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FORM N-CSR/A
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-01743 |
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The Alger Funds II |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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111 Fifth Avenue New York, New York | | 10003 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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Mr. Hal Liebes Fred Alger Management, Inc. 111 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10003 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 212-806-8800 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | October 31, 2010 | |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form NCRS/A (“amendment”) is being filed to restate the Alger Funds II financial highlights for the correction of a clerical error for the year ended October 31, 2010 (see Note 2 (k) Immaterial Restatement of Financial Highlights).
Items 2 through 12 (a) (1) to this amendment to the Registrant's Form N-CSR are incorporated by reference to the Form N-CSR filed on EDGAR on January 10, 2011 (Accession Number 0001104659-11-000946).
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The Alger Funds II | |
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ANNUAL REPORT | |
October 31, 2010 | |
Table of Contents
THE ALGER FUNDS II
Letter to Our Shareholders (Unaudited) | 1 |
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Fund Highlights (Unaudited) | 12 |
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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) | 17 |
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Schedules of Investments | 18 |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 56 |
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Statements of Operations | 60 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 62 |
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Statement of Cash Flows | 65 |
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Financial Highlights | 66 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | 75 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 95 |
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Additional Information (Unaudited) | 96 |
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Dear Shareholders, | | December 3, 2010 |
Equities Rally on Corporate Earnings
Sometimes the strongest drivers of market performance receive the least amount of media attention. That was clearly the case during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2010. As the period progressed, soothsayers of gloom increasingly basked in the limelight of the media to discuss the possibility of the U.S. slipping into a double-dip recession. Other pundits discussed persistently high unemployment and the possibility of America being hit with deflation. Yet as the media embraced an increasingly negative economic outlook, corporations continued to announce strong quarterly results, continuing a trend of surprisingly resilient earnings, high levels of free cash flow, and strong incremental profit margins. The markets, we believe, responded to these fundamentals of investing with the S&P 500 Index posting a 16.52% return for the reporting period.
During the 12-month period, mid and small cap equities outperformed large cap stocks while growth stocks outperformed value. The Russell Midcap Index posted a 27.71% return, compared to the 26.58% return of the small cap Russell 2000 Index and to the 17.67% return of the large cap Russell 1000 Index. Among small caps, the Russell 2000 Growth Index return of 28.67% outpaced the 24.43% return of the Russell 2000 Value Index. In mid caps, growth returned 28.03% as measured by the Russell Midcap Growth Index, outpacing the 27.49% return of the Russell Midcap Value Index. In the large cap category, the Russell 1000 Growth Index posted a 19.65% return, substantially outperforming the 15.71% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index.
Market Volatility Thrives
Despite solid market gains for the 12-month period, volatility thrived with the S&P 500 Index declining 11.4% during the second quarter of 2010. Volatility was driven, in large part, by fears of a slowing U.S. economic recovery. The country’s unemployment rate lingered at or above 9.5% and weakness in real estate persisted, despite mortgage rates dropping to record low levels. Investors’ concerns over health care reform, proposed regulations of financial firms, and the military conflict in Afghanistan also drove volatility. In Europe, meanwhile, the sovereign debt crisis lingered, even as countries such as Ireland, Portugal, Greece, and Spain launched austerity programs to improve their ability to make bond payments.
The volatility was no surprise to the Alger investment team. Indeed, in the later portion of 2009 and in August of this year, we conveyed our belief that ongoing market volatility would create opportunities to purchase attractively valued growth companies during market dips and that equities would advance in the foreseeable future. Our summer observation was timely as the S&P 500 gained 8.92% in September. Our forecast for long-term market gains, meanwhile, is also on track, with the S&P 500 index having gained 80.96% from the market low of March 9, 2009.
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Corporations Produce Strong Earnings
Against the backdrop of a challenging economy, corporations generated strong earnings during the 12-month period. Many companies continued to benefit from cost cutting measures, improvements in operating efficiency, and growing revenues from overseas markets. In the process, they produced strong levels of free cash flow and they accumulated impressive amounts of cash. Indeed, by the end of March, non-financial corporations held $1.8 trillion in liquid assets, which is comparable to the combined amount of stimulus spending approved by Congress and the White House in 2008 and 2009.
What is even more encouraging is that manufacturers and other corporations started using their cash to make strategic acquisitions, launch share buyback programs, increase dividends, and engage in capital expenditures. This continuation of increased corporate spending in capital expenditures, sales initiatives, and marketing activities is a strong positive for many industries and a reminder that while the U.S. economy is no longer dominated by manufacturing companies, the sector is far from irrelevant. Additionally, business spending on PCs, data storage equipment, and software continued to strengthen during the 12-month period. Encouragingly, our analysts’ research suggests that equipment orders for leading machinery, industrial, and engineering companies will continue to be in the “recovery mode.”
Throughout the reporting period, we maintained that U.S. equity valuations were highly attractive. This view was supported by those who would know best: the CEOs and boards of corporate America. With historically low interest rates and corporations’ deep coffers, U.S. companies have been making investments in something they know better than anyone: their own equities. So far this year, for example, corporations have announced nearly $243 billion in share buybacks, compared to $125 billion for all of last year, according to data from equity research firm Birinyi Associates, Inc.
An increase in merger and acquisition activity also supports our view that equities are attractively valued. Deals announced during the first 11 months of 2010 had a total value of $2.08 trillion, up from $1.70 trillion for the first 11 months of 2009, according to Bloomberg data. Of particular interest was the bidding war between Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. for storage specialist 3Par during the third quarter. Hewlett-Packard won with a bid exceeding $2.35 billion. Other deals included Intel Corp.’s acquisition of security-software maker McAfee Inc. and consumer-goods company Unilever’s acquisition of hair care products company Alberto-Culver Co.
Some analysts have said that deals are being completed at excessively high valuations. For example, Hewlett-Packard paid about 10 times the value of 3Par’s estimated annual sales to acquire the company, according to investment banking firm Kaufman Bros. By comparison, EMC Corp. and NetApp Inc., two of the leading (but also large) storage specialists trade at three to four times their sales.
Yet, we maintain that viewing recent deal valuations as excessive fails to consider the adverse impacts upon companies that fail to execute in high growth markets. When
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considering such adverse impact, the strategic significance of acquisitions of high growth companies like 3Par becomes clear. By failing to internally develop capabilities or to make acquisitions, the “missed opportunity” for HP or Dell is not simply slower growth, but the “enhanced risk” that the new high growth market served by 3Par will erode either company’s present business in data storage, for example. Winners and losers today are created faster than ever, and in this competitive landscape, sitting still is not an option. While technology as a tool is a primary agent for the transmission of “creative destruction” within an industry at a faster and more devastating pace than ever before, this phenomenon occurs in every industry today. Indeed, retailers like Barnes & Noble, Inc. or Mervyn’s department stores and media giants such as new spaper publishers and radio broadcasters that failed to respond aggressively to the rise of new forms of competition for their goods, services and advertising platforms suffered from a serious decline in their core business and they missed strong growth opportunities. Thus, the value of entry and of position at the table of a high growth market is both future growth opportunities and, likely, the ability to manage (but not avoid) the decline of a core business.
Finally, on the financial ledgers, corporate America looks not only strong, but willing to share with stakeholders. The benefits of large cash balances were reflected in dividends. Many companies implemented dividends and a flurry of other companies with dividend programs said they will increase the amount that they pay. In fact, some 37% of S&P 500 companies either started dividend payments in 2010 or announced that they will increase their dividends, according to data from FactSet. Dividend payments, of course, will help stimulate the economy by increasing income for shareholders. Perhaps more importantly, dividends will begin to compete for investing dollars with the paltry bond yields in the market today. Why own a 10-year bond yielding 2.4% when you can own stock with a 2% dividend and earnings or free cash flow yields of 8%, 9%, or 10%?
Investors Look to the Fed
Strong corporate earnings clearly drove equity gains during the 12-month period, but stocks also received additional support from expectations that the Federal Reserve would roll out additional stimulus. As the 12-month period progressed, continuing weakness in real estate, the labor market and GDP growth caused the expectations to grow, helping the S&P 500 climb 3.7% in October.
The Road Ahead
Going forward, we believe uncertainty over economic growth will continue to drive equity market volatility, while the sovereign debt crisis in Europe may also provoke angst among investors. Yet, we are encouraged to observe that European countries are pushing forward with austerity programs to improve their ability to service debt and that the European Financial Stability Facility (the Facility), which was created to assist in the crisis, has received preliminary credit ratings of AAA from Moody’s Investors Service Inc, Standard & Poor’s [a division of McGraw-Hill Companies], and Fitch Inc. The Facility currently has 440 billion euros in assets while the International Monetary Fund has earmarked an additional 750 billion euros to assist governments that may be in danger of defaulting.
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Domestically, we also expect investors to remain concerned about high rates of unemployment and weakness in real estate. We note, however, that job creation and improvements in real estate often occur in the later stages of economic recoveries, so while we would like to see those areas strengthen, we do not believe they point to a decline in the health of the U.S. At the same time, pockets of improvement in real estate exist. In Jacksonville, Florida, for example, vacancy rates for office and industrial properties declined during the third quarter, while in Manhattan, residential sales climbed. We also note that on both sides of the Atlantic, central bankers remain highly vigilant and, we are confident, ready to act to support the recovery today and for quite a while.
Robust emerging markets growth, meanwhile, may help lift the U.S. economy and markets. China may lead the process with its gross domestic product for this year expected to grow 10.5%, according to the International Monetary Fund. Strong growth won’t be limited to China: The IMF expects overall GDP for emerging markets to grow 6.5% this year. India, Brazil, and other emerging markets similarly support our long-held view that “global growth” is an investable theme for U.S. equity investors.
In closing, we continue to believe that research is the cornerstone of superior portfolio management, regardless of economic conditions. We believe our proven and disciplined process for identifying companies experiencing Positive Dynamic Change will continue to produce superior long-term investment results for our clients.
Portfolio Matters
Alger Spectra Fund
The Alger Spectra Fund returned 21.96% for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2010, compared to the 20.31% return of the Russell 3000 Growth Index.
For the reporting period, the Fund’s average portfolio allocation to long positions, which was increased by leverage, was 104.16% of assets. In aggregate, long positions contributed approximately 22.35% to performance. The Fund had an average -9.04% allocation to short positions. The short positions had an approximately -0.39% contribution to performance.
During the period, the largest sector weightings in the Fund were in Information Technology and Health Care. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Information Technology and the largest sector underweight for the period was in Consumer Staples. Relative outperformance in the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors was the most important contributor to performance, while sectors that detracted from the portfolio included Consumer Staples and Health Care.
Among the most important individual contributors to relative performance were Skyworks Solutions Inc., Patriot Coal Corp., Dana Holding Corp., ArvinMeritor Inc.,
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and Liberty Media Corp. Conversely, detracting from relative performance were Hewlett-Packard Co., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., International Business Machines Corp., Baxter International Inc., and Oracle Corp. Among short positions, Dolby Laboratories Inc. had the largest contribution to relative performance while Paccar Inc. had the largest adverse impact.
Alger Green Fund
The Alger Green Fund returned 15.08% for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2010, compared with a return of 20.31% for the Russell 3000 Growth Index.
During the period, the largest sector weightings for the Fund were in Information Technology and Industrials. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Industrials and the largest sector underweight for the period was in Consumer Staples. Relative outperformance in the Consumer Discretionary and Utilities sectors was the most important contributor to performance. Sectors that detracted from the portfolio included Industrials and Health Care.
Among the most important relative contributors were Cummins Inc., Trina Solar Ltd., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Trimble Navigation Ltd., and Discovery Communications Inc. Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were Duoyuan Global Water Inc., Vestas Wind Systems, EnergySolutions Inc., SmartHeat Inc., and International Business Machines Corp.
Alger Analyst Fund
The Alger Analyst Fund returned 18.95% for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2010, compared to the 20.31% return of the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 3000 Growth Index.
During the period, the largest sector weightings for the Fund were in Health Care and Information Technology. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Health Care and the largest sector underweight for the period was in Consumer Staples. Relative outperformance in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors was the most important contributor to performance. Sectors that detracted from the portfolio included Industrials and Consumer Staples.
Among the most important relative contributors were Human Genome Sciences Inc., Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., BE Aerospace Inc., and Bucyrus International Inc. Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were Apple Inc., Oracle Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Google Inc.
Alger International Opportunities Fund
The Alger International Opportunities Fund returned 8.69% for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2010. During the same period, the Fund’s benchmarks, the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI All Country World Index ex U.S., returned 8.82% and 10.10%, respectively.
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During the period, the largest sector weightings in the Alger International Opportunities Fund were in Health Care and Information Technology. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Health Care and the largest sector underweight for the period was in Financials. Relative outperformance in the Information Technology sector was one of the most significant contributors to relative performance, while Industrials was a considerable detractor from relative performance.
Among the most important relative contributors were Vale S.A., Nintendo Co., Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Focus Media Holding Ltd. and ITC Ltd. Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Ness Technologies Inc., and Duoyuan Global Water Inc.
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund
From its November 2, 2009 inception date to October 31, 2010, the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund returned 5.50%, compared to the 8.12% return of the Fund’s blended benchmark of 50% S&P 500 Index and 50% BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. During the same time period, the S&P 500 Index returned 16.52% and the B of A Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index returned 0.12%.
For the period the Fund’s average long exposure was 60.48% and the average short exposure was -18.65%, for an average net exposure of 41.83% and average gross exposure of 79.13%. Cash, which is a residual of long exposure and short sale proceeds, averaged 58.17%.
For the period our long positions returned 19.39% as compared to the S&P 500 Index’s 15.76% and contributed approximately 6.76% to Fund performance. Our short hedge positions rose 15.03% and subtracted approximately 1.26% from Fund performance.
During the period, the largest sector weightings in the Fund were in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Materials and the largest sector underweight for the period was in Financials. Relative outperformance in the Information Technology and Energy sectors was the most important contributor to performance. Sectors that detracted from the portfolio included Industrials and Consumer Staples.
The most important individual contributors to relative performance were Skyworks Solutions Inc., Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Apple Inc., ArvinMeritor Inc., and Liberty Media Corp. Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were Duoyuan Global Water Inc., SmartHeat Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., and Oracle Corp. Among short positions, Citi Trends Inc. had the largest positive impact on relative performance while Zions Bancorp was the largest detractor.
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Respectfully submitted,
Daniel C. Chung, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Index performance does not reflect the deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless proceeded or accompanied by an effective prospectus for the Fund. Fund performance returns represent the fiscal 12-month period return of Class A shares prior to the deduction of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of any dividends or distributions.
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not an indication or guarantee of future results.
Standardized performance results can be found on the following pages. The investment return and principal value of an investment in a fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Recent performance has been impacted by an unusually strong period in the U.S. equity market and there is no guarantee that such conditions will be repeated. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit us at www.alger.com or call us at (800) 992-3863.
The views and opinions of the Fund’s management in this report are as of the date of the Shareholders Letter and are subject to change at any time subsequent to this date. There is no guarantee that any of the assumptions that formed the basis for the opinions stated herein are accurate or that they will materialize. Moreover, the information forming the basis for such assumptions is from sources believed to be reliable; however, there is no guarantee that such information is accurate. Any securities mentioned, whether owned in a fund or otherwise, are considered in the context of the construction of an overall portfolio of securities and therefore reference to them should not be construed as a recommendation or offer to purchase or sell any such security. Inclusion of such securities in a fund and transactions in such securities, if any, may be for a variety of reasons, including without limitation, in re sponse to cash flows, inclusion in a benchmark, and risk control. The reference to a specific security should also be understood in such context and not viewed as a statement that the security is a significant holding in a portfolio. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for each fund which is included in this report for a complete list of fund holdings as of October 31, 2010. Securities mentioned in the Shareholders Letter, if not found in the Schedule of Investments, may have been held by the Funds during the fiscal period.
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A Word about Risk
Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than other stocks as the price of growth stocks tends to be higher in relation to their companies’ earnings and may be more sensitive to market, political and economic developments. Investing in the stock market involves gains and losses and may not be suitable for all investors. Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies are subject to greater risk than stocks of larger, more established companies owing to such factors as limited liquidity, inexperienced management, and limited financial resources. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risk (including currency risk, risks related to political, social or economic conditions, and risks associated with foreign markets, such as increased volatility, limited liquidity, less stringent regulatory and legal system, and lack of industry and country diversification), and may not be suitable for all investors.
Funds that participate in leveraging are subject to the risk that borrowing money to leverage will exceed the returns for securities purchased or that the securities purchased may actually go down in value; thus, the Fund’s net asset value can decrease more quickly than if the Fund had not borrowed. Some Funds, such as the Alger Spectra Fund and the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund may engage in short sales, which presents additional risk. To engage in a short sale, a Fund arranges with a broker to borrow the security being sold short. In order to close out its short position, a Fund will replace the security by purchasing the security at the price prevailing at the time of replacement. The Fund will incur a loss if the price of the security sold short has increased since the time of the short sale and may experience a gain if the price has decreased since the short sale.
The Alger Green Fund’s environmental focus may limit the investment options available to the Fund and may result in lower returns than returns of funds not subject to such investment considerations. For a more detailed discussion of the risks associated with a Fund, please see the Fund’s Prospectus.
Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus or a summary prospectus containing this and other information about the Alger Funds II call us at (800) 992-3863 or visit us at www.alger.com. Read it carefully before investing.
Fred Alger & Company, Incorporated, Distributor. Member NYSE Euronext, SIPC.
NOT FDIC INSURED. NOT BANK GUARANTEED. MAY LOSE VALUE.
Definitions:
· Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500 Index) is an index of 500 leading companies in leading industries in the United States.
· The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on the total market capitalization, which represents 99% of the U.S. Equity Market. The Russell 3000 Growth Index is an unmanaged
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index designed to measure the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
· The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000 represents approximately 92% of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index designed to measure the performance of the largest 1,000 companies in the Russell 3000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values.
· The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Value Index measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
· The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2500. Growth Index is an unmanaged index designed to measure the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2500 Value Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
· The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index representing approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of that index. The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
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· The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. As of June 2007, the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The MSCI All Country World Index ex U.S. is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets. The MSCI All Country World Index includes 48 country indices.
· The Blended Index consists of 50% S&P 500 Index and 50% BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that measures returns of three-month Treasury Bills.
· Bond values are subject to interest rate movements; their market values tend to fall when interest rates rise and to rise when interest rates fall. Bond values may also decline as a result of an issue’s falling credit rating or actual default, and bonds that are backed by assets are subject to prepayment risk; thus the average life of the security may be less than maturity.
· Observations of buying opportunities during market dips were provided in the Annual Report to Alger Funds II Shareholders, October 31, 2009.
· Birinyi Associates, Inc. is a stock market research firm.
· FactSet is a firm that provides market data and analytics to investment firms.
· Bloomberg is a financial publisher and provider of financial data.
· Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings are credit rating agencies.
· Short exposure is the total amount of the Fund’s equity capital invested in short positions and long exposure is the total amount of the Fund’s capital invested in long positions. Net exposure is calculated by subtracting the percentage of the Fund’s equity capital invested in short sales from the percentage of its equity capital used for long positions. Gross exposure is the total amount the Fund’s capital allocated to long and short positions.
· The following companies represented the stated percentage of firm wide assets as of October 31, 2010: Hewlett-Packard, 2.11%; Dell, 0.00%; 3Par, 0.00%; McAfee, 0.00%; Intel, 0.07%; Unilever, 0.00%; Alberto-Culver, 0.00%; %; Barnes & Noble, Inc., 0.00%; Mervyn’s, 0.00%; EMC Corp., 0.78% and NetApp Inc., 0.13%.
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FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 9/30/10 (Unaudited) AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS(1) |
| | 1 YEAR | | 5 YEARS | | 10 YEARS | |
Alger Spectra Fund Class A | | 5.77 | % | 7.76 | % | (0.79 | )% |
Alger Spectra Fund Class C | | 9.80 | % | 8.16 | % | (0.98 | )% |
Alger Spectra Fund Class I | | 11.73 | % | 9.03 | % | (0.21 | )% |
FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 9/30/10 (Unaudited) AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS(1) |
| | 1 YEAR | | 5 YEARS | | SINCE INCEPTION | |
Alger Green Fund Class A (Inception 12/4/00)(2) | | 3.17 | % | 2.52 | % | (2.96 | )% |
Alger Green Fund Class C (Inception 9/24/08)(2) | | 7.26 | % | 2.86 | % | (3.16 | )% |
Alger Green Fund Class I (Inception 9/24/08)(2) | | 8.94 | % | 3.60 | % | (2.45 | )% |
Alger Analyst Fund Class A (Inception 3/30/07) | | 3.94 | % | — | % | (2.48 | )% |
Alger Analyst Fund Class C (Inception 9/24/08) | | 7.99 | % | — | % | (1.73 | )% |
Alger Analyst Fund Class I (Inception 9/24/08) | | 9.76 | % | — | % | (1.01 | )% |
Alger International Opportunities Fund Class A (Inception 2/28/07) | | (2.16 | )% | — | % | (6.33 | )% |
Alger International Opportunities Fund Class C (Inception 9/24/08) | | 1.57 | % | — | % | (5.71 | )% |
Alger International Opportunities Fund Class I (Inception 9/24/08) | | 3.57 | % | — | % | (4.87 | )% |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund Class A (Inception 11/2/09) | | — | % | — | % | (1.80 | )% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not an indication or a guarantee of future results. The Fund’s average annual total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
(1) | The Fund’s Class N shares , with the exception of the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund were redesignated as Class A shares on September 24, 2008. Class A share performance data prior to September 24, 2008, represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares, adjusted to reflect the maximum front-end sales load. Class C performance data prior to September 24, 2008, Class inception, represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge and higher operating expenses of Class C shares. Class I performance data prior to September 24, 2008, Class inception, represents the Fund’s Class N Shares. |
(2) | Performance figures prior to 1/12/2007 are those of the Alger Green Institutional Fund and performance prior to 10/19/2006 represents the performance of the Alger Socially Responsible Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares, the predecessor fund to the Alger Green Institutional Fund. The predecessor fund followed different investment strategies and had different portfolio managers. As of 1/12/2007 the Alger Green Institutional Fund became the Alger Green Fund. |
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ALGER SPECTRA FUND
Fund Highlights Through October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Alger Spectra Fund Class A shares, with an initial 5.25% maximum sales charge, and the Russell 3000 Growth Index (an unmanaged index of common stocks) for the ten years ended October 31, 2010. The figures for the Alger Spectra Fund Class A and the Russell 3000 Growth Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger Spectra Fund Class C and Class I shares will vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses and sales charges those classes bear.
Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Index performance does not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 10/31/10(1) AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS |
| | 1 YEAR | | 5 YEARS | | 10 YEARS | |
Class A | | 15.61 | % | 9.13 | % | 0.81 | % |
Class C | | 20.02 | % | 9.51 | % | 0.61 | % |
Class I | | 22.10 | % | 10.40 | % | 1.40 | % |
Russell 3000 Growth Index | | 20.31 | % | 3.28 | % | (2.25 | )% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not an indication or a guarantee of future results. The Fund’s average annual total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The chart and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have paid on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal will fluctuate and the Fund’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit us at www.alger.com or call us at (800) 992-3863.
