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Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)

 
 
Alger Spectra Fund Summary Prospectus
 
February 27, 2026
Class
Ticker Symbols
A
SPECX
C
ASPCX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund online at https://www.alger.com/fundliterature. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 992-3863 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected]. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated February 27, 2026, are incorporated by reference to this Summary Prospectus, and may be obtained at no cost in the same manner as described above.
Investment Objective
Alger Spectra Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fund Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in Class A Shares of the Alger Family of Funds, including the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in "Purchasing and Redeeming Fund Shares" on page 35 and in Appendix A - Waivers and Discounts Available from Intermediaries on page A-1 in the Fund's Prospectus, and in the sections "Right of Accumulation (Class A Shares)" and "Letter of Intent (Class A)" beginning on page 40 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment) 
Class A
Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a % of offering price
5.25
%
None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) as a % of purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower
None
*
1.00
%
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) 
Class A
Class C
Advisory Fees**
0.83
%
0.83
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
Other Expenses***
0.45
%
0.47
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.53
%
2.30
%
*
Purchases of $1 million or more of Class A Shares at net asset value may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months of purchase.
**
The Fund and Fred Alger Management, LLC (the "Manager") have adopted fee breakpoints for the Fund. The advisory fee for assets up to $2 billion is .90%, for assets between $2 billion and $4 billion is .75%, for assets between $4 billion and $6 billion is .65%, for assets between $6 billion and $8 billion is .55%, and for assets in excess of $8 billion is .45%. The actual rate paid as a percentage of average daily net assets for the year ended October 31, 2025 was .83%.
***
Other Expenses includes dividend expenses on short positions and interest expenses of .29% for Class A Shares and Class C Shares.
Example
The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods, that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
$672
$983
$1,315
$2,253
Class C
$333
$718
$1,230
$2,636
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You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares: 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Class C
$233
$718
$1,230
$2,636
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the examples, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 51.13% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Manager believes companies undergoing Positive Dynamic Change offer the best opportunities. Positive Dynamic Change refers to companies realizing High Unit Volume Growth or companies undergoing Positive Lifecycle Change. High Unit Volume Growth companies are traditional growth companies experiencing, for example, rapidly growing demand or market dominance. Positive Lifecycle Change companies are, for example, companies benefitting from new regulations, a new product innovation or new management.
The Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of companies of any size that the Manager believes demonstrate promising growth potential. Equity securities include common or preferred stocks that are listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges.
The Fund may sell securities short, which is the sale of a security the Fund does not own either to hedge a portfolio position or to seek to profit on the decline in value of the securities sold. The Fund arranges with a broker to borrow the security being sold short, and replaces the security by buying it at the current market price when it closes out the short sale. If the price of the security sold short has increased since the time of the short sale, the Fund will incur a loss in addition to the costs associated with establishing, maintaining and closing out the short position. If the price of the security sold short has decreased since the time of the short sale, the Fund will experience a gain to the extent the difference in price is greater than these costs. The Fund generally will not make a short sale if, after giving effect to such sale, the market value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the value of its net assets.
The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies conducting business within a single sector, as defined by third party sources, including, but not limited to, the information technology, consumer discretionary, and communication services sectors. For the purpose of categorizing companies, sectors are a broader category than industries and industries comprise sectors.
The Fund can use leverage, that is, borrow money to purchase additional securities.
The Fund may sell a stock when it reaches a target price, it fails to perform as expected, or other opportunities appear more attractive. As a result, the Fund may engage in active trading of portfolio securities.
The Fund can also invest in privately placed securities, which are securities acquired in non-public offerings for which there is no readily available market.
The Fund can invest in foreign securities.
The Fund may invest in cash (and cash equivalents) when the Fund is unable to find enough attractive long-term investments to meet its investment objective, to meet redemptions and/or when the Manager believes it is advisable to do so during times of short-term market volatility. During these times, cash (and cash equivalents) will not exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets.
Principal Risks
An investment in the Fund involves risks. The Fund's share price may go down, which means you could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The following is a summary description of principal risks involved in investing in the Fund.
Investment Risk - An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.
Market Risk - Your investment in Fund shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of these securities, like other investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Your Fund shares at any point in time may be worth less than what you invested, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions. Local, regional or global events such as environmental or natural disasters, war, terrorism, pandemics, outbreaks of
 
