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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-07986

 

The Alger Institutional Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

111 Fifth Avenue New York, New York

 

10003

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Mr. Hal Liebes

Fred Alger Management, Inc.

111 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10003

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-806-8800

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

April 30, 2010

 

 



 

ITEM 1.  REPORT(S) TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 



 

 

The Alger Institutional Funds

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

April 30, 2010

 

(Unaudited)

 

 



 

Table of Contents

 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

 

Letter to Our Shareholders

1

 

 

Fund Highlights

10

 

 

Portfolio Summary

14

 

 

Schedules of Investments

15

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

38

 

 

Statements of Operations

40

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

42

 

 

Financial Highlights

44

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

52

 

 

Additional Information

65

 

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Dear Shareholders,

June 3, 2010

 

Lewis Carroll chose the title “Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There,” for his sequel to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”  I will confess that I had to look that up, uncertain of the exact title of the sequel from which the current hit movie is based, only to find that today’s movie storyline is drawn from both books, to the disapproval, I might add, of at least one friend, a frequent critic of contemporary adaptations of classic literature. For our purpose, the title “Through the Looking Glass” serves as a useful reminder to us as investors to both think, as Alice did, about what the world is like on the other side of a mirror’s reflection and to look in the mirror itself.  In this letter, we look in the mirror of our own past letters and commentaries as well as continue to step through to the other side and offer a viewpoint on what we think lies “on the other side.”

 

In our Semi-Annual letter of April 2009, we maintained that March market lows were a turning point for the S&P 500.  At the same time, we noted that economic growth and improvements in investor sentiment would improve, although neither would do so in a straight line, which would drive market volatility. Our expectations of a market turnaround proved correct, with the S&P 500 returning 49.77% during the 12-month period ended March 31, 2010.  While market volatility as measured by the VIX during that timeframe declined, it’s been a strange kind of calm. Starting in mid-January of this year, for example, there were four consecutive weekly declines of the S&P 500 Index, almost immediately followed by an impressive series of weekly gains.

 

More recently, in our Alger 2010 Market Outlook and fourth quarter 2009 Market Commentary, we noted two principle insights for 2010. The first being that 2010 was likely to be a year of uncertainty as investors waited for guidance on the direction of governmental policies (i.e., from health care to international trade to economic stimulus), rather than focus on the fundamental economic uncertainty that drove equity markets in 2009. The second principle derives from the first: that U.S. equity markets would vacillate from this policy uncertainty, while ultimately remaining on an upward trend due to improving broad-based fundamentals like corporate revenues and earnings growth. This upward trend resulted in the S&P 500 posting a 5.39% return for the first quarter of this year and a 15.66% return for the six-month reporting period ended April 30 of 2010.

 

Black and Red: Corporate Earnings Unchecked Across a Background of Economic (and Other) Concerns

 

Have investors, psychologically, moved to the other side of our mirror called “risk and reward” and, thus, become willing to engage again with U.S. equities? We think not yet. And, as in “Through the Looking Glass,” we find, like Alice, the landscape ahead for investors is a chessboard to be navigated, not clear sailing on the optimism of a new bull market.

 

The accuracy of our earlier forecast of an improving economy was validated in the first quarter of 2010.  Bellwethers like FedEx Corp. (FDX) and NIKE Inc. (NKE)

 

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reported surprisingly strong results. The supposedly weak U.S. consumer appeared surprisingly well dressed, with retailers such as J. Crew Group (JCP) and Tiffany’s (TIF) posting strong results for their fourth quarters and intra-quarter sales reports suggesting surprisingly strong sales in February and March, driving their share prices to near multi-year highs. In sum, the strong corporate results lend support to optimistic investors, with first quarter earnings for the S&P 500 expected to have grown more than 35% on a year-over-year basis. That growth, if realized, will mark the first two consecutive quarters of year-over-year expansion since the first half of 2007.

 

As we have noted in the past, strong corporate earnings can occur at a time when broad-based economic data is mixed. In particular, while 2009 fourth-quarter GDP growth was encouraging, high unemployment and weakness in real estate persisted. Unemployment had dropped in January, but the resulting 9.7% was still high, and new jobs data reported during the first quarter missed on the downside. In real estate, the National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes dropped 0.6% in February from January and that the median sales price fell to $165,100, a 1.8% decline. Home inventories also grew to an 8.6 month supply.

 

Even positive numbers, such as GDP growth of 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2009, must be taken with a dousing of reality—much of that gain resulted from businesses replenishing inventories drawn down in the depths of the recession.

 

In April, however, an abundance of positive economic data was released: first quarter GDP grew 3.2% —its third straight quarter—while household spending rose 3.6%. Data also showed that housing starts, industrial production and orders for manufactured goods increased in March.

 

Remembering Future Events: The White Queen

 

Lewis Carroll’s White Queen claims to have the ability to remember future events, even in her absentmindedness. Carroll’s literary and linguistic puzzles have entertained millions for over a century, even before the emergence of 3-D movie technologies. In 2009, near the bottom of the U.S. equity market, our analysts looked at an investment puzzle: the fundamental disregard, reflected in the market valuation, for a quality growth company we called “USA Inc.”  (Alger Market Commentary, March 2009).

 

To recall that past event, USA Inc. was a group of 20 companies held in Alger mutual funds and client accounts. As a group, in the prior decade it grew revenues at a 14% per annum rate, expanded its gross margins significantly while expanding overseas and it also maintained a solid balance sheet at a time of crisis. Last year, in March, we estimated that USA Inc.’s free cash flow (before dividends) to enterprise value yield was over 8.5%. Today, we want to look back and remember the (very recent) past to help us think about the future.

 

In the past year, USA Inc. companies have sustained, and in some cases exceeded, that fundamental performance. Earnings have grown at a double digit rate from the

 

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EPS estimates of March 2009, while actual revenues for calendar year 2009 exceeded forecasts. USA Inc. companies have continued to capitalize on global expansion, with more than 40% of their revenue stream being generated in other countries and they have delivered on their ability to generate free cash flow. As a group, the combined value of the companies’ stocks climbed 57% over the past year; however, cash and investments on their balance sheets still constitutes more than 13% of their market cap. Finally, while their stocks have climbed, their valuations remain very reasonable, in our view, trading at an Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow of approximately 16X at the end of the first quarter 2010 (that is, a 6.5% yield in a land where bond yields remain paltry).

 

In fact, U.S. equity markets generally look appealing from a Free Cash-Flow Yield perspective. The yields reached record highs during the market trough last year and have since declined. However, at nearly 5% in April, we believe the yields are still attractive.

 

What’s on the Horizon?

 

Having experienced a year of remarkable market performance—on both the domestic and international fronts—it is only natural to question if market gains will continue. Certainly, we do not expect to see portfolio appreciation at the levels of the past 12 months, yet we believe a variety of broad ongoing trends will support additional market gains.

 

We believe that the theme of strong corporate earnings overshadowing investors’ concerns over the economy and government policies will continue. Markets, it appears, have only just begun to price in economic growth that we believe will ultimately drive additional business expansion. Indeed, much of the equity gains of 2009 resulted not from economic growth but from investors’ belief that an economic doomsday had been avoided.

 

Investor psychology may be the key factor for markets in 2010. From 2007 to the end of 2009, risk-averse investors deposited more than half a trillion dollars into bond funds, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. That amount dwarfs the $81 billion captured by the funds during the three-year period leading up to 2007. In comparison, domestic equity funds had net outflows of $151 billion from 2007 to the end of 2009, compared to the nearly $473 billion of inflows during the three years prior to that period. We believe this trend may moderate or even reverse as investor psychology reaches a tipping point.

 

During the past 12 months, market volatility has been followed by strong market gains that have rewarded investors who have purchased during dips. The first quarter was no exception. The S&P 500’s considerable gain for the period occurred even though markets declined in each of the four weeks leading up to February 5. Strong market performance following that decline and other market dips, we believe, will ultimately move investors to a tipping point, causing them to move assets from bond funds to equity funds. This reallocation of a sizeable pool of non-equity assets into stocks could provide substantial levels of market support.

 

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A potential decline in the performance of bond funds could also drive investors to reallocate assets. Indeed, PIMCO Bond Manager Bill Gross recently commented that the prospect of a strengthening economy and rising interest rates argues against maintaining a large bond allocation and that the nearly three-decade long rally in fixed-income securities may have run its course.

 

Finally, with widespread expectations for a slow, gradual economic recovery, investors may return to growth style investing. In such an environment, companies are challenged to generate substantial earnings growth, so investors are willing to pay a premium for high-quality growing companies that Alger analysts are researching and discovering every day.

 

At Alger, we also believe that changing conditions present unique opportunities. Indeed, the past months have reinforced that belief, which has been a basic tenet of our investing philosophy since 1964. Going forward, our research-driven strategy and deep team of experienced analysts will continue to identify companies benefiting from the change all around us, and in particular, from creating “Positive Dynamic Change” in their industries, regardless of market conditions.

 

Portfolio Matters

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

The Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund returned 16.41% for the six-month period ended April 30, 2010, compared to the Russell 3000 Growth Index return of 16.51%.

 

During the period, the largest portfolio weightings in the Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund were in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Financials. The largest sector underweight for the period was in Consumer Staples. Relative outperformance in the Information Technology and Energy sectors was the most important contributor to performance. Sectors that detracted from the portfolio included Health Care and Consumer Staples.

 

Among the most important relative contributors were Patriot Coal Corp., Skyworks Solutions Inc., Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Seagate Technology and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., United Technologies Corp., Baxter International Inc. and International Business Machines Corp.

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

The Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund returned 13.94% for the fiscal six-month period ended April 30, 2010, compared with a return of 15.79% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

 

During the period, the largest portfolio weightings in the Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund were in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Energy. The largest sector

 

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underweight for the period was in Industrials. Relative outperformance in the Materials and Energy sectors was the most important contributor to performance. Sectors that detracted from the portfolio included Health Care and Consumer Staples.

 

Among the most important relative contributors were Burlington Northern, The Boeing Co., Las Vegas Sands Corp., Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Carnival Corp.  Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were United Technologies Corp., Oracle Corp., International Business Machines Corp., Medco Health Solutions Inc. and Transocean Ltd.

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

The Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund returned 20.97% for the fiscal six-month period ended April 30, 2010, compared to the Russell MidCap Growth Index, which had a return of 23.22%.

 

During the period, the largest portfolio weightings in the Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund were in the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Information Technology. The largest sector underweight for the period was in Industrials. 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.

 

Among the most important relative contributors were Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Skyworks Solutions Inc., Human Genome Sciences Inc., Atheros Communications Inc., and Mariner Energy Inc.  Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Intuitive Surgical Inc., SmartHeat Inc., The New York Times Co. and Select Medical Holdings Corp.

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2010, the Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund returned 26.28%, compared to the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which returned 25.50%.

 

During the period, the largest portfolio weightings in the Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund were in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors. The largest sector overweight for the period was in Industrials. The largest sector underweight for the period was in Information Technology. Relative outperformance in the Energy and Materials sectors was the most important contributor to performance. Sectors that detracted from the portfolio included Financials and Consumer Staples.

