Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund

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Alger Mid Cap Focus Z (AFOZX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

37
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

F
7.4
percentile

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Group: U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

Ranking: 1,027 out of 1,108 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
19/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
4/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
14/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Verisk Analytics Inc
    1.38% of assets
    $3.2M invested
  • 2. Idacorp Inc
    0.93% of assets
    $2.17M invested
  • 3. Cloudflare Inc
    2.22% of assets
    $5.15M invested
  • 4. Spotify Technology SA
    2.08% of assets
    $4.82M invested
  • 5. Planet Fitness Inc Class A
    1.18% of assets
    $2.75M invested
  • 6. MarketAxess Holdings Inc
    1.71% of assets
    $3.97M invested
  • 7. DexCom Inc
    1.22% of assets
    $2.82M invested
  • 8. Axon Enterprise Inc
    4.03% of assets
    $9.34M invested
  • 9. West Pharmaceutical Services Inc
    0.46% of assets
    $1.07M invested
  • 10. McKesson Corp
    2.74% of assets
    $6.36M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. TKO Group Holdings Inc
    1.83% of assets
    $4.24M invested
  • 2. FTAI Aviation Ltd
    1.47% of assets
    $3.41M invested
  • 3. Constellation Software Inc
    3.71% of assets
    $8.61M invested
  • 4. Carvana Co Class A
    0.88% of assets
    $2.03M invested
  • 5. Heico Corp
    4.51% of assets
    $10.46M invested
  • 6. Talen Energy Corp Ordinary Shares New
    2.74% of assets
    $6.36M invested
  • 7. Roblox Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
    1.12% of assets
    $2.6M invested
  • 8. Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc Class A
    1.7% of assets
    $3.94M invested
  • 9. Palantir Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
    6.13% of assets
    $14.22M invested
  • 10. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc Ordinary Shares
    0.74% of assets
    $1.71M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
AFOZX
Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund
Family
Alger
Category
Mid-Cap Growth
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 6/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
6.61% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
18 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
8 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
5 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
4 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
AFOZX
Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund
Family
Alger
Category
Mid-Cap Growth
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 6/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
6.61% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
18 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
8 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
5 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
4 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
AFOZX
Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund
Family
Alger
Category
Mid-Cap Growth
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 6/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
6.61% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
18 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
8 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
5 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
4 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
AFOZX - Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund
21%
17%
9.99%
/
37  / 100 points
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
15%
20%
17%
14%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
5.68%
-2.96%
-6.61%
/
18  / 100 points lower
Find more financial data on AFOZX at Morningstar.com
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