C000025023 Fees and Costs — Alger Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Class S

Data updated: 2026-08-27

The net expense ratio is 1.07% (1.09% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $227K in broker commissions, 0.0574% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 91%.

C000025023 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000025023. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.71%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.11%
Gross expense ratio1.09%
Fee waiver−0.02%
Net expense ratio1.07%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000025023 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000025023, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $703 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.18% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.07%)$112$350$606
Trading costs (broker commissions)$6$19$33
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$18$65
Total costs$118$387$703
Value after costs$10,382$11,189$12,059
Impact on return, per year1.18%1.18%1.18%

C000025023 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0574%
  • Total broker commissions: $227K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $703K
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 91%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000025023 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Fred Alger & Company, LLC$54K25.57%
LPS Capital LLC$45K21.12%
Pershing LLC$45K21.12%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated$25K12.01%
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC$16K7.39%
JEFFERIES LLC$9K4.18%
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated$7K3.51%
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$5K2.25%
UBS Securities LLC$4K1.81%
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC$2K1.04%

C000025023 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC$703K100.00%

Alger Large Cap Growth Portfolio Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
AAGOXClass I-20.85%—
C000025023Class S1.07%—

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.