(1) | Returns reflect maximum initial sales charges on Class A shares and applicable contingent deferred sales charges on Class C shares. The Fund’s Class N shares were redesignated as Class A shares on September 24, 2008. Class A share performance data prior to September 24, 2008 represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares, adjusted to reflect the maximum front-end sales charge. Class C performance data prior to September 24, 2008, Class C inception, represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge and higher operation expenses of Class C shares. Data for Class I share performance prior to September 24, 2008, Class I inception, represents the Fund’s Class N shares. |
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ALGER GREEN FUND
Fund Highlights Through October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Alger Green Fund Class A shares, with an initial 5.25% maximum sales charge, and the Russell 3000 Growth Index (an unmanaged index of common stocks) on December 4, 2000, the inception date of the Alger Green Fund through October 31, 2010. The figures for the Alger Green Fund Class A and the Russell 3000 Growth Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger Green Fund Class C and Class I shares will vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses and sales charges those classes bear.
Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Index performance does not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 10/31/10(1) AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS |
| | 1 YEAR | | 5 YEARS | | SINCE INCEPTION | |
Class A (Inception 12/4/00)(2) | | 9.04 | % | 3.45 | % | (2.65 | )% |
Class C (Inception 9/24/08)(2) | | 13.23 | % | 3.81 | % | (2.85 | )% |
Class I (Inception 9/24/08)(2) | | 14.89 | % | 4.54 | % | (2.14 | )% |
Russell 3000 Growth Index | | 20.31 | % | 3.28 | % | (0.75 | )% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not an indication or a guarantee of future results. The Fund’s average annual total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The chart and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have paid on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal will fluctuate and the Fund’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit us at www.alger.com or call us at (800) 992-3863.
(1) | Returns reflect maximum initial sales charges on Class A shares and applicable contingent deferred sales charges on Class C shares. The Fund’s Class N shares were redesignated as Class A shares on September 24, 2008. Class A share performance data prior to September 24, 2008 represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares, adjusted to reflect the maximum front-end sales charge. Class C performance data prior to September 24, 2008, Class C inception, represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge and higher operation expenses of Class C shares. Data for Class I share performance prior to September 24, 2008, Class I inception, represents the Fund’s Class N shares. |
(2) | Performance figures prior to 1/12/2007 are those of the Alger Green Institutional Fund and performance prior to 10/19/2006 represents the performance of the Alger Socially Responsible Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares, the predecessor fund to the Alger Green Institutional Fund. The predecessor fund followed different investment strategies and had different portfolio managers. As of 1/12/2007 the Alger Green Institutional Fund became the Alger Green Fund. |
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ALGER ANALYST FUND
Fund Highlights Through October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Alger Analyst Fund Class A shares, with an initial 5.25% maximum sales charge, and the Russell 3000 Growth Index (an unmanaged index of common stocks) on March 30, 2007, the inception date of the Alger Analyst Fund Class A, through October 31, 2010. The figures for the Alger Analyst Fund Class A and the Russell 3000 Growth Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger Analyst Fund Class C and Class I shares will vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses and sales charges those classes bear.
Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Index performance does not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 10/31/10(1) AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS |
| | 1 YEAR | | 5 YEARS | | SINCE INCEPTION | |
Class A (Inception 3/30/07) | | 12.77 | % | n/a | | (1.52 | )% |
Class C (Inception 9/24/08) | | 17.11 | % | n/a | | (0.79 | )% |
Class I (Inception 9/24/08) | | 18.98 | % | n/a | | (0.07 | )% |
Russell 3000 Growth Index | | 20.31 | % | n/a | | 0.50 | % |
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not an indication or a guarantee of future results. The Fund’s average annual total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The chart and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have paid on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal will fluctuate and the Fund’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit us at www.alger.com or call us at (800) 992-3863.
(1) | Returns reflect maximum initial sales charges on Class A shares and applicable contingent deferred sales charges on Class C shares. The Fund’s Class N shares were redesignated as Class A shares on September 24, 2008. Class A share performance data prior to September 24, 2008 represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares, adjusted to reflect the maximum front-end sales charge. Class C performance data prior to September 24, 2008, Class C inception, represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge and higher operation expenses of Class C shares. Data for Class I share performance prior to September 24, 2008, Class I inception, represents the Fund’s Class N shares. |
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ALGER INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Fund Highlights Through October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in Alger International Opportunities Fund Class A shares, with an initial 5.25% maximum sales charge, and the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI All Country World Index ex U.S. Index (both unmanaged indexes of common stocks) on February 28, 2007, the inception date of the Alger International Opportunities Fund Class A, through October 31, 2010. The figures for the Alger International Opportunities Fund Class A, MSCI EAFE, and the MSCI All Country World Index ex U.S. Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger International Opportunities Fund Class C and Class I shares will vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses and sales charges those classes bear.
Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Index performance does not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 10/31/10(1) AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS |
| | 1 YEAR | | 5 YEARS | | SINCE INCEPTION | |
Class A (Inception 2/28/07) | | 2.95 | % | n/a | | (5.44 | )% |
Class C (Inception 9/24/08) | | 6.74 | % | n/a | | (4.85 | )% |
Class I (Inception 9/24/08) | | 8.84 | % | n/a | | (4.00 | )% |
MSCI EAFE Index | | 8.82 | % | n/a | | (4.25 | )% |
MSCI All Country World Index ex U.S. Index | | 10.10 | % | n/a | | (3.46 | )% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not an indication or a guarantee of future results. The Fund’s average annual total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The chart and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have paid on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal will fluctuate and the Fund’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit us at www.alger.com or call us at (800) 992-3863.
(1) | Returns reflect maximum initial sales charges on Class A shares and applicable contingent deferred sales charges on Class C shares. The Fund’s Class N shares were redesignated as Class A shares on September 24, 2008. Class A share performance data prior to September 24, 2008 represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares, adjusted to reflect the maximum front-end sales charge. Class C performance data prior to September 24, 2008, Class C inception, represents the performance of the Fund’s Class N shares adjusted to reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge and higher operation expenses of Class C shares. Data for Class I share performance prior to September 24, 2008, Class I inception, represents the Fund’s Class N shares. |
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ALGER DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Fund Highlights Through October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund Class A shares, with an initial 5.25% maximum sales charge, and the Blended S&P 500/BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Index (an unmanaged indexes of common stocks) on November 2, 2009, the inception date of the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund Class A, through October 31, 2010. The figures for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund Class A, and the Blended S&P 500/BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Index include reinvestment of dividends.
Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Index performance does not reflect deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 10/31/10(1) AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS |
| | 1 YEAR | | 5 YEARS | | SINCE INCEPTION | |
Class A (Inception 11/2/09) | | n/a | | n/a | | 0.00 | % |
Blended S & P 500/ML Treasury | | n/a | | n/a | | 8.12 | % |
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not an indication or a guarantee of future results. The Fund’s average annual total returns include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The chart and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have paid on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Investment return and principal will fluctuate and the Fund’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance current to the most recent month end, visit us at www.alger.com or call us at (800) 992-3863.
(1) | Returns reflect maximum initial sales charges on Class A shares. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY†
October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
SECTORS | | Alger Spectra Fund‡ | | Alger Green Fund | | Alger Analyst Fund | | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund‡ | |
Consumer Discretionary | | 12.3 | % | 16.8 | % | 15.9 | % | 10.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 4.7 | | 6.4 | | 3.4 | | (2.5 | ) |
Energy | | 11.0 | | 2.8 | | 4.4 | | 4.2 | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | 1.3 | | 0.0 | | 0.0 | | (1.4 | ) |
Financials | | 5.5 | | 3.4 | | 4.5 | | 1.7 | |
Health Care | | 10.1 | | 7.6 | | 24.2 | | 5.7 | |
Industrials | | 14.8 | | 18.3 | | 7.2 | | 8.3 | |
Information Technology | | 33.7 | | 32.2 | | 20.3 | | 16.5 | |
Materials | | 4.8 | | 4.7 | | 3.1 | | 3.2 | |
Telecommunication Services | | (0.4 | ) | 0.0 | | 1.5 | | 0.0 | |
Utilities | | 0.0 | | 2.1 | | 0.0 | | 0.0 | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | | 2.2 | | 5.7 | | 15.5 | | 54.2 | |
| | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
COUNTRY | | Alger International Opportunities Fund | |
Australia | | 4.5 | % |
Belgium | | 0.8 | |
Bermuda | | 1.4 | |
Brazil | | 7.6 | |
Canada | | 0.6 | |
China | | 6.8 | |
Denmark | | 2.0 | |
Finland | | 0.4 | |
France | | 3.0 | |
Germany | | 2.7 | |
Greece | | 0.3 | |
Hong Kong | | 4.5 | |
India | | 7.1 | |
Ireland | | 0.4 | |
Israel | | 6.3 | |
Italy | | 0.2 | |
Japan | | 11.9 | |
Luxembourg | | 0.2 | |
Mexico | | 0.8 | |
Netherlands | | 2.1 | |
Norway | | 1.3 | |
Singapore | | 0.5 | |
South Africa | | 0.5 | |
Spain | | 0.2 | |
Sweden | | 0.6 | |
Switzerland | | 9.5 | |
Taiwan | | 1.9 | |
United Kingdom | | 14.1 | |
United States | | 0.9 | |
Cash and Net Other Assets | | 6.9 | |
| | 100.0 | % |
† Based on net assets for each Fund.
‡ Includes short sales as a reduction of sector exposure.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER SPECTRA FUND
Schedule of Investments‡ October 31, 2010
| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—105.1% | | | | | |
ADVERTISING—1.9% | | | | | |
Focus Media Holding Ltd.#* | | 510,600 | | $ | 12,637,350 | |
| | | | | |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.2% | | | | | |
Goodrich Corp. | | 20,600 | | 1,690,642 | |
United Technologies Corp. + | | 80,800 | | 6,041,416 | |
| | | | 7,732,058 | |
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—3.1% | | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | 70,500 | | 6,184,260 | |
United Parcel Service Inc., Cl. B + | | 202,700 | | 13,649,818 | |
| | | | 19,834,078 | |
AIRLINES—1.0% | | | | | |
United Continental Holdings Inc.* | | 225,600 | | 6,551,424 | |
| | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—2.2% | | | | | |
Adobe Systems Inc. * | | 136,897 | | 3,853,651 | |
Informatica Corp. * | | 107,400 | | 4,370,106 | |
Mentor Graphics Corp. * | | 296,600 | | 3,203,280 | |
Nice Systems Ltd. #* | | 90,845 | | 3,042,399 | |
| | | | 14,469,436 | |
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—1.1% | | | | | |
Johnson Controls Inc. | | 29,700 | | 1,043,064 | |
Lear Corp. * | | 68,400 | | 6,046,560 | |
| | | | 7,089,624 | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.5% | | | | | |
Celgene Corp. * | | 49,900 | | 3,097,293 | |
Cephalon Inc. * | | 53,200 | | 3,534,608 | |
Human Genome Sciences Inc. * | | 120,630 | | 3,242,534 | |
| | | | 9,874,435 | |
COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—1.4% | | | | | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | 168,000 | | 8,887,200 | |
| | | | | |
COMMODITY CHEMICALS—0.4% | | | | | |
Celanese Corp. | | 65,600 | | 2,338,640 | |
| | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—3.9% | | | | | |
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. * | | 194,700 | | 1,230,504 | |
Cisco Systems Inc. *+ | | 342,292 | | 7,814,526 | |
Qualcomm Inc. + | | 354,217 | | 15,985,814 | |
| | | | 25,030,844 | |
COMPUTER HARDWARE—10.6% | | | | | |
Apple Inc. *+ | | 113,872 | | 34,260,669 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. + | | 846,061 | | 35,585,325 | |
| | | | 69,845,994 | |
COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—1.5% | | | | | |
EMC Corp.* | | 467,799 | | 9,828,457 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—2.4% | | | | | |
AGCO Corp. * | | 38,600 | | 1,639,342 | |
ArvinMeritor Inc. * | | 308,075 | | 5,107,884 | |
Caterpillar Inc. | | 67,600 | | 5,313,360 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
Cummins Inc. | | 40,600 | | $ | 3,576,860 | |
| | | | 15,637,446 | |
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—1.1% | | | | | |
Mastercard Inc.+ | | 30,265 | | 7,265,416 | |
| | | | | |
DEPARTMENT STORES—0.5% | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corp.* | | 65,500 | | 3,353,600 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.0% | | | | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 9,000 | | 234,720 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED CHEMICALS—0.4% | | | | | |
Dow Chemical Co., /The | | 83,500 | | 2,574,305 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—1.8% | | | | | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | | 115,908 | | 7,557,201 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | | 50,400 | | 4,771,872 | |
| | | | 12,329,073 | |
DRUG RETAIL—0.5% | | | | | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | 118,400 | | 3,566,208 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—0.1% | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | 11,800 | | 647,820 | |
| | | | | |
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—0.5% | | | | | |
Republic Services Inc. | | 107,200 | | 3,195,632 | |
| | | | | |
FERTILIZERS & AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS—1.5% | | | | | |
CF Industries Holdings Inc. | | 33,300 | | 4,080,249 | |
Mosaic Co., /The | | 73,893 | | 5,406,012 | |
| | | | 9,486,261 | |
FINANCE—1.3% | | | | | |
SPDR Gold Trust* | | 61,690 | | 8,182,562 | |
| | | | | |
FOOTWEAR—0.5% | | | | | |
NIKE Inc., Cl. B | | 38,200 | | 3,111,008 | |
| | | | | |
GOLD—0.4% | | | | | |
Goldcorp Inc. | | 49,900 | | 2,225,041 | |
Yamana Gold Inc. | | 60,500 | | 664,895 | |
| | | | 2,889,936 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—1.6% | | | | | |
Covidien PLC + | | 210,312 | | 8,385,139 | |
Insulet Corp. * | | 161,601 | | 2,577,536 | |
| | | | 10,962,675 | |
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES—1.1% | | | | | |
Universal Health Services Inc., Cl. B | | 169,900 | | 7,011,773 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE SERVICES—1.2% | | | | | |
Medco Health Solutions Inc.* | | 154,200 | | 8,100,126 | |
| | | | | |
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE—0.8% | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard Inc. | | 429,800 | | 4,929,806 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
HOME FURNISHING RETAIL—0.2% | | | | | |
Williams-Sonoma Inc. | | 30,300 | | $ | 980,811 | |
| | | | | |
HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—0.9% | | | | | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | 290,072 | | 6,187,236 | |
| | | | | |
HOMEBUILDING—0.1% | | | | | |
Lennar Corp., Cl. A | | 64,500 | | 935,895 | |
| | | | | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—1.4% | | | | | |
Carnival Corp. | | 67,600 | | 2,918,292 | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | | 238,200 | | 6,848,250 | |
| | | | 9,766,542 | |
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES—0.1% | | | | | |
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | | 14,400 | | 892,368 | |
| | | | | |
HUMAN RESOURCE & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES—0.3% | | | | | |
Towers Watson & Co. | | 32,300 | | 1,660,866 | |
| | | | | |
HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—0.8% | | | | | |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.+ | | 98,783 | | 5,351,075 | |
| | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—1.9% | | | | | |
3M Co. | | 64,900 | | 5,465,878 | |
Tyco International Ltd. | | 186,721 | | 7,147,680 | |
| | | | 12,613,558 | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—2.6% | | | | | |
Flowserve Corp. | | 45,600 | | 4,560,000 | |
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | | 77,500 | | 3,541,750 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | | 232,000 | | 9,119,920 | |
| | | | 17,221,670 | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—2.3% | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. + | | 99,061 | | 8,183,429 | |
ConocoPhillips | | 119,400 | | 7,092,360 | |
| | | | 15,275,789 | |
INTERNET RETAIL—3.2% | | | | | |
Amazon.com Inc. * | | 57,400 | | 9,479,036 | |
Expedia Inc. + | | 260,190 | | 7,532,501 | |
Shutterfly Inc. * | | 113,463 | | 3,415,236 | |
| | | | 20,426,773 | |
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—6.9% | | | | | |
Google Inc., Cl. A *+ | | 28,055 | | 17,197,434 | |
GSI Commerce Inc. *+ | | 469,350 | | 11,461,527 | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp. *+ | | 62,146 | | 1,733,873 | |
Sina Corp. * | | 58,795 | | 3,310,159 | |
VistaPrint Ltd. * | | 141,745 | | 5,963,212 | |
Yahoo! Inc. *+ | | 306,835 | | 5,065,846 | |
| | | | 44,732,051 | |
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.0% | | | | | |
Lazard Ltd., Cl. A | | 89,100 | | 3,287,790 | |
Morgan Stanley | | 122,385 | | 3,043,715 | |
| | | | 6,331,505 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—0.7% | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corp.+ | | 30,013 | | $ | 4,309,867 | |
| | | | | |
LEISURE PRODUCTS—1.7% | | | | | |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | 178,200 | | 10,930,788 | |
| | | | | |
LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE—1.0% | | | | | |
MetLife Inc. | | 158,900 | | 6,408,437 | |
| | | | | |
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—1.0% | | | | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.* | | 130,112 | | 6,690,359 | |
| | | | | |
MANAGED HEALTH CARE—0.4% | | | | | |
Aetna Inc. | | 46,600 | | 1,391,476 | |
WellPoint Inc. * | | 16,689 | | 906,880 | |
| | | | 2,298,356 | |
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—0.3% | | | | | |
Ball Corp. | | 31,200 | | 2,008,032 | |
| | | | | |
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.5% | | | | | |
Liberty Media Corp., Capital, Cl. A * | | 69,097 | | 3,975,841 | |
Walt Disney Co., /The | | 166,800 | | 6,023,148 | |
| | | | 9,998,989 | |
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—2.6% | | | | | |
Halliburton Company | | 85,700 | | 2,730,402 | |
National Oilwell Varco Inc. | | 120,000 | | 6,451,200 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 108,300 | | 7,569,087 | |
| | | | 16,750,689 | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—4.3% | | | | | |
Concho Resources Inc., /Restricted *,(L2),(a) | | 96,390 | | 6,215,336 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | 97,600 | | 6,345,952 | |
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. * | | 922,700 | | 3,801,524 | |
Nexen Inc. + | | 341,263 | | 7,265,489 | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. * | | 174,464 | | 4,862,312 | |
| | | | 28,490,613 | |
OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION—0.1% | | | | | |
NuStar GP Holdings LLC. | | 13,800 | | 484,656 | |
| | | | | |
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS—1.0% | | | | | |
Williams Cos., Inc., /The | | 310,000 | | 6,671,200 | |
| | | | | |
OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.5% | | | | | |
BM&F Bovespa SA | | 266,100 | | 2,229,495 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. + | | 208,443 | | 7,843,710 | |
| | | | 10,073,205 | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—3.9% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories + | | 97,174 | | 4,986,970 | |
Allergan Inc. | | 46,200 | | 3,345,342 | |
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. * | | 90,100 | | 2,229,975 | |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. * | | 552,500 | | 5,187,975 | |
Pfizer Inc. + | | 288,799 | | 5,025,103 | |
Roche Holding AG # | | 87,800 | | 3,226,650 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. # | | 26,200 | | 1,359,780 | |
| | | | 25,361,795 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—0.7% | | | | | |
Travelers Cos., Inc., /The+ | | 82,244 | | $ | 4,539,869 | |
| | | | | |
PUBLISHING—0.2% | | | | | |
Valassis Communications Inc.* | | 35,700 | | 1,178,100 | |
| | | | | |
RAILROADS—1.2% | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | 112,600 | | 6,919,270 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 11,500 | | 1,008,320 | |
| | | | 7,927,590 | |
REAL ESTATE SERVICES—0.5% | | | | | |
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.* | | 173,800 | | 3,189,230 | |
| | | | | |
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
Verisk Analytic Inc., Cl. A* | | 54,000 | | 1,609,740 | |
| | | | | |
RESIDENTIAL REITS—0.2% | | | | | |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | | 40,200 | | 1,271,526 | |
| | | | | |
RESTAURANTS—1.1% | | | | | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | 92,261 | | 7,175,138 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.2% | | | | | |
Lam Research Corp.*+ | | 172,600 | | 7,903,354 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—5.1% | | | | | |
Altera Corp. | | 42,700 | | 1,332,667 | |
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation * | | 328,100 | | 3,303,967 | |
Broadcom Corp., Cl. A | | 56,400 | | 2,297,736 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. *+ | | 488,184 | | 9,426,833 | |
NXP Semiconductor NV * | | 68,700 | | 906,153 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. * | | 189,648 | | 1,454,600 | |
Skyworks Solutions Inc. *+ | | 371,466 | | 8,510,286 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | 222,600 | | 6,582,282 | |
| | | | 33,814,524 | |
SOFT DRINKS—2.6% | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co., /The | | 73,200 | | 4,488,624 | |
PepsiCo Inc. + | | 177,515 | | 11,591,730 | |
| | | | 16,080,354 | |
SPECIALIZED FINANCE—0.8% | | | | | |
CME Group Inc. | | 17,400 | | 5,039,910 | |
| | | | | |
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—2.1% | | | | | |
Oracle Corp.+ | | 470,445 | | 13,831,083 | |
| | | | | |
TOBACCO—1.0% | | | | | |
Philip Morris International Inc.+ | | 116,894 | | 6,838,299 | |
| | | | | |
TRUCKING—1.0% | | | | | |
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.* | | 569,642 | | 6,448,347 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $655,486,501) | | | | 687,298,096 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.8% | | | | | |
OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—0.8% | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 8.63%, 09/1/13* (Cost $5,391,283) | | 194,990 | | $ | 5,381,724 | |
| | | | | |
| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | |
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS—0.3% | | | | | |
CABLE & SATELLITE—0.3% | | | | | |
XM Satellite Radio Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/14(L2)(b) (Cost $1,589,809) | | 1,500,000 | | 1,781,250 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $662,467,593)(c) | | 106.2 | % | 694,461,070 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | | (6.2 | ) | (41,895,337 | ) |
| | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | 100.0 | % | $ | 652,565,733 | |
‡ | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
| |
+ | All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for securities sold short. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | American Depository Receipts. |
(a) | Restricted Security - Investment in security pending registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The investment is deemed to be illiquid and may be sold only to qualified institutional buyers. Security was acquired on October 7, 2010 for a cost of $4,366,467 and represents 1.0% of the net assets of the Fund. |
(b) | Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A, these securities may be sold prior to their maturity only to qualified institutional buyers. These securities are deemed to be liquid and represent 0.3% of the net assets of the Fund. |
(c) | At October 31, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $665,932,749 amounted to $28,528,321 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $53,365,239 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $24,836,918. |
(L2) | Security classified as Level 2 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs. |
Industry classifications are unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER SPECTRA FUND
Securities Sold Short‡ October 31, 2010
| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(8.6)% | | | | | |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—(0.4)% | | | | | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 36,900 | | $ | 2,332,449 | |
| | | | | |
APPAREL RETAIL—(0.2)% | | | | | |
Citi Trends Inc.* | | 64,700 | | 1,357,406 | |
| | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—(0.6)% | | | | | |
SAP AG# | | 78,900 | | 4,081,497 | |
| | | | | |
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—(0.1)% | | | | | |
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A | | 23,500 | | 683,145 | |
| | | | | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—(0.4)% | | | | | |
Biogen Idec Inc.* | | 42,900 | | 2,690,259 | |
| | | | | |
CABLE & SATELLITE—(1.1)% | | | | | |
