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Alger Health Sciences Fund Class Z: (MF: AHSZX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 6, 2026 05:48 PM ET
$23.69 USD
+0.49 (2.11%)
Zacks MF Rank
4-Sell of 5 4
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 10.57 | 84 |
| 3 months | 13.95 | 47 |
| 6 months | 21.17 | 51 |
| 1 Year | 10.58 | 84 |
| 3 Year | 2.60 | 95 |
| 5 Year | -1.57 | 96 |
| 10 Year | 7.76 | 49 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 10.57 |
| 5 Year | -1.56 |
| 10 Year | 7.76 |
| Since Inception | 6.08 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -9.30 | 0.62 | 6.33 | 13.95 |
| 2024 | 9.46 | -2.31 | -0.35 | -4.61 |
| 2023 | -5.23 | 4.16 | -9.39 | 7.44 |
| 2022 | -9.70 | -15.15 | -1.44 | 10.27 |
| 2021 | -2.99 | 9.85 | 4.68 | -7.87 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 10.57 | 1.62 | -3.90 | -16.74 | 2.78 | 31.45 | 22.40 | 6.15 | 37.74 | -2.86 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -7.64 | -23.39 | -30.14 | 1.46 | -25.90 | 13.04 | -9.08 | 10.54 | 15.94 | -14.80 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -10.08 | -0.99 | -9.67 | -7.32 | -5.90 | 10.17 | -4.28 | 6.03 | 15.62 | 7.91 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 3.75 | 1.91 | 1.88 | 0.75 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 0.00 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%