COMMON STOCKS—98.4% | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
ARGENTINA—1.8% | | | | | | |
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—1.8% | | | | | | |
MercadoLibre, Inc.* | | | 460 | | | $ | 721,602 | |
(Cost $740,639) | | | | | | | | |
BRAZIL—10.3% | | | | | | | | |
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Vinci Partners Investments Ltd., Cl. A* | | | 48,170 | | | | 624,765 | |
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
StoneCo Ltd., Cl. A*
| | | 11,400 | | | | 670,776 | |
EDUCATION SERVICES—1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Afya Ltd., Cl. A* | | | 29,900 | | | | 687,700 | |
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Diagnosticos da America SA | | | 72,500 | | | | 771,032 | |
HEAVY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aeris Industria E Comercio de Equipamentos Para Geracao de Energia SA* | | | 331,000 | | | | 555,982 | |
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Boa Vista Servicos SA | | | 324,000 | | | | 720,864 | |
TOTAL BRAZIL | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,249,853) | | | | | | | 4,031,119 | |
CANADA—1.6% | | | | | | | | |
GOLD—1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Endeavour Mining PLC | | | 25,500 | | | | 607,201 | |
(Cost $640,504) | | | | | | | | |
CHINA—23.8% | | | | | | | | |
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Li Ning Co., Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 285,161 | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Glodon Co., Ltd., Cl. A | | | 68,000 | | | | 664,723 | |
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—6.2% | | | | | | | | |
BYD Co., Ltd., Cl. H | | | 37,000 | | | | 1,143,635 | |
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | | | 382,000 | | | | 1,281,401 | |
| | | | | | | 2,425,036 | |
FOOTWEAR—1.3% | | | | | | | | |
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | | | 522,523 | |
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 18,507 | | | | 1,116,145 | |
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—4.0% | | | | | | | | |
JD.com, Inc.#,* | | | 16,000 | | | | 1,134,080 | |
Trip.com Group Ltd.#,* | | | 17,400 | | | | 451,182 | |
| | | | | | | 1,585,262 | |
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—1.1% | | | | | | | | |
China Feihe Ltd. | | | 218,000 | | | | 419,115 | |
PERSONAL PRODUCTS—0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Yatsen Holding Ltd.#,* | | | 30,502 | | | | 205,584 | |
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COMMON STOCKS—98.4% (CONT.) | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
CHINA—23.8% (CONT.) | | | | | | |
REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES—2.2% | | | | | | |
KWG Living Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 910,000 | | | $ | 870,429 | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—3.2% | | | | | | | | |
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Cl. A | | | 93,865 | | | | 1,252,967 | |
TOTAL CHINA | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $9,215,788) | | | | | | | 9,346,945 | |
GREECE—1.5% | | | | | | | | |
SPECIALTY STORES—1.5% | | | | | | | | |
JUMBO SA | | | 38,000 | | | | 603,678 | |
(Cost $730,268) | | | | | | | | |
HONG KONG—3.3% | | | | | | | | |
ADVERTISING—1.6% | | | | | | | | |
iClick Interactive Asia Group Ltd.#,* | | | 109,800 | | | | 621,468 | |
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | | | 10,476 | | | | 669,531 | |
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,556,433) | | | | | | | 1,290,999 | |
HUNGARY—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
AIRLINES—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Wizz Air Holdings PLC* | | | 14,686 | | | | 1,009,329 | |
(Cost $889,698) | | | | | | | | |
INDIA—14.0% | | | | | | | | |
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Titan Co., Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 462,085 | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Route Mobile Ltd. | | | 26,000 | | | | 723,054 | |
