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Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional R (ASIRX)On Dec 4: 13.27  Down 0.48 (3.49%)  
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Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional R
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Small Growth
Fund Family:Alger
Net Assets:38.95M
Year-to-Date Return:-42.34%
Yield:0.00%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:27-Jan-03
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Small Growth
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Jill Greenwald
Lead Manager since 16-Nov-01
Greenwald has been employed by Fred Alger Management as a senior vice president and portfolio manager since November 2001. She spent six years as a senior analyst with Fred Alger Asset Management. Previously, she served as a managing director and portfolio manager at Chase Asset Management bank from 1994 through 1999 and as a senior vice president and investment officer at J&W Seligman & Co. from 1999 until November 2001. Greenwald holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$500,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$0
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$0
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$0
ASIRX can be purchased from 20 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund focuses on small, fast-growing companies that offer innovative products, services or technologies to a rapidly expanding marketplace. It normally invests at least 80% of assets in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies. A small-capitalization company has a market capitalization within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Growth index or the S&P Small-Cap 600 index.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend N/A
Last Cap Gain N/A
Annual Holdings Turnover 68.00%
Average for Category: 115.78%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseASIRXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:1.83% 1.59%
Max 12b1 Fee:0.50% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:0.00% 5.39%
Max Deferred Sales Load:0.00% 2.66%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $585$680
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,006$1,078
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $2,180$2,142
* Per $10,000 invested


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