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ALGER HEALTH SCIENCES FUND · ALGER FUNDS
55 holdings
NON-COMPLIANT 22.65% of portfolio weight is in non-compliant holdings, over the 5% threshold.
6.51% of that is conventional interest-bearing debt, identified from the fund's own filing rather than by screening an issuer. Sukuk are deliberately excluded from this test and are never counted here.
55 holdings, 43 matched (85% of weight). Portfolio as of 2026-07-31, filed 2026-09-25. Source: SEC Form N-PORT.
1.85% of this portfolio’s income is non-permissible — weighted across holdings, computed over 70% of portfolio weight (35 of 55 holdings). The common approach purifies that proportion of income received — dividends — not of the position’s value. We report the ratio; what to do with it is a question for your own scholar.
60.6% compliant 0.0% questionable 22.6% non-compliant 15.2% unscreened
| Holding | Status | Weight | Every methodology, and the debt ratio behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management | NON_COMPLIANT | 6.51% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| IMPULSE DYNAMICS IRELAND | UNSCREENED | 4.27% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| MRK MERCK & COMPANY INC | COMPLIANT | 4.18% | AAOIFI14.7% Usmani41.5% Dow Jones Islamic21.8% S&P Shariah20.9% MSCI Islamic41.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series20.9% FTSE Shariah41.5% |
| WELL WELLTOWER INC | COMPLIANT | 4.12% | AAOIFI10.6% Usmani26.7% Dow Jones Islamic15.6% S&P Shariah19.1% MSCI Islamic26.7% MSCI Islamic M-Series19.1% FTSE Shariah26.7% |
| JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON | COMPLIANT | 4.06% | AAOIFI7.6% Usmani24.4% Dow Jones Islamic10.9% S&P Shariah11.7% MSCI Islamic24.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series11.7% FTSE Shariah24.4% |
| TMO THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | COMPLIANT | 4.00% | AAOIFI20.5% Usmani40.3% Dow Jones Islamic23.4% S&P Shariah22.9% MSCI Islamic40.3% MSCI Islamic M-Series22.9% FTSE Shariah40.3% |
| BRKR BRUKER CORP | COMPLIANT | 3.98% | AAOIFI18.9% Usmani30.1% Dow Jones Islamic25.7% S&P Shariah22.6% MSCI Islamic30.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series22.6% FTSE Shariah30.1% |
| ILMN ILLUMINA INC | COMPLIANT | 3.95% | AAOIFI1.6% Usmani8.1% Dow Jones Islamic2.7% S&P Shariah2.7% MSCI Islamic8.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series2.7% FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| CVS CVS HEALTH CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.67% | AAOIFI61.7% Usmani30.1% Dow Jones Islamic84.9% S&P Shariah88.7% MSCI Islamic30.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series88.7% FTSE Shariah24.2% |
| UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 3.61% | AAOIFI20.4% Usmani23.7% Dow Jones Islamic20.4% S&P Shariah18.8% MSCI Islamic23.7% MSCI Islamic M-Series18.8% FTSE Shariah23.7% |
| TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD | UNSCREENED | 3.53% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| LLY ELI LILLY & COMPANY | COMPLIANT | 3.29% | AAOIFI5.2% Usmani38.6% Dow Jones Islamic6.4% S&P Shariah6.9% MSCI Islamic38.6% MSCI Islamic M-Series6.9% FTSE Shariah38.6% |
| ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIES | COMPLIANT | 2.93% | AAOIFI19.2% Usmani31.9% Dow Jones Islamic17.6% S&P Shariah18.3% MSCI Islamic31.9% MSCI Islamic M-Series18.3% FTSE Shariah30.8% |
| TXG 10X GENOMICS INC | COMPLIANT | 2.26% | AAOIFI1.0% Usmani7.6% Dow Jones Islamic3.2% S&P Shariah2.5% MSCI Islamic7.6% MSCI Islamic M-Series2.5% FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| NOVO-B.CO NOVO NORDISK A/S | COMPLIANT | 2.24% | AAOIFIpass Usmanipass Dow Jones Islamicpass S&P Shariahpass MSCI Islamicpass MSCI Islamic M-Seriespass FTSE Shariahpass |
| RGEN REPLIGEN CORP | COMPLIANT | 2.21% | AAOIFI7.3% Usmani23.4% Dow Jones Islamic8.8% S&P Shariah8.4% MSCI Islamic23.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series8.4% FTSE Shariah18.7% |
