Our History
Three Leaders.​
One Vision.

​Founded in 1964, Alger is recognized as a pioneer of growth-style investment management.​​

​Alger announced the launch of two high-conviction portfolios. Both strategies are available as ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Portfolio Manager Ankur Crawford was named a “See It, Be It, Role Model” by InvestmentNews as part of their Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards! These awards honor individuals in the finance industry who have worked to create a more diverse industry. The “See it, Be it Role Models” are individuals in the business who exemplify success and can inspire others from diverse backgrounds to embrace the profession.​​​​

​The firm made its return to the Wall Street area.

​The Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF and Alger 35 ETF both enable investors access to our investing prowess in a new way that may suit them.

​After conducting a comprehensive assessment of its carbon footprint and developing a holistic understanding of the firm's impact on carbon output, Alger achieved carbon neutral status, confirming our long-term commitment to conservation and climate action.​​

​ Alger announced the expansion of its suite of focused portfolios with the launch of the Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund.

​ Alger expands its growth equity expertise with the acquisition of Boston-based Weatherbie Capital, LLC. Weatherbie invests in U.S. small and mid cap companies poised for growth.

​Alger is a signatory to the PRI. We are committed to the six Principles for Responsible Investment and integrate these values into our investment and decision-making processes.

​ ​Alger dedicated its office to the memory of Alger employees lost on 9/11. Mayor Michael B​loomberg attended the dedication ceremony.

​ ​Alger launched its first focused portfolio, which was built with our analysts' best and highest conviction ideas.

​ ​Dan Chung featured in Barron's article "This Bull Isn't Done."

​ ​The fund provides alternative investment opportunities in the form of a mutual fund.

The Alger Dynamic Return Strategy, the firm’s first long/short strategy, launches​​.​

​ The Alger Candlelight Giving Committee is an employee-supported program with the mission of giving back to the community and those less fortunate. Our employees proudly support numerous charities and non-profit organizations through donations and active volunteering.​​

​ ​Dan Chung received the Corazon de Oro Award from Fabretto Children's Foundation.

​ ​Dan Chung on CNBC: A Firm Reborn.

​ ​Dan Chung named Chief Executive Officer.

​ Alger featured in Investor's Business Daily "Alger Rallies After 9/11 Attack."

​ Dan Chung featured in Barron's "Super Talents: Lifting the Masks off Some Unsung Heroes."

​ Dan Chung featured in book "Investing with Young Guns."

​ ​Dan Chung named Chief Investment Officer.​

​ In an unprecedented attack on 9/11/2001, Alger lost 35 employees working at its World Trade Center headquarters. In the weeks and months following the tragedy, Fred Alger and other alumni returned to help rebuild the firm in honor of those lost.

​​Fred Alger appeared on CNBC and discussed David Alger and other employees lost on 9/11 as well as the rebuilding of the firm.

​ ​David Alger and eBay CEO Meg Whitman discussed the online auction company on CNBC.

​ ​"On Top Of the World" focused on David Alger.

​ ​Fred Alger named to Barron's "All Century Team."

​ ​​David Alger listed in USA Today's "Fund Managers of the Decade."

​ ​Barron's interview with David Alger: "Still Raging."

​ As a result of rapid expansion and a need for ​large office ​accommodations, the firm moved to New York's World Trade Center. Assets under management exceed $10 billion.

​ ​Fortune Magazine Retirement Guide: "If It Moves, Get on It." David Alger discusses the Spectra Fund.

​​David Alger featured in Worth magazine article "The Top Five Most Aggressive Fund Managers."

​ ​"David Alger accounts for four of the ten best-performing funds this year. No other fund family or manager comes close."​

​ David adopted his brother's ideas and built them into his own principles.

​ Early promotional film of Fred Alger at the firm's headquarters at 26 Broadway in downtown Manhattan. Fred introduces several of his employees including Alger's first full-time employee, Bill Scheerer, as well as David Alger. The firm had fewer than ten employees at the time.

​Fred discusses his role as a portfolio manager:​​ “I think I have an ability to assemble diverse bits of information in a different, possibly creative way to see value where others haven't seen it.”

​ ​Fred Alger featured on the cover of Institutional Investor.

​ ​One employee.