CONSUMER FINANCE—4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Manappuram Finance Ltd. | | | 447,000 | | | | 1,249,366 | |
Paisalo Digital Ltd. | | | 41,000 | | | | 363,054 | |
| | | | | | | 1,612,420 | |
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Polycab India Ltd. | | | 17,000 | | | | 422,721 | |
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. | | | 17,000 | | | | 650,886 | |
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES—1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.* | | | 19,000 | | | | 763,789 | |
RESTAURANTS—1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Barbeque Nation Hospitality Ltd.* | | | 43,000 | | | | 508,873 | |
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. | | | 100,000 | | | | 371,158 | |
TOTAL INDIA | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,399,482) | | | | | | | 5,514,986 | |
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COMMON STOCKS—98.4% (CONT.) | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
INDONESIA—1.0% | | | | | | |
REGIONAL BANKS—1.0% | | | | | | |
Bank BTPN Syariah Tbk PT | | | 2,408,570 | | | $ | 394,829 | |
(Cost $510,743) | | | | | | | | |
RUSSIA—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
APPAREL RETAIL—1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Detsky Mir PJSC | | | 341,940 | | | | 655,914 | |
(Cost $705,092) | | | | | | | | |
SINGAPORE—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Sea Ltd.#,* | | | 3,680 | | | | 1,016,269 | |
(Cost $1,023,583) | | | | | | | | |
SOUTH AFRICA—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
APPAREL RETAIL—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Mr Price Group Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 401,482 | |
(Cost $326,161) | | | | | | | | |
SOUTH KOREA—16.4% | | | | | | | | |
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Ray Co., Ltd.* | | | 34,200 | | | | 926,948 | |
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Kakao Corp. | | | 8,100 | | | | 1,034,682 | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
LEENO Industrial, Inc. | | | 6,639 | | | | 1,031,133 | |
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Chunbo Co., Ltd. | | | 6,623 | | | | 1,299,503 | |
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 31,713 | | | | 2,162,471 | |
TOTAL SOUTH KOREA | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,382,304) | | | | | | | 6,454,737 | |
TAIWAN—12.8% | | | | | | | | |
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Chroma ATE, Inc. | | | 130,000 | | | | 916,649 | |
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—3.0% | | | | | | | | |
momo.com, Inc. | | | 20,800 | | | | 1,162,543 | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—7.5% | | | | | | | | |
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | | | 62,000 | | | | 1,310,321 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 78,000 | | | | 1,631,737 | |
| | | | | | | 2,942,058 | |
TOTAL TAIWAN | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $3,397,148) | | | | | | | 5,021,250 | |
UNITED STATES—2.0% | | | | | | | | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—2.0% | | | | | | | | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,400 | | | | 783,720 | |
(Cost $407,461) | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS—98.4% (CONT.) | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
VIETNAM—2.0% | | | | | | |
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT—2.0% Vinhomes JSC* | | | 167,000 | | | $ | 788,320 | |
(Cost $735,655) | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $33,910,812) | | | | | | | 38,642,380 | |
Total Investments (Cost $33,910,812) | | | 98.4 | % | | $ | 38,642,380 | |
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $33,910,812) | | | | | | | 38,642,380 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | | | 1.6 | % | | | 644,137 | |
NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 39,286,517 | |
# American Depositary Receipts.
* Non-income producing security.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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COMMON STOCKS—95.8% | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—1.5% | | | | | | |
Levi Strauss & Co., Cl. A | | | 18,358 | | | $ | 505,212 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 2,388 | | | | 955,606 | |
| | | | | | | 1,460,818 | |
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—10.7% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.* | | | 6,785 | | | | 4,217,760 | |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 4,433 | | | | 1,423,569 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 1,417 | | | | 750,968 | |
Paycom Software, Inc.* | | | 947 | | | | 378,800 | |
salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 12,073 | | | | 2,920,821 | |
Workday, Inc., Cl. A* | | | 1,906 | | | | 446,766 | |
| | | | | | | 10,138,684 | |
AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC* | | | 5,666 | | | | 945,372 | |
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Tesla, Inc.* | | | 967 | | | | 664,522 | |
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 2,680 | | | | 540,234 | |
BUILDING PRODUCTS—0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Allegion PLC | | | 3,668 | | | | 501,049 | |
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 9,310 | | | | 515,495 | |
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—7.5% | | | | | | | | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | | | 10,184 | | | | 2,805,998 | |
Visa, Inc., Cl. A | | | 17,582 | | | | 4,332,029 | |
| | | | | | | 7,138,027 | |
DISTRIBUTORS—0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Pool Corp. | | | 1,157 | | | | 552,838 | |
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.4% | | | | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2,658 | | | | 403,431 | |
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—0.5% | | | | | | | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 5,908 | | | | 460,233 | |
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 1,599 | | | | 491,565 | |
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cognex Corp. | | | 5,696 | | | | 514,975 | |
Trimble, Inc.* | | | 9,100 | | | | 778,050 | |
| | | | | | | 1,293,025 | |
ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING SERVICES—1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Flex Ltd.* | | | 51,570 | | | | 926,713 | |
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | | 3,729 | | | | 497,896 | |
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—2.1% | | | | | | | | |
CME Group, Inc., Cl. A | | | 2,074 | | | | 439,957 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 3,601 | | | | 1,543,821 | |
| | | | | | | 1,983,778 | |
FOOD DISTRIBUTORS—0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 7,189 | | | | 533,424 | |
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COMMON STOCKS—95.8% (CONT.) | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
FOOTWEAR—1.4% NIKE, Inc., Cl. B | | | 8,142 | | | $ | 1,363,866 | |
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—2.0% Danaher Corp. | | | 3,428 | | | | 1,019,796 | |
Dexcom, Inc.* | | | 675 | | | | 347,969 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | | | 4,755 | | | | 533,844 | |
| | | | | | | 1,901,609 | |
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—1.4% Cigna Corp. | | | 4,158 | | | | 954,220 | |
Guardant Health, Inc.* | | | 3,065 | | | | 336,537 | |
| | | | | | | 1,290,757 | |
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—0.8% Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 1,128 | | | | 784,862 | |
HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—2.4% The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 6,953 | | | | 2,281,905 | |
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—1.1% The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 7,270 | | | | 1,034,012 | |
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—1.0% Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 4,177 | | | | 976,541 | |
INDUSTRIAL GASES—1.1% Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 3,624 | | | | 1,054,693 | |
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—0.8% Xylem, Inc. | | | 5,737 | | | | 722,002 | |
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—0.6% Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 3,981 | | | | 573,105 | |
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—9.0% Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A* | | | 1,102 | | | | 2,969,372 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C* | | | 927 | | | | 2,506,997 | |
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A* | | | 8,550 | | | | 3,046,365 | |
| | | | | | | 8,522,734 | |
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—6.8% Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 1,797 | | | | 5,979,679 | |
Etsy, Inc.* | | | 2,715 | | | | 498,230 | |
| | | | | | | 6,477,909 | |
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—0.2% Shopify, Inc., Cl. A* | | | 154 | | | | 230,989 | |
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.6% Morgan Stanley | | | 15,491 | | | | 1,486,826 | |
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—0.9% Accenture PLC, Cl. A | | | 2,605 | | | | 827,556 | |
LEISURE FACILITIES—0.5% Vail Resorts, Inc.* | | | 1,567 | | | | 478,248 | |
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.7% Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,610 | | | | 706,390 | |
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—0.9% Humana, Inc. | | | 1,990 | | | | 847,461 | |
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—0.8% Ball Corp. | | | 9,682 | | | | 783,080 | |
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COMMON STOCKS—95.8% (CONT.) | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—0.9% Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 4,766 | | | $ | 375,990 | |
The Walt Disney Co.* | | | 2,512 | | | | 442,162 | |
| | | | | | | 818,152 | |
PHARMACEUTICALS—2.8% Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 11,377 | | | | 772,157 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 10,929 | | | | 840,112 | |
Zoetis, Inc., Cl. A | | | 4,902 | | | | 993,636 | |
| | | | | | | 2,605,905 | |
RAILROADS—0.6% Union Pacific Corp. | | | 2,735 | | | | 598,309 | |
RESTAURANTS—1.0% Starbucks Corp. | | | 7,708 | | | | 935,983 | |
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—4.6% ASML Holding NV | | | 1,580 | | | | 1,211,449 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 4,234 | | | | 2,698,794 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,876 | | | | 486,785 | |