 

Among the most important relative contributors were Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., Mariner Energy Inc., Dana Holding Corp., Parexel International Corp., and BE Aerospace Inc. Conversely, detracting from overall results on a relative basis were Brocade Communications Systems Inc., InterMune Inc., The PMI Group Inc., Acorda Therapeutics Inc. and Medivation Inc.

 

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As always, we strive to deliver consistently superior investment results for you, our shareholders, and we thank you for your business and your continued confidence in Alger.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Daniel C. Chung

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 Funds unless proceeded or accompanied by an effective prospectus for the Funds. Funds returns represent the fiscal six-month period return of Class I shares. 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.  Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. 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. 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 Funds’ 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 response 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 Schedules of Investments for each fund that is included in this report for a complete list of fund holdings as of April 30, 2010. Securities mentioned in the Shareholders

 

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letter, if not found in the Schedule of Investments, may have been held by the Funds during the six-month fiscal period.

 

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. Funds that participate in leveraging, such as the Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund, 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 Funds’ net asset value can decrease more quickly than if the Funds had not borrowed. For a more detailed discussion of the risks associated with these Funds, please see the Funds’ Prospectus.

 

Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus containing this and other information about The Alger Institutional Funds 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 VIX (CBOE Volatility Index) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options.

·        The following companies represented the stated percentage of firm wide assets as of April 30, 2010: FedEx Corp., 0.01%; NIKE Inc., 0.05%; Tiffany & Co., 0.06% and J. Crew Group, Inc., 0.0%.

·        The National Association of Realtors is a trade association representing members involved in the residential and commercial real estate industries.

·        The group of companies that we call USA, Inc. does not represent an actual portfolio and the specific securities within the group may or may not be held in more than one portfolio or portfolio style advised by Fred Alger Management, Inc. Inclusion of a security in this group is not a recommendation to purchase such security or an indication regarding such security’s prior performance. Further, the securities in the group are held in one or more portfolio advised by Fred Alger Management, Inc. as of the date hereof and are subject to change at any time.

 

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·        PIMCO is a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors. As of April 30, Allianz Global Investors represented 0.0% of Alger assets under management.

·        Russell 3000 Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on the total market capitalization, which represents 98% of the U.S. Equity Market.

·        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.

·        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 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 Index represents approximately 27% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies.

·        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 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. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE AS OF 3/31/10 (Unaudited)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

 

 

1

 

5

 

10

 

SINCE

 

 

 

YEAR

 

YEARS

 

YEARS

 

INCEPTION

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 11/8/93)

 

58.23

%

9.88

%

(2.31

)%

11.41

%

Alger Capital Appreciation Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 1/27/03)

 

57.49

%

9.32

%

n/a

 

11.62

%

Alger Large Cap Growth Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 11/8/93)

 

47.45

%

2.02

%

(3.75

)%

7.09

%

Alger Large Cap Growth Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 1/27/03)

 

46.70

%

1.51

%

n/a

 

5.86

%

Alger Mid Cap Growth Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 11/8/93)

 

60.10

%

2.07

%

1.02

%

12.08

%

Alger Mid Cap Growth Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 1/27/03)

 

59.32

%

1.57

%

n/a

 

8.03

%

Alger Small Cap Growth Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 11/8/93)

 

59.97

%

6.84

%

(1.96

)%

8.71

%

Alger Small Cap Growth Class R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception 1/27/03)

 

59.35

%

6.32

%

n/a

 

11.51

%

 

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ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Fund Highlights Through April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell 3000 Growth Index (an unmanaged index of common stocks) for the ten years ended April 30, 2010. Figures for the Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell 3000 Growth Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund Class R shares may vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses the class bears.

 

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 4/30/10

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

 

 

1 YEAR

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

SINCE
INCEPTION

 

Class I (Inception 11/8/93)

 

44.50

%

10.46

%

(0.78

)%

11.36

%

Russell 3000 Growth Index

 

38.70

%

4.22

%

(3.38

)%

6.65

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class R (Inception 1/27/03)

 

43.79

%

9.90

%

n/a

 

11.49

%

Russell 3000 Growth Index

 

38.70

%

4.22

%

n/a

 

7.08

%

 

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.

 

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ALGER LARGE CAP GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Fund Highlights Through April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell 1000 Growth Index (an unmanaged index of common stocks) for the ten years ended April 30, 2010. The figures for the Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell 1000 Growth Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class R shares may vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses the class bears.

 

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 4/30/10

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

 

 

1 YEAR

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

SINCE
INCEPTION

 

Class I (Inception 11/8/93)

 

36.70

%

2.71

%

(3.17

)%

7.10

%

Russell 1000 Growth Index

 

38.16

%

4.05

%

(3.63

)%

6.85

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class R (Inception 1/27/03)

 

35.91

%

2.17

%

n/a

 

5.88

%

Russell 1000 Growth Index

 

38.16

%

4.05

%

n/a

 

6.84

%

 

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.

 

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ALGER MID CAP GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Fund Highlights Through April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell Midcap Growth Index (an unmanaged index of common stocks) for the ten years ended April 30, 2010 Figures for the Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell Midcap Growth Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class R shares may vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses the class bears.

 

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 4/30/10

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

 

 

1 YEAR

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

SINCE
INCEPTION

 

Class I (Inception 11/8/93)

 

45.66

%

3.59

%

1.87

%

12.14

%

Russell Midcap Growth Index

 

46.94

%

5.74

%

(0.38

)%

8.11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class R (Inception 1/27/03)

 

44.90

%

3.07

%

n/a

 

8.20

%

Russell Midcap Growth Index

 

46.94

%

5.74

%

n/a

 

10.57

%

 

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.

 

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ALGER SMALL CAP GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Fund Highlights Through April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

The chart above illustrates the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell 2000 Growth Index (an unmanaged index of common stocks) for the ten years ended April 30, 2010. The figures for the Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class I shares and the Russell 2000 Growth Index include reinvestment of dividends. Performance for the Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund Class R shares may vary from the results shown above due to differences in expenses the class bears.

 

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON AS OF 4/30/10

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

 

 

 

1 YEAR

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

SINCE
INCEPTION

 

Class I (Inception 11/8/93)

 

49.67

%

8.76

%

(0.20

)%

8.91

%

Russell 2000 Growth Index

 

45.21

%

6.07

%

(0.06

)%

5.15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class R (Inception 1/27/03)

 

49.05

%

8.24

%

n/a

 

11.93

%

Russell 2000 Growth Index

 

45.21

%

6.07

%

n/a

 

10.28

%

 

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.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY*

April 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

SECTORS

 

Alger Capital
Appreciation
Institutional Fund

 

Alger Large Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

Alger Mid Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

Alger Small Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

11.4

%

8.0

%

19.2

%

17.9

%

Consumer Staples

 

4.1

 

13.4

 

2.3

 

2.4

 

Energy

 

10.0

 

8.1

 

9.0

 

4.1

 

Financials

 

10.7

 

7.3

 

13.5

 

6.0

 

Health Care

 

11.6

 

14.6

 

11.3

 

23.1

 

Industrials

 

7.3

 

8.6

 

13.1

 

17.0

 

Information Technology

 

34.8

 

32.6

 

24.9

 

22.1

 

Materials

 

3.7

 

3.8

 

3.7

 

3.1

 

Telecommunication Services

 

0.6

 

0.6

 

1.3

 

0.8

 

Utilities

 

0.0

 

1.0

 

0.0

 

1.1

 

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets

 

5.8

 

2.0

 

1.7

 

2.4

 

 

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

 


* Based on net assets for each Fund.

 

14



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS  |

ALGER CAPITAL APPRECIATION INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments‡ (Unaudited) April 30, 2010

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—94.2%

 

 

 

 

 

ADVERTISING—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Focus Media Holding Ltd.#*

 

187,800

 

$

3,151,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

44,400

 

3,390,384

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

40,300

 

3,421,067

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

39,600

 

2,968,020

 

 

 

 

 

9,779,471

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service Inc., Cl. B

 

183,400

 

12,680,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION SOFTWARE—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe Systems Inc. *

 

244,400

 

8,209,396

 

Nice Systems Ltd. #*

 

53,100

 

1,689,111

 

Synopsys Inc. *

 

185,400

 

4,210,434

 

 

 

 

 

14,108,941

 

ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Invesco Ltd.

 

178,100

 

4,094,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

ArvinMeritor Inc. *

 

246,300

 

3,773,316

 

Lear Corp. *

 

97,900

 

7,947,522

 

 

 

 

 

11,720,838

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen Inc. *

 

171,500

 

9,837,240

 

Celgene Corp. *

 

35,800

 

2,217,810

 

Human Genome Sciences Inc. *

 

138,300

 

3,829,527

 

 

 

 

 

15,884,577

 

CABLE & SATELLITE—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECTV Group Inc., /The*

 

218,700

 

7,923,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASINOS & GAMING—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

 

80,985

 

2,013,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

 

278,600

 

13,016,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Brocade Communications Systems Inc. *

 

565,000

 

3,666,850

 

Cisco Systems Inc. *

 

441,900

 

11,895,948

 

Qualcomm Inc.

 

293,000

 

11,350,820

 

 

 

 

 

26,913,618

 

COMPUTER HARDWARE—8.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Inc. *

 

166,500

 

43,476,479

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

650,600

 

33,811,682

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

23,500

 

3,031,500

 

 

 

 

 

80,319,661

 

COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

EMC Corp. *

 

382,800

 

7,277,028

 

Seagate Technology *

 

339,900

 

6,243,963

 

 

 

 

 

13,520,991

 

 

15



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Cummins Inc.

 

132,900

 

$

9,599,367

 

Terex Corp. *

 

95,200

 

2,524,704

 

 

 

 

 

12,124,071

 

DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Mastercard Inc.

 

57,800

 

14,336,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT STORES—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Kohl’s Corp.*

 

215,400

 

11,844,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Santander Brasil SA#

 

109,300

 

1,271,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED CHEMICALS—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

FMC Corporation

 

3,200

 

203,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION SERVICES—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

ITT Educational Services Inc.*

 

34,300

 

3,468,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FERTILIZERS & AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Mosaic Co., /The

 

69,000

 

3,528,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREST PRODUCTS—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

 

131,675

 

6,520,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Target Corp.

 

139,300

 

7,921,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOLD—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Yamana Gold Inc.

 

916,700

 

9,964,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Baxter International Inc.

 

324,100

 

15,304,002

 

Covidien PLC

 

330,140

 

15,843,419

 

Insulet Corp. *

 

133,500

 

1,842,300

 

 

 

 

 

32,989,721

 

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems Inc. *

 

50,500

 

2,063,430

 

Health Management Associates Inc., Cl. A *

 

409,600

 

3,817,472

 

 

 

 

 

5,880,902

 

HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.*

 

32,100

 

1,276,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Activision Blizzard Inc.