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infectious diseases, and similar public health threats, trade disputes and changes in trade regulations, civil unrest, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments.
Equity Securities Risk - As with any fund that invests in stocks, your investment will fluctuate in value, and the loss of your investment is a risk of investing. The Fund's price per share will fluctuate due to changes in the market prices of its investments. Also, the Fund's investments may not grow as fast as the rate of inflation and stocks tend to be more volatile than some other investments you could make, such as bonds.
Growth Securities Risk - Prices of growth stocks tend to be higher in relation to their companies' earnings and may be more sensitive to market, political and economic developments than other stocks, making their prices more volatile. An investment in the Fund may be better suited to investors who seek long-term capital growth and can tolerate fluctuations in their investment's value.
Short Sales Risk - Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The market price of a security may increase after the Fund borrows the security in order to sell it short, so that the Fund suffers a loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. The use of short sales could increase the Fund's exposure to the market, magnifying losses and increasing volatility. Short sale transactions involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. Although the Fund's gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold and may, theoretically, be unlimited.
Sector Risk - The Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in securities of companies conducting business within a single sector, as defined by third party sources. Companies in the same sector may be similarly affected by economic, regulatory, political or market events or conditions, which may make the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in that sector than a fund that has a more diversified portfolio. Generally, the more broadly the Fund invests, the more it spreads risk and potentially reduces the risks of loss and volatility.
●
Information Technology Sector Risk - The Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in securities of technology-related companies. Therefore, the Fund may be more susceptible to particular risks that may affect companies in the information technology sector and technology-related sectors than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. At times, the performance of such companies will lag the performance of other industries or the broader market as a whole. Certain technology related companies may face special risks that their products or services may not prove to be commercially successful. Technology related companies are also strongly affected by worldwide scientific or technological developments. As a result, their products may rapidly become obsolete. Such companies are also often subject to governmental regulation and may, therefore, be adversely affected by governmental policies. These factors may lead to limited earnings and/or failing profit margins. As a result, the value of technology related companies' securities may fall or fail to rise. Many technology related companies' securities have historically been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term.
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Consumer Discretionary Sector Risk - The consumer discretionary sector may be affected by changes in domestic and international economies, exchange and interest rates, competition, consumers' disposable income, consumer preferences, social trends and marketing campaigns.
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Communication Services Sector Risk - Communication services companies are particularly vulnerable to the potential obsolescence of products and services due to technological advancement and the innovation of competitors. Companies in the communication services sector may also be affected by other competitive pressures, such as pricing competition, as well as research and development costs, substantial capital requirements and government regulation. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international demand, shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can drastically affect a communication services company's profitability. While all companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies in the communication services sector may be particular targets of hacking and potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could have a material adverse effect on their businesses.
Privately Placed Securities Risk - A private placement is an offering of a company's securities that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and is not offered to the public. The issuers of privately placed securities are not typically subject to the same oversight and regulatory requirements, including disclosure and other investor protection requirements, to which public issuers are subject, and there may be very little public information available about the issuers and their performance. The sale or transfer of privately placed securities may be limited or prohibited by contract or law and such investments are generally considered to be illiquid. Privately placed securities are generally fair valued as they are not traded frequently. The Fund may be required to hold such positions for several years, if not longer, regardless of valuation, which may cause the Fund to be less liquid. As a result, investments in private placements can result in substantial or complete losses.
 