| | | | | | | 4,397,028 | |
SEMICONDUCTORS—5.0% NVIDIA Corp. | | | 14,076 | | | | 2,744,679 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.# | | | 11,145 | | | | 1,299,953 | |
Universal Display Corp. | | | 2,864 | | | | 671,579 | |
| | | | | | | 4,716,211 | |
SOFT DRINKS—1.1% PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 6,849 | | | | 1,074,951 | |
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—9.9% Microsoft Corp. | | | 33,051 | | | | 9,416,560 | |
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—5.3% Apple, Inc. | | | 34,222 | | | | 4,991,621 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $32,120,443) | | | | | | | 90,946,369 | |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—2.8% | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
INDUSTRIAL—1.0% Prologis, Inc. | | | 7,288 | | | | 933,155 | |
SPECIALIZED—1.8% Equinix, Inc. | | | 1,564 | | | | 1,283,121 | |
SBA Communications Corp., Cl. A | | | 1,356 | | | | 462,383 | |
| | | | | | | 1,745,504 | |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (Cost $1,467,994) | | | | | | | 2,678,659 | |
Total Investments (Cost $33,588,437) | | | 98.6 | % | | $ | 93,625,028 | |
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $33,588,437) | | | | | | | 93,625,028 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | | | 1.4 | % | | | 1,319,945 | |
NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 94,944,973 | |
# American Depositary Receipts.
* Non-income producing security.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
THE ALGER FUNDS II
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — General:
The Alger Funds II (the “Trust”) is an open-end registered investment company organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trust qualifies as an investment company as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946-Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Trust operates as a series company currently offering an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in four series—Alger Spectra Fund, Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund, Alger Emerging Markets Fund and Alger Responsible Investing Fund (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, each a “Fund”). The Funds normally invest primarily in equity securities and each has an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation.
Each Fund offers one or more of the following share classes: Class A shares, Class C shares, Class I shares, Class Y shares and Class Z 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 C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on the fifth business day of the month following the eighth anniversary of the purchase date of a shareholder’s Class C shares, without the imposition of any sales load, fee or other charge. Class C shares held at certain dealers may not convert to Class A shares or may be converted on a different schedule. At conversion, a proportionate amount of shares representing reinvested dividends and distributions will also be converted into Class A shares. Effective August 27, 2019, Class C shares were closed to direct shareholders and are only available for purchase through certain financial intermediaries and group retirement plan recordkeeping platforms, Class I shares and Class Y shares are sold to institutional investors without an initial or deferred sales charge and Class Z shares are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $500,000. Each class has identical rights to assets and earnings, except that each share class bears the pro rata allocation of a Fund’s expenses other than a class expense (not including advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the Fund’s assets).
NOTE 2 — 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 Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Investments held by 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).
Investments in money market funds and short-term securities held by the Funds having a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.
Equity securities, including traded rights, warrants and option contracts for which valuation information is readily available, are valued at the last quoted sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded as reported by an independent pricing service. In the absence of quoted sales, such securities are valued at the bid price or, in the absence of a recent bid price, the equivalent as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for the securities to be valued.
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Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market. Debt securities with remaining maturities of more than sixty days at the time of acquisition are valued on the basis of the 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 tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.
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 and described further herein.
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 foreign prices to reflect what the Trust’s investment adviser, pursuant to policies established by the Board, 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 Funds are open.
FASB 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 circumstances. 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) |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
The Funds’ valuation techniques are generally consistent with either the market or the income approach to fair value. The market approach considers prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets to measure fair value. The income approach converts future amounts to a current, or discounted, single amount. These fair value measurements are determined on the basis of the value indicated by current market expectations about such future events. 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, 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, but are not limited to, revenue multiples, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples, discount rates, time to exit and the probabilities of success of certain outcomes. Such unobservable market information may be obtained from a company’s financial statements and from industry studies, market data, and market indicators such as benchmarks and indexes. Because of the inherent uncertainty and often limited markets for restricted securities, the valuations assigned to such securities by the Funds may significantly differ from the valuations that would have been assigned by the Funds had there been an active market for such securities.
