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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Taiwanese equities, as represented by the MSCI Taiwan Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. As of Aug 31 2015, the Fund's total assets were $3,582,273,218 and the Fund's investment portfolio was valued at $3,508,701,434. According to our EWT split history records, iShares Inc - MSCI Taiwan ETF has had 1 split. | |
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iShares Inc - MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) has 1 split in our EWT split history database. The split for EWT took place on November 07, 2016. This was a 1 for 2 reverse split, meaning for each 2 shares of EWT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 500 share position following the split.
When a company such as iShares Inc - MSCI Taiwan ETF conducts a reverse share split, it is usually because shares have fallen to a lower per-share pricepoint than the company would like. This can be important because, for example, certain types of mutual funds might have a limit governing which stocks they may buy, based upon per-share price. The $5 and $10 pricepoints tend to be important in this regard. Stock exchanges also tend to look at per-share price, setting a lower limit for listing eligibility. So when a company does a reverse split, it is looking mathematically at the market capitalization before and after the reverse split takes place, and concluding that if the market capitilization remains stable, the reduced share count should result in a higher price per share.
Looking at the EWT split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 500 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into iShares Inc - MSCI Taiwan ETF shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of EWT, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete EWT split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
11/07/2014 |
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End date: |
11/05/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$31.12 |
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End price/share: |
$55.94 |
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Starting shares: |
321.34 |
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Ending shares: |
524.06 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$20.94 |
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Total return: |
193.16% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
11.35% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$29,310.97 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
11/07/2014 |
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End date: |
11/05/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$31.12 |
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End price/share: |
$55.94 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$20.94 |
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Total return: |
147.04% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
9.46% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$24,698.01 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
11/07/2016 | 1 for 2 |
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