Cablevision Systems Corp. | | 275,000 | | 7,353,500 | |
| | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—(0.5)% | | | | | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson# | | 284,200 | | 3,123,358 | |
| | | | | |
FOOD RETAIL—(0.1)% | | | | | |
Safeway Inc. | | 34,700 | | 794,630 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—(0.2)% | | | | | |
CR Bard Inc. | | 18,900 | | 1,570,968 | |
| | | | | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—(1.2)% | | | | | |
Marriott International Inc., Cl. A | | 113,000 | | 4,186,650 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. | | 64,100 | | 3,470,374 | |
| | | | 7,657,024 | |
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—(0.1)% | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 7,900 | | 609,248 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—(0.4)% | | | | | |
Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV# | | 157,800 | | 2,442,744 | |
| | | | | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—(0.5)% | | | | | |
SAIC Inc.* | | 189,900 | | 2,951,046 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—(0.8)% | | | | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | 26,200 | | 759,276 | |
EOG Resources Inc. | | 46,800 | | 4,479,696 | |
| | | | 5,238,972 | |
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—(0.2)% | | | | | |
Chubb Corp. | | 25,200 | | 1,462,104 | |
| | | | | |
RETAIL REITS—(0.3)% | | | | | |
Simon Property Group Inc. | | 21,700 | | 2,083,634 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—(0.4)% | | | | | |
Xilinx Inc. | | 105,800 | | 2,836,498 | |
| | | | | |
SPECIALIZED REITS—(0.4)% | | | | | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | 151,100 | | 2,400,979 | |
| | | | | |
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—(0.4)% | | | | | |
VMware Inc., Cl. A* | | 29,700 | | 2,270,862 | |
| | | | | |
TRUCKING—(0.3)% | | | | | |
Landstar System Inc. | | 55,500 | | 2,087,910 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL (proceeds $54,485,411) | | | | $ | 56,028,233 | |
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‡ | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
| |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
# | | American Depository Receipts. |
Industry classifications are unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER GREEN FUND
Schedule of Investments‡ October 31, 2010
| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—94.1% | | | | | |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—0.6% | | | | | |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 4,325 | | $ | 294,619 | |
| | | | | |
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—2.2% | | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | 7,565 | | 663,602 | |
United Parcel Service Inc., Cl. B | | 7,815 | | 526,262 | |
| | | | 1,189,864 | |
APPAREL RETAIL—0.3% | | | | | |
Coldwater Creek Inc.* | | 41,165 | | 138,726 | |
| | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—1.2% | | | | | |
Adobe Systems Inc.* | | 22,305 | | 627,886 | |
| | | | | |
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—1.3% | | | | | |
Johnson Controls Inc. | | 19,905 | | 699,064 | |
| | | | | |
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—0.4% | | | | | |
Tesla Motors Inc.* | | 10,000 | | 218,400 | |
| | | | | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.6% | | | | | |
Metabolix Inc.* | | 59,770 | | 834,389 | |
| | | | | |
BROADCASTING & CABLE TV—1.1% | | | | | |
Discovery Communications Inc., Series A* | | 13,375 | | 596,659 | |
| | | | | |
COMMODITY CHEMICALS—0.8% | | | | | |
Celanese Corp. | | 11,245 | | 400,884 | |
| | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—1.5% | | | | | |
Cisco Systems Inc.* | | 35,395 | | 808,068 | |
| | | | | |
COMPUTER HARDWARE—5.5% | | | | | |
Apple Inc. * | | 6,795 | | 2,044,411 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 22,540 | | 948,032 | |
| | | | 2,992,443 | |
COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—1.1% | | | | | |
EMC Corp.* | | 27,755 | | 583,133 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—0.8% | | | | | |
Aecom Technology Corp.* | | 17,030 | | 451,125 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—3.7% | | | | | |
Cummins Inc. | | 10,995 | | 968,660 | |
Navistar International Corp. * | | 12,985 | | 625,617 | |
Westport Innovations Inc. * | | 19,785 | | 358,504 | |
| | | | 1,952,781 | |
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—0.8% | | | | | |
Visa Inc., Cl. A | | 5,300 | | 414,301 | |
| | | | | |
DEPARTMENT STORES—0.7% | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corp.* | | 7,200 | | 368,640 | |
| | | | | |
DISTRIBUTORS—1.1% | | | | | |
LKQ Corp.* | | 28,070 | | 610,242 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—0.6% | | | | | |
EnerNOC Inc.* | | 11,145 | | 335,130 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—2.1% | | | | | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | 30,295 | | $ | 551,672 | |
ITC Holdings Corp. | | 9,450 | | 591,664 | |
| | | | 1,143,336 | |
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—2.7% | | | | | |
American Superconductor Corp. * | | 14,945 | | 502,899 | |
General Cable Corp. * | | 13,385 | | 373,977 | |
Woodward Governor Co. | | 18,635 | | 584,021 | |
| | | | 1,460,897 | |
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS—1.1% | | | | | |
Itron Inc.* | | 9,490 | | 576,707 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING SERVICES—1.3% | | | | | |
Trimble Navigation Ltd.* | | 19,225 | | 689,024 | |
| | | | | |
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—4.3% | | | | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc. * | | 9,265 | | 653,182 | |
Covanta Holding Corp. | | 19,425 | | 306,527 | |
EnergySolutions Inc. | | 52,860 | | 247,913 | |
Tetra Tech Inc. * | | 24,225 | | 510,179 | |
Waste Management Inc. | | 15,860 | | 566,519 | |
| | | | 2,284,320 | |
FOOTWEAR—1.4% | | | | | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. * | | 4,920 | | 285,852 | |
NIKE Inc., Cl. B | | 5,590 | | 455,250 | |
| | | | 741,102 | |
HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTORS—0.5% | | | | | |
Cardinal Health Inc. | | 7,650 | | 265,379 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE SERVICES—0.6% | | | | | |
Express Scripts Inc.* | | 6,400 | | 310,528 | |
| | | | | |
HEAVY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—0.6% | | | | | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S* | | 10,030 | | 320,038 | |
| | | | | |
HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—1.1% | | | | | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | 27,465 | | 585,828 | |
| | | | | |
HOMEBUILDING—0.5% | | | | | |
KB Home | | 25,665 | | 269,739 | |
| | | | | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—1.1% | | | | | |
Carnival Corp. | | 13,475 | | 581,716 | |
| | | | | |
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—1.2% | | | | | |
Procter & Gamble Co., /The | | 10,199 | | 648,350 | |
| | | | | |
HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—2.3% | | | | | |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | | 22,145 | | 1,199,595 | |
| | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL GASES—0.7% | | | | | |
Praxair Inc. | | 3,985 | | 363,990 | |
| | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—0.7% | | | | | |
SmartHeat Inc.* | | 60,555 | | 393,002 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—1.1% | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | 7,095 | | $ | 586,118 | |
| | | | | |
INTERNET RETAIL—2.2% | | | | | |
Amazon.com Inc. * | | 4,130 | | 682,028 | |
Expedia Inc. | | 17,550 | | 508,073 | |
| | | | 1,190,101 | |
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—4.4% | | | | | |
eBay Inc. * | | 20,455 | | 609,764 | |
Google Inc., Cl. A * | | 1,805 | | 1,106,446 | |
Yahoo! Inc. * | | 36,965 | | 610,292 | |
| | | | 2,326,502 | |
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.2% | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., /The | | 3,855 | | 620,462 | |
| | | | | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—1.6% | | | | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | 5,795 | | 832,162 | |
| | | | | |
LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE—0.5% | | | | | |
Prudential Financial Inc. | | 5,590 | | 293,922 | |
| | | | | |
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.5% | | | | | |
Life Technologies Corp.* | | 5,650 | | 283,517 | |
| | | | | |
MANAGED HEALTH CARE—0.6% | | | | | |
WellPoint Inc.* | | 5,990 | | 325,497 | |
| | | | | |
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—2.2% | | | | | |
Ball Corp. | | 9,715 | | 625,257 | |
Crown Holdings Inc. * | | 18,345 | | 590,526 | |
| | | | 1,215,783 | |
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.1% | | | | | |
Walt Disney Co., /The | | 15,590 | | 562,955 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—1.1% | | | | | |
Tenaris SA* | | 17,695 | | 577,211 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING—0.6% | | | | | |
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.* | | 27,995 | | 311,304 | |
| | | | | |
OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.1% | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 22,620 | | 258,773 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 8,990 | | 338,294 | |
| | | | 597,067 | |
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—1.1% | | | | | |
General Mills Inc. | | 15,520 | | 582,621 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—3.8% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | 10,440 | | 535,781 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | 8,720 | | 555,202 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 12,215 | | 443,160 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | 29,352 | | 510,725 | |
| | | | 2,044,868 | |
RAILROADS—1.2% | | | | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | 10,605 | | 652,101 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—0.6% | | | | | |
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | | 9,990 | | $ | 296,903 | |
| | | | | |
RESTAURANTS—4.5% | | | | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. * | | 2,890 | | 607,506 | |
Darden Restaurants Inc. | | 14,915 | | 681,764 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | 7,510 | | 584,053 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | 19,895 | | 566,610 | |
| | | | 2,439,933 | |
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—0.5% | | | | | |
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.* | | 18,980 | | 243,324 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—9.9% | | | | | |
Atheros Communications Inc. * | | 15,775 | | 489,656 | |
Broadcom Corp., Cl. A | | 13,575 | | 553,046 | |
Cree Inc. * | | 11,235 | | 576,243 | |
First Solar Inc. * | | 6,665 | | 917,637 | |
Intel Corp. | | 40,690 | | 816,648 | |
Renesola Ltd. #* | | 24,520 | | 293,504 | |
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. #* | | 26,045 | | 265,919 | |
Trina Solar Ltd. #* | | 32,235 | | 862,609 | |
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd. #* | | 47,250 | | 550,935 | |
| | | | 5,326,197 | |
SOFT DRINKS—1.8% | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co., /The | | 15,765 | | 966,710 | |
| | | | | |
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—1.0% | | | | | |
Rockwood Holdings Inc.* | | 16,310 | | 553,235 | |
| | | | | |
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—3.3% | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 42,495 | | 1,132,067 | |
Oracle Corp. | | 21,165 | | 622,251 | |
| | | | 1,754,318 | |
TRUCKING—0.7% | | | | | |
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.* | | 32,035 | | 362,636 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $44,451,173) | | | | 50,295,352 | |
| | | | | |
| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | |
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS—0.2% | | | | | |
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 3.25%, 6/1/14(L2)(a) (Cost $110,000) | | 110,000 | | 124,988 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $44,561,173)(b) | | 94.3 | % | 50,420,340 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | | 5.7 | | 3,021,258 | |
NET ASSETS | | 100.0 | % | $ | 53,441,598 | |
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‡ | | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
# | | American Depository Receipts. |
(a) | | Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A, these securities may be sold prior to their maturity only to qualified institutional buyers. These securities are deemed to be liquid and represent 0.2% of the net assets of the Fund. |
(b) | | At October 31, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $44,670,879 amounted to $5,749,461 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $7,984,042 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $2,234,581. |
(L2) | | Security classified as Level 2 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs. |
Industry classifications are unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER ANALYST FUND
Schedule of Investments‡ October 31, 2010
| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—84.5% | | | | | |
ADVERTISING—0.6% | | | | | |
Focus Media Holding Ltd. #* | | 388 | | $ | 9,603 | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., /The * | | 607 | | 6,282 | |
| | | | 15,885 | |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.8% | | | | | |
BE Aerospace Inc. * | | 649 | | 23,858 | |
Goodrich Corp. | | 249 | | 20,435 | |
| | | | 44,293 | |
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—0.3% | | | | | |
United Parcel Service Inc., Cl. B | | 109 | | 7,340 | |
| | | | | |
APPAREL RETAIL—1.3% | | | | | |
Childrens Place Retail Stores Inc., /The * | | 184 | | 8,107 | |
J Crew Group Inc. * | | 85 | | 2,719 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. | | 216 | | 9,912 | |
Urban Outfitters Inc. * | | 388 | | 11,939 | |
| | | | 32,677 | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—2.5% | | | | | |
Adobe Systems Inc. * | | 517 | | 14,553 | |
Ansys Inc. * | | 122 | | 5,521 | |
Nice Systems Ltd. #* | | 216 | | 7,234 | |
Salesforce.com Inc. * | | 96 | | 11,142 | |
Synchronoss Technologies Inc. * | | 461 | | 9,824 | |
Synopsys Inc. * | | 244 | | 6,242 | |
Taleo Corp., Cl. A * | | 312 | | 8,951 | |
| | | | 63,467 | |
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—0.7% | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group Inc. * | | 40 | | 3,424 | |
BlackRock Inc. | | 38 | | 6,498 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | 346 | | 7,958 | |
| | | | 17,880 | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—11.7% | | | | | |
Actelion Ltd. * | | 1,075 | | 53,644 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. * | | 438 | | 29,915 | |
Arqule Inc. * | | 3,212 | | 17,730 | |
Celgene Corp. * | | 293 | | 18,187 | |
Cephalon Inc. * | | 668 | | 44,382 | |
Human Genome Sciences Inc. * | | 3,598 | | 96,714 | |
Metabolix Inc. * | | 1,208 | | 16,864 | |
United Therapeutics Corp. * | | 416 | | 24,960 | |
| | | | 302,396 | |
BROADCASTING & CABLE TV—0.7% | | | | | |
Discovery Communications Inc., Series C * | | 366 | | 14,223 | |
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. | | 73 | | 3,715 | |
| | | | 17,938 | |
CABLE & SATELLITE—0.3% | | | | | |
Sirius XM Radio Inc.* | | 5,745 | | 8,589 | |
| | | | | |
CASINOS & GAMING—0.0% | | | | | |
WMS Industries Inc.* | | 26 | | 1,134 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—0.3% | | | | | |
Patriot Coal Corp. * | | 343 | | $ | 4,627 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | 68 | | 3,597 | |
| | | | 8,224 | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—2.4% | | | | | |
Alcatel-Lucent #* | | 2,587 | | 8,977 | |
Cisco Systems Inc. * | | 367 | | 8,379 | |
Corning Inc. | | 204 | | 3,729 | |
F5 Networks Inc. * | | 89 | | 10,475 | |
Polycom Inc. * | | 423 | | 14,289 | |
Qualcomm Inc. | | 180 | | 8,123 | |
Research In Motion Ltd. * | | 149 | | 8,486 | |
| | | | 62,458 | |
COMPUTER HARDWARE—1.4% | | | | | |
Apple Inc. * | | 19 | | 5,717 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 706 | | 29,694 | |
| | | | 35,411 | |
COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—0.5% | | | | | |
EMC Corp.* | | 663 | | 13,930 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—1.6% | | | | | |
Bucyrus International Inc. | | 481 | | 32,785 | |
Westport Innovations Inc. * | | 528 | | 9,567 | |
| | | | 42,352 | |
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—0.8% | | | | | |
Mastercard Inc. | | 58 | | 13,924 | |
Visa Inc., Cl. A | | 91 | | 7,113 | |
| | | | 21,037 | |
DEPARTMENT STORES—0.6% | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corp.* | | 293 | | 15,002 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.3% | | | | | |
Comerica Inc. | | 202 | | 7,228 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—0.4% | | | | | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | | 164 | | 10,693 | |
| | | | | |
DRUG RETAIL—0.5% | | | | | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | 312 | | 9,398 | |
Walgreen Co. | | 88 | | 2,981 | |
| | | | 12,379 | |
EDUCATION SERVICES—0.4% | | | | | |
ITT Educational Services Inc.* | | 161 | | 10,389 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS—0.2% | | | | | |
Amphenol Corp. | | 100 | | 5,013 | |
| | | | | |
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—0.3% | | | | | |
Waste Connections Inc. | | 168 | | 6,844 | |
| | | | | |
FOOTWEAR—0.4% | | | | | |
NIKE Inc., Cl. B | | 132 | | 10,750 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—0.3% | | | | | |
Target Corp. | | 172 | | $ | 8,934 | |
| | | | | |
GOLD—1.1% | | | | | |
Gammon Gold Inc. * | | 318 | | 2,172 | |
Goldcorp Inc. | | 115 | | 5,128 | |
Yamana Gold Inc. | | 1,908 | | 20,969 | |
| | | | 28,269 | |
HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTORS—0.2% | | | | | |
Owens & Minor Inc. | | 108 | | 3,076 | |
PharMerica Corp. * | | 153 | | 1,536 | |
| | | | 4,612 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—2.3% | | | | | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. * | | 102 | | 6,519 | |
Insulet Corp. * | | 632 | | 10,080 | |
Intuitive Surgical Inc. * | | 34 | | 8,940 | |
MAKO Surgical Corp. * | | 850 | | 9,163 | |
NuVasive Inc. * | | 300 | | 7,860 | |
Thoratec Corp. * | | 493 | | 16,092 | |
| | | | 58,654 | |
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES—1.2% | | | | | |
Community Health Systems Inc. * | | 225 | | 6,768 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corp. * | | 354 | | 2,648 | |
Universal Health Services Inc., Cl. B | | 550 | | 22,698 | |
| | | | 32,114 | |
HEALTH CARE SERVICES—0.8% | | | | | |
Express Scripts Inc. * | | 176 | | 8,540 | |
Gentiva Health Services Inc. * | | 273 | | 6,355 | |
Medco Health Solutions Inc. * | | 125 | | 6,566 | |
| | | | 21,461 | |
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE—0.7% | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard Inc. | | 1,233 | | 14,143 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. * | | 417 | | 4,445 | |
| | | | 18,588 | |
HOME FURNISHING RETAIL—1.0% | | | | | |
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. * | | 162 | | 7,112 | |
Williams-Sonoma Inc. | | 541 | | 17,512 | |
| | | | 24,624 | |
HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—0.6% | | | | | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | 737 | | 15,720 | |
| | | | | |
HOMEBUILDING—0.3% | | | | | |
Toll Brothers Inc.* | | 367 | | 6,584 | |
| | | | | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—3.3% | | | | | |
Carnival Corp. | | 261 | | 11,267 | |
Gaylord Entertainment Co. * | | 467 | | 15,570 | |
Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. #* | | 377 | | 19,287 | |
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Cl. A * | | 861 | | 10,900 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. * | | 384 | | 15,183 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—(CONT.) | | | | | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation | | 434 | | $ | 12,478 | |
| | | | 84,685 | |
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—0.2% | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 96 | | 6,322 | |
| | | | | |
HOUSEWARES & SPECIALTIES—0.3% | | | | | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | 201 | | 9,007 | |
| | | | | |
HUMAN RESOURCE & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES—0.3% | | | | | |
Towers Watson & Co. | | 159 | | 8,176 | |
| | | | | |
HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—0.4% | | | | | |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | | 180 | | 9,751 | |
| | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—1.6% | | | | | |
Clarcor Inc. | | 292 | | 11,581 | |
Danaher Corp. | | 474 | | 20,553 | |
SPX Corp. | | 154 | | 10,327 | |
| | | | 42,461 | |
INDUSTRIAL REITS—0.2% | | | | | |
Dupont Fabros Technology Inc. | | 191 | | 4,794 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—0.5% | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | 67 | | 5,535 | |
ConocoPhillips | | 124 | | 7,365 | |
| | | | 12,900 | |
INTERNET RETAIL—2.3% | | | | | |
Amazon.com Inc. * | | 89 | | 14,697 | |
Expedia Inc. | | 1,043 | | 30,195 | |
Shutterfly Inc. * | | 496 | | 14,930 | |
| | | | 59,822 | |
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—4.1% | | | | | |
eBay Inc. * | | 448 | | 13,355 | |
Google Inc., Cl. A * | | 6 | | 3,678 | |
GSI Commerce Inc. * | | 1,129 | | 27,569 | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp. * | | 361 | | 10,072 | |
LogMeIn, Inc. * | | 489 | | 19,428 | |
OpenTable Inc. * | | 202 | | 12,393 | |
VistaPrint Ltd. * | | 289 | | 12,158 | |
Yahoo! Inc. * | | 414 | | 6,835 | |
| | | | 105,488 | |
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—0.8% | | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., /The | | 75 | | 12,071 | |
Knight Capital Group Inc. * | | 237 | | 3,088 | |
Morgan Stanley | | 218 | | 5,422 | |
| | | | 20,581 | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—1.8% | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Cl. A* | | 731 | | 47,654 | |
| | | | | |
LEISURE PRODUCTS—1.9% | | | | | |
Coach Inc. | | 475 | | 23,750 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
LEISURE PRODUCTS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | 415 | | $ | 25,456 | |
| | | | 49,206 | |
LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE—0.7% | | | | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | 491 | | 12,020 | |
MetLife Inc. | | 171 | | 6,896 | |
| | | | 18,916 | |
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.3% | | | | | |
ICON PLC #* | | 100 | | 1,935 | |
Parexel International Corp. * | | 300 | | 6,450 | |
| | | | 8,385 | |
MANAGED HEALTH CARE—0.4% | | | | | |
Aetna Inc. | | 32 | | 956 | |
Amerigroup Corp. * | | 200 | | 8,346 | |
WellPoint Inc. * | | 12 | | 652 | |
| | | | 9,954 | |
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—1.6% | | | | | |
Ball Corp. | | 330 | | 21,238 | |
Crown Holdings Inc. * | | 616 | | 19,829 | |
| | | | 41,067 | |
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.2% | | | | | |
Regal Entertainment Group, Cl. A | | 704 | | 9,504 | |
Viacom Inc., Cl. B | | 277 | | 10,690 | |
Walt Disney Co., /The | | 292 | | 10,544 | |
| | | | 30,738 | |
OIL & GAS DRILLING—0.4% | | | | | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.* | | 546 | | 11,411 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—0.6% | | | | | |
Cal Dive International Inc. * | | 401 | | 2,029 | |
Cameron International Corp. * | | 90 | | 3,938 | |
Halliburton Company | | 301 | | 9,590 | |
| | | | 15,557 | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—2.6% | | | | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | 488 | | 10,590 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | 230 | | 14,955 | |
Nexen Inc. | | 1,269 | | 27,018 | |
Penn Virginia Corp. | | 82 | | 1,215 | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. * | | 381 | | 10,618 | |
Quicksilver Resources Inc. * | | 125 | | 1,871 | |
| | | | 66,267 | |
OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—0.4% | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 252 | | 9,483 | |
| | | | | |
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—0.4% | | | | | |
Flowers Foods Inc. | | 224 | | 5,708 | |
Ralcorp Holdings Inc. * | | 87 | | 5,399 | |
| | | | 11,107 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—0.3% | | | | | |
Avon Products Inc. | | 220 | | $ | 6,699 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—7.3% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | 38 | | 1,950 | |
Allergan Inc. | | 142 | | 10,282 | |
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. * | | 1,028 | | 25,443 | |
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Cl. A | | 1,950 | | 58,012 | |
Mylan Inc. * | | 468 | | 9,510 | |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. * | | 3,517 | | 33,025 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | 441 | | 7,673 | |
Roche Holding AG | | 285 | | 41,846 | |
| | | | 187,741 | |
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—0.1% | | | | | |
Travelers Cos., Inc., /The | | 59 | | 3,257 | |
| | | | | |
PUBLISHING—0.4% | | | | | |
Valassis Communications Inc.* | | 288 | | 9,504 | |
| | | | | |
REGIONAL BANKS—0.4% | | | | | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | 384 | | 2,922 | |
Iberiabank Corporation | | 123 | | 6,402 | |
| | | | 9,324 | |
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—0.4% | | | | | |
FTI Consulting Inc.* | | 325 | | 11,525 | |
| | | | | |
RETAIL REITS—0.2% | | | | | |
Macerich Co., /The | | 127 | | 5,665 | |
| | | | | |
SECURITY & ALARM SERVICES—0.3% | | | | | |
Geo Group Inc., /The* | | 273 | | 7,002 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.1% | | | | | |
Lam Research Corp. * | | 319 | | 14,607 | |
Novellus Systems Inc. * | | 438 | | 12,794 | |
| | | | 27,401 | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—3.7% | | | | | |
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation * | | 1,852 | | 18,650 | |
Atheros Communications Inc. * | | 336 | | 10,429 | |
Broadcom Corp., Cl. A | | 357 | | 14,544 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. * | | 1,310 | | 25,296 | |
Micron Technology Inc. * | | 770 | | 6,368 | |
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. * | | 282 | | 4,532 | |
Netlogic Microsystems Inc. * | | 312 | | 9,379 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. * | | 380 | | 2,915 | |
Skyworks Solutions Inc. * | | 109 | | 2,497 | |
| | | | 94,610 | |
SOFT DRINKS—0.9% | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co., /The | | 139 | | 8,523 | |
Hansen Natural Corp. * | | 142 | | 7,272 | |
PepsiCo Inc. | | 128 | | 8,358 | |
| | | | 24,153 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
SPECIALIZED FINANCE—0.5% | | | | | |
CME Group Inc. | | 25 | | $ | 7,241 | |
NYSE Euronext | | 217 | | 6,649 | |
| | | | 13,890 | |
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—1.1% | | | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 422 | | 11,242 | |
Oracle Corp. | | 168 | | 4,939 | |
Red Hat Inc. * | | 314 | | 13,270 | |
| | | | 29,451 | |
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—0.2% | | | | | |
Brookline Bancorp Inc. | | 528 | | 5,143 | |
| | | | | |
TOBACCO—0.7% | | | | | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | 309 | | 18,076 | |
| | | | | |
TRUCKING—0.6% | | | | | |
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.* | | 1,328 | | 15,033 | |
| | | | | |
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—1.5% | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., Cl. A * | | 169 | | 8,722 | |
SBA Communications Corp. * | | 634 | | 24,891 | |