 

861,700

 

9,547,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

 

435,100

 

11,799,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

 

229,200

 

6,144,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

 

152,500

 

9,477,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUMAN RESOURCE & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Towers Watson & Co.

 

54,900

 

2,635,200

 

 

16



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 

347,610

 

$

18,649,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Tyco International Ltd.

 

549,600

 

21,318,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

 

77,500

 

2,865,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

399,600

 

32,543,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNET RETAIL—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com Inc. *

 

55,200

 

7,565,712

 

Expedia Inc.

 

307,700

 

7,264,797

 

 

 

 

 

14,830,509

 

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

eBay Inc. *

 

341,100

 

8,121,591

 

Google Inc., Cl. A *

 

29,800

 

15,658,112

 

GSI Commerce Inc. *

 

383,550

 

10,451,738

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp. *

 

424,100

 

9,508,322

 

Sina Corp. *

 

372,800

 

13,681,760

 

Yahoo! Inc. *

 

721,500

 

11,926,395

 

 

 

 

 

69,347,918

 

INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Lazard Ltd., Cl. A

 

110,200

 

4,260,332

 

Morgan Stanley

 

66,100

 

1,997,542

 

 

 

 

 

6,257,874

 

LEISURE PRODUCTS—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

 

60,400

 

3,805,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

76,900

 

2,352,371

 

MetLife Inc.

 

99,100

 

4,516,978

 

 

 

 

 

6,869,349

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Life Technologies Corp. *

 

62,090

 

3,396,944

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. *

 

188,700

 

10,431,336

 

 

 

 

 

13,828,280

 

MANAGED HEALTH CARE—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

WellPoint Inc.*

 

87,600

 

4,712,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARINE PORTS & SERVICES—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.

 

150,100

 

3,938,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Owens-Illinois Inc.*

 

136,800

 

4,848,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Regal Entertainment Group, Cl. A

 

234,300

 

4,001,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE INSURANCE—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

 

272,900

 

7,796,753

 

 

17



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS DRILLING—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Transocean Ltd.*

 

28,855

 

$

2,090,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

142,800

 

10,198,776

 

Weatherford International Ltd. *

 

94,400

 

1,709,584

 

 

 

 

 

11,908,360

 

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

195,200

 

13,142,816

 

Nexen Inc.

 

657,100

 

15,954,387

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co. *

 

231,400

 

6,782,334

 

 

 

 

 

35,879,537

 

OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

 

50,674

 

2,411,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

1,032,700

 

18,413,041

 

BM&F Bovespa SA

 

1,252,100

 

8,319,601

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

505,300

 

21,515,675

 

 

 

 

 

48,248,317

 

PAPER PRODUCTS—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

International Paper Co.

 

57,100

 

1,526,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

313,000

 

16,013,080

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. *

 

83,600

 

2,976,160

 

Pfizer Inc.

 

1,215,700

 

20,326,504

 

 

 

 

 

39,315,744

 

PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

 

249,700

 

5,381,035

 

Travelers Cos., Inc., /The

 

186,800

 

9,478,232

 

 

 

 

 

14,859,267

 

PUBLISHING—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc., /The

 

102,400

 

3,452,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESTAURANTS—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

145,000

 

10,235,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL REITS—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Macerich Co., /The

 

234,120

 

10,467,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Lam Research Corp. *

 

229,099

 

9,289,964

 

Novellus Systems Inc. *

 

90,300

 

2,365,860

 

 

 

 

 

11,655,824

 

SEMICONDUCTORS—6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcom Corp., Cl. A

 

43,800

 

1,510,662

 

Intel Corp.

 

554,300

 

12,654,669

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. *

 

1,653,860

 

34,152,209

 

Micron Technology Inc. *

 

344,000

 

3,216,400

 

ON Semiconductor Corp. *

 

619,000

 

4,914,860

 

 

18



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

Skyworks Solutions Inc. *

 

495,700

 

$

8,347,588

 

 

 

 

 

64,796,388

 

SOFT DRINKS—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

PepsiCo Inc.

 

147,200

 

9,600,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALIZED FINANCE—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

CME Group Inc.

 

10,600

 

3,481,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY STORES—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

L’Occitane International SA*,(L2)

 

50,600

 

98,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEEL—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

 

157,200

 

9,829,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

651,500

 

19,896,810

 

Oracle Corp.

 

728,600

 

18,827,024

 

 

 

 

 

38,723,834

 

THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

TFS Financial Corp.

 

107,000

 

1,512,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOBACCO—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

 

238,050

 

11,683,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRUCKING—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.*

 

454,200

 

6,567,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

NII Holdings Inc., Cl. B*

 

148,900

 

6,316,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $898,592,504)

 

 

 

926,343,083

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

TIME DEPOSITS—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Grand Cayman, 0.03%, 4/01/10(L2)
(Cost $27,343,842)

 

27,343,842

 

27,343,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $925,936,346)(a)

 

97.0

%

953,686,925

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

3.0

 

29,719,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

100.0

%

$

983,406,044

 

 


Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted.

 

19



 

*

Non-income producing security.

#

American Depository Receipts.

(a)

At April 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $935,636,175 amounted to $18,050,750 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $53,979,200 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $35,928,450.

(L2)

Security classified as Level 2 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS  |  ALGER LARGE CAP GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments‡ (Unaudited) April 30, 2010

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.0%

 

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co., /The

 

3,000

 

$

217,290

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

5,900

 

450,524

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

6,300

 

534,806

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

5,550

 

415,973

 

 

 

 

 

1,618,593

 

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Bunge Ltd.

 

3,750

 

198,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service Inc., Cl. B

 

7,450

 

515,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPAREL RETAIL—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Gap Inc., /The

 

10,750

 

265,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Inc.

 

1,550

 

285,200

 

Invesco Ltd.

 

10,350

 

237,947

 

 

 

 

 

523,147

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen Inc. *

 

7,950

 

456,012

 

Celgene Corp. *

 

5,100

 

315,945

 

Gilead Sciences Inc. *

 

7,550

 

299,509

 

 

 

 

 

1,071,466

 

COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

 

7,650

 

357,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems Inc. *

 

40,550

 

1,091,606

 

Qualcomm Inc.

 

17,950

 

695,383

 

Research In Motion Ltd. *

 

2,450

 

174,416

 

 

 

 

 

1,961,405

 

COMPUTER & ELECTRONICS RETAIL—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

5,750

 

262,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER HARDWARE—9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Inc. *

 

7,550

 

1,971,455

 

Dell Inc. *

 

16,300

 

263,734

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

18,600

 

966,642

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

7,200

 

928,800

 

 

 

 

 

4,130,631

 

COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

EMC Corp.*

 

26,600

 

505,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Deere & Co.

 

6,100

 

364,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

 

9,300

 

244,497

 

Mastercard Inc.

 

2,300

 

570,492

 

Visa Inc., Cl. A

 

5,000

 

451,150

 

 

 

 

 

1,266,139

 

 

21



 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT STORES—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Kohl’s Corp.*

 

4,500

 

$

247,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED CHEMICALS—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

8,150

 

324,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRUG RETAIL—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp.

 

12,700

 

469,011

 

Walgreen Co.

 

12,400

 

435,860

 

 

 

 

 

904,871

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Co.

 

12,650

 

437,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Republic Services Inc.

 

10,300

 

319,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FERTILIZERS & AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Monsanto Co.

 

4,800

 

302,688

 

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

 

2,650

 

292,825

 

 

 

 

 

595,513

 

FOOD RETAIL—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Kroger Co., /The

 

14,950

 

332,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOTWEAR—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

NIKE Inc., Cl. B

 

4,550

 

345,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREST PRODUCTS—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

 

2,600

 

128,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Target Corp.

 

7,000

 

398,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOLD—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Goldcorp Inc.

 

11,100

 

479,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Baxter International Inc.

 

10,300

 

486,366

 

Covidien PLC

 

7,900

 

379,121

 

St. Jude Medical Inc. *

 

5,550

 

226,551

 

Stryker Corp.

 

5,150

 

295,816

 

Zimmer Holdings Inc. *

 

5,100

 

310,641

 

 

 

 

 

1,698,495

 

HEALTH CARE SERVICES—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Express Scripts Inc. *

 

3,400

 

340,442

 

Medco Health Solutions Inc. *

 

4,250

 

250,410

 

 

 

 

 

590,852

 

HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Activision Blizzard Inc.

 

40,600

 

449,848

 

Electronic Arts Inc. *

 

12,450

 

241,157

 

 

 

 

 

691,005

 

HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

 

16,700

 

452,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Carnival Corp.

 

8,650

 

360,705

 

 

22



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Procter & Gamble Co., /The

 

10,350

 

$

643,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

 

18,200

 

976,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Tyco International Ltd.

 

14,750

 

572,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL GASES—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Praxair Inc.

 

2,650

 

221,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

10,850

 

883,623

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

7,450

 

505,483

 

 

 

 

 

1,389,106

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

 

9,900

 

286,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNET RETAIL—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com Inc.*

 

3,350

 

459,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

eBay Inc. *

 

18,450

 

439,295

 

Google Inc., Cl. A *

 

1,852

 

973,114

 

Yahoo! Inc. *

 

28,600

 

472,758

 

 

 

 

 

1,885,167

 

INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Schwab Corp., /The

 

18,150

 

350,114

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., /The

 

1,650

 

239,580

 

Morgan Stanley

 

9,600

 

290,112

 

 

 

 

 

879,806

 

IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Cl. A*

 

6,100

 

312,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.*

 

7,450

 

411,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANAGED HEALTH CARE—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

 

9,000

 

272,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Viacom Inc., Cl. B*

 

10,450

 

369,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE INSURANCE—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

 

5,100

 

145,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS DRILLING—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Transocean Ltd.*

 

3,347

 

242,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

5,500

 

392,810

 

Weatherford International Ltd. *

 

6,350

 

114,999

 

 

 

 

 

507,809

 

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

8,350

 

562,206

 

 

23



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

Nexen Inc.

 

17,050

 

$

413,974

 

 

 

 

 

976,180

 

OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

6,850

 

242,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

25,550

 

455,557

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

10,800

 

459,863

 

 

 

 

 

915,420

 

PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods Inc., Cl. A

 

12,550

 

371,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

14,250

 

729,030

 

Allergan Inc.

 

4,700

 

299,343

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

12,450

 

800,534

 

Pfizer Inc.

 

47,850

 

800,052

 

 

 

 

 

2,628,959

 

PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Travelers Cos., Inc., /The

 

7,950

 

403,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAILROADS—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CSX Corp.

 

9,250

 

518,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESTAURANTS—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

7,150

 

504,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Applied Materials Inc.

 

17,450

 

240,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS—3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcom Corp., Cl. A

 

6,500

 

224,185

 

Intel Corp.

 

35,600

 

812,747

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. *

 

14,150

 

292,198

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. #

 

24,671

 

261,266

 

Texas Instruments Inc.

