Alger Focus Equity Fund Class C (ALCFX)

Fund Assets	4.96B
Expense Ratio	1.72%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	134.46%
Dividend (ttm)	8.09
Dividend Yield	10.43%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	77.52
YTD Return	-9.56%
1-Year Return	41.16%
5-Year Return	100.06%
52-Week Low	56.19
52-Week High	102.94
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	53
Inception Date	Dec 31, 2012

About ALCFX

Alger Focus Equity Fund Class C is an actively managed mutual fund designed to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a concentrated portfolio of approximately 50 publicly traded companies. The fund emphasizes large-cap growth stocks, favoring businesses with robust earnings growth potential and operating in rapidly expanding sectors such as technology, consumer services, and industrials. Its investment strategy relies on rigorous fundamental research to identify high-conviction companies across various market capitalizations, though it maintains a focus on larger firms that are leaders in their respective industries. Notably, the fund’s portfolio is highly concentrated, with the top ten holdings accounting for over half of its total assets, including prominent technology and consumer companies. This focused approach distinguishes it from more diversified large-cap funds and can result in higher volatility, as reflected in its risk and performance metrics. Managed by seasoned investment professionals, Alger Focus Equity Fund Class C serves investors seeking a bold, growth-oriented strategy within the U.S. equity market, tracking benchmarks such as the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the S&P 500 Index. The fund is characterized by an above-average expense ratio and active turnover, underscoring its commitment to dynamic portfolio management.

• Fund Family: Alger
• Category: Large Growth
• Performance Rating: High
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: ALCFX
• Share Class: Class C
• Index: Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

ALCFX had a total return of 41.16% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.69%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FBCGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund	0.46%
FHOFX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fund	n/a
LGILX	Schwab	Schwab Select Large Cap Growth Fund	0.75%
FBGRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund	0.69%
FBGKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund - Class K	0.59%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
ALGYX	Class Y	0.58%
ALZFX	Class Z	0.63%
ALGRX	Class I	0.94%
ALAFX	Class A	0.95%

Top 10 Holdings

62.53% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	12.74%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	9.72%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	6.99%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	TSM	5.22%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	5.13%
AppLovin Corporation	APP	5.04%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	4.99%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	4.70%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	4.57%
Talen Energy Corporation	TLN	3.44%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025	$8.0851	Dec 17, 2025
Dec 14, 2023	$0.0183	Dec 14, 2023
Dec 15, 2021	$7.9638	Dec 15, 2021
Dec 16, 2020	$3.3888	Dec 16, 2020
Dec 18, 2019	$0.7597	Dec 18, 2019
Dec 18, 2018	$1.6229	Dec 18, 2018