Alger Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of The Alger Funds
360 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10010

September 24, 2021

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:

Alger Small Cap Growth Fund, a series of The Alger Funds (File Nos.: 811-1355, 33-4959)
Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of Alger Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), a series of The Alger Funds (the “Trust”), and pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, we hereby transmit for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) Post-Effective Amendment No. 136 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”). The Amendment contains the prospectus and the statement of additional information for the Fund and is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act to launch a new share class of the Fund: Class Y Shares.

We respectfully request selective review of the Amendment for the following reasons:

1. The annual updating amendment to the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act, was most recently filed on March 1, 2021 (Accession No. 0001193125-21-060603), with the definitive version thereof filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act on March 5, 2021 (Accession No. 0001193125-21-070888). The disclosure contained therein, including with respect to the Fund’s investment objective, investment strategies, and risks, is substantially similar to the disclosure in the Amendment and can be considered as precedent for the Amendment.

2. The Fund does not believe that there are any material changes in the Amendment to the disclosure contained in this precedent filing and will provide comparisons of the Amendment to such precedent filing, upon request by the Commission staff (the “Staff”).

Should members of the Staff have any questions or comments regarding the Amendment, please contact the undersigned at (212) 806-8838 or tpayne@alger.com, or Mia Pillinger of this office at (212) 806-8806 or mpillinger@alger.com.

Very truly yours, 

/s/ Tina Payne

Tina Payne

cc: Hal Liebes, Esq.
Mia G. Pillinger, Esq.