 

5,350

 

139,154

 

 

 

 

 

1,729,550

 

SOFT DRINKS—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Coca-Cola Co., /The

 

14,650

 

783,042

 

PepsiCo Inc.

 

11,200

 

730,464

 

 

 

 

 

1,513,506

 

SPECIALIZED FINANCE—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

CME Group Inc.

 

1,462

 

480,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

47,150

 

1,439,960

 

Oracle Corp.

 

28,300

 

731,272

 

 

 

 

 

2,171,232

 

TOBACCO—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group Inc.

 

22,100

 

468,299

 

 

24



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

TOBACCO—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Morris International Inc.

 

14,250

 

$

699,389

 

 

 

 

 

1,167,688

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $41,453,827)

 

 

 

44,788,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

TIME DEPOSITS—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Grand Cayman, 0.03%, 4/01/10(L2)
(Cost $1,135,500)

 

1,135,500

 

1,135,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $42,589,327)(a)

 

100.5

%

45,923,550

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.5

)

(225,854

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

100.0

%

$

45,697,696

 

 


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 April 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $42,983,635 amounted to $2,939,915 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $4,908,191 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $1,968,276.

(L2)

Security classified as Level 2 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS  |  ALGER MID CAP GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments‡ (Unaudited) April 30, 2010

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.0%

 

 

 

 

 

ADVERTISING—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Focus Media Holding Ltd.#*

 

282,200

 

$

4,735,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Goodrich Corp.

 

152,700

 

11,327,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

 

186,700

 

7,606,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPAREL RETAIL—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

 

274,100

 

4,607,621

 

Chico’s FAS Inc.

 

454,400

 

6,766,016

 

J Crew Group Inc. *

 

209,500

 

9,735,465

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

 

237,400

 

11,001,116

 

 

 

 

 

32,110,218

 

APPLICATION SOFTWARE—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Informatica Corp. *

 

190,900

 

4,774,409

 

Nice Systems Ltd. #*

 

283,400

 

9,014,954

 

Pegasystems Inc.

 

436,000

 

13,808,120

 

SolarWinds Inc. *

 

168,500

 

3,127,360

 

Synopsys Inc. *

 

413,500

 

9,390,585

 

 

 

 

 

40,115,428

 

ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Inc.

 

53,300

 

9,807,200

 

Invesco Ltd.

 

438,300

 

10,076,517

 

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

 

257,700

 

14,820,327

 

 

 

 

 

34,704,044

 

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Lear Corp.*

 

122,500

 

9,944,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc. #*

 

379,562

 

2,505,109

 

Human Genome Sciences Inc. *

 

335,300

 

9,284,457

 

Metabolix Inc. *

 

894,660

 

11,156,410

 

 

 

 

 

22,945,976

 

BROADCASTING & CABLE TV—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Discovery Communications Inc.*

 

190,900

 

7,387,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CABLE & SATELLITE—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

 

157,000

 

7,118,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASINOS & GAMING—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

 

194,800

 

4,842,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Patriot Coal Corp. *

 

369,800

 

7,281,362

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

 

101,500

 

4,742,080

 

 

 

 

 

12,023,442

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.*

 

1,869,300

 

12,131,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER & ELECTRONICS RETAIL—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

218,400

 

9,959,040

 

 

26



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER HARDWARE—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Inc.*

 

55,800

 

$

14,570,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

NetApp Inc. *

 

282,400

 

9,790,808

 

Seagate Technology *

 

962,000

 

17,671,940

 

 

 

 

 

27,462,748

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., NV#*

 

308,700

 

7,235,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Bucyrus International Inc.

 

207,700

 

13,087,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Garmin Ltd.

 

272,200

 

10,174,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Echo Global Logistics Inc. *

 

496,485

 

6,697,583

 

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

 

316,100

 

8,310,269

 

 

 

 

 

15,007,852

 

DIVERSIFIED BANKS—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Comerica Inc.

 

229,000

 

9,618,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION SERVICES—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

DeVry Inc.

 

106,400

 

6,638,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

General Cable Corp.*

 

368,200

 

10,519,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Stericycle Inc.*

 

169,900

 

10,007,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FERTILIZERS & AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Mosaic Co., /The

 

93,400

 

4,776,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOLD—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Yamana Gold Inc.

 

1,566,700

 

17,030,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Hologic Inc. *

 

277,100

 

4,951,777

 

Insulet Corp. *

 

323,600

 

4,465,680

 

Intuitive Surgical Inc. *

 

27,000

 

9,735,120

 

Mindray Medical International Ltd. #

 

207,000

 

7,907,400

 

 

 

 

 

27,059,977

 

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Select Medical Holdings Corp. *

 

1,461,400

 

12,699,566

 

Universal Health Services Inc., Cl. B

 

276,200

 

10,252,544

 

 

 

 

 

22,952,110

 

HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

AGA Medical Holdings Inc.*

 

137,900

 

2,217,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Activision Blizzard Inc.

 

1,032,100

 

11,435,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOME FURNISHING RETAIL—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.*

 

274,300

 

12,606,828

 

 

27



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

HOMEBUILDING—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Lennar Corp., Cl. A

 

426,300

 

$

8,483,370

 

Meritage Homes Corp. *

 

107,900

 

2,565,862

 

Toll Brothers Inc. *

 

243,100

 

5,486,767

 

 

 

 

 

16,535,999

 

HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Interval Leisure Group *

 

332,400

 

4,916,196

 

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Cl. A *

 

291,000

 

3,972,150

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

 

186,800

 

5,008,108

 

 

 

 

 

13,896,454

 

HOTELS RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.#*

 

209,700

 

7,308,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

McDermott International Inc.*

 

246,100

 

6,745,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Duoyuan Global Water Inc. #*

 

360,347

 

9,614,058

 

SmartHeat Inc. *

 

735,600

 

6,171,684

 

SPX Corp.

 

228,400

 

15,960,592

 

 

 

 

 

31,746,334

 

INTERNET RETAIL—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Expedia Inc.

 

337,800

 

7,975,458

 

NetFlix Inc. *

 

80,400

 

7,941,108

 

 

 

 

 

15,916,566

 

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

eBay Inc. *

 

466,100

 

11,097,841

 

GSI Commerce Inc. *

 

86,800

 

2,365,300

 

OpenTable Inc. *

 

189,600

 

7,367,856

 

VistaPrint Ltd. *

 

128,100

 

6,607,398

 

 

 

 

 

27,438,395

 

INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

 

57,300

 

5,036,097

 

Lazard Ltd., Cl. A

 

192,452

 

7,440,194

 

 

 

 

 

12,476,291

 

IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Cl. A*

 

276,800

 

14,166,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEISURE PRODUCTS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Coach Inc.

 

177,400

 

7,406,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

239,500

 

7,326,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

ICON PLC#*

 

188,098

 

5,486,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-LINE INSURANCE—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial Inc., Cl. A *

 

135,500

 

2,238,460

 

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

 

172,900

 

4,939,753

 

 

 

 

 

7,178,213

 

 

28



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICE SERVICES & SUPPLIES—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

SYKES Enterprises Inc.*

 

447,300

 

$

10,167,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Cameron International Corp. *

 

219,400

 

8,657,524

 

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

 

254,650

 

11,212,240

 

 

 

 

 

19,869,764

 

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

211,200

 

14,220,096

 

Nexen Inc.

 

951,257

 

23,096,519

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co. *

 

293,600

 

8,605,416

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc. *

 

701,400

 

9,728,418

 

 

 

 

 

55,650,449

 

OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BM&F Bovespa SA

 

1,354,987

 

9,003,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

 

125,900

 

4,981,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. *

 

276,900

 

9,857,640

 

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Cl. A

 

194,369

 

4,933,085

 

Mylan Inc. *

 

338,600

 

7,459,358

 

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. *

 

588,974

 

7,250,270

 

 

 

 

 

29,500,353

 

PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Chubb Corp.

 

285,500

 

15,094,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLISHING—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

New York Times Co., /The, Cl. A*

 

957,900

 

9,502,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAILROADS—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

CSX Corp.

 

92,300

 

5,173,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE SERVICES—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., Cl. A*

 

570,100

 

9,874,132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting Inc.*

 

358,200

 

14,732,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESTAURANTS—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. *

 

730,553

 

7,239,780

 

Starbucks Corp.

 

186,800

 

4,853,064

 

 

 

 

 

12,092,844

 

RETAIL REITS—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Macerich Co., /The

 

97,600

 

4,363,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Lam Research Corp.*

 

347,800

 

14,103,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS—6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Altera Corp.

 

475,900

 

12,068,824

 

Atheros Communications Inc. *

 

178,735

 

6,942,067

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. *

 

691,600

 

14,281,540

 

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. *

 

96,280

 

2,387,744

 

Micron Technology Inc. *

 

938,200

 

8,772,170

 

 

29



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

Netlogic Microsystems Inc. *

 

74,300

 

$

2,315,931

 

Skyworks Solutions Inc. *

 

933,900

 

15,726,877

 

 

 

 

 

62,495,153

 

SOFT DRINKS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Hansen Natural Corp.*

 

169,000

 

7,449,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALIZED FINANCE—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

CME Group Inc.

 

39,900

 

13,103,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY STORES—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

L’Occitane International SA*,(L2)

 

50,000

 

97,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEEL—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

 

232,000

 

14,506,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Red Hat Inc.*

 

160,000

 

4,779,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

People’s United Financial Inc.

 

614,600

 

9,544,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOBACCO—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

ITC Ltd.*,(L2)

 

1,640,800

 

9,793,557

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $909,615,175)

 

 

 

948,860,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

SBA Communications Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/14(L2)(a)
(Cost $11,635,958)

 

9,311,000

 

12,465,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

TIME DEPOSITS—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Grand Cayman, 0.03%, 4/01/10(L2)
(Cost $24,104,298)

 

24,104,298

 

24,104,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $945,355,431)(b)

 

100.8

%

985,429,586

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

(0.8

)

(7,340,223

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

100.0

%

$

978,089,363

 

 


Securities classified as Level 1 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs unless otherwise noted.

 

30



 

*

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 1.3% of the net assets of the Fund.

(b)

At April 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $958,583,765 amounted to $26,845,821 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $79,805,275 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $52,959,454.

(L2)

Security classified as Level 2 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS | ALGER SMALL CAP GROWTH INSTITUTIONAL FUND

Schedule of Investments‡ (Unaudited) April 30, 2010

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.6%

 

 

 

 

 

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

BE Aerospace Inc. *

 

475,555

 

$

14,128,739

 

Esterline Technologies Corp. *

 

245,375

 

13,687,018

 

 

 

 

 

27,815,757

 

AIRLINES—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Airtran Holdings Inc.*

 

1,538,240

 

8,121,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPAREL RETAIL—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Aeropostale Inc. *

 

320,175

 

9,297,882

 

AnnTaylor Stores Corp. *

 

562,000

 

12,195,399

 

Childrens Place Retail Stores Inc., /The *

 

232,850

 

10,669,187

 

Coldwater Creek Inc. *

 

939,700

 

6,653,076

 

J Crew Group Inc. *

 

189,500

 

8,806,065

 

 

 

 

 

47,621,609

 

APPLICATION SOFTWARE—7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Cadence Design Systems Inc. *

 

978,350

 

7,298,491

 

Concur Technologies Inc. *

 

238,350

 

9,989,249

 

Informatica Corp. *

 

592,850

 

14,827,178

 

Nice Systems Ltd. #*

 

445,505

 

14,171,514

 

Pegasystems Inc.