Syniverse Holdings Inc. * | | 175 | | 5,336 | |
| | | | 38,949 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,814,708) | | | | 2,184,024 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $1,814,708)(a) | | 84.5 | % | 2,184,024 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | | 15.5 | | 400,707 | |
NET ASSETS | | 100.0 | % | $ | 2,584,731 | |
‡ | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
| |
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | American Depository Receipts. |
(a) | At October 31, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $1,817,992 amounted to $366,032 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $416,407 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $50,375. |
Industry classifications are unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Schedule of Investments‡ October 31, 2010
| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—92.4% | | | | | |
AUSTRALIA—4.5% | | | | | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.7% | | | | | |
CSL Ltd. | | 634 | | $ | 20,389 | |
| | | | | |
COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—0.5% | | | | | |
Linc Energy Ltd. | | 7,604 | | 14,450 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.9% | | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | 224 | | 5,444 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | 315 | | 15,089 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | 214 | | 4,758 | |
| | | | 25,291 | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—0.8% | | | | | |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | | 285 | | 23,085 | |
| | | | | |
FOOD RETAIL—0.6% | | | | | |
Woolworths Ltd. | | 575 | | 15,968 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—0.8% | | | | | |
Origin Energy Ltd. | | 1,491 | | 23,281 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—0.2% | | | | | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | 122 | | 4,326 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL AUSTRALIA (Cost $139,766) | | | | 126,790 | |
| | | | | |
BELGIUM—0.8% | | | | | |
BREWERS—0.8% | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Cost $19,752) | | 338 | | 21,181 | |
| | | | | |
BERMUDA—1.4% | | | | | |
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—0.7% | | | | | |
Lazard Ltd., Cl. A | | 532 | | 19,631 | |
| | | | | |
REINSURANCE—0.7% | | | | | |
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. | | 478 | | 20,578 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL BERMUDA (Cost $26,531) | | | | 40,209 | |
| | | | | |
BRAZIL—6.9% | | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.2% | | | | | |
Banco Santander Brasil SA# | | 378 | | 5,443 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED COMMERCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES—0.4% | | | | | |
Cielo SA | | 1,240 | | 10,666 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—2.4% | | | | | |
Vale S.A.# | | 2,053 | | 65,984 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—1.4% | | | | | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA# | | 1,091 | | 37,226 | |
| | | | | |
OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.2% | | | | | |
BM&F Bovespa SA | | 3,917 | | 32,818 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
BRAZIL—(CONT.) | | | | | |
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—1.3% | | | | | |
Hypermarcas SA* | | 2,270 | | $ | 37,371 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL BRAZIL (Cost $139,835) | | | | 189,508 | |
| | | | | |
CANADA—0.6% | | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—0.6% | | | | | |
Research In Motion Ltd.* (Cost $32,426) | | 306 | | 17,427 | |
| | | | | |
CHINA—6.8% | | | | | |
ADVERTISING—1.0% | | | | | |
Focus Media Holding Ltd.#* | | 1,141 | | 28,240 | |
| | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—0.3% | | | | | |
VanceInfo Technologies Inc.#* | | 198 | | 7,201 | |
| | | | | |
BREWERS—0.6% | | | | | |
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. | | 3,244 | | 17,243 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—0.2% | | | | | |
Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co., Ltd. | | 4,519 | | 6,471 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.4% | | | | | |
Bank of China Ltd. | | 9,567 | | 5,739 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | | 7,452 | | 5,999 | |
| | | | 11,738 | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—0.3% | | | | | |
Ctrip.com International Ltd.#* | | 152 | | 7,915 | |
| | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—0.2% | | | | | |
SmartHeat Inc.* | | 871 | | 5,653 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—0.2% | | | | | |
PetroChina Co., Ltd. | | 3,604 | | 4,389 | |
| | | | | |
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—1.7% | | | | | |
ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. #* | | 70 | | 1,691 | |
Netease.com #* | | 1,101 | | 46,021 | |
| | | | 47,712 | |
LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE—0.3% | | | | | |
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | 1,718 | | 7,525 | |
| | | | | |
NETWORKING EQUIPMENT—0.2% | | | | | |
O-Net Communications Group Ltd.* | | 8,938 | | 6,515 | |
| | | | | |
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—0.4% | | | | | |
China Minzhong Food Corp., Ltd. * | | 6,597 | | 6,677 | |
China Yurun Food Group Ltd. | | 1,491 | | 5,771 | |
| | | | 12,448 | |
PAPER PRODUCTS—0.2% | | | | | |
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. | | 3,332 | | 5,373 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
CHINA—(CONT.) | | | | | |
RESTAURANTS—0.5% | | | | | |
Country Style Cooking Restaurant#* | | 460 | | $ | 13,598 | |
| | | | | |
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—0.3% | | | | | |
Dongyue Group | | 18,048 | | 7,963 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL CHINA (Cost $122,212) | | | | 189,984 | |
| | | | | |
DENMARK—2.0% | | | | | |
HEAVY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—0.5% | | | | | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S* | | 417 | | 13,306 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—1.5% | | | | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S | | 396 | | 41,675 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL DENMARK (Cost $69,558) | | | | 54,981 | |
| | | | | |
FINLAND—0.4% | | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—0.4% | | | | | |
Kone OYJ (Cost $8,883) | | 207 | | 11,090 | |
| | | | | |
FRANCE—3.0% | | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—0.4% | | | | | |
Alcatel-Lucent#* | | 2,917 | | 10,237 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES—0.1% | | | | | |
Essilor International SA | | 61 | | 4,073 | |
| | | | | |
HEAVY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—0.7% | | | | | |
Alstom SA | | 362 | | 18,265 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—0.8% | | | | | |
Total SA | | 385 | | 20,917 | |
| | | | | |
MULTI-UTILITIES—1.0% | | | | | |
Veolia Environnement | | 962 | | 28,252 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL FRANCE (Cost $97,670) | | | | 81,744 | |
| | | | | |
GERMANY—2.7% | | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—0.1% | | | | | |
SAP AG# | | 73 | | 3,806 | |
| | | | | |
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—0.2% | | | | | |
Porsche Automobil Holding SE | | 133 | | 6,813 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA | | 77 | | 4,904 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—2.2% | | | | | |
Bayer AG | | 491 | | 36,635 | |
Merck KGAA | | 285 | | 23,735 | |
| | | | 60,370 | |
TOTAL GERMANY (Cost $104,785) | | | | 75,893 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
GREECE—0.3% | | | | | |
MARINE PORTS & SERVICES—0.3% | | | | | |
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (Cost $13,774) | | 520 | | $ | 8,325 | |
| | | | | |
HONG KONG—4.5% | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTORS—0.2% | | | | | |
Li & Fung Ltd. | | 1,397 | | 7,362 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES—0.7% | | | | | |
China Resources Enterprise Ltd. | | 4,785 | | 20,094 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—0.5% | | | | | |
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd. | | 2,000 | | 12,656 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS—0.1% | | | | | |
Truly International Holdings | | 2,579 | | 3,660 | |
| | | | | |
GAS UTILITIES—0.2% | | | | | |
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. | | 3,891 | | 5,783 | |
| | | | | |
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS—0.2% | | | | | |
GCL Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.* | | 16,076 | | 5,123 | |
| | | | | |
MARINE—0.2% | | | | | |
Orient Overseas International Ltd. | | 542 | | 4,755 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—0.2% | | | | | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | 2,941 | | 6,078 | |
| | | | | |
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—0.6% | | | | | |
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | | 439 | | 6,700 | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | 1,180 | | 5,754 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | 245 | | 4,182 | |
| | | | 16,636 | |
SPECIALIZED FINANCE—1.4% | | | | | |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | | 1,756 | | 38,648 | |
| | | | | |
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | 502 | | 5,113 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL HONG KONG (Cost $89,929) | | | | 125,908 | |
| | | | | |
INDIA—7.1% | | | | | |
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—0.6% | | | | | |
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.* | | 390 | | 13,596 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—0.7% | | | | | |
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. | | 3,795 | | 19,864 | |
| | | | | |
DISTILLERS & VINTNERS—0.5% | | | | | |
United Spirits Ltd. | | 436 | | 14,676 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.7% | | | | | |
ICICI Bank Ltd.# | | 358 | | 18,824 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
INDIA—(CONT.) | | | | | |
HEAVY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—1.0% | | | | | |
ABB Ltd. * | | 13 | | $ | 241 | |
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. * | | 466 | | 25,693 | |
| | | | 25,934 | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—1.5% | | | | | |
Infosys Technologies Ltd.# | | 635 | | 42,825 | |
| | | | | |
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—0.6% | | | | | |
Dabur India Ltd.* | | 7,370 | | 16,544 | |
| | | | | |
TOBACCO—1.5% | | | | | |
ITC Ltd. | | 10,282 | | 39,434 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL INDIA (Cost $146,051) | | | | 191,697 | |
| | | | | |
IRELAND—0.4% | | | | | |
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.4% | | | | | |
ICON PLC#* (Cost $19,240) | | 590 | | 11,417 | |
| | | | | |
ISRAEL—6.3% | | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—1.6% | | | | | |
Nice Systems Ltd.#* | | 1,366 | | 45,748 | |
| | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—1.8% | | | | | |
Ceragon Networks Ltd.* | | 4,449 | | 49,206 | |
| | | | | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—0.8% | | | | | |
Ness Technologies Inc.* | | 4,371 | | 21,068 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—0.9% | | | | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.# | | 488 | | 25,327 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—1.2% | | | | | |
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.* | | 1,366 | | 31,445 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL ISRAEL (Cost $176,328) | | | | 172,794 | |
| | | | | |
ITALY—0.2% | | | | | |
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
Tenaris SA (Cost $4,964) | | 277 | | 5,743 | |
| | | | | |
JAPAN—11.9% | | | | | |
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—0.3% | | | | | |
Denso Corp. | | 278 | | 8,653 | |
| | | | | |
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—0.9% | | | | | |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | 390 | | 14,232 | |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | 381 | | 9,293 | |
| | | | 23,525 | |
BUILDING PRODUCTS—0.6% | | | | | |
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. | | 1,737 | | 16,684 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
JAPAN—(CONT.) | | | | | |
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS—1.2% | | | | | |
Sony Corp. | | 966 | | $ | 32,288 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS—0.2% | | | | | |
Nidec Corp. | | 54 | | 5,341 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS—0.8% | | | | | |
Keyence Corp. | | 52 | | 12,890 | |
Kyocera Corp. | | 88 | | 8,780 | |
| | | | 21,670 | |
GAS UTILITIES—0.7% | | | | | |
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | 3,883 | | 18,286 | |
| | | | | |
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE—0.1% | | | | | |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | 14 | | 3,627 | |
| | | | | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—0.6% | | | | | |
Fanuc Ltd. | | 115 | | 16,646 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | 137 | | 6,222 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—3.3% | | | | | |
Astellas Pharma Inc. | | 1,003 | | 37,313 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | 193 | | 3,379 | |
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | 174 | | 3,686 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | 1,087 | | 50,919 | |
| | | | 95,297 | |
TOBACCO—0.7% | | | | | |
Japan Tobacco Inc. | | 6 | | 18,661 | |
| | | | | |
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—0.1% | | | | | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | | 137 | | 3,294 | |
| | | | | |
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—2.2% | | | | | |
KDDI Corp. | | 3 | | 16,159 | |
NTT DoCoMo Inc. | | 27 | | 45,458 | |
| | | | 61,617 | |
TOTAL JAPAN (Cost $317,576) | | | | 331,811 | |
| | | | | |
LUXEMBOURG—0.2% | | | | | |
SPECIALTY STORES—0.2% | | | | | |
L’Occitane International SA* (Cost $4,933) | | 2,167 | | 6,430 | |
| | | | | |
MEXICO—0.8% | | | | | |
PRECIOUS METALS & MINERALS—0.8% | | | | | |
Fresnillo PLC (Cost $18,277) | | 1,087 | | 21,771 | |
| | | | | |
NETHERLANDS—2.1% | | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—0.9% | | | | | |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., NV#* | | 1,032 | | 26,017 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
NETHERLANDS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS—0.1% | | | | | |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | 109 | | $ | 3,296 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—1.1% | | | | | |
Koninklijke KPN NV | | 1,812 | | 30,257 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL NETHERLANDS (Cost $69,449) | | | | 59,570 | |
| | | | | |
NORWAY—1.3% | | | | | |
INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.5% | | | | | |
Telenor ASA | | 946 | | 15,253 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—0.8% | | | | | |
Acergy SA | | 1,160 | | 23,427 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL NORWAY (Cost $22,699) | | | | 38,680 | |
| | | | | |
SINGAPORE—0.5% | | | | | |
AIRLINES—0.5% | | | | | |
Singapore Airlines Ltd. (Cost $14,008) | | 1,187 | | 14,508 | |
| | | | | |
SOUTH AFRICA—0.5% | | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—0.5% | | | | | |
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc.* (Cost $27,640) | | 1,030 | | 12,700 | |
| | | | | |
SPAIN—0.2% | | | | | |
INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
Telefonica SA (Cost $5,345) | | 225 | | 6,074 | |
| | | | | |
SWEDEN—0.6% | | | | | |
MULTI-SECTOR HOLDINGS—0.6% | | | | | |
Investor AB, Cl. B (Cost $14,239) | | 827 | | 16,971 | |
| | | | | |
SWITZERLAND—9.5% | | | | | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.2% | | | | | |
Actelion Ltd.* | | 668 | | 33,333 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED CAPITAL MARKETS—1.7% | | | | | |
Credit Suisse Group AG | | 449 | | 18,546 | |
UBS AG * | | 1,672 | | 28,304 | |
| | | | 46,850 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—2.0% | | | | | |
Synthes Inc.* | | 472 | | 56,305 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES—0.6% | | | | | |
Alcon Inc. | | 95 | | 15,933 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.2% | | | | | |
Swisscom AG | | 11 | | 4,595 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
SWITZERLAND—(CONT.) | | | | | |
LEISURE PRODUCTS—0.2% | | | | | |
Swatch Group AG, /The | | 18 | | $ | 6,879 | |
| | | | | |
MARINE—0.1% | | | | | |
Kuehne + Nagel International AG | | 40 | | 4,946 | |
| | | | | |
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—1.2% | | | | | |
Nestle SA | | 596 | | 32,642 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—2.2% | | | | | |
Novartis AG | | 396 | | 22,956 | |
Roche Holding AG | | 268 | | 39,350 | |
| | | | 62,306 | |
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—0.1% | | | | | |
SGS SA | | 2 | | 3,201 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL SWITZERLAND (Cost $299,364) | | | | 266,990 | |
| | | | | |
TAIWAN—1.9% | | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—0.2% | | | | | |
Wistron NeWeb Corp.* | | 2,494 | | 5,378 | |
| | | | | |
COMPUTER HARDWARE—0.2% | | | | | |
Wistron Corp.* | | 2,351 | | 4,832 | |
| | | | | |
DISTRIBUTORS—0.2% | | | | | |
WPG Holdings Co., Ltd.* | | 2,729 | | 5,074 | |
| | | | | |
ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING SERVICES—0.3% | | | | | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.* | | 2,123 | | 8,047 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—1.0% | | | | | |
Ralink Technology Corp. | | 892 | | 3,352 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. # | | 2,373 | | 25,889 | |
| | | | 29,241 | |
TOTAL TAIWAN (Cost $39,042) | | | | 52,572 | |
| | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM—14.1% | | | | | |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.1% | | | | | |
Rolls-Royce Group PLC * | | 186,485 | | 30,060 | |
| | | | 30,060 | |
BREWERS—0.3% | | | | | |
SABMiller PLC | | 296 | | 9,597 | |
| | | | | |
DISTILLERS & VINTNERS—0.1% | | | | | |
Diageo PLC | | 199 | | 3,673 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.7% | | | | | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | | 1,994 | | 20,738 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—1.6% | | | | | |
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. | | 1,529 | | 21,327 | |
Vedanta Resources PLC | | 708 | | 23,539 | |
| | | | 44,866 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM—(CONT.) | | | | | |
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—0.1% | | | | | |
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC | | 203 | | $ | 3,750 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—1.0% | | | | | |
Smith & Nephew PLC | | 3,010 | | 26,478 | |
| | | | | |
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—0.1% | | | | | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | 64 | | 3,580 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—2.1% | | | | | |
BG Group PLC * | | 1,326 | | 25,825 | |
BP PLC | | 4,969 | | 33,901 | |
| | | | 59,726 | |
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—0.5% | | | | | |
Associated British Foods PLC | | 861 | | 14,444 | |
| | | | | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—3.8% | | | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC | | 1,230 | | 61,677 | |
Shire PLC | | 1,773 | | 41,789 | |
| | | | 103,466 | |
PUBLISHING—0.7% | | | | | |
Pearson PLC | | 1,324 | | 20,249 | |
| | | | | |
RESTAURANTS—0.8% | | | | | |
Compass Group PLC | | 2,657 | | 21,776 | |
| | | | | |
TOBACCO—1.2% | | | | | |
British American Tobacco PLC | | 375 | | 14,301 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | | 593 | | 18,993 | |
| | | | 33,294 | |
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM (Cost $412,515) | | | | 395,697 | |
| | | | | |
UNITED STATES—0.9% | | | | | |
DISTILLERS & VINTNERS—0.9% | | | | | |
Central European Distribution Corp.* (Cost $52,354) | | 972 | | 24,271 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,509,145) | | | | 2,572,736 | |
| | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK—0.7% | | | | | |
BRAZIL—0.7% | | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—0.7% | | | | | |
Vale Capital II, 6.75%, 6/15/2012*,(L2) (Cost $10,000) | | 200 | | 18,700 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $2,519,145)(a) | | 93.1 | % | 2,591,436 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | | 6.9 | | 190,874 | |
| | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | 100.0 | % | $ | 2,782,310 | |
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‡ | | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
# | | American Depository Receipts. |
(a) | | At October 31, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $2,539,498 amounted to $51,938 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $338,094 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $286,156. |
(L2) | | Security classified as Level 2 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs. |
Industry classifications are unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Schedule of Investments‡ October 31, 2010
| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—69.9% | | | | | |
ADVERTISING—0.2% | | | | | |
Focus Media Holding Ltd.#* | | 1,170 | | $ | 28,958 | |
| | | | | |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—0.7% | | | | | |
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | | 1,430 | | 103,232 | |
| | | | | |
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—0.6% | | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | 1,030 | | 90,352 | |
| | | | | |
APPAREL RETAIL—1.0% | | | | | |
J Crew Group Inc.* | | 4,530 | | 144,914 | |
| | | | | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—1.5% | | | | | |
Adobe Systems Inc.*+ | | 7,595 | | 213,799 | |
| | | | | |
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—0.7% | | | | | |
BlackRock Inc. | | 530 | | 90,625 | |
| | | | | |
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—0.9% | | | | | |
Lear Corp.* | | 1,475 | | 130,390 | |
| | | | | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—4.2% | | | | | |
Human Genome Sciences Inc. *+ | | 10,700 | | 287,616 | |
Metabolix Inc. *+ | | 23,470 | | 327,642 | |
| | | | 615,258 | |
COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—1.5% | | | | | |
Peabody Energy Corp. + | | 2,060 | | 108,975 | |
SouthGobi Resources Ltd. * | | 9,190 | | 98,548 | |
| | | | 207,523 | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—2.4% | | | | | |
Cisco Systems Inc. *+ | | 8,255 | | 188,462 | |
Qualcomm Inc. | | 3,020 | | 136,293 | |
Sonus Networks Inc. * | | 9,640 | | 29,980 | |
| | | | 354,735 | |
COMPUTER & ELECTRONICS RETAIL—2.0% | | | | | |
GameStop Corp., Cl. A* | | 14,695 | | 288,904 | |
| | | | | |
COMPUTER HARDWARE—9.4% | | | | | |
Apple Inc. *+ | | 2,310 | | 695,009 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. + | | 16,005 | | 673,170 | |
| | | | 1,368,179 | |
COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—1.5% | | | | | |
EMC Corp.*+ | | 10,355 | | 217,559 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—0.7% | | | | | |
Aecom Technology Corp.* | | 3,995 | | 105,828 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—1.4% | | | | | |
ArvinMeritor Inc. * | | 6,625 | | 109,843 | |
Westport Innovations Inc. * | | 5,550 | | 100,566 | |
| | | | 210,409 | |
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—1.0% | | | | | |
Mastercard Inc.+ | | 610 | | 146,437 | |
| | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—2.9% | | | | | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | | 2,415 | | 157,458 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING—(CONT.) | | | | | |
Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc. * | | 12,075 | | $ | 145,383 | |
Walter Energy, Inc. | | 1,245 | | 109,510 | |
| | | | 412,351 | |
GOLD—1.3% | | | | | |
Goldcorp Inc.+ | | 4,330 | | 193,075 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—1.0% | | | | | |
Covidien PLC | | 3,310 | | 131,969 | |
| | | | | |
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES—0.7% | | | | | |
Universal Health Services Inc., Cl. B | | 2,470 | | 101,937 | |
| | | | | |
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE—2.1% | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard Inc.+ | | 26,355 | | 302,291 | |
| | | | | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—4.5% | | | | | |
Gaylord Entertainment Co. *+ | | 6,190 | | 206,375 | |
Morgans Hotel Group Co. *+ | | 27,325 | | 220,512 | |
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Cl. A * | | 17,410 | | 220,410 | |
| | | | 647,297 | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—4.4% | | | | | |
Flowserve Corp. | | 4,130 | | 412,999 | |
Ingersoll-Rand PLC + | | 5,475 | | 215,222 | |
| | | | 628,221 | |
INTERNET RETAIL—2.0% | | | | | |
NetFlix Inc.* | | 1,680 | | 291,480 | |
| | | | | |
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—1.8% | | | | | |
GSI Commerce Inc. *+ | | 6,680 | | 163,126 | |
Sina Corp. * | | 1,910 | | 107,533 | |
| | | | 270,659 | |
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.6% | | | | | |
Lazard Ltd., Cl. A | | 6,175 | | 227,857 | |
| | | | | |
LEISURE PRODUCTS—1.2% | | | | | |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | 2,820 | | 172,979 | |
| | | | | |
LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE—0.6% | | | | | |
MetLife Inc. | | 2,165 | | 87,314 | |
| | | | | |
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—2.0% | | | | | |
Walt Disney Co., /The | | 8,090 | | 292,129 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS DRILLING—1.0% | | | | | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.* | | 6,950 | | 145,255 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—1.2% | | | | | |
Halliburton Company | | 3,210 | | 102,270 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 1,095 | | 76,530 | |
| | | | 178,800 | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—2.6% | | | | | |
Devon Energy Corp. + | | 2,740 | | 178,155 | |
Nexen Inc. | | 6,695 | | 142,537 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.) | | | | | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—(CONT.) | | | | | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co. * | | 2,280 | | $ | 63,544 | |
| | | | 384,236 | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—1.7% | | | | | |
Mylan Inc. * | | 6,850 | | 139,192 | |
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. * | | 11,345 | | 106,530 | |
| | | | 245,722 | |
RAILROADS—1.3% | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | 3,050 | | 187,423 | |
| | | | | |
RESIDENTIAL REITS—0.1% | | | | | |
American Campus Communities, Inc. | | 425 | | 13,443 | |
| | | | | |
RESTAURANTS—0.9% | | | | | |
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc.* | | 15,250 | | 136,183 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.4% | | | | | |
Lam Research Corp.*+ | | 4,540 | | 207,887 | |
| | | | | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—2.2% | | | | | |
Altera Corp. | | 3,885 | | 121,251 | |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. *+ | | 8,040 | | 155,251 | |
Texas Instruments Inc. | | 1,250 | | 36,963 | |
| | | | 313,465 | |
SPECIALIZED FINANCE—0.7% | | | | | |
CME Group Inc. | | 370 | | 107,171 | |
| | | | | |
TRUCKING—1.0% | | | | | |
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.* | | 13,600 | | 153,952 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $9,658,361) | | | | 10,150,198 | |
| | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK—0.8% | | | | | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.8% | | | | | |
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cl. B, /Restricted *,(L3),(a) | | 11,652 | | 67,442 | |
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cl. C, /Restricted *,(L3),(b) | | 12,149 | | 45,559 | |
| | | | 113,001 | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $113,001) | | | | 113,001 | |
| | | | | |
MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK—0.7% | | | | | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—0.7% | | | | | |
Apache Corp., 6.00%, 08/1/13* (Cost $82,550) | | 1,651 | | 96,088 | |
| | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS—1.0% | | | | | |
OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.0% | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 8.63%, 09/1/13 (Cost $140,753) | | 5,075 | | 140,070 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | CONTRACTS | | VALUE | |
PURCHASED OPTIONS—0.0% | | | | | |
PUT OPTIONS—0.0% | | | | | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc./ January/ 65 (Cost $7,830) | | 10 | | $ | 5,850 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $10,002,495)(c) | | 72.4 | % | 10,505,207 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | | 27.6 | | 4,022,269 | |
| | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | 100.0 | % | $ | 14,527,476 | |
‡ | | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
# | | American Depository Receipts. |
+ | | All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for securities sold short. |
(L3) | | Security classified as Level 3 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs. |
(a) | | Restricted Security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The investment is deemed to be illiquid and may be sold only to qualified institutional buyers. Security was acquired on August 25, 2010 for a cost of $67,442 and represents 0.5% of the net assets of the Fund. |
(b) | | Restricted Security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The investment is deemed to be illiquid and may be sold only to qualified institutional buyers. Security was acquired on August 25, 2010 for a cost of $45,559 and represents 0.3% of the net assets of the Fund. |
(c) | | At October 31, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $10,118,095 amounted to $387,112 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $815,780 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $428,668. |
Industry classifications are unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Securities Sold Short‡ October 31, 2010
| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS—(26.5)% | | | | | |
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—(0.8)% | | | | | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 1,850 | | $ | 116,939 | |
| | | | | |
APPAREL RETAIL—(1.5)% | | | | | |
Citi Trends Inc.* | | 5,690 | | 119,376 | |
VF Corp. | | 1,200 | | 99,888 | |
| | | | 219,264 | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—(2.3)% | | | | | |
SAP AG# | | 4,315 | | 223,214 | |
Blackboard Inc.* | | 2,625 | | 109,568 | |
| | | | 332,782 | |
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—(0.7)% | | | | | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 1,445 | | 71,715 | |
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A | | 1,265 | | 36,774 | |
| | | | 108,489 | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—(2.0)% | | | | | |
Amgen Inc.* | | 2,440 | | 139,544 | |
Biogen Idec Inc.* | | 2,370 | | 148,623 | |
| | | | 288,167 | |
CABLE & SATELLITE—(1.3)% | | | | | |
Cablevision Systems Corp. | | 7,285 | | 194,801 | |
| | | | | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—(1.1)% | | | | | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson# | | 15,015 | | 165,015 | |
| | | | | |
COMPUTER HARDWARE—(0.6)% | | | | | |
Dell Inc.* | | 5,915 | | 85,058 | |
| | | | | |
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—(1.0)% | | | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | | 1,720 | | 138,426 | |
| | | | | |
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—(1.4)% | | | | | |
Genpact Ltd.* | | 5,580 | | 88,722 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions | | 4,855 | | 106,810 | |
| | | | 195,532 | |
DEPARTMENT STORES—(0.4)% | | | | | |
JC Penney Co., Inc. | | 1,645 | | 51,291 | |
| | | | | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS—(1.4)% | | | | | |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | 1,765 | | 209,205 | |
| | | | | |
FOOD RETAIL—(1.3)% | | | | | |
Safeway Inc. | | 1,575 | | 36,068 | |
Whole Foods Market Inc.* | | 3,670 | | 145,882 | |
| | | | 181,950 | |
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—(0.6)% | | | | | |
CR Bard Inc. | | 820 | | 68,158 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co. | | 300 | | 22,656 | |
| | | | 90,814 | |
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—(1.4)% | | | | | |
Marriott International Inc., Cl. A | | 960 | | 35,568 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. | | 3,145 | | 170,270 | |
| | | | 205,838 | |
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—(0.3)% | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 475 | | 36,632 | |
| | | | | |
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—(0.1)% | | | | | |
Hess Corp. | | 285 | | 17,964 | |
| | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS (CONT.)—(26.5)% | | | | | |
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—(0.7)% | | | | | |
MercadoLibre Inc.* | | 1,570 | | $ | 103,824 | |
| | | | | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—(0.4)% | | | | | |
SAIC Inc.* | | 3,655 | | 56,799 | |
| | | | | |
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—(2.7)% | | | | | |
Ultra Petroleum Corp.* | | 1,150 | | 47,323 | |
Apache Corp. | | 1,155 | | 116,678 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | 340 | | 9,853 | |
EOG Resources Inc. | | 2,275 | | 217,764 | |
| | | | 391,618 | |
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—(1.0)% | | | | | |
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters* | | 4,185 | | 138,063 | |
| | | | | |
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—(0.6)% | | | | | |
Chubb Corp. | | 1,390 | | 80,648 | |
| | | | | |
REGIONAL BANKS—(0.7)% | | | | | |
Keycorp | | 4,685 | | 38,370 | |
SunTrust Banks Inc. | | 2,365 | | 59,172 | |
| | | | 97,542 | |
SPECIALIZED REITS—(0.9)% | | | | | |
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | | 8,450 | | 134,271 | |
| | | | | |
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—(0.5)% | | | | | |
VMware Inc., Cl. A* | | 855 | | 65,373 | |
| | | | | |
TRUCKING—(1.0)% | | | | | |
Landstar System Inc. | | 2,095 | | 78,814 | |
Werner Enterprises Inc. | | 3,410 | | 72,701 | |
| | | | 151,515 | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL (proceeds $3,796,815) | | | | $ | 3,857,820 | |
‡ | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
| |
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | American Depository Receipts. |
Industry classifications are unaudited.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II | ALGER DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Schedule of Options Written‡ October 31, 2010
| | CONTRACTS | | SHARES SUBJECT TO PUT/ CALL | | VALUE | |
PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN | | | | | | | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc./ January/ 57.50 | | 10 | | 1,000 | | 2,720 | |
| | | | | | | |
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received $4,620) | | | | | | 2,720 | |
| | | | | | | |
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN | | | | | | | |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc./ January/ 70 | | 10 | | 1,000 | | 3,550 | |
| | | | | | | |
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received $3,620) | | | | | | 3,550 | |
| | | | | | | |
TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums Received $8,240) | | | | | | $ | 6,270 | |
| | | | | | | | |
‡ | Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II
Statements of Assets and Liabilities October 31, 2010
| | Alger Spectra Fund | | Alger Green Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (Identified cost)* see accompanying schedules of investments | | $ | 694,461,070 | | $ | 50,420,340 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | 21,217,394 | | 2,636,480 | |
Foreign cash**** | | — | | — | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | 31,796,898 | | 757,065 | |
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | | 3,297,426 | | 136,357 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | 512,891 | | 26,805 | |
Receivable from Investment Manager | | — | | 9,848 | |
Prepaid expenses | | 83,078 | | 34,054 | |
Total Assets | | 751,368,757 | | 54,020,949 | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | |
Securities sold short, at value** | | 56,028,233 | | — | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | 41,419,197 | | 352,599 | |
Written options outstanding*** | | — | | — | |
Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | 488,603 | | 137,948 | |
Accrued investment advisory fees | | 480,401 | | 31,952 | |
Accrued transfer agent fees | | 97,971 | | 11,573 | |
Accrued distribution fees | | 161,557 | | 12,800 | |
Accrued administrative fees | | 14,679 | | 1,237 | |
Accrued shareholder servicing fees | | 7,791 | | 640 | |
Dividends payable | | 6,962 | | — | |
Accrued other expenses | | 97,630 | | 30,602 | |
Total Liabilities | | 98,803,024 | | 579,351 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 652,565,733 | | $ | 53,441,598 | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | |
Paid in capital (par value of $.001 per share) | | 658,274,211 | | 54,956,143 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | 201,742 | | — | |
Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated realized loss) | | (36,360,874 | ) | (7,373,712 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | 30,450,654 | | 5,859,167 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 652,565,733 | | $ | 53,441,598 | |
*Identified cost | | $ | 662,467,593 | | $ | 44,561,173 | |
**Proceeds received on short sales | | $ | 54,485,411 | | $ | — | |
*** Proceeds received on written options | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
****Cost of foreign cash | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Alger Analyst Fund | | Alger International Opportunities Fund | | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (Identified cost)* see accompanying schedules of investments | | $ | 2,184,024 | | $ | 2,591,436 | | $ | 10,505,207 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | 411,458 | | 150,819 | | 7,540,974 | |
Foreign cash**** | | — | | 23,583 | | — | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | 45,046 | | — | | 1,126,642 | |
Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold | | — | | — | | 328,000 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | 631 | | 7,846 | | 5,765 | |
Receivable from Investment Manager | | 11,495 | | 16,212 | | 5,370 | |
Prepaid expenses | | 26,681 | | 26,699 | | 17,029 | |
Total Assets | | 2,679,335 | | 2,816,595 | | 19,528,987 | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | |
Securities sold short, at value** | | — | | — | | 3,857,820 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | 39,968 | | — | | 1,080,753 | |
Written options outstanding*** | | — | | — | | 6,270 | |
Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed | | 27,477 | | — | | 9,212 | |
Accrued investment advisory fees | | 1,855 | | 2,350 | | 13,889 | |
Accrued transfer agent fees | | 2,251 | | 2,652 | | 2,158 | |
Accrued distribution fees | | 650 | | 674 | | 2,894 | |
Accrued administrative fees | | 60 | | 65 | | 318 | |
Accrued shareholder servicing fees | | 35 | | 35 | | 191 | |
Dividends payable | | — | | — | | 2,469 | |
Accrued other expenses | | 22,308 | | 28,509 | | 25,537 | |
Total Liabilities | | 94,604 | | 34,285 | | 5,001,511 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 2,584,731 | | $ | 2,782,310 | | $ | 14,527,476 | |
Net Assets Consist of: | | | | | | | |
Paid in capital (par value of $.001 per share) | | 2,635,984 | | 3,517,540 | | 14,199,400 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | — | | 12,834 | | 885 | |
Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated realized loss) | | (420,592 | ) | (821,582 | ) | (116,485 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | 369,339 | | 73,518 | | 443,676 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 2,584,731 | | $ | 2,782,310 | | $ | 14,527,476 | |
*Identified cost | | $ | 1,814,708 | | $ | 2,519,145 | | $ | 10,002,495 | |
**Proceeds received on short sales | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 3,796,815 | |
*** Proceeds received on written options | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 8,240 | |
****Cost of foreign cash | | $ | — | | $ | 22,754 | | $ | — | |
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THE ALGER FUNDS II
Statements of Assets and Liabilities October 31, 2010 (continued)
| | Alger Spectra Fund | | Alger Green Fund | |
NET ASSETS BY CLASS | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 488,871,615 | | $ | 37,544,572 | |
Class C | | $ | 47,350,754 | | $ | 2,436,423 | |
Class I | | $ | 116,343,364 | | $ | 13,460,603 | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING—NOTE 6 | | | | | |
Class A | | 43,158,684 | | 6,227,901 | |
Class C | | 4,237,129 | | 410,428 | |
Class I | | 10,218,116 | | 2,235,703 | |
| | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | | |
Class A — Net Asset Value Per Share | | $ | 11.33 | | $ | 6.03 | |
| | | | | | | |
Class A — Offering Price Per Share (includes 5.25% sales charge) | | $ | 11.95 | | $ | 6.36 | |
Class C — Net Asset Value Per Share | | $ | 11.18 | | $ | 5.94 | |
Class I — Net Asset Value Per Share | | $ | 11.39 | | $ | 6.02 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Alger Analyst Fund | | Alger International Opportunities Fund | | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | |
NET ASSETS BY CLASS | | | | | | | |
Class A | | $ | 2,235,924 | | $ | 2,023,473 | | $ | 14,527,476 | |
Class C | | $ | 166,056 | | $ | 136,798 | | $ | — | |
Class I | | $ | 182,751 | | $ | 622,039 | | $ | — | |
SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OUTSTANDING—NOTE 6 | | | | | | | |
Class A | | 234,421 | | 241,502 | | 1,376,909 | |
Class C | | 17,689 | | 16,665 | | — | |
Class I | | 19,181 | | 74,310 | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE | | | | | | | |
Class A — Net Asset Value Per Share | | $ | 9.54 | | $ | 8.38 | | $ | 10.55 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class A — Offering Price Per Share (includes 5.25% sales charge) | | $ | 10.07 | | $ | 8.84 | | $ | 11.14 | |
Class C — Net Asset Value Per Share | | $ | 9.39 | | $ | 8.21 | | — | |
Class I — Net Asset Value Per Share | | $ | 9.53 | | $ | 8.37 | | — | |
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THE ALGER FUNDS II
Statements of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | Alger Spectra Fund | | Alger Green Fund | |
INCOME | | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes*) | | $ | 5,943,457 | | $ | 477,191 | |
Interest | | 15,854 | | 4,499 | |
Other | | 834 | | 54 | |
Total Income | | 5,960,145 | | 481,744 | |
EXPENSES | | | | | |
Advisory fees—Note 3(a) | | 4,587,261 | | 330,456 | |
Distribution fees—Note3(f): | | | | | |
Class A | | 999,090 | | 86,188 | |
Class C | | 235,813 | | 19,954 | |
Class I | | 216,196 | | 25,181 | |
Administrative fees—Note 3(a) | | 140,166 | | 12,799 | |
Dividends on securities sold short | | 824,222 | | — | |
Custodian fees | | 111,085 | | 15,990 | |
Interest expenses | | 78 | | — | |
Borrowing fees on short sales | | 794,115 | | — | |
Transfer agent fees and expenses—Note 3(b) | | 549,341 | | 72,074 | |
Printing fees | | 178,575 | | 25,500 | |
Professional fees | | 121,317 | | 30,719 | |
Registration fees | | 90,038 | | 40,368 | |
Trustee fees—Note 3(e) | | 19,113 | | 17,794 | |
Miscellaneous | | 88,523 | | 13,217 | |
Total Expenses | | 8,954,933 | | 690,240 | |
Less, expense reimbursements Note 3(a) | | (12,783 | ) | (93,485 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 8,942,150 | | 596,755 | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | | (2,982,005 | ) | (115,011 | ) |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments and purchased options | | 57,351,713 | | 1,364,045 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | | (208,221 | ) | (70 | ) |
Net realized gain on options written | | — | | — | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options and foreign currency | | 33,751,275 | | 4,469,308 | |
| | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options | | — | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, options and foreign currency | | 90,894,767 | | 5,833,283 | |
| | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 87,912,762 | | $ | 5,718,272 | |
*Foreign withholding taxes | | $ | 29,427 | | $ | 2,030 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Alger Analyst Fund | | Alger International Opportunities Fund | | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund* | |
INCOME | | | | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes*) | | $ | 13,946 | | $ | 49,065 | | $ | 52,367 | |
Interest | | 86 | | 49 | | 5,418 | |
Other | | 65 | | 126 | | 61 | |
Total Income | | 14,097 | | 49,240 | | 57,846 | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees—Note 3(a) | | 19,842 | | 26,477 | | 135,273 | |
Distribution fees—Note3(f): | | | | | | | |
Class A | | 5,103 | | 4,878 | | 28,182 | |
Class C | | 1,479 | | 1,327 | | — | |
Class I | | 364 | | 1,409 | | — | |
Administrative fees—Note 3(a) | | 642 | | 728 | | 3,100 | |
Dividends on securities sold short | | — | | — | | 35,002 | |
Custodian fees | | 13,306 | | 59,091 | | 50,403 | |
Interest expenses | | — | | — | | — | |
Borrowing fees on short sales | | — | | — | | 16,076 | |
Transfer agent fees and expenses—Note 3(b) | | 13,577 | | 14,560 | | 9,381 | |
Printing fees | | 8,314 | | 7,765 | | 7,641 | |
Professional fees | | 23,253 | | 27,416 | | 31,006 | |
Registration fees | | 36,994 | | 37,053 | | 29,236 | |
Trustee fees—Note 3(e) | | 17,652 | | 17,692 | | 18,816 | |
Miscellaneous | | 5,401 | | 5,455 | | 6,800 | |
Total Expenses | | 145,927 | | 203,851 | | 370,916 | |
Less, expense reimbursements Note 3(a) | | (116,773 | ) | (160,556 | ) | (87,928 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 29,154 | | 43,295 | | 282,988 | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) | | (15,057 | ) | 5,945 | | (225,142 | ) |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments and purchased options | | 208,715 | | 39,404 | | 38,901 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | | 37 | | (2,100 | ) | (4,786 | ) |
Net realized gain on options written | | — | | — | | 983 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options and foreign currency | | 203,097 | | 170,279 | | 441,706 | |
| | | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options | | — | | — | | 1,970 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, options and foreign currency | | 411,849 | | 207,583 | | 478,774 | |
| | | | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 396,792 | | $ | 213,528 | | $ | 253,632 | |
*Foreign withholding taxes | | $ | 248 | | $ | 3,862 | | $ | 623 | |
* Commenced operations November 2, 2010.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | Alger Spectra Fund | |
| | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (2,982,005 | ) | $ | (651,164 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options and foreign currency | | 57,143,492 | | 5,328,801 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, options and foreign currency | | 33,751,275 | | 49,721,977 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | 87,912,762 | | 54,399,614 | |
Dividends and distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | |
Class A | | — | | — | |
Class C | | — | | — | |
Class I | | — | | — | |
Return of capital | | | | | |
Class A | | — | | — | |
Class C | | — | | — | |
Class I | | — | | — | |
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders | | — | | — | |
Increase (decrease) from shares of beneficial interest transactions: | | | | | |
Class A | | 140,678,299 | | 56,635,704 | |
Class C | | 38,954,190 | | 4,460,220 | |
Class I | | 36,476,386 | | 62,730,510 | |
Net increase from shares of beneficial interest transactions—Note 6 | | 216,108,875 | | 123,826,434 | |
Total increase | | 304,021,637 | | 178,226,048 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 348,544,096 | | 170,318,048 | |
END OF PERIOD | | $ | 652,565,733 | | $ | 348,544,096 | |
Undistributed net investment income (accumulated loss) | | $ | 201,742 | | $ | 90,081 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Alger Green Fund | | Alger Analyst Fund | | Alger International Opportunities Fund | |
| | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (115,011 | ) | $ | (31,684 | ) | $ | (15,057 | ) | $ | (9,447 | ) | $ | 5,945 | | $ | 8,493 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options and foreign currency | | 1,363,975 | | (4,973,349 | ) | 208,752 | | (395,379 | ) | 37,304 | | (738,877 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, options and foreign currency | | 4,469,308 | | 9,225,788 | | 203,097 | | 750,734 | | 170,279 | | 1,189,972 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | 5,718,272 | | 4,220,755 | | 396,792 | | 345,908 | | 213,528 | | 459,588 | |
Dividends and distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (10,661 | ) |
Class C | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (477 | ) |
Class I | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (495 | ) |
Return of capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (16,071 | ) |
Class C | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (719 | ) |
Class I | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (745 | ) |
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (29,168 | ) |
Increase (decrease) from shares of beneficial interest transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | 5,903,836 | | 1,599,587 | | 169,317 | | 55,079 | | (16,636 | ) | (391,239 | ) |
Class C | | 1,184,245 | | 889,187 | | 15,479 | | 28,608 | | 24,805 | | 14,668 | |
Class I | | 5,646,888 | | 5,802,181 | | 103 | | 59,882 | | 74,237 | | 386,609 | |
Net increase from shares of beneficial interest transactions—Note 6 | | 12,734,969 | | 8,290,955 | | 184,899 | | 143,569 | | 82,406 | | 10,038 | |
Total increase | | 18,453,241 | | 12,511,710 | | 581,691 | | 489,477 | | 295,934 | | 440,458 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 34,988,357 | | 22,476,647 | | 2,003,040 | | 1,513,563 | | 2,486,376 | | 2,045,918 | |
END OF PERIOD | | $ | 53,441,598 | | $ | 34,988,357 | | $ | 2,584,731 | | $ | 2,003,040 | | $ | 2,782,310 | | $ | 2,486,376 | |
Undistributed net investment income (accumulated loss) | | $ | — | | $ | (96 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (105 | ) | $ | 12,834 | | $ | (857 | ) |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund* | |
| | For the Period Ended October 31, 2010 | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (225,142 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments, options and foreign currency | | 35,098 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, options and foreign currency | | 443,676 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | 253,632 | |
Increase (decrease) from shares of beneficial interest transactions: | | | |
Class A | | 14,273,844 | |
Net increase from shares of beneficial interest transactions—Note 6 | | 14,273,844 | |
Total increase | | 14,527,476 | |
Net Assets: | | | |
Beginning of period | | — | |
END OF PERIOD | | $ | 14,527,476 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | 885 | |
* Commenced operations November 2, 2010.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | Alger Spectra Fund | | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund* | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH | | | | | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 87,912,762 | | $ | 253,632 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | |
Purchases of investment securities | | (1,444,319,247 | ) | (31,505,317 | ) |
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities | | 1,201,350,476 | | 21,509,175 | |
Sale of short-term investments securities, net | | 3,749,903 | | — | |
Decrease in securities sold short | | 29,968,214 | | 3,853,995 | |
Decrease in restricted cash | | 650,000 | | — | |
Bond amortization | | (2,066 | ) | (3,387 | ) |
Net options premium | | — | | (12,021 | ) |
Increase in interest and dividends receivable | | (358,837 | ) | (5,765 | ) |
Increase in receivable for securities sold | | (13,648,695 | ) | (1,126,642 | ) |
Decrease in payable for securities purchased | | 28,614,293 | | 1,080,753 | |
Increase in prepaid expenses | | (33,351 | ) | (17,029 | ) |
Decrease (increase) in receivable from Investment Advisor | | 3,099 | | (5,369 | ) |
Decrease in accrued expenses | | 373,121 | | 44,984 | |
Decrease (increase) in dividends payable | | (21,011 | ) | 2,469 | |
Unrealized appreciation on investments | | (33,751,275 | ) | (443,676 | ) |
Realized gain on investments | | (56,927,619 | ) | (39,884 | ) |
Net use of cash in operating activities | | (196,440,233 | ) | (6,414,082 | ) |
| | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | 358,779,381 | | 18,653,601 | |
Payments on shares redeemed | | (143,526,946 | ) | (4,698,545 | ) |
Net use of cash in financing activities | | 215,252,435 | | 13,955,056 | |
Net increase in cash | | 18,812,202 | | 7,540,974 | |
| | | | | |
Unrestricted Cash: | | | | | |
Beginning balance | | 2,405,192 | | — | |
Ending balance | | $ | 21,217,394 | | $ | 7,540,974 | |
* Commenced operations November 2, 2010.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger Spectra Fund
| | Class A | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | Year ended 10/31/2008 | | Year ended 10/31/2007 | | Year ended 10/31/2006 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.28 | | $ | 7.07 | | $ | 12.00 | | $ | 8.49 | | $ | 6.94 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(i) | | (v)(0.06 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.10 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | (v)2.11 | | 2.23 | | (4.86 | ) | 3.59 | | 1.65 | |
Total from investment operations | | 2.05 | | 2.21 | | (4.93 | ) | 3.51 | | 1.55 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.33 | | $ | 9.28 | | $ | 7.07 | | $ | 12.00 | | $ | 8.49 | |
Total return(ii) | | 22.0 | % | 31.4 | % | (41.1 | )% | 41.3 | % | 22.3 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 488,872 | | $ | 280,139 | | $ | 170,147 | | $ | 329,830 | | $ | 191,387 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | (v)1.74 | %(iii) | 1.90 | %(iv) | 2.01 | % | 2.07 | % | 2.01 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | (0.48 | )% | (0.48 | )% | 0.00 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | (v)1.74 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.59 | % | 2.01 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (v)(0.57 | )% | (0.29 | )% | (0.65 | )% | (0.79 | )% | (1.20 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 252.68 | % | 362.48 | % | 313.46 | % | 282.13 | % | 232.20 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(ii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
(iii) Includes 0.32% related to dividend expense on short positions and interest expense for the period ended 10/31/2010.