| RPRX ROYALTY PHARMA PLC | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.94% | AAOIFI24.4% Usmani45.2% Dow Jones Islamic60.3% S&P Shariah67.3% MSCI Islamic45.2% MSCI Islamic M-Series67.3% FTSE Shariah45.2% |
| CNC CENTENE CORP | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.91% | AAOIFI50.5% Usmani19.4% Dow Jones Islamic62.6% S&P Shariah53.4% MSCI Islamic19.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series53.4% FTSE Shariah19.4% |
| INCY INCYTE CORP | COMPLIANT | 1.86% | AAOIFI0.1% Usmani0.7% Dow Jones Islamic0.1% S&P Shariah0.1% MSCI Islamic0.3% MSCI Islamic M-Series0.1% FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| PNTG PENNANT GROUP INC (THE) | NON_COMPLIANT | 1.83% | AAOIFI36.7% Usmani47.8% Dow Jones Islamic48.1% S&P Shariah56.4% MSCI Islamic47.0% MSCI Islamic M-Series56.4% FTSE Shariah19.0% |
| ARWR ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COMPLIANT | 1.81% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| GH GUARDANT HEALTH INC | COMPLIANT | 1.81% | AAOIFI7.8% Usmani88.7% Dow Jones Islamic17.9% S&P Shariah23.1% MSCI Islamic88.7% MSCI Islamic M-Series23.1% FTSE Shariah78.6% |
| VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COMPLIANT | 1.80% | AAOIFI1.6% Usmani7.2% Dow Jones Islamic1.7% S&P Shariah1.7% MSCI Islamic7.2% MSCI Islamic M-Series1.7% FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| CTVA CORTEVA INC | COMPLIANT | 1.65% | AAOIFI2.9% Usmani4.0% Dow Jones Islamic3.6% S&P Shariah3.9% MSCI Islamic4.0% MSCI Islamic M-Series3.9% FTSE Shariah4.0% |
| ABIVAX SA | UNSCREENED | 1.61% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| AMGN AMGEN INC | COMPLIANT | 1.43% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| EHC ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP | COMPLIANT | 1.41% | AAOIFI23.9% Usmani38.1% Dow Jones Islamic26.5% S&P Shariah29.4% MSCI Islamic38.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series29.4% FTSE Shariah35.3% |
| ABBV ABBVIE INC | COMPLIANT | 1.40% | AAOIFIpass Usmanifail Dow Jones Islamicpass S&P Shariahpass MSCI Islamicfail MSCI Islamic M-Seriespass FTSE Shariahfail |
| SDZ.SW SANDOZ GROUP AG | COMPLIANT | 1.26% | AAOIFIpass Usmanipass Dow Jones Islamicpass S&P Shariahpass MSCI Islamicpass MSCI Islamic M-Seriespass FTSE Shariahpass |
| ADPT ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP | COMPLIANT | 1.10% | AAOIFI2.0% Usmani11.8% Dow Jones Islamic3.9% S&P Shariah5.1% MSCI Islamic11.8% MSCI Islamic M-Series5.1% FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| DIANTHUS THERAPEUTICS INC | UNSCREENED | 1.06% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| AORT ARTIVION INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.97% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| CAH CARDINAL HEALTH INC | COMPLIANT | 0.95% | AAOIFI17.8% Usmani17.7% Dow Jones Islamic24.8% S&P Shariah28.7% MSCI Islamic17.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series28.7% FTSE Shariah15.5% |
| WAT WATERS CORP | COMPLIANT | 0.94% | AAOIFI14.1% Usmani21.2% Dow Jones Islamic21.2% S&P Shariah23.3% MSCI Islamic21.2% MSCI Islamic M-Series23.3% FTSE Shariah19.7% |
| IRTC IRHYTHM HOLDINGS INC | COMPLIANT | 0.94% | AAOIFI17.9% Usmani66.5% Dow Jones Islamic17.8% S&P Shariah19.6% MSCI Islamic66.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series19.6% FTSE Shariah59.5% |
| BIIB BIOGEN INC | COMPLIANT | 0.93% | AAOIFI21.2% Usmani22.5% Dow Jones Islamic27.5% S&P Shariah24.3% MSCI Islamic22.5% MSCI Islamic M-Series24.3% FTSE Shariah21.3% |
| BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC | UNSCREENED | 0.92% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| AHR AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC | COMPLIANT | 0.91% | AAOIFI14.3% Usmani33.6% Dow Jones Islamic22.1% S&P Shariah25.8% MSCI Islamic31.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series25.8% FTSE Shariah31.1% |
| TWST TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP | COMPLIANT | 0.90% | AAOIFI1.1% Usmani13.9% Dow Jones Islamic3.2% S&P Shariah3.5% MSCI Islamic13.9% MSCI Islamic M-Series3.5% FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD | UNSCREENED | 0.89% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| SPYRE THERAPEUTICS INC | UNSCREENED | 0.88% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| NTRA NATERA INC | COMPLIANT | 0.86% | AAOIFI0.5% Usmani9.0% Dow Jones Islamic0.9% S&P Shariah1.2% MSCI Islamic9.0% MSCI Islamic M-Series1.2% FTSE Shariah3.0% |
