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THE ALGER FUNDS

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Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund

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Alger AI Enablers & Adopters Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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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.

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Portfolio Turnover

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97.31%

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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes 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. The example also assumes that the contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement is only in effect through October 31, 2026. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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The Manager believes companies undergoing Positive Dynamic Change offer the best opportunities and demonstrate promising growth potential. 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. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies of any market capitalization that it believes will benefit from artificial intelligence (“AI”), demonstrate promising growth potential, and are companies where AI can play a material role in potentially driving stock price performance over the next twelve to thirty-six months. Equity securities include common or preferred stocks listed on U.S. or foreign exchanges. In effecting the Fund’s investment strategy, the Manager initially employs its fundamental, proprietary investment research investment process to identify companies undergoing Positive Dynamic Change. Next, the Manager determines whether it believes such companies benefit from AI by classifying them into two categories: AI Enablers and AI Adopters. AI Enablers include companies developing the building block components for and investing in AI infrastructure such as machinery, hardware, software and services. AI Adopters include companies that integrate AI into their businesses to enhance their products or services or make their operations more productive. These categories may be adjusted from time to time to incorporate future developments as the area of AI evolves. Lastly, the Manager determines whether AI can play a material role in potentially driving stock performance over the next twelve to thirty-six months through its fundamental research process. The Manager makes this determination using mainly qualitative assessments to reach its conclusions due to the Manager’s view that publicly traded companies, even those focused upon AI, are not universally transparent in sharing their exposure to AI. Specifically, the Manager makes assessments based upon its knowledge of each company’s creation, distribution and/or consumption of AI products and services, and to the extent available, upon quantitative factors including but not limited to a company’s revenue derived from, and/or resources devoted to, AI. In assessing what material role AI may play in potentially driving stock performance over the next twelve to thirty-six months, the Manager considers from among the following criteria with respect to AI Enablers, estimates of a company’s future market share in AI-related infrastructure services, product and/or service quality, acceleration of revenue growth and rate of adoption relative to peers, and, with respect to AI Adopters, estimates of the degree of AI integration into a company’s operations, the resulting impact on reducing a company’s costs, the increase in efficiency of the company’s operations, the potential enhancement to a company’s net earnings and revenue growth, improvement of product or service offerings, and the extent to which a company may gain a potential competitive advantage from AI within its industry. The Fund will invest at least 25% of its total assets in companies focused in the following group of related industries: software, technology hardware storage and peripherals, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, information technology services, electronic equipment instruments and components, communications equipment, broadline retail and interactive media and services, as classified by third party sources. From time to time, the Fund may have 25% or more of its total assets invested in any one of these industries.The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. As a result, the Fund is a non-diversified investment company, which means the performance results of any one position may have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance. The Fund’s investments include small-, medium- and large-capitalization companies. The Fund may invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges as well as American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”).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 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 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 also invest in privately placed securities, which are securities acquired in non-public offerings for which there is no readily available market.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.

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No performance information will be presented until the Fund has been in operation for a full calendar year. Annual performance information gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.alger.com.

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www.alger.com

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Non-Diversification Risk – The Fund is a non-diversified investment company. Therefore, the Fund’s performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer and more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than a fund that has a diversified portfolio.

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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.

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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 infectious diseases, and similar public health threats, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments.

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Artificial Intelligence Securities Risk – Companies involved in, or exposed to, AI-related businesses may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. These companies face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence, and many depend significantly on retaining and growing the consumer base of their respective products and services. Many of these companies are also reliant on the end-user demand of products and services in various industries that may in part utilize AI. Further, many companies involved in, or exposed to, AI-related businesses may be substantially exposed to the market and business risks of other industries or sectors, and the Fund may be adversely affected by negative developments impacting those companies, industries or sectors. In addition, these companies are heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by loss or impairment of those rights. There can be no assurance that companies involved in AI will be able to successfully protect their intellectual property to prevent the misappropriation of their technology, or that competitors will not develop technology that is substantially similar or superior to such companies’ technology. Companies that utilize AI in their business operations, and the challenges with properly managing AI’s use could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, and legal liability, and/or an adverse effect on such companies’ business operations. If the content, analyses, or recommendations that AI applications assist companies in producing are or are alleged to be deficient, inaccurate, or biased, the Fund may be adversely affected. Additionally, AI tools used by such companies may produce inaccurate, misleading or incomplete responses that could lead to errors in decision-making or other business activities, which could have a negative impact on the performance of such companies. Such AI tools could also be used against companies in criminal or negligent ways. AI technology could face increasing regulatory scrutiny in the future, which may limit the development of this technology and impede the growth of companies that develop and/or utilize this technology. Similarly, the collection of data from consumers and other sources could face increased scrutiny as regulators consider how the data is collected, stored, safeguarded and used. AI companies may face regulatory fines and penalties, including potential forced break-ups, that could hinder the ability of the companies to operate on an ongoing basis. Country, government, and/or region-specific regulations or restrictions could have an impact on AI and big data companies. AI companies typically engage in significant amounts of spending on research and development, and there is no guarantee that the products or services produced by these companies will be successful. AI companies, especially smaller companies, tend to be more volatile than companies that do not rely heavily on technology.

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Concentration Risk – By focusing on an industry or a group of industries, the Fund carries much greater risks of adverse developments and price movements in such industries than a fund that invests in a wider variety of industries. Because the Fund concentrates in a specific industry or group of industries, there is also the risk that the Fund will perform poorly during a slump in demand for securities of companies in such industries.

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Small Cap Securities Risk – There may be greater risk in investing in companies with small market capitalizations rather than larger, more established companies owing to such factors as more limited product lines or financial resources or lack of management depth. It may also be difficult or impossible to liquidate a security position at a time and price acceptable to the Fund because of the potentially less frequent trading of stocks of smaller market capitalization.

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●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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●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.

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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.

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Affiliate Ownership Risk – Certain shareholders, including other funds advised by the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager, may from time to time own a substantial amount of the shares of the Fund. In addition, a third party investor, the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager, or another entity may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time solely to facilitate commencement of the Fund or to facilitate the Fund’s achieving a specified size or scale. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder would not redeem its investment or that the size of the Fund would be maintained at such levels. Accordingly, the Fund can be subject to the potential for large scale inflows and outflows as a result of purchases and redemptions made by large shareholders. Redemptions by large shareholders could have a significant negative impact on the Fund. Inflows and outflows could be significant, could cause the Fund to sell securities at inopportune times in order to meet redemption requests, and could cause the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate and transaction costs to rise, which may negatively affect the Fund’s performance and have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

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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.

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Advisory Fees

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0.45%

Other Expenses

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7.23%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

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(7.13%)

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1 Year

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$ 56

5 Years

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2,772