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ALGRX Mutual Fund — ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FOCUS FUND
ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FOCUS FUND (ALGRX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
ALGRX's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (66/100, low confidence). It pays annual and its distribution rate is 0.05%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $8.09 with an ex-date of December 17, 2025, was 15069.0% higher than the previous $0.0533. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Alger, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
ALGRX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.11%, its expense ratio is 0.9783%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 2708.7% over the past 30 years, 995.6 points ahead of SPY at 1713.1%.
Alger Capital Appreciation Focus Fund is an actively managed mutual fund that invests in a concentrated portfolio of approximately 50 large-cap growth companies, employing a non-diversified approach with potential for active trading. The fund has a minimal distribution rate and makes annual distributions, with the latest payout characterized as a special or one-time distribution that may not recur. The fund lacks a published expense ratio.
ALGRX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
Trailing-12-month yield (7.11%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $8.0851. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025. The payment date is 12/17/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $8.0851 | 15069.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-14 | $0.0533 | 126.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-15 | $0.0235 | -99.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-15 | $7.9638 | 134.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-16 | $3.3911 | 311.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-18 | $0.8251 | -49.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-18 | $1.6229 | 32.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-15 | $1.2259 | 127.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-16 | $0.538 | 416.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-12-21 | $0.1042 | 132.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-12-22 | $0.0448 | 10.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-12-20 | $0.0407 | -95.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2000-12-15 | $0.994 | -48.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2000-06-28 | $1.914 | 403.7% Unclassified cash |
| 1999-06-29 | $0.38 | -68.7% Unclassified cash |
| 1998-07-06 | $1.215 | 3.8% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-06-24 | $1.171 | — |
| 1997 total | $1.171 | — |
| 1998 total | $1.215 | 3.8% |
| 1999 total | $0.38 | -68.7% |
| 2000 total | $2.908 | 665.3% |
| 2005 total | $0.0407 | -98.6% |
| 2009 total | $0.0448 | 10.1% |
| 2010 total | $0.1042 | 132.6% |
| 2015 total | $0.538 | 416.3% |
| 2017 total | $1.2259 | 127.9% |
| 2018 total | $1.6229 | 32.4% |
| 2019 total | $0.8251 | -49.2% |
| 2020 total | $3.3911 | 311.0% |
| 2021 total | $7.9638 | 134.8% |
| 2022 total | $0.0235 | -99.7% |
| 2023 total | $0.0533 | 126.8% |
| 2025 total | $8.0851 | 15069.0% |
ALGRX dividend growth
The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -98.42%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 3Y | 34304.7% |
| 5Y | 138.4% |
| 10Y | 1402.8% |
ALGRX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
ALGRX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 2708.7% over the past 30 years, 995.6 points ahead of SPY at 1713.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.6%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -1.7% | — |
| 3M | -0.7% | — |
| 6M | 5.4% | — |
| YTD | 10.2% | — |
| 1Y | 10.5% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 29.60% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 37.60% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 16.90% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 21.30% |
| Since inception (30 years) | 2708.7% | 11.80% |
ALGRX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 66 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.03%
- Issuer
- Alger
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 10/29/1996
- Expense ratio
- 0.9783%
- Distribution rate
- 0.05%
- Distribution frequency
- Annual
- Trailing yield
- 7.11%
- Last close
- $113.65 (as of 2026-10-16)
- NAV
- $116.46 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $8,133,730,000
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $8.0851
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/17/2025
- Payment date
- 12/17/2025
- Beta
- 1.53
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.11%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Alger; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
ALGRX risks and drawbacks
ALGRX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.6%.
Who may consider ALGRX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ALGRX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does ALGRX pay monthly?
No. ALGRX currently pays annual, not monthly.
What is ALGRX's expense ratio?
ALGRX's expense ratio is 0.9783%.
When does ALGRX pay a dividend?
ALGRX pays annual. The dividend amount is $8.0851. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025. The payment date is 12/17/2025.
How has ALGRX performed?
Total return is 2708.7% over the past 30 years, 995.6 points ahead of SPY at 1713.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.6%.
Is ALGRX a good investment?
ALGRX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 66 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.05% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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