| LGND LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC | COMPLIANT | 0.82% | AAOIFI19.7% Usmani51.8% Dow Jones Islamic34.1% S&P Shariah42.6% MSCI Islamic51.8% MSCI Islamic M-Series42.6% FTSE Shariah51.5% |
| MRNA MODERNA INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.78% | AAOIFI2.2% Usmani11.7% Dow Jones Islamic7.4% S&P Shariah5.1% MSCI Islamic11.4% MSCI Islamic M-Series5.1% FTSE Shariah5.4% |
| ERASCA INC | UNSCREENED | 0.78% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| ACHC ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.60% | AAOIFIfail Usmanifail Dow Jones Islamicfail S&P Shariahfail MSCI Islamicfail MSCI Islamic M-Seriesfail FTSE Shariahfail |
| OSCR OSCAR HEALTH INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.56% | AAOIFI4.3% Usmani3.8% Dow Jones Islamic8.0% S&P Shariah8.8% MSCI Islamic3.8% MSCI Islamic M-Series8.8% FTSE Shariah3.8% |
| REVOLUTION MEDICINES INC | UNSCREENED | 0.47% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| COGENT BIOSCIENCES INC | UNSCREENED | 0.45% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| IMPULSE DYNAMICS IRELAND | UNSCREENED | 0.38% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
| HTFL HEARTFLOW INC | COMPLIANT | 0.37% | AAOIFI0.6% Usmani7.9% Dow Jones Islamicpass S&P Shariahpass MSCI Islamic7.9% MSCI Islamic M-Seriespass FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | NON_COMPLIANT | 0.28% | AAOIFI— Usmani— Dow Jones Islamic— S&P Shariah— MSCI Islamic— MSCI Islamic M-Series— FTSE Shariah— |
| JAN JANUS LIVING INC | COMPLIANT | 0.10% | AAOIFI0.0% Usmani0.0% Dow Jones Islamicpass S&P Shariahpass MSCI Islamic0.0% MSCI Islamic M-Seriespass FTSE Shariah0.0% |
| EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | COMPLIANT | 0.08% | AAOIFI1.4% Usmani5.1% Dow Jones Islamic1.5% S&P Shariah1.5% MSCI Islamic5.1% MSCI Islamic M-Series1.5% FTSE Shariah4.3% |
| TOLERO DCR | UNSCREENED | 0.00% | no in-house ratios for this holding |
The published standards disagree about this fund by 23 points of portfolio weight — 56.0% of it passes AAOIFI, 32.6% passes MSCI Islamic. Which number is yours depends on which standard you follow.
These bars are the financial-ratio result under each standard — debt, receivables and interest income. They do not screen what the business does, so a holding can pass every ratio here and still be questionable or non-compliant on activity. The blended verdict above accounts for both.
ratios pass on 56.0% ratios fail on 9.4% 33.1% not rated under AAOIFI
ratios pass on 33.1% ratios fail on 27.3% 38.1% not rated under Usmani
ratios pass on 53.1% ratios fail on 12.2% 33.1% not rated under Dow Jones Islamic
ratios pass on 54.1% ratios fail on 11.3% 33.1% not rated under S&P Shariah
ratios pass on 32.6% ratios fail on 33.8% 32.0% not rated under MSCI Islamic
ratios pass on 53.1% ratios fail on 12.2% 33.1% not rated under MSCI Islamic M-Series
ratios pass on 37.1% ratios fail on 26.4% 34.9% not rated under FTSE Shariah
42 of 55 listed holdings carry our own per-methodology verdicts (77% of weight). The rest hold a provider verdict with no methodology breakdown, and are counted as rated by none. Of those, 34 (67% of weight) also carry the underlying debt ratio; the rest show a verdict without the figure behind it.
| Non-compliant holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management | 6.51% |
| CVS CVS HEALTH CORP | 3.67% |
| UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 3.61% |
| RPRX ROYALTY PHARMA PLC | 1.94% |
| CNC CENTENE CORP | 1.91% |
| PNTG PENNANT GROUP INC (THE) | 1.83% |
| AORT ARTIVION INC | 0.97% |
| MRNA MODERNA INC | 0.78% |
| ACHC ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC | 0.60% |
| OSCR OSCAR HEALTH INC | 0.56% |
Whether the technical picture shows an edge right now. Separate from the Sharia verdict, which this side never overrides.