Valuation processes are determined by a Valuation Committee (“Committee”) authorized by the Board and comprised of representatives of the Trust’s investment adviser and officers of the Trust. The Committee reports its fair valuation determinations and related valuation information to the Board. The Board is responsible for approving the valuation policy and procedures.
While the Committee meets on an as-needed basis, the Committee generally meets quarterly to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures for making fair value determinations. The Committee considers, among other things, the results of quarterly back testing of the fair value model for foreign securities, pricing comparisons between primary and secondary price sources, the outcome of price challenges put to the Funds’ pricing vendor, and variances between transactional prices and the previous day’s price.
(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include U.S. dollars, foreign cash and overnight time deposits.
NOTE 3 — Fair Value Measurements
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2021 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value on a recurring basis. Based upon the nature, characteristics, and risks associated with their investments, the Funds have determined that presenting them by security type and sector is appropriate.
THE ALGER FUNDS II
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
Alger Spectra Fund | | TOTAL | | | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | $ | 1,074,892,581 | | | $ | 1,074,892,581 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 1,541,852,013 | | | | 1,471,216,601 | | | | 63,497,449 | | | | 7,137,963 | |
Energy | | | 41,942,494 | | | | 41,942,494 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 373,749,557 | | | | 373,749,557 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Healthcare | | | 1,217,165,216 | | | | 1,217,165,216 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Industrials | | | 877,868,364 | | | | 877,868,364 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Information Technology | | | 3,883,772,444 | | | | 3,883,772,444 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Real Estate | | | 22,203,624 | | | | 22,203,624 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 9,033,446,293 | | | $ | 8,962,810,881 | | | $ | 63,497,449 | | | $ | 7,137,963 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare | | | 436,802 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 436,802 | |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate | | | 65,512,815 | | | | 65,512,815 | | | | — | | | | — | |
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Information Technology | | | 18,700,308 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,700,308 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 9,118,096,218 | | | $ | 9,028,323,696 | | | $ | 63,497,449 | | | $ | 26,275,073 | |
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | $ | 76,352,467 | | | $ | 76,352,467 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 49,410,021 | | | | 49,410,021 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | | 128,778,661 | | | | 128,778,661 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 30,677,168 | | | | 30,677,168 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Healthcare | | | 8,410,906 | | | | 8,410,906 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Industrials | | | 101,128,518 | | | | 101,128,518 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Information Technology | | | 114,601,033 | | | | 114,601,033 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Market Indices | | | 128,472,694 | | | | 128,472,694 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Materials | | | 3,479,533 | | | | 3,479,533 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 641,311,001 | | | $ | 641,311,001 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate | | | 18,458,720 | | | | 18,458,720 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | $ | 659,769,721 | | | $ | 659,769,721 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | TOTAL | | | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | $ | 44,177,607 | | | $ | 44,177,607 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 141,411,235 | | | | 134,400,852 | | | | 7,010,383 | | | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3,904,091 | | | | 3,904,091 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Energy | | | 16,277,321 | | | | 16,277,321 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 89,001,940 | | | | 89,001,940 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Healthcare | | | 182,928,863 | | | | 182,928,863 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Industrials | | | 86,115,145 | | | | 86,115,145 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Information Technology | | | 194,048,563 | | | | 194,048,563 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Materials | | | 7,518,605 | | | | 7,518,605 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Real Estate | | | 19,755,647 | | | | 19,755,647 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 785,139,017 | | | $ | 778,128,634 | | | $ | 7,010,383 | | | $ | — | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