 

417,286

 

13,215,448

 

SolarWinds Inc. *

 

522,550

 

9,698,528

 

Solera Holdings Inc.

 

378,900

 

14,727,842

 

Taleo Corp., Cl. A *

 

354,600

 

9,212,508

 

VanceInfo Technologies Inc. #*

 

477,450

 

11,387,183

 

 

 

 

 

104,527,941

 

ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Artio Global Investors Inc.

 

244,950

 

5,604,456

 

Cohen & Steers Inc.

 

376,500

 

10,191,855

 

 

 

 

 

15,796,311

 

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp.*

 

1,005,200

 

13,429,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Acorda Therapeutics Inc. *

 

108,800

 

4,216,000

 

Human Genome Sciences Inc. *

 

528,750

 

14,641,087

 

InterMune Inc. *

 

186,250

 

7,926,800

 

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. *

 

137,000

 

8,037,790

 

Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. *

 

762,650

 

11,058,425

 

United Therapeutics Corp. *

 

123,080

 

7,002,021

 

 

 

 

 

52,882,123

 

CASINOS & GAMING—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

WMS Industries Inc.*

 

283,100

 

14,160,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Patriot Coal Corp.*

 

502,050

 

9,885,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMODITY CHEMICALS—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

STR Holdings Inc.*

 

252,400

 

5,820,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Aruba Networks Inc. *

 

666,050

 

8,365,588

 

Brocade Communications Systems Inc. *

 

1,484,750

 

9,636,028

 

 

32



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

Finisar Corp. *

 

907,800

 

$

13,580,688

 

 

 

 

 

31,582,304

 

COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

QLogic Corp.*

 

601,500

 

11,651,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Aecom Technology Corp.*

 

339,550

 

10,210,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Wright Express Corp.*

 

299,285

 

10,166,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTILLERS & VINTNERS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Central European Distribution Corp.*

 

298,500

 

10,343,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTORS—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

LKQ Corp.*

 

640,740

 

13,493,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION SERVICES—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

American Public Education Inc. *

 

298,850

 

12,656,298

 

Grand Canyon Education Inc. *

 

380,350

 

9,196,863

 

 

 

 

 

21,853,161

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

275,835

 

15,399,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Generac Holdings Inc. *

 

279,300

 

4,214,637

 

GrafTech International Ltd. *

 

720,000

 

12,139,200

 

Woodward Governor Co.

 

504,350

 

16,164,418

 

 

 

 

 

32,518,255

 

ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Tetra Tech Inc. *

 

323,550

 

7,878,443

 

Waste Connections Inc. *

 

423,050

 

15,140,959

 

 

 

 

 

23,019,402

 

FOREST PRODUCTS—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*

 

987,700

 

11,615,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOLD—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Gammon Gold Inc.*

 

720,350

 

5,344,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTORS—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Owens & Minor Inc.

 

264,050

 

8,304,373

 

PharMerica Corp. *

 

611,245

 

11,797,028

 

 

 

 

 

20,101,401

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Arthrocare Corp. *

 

206,650

 

6,391,685

 

Cyberonics Inc. *

 

334,000

 

6,523,020

 

Insulet Corp. *

 

699,000

 

9,646,200

 

MAKO Surgical Corp. *

 

650,042

 

9,120,089

 

Masimo Corp.

 

178,800

 

4,185,708

 

NuVasive Inc. *

 

226,980

 

9,442,368

 

Sirona Dental Systems Inc. *

 

340,950

 

14,214,205

 

Thoratec Corp. *

 

322,700

 

14,389,192

 

 

33



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

Wright Medical Group Inc. *

 

457,400

 

$

8,589,972

 

 

 

 

 

82,502,439

 

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

LifePoint Hospitals Inc. *

 

339,200

 

12,950,656

 

Select Medical Holdings Corp. *

 

934,850

 

8,123,847

 

 

 

 

 

21,074,503

 

HEALTH CARE SERVICES—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. *

 

123,650

 

5,231,632

 

Gentiva Health Services Inc. *

 

392,950

 

11,269,806

 

 

 

 

 

16,501,438

 

HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

AGA Medical Holdings Inc. *

 

314,250

 

5,053,140

 

Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. *

 

260,200

 

10,350,756

 

 

 

 

 

15,403,896

 

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

MedAssets Inc. *

 

181,450

 

4,142,504

 

Medidata Solutions Inc. *

 

745,650

 

10,938,685

 

 

 

 

 

15,081,189

 

HOME FURNISHING RETAIL—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

 

317,650

 

9,148,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOME FURNISHINGS—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

 

228,100

 

4,607,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Choice Hotels International Inc.

 

273,750

 

9,939,863

 

Interval Leisure Group *

 

750,266

 

11,096,434

 

 

 

 

 

21,036,297

 

HOUSEWARES & SPECIALTIES—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

 

288,450

 

14,731,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUMAN RESOURCE & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Towers Watson & Co.

 

235,150

 

11,287,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Actuant Corp., Cl. A

 

574,260

 

13,167,782

 

Clarcor Inc.

 

280,100

 

10,593,382

 

RBC Bearings Inc. *

 

437,990

 

13,822,963

 

 

 

 

 

37,584,127

 

INTERNET RETAIL—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Shutterfly Inc.*

 

521,900

 

12,280,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

GSI Commerce Inc. *

 

568,072

 

15,479,962

 

LogMeIn, Inc. *

 

384,950

 

9,003,981

 

OpenTable Inc. *

 

244,250

 

9,491,555

 

VistaPrint Ltd. *

 

244,640

 

12,618,531

 

 

 

 

 

46,594,029

 

INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Knight Capital Group Inc. *

 

431,400

 

6,708,270

 

 

34



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

Lazard Ltd., Cl. A

 

296,950

 

$

11,480,087

 

 

 

 

 

18,188,357

 

IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

SRA International Inc., Cl. A*

 

151,650

 

3,500,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEISURE FACILITIES—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Life Time Fitness Inc.*

 

263,045

 

9,669,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEISURE PRODUCTS—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Fossil Inc. *

 

244,300

 

9,503,270

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

 

239,350

 

15,081,444

 

 

 

 

 

24,584,714

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Bruker Corp. *

 

904,700

 

13,832,863

 

ICON PLC #*

 

296,592

 

8,651,589

 

Parexel International Corp. *

 

651,612

 

15,365,011

 

 

 

 

 

37,849,463

 

MANAGED HEALTH CARE—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Amerigroup Corp.*

 

204,250

 

7,402,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Silgan Holdings Inc.

 

142,700

 

8,609,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICE SERVICES & SUPPLIES—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

American Reprographics Co. *

 

290,700

 

2,904,093

 

SYKES Enterprises Inc. *

 

546,900

 

12,431,037

 

 

 

 

 

15,335,130

 

OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Acergy SA #

 

406,450

 

7,767,259

 

Cal Dive International Inc. *

 

843,050

 

5,530,408

 

Dril-Quip Inc. *

 

66,920

 

3,876,676

 

 

 

 

 

17,174,343

 

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. *

 

1,649,350

 

6,564,413

 

Mariner Energy Inc. *

 

368,600

 

8,802,168

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc. *

 

940,300

 

13,041,961

 

 

 

 

 

28,408,542

 

PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Diamond Foods Inc.

 

154,950

 

6,617,915

 

Flowers Foods Inc.

 

329,850

 

8,694,845

 

Hain Celestial Group Inc. *

 

353,115

 

6,984,615

 

 

 

 

 

22,297,375

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. *

 

326,130

 

11,610,228

 

Eurand NV *

 

428,254

 

4,411,016

 

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Cl. A

 

461,500

 

11,712,869

 

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. *

 

934,512

 

11,503,843

 

 

 

 

 

39,237,956

 

 

35



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLISHING—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

New York Times Co., /The, Cl. A*

 

558,200

 

$

5,537,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAILROADS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Cl. A*

 

286,550

 

11,204,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL BANKS—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

CVB Financial Corp.

 

497,900

 

5,481,879

 

Iberiabank Corp.

 

105,850

 

6,524,594

 

 

 

 

 

12,006,473

 

REINSURANCE—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.

 

267,850

 

9,966,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting Inc. *

 

263,610

 

10,842,279

 

ICF International Inc. *

 

327,950

 

7,595,322

 

Resources Connection Inc. *

 

491,150

 

8,614,771

 

 

 

 

 

27,052,372

 

RESTAURANTS—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Cheesecake Factory Inc., /The *

 

344,750

 

9,366,857

 

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. *

 

689,167

 

6,829,645

 

 

 

 

 

16,196,502

 

SECURITY & ALARM SERVICES—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Geo Group Inc., /The*

 

605,900

 

12,832,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Novellus Systems Inc.*

 

539,900

 

14,145,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. *

 

337,450

 

3,806,436

 

Atheros Communications Inc. *

 

358,035

 

13,906,079

 

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. *

 

467,750

 

11,600,200

 

Monolithic Power Systems Inc. *

 

494,450

 

12,188,193

 

Netlogic Microsystems Inc. *

 

425,100

 

13,250,367

 

Silicon Laboratories Inc. *

 

83,500

 

4,037,225

 

Skyworks Solutions Inc. *

 

807,013

 

13,590,099

 

 

 

 

 

72,378,599

 

SPECIALIZED CONSUMER SERVICES—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Sotheby’s

 

311,500

 

10,404,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Rockwood Holdings Inc.*

 

360,350

 

10,788,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Brookline Bancorp Inc.

 

852,750

 

9,371,722

 

Ocwen Financial Corp. *

 

734,250

 

8,480,588

 

PMI Group Inc., /The *

 

1,379,600

 

7,187,716

 

 

 

 

 

25,040,026

 

TRUCKING—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.*

 

260,550

 

11,461,595

 

 

36



 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS—(CONT.)

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Syniverse Holdings Inc.*

 

542,050

 

$

10,884,364

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,134,341,324)

 

 

 

1,307,349,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

TIME DEPOSITS—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Grand Cayman, 0.03%, 4/01/10(L2)
(Cost $28,367,353)

 

28,367,353

 

28,367,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost $1,162,708,677)(a)

 

99.7

%

1,335,717,142

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

 

0.3

 

4,140,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

100.0

%

$

1,339,857,764

 

 


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 April 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $1,165,007,059 amounted to $170,710,083 which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $215,714,941 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $45,004,858.