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Foreign Securities Risk - The Fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign companies. Special risks associated with investments in foreign companies include exposure to currency fluctuations, lack of liquidity, potential for market manipulation, less developed or less efficient trading markets, limited access to reliable capital, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability, differing audit, regulatory, and legal standards and lack of financial reporting standards. Additionally, events and evolving conditions in certain markets or regions may alter the risk profile of investments tied to those markets or regions. This may cause investments tied to such markets or regions to become riskier or more volatile, even when investments in such markets or regions were perceived as comparatively stable historically. In addition, foreign companies with securities listed on U.S. exchanges may be delisted if they do not meet U.S. accounting standards and auditor oversight requirements, which may decrease the liquidity and value of the securities.
Leverage Risk - The cost of borrowing money to leverage may exceed the returns for the securities purchased or the securities purchased may actually go down in value; thus, the Fund's net asset value may decrease more quickly than if the Fund had not borrowed.
Cash Position Risk - At times, the Fund may hold up to 15% of its net assets in cash (and cash equivalents), which may underperform relative to equity securities.
Performance
The following bar chart and the table beneath it provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year. The bar chart shows how the Fund's average annual returns have varied over the indicated periods. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of an appropriate broad-based securities market index that represents the overall domestic equity market and a more narrowly based index that reflects the market sectors in which the Fund invests. Performance in the bar chart does not reflect the effect of the sales charge imposed on purchases of Class A Shares of the Fund. If the bar chart reflected the applicable sales charges, returns would be less than those shown. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website www.alger.com.
Annual Total Return for Class A Shares as of December 31 (%)
  
Best Quarter:
Q2 2020
29.93%
Worst Quarter:
Q2 2022
-23.94%
 
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Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2025 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Inception
Date
Class A
12/31/1974
Return Before Taxes
22.60%
11.64%
15.61%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
20.49%
9.42%
13.53%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
14.77%
8.71%
12.46%
Class C
9/24/2008
Return Before Taxes
27.39%
11.99%
15.53%
Russell 3000 Growth Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
18.15%
14.59%
17.59%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
17.88%
14.42%
14.82%
In the foregoing table, after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown may not be relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns for Class C Shares, which are not shown, will vary from those shown for Class A Shares.
Management 
Investment Manager
Portfolio Managers Jointly and Primarily Responsible for Day-to-Day Management of
the Fund
Fred Alger Management, LLC
Dan C. Chung, CFA
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager
Since February 2021
Patrick Kelly, CFA
Executive Vice President, Head of Alger Capital Appreciation and Spectra Strategies and
Portfolio Manager
Since September 2004
Ankur Crawford, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager
From June 2015 to February 2021; and
From March 2021 to Present
Shareholder Information
Purchasing and Redeeming Fund Shares
Class C Shares of the Fund are only offered to investors through certain financial intermediaries and group retirement plan recordkeeping platforms.
Minimum Investments: the following minimums apply to an account in the Fund, whether invested in Class A or Class C Shares. 
Type of Account
Initial
Investment
Subsequent
Investment
Regular account
$1,000
$50
Retirement Accounts (including IRAs)
500
50
Automatic Investment
500
50
Asset-based Fee Program Accounts
250
50
Minimums may be waived in certain circumstances. See "Additional Information about Minimum Initial Investments" in the Prospectus.
In general, investors may purchase or redeem Fund shares on any business day by mail (Alger Family of Funds, c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc., P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, WI 53201-2175), online at www.alger.com, by telephone at 1 (800) 992-3863 or through a financial intermediary.
Investors who wish to purchase, exchange or redeem Fund shares through a financial intermediary should contact their financial intermediary directly.
 
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Tax Information
The Fund's distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains. The Fund is actively managed, and as a result, investors may receive capital gains distributions annually.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or the Manager or the Fund's distributor may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your financial professional to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial professional or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information. 
Fred Alger & Company, LLC 100 Pearl Street, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10004 / (800) 992-3863 / www.alger.com
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