Alger Dynamic Opportunities Fund | | TOTAL | | | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare | | $ | 6,213 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,213 | |
RIGHTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Healthcare | | | 97,103 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 97,103 | |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate | | | 10,601,285 | | | | 10,601,285 | | | | — | | | | — | |
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Information Technology | | | 2,313,036 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,313,036 | |
PURCHASED OPTIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financials | | | 11,775 | | | | — | | | | 11,775 | | | | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 798,168,429 | | | $ | 788,729,919 | | | $ | 7,022,158 | | | $ | 2,416,352 | |
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swaps – Contracts for difference | | | 1,960 | | | | — | | | | 1,960 | | | | — | |
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | | 9,496,631 | | | | 9,496,631 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 22,796,487 | | | | 22,725,661 | | | | 70,826 | | | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | | 6,786,408 | | | | 6,786,408 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Energy | | | 1,360,886 | | | | 1,360,886 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 19,349,590 | | | | 19,349,590 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Healthcare | | | 9,162,297 | | | | 9,162,297 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Industrials | | | 14,627,731 | | | | 14,627,731 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Information Technology | | | 39,223,502 | | | | 37,991,929 | | | | 1,231,573 | | | | — | |
Market Indices | | | 149,653,814 | | | | 149,653,814 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Materials | | | 7,104,476 | | | | 7,104,476 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Real Estate | | | 5,066,943 | | | | 5,066,943 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 284,628,765 | | | $ | 283,326,366 | | | $ | 1,302,399 | | | $ | — | |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate | | | 31,614,080 | | | | 31,614,080 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT | | $ | 316,242,845 | | | $ | 314,940,446 | | | $ | 1,302,399 | | | $ | — | |
Alger Emerging Markets Fund | | TOTAL | | | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | $ | 3,788,564 | | | $ | 1,637,737 | | | $ | 2,150,827 | | | $ | — | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10,785,648 | | | | 3,503,437 | | | | 7,282,211 | | | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | | 624,699 | | | | 205,584 | | | | 419,115 | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 3,672,703 | | | | 624,765 | | | | 3,047,938 | | | | — | |
Healthcare | | | 2,348,866 | | | | 771,032 | | | | 1,577,834 | | | | — | |
Industrials | | | 2,708,896 | | | | 1,276,846 | | | | 1,432,050 | | | | — | |
Information Technology | | | 11,147,551 | | | | 1,454,496 | | | | 9,693,055 | | | | — | |
Materials | | | 1,906,704 | | | | 607,201 | | | | 1,299,503 | | | | — | |
Real Estate | | | 1,658,749 | | | | — | | | | 1,658,749 | | | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 38,642,380 | | | $ | 10,081,098 | | | $ | 28,561,282 | | | $ | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 38,642,380 | | | $ | 10,081,098 | | | $ | 28,561,282 | | | $ | — | |
THE ALGER FUNDS II
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
Alger Responsible Investing Fund | | TOTAL | | | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | $ | 9,913,991 | | | $ | 9,913,991 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 15,161,461 | | | | 15,161,461 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2,642,387 | | | | 2,642,387 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 3,874,035 | | | | 3,874,035 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Healthcare | | | 8,677,218 | | | | 8,677,218 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Industrials | | | 3,787,362 | | | | 3,787,362 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Information Technology | | | 44,591,909 | | | | 44,591,909 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Materials | | | 1,837,773 | | | | 1,837,773 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Utilities | | | 460,233 | | | | 460,233 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | $ | 90,946,369 | | | $ | 90,946,369 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate | | | 2,678,659 | | | | 2,678,659 | | | | — | | | | — | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | | $ | 93,625,028 | | | $ | 93,625,028 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| | FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS USING SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | |
Alger Spectra Fund
| | Common Stocks | |
Opening balance at November 1, 2020 | | $ | 13,384,440 | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | |
Total gains or losses | | | | |
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | — | |
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (6,246,477 | ) |
Purchases and sales | | | | |
Purchases | | | — | |
Sales | | | — | |
Closing balance at July 31, 2021 | | | 7,137,963 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2021 | | $ | (6,246,477 | ) |