ALGER HEALTH SCIENCES FUND (AHSCX) is currently considered not halal (non-compliant), per our own look-through to its filed holdings. See its filed holdings and the weight breakdown below for the reasoning.
HTR reads the fund's filed holdings and screens each one, then reports the result by weight. A holding it cannot cover far enough is reported as unrated rather than counted as a pass.
| Holding | Weight | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Managementnot matched to a ticker | 6.51% | Non-compliant |
| IMPULSE DYNAMICS IRELANDnot matched to a ticker | 4.27% | Not screened |
| MRKMERCK & COMPANY INC | 4.18% | Compliant |
| WELLWELLTOWER INC | 4.12% | Compliant |
| JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON | 4.06% | Compliant |
| TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | 4.00% | Compliant |
| BRKRBRUKER CORP | 3.98% | Compliant |
| ILMNILLUMINA INC | 3.95% | Compliant |
| CVSCVS HEALTH CORP | 3.67% | Non-compliant |
| UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 3.61% | Non-compliant |
Top 10 of 55 holdings, 42.3% of the fund by weight. Every holding is screened, not only these.
The positions keeping this fund short of 100% compliant by weight.
Verdict history for AHSCX. A verdict that never moved is recorded too, so a quiet history reads as measured rather than missing.
ℹ️ no compliance scan has run for 4 days - this is not a reading of today
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This fund prices once a day, so its bars carry no intraday high or low — floor-trader pivots are not defined for it.
The range is measured volatility (ATR over the horizon), not a target — a wider band means a more volatile asset, not a stronger view. The direction is the indicator tally below. Every forecast is recorded when made and scored against the real price when it comes due, including the wrong ones. Not a recommendation, and not a fatwa.
Standard indicator thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20, MACD histogram sign, price vs. average) computed on daily bars. A summary of what common indicators say — not a recommendation, and not this site's own trading verdict.
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 56.10 | NEUTRAL |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 80.00 | NEUTRAL |
| CCI (20) | 62.63 | NEUTRAL |
| Williams %R (14) | -20.00 | NEUTRAL |
| MACD (12,26,9) | -0.02 | SELL |
| ROC (10) | 2.08 | BUY |
| Momentum (10) | 0.37 | BUY |
| EMA (10) | 17.90 | BUY |
| SMA (10) | 17.85 | BUY |
| EMA (20) | 17.88 | BUY |
| SMA (20) | 17.96 | BUY |
| EMA (30) | 17.81 | BUY |
| SMA (30) | 17.84 | BUY |
| EMA (50) | 17.56 | BUY |
| SMA (50) | 17.79 | BUY |
| EMA (100) | 16.78 | BUY |
| SMA (100) | 16.58 | BUY |
| EMA (200) | 15.60 | BUY |
| SMA (200) | 15.26 | BUY |
Market structure by timeframe, read from real bars. A bias per timeframe rather than a forecast — timeframes disagreeing is information, not noise.
The questions worth asking about any verdict on this page, answered plainly.
No. HTR reads the fund's filed holdings and screens each one, then reports the result by weight. A fund marketed as Islamic still gets the same look-through as any other.
It is the share of the fund whose holdings HTR cannot cover far enough to rate. It is reported as unrated rather than counted as compliant, because a holding nobody screened should not look like one that passed.
It matters, and it is noted, but it does not replace the look-through. The board's judgement and the holdings screen are shown separately so you can see when they agree and when they do not.
When the fund files new holdings, and on a rolling basis besides. The date on the verdict above is the last time this fund was actually recomputed.
Open research, not a fatwa. HTR applies published screening standards to filings and publishes what they say, including when they disagree. Nothing here is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Verdicts can change when new filings land.
Same screen, different answers. Comparison is where the standards disagreeing becomes useful rather than confusing.
Peer screening computing — it will appear here on its own.
Plain-language summary of the evidence already on this page — the Sharia screen, structure, momentum, and order flow above. It explains the read; it doesn't make the call. Generated on demand (a live AI call), never run automatically.