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ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND

ACARX (Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund) · ACAYX (Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund) · ACIZX (Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund) · ALARX (Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund)

The verdict

What the numbers say

Verdict unavailable: no positive-fee index control tracks IWF.

55.3%: 52nd percentile of 200 available values · source as of 2026-07-31vs the Russell 1000 Growth index · fund as of 2026-07-31 · measured against the filed holdings of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), as of 2026-06-30
55.3%Russell 1000 Growth Index · benchmark match · fund as of 2026-07-31 · measured against the filed holdings of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), as of 2026-06-30 · declared source as of 2025-10-31
1.70%: 96th percentile of 199 available values · source as of 2025-10-31SEC expense filing · as of 2025-10-31
ACARX fee per active unit3.07%expense as of 2025-10-31; fund as of 2026-07-31; proxy as of 2026-06-30
Computed from SEC filings · fund portfolio as of 2026-07-31.
Data provenance

Run b96ba376-9e4c-41d2-a6d2-e4caaf855632; method closet-index@3.0.0; fund accession 0000940400-26-038526; comparison periods and expense-filing links appear with their figures. Machine capture time: 2026-10-01T15:20:17.430Z.

Computed rule checks

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· Rule 1

The fund’s filed benchmark and its closest approved index control point to the same comparison.

Methodology rule · visual rules si-visual-explainers@1.0.0

No positive-fee index control is available

· Rule 2

The active-share, filed-fee, or same-index control input needed for this warning is unavailable.

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No complete licensed window with a filed fee

· Rule 3

No complete licensed window and filed headline fee are available together for this check.

Computed on licensed market-return history · filed fee as of 2025-10-31

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Filed fees in dollars

SEC-convention illustration

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for each dollar figure: $100,000 starting amount · 5.0% annual return · annual compounding · fees deducted annually · 0.01% computed index-control baseline. Methodology.

Illustrated difference between each class’s filed expense ratio and the computed index-control baseline. Lowest-cost classes are omitted rather than compared with themselves. Computed from SEC filings.
Share class and filing10 years20 years30 years
ACARX1.70% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-10-31$24,377$73,396$166,105
ACAYX0.87% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-10-31$12,849$40,169$94,236
ACIZX0.88% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-10-31$12,993$40,600$95,204
ALARX1.25% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-10-31$18,230$56,010$129,214

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Return mode

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for the dollar figures below: $100,000 starting amount; 5.0% annual return; 20 years; annual compounding; fees deducted annually; 0.01% computed index-control baseline. ACARX SEC expense filing, as of 2025-10-31. Methodology.

SEC-convention illustration for ACARX; expense ratio filed as of 2025-10-31.
ResultAmount
Ending value at baseline$264,825
Ending value at filed expense ratio$191,428
Difference attributed to fee drag$73,396

This is an illustration, not a prediction or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.

Largest active differences vs the Russell 1000 Growth index

The bars are labeled and repeated in the table; color is not the only signal. Linked company names open Buy Like Buffett’s company record; Sensible Investor does not score stocks.

ALPHABET INC.-5.95%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD+5.30%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION+4.40%
AMAZON.COM, INC.+3.83%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION+3.76%
NEBIUS GROUP NV+3.39%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.-2.62%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY-2.35%
NVIDIA CORPORATION-2.07%
TESLA, INC.-1.74%
HoldingFundRussell 1000 Growth indexDifference
ALPHABET INC.5.21%11.16%-5.95%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD5.30%0.00%+5.30%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION8.52%4.11%+4.40%
AMAZON.COM, INC.4.40%0.57%+3.83%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION4.40%0.64%+3.76%
NEBIUS GROUP NV3.39%0.00%+3.39%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.1.24%3.86%-2.62%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY0.49%2.84%-2.35%
NVIDIA CORPORATION11.78%13.85%-2.07%
TESLA, INC.1.90%3.65%-1.74%

Source and verification

SEC N-PORT filing · filed 2026-09-25 · period 2026-07-31

SEC expense filing · period 2025-10-31

Immutable verification record · Active-share method

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Best-fit active share

Sensible Investor, “ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND — best-fit active share,” 55.3% versus the Russell 1000 Growth index, fund portfolio as of 2026-07-31; measured against the filed holdings of iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), as of 2026-06-30. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/acarx/as-of/b96ba376-9e4c-41d2-a6d2-e4caaf855632

ACARX filed expense ratio

Sensible Investor, “ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND — filed expense ratio,” 1.70% for ACARX, as of 2025-10-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/acarx/as-of/b96ba376-9e4c-41d2-a6d2-e4caaf855632

ACARX fee per active unit

Sensible Investor, “ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND — fee per unit of active management,” 3.07% using the ACARX expense ratio as of 2025-10-31 and fund portfolio as of 2026-07-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/acarx/as-of/b96ba376-9e4c-41d2-a6d2-e4caaf855632

ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND active-share record · Sensible Investor