(iv) Includes 0.29% related to dividend expense on short positions and interest expense for the period ended 10/31/2009.
(v) Amounts previously presented have been restated, see Note 2 (k) to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger Spectra Fund
| | Class C | | Class I | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.23 | | $ | 7.07 | | $ | 8.78 | | $ | 9.32 | | $ | 7.08 | | $ | 8.78 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(ii) | | (viii)(0.14 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (viii)(0.05 | ) | (0.07 | ) | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | (viii)2.09 | | 2.28 | | (1.70 | ) | (viii)2.12 | | 2.31 | | (1.70 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | 1.95 | | 2.16 | | (1.71 | ) | 2.07 | | 2.24 | | (1.70 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.18 | | $ | 9.23 | | $ | 7.07 | | $ | 11.39 | | $ | 9.32 | | $ | 7.08 | |
Total return(iii) | | 21.0 | % | 30.6 | % | (19.5 | )% | 22.1 | % | 31.8 | % | (19.4 | )% |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 47,351 | | $ | 4,685 | | $ | 90 | | $ | 116,343 | | $ | 63,719 | | $ | 81 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | (viii)2.52 | %(iv) | 2.48 | %(v) | 2.27 | % | (viii)1.64 | %(vi) | 1.50 | %(vii) | 1.53 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | (0.02 | )% | (viii)(0.01 | )% | (0.05 | )% | (0.28 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | (viii)2.52 | % | 2.48 | % | 2.25 | % | (viii)1.63 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.25 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (viii)(1.38 | )% | (1.35 | )% | (0.92 | )% | (viii)(0.46 | )% | (0.77 | )% | 0.09 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 252.68 | % | 362.48 | % | 313.46 | % | 252.68 | % | 362.48 | % | 313.46 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Ratios have been annualized; total return and portfolio turnover rate have not been annualized.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
(iv) Includes 0.31% related to dividend expense on short positions and interest expense for the period ended 10/31/10.
(v) Includes 0.25% related to dividend expense on short positions and interest expense for the period ended 10/31/2009.
(vi) Includes 0.32% related to dividend expense on short positions and interest expense for the period ended 10/31/10.
(vii) Includes 0.20% related to dividend expense of short positions and interest expense for the period ended 10/31/2009.
(viii) Amounts previously presented have been restated, see Note 2 (k) to the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger Green Fund
| | Class A(i) | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | Year ended 10/31/2008 | | Year ended 10/31/2007 | | Year ended 10/31/2006 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 5.24 | | $ | 4.52 | | $ | 7.90 | | $ | 6.61 | | $ | 6.17 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(ii) | | (0.01 | ) | 0.00 | | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | 0.80 | | 0.72 | | (3.19 | ) | 2.09 | | 1.13 | |
Total from investment operations | | 0.79 | | 0.72 | | (3.20 | ) | 2.06 | | 1.10 | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | — | | — | | (0.18 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.66 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.03 | | $ | 5.24 | | $ | 4.52 | | $ | 7.90 | | $ | 6.61 | |
Total return(iii) | | 15.1 | % | 15.9 | % | (41.4 | )% | 34.4 | % | 19.1 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 37,545 | | $ | 27,335 | | $ | 22,307 | | $ | 13,744 | | $ | 2,446 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | 1.44 | % | 1.87 | % | 1.49 | % | 2.15 | % | 7.04 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | (0.19 | )% | (0.62 | )% | (0.24 | )% | (0.90 | )% | (5.79 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (0.21 | )% | (0.10 | )% | (0.21 | )% | (0.42 | )% | (0.53 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 29.44 | % | 79.75 | % | 106.34 | % | 131.66 | % | 209.65 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Commenced operations January 12, 2007 after the reorganization of the Class I and R shares of the Alger Green Institutional Fund into the Class N shares of the Alger Green Fund. Class N shares were redesiginated as Class A shares on September 24, 2008. The Financial Highlights prior to January 11, 2007 is that of its predecessor fund, Alger Green Institutional Fund.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger Green Fund
| | Class C | | Class I | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 5.20 | | $ | 4.51 | | $ | 5.65 | | $ | 5.24 | | $ | 4.52 | | $ | 5.65 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(ii) | | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | 0.79 | | 0.74 | | (1.14 | ) | 0.79 | | 0.73 | | (1.13 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | 0.74 | | 0.69 | | (1.14 | ) | 0.78 | | 0.72 | | (1.13 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 5.94 | | $ | 5.20 | | $ | 4.51 | | $ | 6.02 | | $ | 5.24 | | $ | 4.52 | |
Total return(iii) | | 14.2 | % | 15.3 | % | (20.2 | )% | 14.9 | % | 15.9 | % | (20.0 | )% |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 2,436 | | $ | 1,041 | | $ | 90 | | $ | 13,461 | | $ | 6,612 | | $ | 80 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | 2.26 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.63 | % | 1.42 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | (0.26 | )% | (0.49 | )% | (0.17 | )% | (0.22 | )% | (0.38 | )% | (0.17 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (0.97 | )% | (1.05 | )% | (1.01 | )% | (0.22 | )% | (0.28 | )% | (0.26 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 29.44 | % | 79.75 | % | 106.34 | % | 29.44 | % | 79.75 | % | 106.34 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Ratios have been annualized; total return and portfolio turnover rate have not been annualized.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger Analyst Fund
| | Class A | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | Year ended 10/31/2008 | | From 3/30/2007 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2007(i) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 8.02 | | $ | 6.57 | | $ | 12.07 | | $ | 10.00 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(ii) | | (0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | 1.57 | | 1.49 | | (4.93 | ) | 2.11 | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.52 | | 1.45 | | (4.99 | ) | 2.07 | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | — | | — | | (0.51 | ) | — | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.54 | | $ | 8.02 | | $ | 6.57 | | $ | 12.07 | |
Total return(iii) | | 19.0 | % | 22.1 | % | (43.0 | )% | 20.7 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 2,236 | | $ | 1,722 | | $ | 1,360 | | $ | 2,675 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | 5.68 | % | 7.62 | % | 3.04 | % | 2.50 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | (4.48 | )% | (6.42 | )% | (1.84 | )% | (1.30 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (0.60 | )% | (0.53 | )% | (0.60 | )% | (0.66 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 73.54 | % | 144.99 | % | 124.91 | % | 67.44 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Ratios have been annualized; total return and portfolio turnover rate have not been annualized.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger Analyst Fund
| | Class C | | Class I | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 7.95 | | $ | 6.56 | | $ | 8.55 | | $ | 8.01 | | $ | 6.56 | | $ | 8.55 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(ii) | | (0.12 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | 1.56 | | 1.48 | | (1.98 | ) | 1.57 | | 1.49 | | (1.99 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | 1.44 | | 1.39 | | (1.99 | ) | 1.52 | | 1.45 | | (1.99 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.39 | | $ | 7.95 | | $ | 6.56 | | $ | 9.53 | | $ | 8.01 | | $ | 6.56 | |
Total return(iii) | | 18.1 | % | 21.2 | % | (23.3 | )% | 19.0 | % | 22.1 | % | (23.3 | )% |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 166 | | $ | 126 | | $ | 77 | | $ | 183 | | $ | 155 | | $ | 77 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | 6.54 | % | 8.49 | % | 6.60 | % | 14.02 | % | 7.75 | % | 5.85 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | (4.59 | )% | (6.54 | )% | (4.65 | )% | (12.82 | )% | (6.55 | )% | (4.65 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.95 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (1.35 | )% | (1.29 | )% | (1.31 | )% | (0.60 | )% | (0.56 | )% | (0.56 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 73.54 | % | 144.99 | % | 124.91 | % | 73.54 | % | 144.99 | % | 124.91 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Ratios have been annualized; total return and portfolio turnover rate have not been annualized.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger International Opportunities Fund
| | Class A | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | Year ended 10/31/2008 | | From 2/28/2007 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2007(i) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 7.72 | | $ | 6.39 | | $ | 13.56 | | $ | 10.00 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(ii) | | 0.02 | | 0.03 | | 0.04 | | 0.05 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | 0.64 | | 1.39 | | (7.09 | ) | 3.51 | |
Total from investment operations | | 0.66 | | 1.42 | | (7.05 | ) | 3.56 | |
Dividends from net investment income | | — | | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | — | | — | | (0.10 | ) | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | (0.05 | ) | — | | — | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 8.38 | | $ | 7.72 | | $ | 6.39 | | $ | 13.56 | |
Total return(iii) | | 8.7 | % | 22.5 | % | (52.4 | )% | 35.6 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 2,023 | | $ | 1,883 | | $ | 1,902 | | $ | 3,633 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | 7.20 | % | 9.14 | % | 4.67 | % | 4.12 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | (5.55 | )% | (7.49 | )% | (3.02 | )% | (2.47 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.65 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.65 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | 0.21 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.64 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 47.02 | % | 63.24 | % | 72.00 | % | 40.19 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Ratios have been annualized; total return and portfolio turnover rate have not been annualized.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger International Opportunities Fund
| | Class C | | Class I | |
| | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | | Year ended 10/31/2010 | | Year ended 10/31/2009 | | From 9/24/2008 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2008(i) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 7.62 | | $ | 6.37 | | $ | 8.87 | | $ | 7.69 | | $ | 6.37 | | $ | 8.87 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(ii) | | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | | 0.04 | | 0.03 | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | 0.63 | | 1.37 | | (2.50 | ) | 0.64 | | 1.40 | | (2.50 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | 0.59 | | 1.35 | | (2.50 | ) | 0.68 | | 1.43 | | (2.50 | ) |
Dividends from net investment income | | — | | (0.04 | ) | — | | — | | (0.04 | ) | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | (0.06 | ) | — | | — | | (0.07 | ) | — | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 8.21 | | $ | 7.62 | | $ | 6.37 | | $ | 8.37 | | $ | 7.69 | | $ | 6.37 | |
Total return(iii) | | 7.7 | % | 21.6 | % | (28.2 | )% | 8.8 | % | 22.9 | % | (28.2 | )% |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 137 | | $ | 104 | | $ | 72 | | $ | 622 | | $ | 500 | | $ | 72 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | 8.07 | % | 9.79 | % | 6.66 | % | 9.32 | % | 7.61 | % | 5.91 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | (5.67 | )% | (7.39 | )% | (4.26 | )% | (7.92 | )% | (6.21 | )% | (4.51 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 2.40 | % | 2.40 | % | 2.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (0.57 | )% | (0.36 | )% | (0.65 | )% | 0.47 | % | 0.37 | % | (0.35 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 47.02 | % | 63.24 | % | 72.00 | % | 47.02 | % | 63.24 | % | 72.00 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Ratios have been annualized; total return and portfolio turnover rate have not been annualized.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
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Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund
| | Class A | |
| | From 11/2/2009 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/2010(i) | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.00 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | |
Net investment loss(ii) | | (v)(0.20 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | (v)0.75 | |
Total from investment operations | | 0.55 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.55 | |
Total return(iii) | | 5.5 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 14,527 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | | (v)3.30 | %(iv) |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets | | (0.78 | )% |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | (v)2.52 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | (v)(2.00 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 438.65 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
(i) Ratios have been annualized; total return and portfolio turnover rate have not been annualized.
(ii) Amount was computed based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(iii) Does not reflect the effect of sales charges, if applicable.
(iv) Includes 0.45% related to dividend expense on short positions and interest expense for the period ended 10/31/2010.
(v) Amounts previously presented have been restated, see Note 2 (k) to the financial statements.
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NOTE 1 — General:
The Alger Funds II (the “Trust”) is a diversified open-end registered investment company organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trust operates as a series company currently issuing an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in five funds—Alger Spectra Fund, Alger Green Fund, Alger Analyst Fund, Alger International Opportunities Fund and Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, each a “Fund”) (formerly Spectra Fund, Spectra Green Fund, Spectra Alchemy Fund and Spectra International Opportunities Fund). The Funds normally invest primarily in equity securities and each has an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation.
Each Fund offers Class A shares, Class C shares, and Class I shares except for Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund which only offers Class A shares. Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge while Class C shares are generally subject to a deferred sales charge. Class I shares are sold to institutional investors without an initial or deferred sales charge. Each class has identical rights to assets and earnings, except that each share class bears the cost of its plan of distribution and transfer agency services.
NOTE 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
(a) Investment Valuation: The Funds value their financial instruments at fair value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. Investments of the Funds are valued on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open, as of the close of the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time).
Equity securities and option contracts for which such information is readily available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the absence of reported sales, securities are valued at a price within the bid and ask price or, in the absence of a recent bid or ask price, the equivalent as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for the securities to be valued.
Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market. Securities with remaining maturities of more than sixty days at the time of acquisition are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranc he specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.
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Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
Securities in which the Funds invest may be traded in foreign markets that close before the close of the NYSE. Developments that occur between the close of the foreign markets and the close of the NYSE may result in adjustments to the closing prices to reflect what the investment adviser, pursuant to policies established by the Board of Trustees, believes to be the fair value of these securities as of the close of the NYSE. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open.
Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) defines fair value as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available in the c ircumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
· Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
· Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
· Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The Funds’ valuation techniques are consistent with the market approach whereby prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets are used to measure fair value. Inputs for Level 1 include exchange listed prices and broker quotes in an active market. Inputs for Level 2 include the last trade price in the case of a halted security, a broker quote in an inactive market, an exchange listed price which has been adjusted for fair value factors, and prices of closely related securities. Additional Level 2 inputs include an evaluated price which is based upon a compilation of observable market information such as spreads for fixed income and preferred securities. Inputs for Level 3 include derived prices from unobservable market information which can include cash flows and other information obtained from a company’s financi al statements, or from market indicators such as benchmarks and indices.
(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include U.S. denominated dollars and short-term securities maturing in sixty days or less. Such short-term securities are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.
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(c) Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on the accrual basis.
(d) Foreign Currency Translations: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from the disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade dates and settlement dates of security transactions, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are included in realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments in the Statement of Operations.
(e) Short Sales: Securities sold short represent an obligation to deliver the securities at a future date. A Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security before the delivery date. When a Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. Dividends paid on securities sold short are disclosed as an expense on the Statements of Operations. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale.
To secure its obligation to deliver to the broker-dealer the securities sold short, the Fund must segregate an amount of cash or liquid securities with its custodian equal to any excess of the current market value of the securities sold short over any cash or liquid securities deposited as collateral with the broker in connection with the short sale (not including the proceeds of the short sale). As a result of that requirement, the Fund will not gain any leverage merely by selling short, except to the extent that it earns interest or other income or gains on the segregated cash or liquid securities while also being subject to gain or loss from the securities sold short.
(f) Option Contracts: When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium redu ces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund as writer of an option bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
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The Funds may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing put and call options tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. The Fund pays a premium which is included in the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss.
(g) Dividends to Shareholders: Dividends and distributions payable to shareholders are recorded by the Funds on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are declared and paid annually after the end of the fiscal year in which earned.
The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules. Therefore, the source of the Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as either from, or in excess of net investment income, net realized gain on investment transactions or return of capital, depending on the type of book/tax differences that may exist. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications result primarily from the difference in tax treatment of net operating losses, passive foreign investment companies, and foreign currency transactions. The reclassifications are done annually at fiscal year end and have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund and are designed to present the Fund’s capital accounts on a tax basis.
(h) Federal Income Taxes: It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code Subchapter M applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Provided the Funds maintain such compliance, no federal income tax provision is required. Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for the purpose of determining such compliance.
Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 740 — Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) requires the Funds to measure and recognize in their financial statements the benefit of a tax position taken (or expected to be taken) on an income tax return if such position will more likely than not be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. No tax years are currently under investigation. The Funds file income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction, as well as the New York State and New York City jurisdictions. Based upon their review of tax positions for the Funds’ open tax years of 2007-2010 in these jurisdictions, the Funds have determined that ASC 740 did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2010.
(i) Allocation Methods: The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each Fund. Expenses directly attributable to each Fund are charged to that Fund’s operations; expenses which are applicable to all Funds are allocated among them based on net assets. Income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and expenses of each Fund are allocated among the Fund’s classes based on relative net assets, with the exception of distribution fees and transfer agency fees.
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(j) Estimates: These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require using estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts therein. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
(k) Immaterial Restatement of Financial Highlights: Subsequent to the issuance of the financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2010, the Funds’ management discovered a clerical error in the presentation of the components of Financial Highlights for the Alger Spectra Fund and the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund. The following table lists the components affected by the error and its impact. All of the amounts listed below have been corrected in the accompanying Financial Highlights.
| | Alger Spectra Fund | | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | |
| | Class A | | Class C | | Class I | | Class A | |
Net investment loss per share was understated by: | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments per share was understated by: | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 0.01 | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets was understated by: | | 0.16 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % |
Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets was understated by: | | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.01 | % | 0.00 | % |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets was understated by: | | 0.16 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.15 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets was understated by: | | 0.16 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.14 | % |
NOTE 3 — Investment Advisory Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Investment Advisory and Administration Fees: Fees incurred by each Fund, pursuant to the provisions of its Investment Advisory Agreement and its Administration Agreement with Fred Alger Management, Inc. (Alger Management), are payable monthly and computed based on the value of the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following rates:
| | Advisory Fee | | Administration Fee | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | 0.90 | % | .0275 | % |
Alger Green Fund | | 0.71 | | .0275 | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | 0.85 | | .0275 | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | 1.00 | | .0275 | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | 1.20 | | .0275 | |
Alger Management has established an expense cap for several share classes, effective through February 28, 2011, whereby it reimburses the share classes if annualized operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, and extraordinary expenses) exceed the rates, based on average daily net assets, listed below:
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| | Class | | Fees Waived / Reimbursed for the Year Ended | |
| | A | | C | | I | | October 31, 2010 | |
Alger Spectra Fund* | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | $ | 12,783 | |
Alger Green Fund | | 1.25 | % | 2.00 | % | 1.25 | % | 93,486 | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | 1.20 | | 1.95 | | 1.20 | | 116,773 | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | 1.65 | | 2.40 | | 1.40 | | 160,556 | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund** | | 2.00 | | N/A | | N/A | | 87,928 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
* From 11/1/09 to 2/28/10, the Fund had an expense cap of 2.25% and 1.25% for Class C and I shares respectively (excluding interest, dividends on short sales, taxes, brokerage and extraordinary expenses).