(L2)

Security classified as Level 2 for ASC 820 disclosure purposes based on valuation inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

37



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) April 30, 2010

 

 

 

Alger Capital
Appreciation
Institutional Fund

 

Alger Large Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at value (identified cost)*
see accompanying schedules of investments

 

$

953,686,925

 

$

45,923,550

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

40,198,176

 

385,716

 

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

 

4,930,866

 

66,742

 

Dividends and interest receivable

 

341,303

 

38,992

 

Prepaid expenses

 

78,194

 

32,298

 

Total Assets

 

999,235,464

 

46,447,298

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

11,954,728

 

210,111

 

Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed

 

2,797,958

 

458,559

 

Accrued investment advisory fees

 

662,741

 

27,620

 

Accrued transfer agent fees

 

33,555

 

4,734

 

Accrued distribution fees

 

60,778

 

2,579

 

Accrued administrative fees

 

22,500

 

1,070

 

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

 

204,549

 

9,725

 

Accrued other expenses

 

92,611

 

35,204

 

Total Liabilities

 

15,829,420

 

749,602

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

983,406,044

 

$

45,697,696

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

Paid in capital (par value of $.001 per share)

 

990,038,449

 

56,023,877

 

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated loss)

 

(166,821

)

39,887

 

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated realized loss)

 

(34,216,163

)

(13,700,291

)

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

 

27,750,579

 

3,334,224

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

983,406,044

 

$

45,697,697

 

Net Assets By Class

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

$

837,948,159

 

$

39,477,266

 

Class R

 

$

145,457,885

 

$

6,220,430

 

Shares Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding—Note 6

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

43,921,039

 

3,113,779

 

Class R

 

7,894,166

 

505,810

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

$

19.08

 

$

12.68

 

Class R

 

$

18.43

 

$

12.30

 

 


*Identified Cost

 

$

925,936,346

 

$

42,589,327

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

38



 

 

 

Alger Mid Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

Alger Small Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at value (identified cost)*
see accompanying schedules of investments

 

$

985,429,586

 

$

1,335,717,142

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

36,417,590

 

11,736,787

 

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

 

1,993,144

 

4,701,579

 

Dividends and interest receivable

 

147,233

 

128,519

 

Prepaid expenses

 

83,868

 

90,952

 

Total Assets

 

1,024,071,421

 

1,352,374,979

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

42,044,741

 

6,990,532

 

Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed

 

2,904,596

 

3,939,174

 

Accrued investment advisory fees

 

623,508

 

896,799

 

Accrued transfer agent fees

 

29,124

 

207,021

 

Accrued distribution fees

 

24,227

 

28,914

 

Accrued administrative fees

 

22,561

 

30,447

 

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

 

205,101

 

276,790

 

Accrued other expenses

 

128,200

 

147,538

 

Total Liabilities

 

45,982,058

 

12,517,215

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

978,089,363

 

$

1,339,857,764

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

Paid in capital (par value of $.001 per share)

 

1,423,453,179

 

1,264,996,733

 

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated loss)

 

(2,272,776

)

(5,467,540

)

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated realized loss)

 

(483,165,204

)

(92,679,894

)

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

 

40,074,164

 

173,008,465

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

978,089,363

 

$

1,339,857,764

 

Net Assets By Class

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

$

920,115,864

 

$

1,269,524,857

 

Class R

 

$

57,973,499

 

$

70,332,907

 

Shares Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding—Note 6

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

71,254,044

 

50,519,190

 

Class R

 

4,692,620

 

2,893,169

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

$

12.91

 

$

25.13

 

Class R

 

$

12.35

 

$

24.31

 

 


*Identified Cost

 

$

945,355,431

 

$

1,162,708,677

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

39



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the six months ended April 30, 2010

 

 

 

Alger Capital
Appreciation
Institutional Fund

 

Alger Large Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes*)

 

$

5,077,311

 

$

364,310

 

Interest

 

6,715

 

106

 

Total Income

 

5,084,026

 

364,416

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees—Note 3(a)

 

3,538,445

 

165,546

 

Distribution fees—Note3(b):

 

 

 

 

 

Class R

 

299,930

 

15,113

 

Shareholder servicing fees—Note 3(e)

 

1,092,113

 

58,291

 

Administrative fees—Note 3(a)

 

120,132

 

6,412

 

Custodian fees

 

40,385

 

19,139

 

Interest expenses

 

 

622

 

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Note 3(d)

 

77,730

 

13,414

 

Printing fees

 

43,640

 

1,725

 

Professional fees

 

25,700

 

12,347

 

Registration fees

 

56,335

 

15,997

 

Trustee fees—Note 3(f)

 

9,377

 

8,842

 

Miscellaneous

 

79,543

 

4,534

 

Total Expenses

 

5,383,330

 

321,982

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

 

(299,304

)

42,434

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments

 

112,439,648

 

2,449,376

 

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

 

(164,620

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

13,009,804

 

3,581,058

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

125,284,832

 

6,030,434

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

124,985,528

 

$

6,072,868

 

 


*Foreign withholding taxes

 

$

11,942

 

$

438

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

40



 

 

 

Alger Mid Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

Alger Small Cap
Growth
Institutional Fund

 

INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes*)

 

$

3,238,103

 

$

1,991,017

 

Interest

 

(47,842

)

4,665

 

Total Income

 

3,190,261

 

1,995,682

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees—Note 3(a)

 

3,636,950

 

4,868,446

 

Distribution fees—Note3(b):

 

 

 

 

 

Class R

 

135,488

 

152,662

 

Shareholder servicing fees—Note 3(e)

 

1,196,365

 

1,502,607

 

Administrative fees—Note 3(a)

 

131,600

 

165,287

 

Custodian fees

 

58,230

 

40,880

 

Interest expenses

 

616

 

 

Transfer agent fees and expenses—Note 3(d)

 

43,271

 

485,094

 

Printing fees

 

51,060

 

89,065

 

Professional fees

 

28,286

 

28,386

 

Registration fees

 

69,615

 

72,891

 

Trustee fees—Note 3(f)

 

9,446

 

9,662

 

Miscellaneous

 

95,182

 

108,055

 

Total Expenses

 

5,456,109

 

7,523,035

 

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

 

(2,265,848

)

(5,527,353

)

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments

 

137,481,602

 

79,878,181

 

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

 

(2,902

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

 

46,442,035

 

201,988,978

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency

 

183,920,735

 

281,867,159

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

181,654,887

 

$

276,339,806

 

 


*Foreign withholding taxes

 

$

46,891

 

$

7,405

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

41



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional
Fund

 

 

 

For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2009

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(299,304

)

$

1,411,789

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

112,275,028

 

(26,872,941

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

 

13,009,804

 

151,801,667

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

124,985,528

 

126,340,515

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

(1,279,828

)

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

(1,279,828

)

 

Increase (decrease) from shares of beneficial interest transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

98,095,340

 

110,204,995

 

Class R

 

39,678,916

 

20,767,606

 

Net increase (decrease) from shares of beneficial interest transactions—Note 6

 

137,774,256

 

130,972,601

 

Total increase

 

261,479,956

 

257,313,116

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

721,926,088

 

464,612,972

 

END OF PERIOD

 

$

983,406,044

 

$

721,926,088

 

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated loss)

 

$

(166,821

)

$

1,412,311

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42



 

 

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional
Fund

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional
Fund

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional
Fund

 

 

 

For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2009

 

For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2009

 

For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2010
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
October 31, 2009

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

 42,434

 

$

149,148

 

$

(2,265,848

)

$

(3,952,932

)

$

(5,527,353

)

$

(7,511,300

)

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

 

2,449,376

 

(3,618,992

)

137,478,700

 

(251,223,862

)

79,878,181

 

(93,926,865

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

 

3,581,058

 

12,233,784

 

46,442,035

 

415,716,107

 

201,988,978

 

260,838,132

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

6,072,868

 

8,763,940

 

181,654,887

 

160,539,314

 

276,339,806

 

159,399,967

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

(150,594

)

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

(150,594

)

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from shares of beneficial interest transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

(5,083,813

)

11,139,323

 

(124,342,800

)

(160,675,767

)

38,346,894

 

183,192,236

 

Class R

 

(486,090

)

(84,562

)

(3,078,218

)

1,572,053

 

4,687,901

 

4,315,508

 

Net increase (decrease) from shares of beneficial interest transactions—Note 6

 

(5,569,903

)

11,054,761

 

(127,421,018

)

(159,103,714

)

43,034,795

 

187,507,744

 

Total increase

 

352,371

 

19,818,701

 

54,233,869

 

1,435,600

 

319,374,601

 

346,907,711

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

45,345,325

 

25,526,624

 

923,855,494

 

922,419,894

 

1,020,483,163

 

673,575,452

 

END OF PERIOD

 

$

 45,697,696

 

$

45,345,325

 

$

978,089,363

 

$

923,855,494

 

$

1,339,857,764

 

$

1,020,483,163

 

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated loss)

 

$

 39,887

 

$

148,047

 

$

(2,272,776

)

$

(6,928

)

$

(5,467,540

)

$

59,813

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

43



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

Financial Highlights for a share outstanding throughout the period

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

16.41

 

$

13.23

 

$

22.27

 

$

15.77

 

$

13.28

 

$

11.05

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(ii)

 

0.00

 

0.04

 

(0.04

)

(0.06

)

(0.06

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

2.70

 

3.14

 

(9.00

)

6.56

 

2.55

 

2.23

 

Total from investment operations

 

2.70

 

3.18

 

(9.04

)

6.50

 

2.49

 

2.23

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

19.08

 

$

16.41

 

$

13.23

 

$

22.27

 

$

15.77

 

$

13.28

 

Total return

 

16.4

%

23.9

%

(40.6

)%

41.3

%

18.7

%

20.2

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

837,948

 

$

632,250

 

$

411,056

 

$

537,928

 

$

165,422

 

$

128,646

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.16

%

1.21

%

1.18

%

1.23

%

1.27

%

1.17

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.16

%

1.21

%

1.18

%

1.23

%

1.27

%

1.17

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.32

%

(0.21

)%

(0.33

)%

(0.38

)%

0.04

%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

106.47

%

306.87

%

291.85

%

232.13

%

225.25

%

148.91

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44



 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

15.86

 

$

12.85

 

$

21.75

 

$

15.47

 

$

13.09

 

$

10.95

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(ii)

 

(0.05

)

(0.02

)

(0.13

)

(0.16

)

(0.15

)

(0.06

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

2.62

 

3.03

 

(8.77

)

6.44

 

2.53

 

2.20

 

Total from investment operations

 

2.57

 

3.01

 

(8.90

)

6.28

 

2.38

 

2.14

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

18.43

 

$

15.86

 

$

12.85

 

$

21.75

 

$

15.47

 

$

13.09

 

Total return

 

16.1

%

23.3

%

(40.9

)%

40.6

%

18.2

%

19.5

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

145,458

 

$

89,676

 

$

53,557

 

$

39,442

 

$

5,969

 

