Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth FundClass C (ALMCX)

Fund Assets	209.58M
Expense Ratio	2.167%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	68.65%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a

Previous Close	6.88
YTD Return	-5.28%
1-Year Return	-2.91%
5-Year Return	-39.96%
52-Week Low	6.26
52-Week High	8.45
Beta (5Y)	1.26
Holdings	51
Inception Date	May 8, 2002

About ALMCX

Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund Class C is a mutual fund designed to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in small and mid-sized U.S. companies with high growth potential. The fund targets businesses with market capitalizations generally between $500 million and $10 billion, focusing on those identified through rigorous fundamental research as innovators or leaders in their respective industries. Its diversified portfolio often holds around 50 individual stocks, with a significant allocation to the technology, healthcare, financial services, and industrials sectors. The fund is actively managed, aiming to capitalize on the growth trajectory of emerging and established companies that show robust fundamentals and attractive growth profiles. With a higher-than-average expense ratio, this share class is structured as a level-load product, typically appealing to investors seeking exposure to the small growth category with professional management. The fund's holdings are concentrated, with nearly half of assets often allocated to its top ten positions, reflecting a high-conviction investment approach. Overall, the Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund Class C plays a notable role in offering investors access to dynamic, high-growth segments of the U.S. equity market.

• Fund Family: Alger
• Category: Small Growth
• Performance Rating: Low
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: ALMCX
• Share Class: Class C
• Index: Russell 2500 Growth TR

Performance

ALMCX had a total return of -2.91% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.20%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
VEXPX	Vanguard	Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Class	0.41%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
ASYMX	Class Y	0.88%
ASMZX	Class Z	0.96%
ALMAX	Class A	1.30%
ASIMX	Class I	1.34%

Top 10 Holdings

40.44% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.	CWST	5.40%
Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc.	CDNL	4.89%
AAR Corp.	AIR	4.89%
FirstService Corporation	FSV	4.24%
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.	ACAD	3.87%
VSE Corporation	VSEC	3.81%
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.	DOCN	3.76%
StepStone Group Inc.	STEP	3.38%
Veracyte, Inc.	VCYT	3.21%
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.	OLLI	3.00%

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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