelityFidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund0.69%
FBGKXFidelityFidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund - Class K0.59%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
ALGYXClass Y0.58%
ALZFXClass Z0.63%
ALGRXClass I0.94%
ALCFXClass C1.72%

Top 10 Holdings

62.53% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA12.74%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT9.72%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN6.99%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedTSM5.22%
Alphabet Inc.GOOG5.13%
AppLovin CorporationAPP5.04%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META4.99%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO4.70%
Apple Inc.AAPL4.57%
Talen Energy CorporationTLN3.44%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 17, 2025$8.0851Dec 17, 2025
Dec 14, 2023$0.0498Dec 14, 2023
Dec 15, 2022$0.0234Dec 15, 2022
Dec 16, 2021$7.9638Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2020$3.3888Dec 16, 2020
Dec 18, 2019$0.7814Dec 18, 2019
Full Dividend History