C000025031 Fees and Costs — Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class S
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.17% (1.19% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $111K in broker commissions, 0.0734% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 88%.
C000025031 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000025031. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2022.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.76% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.16% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.19% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000025031 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000025031, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $774 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.31% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.17%) | $123 | $382 | $661 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $24 | $41 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $20 | $71 |
| Total costs | $131 | $426 | $774 |
| Value after costs | $10,369 | $11,150 | $11,989 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.31% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
C000025031 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): 0.0734%
- Total broker commissions: $111K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 88%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000025031 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $31K | 30.78% |
| Fred Alger & Company, LLC | $26K | 25.92% |
| NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | $10K | 9.53% |
| Pershing LLC | $9K | 9.09% |
| LPS Capital LLC | $6K | 6.45% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $6K | 5.68% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $5K | 4.78% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 2.83% |
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | $3K | 2.62% |
| Instinet LLC | $2K | 2.31% |
C000025031 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.2M | 57.66% |
| Disruptive Technology Solutions LLC | $433K | 20.95% |
| Figure AI Inc. | $370K | 17.92% |
| PERSHING LLC | $70K | 3.41% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $1K | 0.06% |
| Prosetta Biosciences, Inc. | $3 | 0.00% |
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMGOX | Class -2 | 0.92% | — |
| C000025031 | Class S | 1.17% | — |
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.