** From 11/1/09 to 2/28/10, the Fund had an expense cap of 2.25% (excluding interest, dividends on short sales, taxes, brokerage and extraordinary expenses). Effective 3/1/10, the expense cap has been reduced to 2.00%.
(b) Shareholder Administrative Fees: The Trust has entered into a shareholder administrative services agreement with Alger Management, to compensate Alger Management on a per account basis for its liaison and administrative oversight of Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) the transfer agent, and other related services. Effective June 1, 2010 the Funds compensate Alger Management at the annual rate of 0.0165% of their respective average daily net assets for the Class A and C shares and 0.01% of the daily net assets of the Class I shares for these services. From November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010, Alger Spectra Fund, Alger Green Fund, Alger Analyst Fund, Alger International Opportunities and Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund incurred fees of $79,928, $8,610, $232, $365 and $1,374, respectively, for these services provided by Alger Management, which are included in the transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Alger Management makes payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Fees paid by Alger Management to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations, as approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Alger Management charged back to Alger Spectra Fund, Alger Green Fund, Alger Analyst Fund, Alger International Opportunities Fund and Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund $19,895, $3,144, $8, $85 and $0 respectively, for these services, which are included in the transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.
(c) Sales Charges: Purchases and sales of shares of the Funds may be subject to initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges. The contingent deferred sales charges are used by Alger Inc. to offset distribution expenses previously incurred. Sales charges do not represent expenses of the Trust. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges imposed, all of which were retained by Fred Alger & Company, Incorporated the distributor (the “Distributor” or “Alger Inc.”), were as follows:
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| | Initial Sales Charges | | Contingent Deferred Sales Charges | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | $ | 5,072 | | $ | 9,171 | |
Alger Green Fund | | 862 | | 1,281 | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | 712 | | — | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | — | | — | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | 150 | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
(d) Brokerage Commissions: During the year ended October 31, 2010, Alger Spectra Fund, Alger Green Fund, Alger Analyst Fund, Alger International Opportunities Fund and Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund paid Alger Inc., an affiliate of Alger Management, $1,501,729, $18,579, $1,870, $4 and 4,050 respectively, in connection with securities transactions.
(e) Trustees’ Fees: From November 1, 2009 through February 8, 2010 the Fund paid each trustee who is not affiliated with Alger Management or its affiliates $500 for each meeting attended, to a maximum of $2,000 per annum, plus travel expenses incurred for attending the meeting. The chairman of the Board of Trustees received an additional annual fee of $10,000 paid, pro rata, by all funds managed by Alger Management. Additionally, each member of the audit committee received an additional $50 for each audit committee meeting attended, to a maximum of $200 per annum.
Effective February 9, 2010 the Fund pays each trustee who is not affiliated with Alger Management or its affiliates $750 for each meeting attended, to a maximum of $3,000 per annum. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees receives an additional annual fee of $15,000 which is paid, pro rata, by all funds managed by Alger Management. Additionally, each member of the audit committee receives an additional $75 from each Fund for each audit committee meeting attended, to a maximum of $300 per annum.
(f) Distribution/Shareholder Servicing Fees: The Funds have adopted a distribution plan pursuant to which each share class of each Fund pays Alger Inc. a fee at the annual rate listed below of the respective average daily net assets of the share class of the designated Fund to compensate Alger Inc. for its activities and expenses incurred in distributing the share class and shareholder servicing. Fees charged may be more or less than the expenses incurred by Alger Inc.
| | Fee | |
Share Class | | Rate | |
A | | 0.25 | % |
C | | 1.00 | |
I | | 0.25 | |
(g) Interfund Loans: The Funds, along with other funds advised by Alger Management, may borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes. To the extent permitted under its investment restrictions, each fund may lend uninvested cash in an amount up to 15% of its net assets to other funds, and each fund may borrow in an amount up to 10% of its net assets from other funds. If a fund has borrowed from other funds and has aggregate borrowings from all sources that exceed 10% of the fund’s
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total assets, such fund will secure all of its loans from other funds. The interest rate charged on interfund loans is equal to the average of the overnight time deposit rate and bank loan rate available to the funds. There were no interfund loans outstanding during the year ended October 31, 2010.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, Alger Spectra Fund earned interfund loan interest income of $451.
(h) Other Transactions with Affiliates: Certain officers of the Trust are directors and officers of Alger Management and Alger Inc. At October 31, 2010, Alger Management and its affiliates owned the following shares:
| | Share Class | |
| | A | | C | | I | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | 1,197,006 | | 11,390 | | 11,390 | |
Alger Green Fund | | 438,941 | | 17,699 | | 17,699 | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | 200,290 | | 11,696 | | 11,696 | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | 182,126 | | 11,461 | | 11,480 | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | 623,255 | | N/A | | N/A | |
NOTE 4 — Securities Transactions:
The following summarizes the securities transactions by the Trust, other than short-term securities, for the year ended October 31, 2010:
| | PURCHASES | | SALES | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | $ | 1,444,319,247 | | $ | 1,201,350,476 | |
Alger Green Fund | | 24,949,610 | | 12,617,319 | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | 1,504,718 | | 1,482,180 | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | 1,199,606 | | 1,136,336 | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | 31,505,317 | | 21,509,175 | |
| | | | | | | |
Written call and put options activity for the year ended October 31, 2010, was as follows:
| | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | | PREMIUMS RECEIVED | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | | | | |
Call Options outstanding at October 31, 2009 | | — | | $ | — | |
Call Options written | | 110 | | 39,818 | |
Call Options closed | | 100 | | 36,198 | |
Call Options expired | | — | | — | |
Call Options exercised | | — | | — | |
Call Options outstanding at October 31, 2010 | | 10 | | $ | 3,620 | |
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| | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | | PREMIUMS RECEIVED | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | | | | |
Put Options outstanding at October 31, 2009 | | — | | $ | — | |
Put Options written | | 120 | | 53,787 | |
Put Options closed | | 110 | | 49,167 | |
Put Options expired | | — | | — | |
Put Options exercised | | — | | — | |
Put Options outstanding at October 31, 2010 | | 10 | | $ | 4,620 | |
NOTE 5 — Borrowings:
The Funds may borrow from their custodian on an uncommitted basis. Each Fund pays the custodian a market rate of interest, generally based upon the London Inter-Bank Offer Rate. The Funds may also borrow from other funds advised by Alger Management, as discussed in Note 3 (g). For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Funds had the following borrowings:
| | AVERAGE DAILY BORROWING | | WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | $ | 3,445 | | 2.23 | % |
| | | | | | |
The highest amount borrowed during the year ended October 31, 2010, for each Fund was as follows:
| | Highest Borrowing | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | $ | 689,935 | |
| | | | |
NOTE 6 — Share Capital:
(a) The Trust has an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest of $.001 par value which are presently divided into five series. Each series is divided into separate classes. The transactions of shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
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| | FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2010 | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 | |
| | SHARES | | AMOUNT | | SHARES | | AMOUNT | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 25,833,980 | | $ | 271,840,532 | | 11,051,128 | | $ | 93,100,552 | |
Shares redeemed | | (12,853,111 | ) | (131,162,233 | ) | (4,938,361 | ) | (36,464,848 | ) |
Net increase | | 12,980,869 | | $ | 140,678,299 | | 6,112,767 | | $ | 56,635,704 | |
Class C: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 3,907,921 | | $ | 40,781,300 | | 500,468 | | $ | 4,508,798 | |
Shares redeemed | | (178,613 | ) | (1,827,110 | ) | (5,414 | ) | (48,578 | ) |
Net increase | | 3,729,308 | | $ | 38,954,190 | | 495,054 | | $ | 4,460,220 | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 4,414,404 | | $ | 47,157,775 | | 6,852,971 | | $ | 62,988,664 | |
Shares redeemed | | (1,032,258 | ) | (10,681,389 | ) | (28,390 | ) | (258,154 | ) |
Net increase | | 3,382,146 | | $ | 36,476,386 | | 6,824,581 | | $ | 62,730,510 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Alger Green Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 2,505,937 | | $ | 14,445,528 | | 2,483,463 | | $ | 11,221,664 | |
Shares redeemed | | (1,493,275 | ) | (8,541,692 | ) | (2,205,457 | ) | (9,622,077 | ) |
Net increase | | 1,012,662 | | $ | 5,903,836 | | 278,006 | | $ | 1,599,587 | |
Class C: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 251,608 | | $ | 1,418,764 | | 184,581 | | $ | 908,705 | |
Shares redeemed | | (41,521 | ) | (234,519 | ) | (4,112 | ) | (19,518 | ) |
Net increase | | 210,087 | | $ | 1,184,245 | | 180,469 | | $ | 889,187 | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,483,747 | | $ | 8,496,680 | | 1,394,748 | | $ | 6,506,264 | |
Shares redeemed | | (511,099 | ) | (2,849,792 | ) | (149,392 | ) | (704,083 | ) |
Net increase | | 972,648 | | $ | 5,646,888 | | 1,245,356 | | $ | 5,802,181 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 25,949 | | $ | 226,361 | | 17,078 | | $ | 127,140 | |
Shares redeemed | | (6,224 | ) | (57,044 | ) | (9,494 | ) | (72,061 | ) |
Net increase | | 19,725 | | $ | 169,317 | | 7,584 | | $ | 55,079 | |
Class C: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 4,457 | | $ | 38,989 | | 6,363 | | $ | 43,618 | |
Shares redeemed | | (2,617 | ) | (23,510 | ) | (2,210 | ) | (15,010 | ) |
Net increase | | 1,840 | | $ | 15,479 | | 4,153 | | $ | 28,608 | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 5,785 | | $ | 52,944 | | 7,694 | | $ | 59,883 | |
Shares redeemed | | (5,994 | ) | (52,841 | ) | 0 | | (1 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) | | (209 | ) | $ | 103 | | 7,694 | | $ | 59,882 | |
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| | FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2010 | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 | |
| | SHARES | | AMOUNT | | SHARES | | AMOUNT | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 16,876 | | $ | 135,319 | | 40,338 | | $ | 254,379 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | — | | 3,666 | | 22,215 | |
Shares redeemed | | (19,407 | ) | (151,955 | ) | (97,703 | ) | (667,833 | ) |
Net decrease | | (2,531 | ) | $ | (16,636 | ) | (53,699 | ) | $ | (391,239 | ) |
Class C: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 4,642 | | $ | 37,018 | | 2,805 | | $ | 18,598 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | — | | 199 | | 1,196 | |
Shares redeemed | | (1,595 | ) | (12,213 | ) | (660 | ) | (5,126 | ) |
Net increase | | 3,047 | | $ | 24,805 | | 2,344 | | $ | 14,668 | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 22,478 | | $ | 177,834 | | 65,340 | | $ | 478,328 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | — | | 206 | | 1,240 | |
Shares redeemed | | (13,123 | ) | (103,597 | ) | (11,865 | ) | (92,959 | ) |
Net increase | | 9,355 | | $ | 74,237 | | 53,681 | | $ | 386,609 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A: | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,838,021 | | $ | 18,981,601 | | — | | $ | — | |
Shares redeemed | | (461,112 | ) | (4,707,757 | ) | — | | — | |
Net increase | | 1,376,909 | | $ | 14,273,844 | | — | | $ | — | |
During the year ended October 31, 2009, shares sold for the Alger Spectra Fund included a subscription-in-kind of 54,355 Class I shares valued at $57,789,822.
(b) Redemption Fee: The Funds may impose a 2.00% redemption fee on Fund shares redeemed (including shares redeemed by exchange) within 30 days after such shares were acquired. The fees retained by the Funds are included as paid-in capital on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and were as follows:
| | FOR THE YEAR ENDED October 31, 2010 | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | $ | 29,243 | | $ | 1,204 | |
Alger Green Fund | | 1,500 | | 1,250 | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | — | | — | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | 19 | | — | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | 1,364 | | — | |
| | | | | | | |
NOTE 7 — Income Tax Information:
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and the year ended October 31, 2009 was as follows:
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| | FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2010 | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2009 | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | | | | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | — | | — | |
Long-term capital gain | | — | | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | — | |
Total distributions paid | | — | | — | |
| | | | | |
Alger Green Fund | | | | | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | — | | — | |
Long-term capital gain | | — | | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | — | |
Total distributions paid | | — | | — | |
| | | | | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | | | | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | — | | — | |
Long-term capital gain | | — | | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | — | |
Total distributions paid | | — | | — | |
| | | | | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | | | | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | — | | $ | 11,633 | |
Long-term capital gain | | — | | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | 17,535 | |
Total distributions paid | | — | | $ | 29,168 | |
| | | | | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | | | | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | — | | — | |
Long-term capital gain | | — | | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | — | |
Total distributions paid | | — | | — | |
As of October 31, 2010, the components of accumulated gains and losses on a tax basis were as follows:
Alger Spectra Fund | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | — | |
Undistributed long-term gains | | — | |
Net accumulated earnings | | — | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | $ | (32,693,975 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | 26,985,499 | |
Total accumulated losses | | $ | (5,708,476 | ) |
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Alger Green Fund | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | — | |
Undistributed long-term gains | | — | |
Net accumulated earnings | | — | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | (7,264,003 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | 5,749,461 | |
Total accumulated losses | | $ | (1,514,542 | ) |
| | | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | — | |
Undistributed long-term gains | | — | |
Net accumulated earnings | | — | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | (417,303 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | 366,050 | |
Total accumulated losses | | $ | (51,253 | ) |
| | | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | 22,404 | |
Undistributed long-term gains | | — | |
Net accumulated earnings | | 22,404 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | (810,799 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation | | 53,165 | |
Total accumulated losses | | $ | (735,230 | ) |
| | | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | — | |
Undistributed long-term gains | | — | |
Net accumulated earnings | | — | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | — | |
Net unrealized appreciation | | 328,077 | |
Total accumulated gains | | $ | 328,077 | |
At October 31, 2010, the Funds, for federal income tax purposes, had capital loss carryforwards which expire as set forth in the table below. These amounts may be applied against future net realized gains until the earlier of their utilization or expiration.
Expiration Dates | | Alger Spectra Fund | | Alger Green Fund | | Alger Analyst Fund | | Alger International Opportunities Fund | |
2016 | | $ | 31,478,777 | | $ | 2,221,606 | | $ | 26,250 | | $ | 8,476 | |
2017 | | 1,215,198 | | 5,042,397 | | 391,053 | | 802,323 | |
Total | | 32,693,975 | | 7,264,003 | | 417,303 | | 810,799 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiration Dates | | Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | |
Total | | — | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is determined annually and is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash
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sales, the tax treatment of premium/discount on debt securities, the tax treatment of partnerships investments, the realization of unrealized appreciation of Passive Foreign Investment Companies, and return of capital from Real Estate Investment Trust investments.
Permanent differences, primarily from net operating losses and real estate investment trusts and partnership investments sold by the Portfolios, resulted in the following reclassifications among the Portfolio’s components of net assets at October 31, 2010:
Alger Spectra Fund | | | |
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income | | $ | 3,093,667 | |
Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | $ | 50,213,842 | |
Paid-in Capital | | $ | (53,307,509 | ) |
| | | |
Alger Green Fund | | | |
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income | | $ | 115,107 | |
Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | $ | 8,769 | |
Paid-in Capital | | $ | (123,876 | ) |
| | | |
Alger Analyst Fund | | | |
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income | | $ | 15,162 | |
Accumulated Net Realized Gain | | $ | 1,037 | |
Paid-in Capital | | $ | (16,199 | ) |
| | | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | | |
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income | | $ | 7,746 | |
Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | $ | (7,746 | ) |
Paid-in Capital | | — | |
| | | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | | |
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income | | $ | 226,027 | |
Accumulated Net Realized Loss | | $ | (151,583 | ) |
Paid-in Capital | | $ | (74,444 | ) |
NOTE 8 — Fair Value Measurements:
The major categories of securities and their respective fair value inputs are detailed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2010 in valuing the Funds’ investments and securities sold short carried at fair value:
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Alger Spectra Fund | | TOTAL FUND | | LEVEL 1 | | LEVEL 2 | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 94,664,222 | | $ | 94,664,222 | | — | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | 31,835,936 | | 31,835,936 | | — | | — | |
Energy | | 76,560,147 | | 70,344,811 | | 6,215,336 | | — | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | 8,182,562 | | 8,182,562 | | — | | — | |
Financials | | 37,088,402 | | 37,088,402 | | — | | — | |
Health Care | | 70,299,519 | | 70,299,519 | | — | | — | |
Industrials | | 101,080,229 | | 101,080,229 | | — | | — | |
Information Technology | | 235,960,832 | | 235,960,832 | | — | | — | |
Materials | | 31,626,247 | | 31,626,247 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 687,298,096 | | $ | 681,082,760 | | $ | 6,215,336 | | — | |
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 1,781,250 | | — | | $ | 1,781,250 | | — | |
PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Financials | | $ | 5,381,724 | | $ | 5,381,724 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 694,461,070 | | $ | 686,464,484 | | $ | 7,996,586 | | — | |
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 16,367,930 | | $ | 16,367,930 | | — | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | 1,403,878 | | 1,403,878 | | — | | — | |
Energy | | 5,238,972 | | 5,238,972 | | — | | — | |
Financials | | 6,629,862 | | 6,629,862 | | — | | — | |
Health Care | | 4,261,227 | | 4,261,227 | | — | | — | |
Industrials | | 4,420,359 | | 4,420,359 | | — | | — | |
Information Technology | | 15,263,261 | | 15,263,261 | | — | | — | |
Telecommunication Services | | 2,442,744 | | 2,442,744 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | $ | 56,028,233 | | $ | 56,028,233 | | — | | — | |
Alger Green Fund | | TOTAL FUND | | LEVEL 1 | | LEVEL 2 | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 9,003,105 | | $ | 9,003,105 | | — | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | 3,397,276 | | 3,397,276 | | — | | — | |
Energy | | 1,474,633 | | 1,474,633 | | — | | — | |
Financials | | 1,808,354 | | 1,808,354 | | — | | — | |
Health Care | | 4,064,178 | | 4,064,178 | | — | | — | |
Industrials | | 9,696,513 | | 9,696,513 | | — | | — | |
Information Technology | | 17,174,065 | | 17,174,065 | | — | | — | |
Materials | | 2,533,892 | | 2,533,892 | | — | | — | |
Utilities | | 1,143,336 | | 1,143,336 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 50,295,352 | | $ | 50,295,352 | | — | | — | |
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | | |
Industrials | | $ | 124,988 | | — | | $ | 124,988 | | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 50,420,340 | | $ | 50,295,352 | | $ | 124,988 | | — | |
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Alger Analyst Fund | | TOTAL FUND | | LEVEL 1 | | LEVEL 2 | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 411,188 | | $ | 411,188 | | — | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | 88,487 | | 88,487 | | — | | — | |
Energy | | 114,359 | | 114,359 | | — | | — | |
Financials | | 116,161 | | 116,161 | | — | | — | |
Health Care | | 625,317 | | 625,317 | | — | | — | |
Industrials | | 185,026 | | 185,026 | | — | | — | |
Information Technology | | 524,508 | | 524,508 | | — | | — | |
Materials | | 80,029 | | 80,029 | | — | | — | |
Telecommunication Services | | 38,949 | | 38,949 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 2,184,024 | | $ | 2,184,024 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 2,184,024 | | $ | 2,184,024 | | — | | — | |
Alger International Opportunities Fund | | TOTAL FUND | | LEVEL 1 | | LEVEL 2 | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 205,694 | | $ | 205,694 | | — | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | 315,027 | | 315,027 | | — | | — | |
Energy | | 195,237 | | 195,237 | | — | | — | |
Financials | | 306,111 | | 306,111 | | — | | — | |
Health Care | | 561,273 | | 561,273 | | — | | — | |
Industrials | | 229,019 | | 229,019 | | — | | — | |
Information Technology | | 388,352 | | 388,352 | | — | | — | |
Materials | | 169,042 | | 169,042 | | — | | — | |
Telecommunication Services | | 129,131 | | 129,131 | | — | | — | |
Utilities | | 73,850 | | 73,850 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 2,572,736 | | $ | 2,572,736 | | — | | — | |
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK | | | | | | | | | |
Materials | | $ | 18,700 | | — | | $ | 18,700 | | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 2,591,436 | | $ | 2,572,736 | | $ | 18,700 | | — | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | TOTAL FUND | | LEVEL 1 | | LEVEL 2 | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 2,133,234 | | $ | 2,133,234 | | — | | — | |
Energy | | 915,814 | | 915,814 | | — | | — | |
Financials | | 526,410 | | 526,410 | | — | | — | |
Health Care | | 1,094,886 | | 1,094,886 | | — | | — | |
Industrials | | 1,479,417 | | 1,479,417 | | — | | — | |
Information Technology | | 3,395,011 | | 3,395,011 | | — | | — | |
Materials | | 605,426 | | 605,426 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 10,150,198 | | $ | 10,150,198 | | — | | — | |
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care | | $ | 113,001 | | — | | — | | $ | 113,001 | |
MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK | | | | | | | | | |
Energy | | $ | 96,088 | | $ | 96,088 | | — | | — | |
PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Financials | | $ | 140,070 | | $ | 140,070 | | — | | — | |
PURCHASED OPTIONS | | | | | | | | | |
Materials | | $ | 5,850 | | $ | 5,850 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 10,505,207 | | $ | 10,392,206 | | — | | $ | 113,001 | |
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SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 671,194 | | $ | 671,194 | | — | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | $ | 356,645 | | $ | 356,645 | | — | | — | |
Energy | | 409,582 | | 409,582 | | — | | — | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | 209,205 | | 209,205 | | — | | — | |
Financials | | 420,950 | | 420,950 | | — | | — | |
Health Care | | 378,981 | | 378,981 | | — | | — | |
Industrials | | 268,454 | | 268,454 | | — | | — | |
Information Technology | | 1,004,383 | | 1,004,383 | | — | | — | |
Materials | | 138,426 | | 138,426 | | — | | — | |
OPTIONS WRITTEN | | | | | | | | | |
Materials | | $ | 6,270 | | $ | 6,270 | | — | | — | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | $ | 3,864,090 | | $ | 3,864,090 | | — | | — | |
| | FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS USING SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL3) | |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | Trading Securities | |
Opening balance at November 2, 2009 | | $ | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and options | | | |
Purchases, issuances, and settlements | | 113,001 | |
Transfers in and/ or out of level 3 | | | |
Closing balance at October 31, 2010 | | 113,001 | |
The amount of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and options for the period attributable to change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to investments still held at October 31, 2010 | | $ | — | |
NOTE 9 — Derivatives:
Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 — Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.
Forward currency contracts—In connection with portfolio purchases and sales of securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Funds may enter into forward currency contracts. Additionally, each Fund may enter into such contracts to economically hedge certain other foreign currency denominated investments. These contracts are valued at the current cost of covering or offsetting such contracts, and the related realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses are included in the statement of operations. In the event that counterparties fail to settle these currency contracts or the related foreign security trades, a Fund could be exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.