$

1,073

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.67

%

1.71

%

1.68

%

1.72

%

1.79

%

1.67

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.67

%

1.71

%

1.68

%

1.72

%

1.79

%

1.67

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

(0.52

)%

(0.18

)%

(0.70

)%

(0.86

)%

(0.90

)%

(0.51

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

106.47

%

306.87

%

291.85

%

232.13

%

225.25

%

148.91

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

45



 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.17

 

$

9.48

 

$

16.87

 

$

13.25

 

$

12.56

 

$

10.86

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(ii)

 

0.01

 

0.04

 

(0.01

)

(0.03

)

(0.01

)

0.04

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

1.54

 

1.65

 

(7.38

)

3.65

 

0.74

 

1.66

 

Total from investment operations

 

1.55

 

1.69

 

(7.39

)

3.62

 

0.73

 

1.70

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.68

 

$

11.17

 

$

9.48

 

$

16.87

 

$

13.25

 

$

12.56

 

Total return

 

13.9

%

17.7

%

(43.8

)%

27.3

%

5.8

%

15.7

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

39,477

 

$

39,412

 

$

20,415

 

$

52,127

 

$

106,335

 

$

86,725

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.29

%

1.37

%

1.23

%

1.32

%

1.21

%

1.08

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.29

%

1.37

%

1.23

%

1.32

%

1.21

%

1.08

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

0.27

%

0.46

%

0.04

%

(0.19

)%

(0.08

)%

(0.31

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

30.15

%

87.57

%

187.80

%

192.18

%

322.72

%

249.06

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46



 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.83

 

$

9.24

 

$

16.52

 

$

13.04

 

$

12.39

 

$

10.76

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(ii)

 

(0.02

)

0.00

 

(0.08

)

(0.10

)

(0.08

)

(0.03

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

1.49

 

1.59

 

(7.20

)

3.58

 

0.73

 

1.66

 

Total from investment operations

 

1.47

 

1.59

 

(7.28

)

3.48

 

0.65

 

1.63

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.30

 

$

10.83

 

$

9.24

 

$

16.52

 

$

13.04

 

$

12.39

 

Total return

 

13.6

%

17.2

%

(44.1

)%

26.7

%

5.3

%

15.2

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

6,221

 

$

5,933

 

$

5,112

 

$

8,747

 

$

5,372

 

$

3,826

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.96

%

1.89

%

1.73

%

1.81

%

1.71

%

1.57

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.96

%

1.89

%

1.73

%

1.81

%

1.71

%

1.57

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

(0.39

)%

(0.03

)%

(0.55

)%

(0.72

)%

(0.59

)%

(0.29

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

30.15

%

87.57

%

187.80

%

192.18

%

322.72

%

249.06

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

47



 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.68

 

$

8.76

 

$

23.24

 

$

17.29

 

$

17.57

 

$

15.38

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(ii)

 

(0.03

)

(0.04

)

(0.09

)

(0.11

)

(0.09

)

(0.11

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

2.26

 

1.96

 

(10.85

)

7.44

 

1.69

 

2.55

 

Total from investment operations

 

2.23

 

1.92

 

(10.94

)

7.33

 

1.60

 

2.44

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

(3.54

)

(1.38

)

(1.88

)

(0.25

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.91

 

$

10.68

 

$

8.76

 

$

23.24

 

$

17.29

 

$

17.57

 

Total return

 

21.0

%

21.8

%

(55.0

)%

45.5

%

9.5

%

16.0

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

920,116

 

$

872,936

 

$

882,046

 

$

2,032,326

 

$

1,349,500

 

$

1,093,486

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.11

%

1.17

%

1.11

%

1.17

%

1.13

%

1.10

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.11

%

1.17

%

1.11

%

1.17

%

1.13

%

1.10

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

(0.44

)%

(0.44

)%

(0.56

)%

(0.54

)%

(0.54

)%

(0.64

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

104.23

%

297.99

%

324.49

%

274.32

%

253.59

%

237.74

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

48



 

Alger Mid Cap Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.24

 

$

8.45

 

$

22.64

 

$

16.95

 

$

17.34

 

$

15.25

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(ii)

 

(0.06

)

(0.08

)

(0.16

)

(0.20

)

(0.18

)

(0.19

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

2.17

 

1.87

 

(10.49

)

7.27

 

1.67

 

2.53

 

Total from investment operations

 

2.11

 

1.79

 

(10.65

)

7.07

 

1.49

 

2.34

 

Distributions from net realized gains

 

 

 

(3.54

)

(1.38

)

(1.88

)

(0.25

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.35

 

$

10.24

 

$

8.45

 

$

22.64

 

$

16.95

 

$

17.34

 

Total return

 

20.7

%

21.0

%

(55.3

)%

44.7

%

9.0

%

15.4

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

57,973

 

$

50,919

 

$

40,374

 

$

69,877

 

$

43,355

 

$

22,127

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.64

%

1.68

%

1.61

%

1.67

%

1.63

%

1.60

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.64

%

1.68

%

1.61

%

1.67

%

1.63

%

1.60

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

(0.97

)%

(0.96

)%

(1.05

)%

(1.04

)%

(1.05

)%

(1.15

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

104.23

%

297.99

%

324.49

%

274.32

%

253.59

%

237.74

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

49



 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

19.90

 

$

16.52

 

$

30.30

 

$

23.98

 

$

19.97

 

$

16.07

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(ii)

 

(0.10

)

(0.16

)

(0.23

)

(0.21

)

(0.16

)

(0.14

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

5.33

 

3.54

 

(13.55

)

6.53

 

4.17

 

4.04

 

Total from investment operations

 

5.23

 

3.38

 

(13.78

)

6.32

 

4.01

 

3.90

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

25.13

 

$

19.90

 

$

16.52

 

$

30.30

 

$

23.98

 

$

19.97

 

Total return

 

26.3

%

20.5

%

(45.5

)%

26.4

%

20.1

%

24.3

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

1,269,525

 

$

968,776

 

$

634,542

 

$

894,802

 

$

305,843

 

$

71,224

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.23

%

1.32

%

1.27

%

1.33

%

1.31

%

1.20

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.03

)%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.23

%

1.32

%

1.27

%

1.30

%

1.31

%

1.20

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

(0.90

)%

(0.94

)%

(0.97

)%

(0.78

)%

(0.74

)%

(0.77

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

35.31

%

90.49

%

62.68

%

67.53

%

88.67

%

116.16

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

50



 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

Six months
ended
4/30/2010(i)

 

Year ended
10/31/2009

 

Year ended
10/31/2008

 

Year ended
10/31/2007

 

Year ended
10/31/2006

 

Year ended
10/31/2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

19.30

 

$

16.08

 

$

29.64

 

$

23.58

 

$

19.74

 

$

15.93

 

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(ii)

 

(0.15

)

(0.22

)

(0.35

)

(0.35

)

(0.28

)

(0.22

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

5.16

 

3.44

 

(13.21

)

6.41

 

4.12

 

4.03

 

Total from investment operations

 

5.01

 

3.22

 

(13.56

)

6.06

 

3.84

 

3.81

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

24.31

 

$

19.30

 

$

16.08

 

$

29.64

 

$

23.58

 

$

19.74

 

Total return

 

26.0

%

20.1

%

(45.8

)%

25.7

%

19.5

%

23.9

%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

70,333

 

$

51,707

 

$

39,033

 

$

47,042

 

$

8,018

 

$

2,487

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

 

1.68

%

1.73

%

1.77

%

1.86

%

1.83

%

1.68

%

Ratio of expense reimbursements to average net assets

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.03

)%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

 

1.68

%

1.73

%

1.77

%

1.83

%

1.83

%

1.68

%

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

 

(1.34

)%

(1.35

)%

(1.47

)%

(1.32

)%

(1.26

)%

(1.20

)%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

35.31

%

90.49

%

62.68

%

67.53

%

88.67

%

116.16

%

 


(i) Unaudited.  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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

51



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 — General:

 

The Alger Institutional Funds (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 and currently issues an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in four funds — Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund, Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund and Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional 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 Class I and Class R shares. Each class has identical rights to assets and earnings except that only Class R shares have a plan of distribution and bear the related expenses.

 

NOTE 2 — Significant Accounting Policies:

 

(a) Investment Valuation: 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 at prices furnished by dealers who make markets in such securities or by an independent pricing service, which considers the yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities.

 

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. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of the underlying mutual fund.

 

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.

 

52



 

THE ALGER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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 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)

 

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 financial statements, or from market indicators such as benchmarks and indices.

 

(b) 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.

 

(c) 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

 

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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.

 

(d) 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 reduces 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.

 

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. There were no option transactions during the six months ended April 30, 2010.

 

(e) 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.

 

(f) 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 that the Funds maintain

 

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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.  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 2006-2009 in these jurisdictions, the Funds have determined that ASC 740 did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements for the six months ended April 30, 2010.

 

(g) 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.

 

(h) 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.  These unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of results for the interim period presented.  All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

 

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 Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

.81

%

.0275

%

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

.71

 

.0275

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

.76

 

.0275

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

.81

 

.0275

 

 

(b) Distribution Fees: Class R Shares: The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to which Class R shares of each Fund pay Fred Alger & Company, Incorporated, the Trust’s distributor (the “Distributor”) and an affiliate of Alger Management, a fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the respective average daily net assets of the Class R shares of the designated Fund to compensate the Distributor for its activities and expenses incurred in

 

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distributing the Class R shares. The fees charged may be more or less than the expenses incurred by the Distributor.

 

(c) Brokerage Commissions: During the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund, Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund and Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund paid the Distributor commissions of $1,192,938, $15,452, $1,355,521 and $515,526, respectively, in connection with securities transactions.

 

(d) 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., the transfer agent, and other related services. During the six months ended April 30, 2010, the Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund, Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund and Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund incurred fees of $7,578, $119, $4,836 and $74,470 respectively, for these services provided by Alger Management, which are included in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

(e) Shareholder Servicing Fees: The Trust has entered into a shareholder servicing agreement with Fred Alger & Company, Incorporated (“Alger Inc.”) whereby Alger Inc. provides the Trust with ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts. As Compensation for such services, each Fund pays Alger Inc. a monthly fee at an annual rate of .25% of the value of its average daily net assets.  The fees charged may be more or less than the expenses incurred by the Distributor.

 

(f) Trustee 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.

 

(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 total assets, such fund will secure all of its loans from other funds. The interest rate

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

charged on interfund loans is equal to the average of the overnight time deposit rate and bank loan rate available to the funds.

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2010, Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund and Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund incurred interest expense of $309 and $1,044, respectively, in connection with interfund loans.

 

(h) Other Transactions With Affiliates: Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are directors and officers of Alger Management and the Distributor.