Options—The Funds seek to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments. To meet this investment goal, the Funds invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also buying and selling call and put options on equities and equity indices. The Funds purchase call options to increase their exposure
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to stock market risk and also provide diversification of risk. The Funds purchase put options in order to protect from significant market declines that may occur over a short period of time. The Funds will write covered call and cash secured put options to generate cash flows while reducing the volatility of the Funds’ portfolio. The cash flows may be an important source of the Funds’ return, although written call options may reduce the Funds’ ability to profit from increases in the value of the underlying security or equity portfolio. The value of a call option generally increases as the price of the underlying stock increases and decreases as the stock decreases in price. Conversely, the value of a put option generally increases as the price of the underlying stock decreases and decreases as the stock increases in price. The combination of the diversified sto ck portfolio and the purchase and sale of options is intended to provide the Funds with the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments but with reduced volatility and returns that are augmented with the cash flows from the sale of options. During the year ended October 31, 2010, written equity and index put options were used in accordance with this objective.
The fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2010 are as follows:
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund
| | ASSET DERIVATIVES 2010 | | LIABILITY DERIVATIVES 2010 | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | |
Purchased Put Options | | Investments in securities, at value | | $ | 5,850 | | — | | — | |
Written Put Options | | — | | — | | Written options outstanding, at value | | $ | 2,720 | |
Written Call Options | | — | | — | | Written options outstanding, at value | | $ | 3,550 | |
Total | | | | $ | 5,850 | | | | $ | 6,270 | |
For the year ended October 31, 2010, Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund had option purchases of $178,061 and option sales of $168,806. The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2010 is as follows:
Net realized gain on investments and options |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Options | |
Purchased Put Options | | $ | (13,414 | ) |
Written Put Options | | $ | 983 | |
Total | | $ | (12,431 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options |
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments | | Options | |
Purchased Options | | $ | (1,980 | ) |
Written Options | | $ | 1,970 | |
Total | | $ | (10 | ) |
NOTE 10 — Litigation:
In October 2006, Alger Management, the Distributor and Alger Shareholder Services, Inc. entered into a settlement with the office of the New York State Attorney General, and in January 2007, the Manager and Distributor entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with practices in the mutual fund industry identified as “market timing” and “late trading.” As part of these settlements, without admitting or denying liability, the firms consented to the payment of $30 million to reimburse fund shareholders; a fine of $10 million; and certain other remedial measures including a reduction in management fees of $1 million per year for five years. The $40 million was paid into an SEC Fair Fund for distribution to investors.
On August 31, 2005, the West Virginia Securities Commissioner (the “WVSC”), in an ex parte Summary Order to Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing, concluded that the Manager and the Distributor had violated the West Virginia Uniform Securities Act (the “WVUSA”), and ordered the Manager and the Distributor to cease and desist from further violations of the WVUSA by engaging in the market-timing-related conduct described in the order. The ex parte order provided notice of their right to a hearing with respect to the violations of law asserted by the WVSC. Other firms unaffiliated with the Manager were served with similar orders. The Manager and the Distributor intend to request a hearing for the purpose of seeking to vacate or modify the order.
In addition, in 2003 and 2004 several purported class actions and shareholder derivative suits were filed against various parties in the mutual fund industry, including the Manager, certain mutual funds managed by the Manager (the “Alger Mutual Funds”), and certain current and former Alger Mutual Fund trustees and officers, alleging wrongful conduct related to market-timing and late-trading by mutual fund shareholders. These cases were transferred to the U.S. District Court of Maryland by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for consolidated pre-trial proceedings under the caption number 1:04-MD-15863 (JFM). After a number of the claims in the Alger lawsuits, including all claims against Alger Mutual Funds and their independent trustees, were dismissed by the court, the Alger-related class and derivative suits were settled. A Final Judgment and Order approving the settlement was entere d on October 25, 2010. No appeals from the Final Judgment and Order were filed within the allotted time limit. The settlement was paid by insurance, and had no financial impact on the Alger Mutual Funds.
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NOTE 11 — Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
On January 21, 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-06. The ASU amends ASC 820 to add new requirements for disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. It also clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The application of ASU 2010-06 is required for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009. The implications of ASU 2010-06 is not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements of the Funds.
NOTE 12 — Subsequent Events:
Management of the Fund has evaluated events that have occurred subsequent to October 31, 2010. No such events have been identified which require recognition and disclosure other than the following:
On December 14, 2010, the Board of Trustees approved the liquidation of the Alger International Opportunities Fund effective January 21, 2010.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
The Alger Funds II:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of The Alger Funds II, comprising the Alger Spectra Fund, Alger Green Fund, Alger Analyst Fund, Alger International Opportunities Fund, and Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund (the “Funds”) as of October 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended (for the period November 2, 2009 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010 for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund), changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended (the period November 2, 2009 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010 for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund), the statements of cash flows for the year then ended for Alger Spectra Fund and the period November 2, 2009 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010 for the Alger Dy namic Opportunities Fund, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended (the period November 2, 2009 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010 for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund). These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The Funds’ financial highlights for the respective periods ended October 31, 2008 were audited by other auditors, whose reports dated December 16, 2008, expressed unqualified opinions on such financial highlights.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the acco unting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Alger Funds II as of October 31, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended (for the period then ended for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund), changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended (the period then ended for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund), the cash flows for the year then ended for the Alger Spectra Fund and the period then ended for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended (the period then ended for the Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund) in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
December 27, 2010 (January 25, 2011 as to the effects of the restatement discussed in Note 2 (k))
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THE ALGER FUNDS II
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, if applicable, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, if applicable, and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period starting May 1, 2010 and ending October 31, 2010.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each class of shares in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you would have paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each class of shares in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios for each class of shares and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line under each class of shares in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2010 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2010 | | Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended October 31, 2010(a) | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2010(b) | |
Alger Spectra Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,027.20 | | $ | 8.88 | | 1.74 | % |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.45 | | 8.83 | | 1.74 | |
Class C | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 1,022.89 | | 12.83 | | 2.52 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,012.52 | | 12.77 | | 2.52 | |
Class I | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 1,027.08 | | 8.33 | | 1.63 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.99 | | 8.28 | | 1.63 | |
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Alger Green Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 990.15 | | $ | 6.27 | | 1.25 | % |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,018.91 | | 6.36 | | 1.25 | |
Class C | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 986.71 | | 10.02 | | 2.00 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,015.12 | | 10.17 | | 2.00 | |
Class I | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 990.13 | | 6.27 | | 1.25 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,018.90 | | 6.36 | | 1.25 | |
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Alger Analyst Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 993.75 | | $ | 6.04 | | 1.20 | % |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,019.15 | | 6.12 | | 1.20 | |
Class C | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 990.51 | | 9.79 | | 1.95 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,015.37 | | 9.91 | | 1.95 | |
Class I | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 993.74 | | 6.04 | | 1.20 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,019.15 | | 6.11 | | 1.20 | |
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Alger International Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,030.75 | | $ | 8.45 | | 1.65 | % |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,016.89 | | 8.39 | | 1.65 | |
Class C | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 1,026.25 | | 12.26 | | 2.40 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,013.11 | | 12.18 | | 2.40 | |
Class I | Actual | | 1,000.00 | | 1,030.79 | | 7.17 | | 1.40 | |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,018.14 | | 7.13 | | 1.40 | |
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Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 12.68 | | 2.52 | % |
| Hypothetical(c) | | 1,000.00 | | 1,012.52 | | 12.76 | | 2.52 | |
(a) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of the respective share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
(b) | Annualized. |
(c) | 5% annual return before expenses. |
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Tax Information
In accordance with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for the year ended October 31, 2010, 0% of the Alger International Opportunities Fund’s ordinary dividend qualified for the dividends received deduction for corporations.
Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their tax returns. Since the Fund’s fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2010. Such notification, which will reflect the amount to be used by tax payers on their federal income tax returns, will be made in conjunction with Form 1099 DIV and will be mailed in January 2011. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.
Trustees and Officers of the Fund
Information about the trustees and officers of the Fund is set forth below. In the table the term “Alger Fund Complex” refers to the Fund, The Alger Funds, The Alger Portfolios, Alger Institutional Funds, and Alger China-U.S. Growth, each of which is a registered investment company managed by Fred Alger Management, Inc. (“Alger Management”). Each Trustee serves until an event of termination, such as death or resignation, or until his successor is duly elected; each officer’s term of office is one year. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person named below is 111 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.
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Name, Age, Position with the Fund | | Principal Occupations | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Number of Funds in the Alger Fund Complex which are Overseen by Trustee |
INTERESTED TRUSTEE | | | | | | |
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Hilary M. Alger (49) | | Director of Development, Pennsylvania Ballet since 2004; Associate Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School, University of Virginia 1999-2003. | | 2003 | | 27 |
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NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEE | | | | | | |
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Charles F. Baird, Jr. (57) | | Managing Partner of North Castle Partners, a private equity securities group; Chairman of Leiner Health Products, Enzymatic Therapy and Caleel & Hayden (skincare business); former Chairman of Elizabeth Arden Day Spas, Naked Juice, Equinox (fitness company) and EAS (manufacturer of nutritional products). Formerly Managing Director of AEA Investors, Inc. | | 2000 | | 27 |
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Roger P. Cheever (65) | | Associate Vice President for Principal Gifts, and Senior Associate Dean for Development in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University; Formerly Deputy Director of the Harvard College Fund. | | 2000 | | 27 |
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Lester L. Colbert Jr. (76) | | Private investor since 1988; Formerly Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Xidex Corporation (manufacturer of computer information media). | | 2000 | | 27 |
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Stephen E. O’Neil (78) | | Attorney. Private Investor since 1981. Formerly of Counsel to the law firm of Kohler & Barnes. | | 1993 | | 27 |
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David Rosenberg (48) | | Associate Professor of Law since January 2006 (Assistant Professor 2000-2005), Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York. | | 2007 | | 27 |
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Nathan E. Saint-Amand M.D. (73) | | Medical doctor in private practice; Member of the Board of the Manhattan Institute (non-profit policy research) since 1988; Formerly Co-Chairman, Special Projects Committee, Memorial Sloan Kettering. | | 1993 | | 27 |
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Name, Age, Position with the Fund | | Principal Occupations | | Trustee and/or Officer Since | | Number of Funds in the Alger Fund Complex which are Overseen by Trustee |
OFFICERS | | | | | | |
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Dan C. Chung (48) President | | Chief Investment Officer and Director since 2001, and Chief Executive Officer since 2006, of Alger Management; President since 2003 of Alger Associates, Inc. (“Associates”); President and Director since 2003 of Fred Alger International Advisory S.A. (“International”); President since 2003 and Director since 2003 of Analysts Resources, Inc. (“Resources”); Formerly Trustee of the Trust from 2001 to 2007. | | 2001 | | N/A |
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Michael D. Martins (45) Treasurer | | Senior Vice President of Alger Management; Assistant Treasurer since 2004. | | 2005 | | N/A |
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Hal Liebes (46) Secretary | | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Alger Management; Director since 2006 of International and Resources. | | 2005 | | N/A |
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Lisa A. Moss (45) Assistant Secretary | | Senior Vice President since 2009, and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Alger Management since June 2006. Formerly Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. from 2005-2006. | | 2006 | | N/A |
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Anthony S. Caputo (55) Assistant Treasurer | | Employed by Alger Management since 1986, currently serving as Vice President. | | 2007 | | N/A |
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Sergio M. Pavone (49) Assistant Treasurer | | Employed by Alger Management since 2002, currently serving as Vice President. | | 2007 | | N/A |
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Barry J. Mullen (57) Chief Compliance Officer | | Senior Vice President and Director of Compliance of Alger Management since May 2006. Formerly Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2004-2006. | | 2006 | | N/A |
Ms. Alger is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Fund because of her affiliations with Alger Management. No Trustee is a director of any public company except as indicated under “Principal Occupations”.
The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling (800) 992-3863.
Investment Management Agreement Renewal
At an in-person meeting held on September 14, 2010, the Trustees of The Alger Funds II (the “Trust”), including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Trust and Fred Alger
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Management, Inc. (“Alger Management”). The Independent Trustees were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with such counsel in executive session separate from representatives of Alger Management.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Trustees drew on materials that they had requested and which were provided to them in advance of the meeting by Alger Management and by counsel. The materials covered, among other matters, (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Alger Management under the Agreement, (ii) the investment performance of each of the Trust’s portfolios (each a “Fund”), (iii) the costs to Alger Management of its services and the profits realized by Alger Management and Alger Inc. from their relationship with the Trust, and (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if and as the Funds grow and whether the fee levels in the Agreement reflect these economies of scale. These materials included an analysis of the Funds and Alger Management’s services by FUSE Research Network LLC (“FUSE”), an independent consulting firm having no other relationship with Alger Management, whose specialties include assistance to fund trustees and directors in their review of advisory contracts pursuant to section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. At the meeting, senior FUSE personnel provided a presentation to the Trustees based on the FUSE materials.
In deciding whether to approve renewal of the Agreement, the Trustees considered various factors, including those enumerated above. They also considered other direct and indirect benefits to Alger Management and its affiliates from their relationship with the Trust.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Alger Management pursuant to the Agreement, the Trustees relied on their prior experience as Trustees of the Trust, their familiarity with the personnel and resources of Alger Management and its affiliates, and the materials provided at the meeting. They noted that under the Agreement Alger Management is responsible for managing the investment operations of the Funds. They also noted that administrative, compliance, reporting and accounting services necessary for the conduct of the Trust’s affairs are provided under the separate Administration Agreement with Alger Management. The Trustees reviewed the background and experience of Alger Management’s senior investment management personnel, including the individuals currently responsible for the investment operations of the Funds. They also considered the resources, operational structures and practices of Alger Management in managing each Fund’s portfolio, as well as Alger Management’s overall investment management business. They noted especially Alger Management’s established expertise in managing portfolios of “growth” stocks and that, according to an analysis provided by FUSE, the characteristics of each Fund had been consistent with those of a fund that holds itself out to investors as growth-oriented. The Trustees concluded that Alger Management’s experience, resources and strength in the areas of importance to the Funds are considerable. The Trustees considered the level and depth of Alger Management’s ability to execute portfolio transactions to effect investment decisions, including those through Alger Inc. The Trustees also considered the enhanced control and compliance environment at Alger Manag ement and within the Trust.
Investment Performance of the Funds. Drawing upon information provided at the meeting by Alger Management as well as FUSE and upon reports provided to the
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Trustees by Alger Management throughout the preceding year, the Trustees reviewed each Fund’s returns for the year-to-date (at 6/30/10), second-quarter, and 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods to the extent available (and its year-by-year returns), together with supplemental data through 8/31/10, and compared them with benchmark and peer-group data for the same periods. They noted that Spectra Fund outperformed its benchmark and placed above the median for its peer group in the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods ending 6/30/10 despite falling short of its benchmark and peer median in the year 2010 to date, that Green Fund generally surpassed the median for its peers while usually falling short of its benchmark, that in all recorded periods through 6/30/10 Analyst Fund equaled or surpassed the median for its peers and usually surpassed its benchmark as well, and that International Opportunities Fund general ly performed near or over its benchmark for those periods while falling short of its peer median. They noted that Dynamic Opportunities Fund had been in operation for too short a period for meaningful performance data to be available.
Fund Fees and Expense Ratios; Profitability to Alger Management and its Affiliates. The Trustees considered the profitability of the Investment Advisory Agreement to Alger Management and its affiliates, and the methodology used by Alger Management in determining such profitability. The Trustees reviewed previously-provided data on each Fund’s profitability to Alger Management and its affiliates for the year ended June 30, 2010. In addition, the Trustees reviewed each Fund’s management fee and expense ratio and compared them with a group of comparable funds. In order to assist the Trustees in this comparison, FUSE had provided the Trustees with comparative information with respect to fees paid, and expense ratios incurred, by similar funds. That information indicated that the fee and expense ratio for Spectra Fund were significantly higher than most of the fees and expense ratios in the FUSE reference group, although the Trustees noted that the Fund’s expense ratio (as in the case of the Dynamic Opportunities Fund) included extra expenses incurred in connection with the Fund’s short-selling activities. The expense ratios for the other Funds and their fees were also above the respective medians, except that Green Fund’s fee and expense ratios (except for the Class I expense ratio), Analyst Fund’s expense ratios (except for the Class I ratio) and Dynamic Opportunities’ fee were below the applicable medians. The Trustees determined that this information should be taken into account in weighing the size of the fee against the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Trustees also considered fees paid to Alger Management by other types of clients, specifically mutual funds for which Alger Management was sub-adviser and Alger Management’s institutional clie nts. The Trustees determined that in both cases the fees were of doubtful relevance for purposes of comparison with those of the Funds because of the significant differences in services provided by Alger Management to those types of clients as opposed to the Funds, but that to the extent that meaningful comparison was practicable, the differences in services adequately explained the differences in the fees. After discussing with representatives of Alger Management and FUSE the methodologies used in computing the costs that formed the bases of the profitability calculations, the Trustees turned to the profitability data provided. After analysis and discussion, they concluded that, to the extent that Alger Management’s and its affiliates’ relationships with the Funds had been profitable to either or both of those entities, the profit margin in each case was not unacceptable.
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Economies of Scale. On the basis of their discussions with management and their analysis of information provided at the meeting, the Trustees determined that the nature of the Funds and their operations is such that Alger Management is likely to realize economies of scale in the management of the Funds at some point as each grows in size, but that adoption of breakpoints in one or more advisory fees, while possibly appropriate at a later date, could await further analysis of the sources and potential scale of the economies and the fee structure that would best reflect them. Accordingly, the Trustees requested that Alger Management address this topic with the Trustees at future meetings.
Other Benefits to Alger Management. The Trustees considered whether Alger Management benefits in other ways from its relationship with the Trust. They noted that Alger Management maintains soft-dollar arrangements in connection with the Funds’ brokerage transactions, reports on which are regularly supplied to the Trustees at their quarterly meetings and summaries of which, listing soft-dollar commissions by Fund for the twelve months through June 30, 2010, had been included in the materials supplied prior to the meeting. The Trustees also noted that Alger Inc. provides a substantial portion of the Funds’ equity brokerage and receives shareholder servicing fees from the Funds as well. The Trustees had been provided with information regarding, and had considered, the brokerage and shareholder servicing f ee benefits in connection with their review of the profitability to Alger Management and its affiliates of their relationships with the Funds. As to other benefits received, the Trustees decided that none were so significant as to render Alger Management’s fees excessive.
Conclusions and Determinations. At the conclusion of these discussions, each of the Independent Trustees expressed the opinion that he had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to renewal of the Trust’s Investment Advisory Agreement. Based on its discussions and considerations as described above, the Board made the following conclusions and determinations, as to each Fund:
· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Alger Management are adequate and appropriate.
· The Board determined that the Funds’ overall performance was acceptable.
· The Board concluded that each advisory fee paid to Alger Management was reasonable in light of comparative performance and expense and advisory fee information, costs of the services provided and profits to be realized and benefits derived or to be derived by Alger Management from the relationship with the applicable Fund.
· The Board determined that there were not at this time significant economies of scale to be realized by Alger Management in managing the Funds’ assets but that, to the extent that material economies of scale should be realized in the future, the Board would seek to ensure that they were shared with the applicable Fund.
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The Board considered these conclusions and determinations and, without any one factor being dispositive, determined with respect to each Fund that renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
Privacy Policy
Your Privacy Is Our Priority
At Fred Alger & Company, Incorporated (“Alger Inc.”) we value the confidence you have placed in us. In trusting us with your assets, you provide us with personal and financial data. Alger is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal nonpublic information (“personal information”) entrusted to us by our customers. Your privacy is very important to us, and we are dedicated to safeguarding your personal information as we serve your financial needs.
Our Privacy Policy
We believe you should know about Alger’s Privacy Policy and how we collect and protect your personal information. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes our practices and policy for collecting, sharing and protecting the personal information of our prospective, current and former customers. The Policy is applicable to Alger and its affiliate, Fred Alger Management, Inc., as well as the following funds: The Alger Funds, The Alger Institutional Funds, The Alger Portfolios, Alger China-U.S. Growth Fund and The Alger Funds II. We are proud of our Policy and hope you will take a moment to read about it.
Information We Collect
The type of personal information we collect and use varies depending on the Alger products or services you select.
We collect personal information that enables us to serve your financial needs, develop and offer new products and services, and fulfill legal and regulatory requirements. Depending on the products or services you request, we obtain personal information about you from the following sources:
· Information, such as your name, address and social security number, provided on applications and other forms we receive from you or your representative;
· Information from your communications with Alger employees or from your representative, which may be provided to us by telephone, in writing or through Internet transactions; and
· Information about your transactions, such as the purchase and redemption of fund shares, account balances and parties to the transactions, which we receive from our affiliates or other third parties.
Sharing of Personal Information
We may share your personal information with our affiliates so that they may process and service your transactions.
However, Alger never sells customer lists to any third party. Further, we do not disclose personal information to nonaffiliated third parties, except as required by law or as permitted by law to service your account, such as follows:
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· To third-party service providers that assist us in servicing your accounts (e.g. securities clearinghouses);
· To governmental agencies and law enforcement officials (e.g. valid subpoenas, court orders); and
· To financial institutions that perform marketing services on our behalf or with whom we have joint marketing agreements that provide for the confidentiality of personal information.
Our Security Practices
We protect your personal information by maintaining physical, electronic and procedural safeguards. When you visit Alger’s Internet sites your information is protected by our systems that utilize 128-bit data encryption, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, user names, passwords and other precautions. We have implemented safeguards to ensure that access to customer information is limited to employees, such as customer service representatives, who require such information to carry out their job responsibilities. Our employees are aware of their strict responsibility to respect the confidentiality of your personal information.
Thank you for choosing to invest with Alger. We value your relationship with us and assure you we will abide by our policy to protect your information.
Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies and procedures the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and the proxy voting record is available, without charge, by calling (800) 992-3863 or online on the Funds’ website at http://www.alger.com or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Fund Holdings
The Funds’ most recent month end portfolio holdings are available approximately sixty days after month end on the Funds’ website at www.alger.com. The Funds also file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available online on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. A copy of the most recent quarterly holdings may also be obtained from the Funds by calling (800) 992-3863.
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THE ALGER FUNDS II
111 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(800) 992-3863
www.alger.com
Investment Manager
Fred Alger Management, Inc.
111 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Distributor
Fred Alger & Company, Incorporated
111 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 8480
Boston, MA 02266
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The Alger Funds II. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless accompanied by an effective Prospectus for the Trust, which contains information concerning the Trust’s investment policies, fees and expenses as well as other pertinent information.
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AFIIAR
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a) (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.906CERT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
The Alger Funds II | |
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By: | /s/Dan C. Chung | |
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| Dan C. Chung | |
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Date: January 25, 2011 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this amended report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Dan C. Chung | |
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| Dan C. Chung | |
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| President | |
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Date: January 25, 2011 | |
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By: | /s/Michael D. Martins | |
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| Michael D. Martins | |
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| Treasurer | |
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Date: January 25, 2011 | |