 

NOTE 4 — Securities Transactions:

 

The following summarizes the securities transactions by the Funds, other than short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2010:

 

 

 

PURCHASES

 

SALES

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

$

973,193,207

 

$

872,464,379

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

13,842,782

 

20,238,646

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

962,406,745

 

1,108,501,426

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

457,818,744

 

405,886,293

 

 

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 six months ended April 30, 2010, the Funds had the following borrowings:

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAILY
BORROWING

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
INTEREST RATE

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

$

23,366

 

2.24

%

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

15,114

 

2.24

 

 

The highest amount borrowed during the six months ended April 30, 2010 for each Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Highest Borrowing

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

$

643,617

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

2,733,673

 

 

NOTE 6 — Share Capital:

 

The Trust has an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest of $.001 par value which are presently divided into four series. Each series is divided into two separate classes. The transactions of shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2010

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2009

 

 

 

SHARES

 

AMOUNT

 

SHARES

 

AMOUNT

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

10,924,521

 

$

198,484,782

 

16,446,402

 

$

232,156,222

 

Dividends reinvested

 

66,060

 

1,200,314

 

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

(5,535,679

)

(101,589,756

)

(8,984,090

)

(121,951,227

)

Net increase

 

5,454,902

 

$

98,095,340

 

7,462,312

 

$

110,204,995

 

Class R:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

3,025,309

 

$

53,673,222

 

2,990,070

 

$

40,590,323

 

Shares redeemed

 

(785,874

)

(13,994,306

)

(1,501,721

)

(19,822,717

)

Net increase

 

2,239,435

 

$

39,678,916

 

1,488,349

 

$

20,767,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

496,177

 

$

5,884,397

 

2,958,754

 

$

25,717,486

 

Dividends reinvested

 

9,295

 

111,911

 

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

(910,209

)

(11,080,121

)

(1,584,526

)

(14,578,163

)

Net increase (decrease)

 

(404,737

)

$

(5,083,813

)

1,374,228

 

$

11,139,323

 

Class R:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

61,981

 

$

730,331

 

239,711

 

$

2,125,392

 

Shares redeemed

 

(103,967

)

(1,216,421

)

(245,364

)

(2,209,954

)

Net decrease

 

(41,986

)

$

(486,090

)

(5,653

)

$

(84,562

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

9,389,368

 

$

113,034,215

 

35,609,288

 

$

308,744,989

 

Shares redeemed

 

(19,893,831

)

(237,377,015

)

(54,506,231

)

(469,420,756

)

Net decrease

 

(10,504,463

)

$

(124,342,800

)

(18,896,943

)

$

(160,675,767

)

Class R:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

721,352

 

$

8,375,035

 

2,664,061

 

$

22,313,098

 

Shares redeemed

 

(1,000,652

)

(11,453,253

)

(2,471,521

)

(20,741,045

)

Net increase (decrease)

 

(279,300

)

$

(3,078,218

)

192,540

 

$

1,572,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

11,896,183

 

$

269,165,853

 

26,159,300

 

$

455,501,592

 

Shares redeemed

 

(10,050,811

)

(230,818,959

)

(15,905,263

)

(272,309,356

)

Net increase

 

1,845,372

 

$

38,346,894

 

10,254,037

 

$

183,192,236

 

Class R:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

624,361

 

$

13,852,281

 

990,808

 

$

16,206,954

 

Shares redeemed

 

(410,743

)

(9,164,380

)

(738,750

)

(11,891,446

)

Net increase

 

213,618

 

$

4,687,901

 

252,058

 

$

4,315,508

 

 

During the year ended October 31, 2009, shares redeemed for the Alger MidCap Growth Institutional Fund included a redemption-in-kind of 1,609,811 Class I shares valued at $14,037,554 and 10,318 Class R shares valued at $86,468.

 

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NOTE 7 — Income Tax Information:

 

The tax character of distributions paid, during the six months ended April 30, 2010 and the year ended October 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30, 2010

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2009

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Income

 

$

1,279,828

 

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

 

$

1,279,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Income

 

150,594

 

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

 

$

150,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Income

 

 

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid from:

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Income

 

 

 

Long-term capital gain

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

 

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2009, the components of accumulated gains and losses on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

1,277,205

 

Undistributed long-term gain

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

5,040,946

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

145,515

 

Undistributed long-term gain

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

(641,143

)

 

 

 

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

 

Undistributed long-term gain

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

(19,596,205

)

 

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Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

 

Undistributed long-term gain

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

(31,278,896

)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation is determined annually at October 31, 2009, and is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

At October 31, 2009, 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

 

 

 

2010

 

2011

 

2016

 

2017

 

TOTAL

 

Capital Appreciation Fund

 

$

9,021,946

 

$

 

$

81,752,970

 

$

45,881,344

 

$

136,656,260

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

$

945,854

 

$

5,070,663

 

$

5,521,428

 

$

4,214,883

 

$

15,752,828

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

$

 

$

 

$

285,383,868

 

$

322,038,630

 

$

607,422,498

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

$

5,654,698

 

$

 

$

72,171,002

 

$

92,374,179

 

$

170,199,879

 

 

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 April 30, 2010 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional
Fund

 

TOTAL FUND

 

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

$

111,892,069

 

$

111,793,780

 

$

98,289

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

39,933,155

 

39,933,155

 

 

 

Energy

 

97,849,634

 

97,849,634

 

 

 

Financials

 

104,858,869

 

104,858,869

 

 

 

Health Care

 

113,889,042

 

113,889,042

 

 

 

Industrials

 

71,910,308

 

71,910,308

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

343,271,523

 

343,271,523

 

 

 

Materials

 

36,422,145

 

36,422,145

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

 

6,316,338

 

6,316,338

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

926,343,083

 

926,244,794

 

98,289

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Deposits

 

$

27,343,842

 

 

$

27,343,842

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

$

953,686,925

 

$

926,244,794

 

$

27,442,131

 

 

 

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Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional
Fund

 

TOTAL FUND

 

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

$

3,665,660

 

$

3,665,660

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

6,108,233

 

6,108,233

 

 

 

Energy

 

3,715,894

 

3,715,894

 

 

 

Financials

 

3,347,598

 

3,347,598

 

 

 

Health Care

 

6,674,398

 

6,674,398

 

 

 

Industrials

 

3,908,813

 

3,908,813

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

14,893,454

 

14,893,454

 

 

 

Materials

 

1,750,805

 

1,750,805

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

 

286,011

 

286,011

 

 

 

Utilities

 

437,184

 

437,184

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

44,788,050

 

44,788,050

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Deposits

 

$

1,135,500

 

 

$

1,135,500

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

$

45,923,550

 

$

44,788,050

 

$

1,135,500

 

 

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional
Fund

 

TOTAL FUND

 

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

$

188,273,872

 

$

188,176,748

 

$

97,124

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

22,224,940

 

12,431,383

 

9,793,557

 

 

Energy

 

87,543,655

 

87,543,655

 

 

 

Financials

 

132,286,599

 

132,286,599

 

 

 

Health Care

 

110,162,667

 

110,162,667

 

 

 

Industrials

 

128,348,378

 

128,348,378

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

243,706,611

 

243,706,611

 

 

 

Materials

 

36,313,465

 

36,313,465

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

948,860,187

 

938,969,506

 

9,890,681

 

 

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

 

$

12,465,101

 

 

$

12,465,101

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Deposits

 

$

24,104,298

 

 

$

24,104,298

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

$

985,429,586

 

$

938,969,506

 

$

46,460,080

 

 

 

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Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional
Fund

 

TOTAL FUND

 

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

$

238,754,768

 

$

238,754,768

 

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

32,640,400

 

32,640,400

 

 

 

Energy

 

55,468,250

 

55,468,250

 

 

 

Financials

 

80,997,866

 

80,997,866

 

 

 

Health Care

 

308,036,428

 

308,036,428

 

 

 

Industrials

 

228,443,081

 

228,443,081

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

294,546,101

 

294,546,101

 

 

 

Materials

 

42,178,663

 

42,178,663

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

 

10,884,364

 

10,884,364

 

 

 

Utilities

 

15,399,868

 

15,399,868

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

1,307,349,789

 

1,307,349,789

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Deposits

 

$

28,367,353

 

 

$

28,367,353

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

$

1,335,717,142

 

$

1,307,349,789

 

$

28,367,353

 

 

 

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—In order to produce incremental earnings or protect against changes in the value of portfolio securities, the Funds may buy and sell put and call options, write covered call options on portfolio securities and write cash-secured put options.

 

The Funds purchase put and call options or writes covered call options and put options for speculative purposes or to economically hedge against adverse movements in the value of portfolio holdings. The Funds will segregate assets to cover their obligations under option contracts.

 

There were no derivative transactions for the six months ended April 30, 2010.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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 were dismissed by the court, the Alger-related class and derivative suits were settled in principle, but such settlement remains subject to court approval. On May 19, 2010 the court preliminarily approved the settlement of the Alger-related lawsuits, subject to the hearing in due course of objections to the settlement, if any, by former or present shareholders entitled to raise such objections.

 

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.  At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2010-06.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

NOTE 12 — Subsequent Events:

 

Management of the Fund has evaluated events that have occurred subsequent to April 30, 2010.  No such events have been identified which require recognition and disclosure.

 

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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 November 1, 2009 and ending April 30, 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
November 1, 2009

 

Ending
Account
Value
April 30, 2010

 

Expenses
Paid During
the Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2010(a)

 

Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
For the
Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2010(b)

 

Alger Capital Appreciation Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,164.10

 

$

6.33

 

1.16

%

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.36

 

5.90

 

1.16

 

Class R

Actual

 

1,000.00

 

1,161.40

 

9.10

 

1.67

 

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.79

 

8.49

 

1.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Large Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,139.40

 

$

6.96

 

1.29

%

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,018.70

 

6.56

 

1.29

 

Class R

Actual

 

1,000.00

 

1,135.70

 

10.55

 

1.96

 

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,015.32

 

9.96

 

1.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Mid Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,209.70

 

$

6.18

 

1.11

%

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.61

 

5.65

 

1.11

 

Class R

Actual

 

1,000.00

 

1,207.00

 

9.12

 

1.64

 

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.94

 

8.34

 

1.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

Actual

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

1,262.80

 

$

7.02

 

1.23

%

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.00

 

6.26

 

1.23

 

Class R

Actual

 

1,000.00

 

1,259.60

 

9.57

 

1.68

 

 

Hypothetical(c)

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.74

 

8.54

 

1.68

 

 


(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 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

(b)       Annualized.

(c)        5% annual return before expenses.

 

Privacy Policy

 

Your Privacy Is Our Priority

At Fred Alger & Company, Incorporated (“Alger”) 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

 

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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:

 

·                  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

 

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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 INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

 

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 Institutional Funds. 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.

 



 

 

AIFSAR

 


 


 

ITEM 2.  CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.  AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.  INVESTMENTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7.  DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.  PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

 

(b) No changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12.  EXHIBITS.

 

(a) (1) Not applicable

 

(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

 

(a) (3) Not applicable

 

(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 report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

The Alger Institutional Funds

 

By:

/s/Dan C. Chung

 

 

 

 

 

Dan C. Chung

 

 

 

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:  June 29, 2010

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this 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

 

 

 

 

 

Dan C. Chung

 

 

 

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:  June 29, 2010

 

 

By:

/s/Michael D. Martins

 

 

 

 

 

Michael D. Martins

 

 

 

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Date:  June 29, 2010